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Chapter 1~ The list

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"Handsome, hardworking, intelligent... oh no!" Emma paused and erased everything on her list. "I should put God first before anything else,  phew! Let's do this again." Emma continued writing, "Loves God, handsome, hardworking, intelligent, talen..."
"Emma!!!" Mrs. Woods called from downstairs.
"Come help me in the kitchen honey," She added.
Emma quickly jumped out of bed and kept her book in her favourite backpack before rushing downstairs.

Emma is 17 years old, raised by a single mother. Her dad died the day she was born. He was on his way to the hospital that day when a truck ran into his car.
Emma's mum, mrs Woods fell into depression after hearing the news.  But she managed to pull through for the sake of her baby. Mrs. Woods never thought of blaming Emma or cursed the day she was born. She is a Christian and she strongly believes that everything works together for good to those that love God.
"Yes mum" Emma joined her mum in the kitchen.
  It was Thanksgiving today and it has been a tradition for the Woods to host a family dinner every Thanksgiving.
"Help me clean the turkey Emma I'll prepare the stuffing." Mrs. Woods instructed.
"I'm trying a new recipe today, I actually got it from food network and I hope it comes out right." She added.
"Remember the last time you tried a new recipe?" Emma asked and immediately the two bursted out with laughter.
"This one will be different,  I can tell." Mrs. Woods assured her.
"I pray so." Emma smiled and the two continued working.

It's 5pm, Emma and her mum were done with dinner and they both looked tired.
Emma retired to her room to freshen up before her cousins come over.
Emma's grandparents, aunt and cousins will be coming over for dinner this year.
Emma quickly had her bath and wore  a pretty dress her mum made her.
Mrs. Woods is a fashion designer, she made all of Emma's clothes well except for some she got from the mall which are few.
As Emma was trying to get her hair brush from the shelf, she kicked a chair by mistake and her backpack fell. She tried picking it up when her note book fell out of the bag. Apparently, the bag was unzipped.
"Oh well, dinner is by 7pm and I still got time before then. Might as well complete my list." Emma gave a faint smile as she sat on her bed to write.
"What else do I want in a man?" She thought out loud. "Umm...talented, great fashion sense and must smell good." Emma was interrupted by a thought. 
Everytime she likes someone, she would adjust her list especially when the guy in question does not meet up with her list.
He was either handsome and dumb or had everything except Christ.
"What if he wants sex? I can't have sex till after marriage.  What am I even doing? This is dumb, I dont need a stupid list, I dont even need a boyfriend till I'm ready for marriage...I guess...Ugh!!!" Emma closed her book in annoyance and reached for her hair brush.
Thirty minutes later, her family members started trooping in and soon after they all had an amazing dinner.
Turns out Mrs. Woods recipe came out great!

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Hey guys, this is my first book, I'm a little rusty as you can see but please be nice in the comment section.
I promise to make the remaining chapters even more interesting.  Don't forget to comment,vote and follow.

God bless you.
♡
Toneeya.

The scripture reference for this chapter
Romans 8: 28
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them.

10/11/20