May 2025
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God is My Rock “The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” (Psalm 18:2) Chapter 6: Beginnings & Endings Timid. Shy. Socially awkward. Emotionally inept. Oh, and small. That’s me in a nutshell.…
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Chapter 5: God Was There I already mentioned that my relationship with God was weak at that point. I loved Him. I was saved as a little four-year-old, sitting on the sofa next to my Mom, who led me in prayer. I had been subscribed to Clubhouse magazine through seventh grade, but when I turned…
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Chapter 4: Not So Merry Traditionally, my little family of four spent Christmas day with Grandma P and Uncle M. I was wary when I found out that they had both been sick on Christmas Eve. They insisted it was just something they ate, maybe the fish, and so my parents made the decision to…
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Chapter 3: Pivot We did not end up moving to Guatemala. I was led to believe that it was pretty much a guarantee. We had our family portrait taken at the Wal-Mart photo studio, those smiling faces slapped on some prayer cards to distribute at the churches we needed to visit. My parents were tasked…
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Chapter 2: The Wrong Trajectory It started out with forming an association with going to science class. Most of my classes took place upstairs, where the upper elementary and middle schoolers had homerooms. The gymnasium and science lab were downstairs on the main floor, which was where the rest of the elementary classrooms and administrative…