What Happened
- I got to go back to dance this week after my toe was broken!! Even painful pointework felt good after several weeks of no dancing; do any fellow dancers know what I'm talking about?
- No school on Memorial Day...always nice :)
- Lots of time to read...also always nice.
- This incredible song that my chorus is singing at our concert next week. Go listen to it right now (hint: the best part starts halfway through the song).
- Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer, a quick but emotionally compelling novel about a sixteen-year-old waitress and her aunt, a cook, who come to work at a diner in a quirky small town. The twist is that the owner has cancer...and he decides to run for mayor. Such a good book!
As summer approaches quickly (and for some of you it's probably already here), I have a challenge for us all. Don't waste your summer.
It doesn't matter what you do, and it can certainly be enjoyable! All I mean is that summer is not meant to be three months where you watch TV and YouTube and surf the internet all day.
Read some good books if you don't have time during the school year. Get a job. Do a summer camp or workshop that fits your goals. Get in some quality time with family, train hard for a sport, volunteer somewhere. Learn a new hobby or skill.
Try to plan ahead of time what your goals for the summer are and how you are going to achieve them. That way you will be less tempted to resort to technology to entertain you for the next few months.
Join me in attempting not to spend my entire summer online. Will you accept the challenge?
Hello Grace. So good to know you throgh your profile on the blogger and the blog post. I am glad to stop by your blog post which is though for the teens but since I came across it I am making use of it for encouraging you to continue in challenging teens to do things that would honor God in thieir young age. I am a stranger from Mumbai, India but the Lord has purpose in getting me connected with you. I am in the Pasotral ministry for last 37 yrs in the great city of Mumbai a city with a great contrast where richest of rich and the poorest of poor live. We reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of Christ to bring healing to the broken hearted. We also encourage young and the adults from the west to come to Mumbai to work with us during their vacation time. We would love you to come to Mumbai with your friends to work with us during your vacation time. I am sure you will have a life changing experiencer. My email id is: dhwankhede(at)gmail(dot)com and my name is Diwakar Wankhede. Looking forward to hear from you very soon. God's richest blessings on you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your encouragement! I'm not anticipating that I will be able to go on a mission trip anytime soon, but I will keep your invitation in mind!
DeleteHello Grace. So good to know you throgh your profile on the blogger and the blog post. I am glad to stop by your blog post which is though for the teens but since I came across it I am making use of it for encouraging you to continue in challenging teens to do things that would honor God in thieir young age. I am a stranger from Mumbai, India but the Lord has purpose in getting me connected with you. I am in the Pasotral ministry for last 37 yrs in the great city of Mumbai a city with a great contrast where richest of rich and the poorest of poor live. We reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of Christ to bring healing to the broken hearted. We also encourage young and the adults from the west to come to Mumbai to work with us during their vacation time. We would love you to come to Mumbai with your friends to work with us during your vacation time. I am sure you will have a life changing experiencer. My email id is: dhwankhede(at)gmail(dot)com and my name is Diwakar Wankhede. Looking forward to hear from you very soon. God's richest blessings on you.
ReplyDeleteI love Hope was Here! It's such a beautiful book! When's your choir concert? What else are you singing? Break a leg!
ReplyDeleteThe concert is Wednesday night. We're singing an Italian piece and Jabberwocky set to a tune (which is really fun). We're also singing Shake It Off...not my favorite song ever, but I'll get through it. :)
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