Friday, April 24, 2020

Quarantine, Puppies, and Rewriting


This week has been one of the best I've had in over a month. When this whole thing with COVID really came down, I was sick with a cold, and by the time I was better they were closing everything down. I made one last library run the day before they closed down and now I kind of own Toy Story 4 and a couple audiobooks until this whole thing is over! 

We've been taking groceries to some older neighbors, and I got pretty stressed out with the stores. All the people are so stressed out and worried about staying away from you that I just needed a break. So I've been home for a full week now, and I am hoping not to leave for quite a while.

Our dogs had puppies, so we've got a litter of seven puppies to keep us busy! They are now two weeks old, opening their eyes and starting to walk. We've already chosen which one we are going to keep, Ranger. He looks just like my dog, Luke, which is really fun! All the rest we are going to sell once they are old enough. 

This is Ranger, the puppy we're keeping. 

Since I've had a lot more time at home, I've been working a lot on my writing. I've been doing Camp NaNo, and I've been behind all month, but I'm having fun. My awesome friend Micaiah has been springing with me this week as I work on catching up, which has been a great inspiration. I'm working on re-writing a story I wrote a year and a half ago. This is the first time I've ever rewritten a book, so it's been fun and hard at the same time. And I also keep getting distracted by writing poetry. ;D 

So that's about it. I'm enjoying staying at home a lot, writing, and getting to play with puppies. What are ya'll up to this week?

Saturday, April 18, 2020

L A U G H



I have spent my tears 
I have cried enough 
The frustration has boiled up 
Overflowing onto everything 
My patience has been thin 
My weariness has been consuming 
But I’ve had enough of giving in 
Of letting myself get overwhelmed 
I’ve had enough of focusing on the bad
I need to realign my focus 
There was a time to cry 
There was a time to fight 
There was a time to work 
But now it’s time to pause 
Now it’s time to worship 
To focus on the One who made us 
It is time to praise Him
Now is the time to laugh 
Without fear of the future


She laughs without fear of the future. Proverbs 31:25

(There is a time for everything 3:1)
A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance. Ecclesiastes 3:4

Friday, April 10, 2020

Crown of Thorns


I stand before the cross of Christ 
Knowing that I nailed Him there
It is my sins that hold Him there 
He stays up there to pardon me 
And I know without a doubt 
I could never pay that price 
He looks down with love 
And I know He did this for me 
And it pierces me to the heart 
Because what did I ever do for Him? 
As tears run down my face 
And the guilt within builds up 
I hear the words I don’t deserve
Coming from my master's lips
“Father, forgive them for they 
Know not what they do” 
And a sob builds deep inside 
Because I know what I did 
But I can never know all I did 
And how many sins held Him there 
But I know one thing for certain 
Love held him there 
And in His dying words 
He forgave me from that cross 
And I don’t have to live in shame 
Baring a burden I cannot hold 
For He took it all with him 
To the cross on that hill
 And let it die with him 
And when He rose again 
That sin had no hold over me 
And I was free to live forevermore 
And as I stand before his throne
I give Him a crown of thorns 
He gives me a crown of life

Saturday, April 4, 2020

March Highlights



Well, this month did not end up how I had thought it would. But I've had some really fun stuff, so let's dive in!



My sister and I showed up to work at our neighbor's house, except we got locked out of the house. So we found a window that had been left unlocked and my sister boosted me up into it (with permission from our boss. I had to crawl over an end table and walk through the dark house to open the door for my sister, but overall it wasn't to bad. XD

My mom and I were backing out of a house when we ended up with the back tires of the car sinking into a ditch. It had just rained, so they sank up to the wheel wells. Our roadside assistance was going to take two hours to come, so we were settling in for a long wait when these two guys came along and offered to pull us out. They had a big truck, so they just hooked up a chain and pulled us right out, it was such a God thing it was awesome. =)

One of the churches I work at played Toy Story 4 for the kids. It was the funniest day at work I'd had in a long time.

My mom and I decided to go to the zoo. We realized that in all the years we have been going to this zoo, we've been going in the back entrance. We found the front entrance that day with some pretty epic animal statues. We hadn't realized it was spring break (#homeschoolproblems), so the zoo was packed, but it was still super fun.



I had the flu for two weeks in March. I had my longest streak of fever ever (seven days), and pretty much just watched movies and read books. My mom watched about twelve episodes of Emergency (a show about paramedics) with me, and she doesn't even like TV, so she's officially the coolest.

My phone officially got too many glitches when the headphone jack gave out, so I got a new to me phone, which has been pretty fun!

Once all the Covid-19 stuff started in earnest, my church and Bible study went online, and all my jobs got canceled. We made a last run to the library before it closed and got a lot of books, which is pretty fun.

Our local shave ice shack opened up again. Yes, this is a highlight. I have been waiting for this day since October.

For a quarantine project, we had three huge tubs full of legos that my mom wanted sorted, so we watched both Lego movies and sorted. It was tedious, but I didn't end up working nearly as long as some of my family members.



I didn't read a lot this much, but I really enjoyed what I did. My favorite re-read was A Name Unknown, and my favorite new read was The Moutain Fortress.



Fearless Stories by Firefly
In Bloom A Farm Girl's Life
My Soul Know It Summer of 1999
Snapshots of Germany Elizabeth Anne
Hallelujah in the Dark Scattered Journal Pages
Beautiful Blue World Review Old-Fashioned Book Love
This Page Left Intentionally Blank Once Upon an Ordinary 
Being Feminine In a Feminist World Whimsical Writings for His Glory