The Life of His Princess

So, last spring when I was doing online classes with Moody Bible College, I wrote a speech for my Oral Communication class. At the time my mom said I should post it on my blog, or do something with it (she actually told me to submit it to Gen J,) but I never did anything with it... Well, it came to mind today, and so, here goes... Back in November of 2008 I was standing in a huge banquet hall with seventy some-odd other teenagers feeling slightly out of place among all the elegantly dressed important republicans of Minnesota. I had spent seven days of low sleep and lots of caffeine campaigning and was dead on my feet. The words I heard over the loudspeakers from the woman on stage made it all worth it, “…And I want to thank 70 great kids who came out this weekend. We often hear that there aren’t young people in the Republican Party. I’m here to tell you that couldn’t be further from the truth. We had 70 teenagers knock on our doors Friday afternoon, and by the time I got to Woodb...

So.... I have two rough drafts that each contain just a few sentences... Though one of them was last week... Anyways, I've been in Arkansas for 9 weeks now, and away from Minnesota for 10 weeks... Weird. Here's what I got written 5 weeks ago.... "Wow, Have I really been gone from home for almost 4 weeks? Part of me feels like I haven't been gone all that long, but for the majority I feel like I've been here a lot longer then 3 weeks." And here's how far I got last week... "I've been gone from home for 9 weeks now, and at school for 8 weeks.... Seems crazy. At the same time though, this semester is flying by so quickly!" Both very true... But I never got past that in writing. Partially because I don't know what to say, partially because I get distracted by friends, and partially because I feel guilty about now working on homework that's  due soon... I still feel like I haven't been gone from MN that long, yet at the same time...

" Finally,  be strong in the Lord and in  the strength of his might. Put on  the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against  the schemes of the devil. For  we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against  the rulers, against the authorities, against  the cosmic powers over  this present darkness, against  the spiritual forces of evil  in the heavenly places. Therefore  take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in  the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore,  having fastened on the belt of truth, and  having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and,  as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up  the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all  the flaming darts of  the evil one; and take  the helmet of salvation, and...