Personal Essay: My Memorable Moments In My Life

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I’ve had many memorable moments in my life, but the biggest one would be when my family adopted my little brother Bailey. I’ve known Bailey for most of my life because he was my cousin that we would see every Christmas. I would’ve never thought that he would be my brother, I thought he was just an annoying little boy even though he was only three years younger than me. After time went on, I realized that he needed a family that genuinely loved him.We started to become close after we stopped fighting all the time and eventually became best friends. Bailey is kind, loving, and passionate in everything he does, and is such an amazing impact on me and my family. My family and I would see Bailey every Christmas with my aunt and uncle. They would drive all the way from Colorado so that Bailey would be with us and so they could all see the family. Bailey was younger than all of my siblings and he didn’t have any of his own siblings so he thought it was so cool to hang out with us. Bailey secretly wanted what we had; a relationship with our …show more content…

After praying about it a lot I realized that God placed him in my life for a purpose. He wanted to add a new spice to the family and make me a stronger Christian through Bailey. He is very knowledgeable about the Bible and it makes me want to learn more and more. Bailey is always encouraging and always willing to help and it has made me realize that I need to do more of that. Be willing to help at any time, and to always be encouraging. Now, I don’t know what I would do without him, he is my little buddy that I love to hang out with but can also get on my nerves at times, but that’s what brothers are for. My family and I always say that we can’t imagine our life without Bailey. I honestly forgot how my life was before he became a huge part in it. He has made me want to become a positive and a better person, for that I am forever thankful for my little

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