Verse 1
When I am in the dark
and we seem far apart
I know your there for me
Helping me to see
That when ever I fall
All I need to do is call
And you will come and forgive
and wash away my sins
Chorus
Because, when you died, you did not die forever
died on the cross but three days later
broke free from death and lived again
Now I'm cover with your blood and I'm free from my sins
When I fall I get back up
with the life giving water from your cup
Then I'll shout and praise your name
Then I'll shout and praise your name,name,name,eh,eh,eh(X2)
Verses 2
When I have lost the fight
drawing away from your light
my hearts in desperate need
for you to be with me because my heart is locked
and no one ever bothered to knock
but then you came with a key to come and set me free
Chorus
Bridge
Now I know I'm safe with you
based on all the things you do I praise you name
forever you the same
I will watch your love sore
because your all I need and more
Chorus
Friday, June 4, 2010
Who gets to be God
Through out your life
Who gets to be God?
Who do you look to
to get out of the fog?
DO you look to yourself?
Do you look to your friends?
Or do you look to God
To see how it will end?
IF you look to yourself
No one tells you what to do
You go along thru your life
everythings up to you.
If you go to your friends
you have a bit of help
but when you start to follow them
will you think for yourself?
IF you look up to God
You will have love and grace
tell your problems to Him
and feel his warm embrace
So i just want to ask you
Who gets to be God
Which option is best
to get you out of the fog?
Who gets to be God?
Who do you look to
to get out of the fog?
DO you look to yourself?
Do you look to your friends?
Or do you look to God
To see how it will end?
IF you look to yourself
No one tells you what to do
You go along thru your life
everythings up to you.
If you go to your friends
you have a bit of help
but when you start to follow them
will you think for yourself?
IF you look up to God
You will have love and grace
tell your problems to Him
and feel his warm embrace
So i just want to ask you
Who gets to be God
Which option is best
to get you out of the fog?
my life...which way
Life of darkness
or life of light
here tonight
i give my life
to adore and praise
your wonderful name
and try not to
take it in vain
but how could you love me
from my past sins
how can you forget
how can you forgive?
how can you love me
and say i am yours?
When I have not cared for you
all my life before?
But why should i ask
what you did i should love
for now i can be with you
in heaven above!
or life of light
here tonight
i give my life
to adore and praise
your wonderful name
and try not to
take it in vain
but how could you love me
from my past sins
how can you forget
how can you forgive?
how can you love me
and say i am yours?
When I have not cared for you
all my life before?
But why should i ask
what you did i should love
for now i can be with you
in heaven above!
no longer scared
go ahead
no one ever cared
the thoughts in her head say
as she cries hard, very scared
She calls up a friend
they talk for a while
but after they hang up
the thoughts say all the while
go ahead
no one ever cared
the thoughts in her head say
as she cries hard, very scared
she goes to a party
everyone is happy to see her
but the thoughts come back
when she looks into the mirror
go ahead,
no one ever cared
the thought in her head say
as she cries hard, very scared
She gets her report card
All As down the line
her parents are proud of her
but the thoughts still cry
go ahead
no one ever cared
the thoughts in her head say
as she cries hard, very scared
she comes across a Christian song
talking about the greatest kind of love
she tires to listen
but she heard the thoughts come
go ahead
no one ever cared
the thoughts in her head say
as she cries hard, very scared
She prays that night
she finds hope and faith
but the thoughts wont have it
as they begin to race
go ahead
no one ever cared
but she does not cry
she is not scared
she learns more about God
as she reads her bible every day
but the thoughts wont give up
they still go to her and say
go ahead
no one ever cared
but she does not cry
she is not scared
She knows the thoughts are not true
She knows her God is greater
but the thoughts will never give up
they want to invade her
go ahead
no one ever cared
she does not cry
she is not scared
She no longer listens to the thoughts
Her God has kept her safe
but the words are in her mind
but laugh at the words that in her head used to race
go ahead
no one ever cared
she no longer cries
she's no longer scared.
no one ever cared
the thoughts in her head say
as she cries hard, very scared
She calls up a friend
they talk for a while
but after they hang up
the thoughts say all the while
go ahead
no one ever cared
the thoughts in her head say
as she cries hard, very scared
she goes to a party
everyone is happy to see her
but the thoughts come back
when she looks into the mirror
go ahead,
no one ever cared
the thought in her head say
as she cries hard, very scared
She gets her report card
All As down the line
her parents are proud of her
but the thoughts still cry
go ahead
no one ever cared
the thoughts in her head say
as she cries hard, very scared
she comes across a Christian song
talking about the greatest kind of love
she tires to listen
but she heard the thoughts come
go ahead
no one ever cared
the thoughts in her head say
as she cries hard, very scared
She prays that night
she finds hope and faith
but the thoughts wont have it
as they begin to race
go ahead
no one ever cared
but she does not cry
she is not scared
she learns more about God
as she reads her bible every day
but the thoughts wont give up
they still go to her and say
go ahead
no one ever cared
but she does not cry
she is not scared
She knows the thoughts are not true
She knows her God is greater
but the thoughts will never give up
they want to invade her
go ahead
no one ever cared
she does not cry
she is not scared
She no longer listens to the thoughts
Her God has kept her safe
but the words are in her mind
but laugh at the words that in her head used to race
go ahead
no one ever cared
she no longer cries
she's no longer scared.
I know who I am
I thought i was so weak
But God told me I am strong
I thought i was a mistake
And God proved me wrong.
I thought I was no one
God said i am his child
I thought i was alone
But God was there all the while
I thought He was a lie
Now He is my life till I die
I thought heaven was not real
until God showed me the real deal.
I lived in chaos each and every day
till God showed me all His ways
And when I fall short to the way of men
God has a way of lifting me up again
God saved me and Im free
He can do it to you, just believe
And before you know it, when time is right
He'll come and take you in, with all of his might!
But God told me I am strong
I thought i was a mistake
And God proved me wrong.
I thought I was no one
God said i am his child
I thought i was alone
But God was there all the while
I thought He was a lie
Now He is my life till I die
I thought heaven was not real
until God showed me the real deal.
I lived in chaos each and every day
till God showed me all His ways
And when I fall short to the way of men
God has a way of lifting me up again
God saved me and Im free
He can do it to you, just believe
And before you know it, when time is right
He'll come and take you in, with all of his might!
crank dat remix
Yes, its true! Soulja boy remix that i made! Enjoy and God bless!
[Chorus: x2]
Jesus Christ, He saved my soul
Came in my life and took control
on the cross he took my sins
when we get to heaven we go right in
You crank that holy ghost (X4)
[Verse 1:]
Jesus Christ, So full of power
he could come back at any hour
Now watch me go
as I do his works as I am told
and now I watch his plan unfold
loving On Them Haters Man
When I crank that holy ghost
I Lean To The Left And praise his name now
(Now You)
I'm casting out the demons
And If you hear some screaming
Then I'm stomping on the demons
You Catch Me At Your Local churches
Yes I praise him every day
people Get Mad Cause
I'm not doing what they say
[Chorus x2]
[Verse 2:]
I'm praying to the Lord
and the bible is my sword
Im gonna tell all the earth
and you know that i always put God first
ever' one wants to live in
this world that's full of sin and
when they look at us they say
man they live a weird way, way
every day, every day
i get it, get it
every day every day
No, you dont have to pray like me
No, you dont have to act like me
No, you dont have to think like me
God just wants to use you!
[Chorus x2]
I am now forgivin from my sins?
There was a way
That I could win!
Jesus Christ died for my soul
So that in this life I can be whole
life I can be whole[x5]
Now i am off to a fresh new start
For Jesus Christ
I can play the part
By doing all his works
With the down sides and its perks
down sides and its perks
down sides and its perks
down sides and its perks
down sides and its perks
(Awwwwwww) (You)
[Chorus x2]
[Chorus: x2]
Jesus Christ, He saved my soul
Came in my life and took control
on the cross he took my sins
when we get to heaven we go right in
You crank that holy ghost (X4)
[Verse 1:]
Jesus Christ, So full of power
he could come back at any hour
Now watch me go
as I do his works as I am told
and now I watch his plan unfold
loving On Them Haters Man
When I crank that holy ghost
I Lean To The Left And praise his name now
(Now You)
I'm casting out the demons
And If you hear some screaming
Then I'm stomping on the demons
You Catch Me At Your Local churches
Yes I praise him every day
people Get Mad Cause
I'm not doing what they say
[Chorus x2]
[Verse 2:]
I'm praying to the Lord
and the bible is my sword
Im gonna tell all the earth
and you know that i always put God first
ever' one wants to live in
this world that's full of sin and
when they look at us they say
man they live a weird way, way
every day, every day
i get it, get it
every day every day
No, you dont have to pray like me
No, you dont have to act like me
No, you dont have to think like me
God just wants to use you!
[Chorus x2]
I am now forgivin from my sins?
There was a way
That I could win!
Jesus Christ died for my soul
So that in this life I can be whole
life I can be whole[x5]
Now i am off to a fresh new start
For Jesus Christ
I can play the part
By doing all his works
With the down sides and its perks
down sides and its perks
down sides and its perks
down sides and its perks
down sides and its perks
(Awwwwwww) (You)
[Chorus x2]
I know who I am
I thought i was so weak
But God told me I am strong
I thought i was a mistake
And God proved me wrong.
I thought I was no one
God said i am his child
I thought i was alone
But God was there all the while
I thought He was a lie
Now He is my life till I die
I thought heaven was not real
until God showed me the real deal.
I lived in chaos each and every day
till God showed me all His ways
And when I fall short to the way of men
God has a way of lifting me up again
God saved me and Im free
He can do it to you, just believe
And before you know it, when time is right
He'll come and take you in, with all of his might!
But God told me I am strong
I thought i was a mistake
And God proved me wrong.
I thought I was no one
God said i am his child
I thought i was alone
But God was there all the while
I thought He was a lie
Now He is my life till I die
I thought heaven was not real
until God showed me the real deal.
I lived in chaos each and every day
till God showed me all His ways
And when I fall short to the way of men
God has a way of lifting me up again
God saved me and Im free
He can do it to you, just believe
And before you know it, when time is right
He'll come and take you in, with all of his might!
More than Anything......Play write
More Then Anything
By: Shannon Watson
*Becca is in her room in the middle of the stage. She is on her bed with pen and a journal in her hands. Her door is closed and she has an iPod playing the song “More then anything” by HillSong in the background. Becca then starts to sing with the faint music.*
Becca- This we know, we have a new life, we are Yours, now and forever.
*Chris, brother comes in really angry*
Chris-Turn that crap off! I’m trying to watch T.V. but all I hear is your music! Now turn it down or I’m going to tell mom. *to himself* can’t believe they adopted a Jesus Freak.
*Chris walks out slamming door behind him.*
Becca-Yes brother dearest. *music goes fainter* I love this family and I know that Sharon and John don’t have a problem with my faith, but I don’t know why Chris acts like that. O well, that’s something for another day I guess.
*She closes her journal and gets under the covers*
Better get to sleep. I have my first day at a new school tomorrow. Oh, wait, I need to let Sharon know I’m going to sleep first.
*Puts on slippers and walks off stage. Lights turn off. Lights on again to find Sharon and John watching T.V.*
Sharon- Hey honey, come here a minute?
Becca- Yea mom. What is it?
Sharon- Well as you know you just moved in here and I know you don’t have a lot of things. So we want to know what you like.
*Sits down on couch with Sharon and John*
Becca- You guys are so sweet. I really don’t need much. Few pairs on jeans, couples of shirts, and the only big thing is a cell phone so I can keep in touch with you when I’m out. That’s really about it.
John- Are you sure? We want you to be just as happy as Chris is.
Becca- I’m sure. I’m not someone that needs a lot. You already gave me a laptop and an iPod as “Welcome to the family” gifts. I’m good. I swear! But if you ever wanted to surprise me, you can’t go wrong with purple, red, and black.
Sharon- Ok, we will keep that in mind.
Becca- Well I would love to stay and talk some more but it’s my first day at a new school tomorrow. Better get some sleep.
Sharon- Before you go to bed, come with me. I want to show you something.
Becca- ok.
*Becca and Sharon get up and go off stage then come back in to a bed room*
*Sharon picks up a purple jacket and hands it to Becca*
Here, Its nothing much but I was not sure if you liked purple or not so I did not give it to you right away until I knew. But now that I know, I want to give this to you now so you have it for tomorrow. Chris says the classrooms are really cold in the school.
Becca- Thanks. I better be going to bed now. Good night and God bless mom
Sharon- You too sweet girl.
*Heads off stage and back to her room. She finds Chris reading her journal*
Becca- Chris………….What are you doing???
Chris- (Still reading) I’m trying to find a flaw in little miss perfect. So your journal was the perfect place to look.
Becca- Nice try. Your looking in the wrong journal!
Chris- How many do you have???
Becca- Chris. I have three journals. One for personal, one for prayer, and one for poems.
Chris- No wonder everything rhymes in here, This must be your poem one.
Becca- Yea……It is. The other two I have hid because I don’t want anyone reading them. What ever is in there is between God and I alone.
Chris- (Throws journal at Becca) What ever. (Walks out of room and closes the door behind him)
Becca calling after him- God Bless!
Chris calling back- What ever!
Becca- Thank you Lord, he’s gone. Better get to sleep
*NEXT MORNING*
*Becca wakes up by her iPod playing. She turns over to find Chris in her room. Looking thru her drawers and dresser.*
Becca- Your never going to find it you know.
Chris- Yes I will. I wont give up
Becca- It’s somewhere no one would think to look. So like I said, you would never find it.
Chris- Fine…….But I will find it one day.
Becca- Why do you want it so bad, we have only spent a weekend with eachother!
Chris-Because your too perfect! You have to have SOME flaw I can hold against you! It’s a brothers job!
Becca-If I tell you a flaw I have, will you never look for my journal again?
Chris- Yes! Tell me! NOW!
Becca- Fine, Chris…………I snore. Now get out of my room and go get ready for school
Chris- You DO know its an hour early right?
Becca- I know. Just leave me alone. First day at a new school. I have not even been to a real school since……….. Just leave.
Chris- Weirdo
*Chris leaves*
Becca- Ok Lord, It’s the first day at a new school. I’m really scared. But Lord, Just help me remember that there is nothing that is going to happen today, that you and I cant handle together.
*Music plays in the background. Lights fade to black.*
Chris- Ok Fresh meat. Your all set. This is your first class, you can find the others by yourself! *Chris walks off stage*
Becca reading schedule- Creative Writing 3. Oh awesome! The lessons back at the children’s home helped me out!
*Becca walks in to find the teacher and a bunch of older kids in the room.
Becca- Hi, Am I in the wrong class? My name is Becca Williams.
Teacher- Yes, that’s right. I heard that you have had writing experience before so I asked them myself to put you in here. Do you have your journal with you? I just want to read something of yours.
Becca- Sure *Hands Teacher journal.*
Teacher-*reads for a few minuets.* Oh my gosh. This is great! Welcome to the class. I’m Ms. Betances.
Becca- awesome. Were do I sit?
Ms. Betances- Just sit in any open desk. *To class* We have an new student in our class. She’s younger then all of you so be nice.
*Becca walks to the back of the room and sits down. Girl turns around to look at her.
Girl- A freshmen in writing 3 huh? You must be good. But I’M the best there is in the class. Don’t you dare try to steal my spotlight.
Becca- Ok, I’ll try not too?
Girl- Good.
Ms. Betances- ok, I have let yall have free write before so now I want to hear some of it. Who wants to go first?
Girl- ME! I DO!
Ms. Betances- Ok Ally, go ahead
Ally- I walk down an abandon street
Broken glass under my feet
Blood is spilled everywhere
But it just seems that no one cares
Every day going on with no hope
Wonder if life is just a joke.
Ms. Betances- I love it Ally, I love how you picture the place, and its like people walking past a crime scene and no one cares to report it. Really good. Who wants to go next. Becca, how about you. Im sure the class would LOVE to hear some of your writing.
*Ally turns around*
Ally- Go ahead, but your never going to out do me!
Becca- ok, I get it!
Becca- Ok, this is a poem I wrote about two years back. Its still pretty good I guess. Its called My life, Which way?
Life of Darkness
Or life of light
So here tonight
I give my life
To adore and praise
Your wonderful name
And promise never
To take it in vain
But how could you love me?
From my past sins
How could you forget?
How could you forgive?
How can you hold me
And say I am Yours
When I did not care for you
All my life before?
But Why should I ask
What you did I should love
For now I can be with you
In heaven above.
*class is quite then erupts in clapping*
Ms. Batances- wow becca……that is just amazing! And for two years ago that’s pretty good. I love how you question God for a bit then come to tearms with Him and yourself that He loves you. Great job
Becca to herself- Not what I was going for but ok……I guess.
