Broken Pencils

 

  How do you get through life everyday? Life can be hard and sometimes I feel alone. Occasionally, I think that I have no one and that I am walking alone. However, I believe that God will always guide me through it and never leave me by myself. This I believe. This is my philosophy for a lot of reasons. The main reason being that if God wasn’t guiding me through life, my life would fall apart. He has changed my life in many ways, but an example of how he has guided me through life is when I had lost my grandma. Before my grandma passed away, I wasn’t going to church and my life was just there. However, right before she passed, she asked me if I would start going to church so that she could see me one day. Although I hate that he took her, I believe he did it so that I would start giving my life to him. He guided me and helped me become a better version of myself. I started going to church and even though it was hard, he gave me friends to help me and sent me to an amazing church ...

  June 11, 2025 Dear 7th grade Lizzie, Your 7th grade year your Great Grandma Johnson, who you referred to as GG, passed away. It just so happened to be on your 13th birthday. It was really challenging watching her suffer in the hospital. You stayed by her side the whole entire time she was in both the hospital and when she was at home on hospice. You did your best to keep calm and not cry in front of her. It was definitely a struggle but you managed.  This loss was one of your worst ones and still is so far. You were lost and felt like you had no one; but you did. You went and looked for comfort. Something that could distract you from everything. You fell in a really deep hole but managed with the love and support of your friends. No matter where you went you always found comfort in someone or something. You found people who understood you, comforted you, and helped you get through it.  You were and still are such a strong and powerful woman even when you didn’t feel lik...