Glossolalia | The Gift of Speaking in Tongues | Part II

Here’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 […]

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 […]

Flash Fiction | The Unexpected Visitors

For a fun homeschool writing assignment, my mom had us write a 300-400 word story beginning with this sentence: When they finally unlocked the door, they were met by the smell of furniture polish and old books. It had to have a surprise ending. I really enjoyed writing this piece, and I hope you enjoy […]

Snowy Day

We got some lovely snow a couple of days ago. The next day was bright and sunny, so I decided I had to go out and get a few pictures. There aren’t many, because I was hurrying to take them between school, lunch, and work. But I had fun! Enjoy! God thundereth marvellously with his […]

My Tips on Applying for Scholarships

You may have been wondering, What is Shae up to? She’s been very inactive on the blogosphere lately. Well, I have been extremely busy! I miss interacting with you guys more, but I’ve got different priorities that I did when I started my first blog at twelve years old. Now I have junk like work […]

A Day in Miss Potter’s Life

Hello! I’m Miss Potter, Shae’s cat. I think it’s high time you guys learned a little more about my fascinating life, so I had Shae take some pictures to show you what a day in my life is like! We begin when Shae’s alarm goes off. I watch her get ready for the day. I […]

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 […]

Three Things I’ve Learned from My Jobs

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 […]

An Interesting Essay

Lately, 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. […]

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 […]