Sunny Skyes

Hello! Christmastime is almost here and I am so excited! Christmas is my favourite holiday. It's so magical seeing the sparkling snow everywhere, the Christmas lights twinkling, big evergreen trees covered in shiny baubles, and everything is decorated in glitter. My favourite! Not to mention all the wonderful foods such as pumpkin pie, turkey, and hot cocoa. Next to Thanksgiving, Christmas is one of the tastiest times of the year. However, to me, the most magical part of Christmas is getting to spend time with my family. We like to get together with a lot of our family on Christmas Eve, get all dressed up and attend a Christmas Eve candlelight service, have a big dinner together, and open presents. Maybe Christmas isn't as magical for you, and that's okay. Everyone has their favourites :) Speaking of the Christmas season, school is finally out!!! I can't believe the semester is over, where did the time go? I remember starting the semester and feeling like a...

Back when I was around 14 years old, I started, and mostly completed, a poem. I don't typically write poems, I tend to get writer's block, but this one just flowed right out of my pencil. I started with the idea of "if you woke up tomorrow and only had what you thanked God for, how different would your life be?" and thus, this poem was born. I stored it away for the next five years until my 19 year old self found it and added one more verse to it. Now I have the completed version for you! In the spirit of Thanksgiving (even if it's a few days late), here is my poem of thankfulness. Enjoy :) I thank God for my bedroom, and for my comfy bed; for blankets that can keep me warm, and pillows for my head. I thank God for these books to read, and thoughts to fill my mind; for memories that work well so I don't leave things behind. I thank God for life's ups and downs 'cause without them, life's dull. When sun shine...