Okay so I have just recently decided to write a book. I figure the best way to get feedback on it and if I should continue to finish writing it or if i should just stop right now is to write it in a blog and let people comment on it. Here it is!
Running, that's all she ever did then a problem came up these days. She could hear Brett behind her getting closer, if ever she could disappear now would be the time. "Jackelyn", he yelled, "I just want to talk about it. Don't make this hard, just hand it over and I will go." Yeah right, she thought, like she would ever just hand it over to him. There, through the branches, she caught a glimpse of the reason she had headed this way in the first place. The branches were just low enough here, she could climb fast. Her whole plan was hinged on this moment, whether or not she had enough time to get far enough up the tree before Brett came around the bend and saw her. Grabbing the lowest branch, she heaved herself up and stood on it grabbing the next branch, she worked quickly, pulling her body up to the spot where two branches forked and she was hidden. Just in time, there was Brett below looking this way and that, wondering where she had gone. "Jackelyn," he yelled again, " I know you can hear me! I can't believe my grandfather gave it to you for safe keeping instead of me." He got quiet. "Jackie please." She could barely stand it when he got all quiet and said her name like that, the way that meant I am sorry, please forgive me, I still love you. It made her want to give him everything, because she was still in love with him. Oh no, not this time! She'd had enough, he was not the same guy who had written love notes to her in high school. She did not know this person below her and she was not giving him what he wanted, no matter what he said or how he said her name! Then it happened, the moment she had feared would come, but that she prayed would not. He looked up, "Ah, there you are Jackie." She closed her eyes, as he continued, " I knew I would find you, you never were good at playing hide and seek.
So, this part is like the prelude or something. It's like the thing on the back of the book or on the inside flap that gets you interested in the book. Haha well let me know what you think please!
Friday, November 21, 2008
Saturday, November 8, 2008
End of Times
I have been thinking lately about when Jesus is going to come again and what brings this coming about. Now I like writing about topics that I am still exploring myself so feel free to comment on what I am saying! I do not know everything and you may see something a different way then I did that will give more in site into that topic.
So, I was reading in the book of Revelations on my way to a harvest party and I was having a discussion with my mom on the end times. As I was reading out of my backpack bible to my mom I had a thought about one of the passages it was in chapter 12 verses 13-16 if you are going to read it I recommend reading the whole chapter or you may get confused. It says " 13 when the dragon (Satan) saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. 14 The woman was given two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the desert, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and a half a time, out of the serpents reach. 15 Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river, to over take the woman and sweep her away with the torrent. 16 But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth." When I read that last part I had the thought that the earth opening up was how the Grand Canyon was made. My mom said that I was probably just being silly but I really think that it is a possibility.
I was also reading in chapter 13 and in verse 5 it says " The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise his authority for forty-two months." My mom stated the fact that forty-two months is equal to four years, which I thought is also how long the president is in office before he has to apply for re-election. I was a bit disturbed when I heard that the people in other country's where dancing and chanting Obama's name through out their streets when he was elected. That coupled with verses 7 & 8 of chapter 13 have me wondering when the time will come? They state, " He was given power to make war against the saints and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation. 8 All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast - all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world." I know that the end of times is not going to be brought about by just one person like a lot of people have said and thought. Yes it starts out as one person but it quickly will be more than just one if you read on in Revelations you will read about another beast that promotes the first beast.
I realize that when Jesus comes back and the tribulation is over we will be with him and everything will be new and beautiful. But I struggle with thoughts of what I want and if he comes back right now what I would not get to have. Because I want to graduate and get married, build my ranch and have kids. But those are all what I want, not me saying what ever your will is God have your way. I have a hard time telling God he can have his way in my life and relinquishing hold on stuff in my life. I apologize if this is all a mess and you have a hard time reading it. I have decided to just write down my thoughts and right now they are pretty jumbled up so this may reflect my thoughts. Well this is it my thoughts on the matter.
So, I was reading in the book of Revelations on my way to a harvest party and I was having a discussion with my mom on the end times. As I was reading out of my backpack bible to my mom I had a thought about one of the passages it was in chapter 12 verses 13-16 if you are going to read it I recommend reading the whole chapter or you may get confused. It says " 13 when the dragon (Satan) saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. 14 The woman was given two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the desert, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and a half a time, out of the serpents reach. 15 Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river, to over take the woman and sweep her away with the torrent. 16 But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth." When I read that last part I had the thought that the earth opening up was how the Grand Canyon was made. My mom said that I was probably just being silly but I really think that it is a possibility.
I was also reading in chapter 13 and in verse 5 it says " The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise his authority for forty-two months." My mom stated the fact that forty-two months is equal to four years, which I thought is also how long the president is in office before he has to apply for re-election. I was a bit disturbed when I heard that the people in other country's where dancing and chanting Obama's name through out their streets when he was elected. That coupled with verses 7 & 8 of chapter 13 have me wondering when the time will come? They state, " He was given power to make war against the saints and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation. 8 All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast - all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world." I know that the end of times is not going to be brought about by just one person like a lot of people have said and thought. Yes it starts out as one person but it quickly will be more than just one if you read on in Revelations you will read about another beast that promotes the first beast.
I realize that when Jesus comes back and the tribulation is over we will be with him and everything will be new and beautiful. But I struggle with thoughts of what I want and if he comes back right now what I would not get to have. Because I want to graduate and get married, build my ranch and have kids. But those are all what I want, not me saying what ever your will is God have your way. I have a hard time telling God he can have his way in my life and relinquishing hold on stuff in my life. I apologize if this is all a mess and you have a hard time reading it. I have decided to just write down my thoughts and right now they are pretty jumbled up so this may reflect my thoughts. Well this is it my thoughts on the matter.
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