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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Part 1: All Of My Desires
Desires. We all have them. Whether big or small, our hearts are always yearning, ever hoping for something or someone or both. As a hopelessly romantic seventeen-year-old girl, you can only imagine how full of desire my heart is right now. … Continue reading
Because He Made Us This Way
This life is like a battle sometimes. Everyday, it’s a constant war between the heart and what influences the mind. The world, our peers, parents, and teachers project to us how we should act, what we should say, how we … Continue reading
But I Can Pray
Sometimes, this life just seems hopeless. There’s war and hatred, famine and earthquakes. Little children die, teens commit suicide and people get sick and fade away and friends and family have to go on without them. Some people are homeless, some are slaves to … Continue reading
My Love-Hate Relationship With Modesty
Modesty. It’s a subject that I’ve been aware of ever since I can remember. When I was just eight years old, I knew exactly why I wore a one piece to the beach while most girls dressed in bikinis. At ten, … Continue reading
The Good Christian Girl
She goes to church every Sunday, dress on, and bible in hand. Her lips know the words to the songs. She takes notes and listens to the pastor, unless she follows the children down the hall and teaches the sunday school lesson. … Continue reading
Oh, So, Thankful
Thanksgiving. It’s the day of the year that we eat turkey and cranberries and pumpkin pie. Families and friends congregate, and people celebrate and maybe even go to church. But what is it that they are celebrating? Who are they giving … Continue reading
Death Ends But Love Continues
It is a long time ago now, but I still remember going to my grandmother, Situ’s, old apartment when I was about six-years-old. I went several times, but I remember this one in particular. We were sitting on the couch — … Continue reading
There’s A Risk
I remember my first death very well — it was my fifteen-year-old dog, Stretch. While some may mock such a loss, “Stretchie,” was my running partner, confidant, and very best friend (or one of them). To my twelve-year-old mind, her … Continue reading
