Category: For Girls
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Where God Leads
By: Ruby Crowe When I was seven years old my parents, two younger sisters and I moved to southern Japan. We had lived on the Northern island of Hokkaido since I was a baby, but we were moving to the outskirts of Tokyo. I attended a Japanese preschool since I…
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Fruit of the Spirit
By: Hannah Gorrell “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law” (Galatians 5:22-23) Paul lists the fruit of the Spirit. These attributes pertain to one fruit. He does not say the “fruits are” but the” fruit is.”…
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What Do You Want For Christmas?
By: Caitlin York It is without question that every December, I am asked what I want for Christmas. As the year comes to a close, we all look forward to the excitement of family time, sharing gifts with one another, and making memories. It is so easy to get wrapped…
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Seeing Our Godly Mentor
By: Jenna Altom I remember the days! The day that pimple popped up on my face to ruin all of the special pictures. The day the boy I thought might be the one broke my heart. The day I was betrayed by one of my best friends. The stress of…
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Contentment is a Choice
By: Autumn Elliott Shuck These days, social media is at the center of most of our lives. It is easy to get sucked into being fascinated and even obsessed with what influencers and our peers post online. The danger of this is that it can lead us to wish we…
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What’s A Girl To Do?
By: Rachel Bryant, RN What is one of your most prized possessions? Maybe your phone? Your gaming system? Your favorite sweater that looks so cute on you? If you have something that is important to you, you take care of it, don’t you? Well, in that same thought, YOU are…
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Identity in Christ
By: Rachel Munsey Jackson When I was born, my parents knew within hours that I was very ill. My kidneys were covered with cysts and I was in kidney failure at birth! Fast forward seven years and I could barely walk through the grocery store. Thankfully, I wasn’t really aware…
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He is Able
By: Catherine Blades How often do I limit God? As I wrote this question down, the words seemed to scream at me. Our God is almighty. He is awesome and powerful. I know this; yet, I choose to make Him powerless. I wrote that question down after I read this…
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Prioritize
By: Emily Faison What’s the most expensive thing you’ve ever wanted? A new iPhone or tickets to a concert? For me, I couldn’t wait to have my own car. In Sunday School, we spent a lot of time talking about everyday topics like money. We talked about budgeting, saving, and…
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Summer Mission Programs
By: Khristi Shores Adventure, excitement, friendships, challenges, training, learning, blessings, stretching, and growing. These terms apply to two summer programs: ETEAM (mission team) and Truth and Peace (leadership program). ETEAM is a three-week program open to young people entering their sophomore year of high school through their senior year graduation.…
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