Word Choice Olympics

1. It had been a year since Tim had been deployed to Iraq, leaving behind his newly wed wife and  three children. His wife Sally, had gone through a long period of tremendous stress and depression due to the many responsibilities that she needed to take on as a single parent while Tim was gone. Little did Sally know that Tim was also going through his own struggles of being depressed because of how long he had been away from his family. It has now been a year and Tim is now rejoined with his wife and three children. They ran into his arms as he embraced them and instantly he was filled with indescribable joy. Ever since then, neither Tim nor his wife were depressed.

2. At a young age Susan's father taught her how to kill, fight, and survive. Susan grew up in the country side and there had always been people loitering around their property, making it important that she knew how to do these things. It was a Friday afternoon on July 5, 1998 and Susan began to hear screaming and gunshots from their living room. The barn was only right outside of their home and being the brave country girl that she was, she followed the noise and inched her way through the barn house with her gun outstretched in front of her. Susan was never seen after that day.

3. It was the morning of Olympics in London and Jadine and Courtney contemplated in their hotel room hoping that they would win the US another Gold Medal. As they went into the spotlight, they put their heads down in shame knowing that they wouldn't succeed. Their opponents were tall and had such a greater advantage than they did, it was obvious. The game went on and Jadine and Courtney surprised even themselves as they scored twice as much as the girls on the other side of the net. "AND U.S WINS ONCE AGAIN!", the two girls pleaded for joy because they that they did it. Courtney fell to her knees and let out a deep cry of happiness and Jadine jumped up towards the sky.

4. Kayla was just like any other toddler girl hoping to one day become a princess or at least see one in Disneyland although that wasn't always the case. Kayla's parents both came from rough homes and trips were never a choice because money was always a problem. It was Kayla's 5th birthday and her parents wanted to give her what she has always dreamed of getting since she first saw a princess. They did all they could to make their daughters wish come true and after a whole year of sacrifices and saving, they made their little girls wish become a reality.



5. As devastating as it was, Drayden's parents were told that their child would never be able to hear. As a newborn baby, he would always cry because of the lonely silence that he was constantly surrounded by. After many tests and hearing instruments, they finally found one that would allow Drayden to hear. Months past and after six months of not hearing, this little boy could calmly rest in the hearing the comfort of his moms voice for the first time.