Today was an amazing day. I say this a lot, and you may think the whole “positivity thing” is overdoing it, but today was genuinely an amazing day. It all started in leadership, where we got down to business prepping for chapel, and set aside time to pray over the class prayer requests. It was…
Before Track Good morning! I’m not sore, I got good sleep, and I’m ready to start track with Mikka and some other eighth graders. As far as I can tell, there are just a few of us, so I may strengthen my bonds with some of the people in my grade who I don’t hang…
This week in chapel, an amazing speaker (okay fine, it was Kinley) discussed how people influence each other. She shared her own experiences. She said, “Hang out with kind people, become a kind person.” I couldn’t agree more. When I lived in Nevada, I had a hard time finding good influences. I let negativity get…
After a long day, the first thing I want to do is sit down, fall down, or lie down. Why not fall down in worship? For the last few days, I have spent my evenings after dinner playing worship on the TV and drinking peppermint tea. If you have troubles, why not bring them to…
Life. What is the meaning of life? We live, we die. From dust we were created, to dust we will return. Why would God create us to live and die on this planet? I’ve lived for only fourteen years on this planet. I don’t have all of the answers. I love to go to the…
This world is not perfect. Far from it, in fact. There is so much pain and suffering on this planet, and it is unbearable to think about all of the different problems people are facing right now. The world is full of evil and death. How do we find light in the darkness? How do…
Hey guys! My eyes hurt from looking at paper. On Thursday, Kinley came over for a full day of DC scrapbooking, which is an assignment for social studies. Seven hours and two rolls of double-sided tape later, we had made two DC scrapbooks…and a disaster of the dinner table. We also baked this crazy thing…
This is Daisy. She is my gorgeous canine companion who spends too much time playing fetch with Dad, and not enough time doing anything else. She is 4 years old, and she is a mix of Australian Shepherd, Boston Terrier, Labrador, and Pomeranian. Today, Daisy got a lot of love. I took her for a…
Remember last week, when I told you about my weekend plans? Well, it finally happened! Yesterday at three, Claire picked me up and we went to Fred Meyer to get some polaroid film for her camera. She makes a junk journal full of life experiences, which is so cool. We went to Chipotle to grab…
Today, my friends and I did not have normal classes. Because next week is Spring break, we have a distance learning day, meaning we have an assignment or two from each class to work on today. Kinley invited me and Mikka over to her house to do work together. We made a breakfast platter full…
Today, I did something new. I had just eaten a rather large meal of soup and sushi and decided to take a walk. I usually run a 1.5-mile loop in our neighborhood, but today I decided to walk. I turned up my “chill” playlist and took a stroll down the now blossom-lined streets. The weather…
If you know me, you know I pack an avocado for lunch. My friends are eating these beautiful hand-crafted sandwiches and tasty snacks, and I’m eating an avocado with Trader Joe’s Chili Lime Seasoning. I eat avocados every chance I get (my poor worship team has seen me suffer trying to peel and avocado with…