Post #4- Some Interesting Quotes

(I have already done a post about quotes that I love but here are some more that are just as good!)

"The Future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." Eleanor Roosevelt

"Outside of a dog a book is a mans best friend, because inside of a dog it's too dark to read."-Anonymous

"The world is a book and those who don't travel read only one page." -Saint Augustine

"Women are naturally secretive, and they like to do their own secreting." -Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Canon Doyle)

"Live on purpose, not by accident." -my mom

"Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale." -Hans Christian Anderson

Land and Sea

Poem by Miranda

Midnight stretch of land and sea

A heart on wing, far as the crow flies

And my father says these words to me,

“Nay, nothing is set in stone, you see.”

Mute and cold the walls do seem

Offering me no sympathy

Naive and ill prepared I they deem

As my heart too flies over land and sea

A time of light, and a lonely time of frost

My eyes search the horizon to see

Him returning over land and sea

To be only with me, but at what cost?

Empty saddle, empty call, stumbling, about to fall

Turn to father proud and tall.

“He won’t be returning over land and sea-

For his name is set in stone, you see.”

"A Story"- By Miranda

~A Christmas poem~

"I once read a story

One without fireworks and glory-

It painted a picture clear

Of a baby not so very mere

Hay in his hair

Royalty can't help but stare

With the star ablaze above

The gift of God's great love-

I once read a story

Now I'm headed for glory."

Post #3- A Book Review of a Book I have Recently Read

Title: Do Hard Things
Author: Brett & Alex Harris

Summary:
"Do Hard Things" is an inspiring book about rejecting our cultures low expectations . Aimed mainly at teens, this book points out the dangers of settling for the worlds standards , which are goofing off and having fun . They call it "The myth of adolescence" , that is , what people now call "Teen" . Rebelling against the lies of being "too young" to make any real difference is what this book expounds upon . Brett and Alex give example after example of what we would deem "ordinary teens" doing extra-ordinary things for God's glory . They point out that the idea of adolescence is nothing but an excuse to be exempt of responsibility and doing anything that's difficult . Biblical principles and scripture references clearly show what teens can accomplish for God's kingdom and what He commands and expects from the youth of the world .

Evaluation:
Don't read "Do Hard Things" if you want to continue feeling okey about reading , doing and thinking shallow things . With it's many in-depth , real-life stories it makes you begin to dig deeper for meaning in your own life . Their challenges and insight about our world's twisted idea of youths priorities are incredible and sometimes frightening . It pushes and stretches what you think you are able to do with only the next page turn . There are no fireworks or embellished happily-ever-after's in this story ; it grips your heart with the truth of it and makes you wonder what you haven't been doing that you could to further God's kingdom . This book brings to light problems with our culture that other people and books dismiss as youthful whims , saying "They're teens , that's what they're supposed to be like!" well , "Do Hard Things" challenges that kind of thinking . I would recommend that every youth in America would read this book , it's that good . This depraved world could use more books like this one .

Two Cool Kids Who Escaped the Scary Building- old poem by Mirdanda

*I am going to start to periodically post old poems that I wrote while in a study hall at my school once a week. And don't get me wrong about the school (regardless of what the poems might claim), I LOVE the school and the people there but when I wrote these it was the hour before lunch and I was STARVING and sometimes bored. So, without farther ado, here is the first one! :)

~WEEK 2~

(I misplaced week 1)

"There is a scary building built upon the ground

And if you dare to walk past it, you wont hear a sound

But inside this scary, feared building of brick and concrete

There are many unaware children sitting in their seat

They sit and study the whole day through

Day or night, summer, winter, they have no clue

They don't look up from their books or pages

If you saw them they looked like they were in cages!

But two of these unaware children were cool

They knew no one should have to sit all day in school

So as the teachers called for them to sit down, they grabbed their stuff

and when they reached the door they said, "We are leaving in a HUFF!" "