I get the weekly e-newsletter from Sojourners, this faith-politics organization and this letter from a reader made me agree out loud:

Cathy Lester writes from Grayling, Michigan ( Read more... )

I liked the Life On The Way Devotional I received in my Inbox today (it's great, now the one automated message I get each day is a devotional and NOT an SAT question of the day)

Paul wrote, "I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow. It's not important who does the planting, or who does the watering ( Read more... )

Sorry, brief interjection from what I started writing on Saturday... at around midnight

Today, I unsubscribed from the SAT Questions of the Day services. Do you know why? Do you know why???
BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE TO TAKE SATs ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Oh man. That is amazing. But I can't really believe that 12 hours ago, I was in a classroom at Newton ( Read more... )

Today started off so bad. I thought it was going to be one of those terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days. AP Government sucks. Oh speaking of that, I forgot I had to do that homework.. haha but I'll do it in a little bit. Everyone is such a bitch in that class and Mr. Callahan doesn't know how to teach. We read two articles today during class ( Read more... )

It feels like I've been in school forever and it was summer 5000 years ago. Even though I really don't have that much work, it just feels like it's become a routine after going to the high school for 3 years. It's my beaten path, ha ( Read more... )

Okay, okay, I really should be doing homework, but I just really want to WRITE HERE ( Read more... )

Oh, I had almost forgotten how much I love retreats ( Read more... )

Hmm... so how about I actually like/love being a senior? Yesterday was the first official day of school and I just got such a good feeling. Maybe it's because I remembered and was reminded that I actually have friends in school and that they actually like me and I like them too. haha ( Read more... )

Okay, it's super, super late, but I just want to type because I haven't wrote an LJ entry in basically a week ( Read more... )

I just sighed because I realized that there isn't that much time left of this summer. I don't really know why, but this summer has just seemed a bit different than all the rest. It hasn't really felt like "summer." I never really thought about it being summer this time around whereas the past summers I feel as though I did so many "summery" things ( Read more... )