Hey there! I’m Kira and I’m so glad you could stop by! I am a 17 year old Christian, homeschooled senior in highschool, and welcome to my blog. Here is where I write about my various passions and interests as well as my love for the Gospel and Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. My hope is that you will see Christ in me, and that God be glorified through this little ole blog of mine. May you be encouraged in your visit here, and hopefully you will stop back again soon!
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“Praying the Word means reading (or reciting) Scripture in a spirit of prayer and letting the meaning of the verses become our prayer and inspire our thoughts.” (John Piper in Tips for Praying the Word). While reading my Bible I often come accross verses and passages that I can pray as my own. I have started keeping a [...]
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Last week was a horror story for Japan. Devastating effects were caused by the earthquake and tsunami. Whole communities were swept away in this tragedy. Thousands left dead. The many still alive in the area are now exposed to harmful effects of the nuclear reactors radiation. It tears my heart. Tragedies like this, I do not have enough sympathy to give… any proves insufficient. [...]
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It’s been quiet around my blog here as you’ve probably noticed. The start-up of school and new schedules has kept me busy, but then came the cold and flu season. Yuck. Kelly and I have within the last month come down with two different flu viruses, two bad colds and also pink eye (we’ve never had pink eye [...]
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Update** Thank you for all the prayers! Kristina is home now and feeling well, though she does have to take it easy for a few days. I will say, she misses being pampered at the hospital; the nurses and doctors were great and gave her lots of attention! ———– If you could please pray… This morning [...]
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Yep - here is our “little big guy”, who’s also a big Twins fan. Here he is with his Joe Mauer Tee on and Twins hat. Oh, and notice his puffy shoes? They’re his baseball ”slippers” that we happened to get from a garage sale. By the way… Today was Ryan’s last day of medication and he is doing great! (Again, thank [...]
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Here is a full update on Ryan’s pneumonia in detail from my post yesterday. With yesterday’s morning visit to the doctor, they confirmed pneumonia by what they heard in Ryan’s chest though no other tests were done. When we got home and as the day went on, Ryan continued to go down hill with high fevers, rapid breathing, extreme pain [...]
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Hello Dear Readers! I have a prayer request – Early this morning my younger brother, Ryan, woke up with a really high fever and chest pain. We got him to a doctor, and it turns out he’s got pneumonia which evolved from the cold he’s had. He’s on medication right now but still has major pain in his [...]
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“I’m just havin’ a really bad day.” You know those “bad days” we usually refer to? Those days where we wake up and things just seem to go wrong right from the start? Those days we may use as an excuse for when we’re “edgy”? Those days we give name to when things just aren’t running smoothly or according to [...]
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