Ally turning around- I said NOT to steel my spotlight! The class loves you! As for me, that poem sucked! I mean come on! God…..Heaven? Give me a break! There is no such thing!
Becca- I believe what I want, you believe what you want. Im not gonna change you.
Ally- Good. You Christians are weird anyway.
*Bell Rings*
Ms. Barances- I loved the Poem Becca. Don’t worry about Ally, shes used to being the best. She is really good but needs to lose the “im better then anyone else” thing.
Becca- Thanks……Could you tell me where this class is?
Ms. Batances- Yup, just go upstairs, make a right thru the double doors and youll be outside again, and just look for the room number.
Becca- Thanks.
*Becca walks in and sees the teacher at her desk. She goes up to her and says*
Becca- Hi, Im Becca Williams. Im new to your class.
Teacher- Well Welcome. My name is Ms. Reinoso.
Becca-Hi
Ms. Reinoso- So what school did you come from?
Becca- To tell you the truth, I just got adopted. Both my parents died in a car crash back in middle school. No relatives that I know of so I was placed in a shelter. Im glad that I get to start my freshmen year at a real high school.
Ms. Reinoso- Oh, im sorry to hear that. But it looks like someone is watching out for you.
*Becca sees Ms. Reinoso’s footsteps ring*
Becca- Omgosh, I love your ring! It reminds me of this thing I read about footprints in the sand.
Ms. Reinoso- I thing Ive heard of it. It’s the one where the guy saw one set of footprints in the sand through his worst times…..
Both- Because Jesus carried him through it!
Becca- You’re a Christian?
Ms. Reinoso- Yep ma’am. I am also the teacher sponsor for the Bible Club. You know we have a meeting today. You should stay after school for it.
Becca- Ok…….um, can I use your phone so I can call my mom an ask her?
Ms. Reinoso- Sure, but class is about to start.
*Becca walks outside. Sharon picks up the phone*
Sharon- Hello?
Becca- Mom, its me. I just found out that there is a bible club here in the school and there’s a meeting today. Could I stay till about 3:45?
Sharon- Yea, That’s fine, I get off of work at 4 so I can pick you up after the meeting.
Becca- Thanks mom, and by the way, Im using my teachers phone.
Sharon- Ok, ill talk to you later.
*Becca walks back in and gives phone back*
Becca- My mom said it was ok.
Ms. Reinoso- Ok, Take a seat and I’ll give you the list of things you need for the class.
*Becca sits down, copiers notes and homework down for the class. Bell rings*
Becca- Could you tell me where this class is.
Ms. Reinoso- Yea, its right down stairs and to your right. But you have lunch now.
Becca- *sigh* great, ill be eating al……
Girl- Hey Ms. Reinoso! I passed my math test!
Ms. Reinoso- That’s great Gaby!.......I want you to meet Becca. Shes new to the school and is planning on coming to the meeting today.
Gaby- Well its nice to meet you Becca. I’m Gaby and I’m in charge of the bible club.
Becca- Well that’s awesome. Its nice to meet you.
Gaby- I was about to have lunch. You have lunch now?
Becca- Yea I do. Thank God! I thought I was gonna be alone.
*Gaby and Becca walking out. Lights fade. Lights back up to find Gaby and Becca in the lunch area.*
Gaby- I’m meeting up with two friends of mine. Oh look, Here comes Vanessa now. That’s her name but everyone calls her Vani.
Vani- Hey Gaby, Who you have there?
Gaby- This is Becca. Shes new to the school and hopelessly lost. I met her in Ms. Reinoso’s room. Shes coming to the club meeting today.
Vani- That’s awesome! Well, I’m Vani. Its nice to meet you Becca. What school did you come from?
Gaby- Yea, I was just about to ask that.
Becca- Lets sit down first.
*Becca, Gaby, and Vani sit down*
Becca- Ok, I came from a shelter for homeless kids. My parents died when I was in the 6th grade. I had no relatives in Florida and I wanted to stay in Florida so they put me in a shleter. I withdrew from the middle school and I was homeschooled at the shelter. I found Jesus when I was in the 8th grade and then I was adopted. Now I’m here.
Vani- Wow, that’s really sad. Im sorry. But I’m gald you’re here.
Gaby- Yea, same here. We can always use more members in the club. Trust us, your gonna love it.
Vani- Wheres Saghi? She should have been here by now.
*Saghi comes with Lunch*
Saghi- Sorry guys, The line was really long! Whos this?
Vani- Freshie, adoped from a childrens shelter, and shes lost. Gaby took her in.
Saghi- Cool, whats your name.
Becca- My name is Becca, and my last name is Williams if anyone is wondering.
Vani- Well that saves us from asking now.
Gaby- Vani, Saghi, I’m gonna take Freshie here to go get some lunch.
Vani, Saghi- Ok.
*walks over to the pizza stand across the patio*
Gaby- So how did you find Jesus?
Becca- Well, The death of my parents had really hurt me. I turned away from God cause I was so mad at Him. I did not know why He had to take my parents away from me. But one night I was crying about it, and a title of a song popped into my head. It was “I can only imagine”. Something told me to look it up on youtube. So I did, and as I was listening to it, I started crying. But not from anger or hurt. I felt peace. I felt calm. I felt God. When Amy, our “mom” back at the shelter saw me crying, she prayed for me and God just felt so real at that point. I cant wait to see my parents up in heaven when its my turn.
Gaby- Wow…..Thats awesome!
Gaby- Were back guys.
Saghi- Awesome. So Becca- Tell us a bit about yourself.
Becca- Not really that much to know. I love music, I love to do sign language, and my main passion is writing. I always have my journal with me.* Shows journal* Its filled with stuff sense I got saved.
Vani- That’s awesome! You know I like to write as well.
Becca- O that’s awesome. God really gave me a gift of writing and I always use it for Gods glory. I read this one poem out loud in my writing class and now this girl hates me because I “Stole her spotlight”
Vani- Is that Ally?
Becca- How did you know!?
Vani- I had her last year. She’s really good but all her stuff is depressing. Everyone called her the best in the class. But you must be good if she thinks you stole her spotlight.
Becca- I did not even read one of my best ones!
Gaby- o wow. That’s really funny.
Saghi- I would love to hear one of your poems Becca!
Vani- Yea, so would I
Gaby-Please?
Becca- Ok. This is one I wrote cause I was the only one who really loved Jesus back at the shelter. The other teens did stuff like drink and cut and all that. How they hid all of it I don’t know. But I wrote this cause I felt kinda bad for them. Two of them did turn to Jesus after this poem.
What are you doing!?
Cutting yourself cause you cant take life?
What are you doing?
Starving yourself to look just right!?
What are you doing?
dating guys to feel good?
What are you doing?
Stealing to see if you could? I want to ask you a question It wont take long
Do you feel like your lost?
Do you think your always wrong?
If you feel like that stop hurting! Its not right
I do have an answer but do you want to see the light? I'm not going to force you do what you want But I'm telling you now
It wont take alot! There is someone out there
that cares for you!
Who loves you,watches you,and forgives you too!
He cares about your problems Big or small
Stupid of serious he takes care of it all The one who made you
does not want you to suffer
Jesus died for our sins wants you under his cover
You don't have to pray fancy
or read the bible a lot
He loves you for who you are
That's all he wants!
He will not punish you
for what you have done wrong
but he'll forgive and forget it'll be gone! This might sound to good to be true
I'm telling you its not
God just wants you! So if you want to get to know God you have nothing to lose But the guilt and hate and a lot of other sins too! Don't believe the lies That Satan will say like "You have messed up to much!"
or "you'll fail every day"
God does not care about what you have done He wants you to live life his way and just to have fun! Your never over looked and you'll never be alone
God made you and loves you cause you, yes you,
Your one of his own! You don't have to be perfect don't have to be a saint Cause NO ONE IS PERFECT! for heaven's sake! God wants you
He's ready to love He wants you in his kingdom Which is heaven above!
Vani- O wow. I can see how Ally thought you were going to steel her spotlight.
Becca- You too!? This stuff is not even that great.
Gaby- Its cause you write it for the LORD. That’s what makes it great.
Saghi- Yea, God gave you a real gift there.
Vani- Yea. I can see big things for your writing.
Becca- Thanks. But I don’t want to get famous off my writing. Only if it’s Gods plan then I will.
*Bell Rings*
Becca- O crud! I forgot where my next class is!
Gaby- O, that’s room 101. You have Ms. D! O man you are going to love her!
Becca- Thanks. Where is it?
Gaby- Here, Ill walk you over there. I’m going that way anyway.
Becca- Thanks Gaby!
Vani- Bye guys, I’m going to the 600 hallway.
Saghi- Yea, and I’m upstairs of the 700 hallway.
Becca- Ok guys, I guess Ill see you at the meeting.
Vani and Saghi- Bye.
*Vani and Saghi leave. Gaby starts walking Becca to her next class. They go off stage and come back on.*
Gaby- And just so you know. Your next class after that is two doors down. Wait…..an SAT class? But you’re a freshmen.
Becca- Yea, but sence I need a lot more help then most people cause I have not been in a REAL school for the longest time, I thought I would get a heads up on what I need to prepare for.
Gaby- That’s a smart move.
Becca- Yea……. I thought so.
Gaby- Well heres you next class girly. Ill see you after class.
By: Shannon Watson
*Becca is in her room in the middle of the stage. She is on her bed with pen and a journal in her hands. Her door is closed and she has an iPod playing the song “More then anything” by HillSong in the background. Becca then starts to sing with the faint music.*
Becca- This we know, we have a new life, we are Yours, now and forever.
*Chris, brother comes in really angry*
Chris-Turn that crap off! I’m trying to watch T.V. but all I hear is your music! Now turn it down or I’m going to tell mom. *to himself* can’t believe they adopted a Jesus Freak.
*Chris walks out slamming door behind him.*
Becca-Yes brother dearest. *music goes fainter* I love this family and I know that Sharon and John don’t have a problem with my faith, but I don’t know why Chris acts like that. O well, that’s something for another day I guess.
*She closes her journal and gets under the covers*
Better get to sleep. I have my first day at a new school tomorrow. Oh, wait, I need to let Sharon know I’m going to sleep first.
*Puts on slippers and walks off stage. Lights turn off. Lights on again to find Sharon and John watching T.V.*
Sharon- Hey honey, come here a minute?
Becca- Yea mom. What is it?
Sharon- Well as you know you just moved in here and I know you don’t have a lot of things. So we want to know what you like.
*Sits down on couch with Sharon and John*
Becca- You guys are so sweet. I really don’t need much. Few pairs on jeans, couples of shirts, and the only big thing is a cell phone so I can keep in touch with you when I’m out. That’s really about it.
John- Are you sure? We want you to be just as happy as Chris is.
Becca- I’m sure. I’m not someone that needs a lot. You already gave me a laptop and an iPod as “Welcome to the family” gifts. I’m good. I swear! But if you ever wanted to surprise me, you can’t go wrong with purple, red, and black.
Sharon- Ok, we will keep that in mind.
Becca- Well I would love to stay and talk some more but it’s my first day at a new school tomorrow. Better get some sleep.
Sharon- Before you go to bed, come with me. I want to show you something.
Becca- ok.
*Becca and Sharon get up and go off stage then come back in to a bed room*
*Sharon picks up a purple jacket and hands it to Becca*
Here, Its nothing much but I was not sure if you liked purple or not so I did not give it to you right away until I knew. But now that I know, I want to give this to you now so you have it for tomorrow. Chris says the classrooms are really cold in the school.
Becca- Thanks. I better be going to bed now. Good night and God bless mom
Sharon- You too sweet girl.
*Heads off stage and back to her room. She finds Chris reading her journal*
Becca- Chris………….What are you doing???
Chris- (Still reading) I’m trying to find a flaw in little miss perfect. So your journal was the perfect place to look.
Becca- Nice try. Your looking in the wrong journal!
Chris- How many do you have???
Becca- Chris. I have three journals. One for personal, one for prayer, and one for poems.
Chris- No wonder everything rhymes in here, This must be your poem one.
Becca- Yea……It is. The other two I have hid because I don’t want anyone reading them. What ever is in there is between God and I alone.
Chris- (Throws journal at Becca) What ever. (Walks out of room and closes the door behind him)
Becca calling after him- God Bless!
Chris calling back- What ever!
Becca- Thank you Lord, he’s gone. Better get to sleep
*NEXT MORNING*
*Becca wakes up by her iPod playing. She turns over to find Chris in her room. Looking thru her drawers and dresser.*
Becca- Your never going to find it you know.
Chris- Yes I will. I wont give up
Becca- It’s somewhere no one would think to look. So like I said, you would never find it.
Chris- Fine…….But I will find it one day.
Becca- Why do you want it so bad, we have only spent a weekend with eachother!
Chris-Because your too perfect! You have to have SOME flaw I can hold against you! It’s a brothers job!
Becca-If I tell you a flaw I have, will you never look for my journal again?
Chris- Yes! Tell me! NOW!
Becca- Fine, Chris…………I snore. Now get out of my room and go get ready for school
Chris- You DO know its an hour early right?
Becca- I know. Just leave me alone. First day at a new school. I have not even been to a real school since……….. Just leave.
Chris- Weirdo
*Chris leaves*
Becca- Ok Lord, It’s the first day at a new school. I’m really scared. But Lord, Just help me remember that there is nothing that is going to happen today, that you and I cant handle together.
*Music plays in the background. Lights fade to black.*
Chris- Ok Fresh meat. Your all set. This is your first class, you can find the others by yourself! *Chris walks off stage*
Becca reading schedule- Creative Writing 3. Oh awesome! The lessons back at the children’s home helped me out!
*Becca walks in to find the teacher and a bunch of older kids in the room.
Becca- Hi, Am I in the wrong class? My name is Becca Williams.
Teacher- Yes, that’s right. I heard that you have had writing experience before so I asked them myself to put you in here. Do you have your journal with you? I just want to read something of yours.
Becca- Sure *Hands Teacher journal.*
Teacher-*reads for a few minuets.* Oh my gosh. This is great! Welcome to the class. I’m Ms. Betances.
Becca- awesome. Were do I sit?
Ms. Betances- Just sit in any open desk. *To class* We have an new student in our class. She’s younger then all of you so be nice.
*Becca walks to the back of the room and sits down. Girl turns around to look at her.
Girl- A freshmen in writing 3 huh? You must be good. But I’M the best there is in the class. Don’t you dare try to steal my spotlight.
Becca- Ok, I’ll try not too?
Girl- Good.
Ms. Betances- ok, I have let yall have free write before so now I want to hear some of it. Who wants to go first?
Girl- ME! I DO!
Ms. Betances- Ok Ally, go ahead
Ally- I walk down an abandon street
Broken glass under my feet
Blood is spilled everywhere
But it just seems that no one cares
Every day going on with no hope
Wonder if life is just a joke.
Ms. Betances- I love it Ally, I love how you picture the place, and its like people walking past a crime scene and no one cares to report it. Really good. Who wants to go next. Becca, how about you. Im sure the class would LOVE to hear some of your writing.
*Ally turns around*
Ally- Go ahead, but your never going to out do me!
Becca- ok, I get it!
Becca- Ok, this is a poem I wrote about two years back. Its still pretty good I guess. Its called My life, Which way?
Life of Darkness
Or life of light
So here tonight
I give my life
To adore and praise
Your wonderful name
And promise never
To take it in vain
But how could you love me?
From my past sins
How could you forget?
How could you forgive?
How can you hold me
And say I am Yours
When I did not care for you
All my life before?
But Why should I ask
What you did I should love
For now I can be with you
In heaven above.
*class is quite then erupts in clapping*
Ms. Batances- wow becca……that is just amazing! And for two years ago that’s pretty good. I love how you question God for a bit then come to tearms with Him and yourself that He loves you. Great job
Becca to herself- Not what I was going for but ok……I guess.
Ally turning around- I said NOT to steel my spotlight! The class loves you! As for me, that poem sucked! I mean come on! God…..Heaven? Give me a break! There is no such thing!
Becca- I believe what I want, you believe what you want. Im not gonna change you.
Ally- Good. You Christians are weird anyway.
*Bell Rings*
Ms. Barances- I loved the Poem Becca. Don’t worry about Ally, shes used to being the best. She is really good but needs to lose the “im better then anyone else” thing.
Becca- Thanks……Could you tell me where this class is?
Ms. Batances- Yup, just go upstairs, make a right thru the double doors and youll be outside again, and just look for the room number.
Becca- Thanks.
*Becca walks in and sees the teacher at her desk. She goes up to her and says*
Becca- Hi, Im Becca Williams. Im new to your class.
