Rejoicing

Hello, everyone! I hope all is well with you. I haven’t had much time to blog lately, but life is going! I’m busy with work, church, family, and my responsibilities. I’m enjoying life, and God is teaching me a lot. He is so good, and I’m very thankful for my salvation and the life of…

Living the Hobbit Life

If you are familiar with hobbits, you’ll know that they love to be comfortable. Nothing big happens; they just enjoy their routines. In their paradisaical Shire, the hobbits basically live the American dream. They have happy little homes and work in their fields or shops, attending social functions and being polite to their neighbors. There’s…

A Lesson from the ACT

A couple of weeks ago, my brother and I took the ACT. Because the test kept getting canceled, we had a long time to study, and we felt fairly confident about our testing strategies. I planned carefully the day before what I was going to wear so that I’d be comfortable in a warm or…

Vacation | Lessons Learned and Fun Times

My family went on vacation last week, and we had an incredible time! It was one of my favorite vacations we have ever taken. We went to Wisconsin on Lake Michigan. Our rental house was right on a state park, which was right on the water, so we were a very short way from the…

What I Learned from My Junior Year

Last Thursday, we finished our home school year! It is good to be done, and I learned a lot this year (more than just academics 😉). I thought I’d share with you guys a few things I learned. Building patience. Subjects such as chemistry and geometry were difficult without a proper teacher (my parents are…

Happy Easter

Happy Easter, everyone! He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. – Luke 24:6-7 Praise God that today, we celebrate our…

Complaining Vs. Honesty

Sometimes, I mistakenly think it’s wrong to share about unpleasant things in my life. It can be anything from not mentioning that I slept poorly, to not sharing about difficult schoolwork, to not opening up about a question I’m struggling with. There’s a myriad of reasons, depending on the matter. I just don’t want to…

Something I Learned This Christmas

This Christmas, I thought a lot about the fact that I will only have a few more Christmases living at home. That idea made me very sad. As I thought more about it and tried to figure out why the idea made me feel sad, I discovered something about myself. I learned that I’m not…

Love at Christmas

During the Christmas season, love is emphasized, whether you are a Christian or not. In Christmas specials, movies, music, books, and activities, love is often the focus. However, during this season, people (myself included) often get too busy and stressed to truly love those around them. This is my commandment, That ye love one another,…

Bring Joy

I’ve noticed that when someone around me is unhappy, it’s so easy to let that person’s attitude bring me down. That doesn’t end well, because if everyone gets upset, everyone ends up irritating one another. Then, just because one person was in a bad mood, suddenly all those around that person are in a bad…