2016 Autumn Journal

Traveling (possibly)

Thursday, October 13th, 2016

Today was decades day for spirit week and I dressed as a skateboarder from the 90s.
I met a fellow Wattpad member in Physics. I do not know her username yet but I gave her mine and we spent half of the class period talking about what we were writing. It was nice because we understood each other.
Today was the big debate in Civics and my side won. There was a classmate on the other side that really stuck out to me. She really put her heart into the debate. I first met her in band because we both played baritone. I have not really been close to her but we really connected and we actually worked together in geometry. It was nice that even though we took two totally different paths in life that we still connected and enjoyed spending time with each other.
I went to an after-school meeting for the travel team with my mom and younger brother. We were invited to attend a trip to France and Italy in two years. We really want to go but are not sure if we will be able to. More about this later.

Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: “Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.”
– Esther 4:15-16 (NIV)
"In order to save the Jewish people from annihilation, Esther had to take the risk of entering the king’s chamber unannounced, which if he disapproved would mean her death. Esther knew that she could not face this situation alone. She would need others to petition God in prayer and fasting. When faced with major life decisions, do we enlist others to join us or do we face life altering circumstances on our own?" - Dave Whitehead

The song of the day is Freaks by Timmy Trumpet & Savage. I heard this song after I was introduced to Redfoo (I think that was his name) by Rhett and Link. I loved his music ever since and he is now on my list of favorite artists. The video does not belong to me. If you would like to suggest a song you may.

I have no celebrity birthday today but I do have two prayer requests. The first is about the trip. My dad is a teacher and sadly, teachers do not get paid a lot of money. My family might not have enough money for me, my brother, and my mom to go. So my mom wanted us to pray for the financial part of the trip. The second prayer request is for my brother, NintendoNerdNavybean. He injured his foot and left to go to the hospital earlier. He asked for prayers so please pray for him. If you have any prayer requests feel free to share. I would love to pray for you. Soar on, Eagle Army!