What I Was Looking For | Part II

I sat alone in the silent dormitory. I was supposed to be packing my things, since a car was coming to take me to my parents in two hours. But I wasn’t planning to attend Everett’s funeral. The previous night, I had sneaked into the nurse’s office and stolen a bottle of sleeping pills. I […]

Glossolalia | The Gift of Speaking in Tongues | Part III

Hello, everyone! I’m sure you’ve guessed that I’ve just been too busy to blog lately. In my writing time, I’ve been working on my creative writing 4-H project, which is a 2,000 word short story. I have finished it and submitted it, and it will be judged next week! It’s a relief to be done […]

Glossolalia | The Gift of Speaking in Tongues | Part I

In my last post on my other blog, Teen, Meet God, I asked if you guys would like to read my final high school research paper about the gift of tongues. Sort of to my surprise, you guys said yes! Well, here is the first part of my paper. 🙂 I hope you enjoy and […]

Why Do We Have Free Will?

This is a more serious post than usual for this blog, but it is part of my “days.” 🙂 I wrote this essay for school, and my mom (who is also my teacher) helped me edit it after I turned it in. It’s about the existence of evil and free will. Let me know what […]

I’m Not Ready

Last week, I talked to a missionary couple that my family is good friends with. If you didn’t know, I want to be a missionary, and I believe that is God’s calling for my life. These missionaries have been on the field for years, and I trust their advice, so I asked them to do […]

Be Comforted Together

Isn’t it wonderful to have friends who truly understand you? I found that out last week, when some friends of ours, a missionary family, came to visit us for a couple of days. Their parents went to the same college as my parents did, and they have kids almost the exact same age as all […]

Quotes about Joy to Uplift You

I don’t know about you, but I don’t always feel like I have that Christian joy I’m supposed to have. Sometimes I can feel too busy or too tired to be joyful. But what is joy, really? Happiness is untested delight. Joy is delight tested. – Jack Hyles Although the fig tree shall not blossom, […]

Cleaning Buses Is Actually Fun

During this season of thanksgiving, I am so grateful that both my brother and I were able to find a good job. God worked it out so well for us! When considering what kind of job I wanted, I hoped that I wouldn’t get a job where I’d just be stuck sitting all day or […]

The Word

In first grade, I won a Bible at church during Neighborhood Bible Time. Since then, it has served as my school Bible and my devotional Bible. At this point, it’s getting a little worn, but that makes me love it more! I’ve also got raspberry pink pens that I love to use in it. There’s lots […]

Powerful Songs I’ve Found Lately

I love listening to music. I’ll listen to a song I like until every nuance, beat, and measure is permanently embedded into my memory. There is only one problem with that – after hearing a song a few times, I may stop listening intently to the words, thus ignoring the meaning. The meaning of a […]