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Date of Conception
It was during this month that I was concieved. The exact day I am not sure of, but this is the correct month that I was concieved in. -
Sex Determined
It was sometime around Christmas time that my parents found out my sex. They sent out postcards to our relatives and freinds telling them that I was going to be a boy. -
My Birthday!!!
On May 6, 1992 at 6:25 a.m. I was born. I weighed 8 lbs. and 10 oz. and was 21 inches long. My mother was in labor for 20 hours, but according to her, she said that it was worth it. -
Infancy & Toddlerhood: Physical
On March 30, 1993 I walked by myself for the first time. I was 10 months old and was sitting down on the floor. I pulled myself up by holding on to the couch. Then my mother started calling out to me to walk towards her. After a few seconds of hesitation I let go of the couch and started walking towards my mother and since then I have been walking. -
Infancy & Toddlerhood: Cognitive
On this day I spoke my first words. I was 11 months old and the only words I could say were "mama", "papa", "tata", "yaya." It wasn't until I was 2 years old that I said something else beside these four words. The reason why I could not say anyother words was because I would get confused due to my dad speaking portugese to me and mom speaking spanish to me. Therefore it wasn't until I was two where I said a different word -
Infancy & Toddlerhood: Emotional
It was during this month of June that I remember having an emotional connection with my mom. I was three years old and it was a Saturday after church. I was chasing a friend of mine around the foyer of the church when all of a sudden I ran into a corner of a glass table. I just remember my mother rushing over to my side and taking care of me. All I have left of this memory is a scar near above my eye that will always remind me of how much my mother loves me. -
Early & Middle Childhood: Emotional
On this day my grandfather, my dad's dad, passed away. I was only six years old, but I can remember this event like it was yesterday. My grandfather was at home with my mom, my sister, and myself. We were watching the Looney Tunes, when suddenly he stood up from the couch and had a heartattack. I remember my mother comforting my sister and me while the ambulance came and rushed him to the hospital. Although I do not have many memories of my grandfather, I do know that I will see him in heaven. -
Early & Middle Childhood: Cognitive
On this day I started my first day of 1st grade. I was six years old and I attended Skipwith Elementary School. I went to Skipwith through 5th grade. During the 1st grade, I learned a lot in first grade. Besides academics, I learned socail skills and developed a passion for anything that is active. -
Early & Middle Childhood: Physical
During this month I learned how to ride a bike without training wheels. I was 7 years old when I learned how to ride. I remember trying countless times to ride without training wheels, but I would only stay up for a couple of seconds. It was on a warm June day that after several attempts of staying up and riding, I finally rode my bicycle for the first time without falling. That is how I learned how to ride a bike. -
Adolescence: Physical
It was sometime during this month that I started to shave. I was about 13 when I first started to notice some facial hair. I remember my mom buying me my first razor and shaving cream; I had no clue what I was supposed to do. Luckily with the help of my dad I quickly learned how to shave. This was my earliest memory that I have about puberty. -
Adolescence: Cognitive
This was the first day that I started high school. I attended Gerogia-Cumberland Academy or better known as GCA. I spent all four years there and thoroughly enjoyed every minute there. Academy definitely helped me get through my adolescence. GCA taught me life skills and maturity. I am grateful that my adolescence was overall peaceful and I was able to cognitively throughout it. -
Adolescence: Emotional
My junior year in academy my family was struggling financially that it got to the point that I was going to have to leave GCA. I expereinced a various of emotions. Anger, confusion, sadness, etc. all went through my head. Thankfully God is good that we found doners that were able to help me out financially. This was one event out of many that I went through emotionally during my adolescence. -
Early Adulthood: Physical
It was on this day that I was asked to be guy's captain for Gym-Masters. Coach Schwarz had talked to me previously about it and if I would consider the leadership position. Then when he asked me on this day I humbly, but gladly accepted. I have been doing gymnastics since my sophomore year in academy and have fallen in love witht the sport ever since. However, being on a universtiy team is huge accomplishment and milestone for me and being asked to be guy's capatian is even a greater one. -
Early Adulthood: Cognitive
It is somewhere around this date that I imagine myself graduating from college. Although I am projected to graduate in 2014, I want to take a year off to go and be a student missionary. I am majoring in Theology with a minor in Biblical Languages and Family Studies. My dream is work in youth ministries and do family counseling, but I am more than willing to go wherever the Lord leads me. Therefore, this is the date where I see myself graduating from Southern Adventist University. -
Early Adulthood: Emotional
It is somewhere around this date that I imagine myself getting married. I will have been done with college and in the graduate program by now. I would like to get married around the age of 25, 26. I think that is a good age to get married at because you're old enough to know what you're doing, yet you're still young. I want to have a fall wedding beacuse it is my favorite season, and it really nice weather out. Thus is the time I imagine myself getting married. -
Middle Adulthood: Emotional
It is about this time that I will be around the age 32. By this time I hope to have been happily married for 7 years and living in my own house that I and my wife were able to buy. I want to have 2 kids with one more along the way. I want to be giving and providing for my family as best as I can. I want them to be living comformtably with my family by this stage in my life. -
Middle Adulthood: Physical
By this stage in my life I will be in mid 30's. I will most likely be around the age of 36. It is around this time that I expect and hope to be in great condition physically. I know that health problems start to arise around this point for middle aged men, but I expect to be in good health. I want to be exercising daily and eating healthy. In order to have a good health in my mid 30's I will be working towards this goal daily. -
Middle Adulthood: Cognitive
By this point in my life I wil be around the age of 38, so I will be in my late 30's. I want to be an established pastor with a Masters degree in Divinity from Andrews University. I would like to get my doctorate around this time. I want to always be learning new things all the time, because I believe learning is a valuable part of life. Therefore, this is where I see myself cognitively in my middle adulthood. -
Late Adulthood: Cognitive
Around this time I will be age 65. It is around this age that I plan to retire. I would have served as a pastor for many years now, and by the time I get to the age of 65 I would like to retire. Mixed feelings will be going through my head at this time. Happiness, sadness, accomplishment, etc. would only be a few of the feelinngs that I would experience. Although, I plan on retiring that does not mean that I will not be active as a Christian. I still plan on being involved in my church. -
Late Adulthood: Emotional
On this day it will be my 70th birthday. I consider this a huge milestone for I will have been alive for 7 decades already. Even though this will be my birthday, I expect that I will be living independently with my wife. I know that my kids will be married and have their own lives. I expect to be a grandfather and have grandchildren by this time, but I know that my wife and I will only have each other for the majority of the time. I hoep that my family does come and visit my wife and I often -
Late Adulthood: Physical
It was on this day that I passed away. I died at the age of 85 in my bed by natural cause. When I die I hope to die in my sleep. I think that my family will mourn my death will miss me tremendously. However, I want my funeral to be a celebration of my life. I would like to have a tradtional funeral. Where it is an open casket and then I am burried afterwards. This is how i imagine me dying and my funeral
