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Hey! I’m Gracie, I’m 14 years old. So to tell you a little about me here are some of the basics. I love music, I love to play my guitar, and piano. I love to sing! I don’t have a favorite color, I love them all. I have 4 siblings and a half sister. Also (This one should throw you for a loop) I travel all over the country with my family! Let me rewind a little but though.

 

On April 20 of 1999, my cousin Rachel Joy Scott was martyred at Columbine High School because of her faith in Jesus Christ. After Rachel died our family started pouring through Rachel’s journals, and notebooks, and we found out a lot about Rachel. Several of Rachel’s journal entrys indicated that Rachel knew she wasn’t going to be here long. Not in a weird “she can see into the future” way, but my family believes that God was preparing Rachel. One of her journal entries, dated April 20th 1998, a year to the day she would die was this simple line.

 

April 20th 1998

 

This will be my last year Lord, I’ve gotten what I can. Thank you.

 

 

My family soon decided that we were not going to let Rachel die in vain. So in December of 1999 my family started traveling and telling Rachel’s storey in Public high schools and middle schools! It has been an Amazing tool to witness to hopeless kids all over the country! The program has also traveled to England and Ireland, and in the next year we will be traveling to South Africa. Yay!  So God has really blessed us to spread his message.

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Here you can ask Graci questions about the monthly topics! And the new e-mail subject is: Boys.

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Hey guys!
 
Well, school's started again (yay, or neigh?). Time for gym, math, note books, science, pencils, lockers, teachers, friends, and BOYS! lol. It's a new season, the next chapter in our dramatic lives, a new leaf. A time that we can re-invent ourselves, we can be anyone we want to be; we can be a completely different person, in a good way....or a bad way. It's up to you. Peer pressure? A big deal, but not if you're confident in yourself. Why would you have to conform into someone(or something) that wasn't true to your identity in Christ, if you were comfortable with yourself? People say that they want to be unique and stand out and be their own person, because that's what they want or because that's what everyone else is doing? Pink hair, will that make you stand out? Yup, along with the 7 other "unique pink haired" girls in your class. Guess they thought it was "unique" too.  Haha, does that not put things into perspective? You know what being different is? Not pink hair(by the way there is nothing wrong with pink hair, I have friends with pink hair. They're very unique *wink*).
 
Being different in God's eyes is standing out from the world. God said they will know we are Christians by our love, not by our pink hair. lol. You don't have to change yourself on the outside to be noticed, but on the inside. Now I know all ya'll have heard the phrase "It's whats on the inside that counts!" You know that's what your mom tells you when your having a fat day, lol. You know those days, when your clothes just don't fit right, or your fav. jeans won't button any more (well I've had those day at least). And you just want to cry, and your mom says, "Oh honey! You know it's what's on the inside that counts?!" Yes.....we've all heard it. But in God's eyes that's really what matters...(I know you've heard that one too, lol). But do you honestly think God judges you by your apperance? Heck no! He made you! He knows what you look like! Shoo! lol. And most importantly, He knows your heart better than anyone. Your heart is the key to beauty.
 
True Beauty and Purity are found only in the Love and Grace of our Lord Jesus. Don't give in to peer pressure, because it doesn't make you cool in God's eyes......and His are the ones that count. If you know who you are in Christ, then who the world thinks you are won't matter. Don't you see that every good and perfect thing comes from God!? All He has is good for you!! If you trust Him with your life He won't steer you astray! If I were you, I wouldn't worry about the world, for this world will crumble and fall and all the earthly treasures will perish and eventually turn into dust....but with God....ha....everything will be ok. If you want God, nothing can stop you.

"This heart it wants to beat, these lungs they want to breath. These eyes they want to see, this mouth it wants to sing. Desperation, needing you! Every last breath I scream for you! Shatter into a million pieces, make me new. Crush me, tear me, break me, mold me, make me what you want me to be. I am yours, for you to use. Take and replace me with you..." ~ Family Force 5
 
I want to challenge you to take those song lyrics and write them on your heart as a reminder that you are God's, for Him to mold into something beautiful. I don't know about you, but I want God to do whatever He wants with me. God bless you guys!
-Graci

Boys. That caught your attention didn’t it? Yeah. So boys, confusing huh? Well if not to you then they are to me. I’ve been dealing with this broad subject and I know lots of girls struggle with the constant scene of you liking a boy, or a boy liking you. It’s a tough subject, but it needs to be tackled. So here we go.

Boyfriends, that’s the word that means “I don’t have one but my best friend does,” or “I’m not pretty enough for one of those,” and sometimes even “Why do I need a boyfriend?” And those are all definitions that have applied to me at one time or another. Boys are definitely a blessing, but sometimes it’s hard to figure them out. Like I’m just going to tell you about my situation.

I like this boy (We’ll call him the boy in the green hat). He’s an amazing guy! I mean truly amazing! He’s totally on fire for God, he’s tall, handsome, funny, and very, very sweet! The thing is….. I’m pretty sure he likes my friend (We’ll call her the pretty red head). She insists he doesn’t like her. It’s tough though, you know how it feels I’m sure. For a while I was really down about it. I mean Really down, but I just started to pray about it. And before we get any farther (I know you’re not suppose to start a sentence with “and” but I don’t really care) he didn’t all of a sudden out of the blue start liking me and ask me out, not by a long shot.

So anyways, I started praying about it, and asking God to just make things clear to me. I started getting a peace about it. It didn’t make me sad when he was talking to the pretty red head, or when he would walk by and not see me. You know why? You might be reading this and thinking, “Shoo girl you crazy!” But I just had a peace about it.

Listen to this: I just really think this is the coolest thing like ever ever EVER! When God was making you young woman, He was thinking about your husband!! God made you especially for someone!!! Not just anyone, but God made you for someone and someone for you! Isn’t that cool?! I mean really!!! You may think I’m a dork but think about it! Jesus loves you so much and wants you to be happy that He made a young man for you that’s exactly everything you could ever want or need!!! He made your husband and he’s out there somewhere! I mean woah Woah WOAH! I just really think that’s cool!

Now I still do like the boy in the green hat, but if he doesn’t like me, that’ll be ok, because Jesus has someone even better for me that He made for me!

Also while we’re on the subject I just wanted to add something about boyfriends and girlfriends. It’s not a bad thing to have a boyfriend, but let’s think about this. Let’s say you only date, eh, 4-6 guys before you get married. Not bad right? But if those are serious relationships you might be doing serious things, I’m not saying sex. I’m saying kissing, cuddling, and other couple things….but that’s not your husband…..on your wedding night do you want to be with the man of your dreams and another guy you used to date pop into your head? Or even worse do you want another woman popping into your husband’s head! Yeah, makes you think huh? You can’t say I want my husband to save those things for me, if you’re not saving those things for him? Everything you have is a gift for your husband, every kiss, every thing. God gave you your kisses for your husband! Not for your 2 week 2 month or 2 Year boyfriend! Even when you’re engaged, that man is not your husband! People break off engagements all the time! Now I’m not trying to condemn you in any way, you want to kiss your boyfriend go for it. I’m just saying, think about your husband.

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