The Best Five Years

This is my kitten, Moses. She is named after the children's story by James Herriott.

"Your pain has changed me Your dreams inspire Your face a memory Your hope a fire Your courage asks me what I'm afraid of And what I know of love" -Sara Groves A short note on things I've been thinking about lately. A lot has changed in the past year, and it has not been easy. I have definitely experienced pain and grief on several levels, and I just wanted to share a quick note on the insight that I am discovering.  My pain is unique, but that does not make it any more devastating than somebody else's, and the more I look around, the more I realize that everybody is struggling in their own individual ways.  It was just something that I realized. I am not the only one going through something, and that as much as it pains me to write this, life is simply hard, and it will not ever be perfect or calm, for this earth is fallen, and until Yeshua's return, our calling is not to live easy and frivolous lives but to live for Him and do the things he ca

"The noblest art is that of making people happy." - P. T. Barnum A lot has been going on recently. School is almost over, and all of my stressful/exciting events have already happened. It was a hurricane last week, and this week it is only a misty breeze(well, except that it's like a thousand degrees outside). I joined a choir called Encore, and that has been great. We sang songs from The Greatest Showman, which I LOVE, Dear Evan Hansen, and a medley of Irving Berlin's songs as well. It was really neat to be a part of show choir because there was just so many talented people that we had an amazing time just singing and dancing. I will never forget it! School is all done except for Chemistry, which I am still finishing up, and I look forward to a full summer of excitement. It's hard to believe, but it has almost been a whole year since I started this blog! One of the five years down, four to go! Hooray! Plus, when I am sixteen, I will have my driver's lic