Essay On Thankful For Family

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Many people are thankful for tangible objects such as: their home, food, clothes or their smart phone. However, most people don’t realize the most important object of your life, people you can love. If everyone just slows down and “Smells the roses of life” you will notice that objects are not the only thing you can be thankful for. I am extremely grateful for three people that have changed my life in a variety of ways: My 21 year old “Brother” TJ, my mom and my dad. Although i 'm thankful for many people in my life, one of the most impactful people over the past year is my 21 year old “Brother”, TJ. While my parents are very impactful and caring, as they should be, when i 'm with TJ - I dont have the stress of a parent around so I feel more …show more content…

He is a I-can-do-anything type of dad, he always attempts to do something new no matter if he knows how or not. He is always there to teach me anything I want to know about electrical work, mechanics on how things work, or maturity in general. In my early years I was a daddy’s boy, and I always wanted to be with my dad and be just like him. whether it came to being a firefighter or being an electrician I wanted to do it all. In the more recent years he has not been home as much since he now owns his own business and he is always busy with phone calls, interviews or blueprints for a new project he is working on, and when he is not doing work for his business, he is doing work around the house to make our home "homeier" and make our lives better. One reason that I am very thankful for my dad is his ability to become a handyman one second and a dad the next, recently we have been doing renovations to our living room and dining room and he is up late at night working, but he still manages to find time to come into our rooms and say goodnight. Because of his amazing ability to balance work, family and his priorities my dad is someone I am very thankful for and could not live

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