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Well hello there, long time no see! Today we are here to momentarily revive the blog with three original poems by Karissa, Caleb, and Alayna. Thanks for reading, enjoy! The Beach in November  By Karissa By the age of nine, I was tired of the sea With her dull gray shattering of incessant weight Heavy against the limitless sky. I was lonely among the muttering breakers, Feeling the weight of the water on my skin, Wishing I was dry and that my feet and hair Were not crusted with salt; And that my eyes were not hot, My skin no longer charred to gold. I returned to the sea, watched the grey sky, And got lost among the lack of sharks’ teeth, Wandering, in search of an answer, In search of independence, or rather of a companion. The sea, whispering, was like an old friend, But in a photograph, colorless, empty, And chilled, with November. The shoreline was grey With soaked seasand; The sobbing of the ocean made it easy To get lost inside myself, and I walked Farther than I had in a long ...

Caleb, Karissa, and Alayna here, with some of our favorite memes to add some humor to your day!  

  Hello everyone! All of our current contributors made this collection of our favorite Bible verses. We are very excited to be able to share these treasures of God's Word with you. Thank you for reading and enjoy!!  Margaret’s: “He made Him Who knew no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” --1 Corinthians 5:21 Isabella’s:  “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart, I have overcome the world.” --John 16:33   Dom's: “In peace I will lie down and sleep.” --Psalm 4:8 Lily’s: “Some put their trust in horses and some in chariots, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.”  --Psalm 20:6 Caleb’s: “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” --James 1:2...

Hi everyone! I just wanted to mention that over the past month we've had four new contributors join this wonderful blog group!! Please welcome: ALAYNA CALEB CLARISSA and KARISSA! If you want to learn about our new contributors, please go to the About/Intros page at the top of the main screen. All four have added bios! We're all excited to see how God will work through them in this blog.  ~All sixteen contributors: Alayna, Bibba, Bella, Caleb, Charity, Clarissa, Dom, Hannah, Karissa, Layla, Lily, Mara, Margaret, Micah, Nate, and Randy