An unexpected sunrise

"...may they who love you be like the sun when it rises in its strength."

Judges5:31

I saw the sunrise in my rearview mirror as I drove home this morning . It was beautiful. There were brilliant shades of blue and yellow, and then ever so slowly some red crept in. I have always loved sunrises. I prefer them over sunsets. I think it is because I see them so rarely, and when I do, it is usually because I've made an effort to do so. There also seems to be something about a sunrise that is just so filled with hope. The day is breaking bright and fresh... and with a splendor that few will see, yet it is there all the same. It's a glorious thing. I wish I made the effort to see more of them... and that I could get my friends to come along. I think I need more sunrises in my life, more hope as I face each day. I need to find something real to look forward to. Beyond the immediate I have no idea of what will bring me joy or how I can best use my talents. I need more sunrises.

My moralistic youth

Okay, so I couldn't resist putting up this other piece of literature from my youth. I only have the last bit of the story so our reference points are missing, but I still think the main idea can be understood. I am pretty sure that this is how most of my stories were when I was a child. Unless I'm mistaken, I always wrote about trying to be happy with what God gives you. I guess I was trying to reassure myself that it was okay to be short through my writing. It's a pretty crazy story, and I think I was younger when I wrote this than I was when I wrote the spinach horror... hold on to your hats! (I'm going to type it with all the same grammatical errors... because they are rather funny)

Yea hey! maybe we can talk to the lord. I've heard about asking him into your heart and praying, so they looked up in the bible prayer and this is what they prayed (our father who art in heven howlled be thy name thy kingdom come thy will be done as earth as it is in heaven give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our tresspassing and lead us not in to temptation but deliver us from evil for thyne is the kingdom, the power the glory forever amen) and the monkey said his own prayer (dear God please come in to my heart and let me and eagle change bodies amen) and when they opened their eyes they didn't change heads but eagle got a tail and monkey got wings. and they praised the lord. They did this for years then one day; monkey said I'm getting tired of this. So am I said the eagle so lets pray again so they did and said (dear God please change us to be who we we really are not someone else amen

the end

-> turn over->

(this was on the original yellow paper)

if your small and people tease you or blind or look funny weird don't try to be someone else insted, be what God made you if God wanted you to be tall you would and if he wanted you to see you would if he wanted you to be weird looking you would be don't try to be someone else when your you.