Importance Of Traditions In My Life

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“Alexa”, my Dad calls down the hall. My room is filled with the sound of his loud bellow. After I hear this I soon notice the sweet, sugary smell that is being omitted from the kitchen downstairs. Both of these things draw me out of bed and down to the dining room where my breakfast awaits me. Every Sunday it’s exactly the same, glazed donuts that my mother makes, ready for me, with the rest of the family to eat at seven. It’s been this way since I was born, and long before that. My Sunday is unlike any other. My family has very specific traditions that go along with our Sundays. These traditions separate my family from most, because most families don’t have weekly rituals that they abide by; some don’t even spend a whole day together once a week. People today get so busy with what …show more content…

These moments are filled with meeting new people and catching up on old friendships. My time is filled with greeting my friends that I rarely see but on this day once a week and catching up on all of the events in their lives and also snacking on a granola bar or a banana. Sooner than my friends and I would like, our pastor comes around the room to announce that service will start soon. As everyone receives word we move to our regular seats in the sanctuary and await for the beginning of service. For me, service is usually a different experience then most have. I am either in the balcony being a part of the media team, in the nursery to watch over our congregation’s smallest members, or teaching the children in junior church. Though I am usually a part of different aspects of service, I occasionally get the pleasure to sit and be a member of the congregation. We sing and pray and listen to the wisdom the pastor is sharing. Once all of this is done we sing the doxology and everyone exits the church to head to the activities of the

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