Teacher- Well Welcome. My name is Ms. Reinoso.
Becca-Hi
Ms. Reinoso- So what school did you come from?
Becca- To tell you the truth, I just got adopted. Both my parents died in a car crash back in middle school. No relatives that I know of so I was placed in a shelter. Im glad that I get to start my freshmen year at a real high school.
Ms. Reinoso- Oh, im sorry to hear that. But it looks like someone is watching out for you.
*Becca sees Ms. Reinoso’s footsteps ring*
Becca- Omgosh, I love your ring! It reminds me of this thing I read about footprints in the sand.
Ms. Reinoso- I thing Ive heard of it. It’s the one where the guy saw one set of footprints in the sand through his worst times…..
Both- Because Jesus carried him through it!
Becca- You’re a Christian?
Ms. Reinoso- Yep ma’am. I am also the teacher sponsor for the Bible Club. You know we have a meeting today. You should stay after school for it.
Becca- Ok…….um, can I use your phone so I can call my mom an ask her?
Ms. Reinoso- Sure, but class is about to start.
*Becca walks outside. Sharon picks up the phone*
Sharon- Hello?
Becca- Mom, its me. I just found out that there is a bible club here in the school and there’s a meeting today. Could I stay till about 3:45?
Sharon- Yea, That’s fine, I get off of work at 4 so I can pick you up after the meeting.
Becca- Thanks mom, and by the way, Im using my teachers phone.
Sharon- Ok, ill talk to you later.
*Becca walks back in and gives phone back*
Becca- My mom said it was ok.
Ms. Reinoso- Ok, Take a seat and I’ll give you the list of things you need for the class.
*Becca sits down, copiers notes and homework down for the class. Bell rings*
Becca- Could you tell me where this class is.
Ms. Reinoso- Yea, its right down stairs and to your right. But you have lunch now.
Becca- *sigh* great, ill be eating al……
Girl- Hey Ms. Reinoso! I passed my math test!
Ms. Reinoso- That’s great Gaby!.......I want you to meet Becca. Shes new to the school and is planning on coming to the meeting today.
Gaby- Well its nice to meet you Becca. I’m Gaby and I’m in charge of the bible club.
Becca- Well that’s awesome. Its nice to meet you.
Gaby- I was about to have lunch. You have lunch now?
Becca- Yea I do. Thank God! I thought I was gonna be alone.
*Gaby and Becca walking out. Lights fade. Lights back up to find Gaby and Becca in the lunch area.*
Gaby- I’m meeting up with two friends of mine. Oh look, Here comes Vanessa now. That’s her name but everyone calls her Vani.
Vani- Hey Gaby, Who you have there?
Gaby- This is Becca. Shes new to the school and hopelessly lost. I met her in Ms. Reinoso’s room. Shes coming to the club meeting today.
Vani- That’s awesome! Well, I’m Vani. Its nice to meet you Becca. What school did you come from?
Gaby- Yea, I was just about to ask that.
Becca- Lets sit down first.
*Becca, Gaby, and Vani sit down*
Becca- Ok, I came from a shelter for homeless kids. My parents died when I was in the 6th grade. I had no relatives in Florida and I wanted to stay in Florida so they put me in a shleter. I withdrew from the middle school and I was homeschooled at the shelter. I found Jesus when I was in the 8th grade and then I was adopted. Now I’m here.
Vani- Wow, that’s really sad. Im sorry. But I’m gald you’re here.
Gaby- Yea, same here. We can always use more members in the club. Trust us, your gonna love it.
Vani- Wheres Saghi? She should have been here by now.
*Saghi comes with Lunch*
Saghi- Sorry guys, The line was really long! Whos this?
Vani- Freshie, adoped from a childrens shelter, and shes lost. Gaby took her in.
Saghi- Cool, whats your name.
Becca- My name is Becca, and my last name is Williams if anyone is wondering.
Vani- Well that saves us from asking now.
Gaby- Vani, Saghi, I’m gonna take Freshie here to go get some lunch.
Vani, Saghi- Ok.
*walks over to the pizza stand across the patio*
Gaby- So how did you find Jesus?
Becca- Well, The death of my parents had really hurt me. I turned away from God cause I was so mad at Him. I did not know why He had to take my parents away from me. But one night I was crying about it, and a title of a song popped into my head. It was “I can only imagine”. Something told me to look it up on youtube. So I did, and as I was listening to it, I started crying. But not from anger or hurt. I felt peace. I felt calm. I felt God. When Amy, our “mom” back at the shelter saw me crying, she prayed for me and God just felt so real at that point. I cant wait to see my parents up in heaven when its my turn.
Gaby- Wow…..Thats awesome!
Gaby- Were back guys.
Saghi- Awesome. So Becca- Tell us a bit about yourself.
Becca- Not really that much to know. I love music, I love to do sign language, and my main passion is writing. I always have my journal with me.* Shows journal* Its filled with stuff sense I got saved.
Vani- That’s awesome! You know I like to write as well.
Becca- O that’s awesome. God really gave me a gift of writing and I always use it for Gods glory. I read this one poem out loud in my writing class and now this girl hates me because I “Stole her spotlight”
Vani- Is that Ally?
Becca- How did you know!?
Vani- I had her last year. She’s really good but all her stuff is depressing. Everyone called her the best in the class. But you must be good if she thinks you stole her spotlight.
Becca- I did not even read one of my best ones!
Gaby- o wow. That’s really funny.
Saghi- I would love to hear one of your poems Becca!
Vani- Yea, so would I
Gaby-Please?
Becca- Ok. This is one I wrote cause I was the only one who really loved Jesus back at the shelter. The other teens did stuff like drink and cut and all that. How they hid all of it I don’t know. But I wrote this cause I felt kinda bad for them. Two of them did turn to Jesus after this poem.
What are you doing!?
Cutting yourself cause you cant take life?
What are you doing?
Starving yourself to look just right!?
What are you doing?
dating guys to feel good?
What are you doing?
Stealing to see if you could? I want to ask you a question It wont take long
Do you feel like your lost?
Do you think your always wrong?
If you feel like that stop hurting! Its not right
I do have an answer but do you want to see the light? I'm not going to force you do what you want But I'm telling you now
It wont take alot! There is someone out there
that cares for you!
Who loves you,watches you,and forgives you too!
He cares about your problems Big or small
Stupid of serious he takes care of it all The one who made you
does not want you to suffer
Jesus died for our sins wants you under his cover
You don't have to pray fancy
or read the bible a lot
He loves you for who you are
That's all he wants!
He will not punish you
for what you have done wrong
but he'll forgive and forget it'll be gone! This might sound to good to be true
I'm telling you its not
God just wants you! So if you want to get to know God you have nothing to lose But the guilt and hate and a lot of other sins too! Don't believe the lies That Satan will say like "You have messed up to much!"
or "you'll fail every day"
God does not care about what you have done He wants you to live life his way and just to have fun! Your never over looked and you'll never be alone
God made you and loves you cause you, yes you,
Your one of his own! You don't have to be perfect don't have to be a saint Cause NO ONE IS PERFECT! for heaven's sake! God wants you
He's ready to love He wants you in his kingdom Which is heaven above!
Vani- O wow. I can see how Ally thought you were going to steel her spotlight.
Becca- You too!? This stuff is not even that great.
Gaby- Its cause you write it for the LORD. That’s what makes it great.
Saghi- Yea, God gave you a real gift there.
Vani- Yea. I can see big things for your writing.
Becca- Thanks. But I don’t want to get famous off my writing. Only if it’s Gods plan then I will.
*Bell Rings*
Becca- O crud! I forgot where my next class is!
Gaby- O, that’s room 101. You have Ms. D! O man you are going to love her!
Becca- Thanks. Where is it?
Gaby- Here, Ill walk you over there. I’m going that way anyway.
Becca- Thanks Gaby!
Vani- Bye guys, I’m going to the 600 hallway.
Saghi- Yea, and I’m upstairs of the 700 hallway.
Becca- Ok guys, I guess Ill see you at the meeting.
Vani and Saghi- Bye.
*Vani and Saghi leave. Gaby starts walking Becca to her next class. They go off stage and come back on.*
Gaby- And just so you know. Your next class after that is two doors down. Wait…..an SAT class? But you’re a freshmen.
Becca- Yea, but sence I need a lot more help then most people cause I have not been in a REAL school for the longest time, I thought I would get a heads up on what I need to prepare for.
Gaby- That’s a smart move.
Becca- Yea……. I thought so.
Gaby- Well heres you next class girly. Ill see you after class.
Get away from me Devil!
"But what did I do to you?"
He asked as he put on that charming smile I used to believe.
"What DIDNT you do!?"
I snaped back almost in a scream. Thinking of all the things he did to me.
"But Baby..."
He touches my cheek
"I love you and I want you"
He tries to kiss me but I pull away.
"If you love me, how come you never show it or say it, or when you do, it means nothing?"
I asked with anger in my voice and fire in my eyes. He just got closer to me untill his lips reached mine, knowing that his kiss would lure me back in. When he stoped, I stood my ground. I took a deep breath and cluched my fists thightly trying not to give in.
"No, i cant do this again. You cause me so much pain and I cant take the abuse anymore!"
I could feel my white face turning red and my ears getting hot, while my blue eyes burned him on the inside.
"But baby!"
He starts to cry. I knew I was bringing him down.
"Your my life and I dont want anyone else but you"
he said with pools of over flowing tears in his eyes. He could cry all he wanted, i would not care. It was time for him to feel the one bit of pain that he was putting on me for three years. My hand found the neckless he gave me, more like a neck chocker.
"You know what our 'love' feels like NOW!?"
I put my fingers around the chain with the "D" charm on it for David. More like Devil, and broke the chain from my neck and broke it over and over throwing each peice at him.
THAT is what our 'love' feels like! Now get out of my sight and dont you dare come back in it. Its time for you to go!"
And when I said that, he turned around and starated walking away. Hanging his head and eyes full of tears. I just looked at my final glimce of him, with a smile on my face.
He asked as he put on that charming smile I used to believe.
"What DIDNT you do!?"
I snaped back almost in a scream. Thinking of all the things he did to me.
"But Baby..."
He touches my cheek
"I love you and I want you"
He tries to kiss me but I pull away.
"If you love me, how come you never show it or say it, or when you do, it means nothing?"
I asked with anger in my voice and fire in my eyes. He just got closer to me untill his lips reached mine, knowing that his kiss would lure me back in. When he stoped, I stood my ground. I took a deep breath and cluched my fists thightly trying not to give in.
"No, i cant do this again. You cause me so much pain and I cant take the abuse anymore!"
I could feel my white face turning red and my ears getting hot, while my blue eyes burned him on the inside.
"But baby!"
He starts to cry. I knew I was bringing him down.
"Your my life and I dont want anyone else but you"
he said with pools of over flowing tears in his eyes. He could cry all he wanted, i would not care. It was time for him to feel the one bit of pain that he was putting on me for three years. My hand found the neckless he gave me, more like a neck chocker.
"You know what our 'love' feels like NOW!?"
I put my fingers around the chain with the "D" charm on it for David. More like Devil, and broke the chain from my neck and broke it over and over throwing each peice at him.
THAT is what our 'love' feels like! Now get out of my sight and dont you dare come back in it. Its time for you to go!"
And when I said that, he turned around and starated walking away. Hanging his head and eyes full of tears. I just looked at my final glimce of him, with a smile on my face.
Heaven
Standing there at Heavens gate
Thinking about my eternial fate
Will I have the honor of being with my Savior?
Will I be in Heaven with Him forever?
The gates are opened and I walk in
I felt like I was at home just then.
The most beautiful music filled the air
And I saw the most beautiful face, so fair!
I fall at the feet of my Jesus, My king
The feeling I felt was just the best thing.
Seeing my Savior face to face
Looking at the One who gave me mercy and Grace.
I cried and thanked Him for saving me
Then He took me by the hand for me to see
All the wonders that were ahead
All thanks to the hands that bleed.
He said "Welcome Home my Daughter"
And I stared up, looking at my Father.
Thinking about all He did for me on Earth
I said " You know, it was so worth
All that I went through
Cause Now I can be here forever with You!"
Thinking about my eternial fate
Will I have the honor of being with my Savior?
Will I be in Heaven with Him forever?
The gates are opened and I walk in
I felt like I was at home just then.
The most beautiful music filled the air
And I saw the most beautiful face, so fair!
I fall at the feet of my Jesus, My king
The feeling I felt was just the best thing.
Seeing my Savior face to face
Looking at the One who gave me mercy and Grace.
I cried and thanked Him for saving me
Then He took me by the hand for me to see
All the wonders that were ahead
All thanks to the hands that bleed.
He said "Welcome Home my Daughter"
And I stared up, looking at my Father.
Thinking about all He did for me on Earth
I said " You know, it was so worth
All that I went through
Cause Now I can be here forever with You!"
Proverbs 28:19
“As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart” Proverbs 28:19
I care about what people think of me. I get shy, embarrassed, and ashamed; if something gets out that I don’t want out. I just want to fit into the crowd, go with the flow, and just be a follower, because I’m too weak to be a leader. I go day by day with the same pattern. I wake up, go to school, do work, talk with friends, go home, do homework, maybe go to the movies every once in a while, go on the computer, watch TV, shower, and go to sleep. But is that all my life is? Meaningless patterns going on and on like rewinding a song? Or am I called to do something else? Something more then what I am living now. Yes, I am. But I’ve been too ashamed to share it! But why should I be ashamed? Is it because not everyone believes in it? Is it because not everyone will be so nice about it? Or maybe it’s another reason that I don’t even know. What I do know is that it’s not my job to keep it a secret. Because that job is already being done well enough already. My job is to make sure that secret gets out! My job is to make sure that it is not hidden underneath all the proof that people look over all the time! My job is to tell the world about Jesus! But fear is holding me back. Fear is one of my many enemies. But My God is stronger than my fear. My God is stronger than anything that tries to hold me back. I need to have a burning passion to tell my friends, family, and even people I do not know, about Jesus. Yes, it’s not normal. But my life was not meant to be lived a normal life. My life was made to bring Jesus glory in everything He does. But I also show His glory in how I live. Just as the water reflects my face, my life will reflect my heart. People will see the way I live my life and say, “What is it about her?” That is what Jesus wants for us. Jesus wants us to be so on fire for Him, that people will be able to see it in our everyday activities! Yes, I know we can’t be perfect, I know I am not perfect. I sin against God so many times. A lot more than most people can think. But that is OK. Jesus will be there to pick me up when I fall. That does not mean I can sin whenever I want and just ask for forgiveness. That would be abusing his gift to us. We do not deserve it, but He gives it to us freely. All because He loves us. Now how can I keep something like that a secret!? How can I keep that to myself? I need to rise up against the world, and start being the leader that Christ wants me to be. By following what Christ wants me to do, I can become a leader. If there is ever a reason why someone would make me feel ashamed or shy or embarrassed, I know that I am just doing my job as a Christian. I can’t let the world stand in my way. I was not meant to be conformed, but transformed. Transformed in His image. That’s what I am doing. I am being transformed into the women of God He has called me to be.
I care about what people think of me. I get shy, embarrassed, and ashamed; if something gets out that I don’t want out. I just want to fit into the crowd, go with the flow, and just be a follower, because I’m too weak to be a leader. I go day by day with the same pattern. I wake up, go to school, do work, talk with friends, go home, do homework, maybe go to the movies every once in a while, go on the computer, watch TV, shower, and go to sleep. But is that all my life is? Meaningless patterns going on and on like rewinding a song? Or am I called to do something else? Something more then what I am living now. Yes, I am. But I’ve been too ashamed to share it! But why should I be ashamed? Is it because not everyone believes in it? Is it because not everyone will be so nice about it? Or maybe it’s another reason that I don’t even know. What I do know is that it’s not my job to keep it a secret. Because that job is already being done well enough already. My job is to make sure that secret gets out! My job is to make sure that it is not hidden underneath all the proof that people look over all the time! My job is to tell the world about Jesus! But fear is holding me back. Fear is one of my many enemies. But My God is stronger than my fear. My God is stronger than anything that tries to hold me back. I need to have a burning passion to tell my friends, family, and even people I do not know, about Jesus. Yes, it’s not normal. But my life was not meant to be lived a normal life. My life was made to bring Jesus glory in everything He does. But I also show His glory in how I live. Just as the water reflects my face, my life will reflect my heart. People will see the way I live my life and say, “What is it about her?” That is what Jesus wants for us. Jesus wants us to be so on fire for Him, that people will be able to see it in our everyday activities! Yes, I know we can’t be perfect, I know I am not perfect. I sin against God so many times. A lot more than most people can think. But that is OK. Jesus will be there to pick me up when I fall. That does not mean I can sin whenever I want and just ask for forgiveness. That would be abusing his gift to us. We do not deserve it, but He gives it to us freely. All because He loves us. Now how can I keep something like that a secret!? How can I keep that to myself? I need to rise up against the world, and start being the leader that Christ wants me to be. By following what Christ wants me to do, I can become a leader. If there is ever a reason why someone would make me feel ashamed or shy or embarrassed, I know that I am just doing my job as a Christian. I can’t let the world stand in my way. I was not meant to be conformed, but transformed. Transformed in His image. That’s what I am doing. I am being transformed into the women of God He has called me to be.
set me free
set me free
The chains are pulled tighter, its hard for me to breath
I try to pull away, I cant seem to break it free
I try to escape, with all of my might
he cant take me away without a good fight
Its hard to break the chains, they are leaving their mark
implanted in my skin, my mind, leaving me in the dark
I try to pull away, looking for a better day
but I come crashing to the ground, I can hear the demon say
"Don't try to escape,there's no way to break free
try all you want, but your stuck with me
all your doing is hurting yourself more
as you reach for hope,you come crashing to the floor"
I see a light, seems so far away
the demon drags me, leading me away
but I hear a voice saying "Set her free!
