This good English essay was submitted

by Alexis. Visit her blog to read her

poems and stories. You can submit your
essay and get it published on this blog
too!

About seventeen years ago, a beautiful

young woman, named Kari, was trying to
adjust and understand the purpose of her
life. She was a typical adolescent,
making mistakes and hoping each lesson
would guide her in the right direction of
life. At this time, she was living in
Germany, occupied in the US Army, on
and off with a boyfriend, and fighting to
keep a relationship with her family,
through letters. It may not seem like an
ideal situation, but everything in life has a
purpose, the challenge is discovering it.
Unlike most adolescents, her life was put
into perspective very quickly. At the age
of nineteen, Kari received results from a
test, which changed her life forever. She
was pregnant.

In January 1995, at the age of twenty

years old, Kari gave birth to a baby girl.
Her life now revolved around her child,
Alexis. She got out of her relationship,
got a job, and found a safe place for the
two of them. Now living with her mom
and step dad, working as a papergirl
(newspaper delivery person), and fighting
for divorce, Kari was struggling. It didn’t
matter though; she made the best of it.

When Alexis was two, Kari married her

husband, Mike. Together, they got a town
home. Now, with a home and family, it
may seem like times were great, but
there was still a lot of life to be learned
from. Mike was constantly traveling; in
fact, he was in Utah for two years after
they got married. Kari was now raising
Alexis, working seven days a week, and
working to keep her marriage healthy. As
with everything in her life, Kari took
sacrifices and made it work.

Fourteen years later, looking at this 36

year old, you would never realize the
struggles she has faced in life. She is a
beautiful, young, and caring, mother,
friend and wife. She lives in a nice house,
takes care of kids, home-schools Alexis
and, her husband is home almost every
night. She has many great qualities, but I
think the characteristic that makes her
the most unique and genuine person, is
her love and creativity. She was, and is,
able to take anything normal and make it
enjoyable.

By now you have probably realized, I am

Alexis, her daughter. I have a great
relationship with my mom, something
many girls, my age, are lacking. In some
ways, it’s like we grew up together
(although twenty years apart), best
friends. She has always provided the
loving, but strict mother figure, which I
can rely on, in my life. Her creativity
brought me lots of fun times, and
cherished memories, throughout my
adolescents. Her strong words and
lectures, many she has learned from in
the past, bring me wisdom and guidance
for the rest of my life. And her open and
loving heart, gives me a safe place to
share my emotions. I never could ask for
a better person to spend my memories
with, for they wouldn’t be the memories
they are, without her.