Stir Him Up {ON HOLD}

5

Chapter 5:

"My GPS says stop right here." I point to the book store on the left and daddy grunts pulling in the parking lot. He's not very happy because i woke him up at nine and told him to get ready. We got on the road at ten and he's usually sleeping till twelve on the weekends.

Eli had txt me all of the information to the books tore and church after school Friday and i can tell you i have never been so excited in my life to get a txt. I was mostly because i get to go to church but a small part of it was because Eli was txting me.

Bliss and i get out of the car excitedly and rush into the Christian book store. The lady at the counter gives us a big smile and welcomes us telling us if we need help she's here to help.

We go to where she says the bibles are and Bliss falls inlove with the first one she picks up. It's a princess bible and pink of course. She smiles and shows daddy when he finds us. "This is the one you want?" He asks looking it over with a nod.

Bliss cheers happily and says yes quickly. "I want that one."

"I dont know what one i want."

"You need a teen one that has footnotes and brakes it down for you to understand." Daddy infroms me and i look at him clueless he smiles and reaches around me picking a bible off of the shelf. He hands me a pink leather bible and i frown at him.

"I'm sure they have black." daddy chuckles and i look around smiling when i find one.

"Do you need a bible?"

"No i dug mine out last night." he says shaking his head. As we go to the counter i look daddy over. Eli and the rest of them arn't like us. They dont have tattoos or piercings and they are way kind and always smiling. We smile alot but not all of the time.

"Do Christians have tattoo's?" i ask daddy when we get to the counter.

"No Tiger after you become Christian your not suppose to sin and marking your body is a sin because it is God's temple. You are not a Christian and you have your markings God understands that. We're not all perfect and thats why Jesus died for us so he doesnt expect us to be perfect." He explains to me and i frown because i ruined my boy with my tattoo and piercings.

"So what do i do if i want to become Christian?"

Daddy looks down at me seriously. "When you become Christian people wont be worried about your tattoo they will know who you are with how you act. If you love everyone un-conditionally like God does they will know you are Christian and look past your tattoo."

I nod and thank the woman when she gives me the bag. Bliss takes her bible out and rushes to the car giggling. "So what about my piercings?"

"You take them out." My eyes widen at him because my piercings show who i am. That i am an individual. But i guess they are piercing God's temple. Daddy chuckles. "You dont have to now Blake because you're not a Christian but when you are you live for Christ and represent him fully."

We get in the car and i think about what my daddy told me the whole way to the mall. If my daddy knew this well then why did he get piercngs and tattoo's. He's covered in tattoos and he could never afford to get them all removed. He has both full sleeves and his chest and back tattoo'd.

"Are you alright?" daddy asks parking the car.

"I'm fine." i say giving him a smile he gives me a dis believing look but gets out letting Bliss out with him. I would have asked him but i dont want to offend him or make him sad so i just get out of the car with a smile ready to shop.

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Bliss and I get up early Sunday morning. She slept with me last night asking me all kind of questions on what she thinks church would be like. I didnt know so i had to tell her what i thought it would be like.