The Santa Fe shooting this morning was the 2nd school shooting this week. The 3rd this month. The 16th this year. It's only halfway through May. This shouldn't be happening. No one should have to deal with this, and yet this is the world we live in.
I got a text from a dear friend today. I'd like to read it to you: "There was a shooting 30 miles from where I live this morning. And I'm asking you to check the news because we can't afford to be closed-minded and just assume evil is in the world. We have to know both sides so why know why we choose to belong to the good. Every day here in Texas, my friends are going to school anxious about what the day holds, and I'm sick of it. Everyone cries out, and God holds us, but they need to feel Him there. Would you please pray?" I wish my friend never had to send that text. I wish no one had ever gotten hurt. I wish a lot of things. But wishing isn't going to do anything. Wishing isn't going to do anything.
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Award Rules: - Acknowledge the blog who nominated you and display the award. - Answer eleven questions that the blogger gives you. - List eleven random facts about yourself. - Nominated up to 11 other bloggers that you think are deserving of this award (with less than 200 subscribers). - Let the bloggers know you nominated them. - Give them eleven questions to answer. Questions: 1. What is your favorite board game? My siblings like to collect different editions of Monopoly, so we play that game pretty often. My favorite edition is Star Wars Monopoly! 2. What was the last movie you watched? The Princess Bride, which is my favorite movie of all time. Unfortunately, nobody likes watching it with me because I literally know every single line and I've been known to quote entire scenes before. If challenged, I could probably quote the entire movie. I'm not joking. 3. What is your favorite ice cream? It changes every few months, but right now I like chocolate and cherry. 4. What is your goal for writing? I really love ministry, and in this day and age, the easiest way to reach people is online. I just want to reach as many people as possible, and show them how amazing God is. 5. Do you have any pets? I have two dogs, Dozer (3) and Rosie (11). Honestly, if my parents weren't around, I'd probably have 10 dogs by now, I love dogs so much. I live on a farm, so we do have livestock (pigs, chickens, cows) but I wouldn't count them as pets. 6. What does your name mean? "Abigail" means source of joy, and I think that really defines me. I'm just really happy and smiley, and I'm very optimistic. 7. What is your favorite book of the Bible (and why)? I like Galatians, because it just gives us a great understanding of how to live our lives for Christ. 8. Chocolate or vanilla? Chocolate all the way. 9. Cold weather or hot weather? I've lived in Florida all my life, which means I've never really known true cold. I can take extreme heat. 10. What time of year is your birthday? My birthday is smack dab in the middle of the summer: the month of July. 11. What is one of your favorite memories? On my mission trip to Brazil, we were in a village with about 100 kids attending our one-day VBS. I would chat a little with the kids as I painted their faces, and they were really fun! At the end of the day, when we were about to leave, a group of kids attacked me with a huge group hug. I fondly refer to them as "minha criancas," which means "my children" in Portuguese. 11 Random Facts: - For those of you who read Harry Potter, I am a proud Hufflepuff. - My favorite color is sunflower yellow. Any other yellow is not acceptable :D - I love NFL football, and I'm the reigning champion in my fantasy football league. - Speaking of football, I was raised a Miami Dolphins fan, but I am now a Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan. - My other favorite sport is soccer. My family likes to follow the British Premiere League. - When it comes to soccer, my family cheers for Manchester City, and I like Manchester United. - My great grandfather helped to invent night vision. - My favorite movie quote is from (duh) The Princess Bride: "You're that smart?" "Let me put it this way: ever heard of Plato? Aristotle? Socrates?" "Yes." "Morons." - I like pineapple on pizza. - I bite my string cheese. - My family is a registered foster family. I'm nominating Savannah at The Adventurous Christian Girl Blog. Here are the questions: - What inspired you to start blogging? - If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? - What's your favorite season? - What's your favorite sport? - What's your favorite color? - When ordering pizza, what toppings do you get? - At a Mexican restaurant, what do you order? - Tea or coffee? - When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? - How old is "too old" to be taking selfies? - What is your favorite thing about Fall? Well, that's about it! I certainly had fun with this, and I hope you guys enjoyed it too! Hello there! Sara over at R5:3-5 tagged me for the Back to School Tag, so we'll hop right into it! Here's the rules:
Here we go, then! Questions: 1. What grade are you in, and are you homeschooled, go to private school, or public school? I'm in 10th grade (sophomore) and I've been homeschooled my entire life. 2. What is the best thing about school for you? In our homeschool co-op, we're doing an English/History hybrid class that's based on the musical "Hamilton." My two favorite subjects, and musical theatre? Yes please! 3. What is the worst thing about school for you? I work three mornings a week, and when I come home after an early morning and hard work, I have to go straight to the computer and start doing my schoolwork. 4. In what ways does your faith affect your school? When you're homeschooled, you have a lot more free time than sitting in school 7 hours a day. This leaves me some spare time to study the Bible, and talk to God. The Bible also talks a lot about laziness, and I have a few great verses when I feel like procrastinating. 5. What is your favorite day of the school week and why? Tuesdays are my favorite, because our homeschool co-op is every Tuesday and I get to see all my friends! It's kind of like real school, with the different classes and classmates and everything, but it's only one day a week. 6. Describe your favorite teacher you've had. I have three teachers who are my favorites: - Mrs. Padgett, my FLVS U.S. History teacher last year, was super fun and nerdy, and she really challenged me. - Mrs. Hanks, my math teacher in co-op, is such a great character and does a really good job explaining why we need to learn the concepts she's teaching. - Mrs. Brookins teaches the "Hamilton" class I mentioned in the second question and she's really funny. 7. What do you want to do when you finish school? When I'm done with high school, I want to go to a bible college in Brazil so I can study theology in Portuguese. Then I'd want to be a missionary on the Amazon River. 8. What has been your best school year and why? 8th grade was fun because I knew all the ins-and-outs of middle school. 6th and 7th grade were weird because I looked like a dork, but in 8th grade I got my act together lol! 9. What's the craziest thing you've done for school? As homeschoolers, anywhere you go can count as a field trip. Some memorable field trips would be: - A tour of a dairy farm - A tour of Winn-Dixie - The IMAX theater Phew, I made it, and I didn't die! Now here's the blogs I'm tagging: - Savannah @ The Adventurous Christian Girl - Belle @ Seeing Everything Else This was super fun for me, and I hope you enjoyed too :) |
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