Being a person of particularly strong faith in God and Christ, I pray quite frequently, especially for someone of my age group. Some days I might pray up to five times a day, usually repeating earlier prayers, questions, or requests. As common with prayers, I don't always get the answer I want, or when I want. An example of this is I asked God to help my mom with her increasing alcohol problem, and nothing has been looking up in that department. I know from very frequent reminder from my Pastor that the three answers to Prayers and requests are Yes, No, and the most common of all Wait.
As many of you know, one of my good friends passed away a few weeks ago, his name was Tyler and he was only 18. His birthday was this past Friday, the 28th, which was incredibly difficult on me. But besides that, and Tuesday which was my girlfriend's rather argumentative birthday, this past week has been one of the best of my life.
Thursday night I graduated from highschool, a feat which from halfway through freshman year I never thought I would live to see myself accomplish. A feat which, halfway through freshman year, even if I somehow did manage to accomplish, I never thought I'd have as many friends to celebrate with. I have the best group of friends in the world that have supported me and helped me and held me up through the most painful experience I have ever been through, which was my detox from my drug addiction earlier this year.
Really things started getting better two weeks ago, to the minute...which was when I got baptised. I requested it to be private, with only the 14 closest people to me present (really only 13, but I am also including my Pastor in that number.) That was the day I had been waiting 6 and a half months for. It far outshines any other moment I believe I have ever lived through.
Last night was exactly what I needed, my sister took me out to see my favorite comedian Greg Proops, from Whose Line is it Anyways? Live and I got to meet him and shake his hand. It was exactly what I needed to get rid of the party stress I've been feeling lately with the eight parties I have to attend, and my own.
Many of my prayers have been answered, some even have nothing to do with my own life, such as my sister finally getting her job, and my best friend finally working things out with his family. But other simple things, like Graduating, having the time of my life, my parents cutting me some slack, working things out with my girlfriend, finally moving past some issues that have held me down for the last couple of...weeks.
I would like to thank those of you who have prayed for me, and also for the friends and family of Tyler, upon his passing. Thank you all. It means an incredible amount to me to know that there are still some people on this planet the are willing to extend a helping hand to a stranger in need.
As many of you know, one of my good friends passed away a few weeks ago, his name was Tyler and he was only 18. His birthday was this past Friday, the 28th, which was incredibly difficult on me. But besides that, and Tuesday which was my girlfriend's rather argumentative birthday, this past week has been one of the best of my life.
Thursday night I graduated from highschool, a feat which from halfway through freshman year I never thought I would live to see myself accomplish. A feat which, halfway through freshman year, even if I somehow did manage to accomplish, I never thought I'd have as many friends to celebrate with. I have the best group of friends in the world that have supported me and helped me and held me up through the most painful experience I have ever been through, which was my detox from my drug addiction earlier this year.
Really things started getting better two weeks ago, to the minute...which was when I got baptised. I requested it to be private, with only the 14 closest people to me present (really only 13, but I am also including my Pastor in that number.) That was the day I had been waiting 6 and a half months for. It far outshines any other moment I believe I have ever lived through.
Last night was exactly what I needed, my sister took me out to see my favorite comedian Greg Proops, from Whose Line is it Anyways? Live and I got to meet him and shake his hand. It was exactly what I needed to get rid of the party stress I've been feeling lately with the eight parties I have to attend, and my own.
Many of my prayers have been answered, some even have nothing to do with my own life, such as my sister finally getting her job, and my best friend finally working things out with his family. But other simple things, like Graduating, having the time of my life, my parents cutting me some slack, working things out with my girlfriend, finally moving past some issues that have held me down for the last couple of...weeks.
I would like to thank those of you who have prayed for me, and also for the friends and family of Tyler, upon his passing. Thank you all. It means an incredible amount to me to know that there are still some people on this planet the are willing to extend a helping hand to a stranger in need.
