Tuesday, September 4, 2007

The life of Tim Howard

Tim Howard was born on August 11, 1988 at Baptist Montclair Hospital in Irondale. Neither one of his parents was supposed to be able to have a child, but still he was born. Tim was fortunate enough to get to be raised by both of his parents. His father, Virgil Howard, was a truck driver during my time at high school but has now retired. My mother, Peggy Howard, works at Trinity Hospital as a registered nurse. he is an only child and even though he didn’t get some advantages of having a brother Tim still would not have changed it. As he got older more and more responsibilities were put on him s to do such as feeding the dog, taking out the trash, and cleaning my room. If he didn’t do his chores usually he would get grounded from the T. V, play station 2, and going out with friends, but usually it would only last a couple of days.
Through my life there have been many great people and events that have influenced my life. Band without a doubt has been an event that has been essential to my life. It has helped me become more time manageable as my life has gotten more and more busy. Band also has brought me close to some of my best friends. I held many high leadership positions in my high school band. I was the band treasurer my junior year and was the band president my senior year. My band my first couple of years was very layed back. My band would always be doing something stupid like dog piles or wrestling. Since we have got a new band director the band has become more discipled and has gotten a better sound.
Once I graduate college, I hope to join a school and become a History teacher. My goal as a History teacher is to make it more interesting and also to make sure that my students know the facts. I also would like to be able to help the band where I am in any way possible. Hopefully I will at that time have a minor in music and will be the assistant band director at my school that I go to. One of my other big goals once I get to my high school is to see that all of my students are ready for college and try and help any of them to get to that point. Last I want to be able to get connected with the first priority and be the teacher sponsor. I want my students to know the one absolute truth. They need to know the most important historical figure to ever walk the earth, Jesus. I know as a teacher I can not share my faith to them in the classroom but I want them and myself to know that I tried to make a way for them to know God. That is what I hope for my future to be like. To be one remembered and a life that was used to the fullest.

1 comment:

tippstein said...

Hey Tim...
It's great that you already have such a clear vision of your path--and being a history teacher can be great (if you can tell good stories). What did you play in the band? Also, I think it's an interesting choice to tell this in the third person. That kind of objectivity can be interesting and revealing.