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 […]
Read More What I Was Looking For | Part IIMaisie, why were you born? My reflection gave no reply. I turned from the bathroom mirror in disgust. What was I missing? A laugh from the hall outside the bathroom startled me to action. I washed my hands and splashed my face with cold water, attempting to feel alive. All I felt was my throbbing […]
Read More What I Was Looking For | Part IHello, 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 […]
Read More Glossolalia | The Gift of Speaking in Tongues | Part IIIHere’s the second part of my research paper about the gift of tongues. Be sure to check out the first part if you haven’t read it yet! I hope you learn something from my paper. I know I learned a lot. 🙂 There’s still more to come! 1 Corinthians 14 was written to teach the […]
Read More Glossolalia | The Gift of Speaking in Tongues | Part IIIn 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 […]
Read More Glossolalia | The Gift of Speaking in Tongues | Part IThis 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 […]
Read More Why Do We Have Free Will?I’m very grateful for the opportunity to work and save money for my future. My jobs, cleaning buses and teaching a fitness class, have helped me gain not only money, but also practical life experience! I’d like to share with you three lessons I’ve learned from my jobs. Sometimes, even good people can be hard […]
Read More Three Things I’ve Learned from My JobsLately, I’ve been writing scholarship essays. Fun stuff, right? 😉 Well, I though you guys might find this one interesting. The question was, “What is the importance of civic engagement and service learning?” “Civic engagement” and “service learning” are good practices in themselves, but they seem to be associated with progressive education and possibly socialism. […]
Read More An Interesting EssayLast 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 […]
Read More I’m Not ReadyI 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, […]
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