2016 was . . . hard. I'll just be honest about that. It was hard in a good sort of way, though, because with God, no trial is pointless, and no pain is meaningless (Romans 5:3). In my 2015 recap post, my first sentence was "2015 was amazing." 2015 had so many fun times, and yes it did have trials, but through each of those trials it[...]
One of the fun things about the end of the year is looking back. Reviewing the goals. The dreams. The fun moments. The painful moments. Using those as guidance as you head into the new year. And dreaming new dreams and setting new goals. It's not exactly the new year yet, but I'm impatient and would really like to review my yearly goals.[...]
Unpacking. I just finished unpacking after spending a few days with my grandparents for Thanksgiving. Every time I'm with them, I find myself always having a great time and, honestly, I never want to leave. But there are of course things I love about being back home, and I'm glad we came home today so that we still get a weekend befo[...]
Dear Heavenly Father, First of all, can I just stop and thank You for how amazing You are? You really are, God, and You are the perfect Father. You have taken care of me so much over the past week. That doesn't mean everything went perfectly. But You carried me through when it didn't, just as You promise (Isaiah 41:13). With that bei[...]
This year we decided to go to the Blank Park Zoo, and it was a simple yet fun night seeing all of the incredible different animals that God created. The last time we went to the zoo was two years ago, and it was a lot of fun! CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Going to the Blank Park Zoo was one of my summer goals, also! So it began with pictu[...]
It's the time of year for summer goals and summer bucket lists. I made a rough draft of my goals and bucket list at school earlier this week, and then I copied them into a prettier notebook and wrote them with prettier pens. Because that's obviously a necessity and good use of your time. Enough with that; let's get into them. Summer[...]
It is not even halfway through May, and practically all of my goals are done. The other two are being completed right now. I'm giving God all the glory for that, and I know I say that a lot, but I really mean it because I think some big things will happen soon. And even if they don't for awhile, the fact that God encourages me and reminds[...]
Ah, April. It was a great yet draining month. I learned a lot about myself this month from deep things like situations with friends to simple things like writing. Let's go over the goals! CUT BACK ON SNACKS AND RUN: I did run a lot and did not get stung by a bee. I may or may not have prayed that I wouldn't before I went out every t[...]
I have had quite the morning! A few weeks ago my dad was starting to teach me how to shoot his gun, and I seemed to get the hang of it pretty quickly, so this weekend we went turkey hunting! It was a remarkable morning and one I never want to forget. First, I think I had to wake up at four thirty. Talk about painful. We went out int[...]