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#5- Exercised in my free time

School is done. There are lots of things to do now, but what should I really spend my time on? A garden needs weeding, a book is sitting on my shelf, there are siblings to play with… the list goes on. What should I do? Maybe, I will take a little “me” time. This doesn’t mean doing my hair, nails etc. (it is very rare to find me doing that stuff…VERY RARE) It means I will take some time to enrich my health. Whoa!!!! Am I really thinking that I will sacrifice my free time to exercise??? Great thought but no than… Why not? Why not take even just half an hour of my free time to exercise? It does say in the Bible that our bodies are a temple of the Holy Spirit. That means we take care of our bodies. Time is something that can be easily wasted but greatly used. How are you going to use your time?

Priscilla

P.S. After exercising I did read a book and play a game with my siblings. 🙂

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#4-Wrapped Up Hose

Very simple one today. Hard things don’t have to be big, there is such a thing as small hard things too and this is one of them. Anyway, about the hose…
It’s a long story but we spilled ketchup on our driveway, it looks like someone died on our driveway so my parents, not wanting to be accused of murder asked me if I could clean the ketchup off. I was glad too. I took the hose and cleaned up all the ketchup. No biggie! When putting the hose back though, I decided to take the next step and coil it nicely. It would be easy to leave the hose lying all over the sidewalk, walk away and never think about it again. But that would be easy, not hard. Everyone has a chance to go above and beyond expectations and take initiative. My parents once did a “initiative program” with us to instill in us the habit of not leaving things half done but rising up to do more without being asked. I want to thank them for teaching us skills and character traits like that. Thank you Mom and Dad!!!

Priscilla

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#3- Apologized

It was late, I was tired, but it was still no reason to snap at my sister. While lying in bed I thought, “the easy thing would be to go to sleep right now, but I’m taking a hard thing challenge, so…” I did the hard thing, I apologized. Apologizing can be hard. Who wants to admit that they are wrong and shamefacedly go back to confess to the victim of their sin . I was wrong. I am sorry. Please forgive me. Sweet words. They show humility, not pride. Apologies are precious.

Priscilla

P.S. My sister and I have a habit of after we apologize we have a pillow fight. I don’t know why. Maybe it just helps us get out any last emotions that we have. (not really) We always leave the room laughing and best buddies again. 🙂

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#2- Fought for babies lives at abortion clinic

Recently my brother and mom have been going out to an abortion clinic to be sidewalk counselors to women who are going to have abortions. Me and my younger brother and sister went once to watch and today I went out again with my family. It is a sad and eye opening experience but I enjoy being able to participate in a spiritual battle over life and death. Every mother who walked into that clinic represented a death of a baby, a baby who is precious in the eyes of God. Today my hard thing is fighting for babies who have no voice. They want to yell, “Don’t kill me Mama!” They can’t. But we can. I can. We all can speak up for these babies. It can be hard to stand up for something so controversial, but hey isn’t that why it is on my 100 Hard Things list?

Priscilla

“Justice to the fatherless, defend the afflicted, rescue the weak, deliver the needy.”
Psalm 82:3-4

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Genevieve Saves Paris: Teen Does Hard Thing

While reading about Attila the Hun I came across this story of a teenage nun and thought it would be inspirational for all of y’all…

“As Attila and his army approached Paris, at that time a small fortified town on an island in the Seine River, the inhabitants panicked in the knowledge that many cities had already been destroyed by the Huns. Many residents had gone to church to pray for protection. Among them was a teenage nun named Genevieve who from the age of seven had dedicated herself to a life of faith and good deeds. Standing before the congregation of frightened Parisians, Genevieve offered to go alone or as the leader of a group of young women to confront Attila. She also prophesied that the town would be spared for destruction. After rallying the Parisians, Genevieve met with Attila at the walls of the town, and according to the legend, she convinced him to spare the city. The story of her brave act spread and became a symbol of courage for those who resisted the Huns. Genevieve was later named a saint by the Catholic Church and today is the patron saint of Paris.”

cited from “Heroes and Villains: Attila the Hun” by Marilyn Tower Oliver

Cool story of a teenage girl doing a very brave thing and putting her life in danger to save the town and church where she lived.

Priscilla