She no longer belongs to you, but to me!"
The demon shakes with fear as he drops my chain
he runs with fear as Jesus takes away my pain
He helps me up, and holds me in His arms
telling me He will keep me from harm.
I was first locked up, now I'm set free
from the awful demon who had his hold on me
it no longer has a place in my life
because now I walk with the one who is light.
The chains are pulled tighter, its hard for me to breath
I try to pull away, I cant seem to break it free
I try to escape, with all of my might
he cant take me away without a good fight
Its hard to break the chains, they are leaving their mark
implanted in my skin, my mind, leaving me in the dark
I try to pull away, looking for a better day
but I come crashing to the ground, I can hear the demon say
"Don't try to escape,there's no way to break free
try all you want, but your stuck with me
all your doing is hurting yourself more
as you reach for hope,you come crashing to the floor"
I see a light, seems so far away
the demon drags me, leading me away
but I hear a voice saying "Set her free!
She no longer belongs to you, but to me!"
The demon shakes with fear as he drops my chain
he runs with fear as Jesus takes away my pain
He helps me up, and holds me in His arms
telling me He will keep me from harm.
I was first locked up, now I'm set free
from the awful demon who had his hold on me
it no longer has a place in my life
because now I walk with the one who is light.
The life of a talking cellphone
THE SECRET LIFE OF A TALKING CELL PHONE.
Hello. My name is Sprint BlackBerry Curve. But you can just call me BlackBerry. I have an interesting story to tell you about my life with my owner Shannon. She was a sweet girl but she could get a little on the mad side every once in a while. Mostly because of me. Because you have to admit, you would get mad a lot of you had to deal with a talking cell phone that has a mind of its own
I got my owner Shannon just a few weeks before her Senior year in High School started. She was a sweet girl with long brown hair. She had pretty blue eyes that you could just look into and get lost in them. She was a bit over weight but she had a sweet smile to cover it up. She loved me from the start but she thought I was just a normal phone. Little did she know I was listening in on her phone calls and reading her text messages all the time. I always loved deleting some of them just to mess with her. She did not think it was funny. She was going to send me back. I could NOT let that happen to me. So the day before school started, It came out. She was about to go to sleep and I said
“Hello Shannon”
“Who was that? Shannon asked very confused.
“It’s no other then your blackberry” I said
“Wait, there is no way that my cell phone is talking to me. I have to be dreaming” Shannon said as she rubbed her eyes and pinched herself.
“Nope. I’m the real deal. I’m the reason why your text messages are being deleted. You said you were going to take me back so I showed my secret to you.” I said smiling on the inside.
“This is going to be interesting. A talking BlackBerry. Only talk to me and were good. Get it?” She asked.
“Got it” I said back
“Good, now go to sleep. It’s the first day of school tomorrow”
Without another word, I got half way under the blanket and went to sleep. The next morning, she woke me up as she was ready to go to school. I was fully charged and ready to go. The school was big and there were so many people. Shannon said I can peek out of her pocket but to not draw attention to myself. I did as I was told. Then it was time for the first class. We walked into a math class. She sat down and started talking with some people. Then the class got silent. After ten minutes, I could not take it anymore and I screamed
“WOOT! FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! WHERE ARE MY SENIORS AT!!!!!!???????”
“SHUT UP!” Shannon hissed at me. Her face getting red. People thought it was just a guy outside so they just laughed and blew it off. Shannon asked to go to the bathroom and I knew I was in big trouble. When Shannon got to a small spot where no one could see her, she took me out and asked me
“WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT! I told you NOT to talk unless you were talking to me!”
Well, I’m sorry. It was WAY to quite in there. I just wanted to get people talking. I love to listen in on conversations. It’s what I do best.” I said with a teary look on my screen.
“Fine. I will let it go just once. Do it again and I’m turning you OFF during school.” Shannon said with her hand over her eyes.
“Deal” I said not being too happy about it. So I thought I would make her happy to have a talking cell phone. When the day ended and she was at home in her room, I said to her
“Shannon, you need to give your mom the papers and you have homework for your driver’s E.D. class.” I said.
“Oh yea. Your right. Thanks BlackBerry. Your like my personal agenda.
Personal agenda huh? That’s when I knew that Shannon needed me more then just a phone now. She was going to need me to know what she had to do if she forgot anything like homework and events.
Shannon got grounded a lot so she had me taken away from her. These were some of my hardest times because I could not talk. At all. The only thing I could to was surf the web to entertain myself but it was never good enough. After Shannon would get off grounding, she would tell me everything that happened while I was gone. We became very close friends. I reminded her of friends birthdays and projects she had due. I did get in trouble a lot for talking in class, and the times that her mom had to come get me from the schools office. She told my little secret to a few of her friends so there would not be any weirdness going on between them if I started talking out of term. This went on for five years. Then the day came that I did not want to happen.
“Hey BlackBerry, we are going to the park.” She said as she put me in her pocket as we walked over to the park.
We went over to the huge tree that was at the end of the park and she sat down, and held me in both hands. She looked so caring but concerned about something. Then the words I heard her say were enough to have me die right on the spot.
“BlackBerry, the past five years have been a lot of fun. You have been through all my ups and downs, lefts and rights, loop after loop, and my best friend. But my warranty is long over with. My parents are sick of me having an “old phone” that they are forcing me to get a new one.” She said still looking at me.
“But Shannon, We have been through so much together. They can’t just take us apart.” I said while my light got dimmer.
“I know BlackBerry, But I have held it in for too long. So many phones I have wanted but I wanted to keep you. When my parents ask me, I keep lying saying there is nothing out there that I like. But they found me researching another phone and they are getting it for me in a week.”
“So you mean that you have to get rid of me?” I asked knowing the answer.
“Yes. We have a week left together before I return you for the StrawBerry phone.”
That week felt so long and I was happy for that. I did not want to leave Shannon. But when the week ended, she said her final goodbye to me before her parents took her to the Sprint store to deactivate me. But my story does not end there. She took me back home, and she still used me for other things than a cell phone. We were still friends and I did not get her in trouble as often cause she did not take me everywhere. I got to see what the StrawBerry phone was like and it was almost like me. But she had a touch screen, worked like a real computer, which I only did some of the time, and had lot more games on it. But her mom found out that I was being kept and threw a fit at her. The next month, she took me to a place to get recycled. So this is where I am right now. So I asked the people at the recycling place not to crush me and start over. Because how can you kill a talking cell phone? So now I am one of the cool StrawBerry phones and I am now with you. Here’s to another five years Jessie.
“Trust me, I won’t trade you in for anything. You are the best phone ever!” Jessie said to me matter-of-factly.
“That’s what Shannon said too Jessie. That’s what Shannon said too. Now let’s go to sleep, I know you got me today but you have your first day of senior year tomorrow. And trust me, It’s going to be fun.”
Hello. My name is Sprint BlackBerry Curve. But you can just call me BlackBerry. I have an interesting story to tell you about my life with my owner Shannon. She was a sweet girl but she could get a little on the mad side every once in a while. Mostly because of me. Because you have to admit, you would get mad a lot of you had to deal with a talking cell phone that has a mind of its own
I got my owner Shannon just a few weeks before her Senior year in High School started. She was a sweet girl with long brown hair. She had pretty blue eyes that you could just look into and get lost in them. She was a bit over weight but she had a sweet smile to cover it up. She loved me from the start but she thought I was just a normal phone. Little did she know I was listening in on her phone calls and reading her text messages all the time. I always loved deleting some of them just to mess with her. She did not think it was funny. She was going to send me back. I could NOT let that happen to me. So the day before school started, It came out. She was about to go to sleep and I said
“Hello Shannon”
“Who was that? Shannon asked very confused.
“It’s no other then your blackberry” I said
“Wait, there is no way that my cell phone is talking to me. I have to be dreaming” Shannon said as she rubbed her eyes and pinched herself.
“Nope. I’m the real deal. I’m the reason why your text messages are being deleted. You said you were going to take me back so I showed my secret to you.” I said smiling on the inside.
“This is going to be interesting. A talking BlackBerry. Only talk to me and were good. Get it?” She asked.
“Got it” I said back
“Good, now go to sleep. It’s the first day of school tomorrow”
Without another word, I got half way under the blanket and went to sleep. The next morning, she woke me up as she was ready to go to school. I was fully charged and ready to go. The school was big and there were so many people. Shannon said I can peek out of her pocket but to not draw attention to myself. I did as I was told. Then it was time for the first class. We walked into a math class. She sat down and started talking with some people. Then the class got silent. After ten minutes, I could not take it anymore and I screamed
“WOOT! FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! WHERE ARE MY SENIORS AT!!!!!!???????”
“SHUT UP!” Shannon hissed at me. Her face getting red. People thought it was just a guy outside so they just laughed and blew it off. Shannon asked to go to the bathroom and I knew I was in big trouble. When Shannon got to a small spot where no one could see her, she took me out and asked me
“WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT! I told you NOT to talk unless you were talking to me!”
Well, I’m sorry. It was WAY to quite in there. I just wanted to get people talking. I love to listen in on conversations. It’s what I do best.” I said with a teary look on my screen.
“Fine. I will let it go just once. Do it again and I’m turning you OFF during school.” Shannon said with her hand over her eyes.
“Deal” I said not being too happy about it. So I thought I would make her happy to have a talking cell phone. When the day ended and she was at home in her room, I said to her
“Shannon, you need to give your mom the papers and you have homework for your driver’s E.D. class.” I said.
“Oh yea. Your right. Thanks BlackBerry. Your like my personal agenda.
Personal agenda huh? That’s when I knew that Shannon needed me more then just a phone now. She was going to need me to know what she had to do if she forgot anything like homework and events.
Shannon got grounded a lot so she had me taken away from her. These were some of my hardest times because I could not talk. At all. The only thing I could to was surf the web to entertain myself but it was never good enough. After Shannon would get off grounding, she would tell me everything that happened while I was gone. We became very close friends. I reminded her of friends birthdays and projects she had due. I did get in trouble a lot for talking in class, and the times that her mom had to come get me from the schools office. She told my little secret to a few of her friends so there would not be any weirdness going on between them if I started talking out of term. This went on for five years. Then the day came that I did not want to happen.
“Hey BlackBerry, we are going to the park.” She said as she put me in her pocket as we walked over to the park.
We went over to the huge tree that was at the end of the park and she sat down, and held me in both hands. She looked so caring but concerned about something. Then the words I heard her say were enough to have me die right on the spot.
“BlackBerry, the past five years have been a lot of fun. You have been through all my ups and downs, lefts and rights, loop after loop, and my best friend. But my warranty is long over with. My parents are sick of me having an “old phone” that they are forcing me to get a new one.” She said still looking at me.
“But Shannon, We have been through so much together. They can’t just take us apart.” I said while my light got dimmer.
“I know BlackBerry, But I have held it in for too long. So many phones I have wanted but I wanted to keep you. When my parents ask me, I keep lying saying there is nothing out there that I like. But they found me researching another phone and they are getting it for me in a week.”
“So you mean that you have to get rid of me?” I asked knowing the answer.
“Yes. We have a week left together before I return you for the StrawBerry phone.”
That week felt so long and I was happy for that. I did not want to leave Shannon. But when the week ended, she said her final goodbye to me before her parents took her to the Sprint store to deactivate me. But my story does not end there. She took me back home, and she still used me for other things than a cell phone. We were still friends and I did not get her in trouble as often cause she did not take me everywhere. I got to see what the StrawBerry phone was like and it was almost like me. But she had a touch screen, worked like a real computer, which I only did some of the time, and had lot more games on it. But her mom found out that I was being kept and threw a fit at her. The next month, she took me to a place to get recycled. So this is where I am right now. So I asked the people at the recycling place not to crush me and start over. Because how can you kill a talking cell phone? So now I am one of the cool StrawBerry phones and I am now with you. Here’s to another five years Jessie.
“Trust me, I won’t trade you in for anything. You are the best phone ever!” Jessie said to me matter-of-factly.
“That’s what Shannon said too Jessie. That’s what Shannon said too. Now let’s go to sleep, I know you got me today but you have your first day of senior year tomorrow. And trust me, It’s going to be fun.”
Thursday, April 1, 2010
What one day can do to you....Short Story (Kinda long)
What One Day Could Do To You
The spot she is in is the highest point of the mountain. She looks at the purple gray caps of the lower points of the mountain overlooking a crystal blue lake. The spot she is in has a lot of tall grass and she is standing in the middle of that field looking at the sun coming up, letting the sun rays glow on her face as she closes her eyes and lift her hands to the heavens. She spins around in the grass until she falls. She is surrounded by the tall grass that looks like stings of gold from the newly rising sun hitting them. She let the tall grass come down and tickle her face. She got up, looked at the mountain, the lake, and the flawless sunrise, as she closes her eyes and lift her hands as she feels the wind blowing on her, standing in awe of the One who made it all. This is her favorite place to be in the mornings. She wants to be alone as she prays to her God and found this perfect place. She does this every morning. As she’s there with her eyes closed and hands to the sky as her iPod plays, she feels a strong gust of wind. She opens her eyes to see dark, almost black clouds headed her way. This is rare in her spot, in the mornings at least. But she does not move. She just keeps doing what she is doing. She dances around in her white sun dress knowing it was going to be one of her best mornings.
After five minutes, she heard a clap of thunder followed by a flash of lighting. Then the rain comes. The rain starts off full force, raining to hard it looked like there was a fog. But she still dances in the raining singing her praises to God. She stops to lift her hands and head to the sky as she lets the rain fall on her. She sits right in the middle of the pouring rain and prays.
“Thank you Lord Jesus for everything you do! Thank you for your love, forgiveness, mercy, grace, and understanding! That’s why I love you Lord Jesus….” She hears another clap of thunder
“You’re just so awesome Lord Jesus! Just so mind blowing!”
She thinks about her past few weeks in this time and starts to cry as the rain poured harder.
“Lord Jesus I want to say I’m sorry for everything I’ve done.” She gets on her knees and lifts her hands high above her head. The rain keeps getting even stronger as she prays at the top of her voice.
“Lord Jesus, I pray that you forgive me! I want you to take my sin away from me! I don’t want it anymore! I want to you YOUR will Lord Jesus, NOT MINE!” She felt as if the rain was washing her sin away. As if God was sending down the rain to clean her from everything. She gets up and starts to dance around and splashing in puddles feeling so alive.
“THANK YOU LORD JESUS!” She screams as another clap of thunder rumbles from the sky. In risk of getting her iPod wet, she takes it out and starts dancing to the song “You Only” By Tree 63, as she jumps up and down praising her Father, Lord, King, and Maker of all. The rain slowly starts to ease up until ten minutes later it stops and the clouds clear to reveal the beautiful sun shining just as brightly as it did before the rain. Then she sees a rainbow spread across the sky. She felt as if God was telling her that she is now a new person, and everything is forgotten. She likes this feeling that she has. Her hair is a mess from all the dancing and twirling she did, and her white dress is wet and on the bottom, her dress is stained with mud and grass stains. She knows she should go back to the house and get warm, but her heart is just so on fire right now, that she just does not care! She goes over to look at the lake, thinking about how pretty it is.
She starts to walk to head over there. She is walking around bushes and trees, just thinking about how awesome God is. Then she sees a girl, 17, in jeans, a black T-shirt, and black sneakers, wrapped up in a long red, black, and gray blanket. She gets closer to see that this girl is crying.
“What’s wrong”, she asked her.
“My name is Amy. And I really don’t want to talk about it right now”
“That’s fine, I understand” She said giving her a small hug.
