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The Best Five Years

This is a blog dedicated to the years between fifteen and nineteen, which L. M. Montgomery describes as, "The best five years of a girl's life."

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- June 15, 2018

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

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An Introduction of the Most Interesting Sort

- July 10, 2017

In every post (I hope to post at least once a week) I will begin with a quote that seems to fit the time. Here is the first one: "Novelists should never allow themselves to weary of the study of real life." -Charlotte Bronte I am starting this blog to track and remember several things, first; I will record my life story from fifteen to nineteen years old. This reason is that of something I once heard, which I believe was from the Anne of Green Gables books which said that fifteen to nineteen were the best years of a girls life. It feels strange to be this old because I always thought of that line and of being "mature" or "grown up." Second, because my family is adopting four kids from Bulgaria and they will be here by August 1st. I think that this topic will be something of interest to readers, as it is rather unusual for a family to do that, just like that. I will be recording conversations, anecdotes, and things like that which will, I hope, interest...

Encountering Confession Through St. Augustine

- April 12, 2021

"May I know you, who know me... This is my hope, and that is why I speak. In this hope I am placing my delight when my delight is in what it ought to be ( Confessions , Book X, i(1))" - St. Augustine I have questions, yet I do not know who to ask, how to ask, or what answers could suffice to solve my questions. So, I shall write them here and give them to God. It is to God that I give all the people, things, and worries in my life. God, yours is the glory, and your will be done in my life and with the people I love. Give me the steadiness that I lack in my thoughts and my day-to-day life and fill my restless soul with your peace. Help me to listen to the words of others more mature than I, and grant that I might be able to emulate their good behavior and in so doing grow my own character. I wish to be like you, abiding in you, and loving you with all my being. I know that their perception of my life from their perspective will offer me light and understanding. Let this guide...

July

- July 06, 2018

"Every night I lie in bed The brightest colors fill my head A million dreams are keeping me awake I think of what the world could be A vision of the one I see A million dreams is all it's gonna take A million dreams for the world we're gonna make." -The Greatest Showman Sitting on the porch at twilight, the summer wind wafting through the trees, and the last rays of deep sun silhouetting the trees, I write. I'm rather tired, to be honest. My kitten is demanding my attention, and I can't seem to find a comfortable position for writing this. There. Pride and Prejudice piano airs are smoothing my nerves. Last week I went on a Mission Trip to the Native American Reservation up in Okanogan and we did a "VBS" for the kids up there. It was my third year doing that. Every year there are new things that happen while I'm there, and I learn a lot. So much has gone on in our family that I barely know where to begin. I would rathe...