That Sunday morning, I headed out to see Penny. On the way back home, I decided to stop off and grab a quick bite to eat. Then it all happened. Wam! I just hit the back of a SUV with my father’s pick-up truck. Luckily for the other driver, it did no damage because my truck hit his spare tire that was on the back of his veh

In the second inning, I was called in to catch. Trent, the starting catcher, had started to get pain in his thigh and needed to be replaced. I thought that would definitely show the recruiters what I was made of. During the rest of the game, I had made outstanding plays at home. I knew I was sure thing for FSU. Towards the end of the game, with 1 out in the bottom of the seventh inning, there was a runner on second base. The other team hit a line drive into right field. I knew the runner would try to score, so I held my ground and I waited for him to turn third base. The throw was coming right to me with a runner was bearing down as fast as a freight train trying to beat the ball. I caught the ball and reached out to tag the runner’s leg; as he tried to slide pass me, his steel cleats griped inside of my shin guards where my knee cap, and knocked me off my feet. The runner had hit my shin guard right at the opening that allows knee movement, causing his steel cleats to penetrate my skin and tendons. I was rushed to the near-by hospital; my left leg had been torn to shreds. I might never able to bend my knee as I had all of my life. That ended my season, and my chance to play college or professional ball.

After several months of putting in long, exhausting hours of construction work, I finally found a job that would benefit both family and myself. I got a job as an accountant for a company called Winters Theatre Cleaning Co. The pay wasn’t as good as what I got from KCSR, but it was pretty close. At this point, I don’t think will ever match what I made there. KCSR was very good to its employees in terms of pay and the benefits that went along with the job. However, I am making the best of it, supporting my family once again, and not having to struggle as much as I was when I was doing construction work. Now, that part of struggle is behind me, and I have made the best out of what could have been the greatest challenge of my life. I have the job that will support my family, and in three years, I will have a degree that will, someday enable me to get a job making the six-digit figure income.

Weeks passed and there seemed to be no hope. KCSR was right about the economy, it had fallen and it needed help to regroup. Everyone was laying people off. No companies were looking to hire anyone new either. I wasn’t much on religion at the time, but a deacon came by and invited my children to come to church one Sunday, and ride the bus. I am not sure why he actually didn’t invite the whole family, but we all went as a family. After attending that week, we felt welcomed into the community of the church. Two weeks after that first Sunday, I was asked if I would drive the school bus for the kids during Vacation Bible School. During that week, I had no luck in finding a job. Gas stations and fast food restaurants weren’t even hiring. I was becoming desperate. During that week of Vacation Bible School, I found out that a pastor from another church was looking for some help for his side business, construction. In these days, everyone needs a little more cash to help out, if they have the time and energy to work the extra hours. I got with that Pastor later on in the week, and he had heard of the misfortune I’d had. He immediately put me to work the next day. Even so the money was not that great; going from $22.00 per hour to only $9.00 per hour was devastating. At least it put food on the table and paid for the bills, somewhat.

The previous years, I had done OK

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