“Why are you such a mess?” Amy asked laughing a little bit.
She did not want to spring on Amy just yet that she was a Christian and what she was REALLY doing to have herself look like a mess.
“I just like to dance in the rain sometimes.” She said.
Amy let out a giggle, but was satisfied with her answer.
“So what school do you go to?” Amy asked with lack of anything else to say.
“O, I go to Coral Gables High School” She said
“Hey, that’s my school too. That’s kind of cool”
“Yea it is. Um…………………What kind of T.V. shows to you watch?” She asked.
“Oh, um…..I like House, NCIS, CSI, and a bunch of Diseny stuff too. Nothing much” Amy said
“Ok, are you like my twin or something? I love all the same stuff!” She said in a slight laugh, in hopes to get Amy to laugh a little too.
She closed her eyes to talk to God for a minute. When she opened her eyes, Amy was looking through her ipod.
“What kind of bands are theses? I have never heard any of them before.” Amy said still looking at the artists on the screen.
“Well, why don’t you find out for yourself huh?” She asked as she gave Amy an ear phone.
“Ok, I guess.” Amy said as she put the earphone in her ear.
“This is one of my favorite songs. It’s called ‘You Only’ by Tree 63” She said as she hit the play button on her iPod.
Amy sits there and listens to half of the song, listening to the words carefully. Then she takes the iPod off.
“Are you a Christian?” Amy asked.
Yes, I am, so now you guessed my type of music.” She said.
Amy just buries her face in her hands and started crying again. She could not figure out why. She did not say anything wrong.
“Why are you crying again?” She asked as she patted her on the back a few times.
“I was at youth group last night and they were talking about the plan that God has for everyone. What was our reason to live? I don’t think I have a reason here. I never really believed in God so I don’t think God has a plan for people who do not follow Him. I felt worthless after that. I want to have a reason to live but I think that God does not want me.”
She starts crying even harder as she kept explaining.
“I was think my life was nothing. So I came out not too long after the rain ended to think about my life, and what I have done. After thinking about it, I thought God must hate me. So that’s when I just started to cry.”
She still could not see Amy’s reason for crying over her being a Christian.
“I want God. I want God so much that I am willing to do anything to have a reason to live.”
At first she thanks God for the wonderful morning she is having. Then she asks God to guide her words as she speaks to Amy. When she looked back, Amy was looking at her with her sky blue eyes filled with tears and her brown hair covering half her face. She takes a deep breath and says in her mind “My hearts on fire, feels like it burning. It’s the feeling of love, because it’s You I’m serving” Then she starts talking to Amy.
“Well Amy. God is really cool. Let’s just say that God is like a parent, only better! If you do something wrong, God will not punish you. But if you ask for forgiveness, He WILL forgive you. But you have to mean it with your whole heart! You just can’t say ‘forgive me God’ and then do it again. You have to TRY not to do it again. Sometimes people slip up, but we all make mistakes. And I thought that God would not forgive me from all the things I had done to. Like I used to steal, I cheated a lot on test and quizzes; I mouthed off my parents so many times and ran away from home to go live with boyfriends. And I was a bit of a if you get the picture. But I was wrong. Somehow, someway, God told me I was forgiven. And you can be forgiven as well. All you have to do is ask for it.”
After she was done, Amy looks at her, looks around, and then looks at herself. She knows Amy is thinking about all she just said. She had done the same thing her first time hearing about all of it.
Amy starts asking question after question after question. Like how do we know He is really there? How do we know there is a heaven or hell? She was happy to answer them all the best way she could.
I want to know God! I want to feel His amazing Love. I want to have something different like I see in you. I want it so badly.”
Amy almost yanked her arm. “What do I have to do to have what you have?”
“Just pray” she said.
Then Amy just looks down at the ground, almost crying again. Then it hits her. Amy may have never prayed before. She does not know how. So she takes Amy’s hands without warning and starts to pray out loud for Amy.
“Father, I thank you for the day you have given us and I want to thank you for Amy. She is a lost and hurting child wanting to run to You. I pray that through you, and you through me, we can help her know you and help her see that she is loved deeply by you and that now with you in her heart, she has every reason to live. I pray this in your name, Amen.”
Amy’s head was still down and she was moving her lips. She knows that means she’s praying on her own. Amy shook sometimes but it’s only because she is crying. All she can do now is just hug Amy and pray for her in her head. When Amy was done, she hugged her. She looks at Amy to see tears streaming down her face and a huge smile.
“Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you so much!!!!!” Amy said to her as she starts laughing.
“Hey, no problem, I’m always happy to help out. I would love to help you learn more about God if you me to.” She said in a shy kind of voice.
“Can we start now? I want to learn about God as soon as possible!” Amy said to her.
She took out her iPod and found the song “Desert Song” by HillSong and gave Amy the earphone to listen to it.
“The song talks about how we can trust God in the good and bad times, and if we think it’s getting too hard, to not give up but to keep holding on.”She said to Amy before she started playing it.
After the song finished playing, she said “O.k, now I am going to restart the song and tell you bit by bit what the song is talking about. Like more in depth” She said as Amy nodded to her. She restarted the song, telling Amy everything. Amy looks at her with wide eyes as the teachings just get more awesome to listen too! Then it came to the end of the song. The last two lines are “I know I’m filled to be emptied again. The seed I receive I will sow.”
“O.K, what does that line mean?” Amy asked her.
“As followers of Christ, we all have out ups and downs. We are going to be drained of our faith by people who are testing us or even being tested by God. That shows how strong we are in our faith. But by praying and reading the bible, and just being around things that up lift us, we can be filled once again.”
Amy is in deep thought after hearing that. But she understands what she was saying. Amy then had a smile on her face, fully understanding what she was about to do next. She wants to accept Christ into her life. She was thanking the LORD in her head as Amy’s face just got more and more excited. She has no doubt in her mind that this is what she wants to do. She then took Amy’s hands and says she is going to pray, and when she says “repeat after me”, to repeat her. She starts praying
“LORD Jesus, we thank you for this day Lord God, and I want to thank you for Amy. She does not want to be broken anymore. She wants to run out of the darkness and into the light leading up into Your arms. I pray that she gives her life to you and follow Your ways and goes on the path that You want her to go to.”
Then she said to Amy to repeat after her.
“Dear LORD Jesus, I know that I am a sinner and that my sins keep me far from you. But I pray that you take my heart, and change it in a way, that no one else but You can. I give you my life. Amen.”
Amy had the biggest smile on her face when they were done. She hugged and thanked her over and over again. That day was a new start for Amy. Amy went home while she went over to the lake to reflect on her day and her time with Amy. She felt so at peace with God. She knew that God was happy with her as she turned on her iPod to a few worship songs as she spent some time by the lake, and walked on home. It had truly been the best day she had ever had.
A few months later Amy was in a tall grassy field during sunrise singing and praising to her God. As she thinks about how beautiful the lake is, she goes through the forest to go over there. As Amy walks, she sees a girl by a tree crying. Amy prays for the Lord to speak through her as she walks over there. The girl sees Amy and Amy asks
“Hey, are you OK?”
“My name is Shannon and I really don’t want to talk about it right now” She said
“O, ok, My name is Amy. Can I ask you a question?” She asks as she sits down next to Shannon.
“Yea sure, what is it?” Shannon asks.
Amy takes a deep breath and asks “Do you believe in Jesus Christ?”
The spot she is in is the highest point of the mountain. She looks at the purple gray caps of the lower points of the mountain overlooking a crystal blue lake. The spot she is in has a lot of tall grass and she is standing in the middle of that field looking at the sun coming up, letting the sun rays glow on her face as she closes her eyes and lift her hands to the heavens. She spins around in the grass until she falls. She is surrounded by the tall grass that looks like stings of gold from the newly rising sun hitting them. She let the tall grass come down and tickle her face. She got up, looked at the mountain, the lake, and the flawless sunrise, as she closes her eyes and lift her hands as she feels the wind blowing on her, standing in awe of the One who made it all. This is her favorite place to be in the mornings. She wants to be alone as she prays to her God and found this perfect place. She does this every morning. As she’s there with her eyes closed and hands to the sky as her iPod plays, she feels a strong gust of wind. She opens her eyes to see dark, almost black clouds headed her way. This is rare in her spot, in the mornings at least. But she does not move. She just keeps doing what she is doing. She dances around in her white sun dress knowing it was going to be one of her best mornings.
After five minutes, she heard a clap of thunder followed by a flash of lighting. Then the rain comes. The rain starts off full force, raining to hard it looked like there was a fog. But she still dances in the raining singing her praises to God. She stops to lift her hands and head to the sky as she lets the rain fall on her. She sits right in the middle of the pouring rain and prays.
“Thank you Lord Jesus for everything you do! Thank you for your love, forgiveness, mercy, grace, and understanding! That’s why I love you Lord Jesus….” She hears another clap of thunder
“You’re just so awesome Lord Jesus! Just so mind blowing!”
She thinks about her past few weeks in this time and starts to cry as the rain poured harder.
“Lord Jesus I want to say I’m sorry for everything I’ve done.” She gets on her knees and lifts her hands high above her head. The rain keeps getting even stronger as she prays at the top of her voice.
“Lord Jesus, I pray that you forgive me! I want you to take my sin away from me! I don’t want it anymore! I want to you YOUR will Lord Jesus, NOT MINE!” She felt as if the rain was washing her sin away. As if God was sending down the rain to clean her from everything. She gets up and starts to dance around and splashing in puddles feeling so alive.
“THANK YOU LORD JESUS!” She screams as another clap of thunder rumbles from the sky. In risk of getting her iPod wet, she takes it out and starts dancing to the song “You Only” By Tree 63, as she jumps up and down praising her Father, Lord, King, and Maker of all. The rain slowly starts to ease up until ten minutes later it stops and the clouds clear to reveal the beautiful sun shining just as brightly as it did before the rain. Then she sees a rainbow spread across the sky. She felt as if God was telling her that she is now a new person, and everything is forgotten. She likes this feeling that she has. Her hair is a mess from all the dancing and twirling she did, and her white dress is wet and on the bottom, her dress is stained with mud and grass stains. She knows she should go back to the house and get warm, but her heart is just so on fire right now, that she just does not care! She goes over to look at the lake, thinking about how pretty it is.
She starts to walk to head over there. She is walking around bushes and trees, just thinking about how awesome God is. Then she sees a girl, 17, in jeans, a black T-shirt, and black sneakers, wrapped up in a long red, black, and gray blanket. She gets closer to see that this girl is crying.
“What’s wrong”, she asked her.
“My name is Amy. And I really don’t want to talk about it right now”
“That’s fine, I understand” She said giving her a small hug.
“Why are you such a mess?” Amy asked laughing a little bit.
She did not want to spring on Amy just yet that she was a Christian and what she was REALLY doing to have herself look like a mess.
“I just like to dance in the rain sometimes.” She said.
Amy let out a giggle, but was satisfied with her answer.
“So what school do you go to?” Amy asked with lack of anything else to say.
“O, I go to Coral Gables High School” She said
“Hey, that’s my school too. That’s kind of cool”
“Yea it is. Um…………………What kind of T.V. shows to you watch?” She asked.
“Oh, um…..I like House, NCIS, CSI, and a bunch of Diseny stuff too. Nothing much” Amy said
“Ok, are you like my twin or something? I love all the same stuff!” She said in a slight laugh, in hopes to get Amy to laugh a little too.
She closed her eyes to talk to God for a minute. When she opened her eyes, Amy was looking through her ipod.
“What kind of bands are theses? I have never heard any of them before.” Amy said still looking at the artists on the screen.
“Well, why don’t you find out for yourself huh?” She asked as she gave Amy an ear phone.
“Ok, I guess.” Amy said as she put the earphone in her ear.
“This is one of my favorite songs. It’s called ‘You Only’ by Tree 63” She said as she hit the play button on her iPod.
Amy sits there and listens to half of the song, listening to the words carefully. Then she takes the iPod off.
“Are you a Christian?” Amy asked.
Yes, I am, so now you guessed my type of music.” She said.
Amy just buries her face in her hands and started crying again. She could not figure out why. She did not say anything wrong.
“Why are you crying again?” She asked as she patted her on the back a few times.
“I was at youth group last night and they were talking about the plan that God has for everyone. What was our reason to live? I don’t think I have a reason here. I never really believed in God so I don’t think God has a plan for people who do not follow Him. I felt worthless after that. I want to have a reason to live but I think that God does not want me.”
She starts crying even harder as she kept explaining.
“I was think my life was nothing. So I came out not too long after the rain ended to think about my life, and what I have done. After thinking about it, I thought God must hate me. So that’s when I just started to cry.”
She still could not see Amy’s reason for crying over her being a Christian.
“I want God. I want God so much that I am willing to do anything to have a reason to live.”
At first she thanks God for the wonderful morning she is having. Then she asks God to guide her words as she speaks to Amy. When she looked back, Amy was looking at her with her sky blue eyes filled with tears and her brown hair covering half her face. She takes a deep breath and says in her mind “My hearts on fire, feels like it burning. It’s the feeling of love, because it’s You I’m serving” Then she starts talking to Amy.
“Well Amy. God is really cool. Let’s just say that God is like a parent, only better! If you do something wrong, God will not punish you. But if you ask for forgiveness, He WILL forgive you. But you have to mean it with your whole heart! You just can’t say ‘forgive me God’ and then do it again. You have to TRY not to do it again. Sometimes people slip up, but we all make mistakes. And I thought that God would not forgive me from all the things I had done to. Like I used to steal, I cheated a lot on test and quizzes; I mouthed off my parents so many times and ran away from home to go live with boyfriends. And I was a bit of a if you get the picture. But I was wrong. Somehow, someway, God told me I was forgiven. And you can be forgiven as well. All you have to do is ask for it.”
After she was done, Amy looks at her, looks around, and then looks at herself. She knows Amy is thinking about all she just said. She had done the same thing her first time hearing about all of it.
Amy starts asking question after question after question. Like how do we know He is really there? How do we know there is a heaven or hell? She was happy to answer them all the best way she could.
I want to know God! I want to feel His amazing Love. I want to have something different like I see in you. I want it so badly.”
Amy almost yanked her arm. “What do I have to do to have what you have?”
“Just pray” she said.
Then Amy just looks down at the ground, almost crying again. Then it hits her. Amy may have never prayed before. She does not know how. So she takes Amy’s hands without warning and starts to pray out loud for Amy.
“Father, I thank you for the day you have given us and I want to thank you for Amy. She is a lost and hurting child wanting to run to You. I pray that through you, and you through me, we can help her know you and help her see that she is loved deeply by you and that now with you in her heart, she has every reason to live. I pray this in your name, Amen.”
Amy’s head was still down and she was moving her lips. She knows that means she’s praying on her own. Amy shook sometimes but it’s only because she is crying. All she can do now is just hug Amy and pray for her in her head. When Amy was done, she hugged her. She looks at Amy to see tears streaming down her face and a huge smile.
“Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you so much!!!!!” Amy said to her as she starts laughing.
“Hey, no problem, I’m always happy to help out. I would love to help you learn more about God if you me to.” She said in a shy kind of voice.
“Can we start now? I want to learn about God as soon as possible!” Amy said to her.
She took out her iPod and found the song “Desert Song” by HillSong and gave Amy the earphone to listen to it.
“The song talks about how we can trust God in the good and bad times, and if we think it’s getting too hard, to not give up but to keep holding on.”She said to Amy before she started playing it.
After the song finished playing, she said “O.k, now I am going to restart the song and tell you bit by bit what the song is talking about. Like more in depth” She said as Amy nodded to her. She restarted the song, telling Amy everything. Amy looks at her with wide eyes as the teachings just get more awesome to listen too! Then it came to the end of the song. The last two lines are “I know I’m filled to be emptied again. The seed I receive I will sow.”
“O.K, what does that line mean?” Amy asked her.
“As followers of Christ, we all have out ups and downs. We are going to be drained of our faith by people who are testing us or even being tested by God. That shows how strong we are in our faith. But by praying and reading the bible, and just being around things that up lift us, we can be filled once again.”
Amy is in deep thought after hearing that. But she understands what she was saying. Amy then had a smile on her face, fully understanding what she was about to do next. She wants to accept Christ into her life. She was thanking the LORD in her head as Amy’s face just got more and more excited. She has no doubt in her mind that this is what she wants to do. She then took Amy’s hands and says she is going to pray, and when she says “repeat after me”, to repeat her. She starts praying
“LORD Jesus, we thank you for this day Lord God, and I want to thank you for Amy. She does not want to be broken anymore. She wants to run out of the darkness and into the light leading up into Your arms. I pray that she gives her life to you and follow Your ways and goes on the path that You want her to go to.”
