Half a Lifetime Ago...

I was tagged. Thanks, Jean. :)

Here I find myself digging through my old pictures and memorabilia from Junior High. At about this time I would have been on my way home from a long day studying 8th grade material at Creston Mayfield Christian School. Or maybe I would have been at softball practice, playing in a game, or running track.

Oh Al, we were so speedy! You should show Jessie these...

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My homeroom teacher was Mrs. Knol. She taught fun classes, infusing art and creativity into our veins at every chance. We wrote in our journals, defining great words like "Love" and "Hope" and "Faith", and then debating "What is a thing?" and "How much is too much?".

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In 8th grade I took the intro course of placing issues in God's hands. When going through a difficult time I found a blue marble painted with the continents in green, mysteriously, in my possession. With it was a note of encouragement and an article that in summary stated, "Sometimes I forget my blue marble, but God never forgets the world." I still have that blue marble, and it's still a strong reminder.

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I have to confess though, most of my thoughts were centered around a boy named John (THE CRUSH, but don't tell Travis! plus, Travis is MuCh cuter...) and leaving 8th grade behind to move up to GRCHS next year.

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While 8th grade was grand, I have to say I wouldn't want to revisit. My goodness, all the awkwardness of being a new teen, cliques, and puberty...I'm glad I made it through! And sooo glad that I've outgrown being the "Kleenex Queen".

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And I think now it's MY turn to *TaG* someone else. So, Tiffany and Laura, what were YOU doing half a lifetime ago?!?