Then she said to Amy to repeat after her.
“Dear LORD Jesus, I know that I am a sinner and that my sins keep me far from you. But I pray that you take my heart, and change it in a way, that no one else but You can. I give you my life. Amen.”
Amy had the biggest smile on her face when they were done. She hugged and thanked her over and over again. That day was a new start for Amy. Amy went home while she went over to the lake to reflect on her day and her time with Amy. She felt so at peace with God. She knew that God was happy with her as she turned on her iPod to a few worship songs as she spent some time by the lake, and walked on home. It had truly been the best day she had ever had.
A few months later Amy was in a tall grassy field during sunrise singing and praising to her God. As she thinks about how beautiful the lake is, she goes through the forest to go over there. As Amy walks, she sees a girl by a tree crying. Amy prays for the Lord to speak through her as she walks over there. The girl sees Amy and Amy asks
“Hey, are you OK?”
“My name is Shannon and I really don’t want to talk about it right now” She said
“O, ok, My name is Amy. Can I ask you a question?” She asks as she sits down next to Shannon.
“Yea sure, what is it?” Shannon asks.
Amy takes a deep breath and asks “Do you believe in Jesus Christ?”
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
House Fire
I was almost in a house fire! I'm in my room about to take a shower cause I was waiting for the heat to warm up the house. While im sitting on my bed talking to someone, i hear this "POP POP POP POP POP" and blue sparks flying across my door way. The first thought in my head is "Theres a fire! How am I going to get out of my room!!!!!" Turns out the circet braker thats right by my room had over heated. Which did start a fire! But it was a small one and my mom and I were able to blow it out. My dad went to see what happened and it had over heated for one reason ot antoher. But needless to say I was scared for my life! I started thanking God I was still alive caouse if a fire had really started ( Which my dad said could of happened) I would not of been able to get out of my room to escape it! And of corse the smoke things went off and were trying to shut it off while waiting for my dad to come. And when we found we could not shut it off, we went outside to wait for my dad....Till I had to go back in to make sure nothing else happened. Cause it was possable that another fire could of started so I had to keep an eye on it. But needless to say I was scared for my life! But I was thanking God all night that I was alive cause a real fire could have started. He protected me! How awesome is that!? God is AWESOME!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
New Gift. How AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok. I am just freaked out right now! Well, I have been for the past two days. I met up with the group outside of 7/11 again and we had the cops run us off! So we went down a block and into a praking lot. We were praying and it was just really powerful. People were being healed in their eyes, like people who had glases could now see without their glasses. Two girls got delivered from drug addiction. And of cores God was speaking thru them to tell us alot of thing. I was praying with this guy who was praying for me for like 10 mins! We both ended up on our knees crying! Then someone asked for my bible so he could show a verse to someone. When he opened the bible, it was allready on the page...hilighted and everything! So then we are praying and about to leave....and 5 of us just get drunk off the holy spirit! We fell on the floor, like on our backs laughing and I was screaming! BUt I could not contole it! It was just so awesome! Now Here is where my story gets really awesme. The first guy praying with me told me that God was going to speak thru me. After we all got dunk off the holy spirit, another guy said the same thing. Then the first guy wated to see if my bible would turn to a cool page again, And when he opened it, it was on my favorite verse which happenes to talk about God speaking thru you. So I just got told from God three times that He was going to speek thru me. and Three hours later, IT happened to me! Im talking with this girl I like just met, and questions poped into my head and I asked her....knowing they were all "yes". She got freaked, I got freaked and we spent an hour talking. Then at 11:30 at night I went to go take a shower and I was gonna go right to bed. But a friends name popped into my head and a question that I knew the answer to. I rush to the computer and log on and shes on. When I asked her she said yes! So then I asked her a few more questions ( trying not to freak her out that I knew all of this) and again she said yes. And God was just telling me EVERYTHING! And This happened to 7 girls in 3 days!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
God is so AMAZING, AWESOME, POWERFUL and just so.......EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes...Long title but lots to talk about! Where do I start!? OK, I went outside of 7/11 to evanglizge with some of my friends! LIttle did I know I was the one getting evanglized to! We met up with a few friends on my friend and one of them who I guess is a youth paster, started talk to ta group of 5 girls. These girls are screaming in awe and amzment of what this guy is saying to them. This guy is telling these girls about thier past and them telling them about what ahead for thier lives. So After a bit, kids start crowding around to see whats going on. After a while the guy thinks its getting too crowed so he moves into a little ally way, and there was a HUGE group of kids just following him. SO then theres a group of us listening to this guy go person by person. Telling them about their past. Then going on of what God is going to do in their lives. Then he comes over to me! He tells me about my past and everythin he said was so ttue. And after he said everything to me, then there was another person, around my age ( His name is Randy) Starts talking to me. Randy told me that he was being hit over and over of what God had in store for me! He said I was going to lead people to Christ thru my testamoney and that I may move out of the way and let others preach, but there will be a day that the mic will be passed over to me for ME to preach. He also told me my family life weas going to get better. I fell to my knees crying. as my friend Kathy comes over and starts to pray for me and I said I was fine, just being hit in the Holy Spirit. And then this guy ( another that was with my friend) said he wanted to show us something cool. To open our hands and close our eyes. I closed my eyes and opened my hands, and he was pray for gold dust.........yes....GOLD DUST, to apper on our hands. When he said to open our eyes, Gold dust just started to form on our hands right before our eyes!!!!! I could not believe it! He did that with me TWICE and im STILL freaking out about what happened cause it was just so AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Blogger?...... Oh Blogger!!!!!
I am so sad! I so forgot I had this blogger!!!!! LOL! My class requires me to post on Wordpress so i have been posting poems and short stories and plays on there and I have so forgeten about this!.......My life.....my life.....my life......whats going on in my life? Well more like whats NOT going on in my life! My life is like really really crazy! So many things that go on I cant possably post it all! Um.....I am at school....big shocker....not....and I am working on poems to publish....yes....publish......in a mag that my creative Writing is trying to get up and running. I help with seeing what non fition peaces get into the mag, but of corse i have to write a poem. Its the gift God gave me! I swear He gave me a gift of writing poems and short stories. And Thank you LORD for that! Well I'm getting in trouble for being on here when I should be working on a poem ( i have two!) but its the teacher....better get off. Bye, God bless and One love! :)
Monday, January 25, 2010
Horror Skit
(5 people are in an old abandon house. A lady with a baby on the way, her gay husband, an emo guy, A lesbian, and a Christian girl. All sitting in different parts of the stage. The lesbian is looking at a porn mag. The emo kid is counting his cuts, The wife and husband are looking at eachother loving and the Christian is sitting in the corner with a thoughtful look on her face.)
Ashley- What the hell are we doing here!!! I should be banging my girlfriend right now!
Chris- And I dont have any of my drugs or razors with me.
Sharon- I'm due any time now! The doctor said next week or today!
Carlos- Dont worry, everythings going to be ok. We will be out of here in no time.
Sarah- Yea, we should not worry, we are going to be fine.
Ashley- How do YOU know!
Sarah- I just know OK?.....SO are you all here for the same reason I am?
Chris- I was told to come here for a therapy appointment.
Sharon- I was told that I was going to have a check up here.
Ashely- I was told this was a porn stuido and they wanted me for a film.
Sarah- And I was told this was a church event to fix up the house.
Ashley, well as we can all see, We were lied to cause were all together!
( TV in the corner turns on. Masked man is on the TV)
Masked man- you are all here for a reason, you have to find that on your own. One of you will find a key to unlock the door. To find it, you must find the heart. The first heart may not be right, but keep your head up and look again.
Ashley- A heart? WHAT THE HELL!
Chris- Where that girl is, theres a heart right behind her.
(everyone looks to see the heart behind sarah)
Sarah- Help me pull the brick out!
(Chris pulls the brick out and there is no key in the brick or in the hole.
Carlos- Great. No key!
Sharon- The man told us to keep our heads up and look again!
Sarah- (Head up to the roof) Lord please help us..... ( pause.) THANK YOU LORD! Look everyone! A heart! On the roof!
(Everyone looks at the heart)
Sarah, I can see a sting, if I can get on someones sholders, i can get it.
Carlos- Here, get on mine.
Sarah- Thanks.
(pulls sting and key falls)
Sarah, lets get out of here!
(Black out) Scean 2.....Lights up
(In hallway, scarderd)
(TV turns on, masked man appers)
Masked man- Good job. You found the heart and the key. This clue may not be so easy. You need to talk and get to know eachother. You all must find ONE thing in commen, and when you find that out, ill tell you what to do in the next room. I am watching you.
Ashley- Great, we are being told what to do by a stalker.
Sarah- Calm down! Do you want out of here or not!
Carlos- We better listen to her. Look, ill start. My name is Carlos- I am gay. I have only fallin in love with one women and that is my beautiful wife right next to me. She just had a thing for gay guys.
Sharon- My name is Sharon and I am married to this gay man right here. He is the love of my life. I thought I was making a mistake but it was the best thing I ever did! Now look, we have a baby on the way!
Ashley- My name is Ashley, I go to Coral Gables High School and I have a girlfriend that I have been with for almost a year. WE are 11 months today. I should be at her house banging her right now.
Chris- My name is Chris and I go to Gables just as well. I dont have a great home life so thats why I do drugs and cut. I just keep everything to myself.
Sarah- MY name is Sarah and I Also go to Gables. I am a happy person and I love Jesus. I try to live by his word every day. I do alot at church and I love to go to new churches.
Ashley- O great. I guess you think we are all screw ups huh? being gay, cutting, drugs, sex, all of this is wrong to you is that right? YOu just think we are all big screw ups huh? well we are! None of us can be as perfect as you!
Sarah- Ashley, I do alot of things that you would not believe! Ive cheated, stolen, im had sex alot before. Its not stuff i like to talk about anymore. But even if I dont do that anymore, I still mess up. Im still a screw up. Hey.....wait......find the one thing we all have in commen......We have all screwed up! Thats it! come on to the next room. Lets see what we have to do to get out of here!
(Black out. (Scean 3) (LIghts up to a big room with two chairs and a small table)
Sharon- THis should be interesting....
Ashley- What the hell are we doing here!!! I should be banging my girlfriend right now!
Chris- And I dont have any of my drugs or razors with me.
Sharon- I'm due any time now! The doctor said next week or today!
Carlos- Dont worry, everythings going to be ok. We will be out of here in no time.
Sarah- Yea, we should not worry, we are going to be fine.
Ashley- How do YOU know!
Sarah- I just know OK?.....SO are you all here for the same reason I am?
Chris- I was told to come here for a therapy appointment.
Sharon- I was told that I was going to have a check up here.
Ashely- I was told this was a porn stuido and they wanted me for a film.
Sarah- And I was told this was a church event to fix up the house.
Ashley, well as we can all see, We were lied to cause were all together!
( TV in the corner turns on. Masked man is on the TV)
Masked man- you are all here for a reason, you have to find that on your own. One of you will find a key to unlock the door. To find it, you must find the heart. The first heart may not be right, but keep your head up and look again.
Ashley- A heart? WHAT THE HELL!
Chris- Where that girl is, theres a heart right behind her.
(everyone looks to see the heart behind sarah)
Sarah- Help me pull the brick out!
(Chris pulls the brick out and there is no key in the brick or in the hole.
Carlos- Great. No key!
Sharon- The man told us to keep our heads up and look again!
Sarah- (Head up to the roof) Lord please help us..... ( pause.) THANK YOU LORD! Look everyone! A heart! On the roof!
(Everyone looks at the heart)
Sarah, I can see a sting, if I can get on someones sholders, i can get it.
Carlos- Here, get on mine.
Sarah- Thanks.
(pulls sting and key falls)
Sarah, lets get out of here!
(Black out) Scean 2.....Lights up
(In hallway, scarderd)
(TV turns on, masked man appers)
Masked man- Good job. You found the heart and the key. This clue may not be so easy. You need to talk and get to know eachother. You all must find ONE thing in commen, and when you find that out, ill tell you what to do in the next room. I am watching you.
Ashley- Great, we are being told what to do by a stalker.
Sarah- Calm down! Do you want out of here or not!
Carlos- We better listen to her. Look, ill start. My name is Carlos- I am gay. I have only fallin in love with one women and that is my beautiful wife right next to me. She just had a thing for gay guys.
Sharon- My name is Sharon and I am married to this gay man right here. He is the love of my life. I thought I was making a mistake but it was the best thing I ever did! Now look, we have a baby on the way!
Ashley- My name is Ashley, I go to Coral Gables High School and I have a girlfriend that I have been with for almost a year. WE are 11 months today. I should be at her house banging her right now.
Chris- My name is Chris and I go to Gables just as well. I dont have a great home life so thats why I do drugs and cut. I just keep everything to myself.
Sarah- MY name is Sarah and I Also go to Gables. I am a happy person and I love Jesus. I try to live by his word every day. I do alot at church and I love to go to new churches.
Ashley- O great. I guess you think we are all screw ups huh? being gay, cutting, drugs, sex, all of this is wrong to you is that right? YOu just think we are all big screw ups huh? well we are! None of us can be as perfect as you!
Sarah- Ashley, I do alot of things that you would not believe! Ive cheated, stolen, im had sex alot before. Its not stuff i like to talk about anymore. But even if I dont do that anymore, I still mess up. Im still a screw up. Hey.....wait......find the one thing we all have in commen......We have all screwed up! Thats it! come on to the next room. Lets see what we have to do to get out of here!
(Black out. (Scean 3) (LIghts up to a big room with two chairs and a small table)
Sharon- THis should be interesting....
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
More Then Anything
By: Shannon Watson
*Becca is in her room in the middle of the stage. She is on her bed with pen and a journal in her hands. Her door is closed and she has an iPod playing the song “More then anything” by HillSong in the background. Becca then starts to sing with the faint music.*
Becca- This we know, we have a new life, we are Yours, now and forever.
*Chris, brother comes in really angry*
Chris-Turn that crap off! I’m trying to watch T.V. but all I hear is your music! Now turn it down or I’m going to tell mom. *to himself* can’t believe they adopted a Jesus Freak.
*Chris walks out slamming door behind him.*
Becca-Yes brother dearest. *music goes fainter* I love this family and I know that Sharon and John don’t have a problem with my faith, but I don’t know why Chris acts like that. O well, that’s something for another day I guess.
*She closes her journal and gets under the covers*
Better get to sleep. I have my first day at a new school tomorrow. Oh, wait, I need to let Sharon know I’m going to sleep first.
*Puts on slippers and walks off stage. Lights turn off. Lights on again to find Sharon and John watching T.V.*
Sharon- Hey honey, come here a minute?
Becca- Yea mom. What is it?
Sharon- Well as you know you just moved in here and I know you don’t have a lot of things. So we want to know what you like.
*Sits down on couch with Sharon and John*
Becca- You guys are so sweet. I really don’t need much. Few pairs on jeans, couples of shirts, and the only big thing is a cell phone so I can keep in touch with you when I’m out. That’s really about it.
John- Are you sure? We want you to be just as happy as Chris is.
Becca- I’m sure. I’m not someone that needs a lot. You already gave me a laptop and an iPod as “Welcome to the family” gifts. I’m good. I swear! But if you ever wanted to surprise me, you can’t go wrong with purple, red, and black.
Sharon- Ok, we will keep that in mind.
Becca- Well I would love to stay and talk some more but it’s my first day at a new school tomorrow. Better get some sleep.
Sharon- Before you go to bed, come with me. I want to show you something.
Becca- ok.
*Becca and Sharon get up and go off stage then come back in to a bed room*
*Sharon picks up a purple jacket and hands it to Becca*
Here, Its nothing much but I was not sure if you liked purple or not so I did not give it to you right away until I knew. But now that I know, I want to give this to you now so you have it for tomorrow. Chris says the classrooms are really cold in the school.
Becca- Thanks. I better be going to bed now. Good night and God bless mom
Sharon- You too sweet girl.
*Heads off stage and back to her room. She finds Chris reading her journal*
Becca- Chris………….What are you doing???
Chris- (Still reading) I’m trying to find a flaw in little miss perfect. So your journal was the perfect place to look.
Becca- Nice try. Your looking in the wrong journal!
Chris- How many do you have???
Becca- Chris. I have three journals. One for personal, one for prayer, and one for poems.
Chris- No wonder everything rhymes in here, This must be your poem one.
Becca- Yea……It is. The other two I have hid because I don’t want anyone reading them. What ever is in there is between God and I alone.
Chris- (Throws journal at Becca) What ever. (Walks out of room and closes the door behind him)
Becca calling after him- God Bless!
Chris calling back- What ever!
Becca- Thank you Lord, he’s gone. Better get to sleep
*NEXT MORNING*
*Becca wakes up by her iPod playing. She turns over to find Chris in her room. Looking thru her drawers and dresser.*
Becca- Your never going to find it you know.
Chris- Yes I will. I wont give up
Becca- It’s somewhere no one would think to look. So like I said, you would never find it.
Chris- Fine…….But I will find it one day.
Becca- Why do you want it so bad, we have only spent a weekend with eachother!
Chris-Because your too perfect! You have to have SOME flaw I can hold against you! It’s a brothers job!
Becca-If I tell you a flaw I have, will you never look for my journal again?
Chris- Yes! Tell me! NOW!
Becca- Fine, Chris…………I snore. Now get out of my room and go get ready for school
Chris- You DO know its an hour early right?
Becca- I know. Just leave me alone. First day at a new school. I have not even been to a real school since……….. Just leave.
Chris- Weirdo
*Chris leaves*
Becca- Ok Lord, It’s the first day at a new school. I’m really scared. But Lord, Just help me remember that there is nothing that is going to happen today, that you and I cant handle together.
*Music plays in the background. Lights fade to black.*
Chris- Ok Fresh meat. Your all set. This is your first class, you can find the others by yourself! *Chris walks off stage*
Becca reading schedule- Creative Writing 3. Oh awesome! The lessons back at the children’s home helped me out!
*Becca walks in to find the teacher and a bunch of older kids in the room.
Becca- Hi, Am I in the wrong class? My name is Becca Williams.
Teacher- Yes, that’s right. I heard that you have had writing experience before so I asked them myself to put you in here. Do you have your journal with you? I just want to read something of yours.
Becca- Sure *Hands Teacher journal.*
Teacher-*reads for a few minuets.* Oh my gosh. This is great! Welcome to the class. I’m Ms. Betances.
Becca- awesome. Were do I sit?
Ms. Betances- Just sit in any open desk. *To class* We have an new student in our class. She’s younger then all of you so be nice.
*Becca walks to the back of the room and sits down. Girl turns around to look at her.
Girl- A freshmen in writing 3 huh? You must be good. But I’M the best there is in the class. Don’t you dare try to steal my spotlight.
Becca- Ok, I’ll try not too?
Girl- Good.
Ms. Betances- ok, I have let yall have free write before so now I want to hear some of it. Who wants to go first?
Girl- ME! I DO!
Ms. Betances- Ok Ally, go ahead
Ally- I walk down an abandon street
Broken glass under my feet
Blood is spilled everywhere
But it just seems that no one cares
Every day going on with no hope
Wonder if life is just a joke.
Ms. Betances- I love it Ally, I love how you picture the place, and its like people walking past a crime scene and no one cares to report it. Really good. Who wants to go next. Becca, how about you. Im sure the class would LOVE to hear some of your writing.
*Ally turns around*
Ally- Go ahead, but your never going to out do me!
Becca- ok, I get it!
Becca- Ok, this is a poem I wrote about two years back. Its still pretty good I guess. Its called My life, Which way?
Life of Darkness
Or life of light
So here tonight
I give my life
To adore and praise
Your wonderful name
And promise never
To take it in vain
But how could you love me?
From my past sins
How could you forget?
How could you forgive?
How can you hold me
And say I am Yours
When I did not care for you
All my life before?
But Why should I ask
What you did I should love
For now I can be with you
In heaven above.
*class is quite then erupts in clapping*
Ms. Batances- wow becca……that is just amazing! And for two years ago that’s pretty good. I love how you question God for a bit then come to tearms with Him and yourself that He loves you. Great job
Becca to herself- Not what I was going for but ok……I guess.
Ally turning around- I said NOT to steel my spotlight! The class loves you! As for me, that poem sucked! I mean come on! God…..Heaven? Give me a break! There is no such thing!
Becca- I believe what I want, you believe what you want. Im not gonna change you.
Ally- Good. You Christians are weird anyway.
*Bell Rings*
Ms. Barances- I loved the Poem Becca. Don’t worry about Ally, shes used to being the best. She is really good but needs to lose the “im better then anyone else” thing.
Becca- Thanks……Could you tell me where this class is?
Ms. Batances- Yup, just go upstairs, make a right thru the double doors and youll be outside again, and just look for the room number.
Becca- Thanks.
*Becca walks in and sees the teacher at her desk. She goes up to her and says*
Becca- Hi, Im Becca Williams. Im new to your class.
Teacher- Well Welcome. My name is Ms. Reinoso.
Becca-Hi
Ms. Reinoso- So what school did you come from?
Becca- To tell you the truth, I just got adopted. Both my parents died in a car crash back in middle school. No relatives that I know of so I was placed in a shelter. Im glad that I get to start my freshmen year at a real high school.
Ms. Reinoso- Oh, im sorry to hear that. But it looks like someone is watching out for you.
*Becca sees Ms. Reinoso’s footsteps ring*
Becca- Omgosh, I love your ring! It reminds me of this thing I read about footprints in the sand.
Ms. Reinoso- I thing Ive heard of it. It’s the one where the guy saw one set of footprints in the sand through his worst times…..
Both- Because Jesus carried him through it!
Becca- You’re a Christian?
Ms. Reinoso- Yep ma’am. I am also the teacher sponsor for the Bible Club. You know we have a meeting today. You should stay after school for it.
Becca- Ok…….um, can I use your phone so I can call my mom an ask her?
Ms. Reinoso- Sure, but class is about to start.
*Becca walks outside. Sharon picks up the phone*
Sharon- Hello?
Becca- Mom, its me. I just found out that there is a bible club here in the school and there’s a meeting today. Could I stay till about 3:45?
Sharon- Yea, That’s fine, I get off of work at 4 so I can pick you up after the meeting.
Becca- Thanks mom, and by the way, Im using my teachers phone.
Sharon- Ok, ill talk to you later.
*Becca walks back in and gives phone back*
Becca- My mom said it was ok.
Ms. Reinoso- Ok, Take a seat and I’ll give you the list of things you need for the class.
*Becca sits down, copiers notes and homework down for the class. Bell rings*
Becca- Could you tell me where this class is.
Ms. Reinoso- Yea, its right down stairs and to your right. But you have lunch now.
Becca- *sigh* great, ill be eating al……
Girl- Hey Ms. Reinoso! I passed my math test!
Ms. Reinoso- That’s great Gaby!.......I want you to meet Becca. Shes new to the school and is planning on coming to the meeting today.
Gaby- Well its nice to meet you Becca. I’m Gaby and I’m in charge of the bible club.
Becca- Well that’s awesome. Its nice to meet you.
Gaby- I was about to have lunch. You have lunch now?
Becca- Yea I do. Thank God! I thought I was gonna be alone.
*Gaby and Becca walking out. Lights fade. Lights back up to find Gaby and Becca in the lunch area.*
Gaby- I’m meeting up with two friends of mine. Oh look, Here comes Vanessa now. That’s her name but everyone calls her Vani.
Vani- Hey Gaby, Who you have there?
Gaby- This is Becca. Shes new to the school and hopelessly lost. I met her in Ms. Reinoso’s room. Shes coming to the club meeting today.
Vani- That’s awesome! Well, I’m Vani. Its nice to meet you Becca. What school did you come from?
Gaby- Yea, I was just about to ask that.
Becca- Lets sit down first.
*Becca, Gaby, and Vani sit down*
Becca- Ok, I came from a shelter for homeless kids. My parents died when I was in the 6th grade. I had no relatives in Florida and I wanted to stay in Florida so they put me in a shleter. I withdrew from the middle school and I was homeschooled at the shelter. I found Jesus when I was in the 8th grade and then I was adopted. Now I’m here.
Vani- Wow, that’s really sad. Im sorry. But I’m gald you’re here.
Gaby- Yea, same here. We can always use more members in the club. Trust us, your gonna love it.
Vani- Wheres Saghi? She should have been here by now.
*Saghi comes with Lunch*
Saghi- Sorry guys, The line was really long! Whos this?
Vani- Freshie, adoped from a childrens shelter, and shes lost. Gaby took her in.
Saghi- Cool, whats your name.
Becca- My name is Becca, and my last name is Williams if anyone is wondering.
Vani- Well that saves us from asking now.
Gaby- Vani, Saghi, I’m gonna take Freshie here to go get some lunch.
Vani, Saghi- Ok.
*walks over to the pizza stand across the patio*
Gaby- So how did you find Jesus?
Becca- Well, The death of my parents had really hurt me. I turned away from God cause I was so mad at Him. I did not know why He had to take my parents away from me. But one night I was crying about it, and a title of a song popped into my head. It was “I can only imagine”. Something told me to look it up on youtube. So I did, and as I was listening to it, I started crying. But not from anger or hurt. I felt peace. I felt calm. I felt God. When Amy, our “mom” back at the shelter saw me crying, she prayed for me and God just felt so real at that point. I cant wait to see my parents up in heaven when its my turn.
Gaby- Wow…..Thats awesome!
Gaby- Were back guys.
Saghi- Awesome. So Becca- Tell us a bit about yourself.
Becca- Not really that much to know. I love music, I love to do sign language, and my main passion is writing. I always have my journal with me.* Shows journal* Its filled with stuff sense I got saved.
Vani- That’s awesome! You know I like to write as well.
Becca- O that’s awesome. God really gave me a gift of writing and I always use it for Gods glory. I read this one poem out loud in my writing class and now this girl hates me because I “Stole her spotlight”
Vani- Is that Ally?
Becca- How did you know!?
Vani- I had her last year. She’s really good but all her stuff is depressing. Everyone called her the best in the class. But you must be good if she thinks you stole her spotlight.
Becca- I did not even read one of my best ones!
Gaby- o wow. That’s really funny.
Saghi- I would love to hear one of your poems Becca!
Vani- Yea, so would I
Gaby-Please?
Becca- Ok. This is one I wrote cause I was the only one who really loved Jesus back at the shelter. The other teens did stuff like drink and cut and all that. How they hid all of it I don’t know. But I wrote this cause I felt kinda bad for them. Two of them did turn to Jesus after this poem.
What are you doing!?
Cutting yourself cause you cant take life?
What are you doing?
Starving yourself to look just right!?
What are you doing?
dating guys to feel good?
What are you doing?
Stealing to see if you could? I want to ask you a question It wont take long
Do you feel like your lost?
Do you think your always wrong?
If you feel like that stop hurting! Its not right
I do have an answer but do you want to see the light? I'm not going to force you do what you want But I'm telling you now
It wont take alot! There is someone out there
that cares for you!
Who loves you,watches you,and forgives you too!
He cares about your problems Big or small
Stupid of serious he takes care of it all The one who made you
does not want you to suffer
Jesus died for our sins wants you under his cover
You don't have to pray fancy
or read the bible a lot
He loves you for who you are
That's all he wants!
He will not punish you
for what you have done wrong
but he'll forgive and forget it'll be gone! This might sound to good to be true
I'm telling you its not
God just wants you! So if you want to get to know God you have nothing to lose But the guilt and hate and a lot of other sins too! Don't believe the lies That Satan will say like "You have messed up to much!"
or "you'll fail every day"
God does not care about what you have done He wants you to live life his way and just to have fun! Your never over looked and you'll never be alone
God made you and loves you cause you, yes you,
Your one of his own! You don't have to be perfect don't have to be a saint Cause NO ONE IS PERFECT! for heaven's sake! God wants you
He's ready to love He wants you in his kingdom Which is heaven above!
Vani- O wow. I can see how Ally thought you were going to steel her spotlight.
Becca- You too!? This stuff is not even that great.
Gaby- Its cause you write it for the LORD. That’s what makes it great.
Saghi- Yea, God gave you a real gift there.
Vani- Yea. I can see big things for your writing.
Becca- Thanks. But I don’t want to get famous off my writing. Only if it’s Gods plan then I will.
*Bell Rings*
Becca- O crud! I forgot where my next class is!
Gaby- O, that’s room 101. You have Ms. D! O man you are going to love her!
Becca- Thanks. Where is it?
Gaby- Here, Ill walk you over there. I’m going that way anyway.
Becca- Thanks Gaby!
Vani- Bye guys, I’m going to the 600 hallway.
Saghi- Yea, and I’m upstairs of the 700 hallway.
Becca- Ok guys, I guess Ill see you at the meeting.
Vani and Saghi- Bye.
*Vani and Saghi leave. Gaby starts walking Becca to her next class. They go off stage and come back on.*
Gaby- And just so you know. Your next class after that is two doors down. Wait…..an SAT class? But you’re a freshmen.
Becca- Yea, but sence I need a lot more help then most people cause I have not been in a REAL school for the longest time, I thought I would get a heads up on what I need to prepare for.
Gaby- That’s a smart move.
Becca- Yea……. I thought so.
Gaby- Well heres you next class girly. Ill see you after school
Becca- Ok Gaby. Thanks.
*Becca walks up to the teachers desk.*
Becca- Hi, My name is Becca. I’m new to the school.
Ms. D- Ok, that’s cool. Im Ms. D. Welcome to Gables Freshie. I’m sorry. I’m the sponsor for the Senior Class and I guess it caught on.
Becca- Its ok, My brother called me fresh meat this morning. I kinda figured I would get it from a few people.
Ms. D- Chris is your brother? He never said anything about having a sister.
Becca- I was just adopted.
Ms. D- O I see. Hes a good kid. I had him last period.
Becca- O that’s cool.
Ms. D- Well just take a seat anywhere. Look, theres an empty seat right here. Just take notes in the class and I’ll give you a list of what you need for the class.
*Becca sits down and Ms. D gives her the list of what she needs. Becca copies down notes till the end of the class. Bell rings*
*Chris is standing at the door*
Becca- Chris? What are YOU doing here. Ms. D said she had you last period.
Chris- I know, I just wanted to see how you were doing. Making sure you never got lost.
Becca- I found my way around no thanks to you. *laughs*
Chris- Whatever. Look. After school meet me in the front of the school and we can get to the bus so it can take us home ok?
Becca- Mom is going to pick me up at 4. I am staying after school for the bible club meeting.
Chris- It figures that my Jesus Freak sister would find out about the bible club the first day of school.
Becca- Well Chris, it was nice talking but I need to get to class.
Chris- Ok, go.
*Becca walks off stage and back on to see Ms. Peterson sitting at her desk.*
Becca- Hello. I’m Becca. I’m new to the class.
Ms. Peterson- Yes, the freshmen. This class is mainly for sophomores and Juniors. There is one other freshmen in the class. Shes right over there at the table by the window. Her name is Kathy. In fact, why don’t you go take a seat next to her and she can get you up to speed.
Becca- Ok, Thanks.
*Becca goes to the side of the room and sits down next to Kathy*
Becca- Hey, I’m Becca.
Kathy- Hey Becca. I’m Kathy.
Becca- So what are you doing in the class.
Kathy- I wanted to get a head start on what the SAT may be like. So I thought this would be a good class to take.
Becca- Yea, Same here. But the thing is I’m a slow learner. So I do understand things as well as others. So I thought I would get a head start so that I would understand it better when the time comes.
Kathy- That’s cool. So what school did you come from?
Becca- To tell you the truth, I was adopted not too long ago. Part of the reason I’m a slow learner.
By: Shannon Watson
*Becca is in her room in the middle of the stage. She is on her bed with pen and a journal in her hands. Her door is closed and she has an iPod playing the song “More then anything” by HillSong in the background. Becca then starts to sing with the faint music.*
Becca- This we know, we have a new life, we are Yours, now and forever.
*Chris, brother comes in really angry*
Chris-Turn that crap off! I’m trying to watch T.V. but all I hear is your music! Now turn it down or I’m going to tell mom. *to himself* can’t believe they adopted a Jesus Freak.
*Chris walks out slamming door behind him.*
Becca-Yes brother dearest. *music goes fainter* I love this family and I know that Sharon and John don’t have a problem with my faith, but I don’t know why Chris acts like that. O well, that’s something for another day I guess.
*She closes her journal and gets under the covers*
Better get to sleep. I have my first day at a new school tomorrow. Oh, wait, I need to let Sharon know I’m going to sleep first.
*Puts on slippers and walks off stage. Lights turn off. Lights on again to find Sharon and John watching T.V.*
Sharon- Hey honey, come here a minute?
Becca- Yea mom. What is it?
Sharon- Well as you know you just moved in here and I know you don’t have a lot of things. So we want to know what you like.
*Sits down on couch with Sharon and John*
Becca- You guys are so sweet. I really don’t need much. Few pairs on jeans, couples of shirts, and the only big thing is a cell phone so I can keep in touch with you when I’m out. That’s really about it.
John- Are you sure? We want you to be just as happy as Chris is.
Becca- I’m sure. I’m not someone that needs a lot. You already gave me a laptop and an iPod as “Welcome to the family” gifts. I’m good. I swear! But if you ever wanted to surprise me, you can’t go wrong with purple, red, and black.
Sharon- Ok, we will keep that in mind.
Becca- Well I would love to stay and talk some more but it’s my first day at a new school tomorrow. Better get some sleep.
Sharon- Before you go to bed, come with me. I want to show you something.
Becca- ok.
*Becca and Sharon get up and go off stage then come back in to a bed room*
*Sharon picks up a purple jacket and hands it to Becca*
Here, Its nothing much but I was not sure if you liked purple or not so I did not give it to you right away until I knew. But now that I know, I want to give this to you now so you have it for tomorrow. Chris says the classrooms are really cold in the school.
Becca- Thanks. I better be going to bed now. Good night and God bless mom
Sharon- You too sweet girl.
*Heads off stage and back to her room. She finds Chris reading her journal*
Becca- Chris………….What are you doing???
Chris- (Still reading) I’m trying to find a flaw in little miss perfect. So your journal was the perfect place to look.
Becca- Nice try. Your looking in the wrong journal!
Chris- How many do you have???
Becca- Chris. I have three journals. One for personal, one for prayer, and one for poems.
Chris- No wonder everything rhymes in here, This must be your poem one.
Becca- Yea……It is. The other two I have hid because I don’t want anyone reading them. What ever is in there is between God and I alone.
Chris- (Throws journal at Becca) What ever. (Walks out of room and closes the door behind him)
Becca calling after him- God Bless!
Chris calling back- What ever!
Becca- Thank you Lord, he’s gone. Better get to sleep
*NEXT MORNING*
*Becca wakes up by her iPod playing. She turns over to find Chris in her room. Looking thru her drawers and dresser.*
Becca- Your never going to find it you know.
Chris- Yes I will. I wont give up
Becca- It’s somewhere no one would think to look. So like I said, you would never find it.
Chris- Fine…….But I will find it one day.
Becca- Why do you want it so bad, we have only spent a weekend with eachother!
Chris-Because your too perfect! You have to have SOME flaw I can hold against you! It’s a brothers job!
Becca-If I tell you a flaw I have, will you never look for my journal again?
Chris- Yes! Tell me! NOW!
Becca- Fine, Chris…………I snore. Now get out of my room and go get ready for school
Chris- You DO know its an hour early right?
Becca- I know. Just leave me alone. First day at a new school. I have not even been to a real school since……….. Just leave.
Chris- Weirdo
*Chris leaves*
Becca- Ok Lord, It’s the first day at a new school. I’m really scared. But Lord, Just help me remember that there is nothing that is going to happen today, that you and I cant handle together.
*Music plays in the background. Lights fade to black.*
Chris- Ok Fresh meat. Your all set. This is your first class, you can find the others by yourself! *Chris walks off stage*
Becca reading schedule- Creative Writing 3. Oh awesome! The lessons back at the children’s home helped me out!
*Becca walks in to find the teacher and a bunch of older kids in the room.
Becca- Hi, Am I in the wrong class? My name is Becca Williams.
Teacher- Yes, that’s right. I heard that you have had writing experience before so I asked them myself to put you in here. Do you have your journal with you? I just want to read something of yours.
Becca- Sure *Hands Teacher journal.*
Teacher-*reads for a few minuets.* Oh my gosh. This is great! Welcome to the class. I’m Ms. Betances.
Becca- awesome. Were do I sit?
Ms. Betances- Just sit in any open desk. *To class* We have an new student in our class. She’s younger then all of you so be nice.
*Becca walks to the back of the room and sits down. Girl turns around to look at her.
Girl- A freshmen in writing 3 huh? You must be good. But I’M the best there is in the class. Don’t you dare try to steal my spotlight.
Becca- Ok, I’ll try not too?
Girl- Good.
Ms. Betances- ok, I have let yall have free write before so now I want to hear some of it. Who wants to go first?
Girl- ME! I DO!
Ms. Betances- Ok Ally, go ahead
Ally- I walk down an abandon street
Broken glass under my feet
Blood is spilled everywhere
But it just seems that no one cares
Every day going on with no hope
Wonder if life is just a joke.
Ms. Betances- I love it Ally, I love how you picture the place, and its like people walking past a crime scene and no one cares to report it. Really good. Who wants to go next. Becca, how about you. Im sure the class would LOVE to hear some of your writing.
*Ally turns around*
Ally- Go ahead, but your never going to out do me!
Becca- ok, I get it!
Becca- Ok, this is a poem I wrote about two years back. Its still pretty good I guess. Its called My life, Which way?
Life of Darkness
Or life of light
So here tonight
I give my life
To adore and praise
Your wonderful name
And promise never
To take it in vain
But how could you love me?
From my past sins
How could you forget?
How could you forgive?
How can you hold me
And say I am Yours
When I did not care for you
All my life before?
But Why should I ask
What you did I should love
For now I can be with you
In heaven above.
*class is quite then erupts in clapping*
Ms. Batances- wow becca……that is just amazing! And for two years ago that’s pretty good. I love how you question God for a bit then come to tearms with Him and yourself that He loves you. Great job
Becca to herself- Not what I was going for but ok……I guess.
Ally turning around- I said NOT to steel my spotlight! The class loves you! As for me, that poem sucked! I mean come on! God…..Heaven? Give me a break! There is no such thing!
Becca- I believe what I want, you believe what you want. Im not gonna change you.
Ally- Good. You Christians are weird anyway.
*Bell Rings*
Ms. Barances- I loved the Poem Becca. Don’t worry about Ally, shes used to being the best. She is really good but needs to lose the “im better then anyone else” thing.
Becca- Thanks……Could you tell me where this class is?
Ms. Batances- Yup, just go upstairs, make a right thru the double doors and youll be outside again, and just look for the room number.
Becca- Thanks.
*Becca walks in and sees the teacher at her desk. She goes up to her and says*
Becca- Hi, Im Becca Williams. Im new to your class.
Teacher- Well Welcome. My name is Ms. Reinoso.
Becca-Hi
Ms. Reinoso- So what school did you come from?
Becca- To tell you the truth, I just got adopted. Both my parents died in a car crash back in middle school. No relatives that I know of so I was placed in a shelter. Im glad that I get to start my freshmen year at a real high school.
Ms. Reinoso- Oh, im sorry to hear that. But it looks like someone is watching out for you.
*Becca sees Ms. Reinoso’s footsteps ring*
Becca- Omgosh, I love your ring! It reminds me of this thing I read about footprints in the sand.
Ms. Reinoso- I thing Ive heard of it. It’s the one where the guy saw one set of footprints in the sand through his worst times…..
Both- Because Jesus carried him through it!
Becca- You’re a Christian?
Ms. Reinoso- Yep ma’am. I am also the teacher sponsor for the Bible Club. You know we have a meeting today. You should stay after school for it.
Becca- Ok…….um, can I use your phone so I can call my mom an ask her?
Ms. Reinoso- Sure, but class is about to start.
*Becca walks outside. Sharon picks up the phone*
Sharon- Hello?
Becca- Mom, its me. I just found out that there is a bible club here in the school and there’s a meeting today. Could I stay till about 3:45?
Sharon- Yea, That’s fine, I get off of work at 4 so I can pick you up after the meeting.
Becca- Thanks mom, and by the way, Im using my teachers phone.
Sharon- Ok, ill talk to you later.
*Becca walks back in and gives phone back*
Becca- My mom said it was ok.
Ms. Reinoso- Ok, Take a seat and I’ll give you the list of things you need for the class.
*Becca sits down, copiers notes and homework down for the class. Bell rings*
Becca- Could you tell me where this class is.
Ms. Reinoso- Yea, its right down stairs and to your right. But you have lunch now.
Becca- *sigh* great, ill be eating al……
Girl- Hey Ms. Reinoso! I passed my math test!
Ms. Reinoso- That’s great Gaby!.......I want you to meet Becca. Shes new to the school and is planning on coming to the meeting today.
Gaby- Well its nice to meet you Becca. I’m Gaby and I’m in charge of the bible club.
Becca- Well that’s awesome. Its nice to meet you.
Gaby- I was about to have lunch. You have lunch now?
Becca- Yea I do. Thank God! I thought I was gonna be alone.
*Gaby and Becca walking out. Lights fade. Lights back up to find Gaby and Becca in the lunch area.*
Gaby- I’m meeting up with two friends of mine. Oh look, Here comes Vanessa now. That’s her name but everyone calls her Vani.
Vani- Hey Gaby, Who you have there?
Gaby- This is Becca. Shes new to the school and hopelessly lost. I met her in Ms. Reinoso’s room. Shes coming to the club meeting today.
Vani- That’s awesome! Well, I’m Vani. Its nice to meet you Becca. What school did you come from?
Gaby- Yea, I was just about to ask that.
Becca- Lets sit down first.
*Becca, Gaby, and Vani sit down*
Becca- Ok, I came from a shelter for homeless kids. My parents died when I was in the 6th grade. I had no relatives in Florida and I wanted to stay in Florida so they put me in a shleter. I withdrew from the middle school and I was homeschooled at the shelter. I found Jesus when I was in the 8th grade and then I was adopted. Now I’m here.
Vani- Wow, that’s really sad. Im sorry. But I’m gald you’re here.
Gaby- Yea, same here. We can always use more members in the club. Trust us, your gonna love it.
Vani- Wheres Saghi? She should have been here by now.
*Saghi comes with Lunch*
Saghi- Sorry guys, The line was really long! Whos this?
Vani- Freshie, adoped from a childrens shelter, and shes lost. Gaby took her in.
Saghi- Cool, whats your name.
Becca- My name is Becca, and my last name is Williams if anyone is wondering.
Vani- Well that saves us from asking now.
Gaby- Vani, Saghi, I’m gonna take Freshie here to go get some lunch.
Vani, Saghi- Ok.
*walks over to the pizza stand across the patio*
Gaby- So how did you find Jesus?
Becca- Well, The death of my parents had really hurt me. I turned away from God cause I was so mad at Him. I did not know why He had to take my parents away from me. But one night I was crying about it, and a title of a song popped into my head. It was “I can only imagine”. Something told me to look it up on youtube. So I did, and as I was listening to it, I started crying. But not from anger or hurt. I felt peace. I felt calm. I felt God. When Amy, our “mom” back at the shelter saw me crying, she prayed for me and God just felt so real at that point. I cant wait to see my parents up in heaven when its my turn.
Gaby- Wow…..Thats awesome!
Gaby- Were back guys.
Saghi- Awesome. So Becca- Tell us a bit about yourself.
Becca- Not really that much to know. I love music, I love to do sign language, and my main passion is writing. I always have my journal with me.* Shows journal* Its filled with stuff sense I got saved.
Vani- That’s awesome! You know I like to write as well.
Becca- O that’s awesome. God really gave me a gift of writing and I always use it for Gods glory. I read this one poem out loud in my writing class and now this girl hates me because I “Stole her spotlight”
Vani- Is that Ally?
Becca- How did you know!?
Vani- I had her last year. She’s really good but all her stuff is depressing. Everyone called her the best in the class. But you must be good if she thinks you stole her spotlight.
Becca- I did not even read one of my best ones!
Gaby- o wow. That’s really funny.
Saghi- I would love to hear one of your poems Becca!
Vani- Yea, so would I
Gaby-Please?
Becca- Ok. This is one I wrote cause I was the only one who really loved Jesus back at the shelter. The other teens did stuff like drink and cut and all that. How they hid all of it I don’t know. But I wrote this cause I felt kinda bad for them. Two of them did turn to Jesus after this poem.
What are you doing!?
Cutting yourself cause you cant take life?
What are you doing?
Starving yourself to look just right!?
What are you doing?
dating guys to feel good?
What are you doing?
Stealing to see if you could? I want to ask you a question It wont take long
Do you feel like your lost?
Do you think your always wrong?
If you feel like that stop hurting! Its not right
I do have an answer but do you want to see the light? I'm not going to force you do what you want But I'm telling you now
It wont take alot! There is someone out there
that cares for you!
Who loves you,watches you,and forgives you too!
He cares about your problems Big or small
Stupid of serious he takes care of it all The one who made you
does not want you to suffer
Jesus died for our sins wants you under his cover
You don't have to pray fancy
or read the bible a lot
He loves you for who you are
That's all he wants!
He will not punish you
for what you have done wrong
but he'll forgive and forget it'll be gone! This might sound to good to be true
I'm telling you its not
God just wants you! So if you want to get to know God you have nothing to lose But the guilt and hate and a lot of other sins too! Don't believe the lies That Satan will say like "You have messed up to much!"
or "you'll fail every day"
God does not care about what you have done He wants you to live life his way and just to have fun! Your never over looked and you'll never be alone
God made you and loves you cause you, yes you,
Your one of his own! You don't have to be perfect don't have to be a saint Cause NO ONE IS PERFECT! for heaven's sake! God wants you
He's ready to love He wants you in his kingdom Which is heaven above!
Vani- O wow. I can see how Ally thought you were going to steel her spotlight.
Becca- You too!? This stuff is not even that great.
Gaby- Its cause you write it for the LORD. That’s what makes it great.
Saghi- Yea, God gave you a real gift there.
Vani- Yea. I can see big things for your writing.
Becca- Thanks. But I don’t want to get famous off my writing. Only if it’s Gods plan then I will.
*Bell Rings*
Becca- O crud! I forgot where my next class is!
Gaby- O, that’s room 101. You have Ms. D! O man you are going to love her!
Becca- Thanks. Where is it?
Gaby- Here, Ill walk you over there. I’m going that way anyway.
Becca- Thanks Gaby!
Vani- Bye guys, I’m going to the 600 hallway.
Saghi- Yea, and I’m upstairs of the 700 hallway.
Becca- Ok guys, I guess Ill see you at the meeting.
Vani and Saghi- Bye.
*Vani and Saghi leave. Gaby starts walking Becca to her next class. They go off stage and come back on.*
Gaby- And just so you know. Your next class after that is two doors down. Wait…..an SAT class? But you’re a freshmen.
Becca- Yea, but sence I need a lot more help then most people cause I have not been in a REAL school for the longest time, I thought I would get a heads up on what I need to prepare for.
Gaby- That’s a smart move.
Becca- Yea……. I thought so.
Gaby- Well heres you next class girly. Ill see you after school
Becca- Ok Gaby. Thanks.
*Becca walks up to the teachers desk.*
Becca- Hi, My name is Becca. I’m new to the school.
Ms. D- Ok, that’s cool. Im Ms. D. Welcome to Gables Freshie. I’m sorry. I’m the sponsor for the Senior Class and I guess it caught on.
Becca- Its ok, My brother called me fresh meat this morning. I kinda figured I would get it from a few people.
Ms. D- Chris is your brother? He never said anything about having a sister.
Becca- I was just adopted.
Ms. D- O I see. Hes a good kid. I had him last period.
Becca- O that’s cool.
Ms. D- Well just take a seat anywhere. Look, theres an empty seat right here. Just take notes in the class and I’ll give you a list of what you need for the class.
*Becca sits down and Ms. D gives her the list of what she needs. Becca copies down notes till the end of the class. Bell rings*
*Chris is standing at the door*
Becca- Chris? What are YOU doing here. Ms. D said she had you last period.
Chris- I know, I just wanted to see how you were doing. Making sure you never got lost.
Becca- I found my way around no thanks to you. *laughs*
Chris- Whatever. Look. After school meet me in the front of the school and we can get to the bus so it can take us home ok?
Becca- Mom is going to pick me up at 4. I am staying after school for the bible club meeting.
Chris- It figures that my Jesus Freak sister would find out about the bible club the first day of school.
Becca- Well Chris, it was nice talking but I need to get to class.
Chris- Ok, go.
*Becca walks off stage and back on to see Ms. Peterson sitting at her desk.*
Becca- Hello. I’m Becca. I’m new to the class.
Ms. Peterson- Yes, the freshmen. This class is mainly for sophomores and Juniors. There is one other freshmen in the class. Shes right over there at the table by the window. Her name is Kathy. In fact, why don’t you go take a seat next to her and she can get you up to speed.
Becca- Ok, Thanks.
*Becca goes to the side of the room and sits down next to Kathy*
Becca- Hey, I’m Becca.
Kathy- Hey Becca. I’m Kathy.
Becca- So what are you doing in the class.
Kathy- I wanted to get a head start on what the SAT may be like. So I thought this would be a good class to take.
Becca- Yea, Same here. But the thing is I’m a slow learner. So I do understand things as well as others. So I thought I would get a head start so that I would understand it better when the time comes.
Kathy- That’s cool. So what school did you come from?
Becca- To tell you the truth, I was adopted not too long ago. Part of the reason I’m a slow learner.
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