Helllooooo friends! Wow. It's been a while. This year has been crazy busy with many trials and I'm thankful for God's goodness (even through the hard times, He is ALWAYS good!) and for the opportunity to blog on JY with some awesome friends who are the best internet besties ever, lol. These are some reminders … Continue reading Reminders Every Teenage Girl Needs to Hear
I often hear people talking about how they don't understand how to read the Bible or sometimes they just don't want to. When I first posted at the beginning of January about starting a new series EWS (Encouragement With Summer), someone requested that I do a post about how I study my Bible. Although I … Continue reading How I Study My Bible + tips for reading it || Encouragement With Summer
I absolutely loved this example my pen pal, Amie, wrote! It is the perfect example of how some days are just hard, and we don’t even want to get out of bed- but then we read our Bible and learn that if we would’ve have just went to Him in the first place, He would’ve given us strength! 💛 He is the the best source of Strength and the first one I run to when I’m having a hard day. I encourage you to do the same. So today, if you’re having a hard day, open up your Bible and spend some quiet time with Him.
The bed was so warm. She pulled the blanket tighter, willing the time to stay still. Please, no. Not another day, not another day to trudge through. She waited expectantly for her mom to come into the room and wake her up. Yes, she did have school and work today, but if only today would wait.
“Hally, time to rise and shine!” her mom’s voice rang out. Hally slunk farther under her covers. No, she was not getting up. No, today did not have to come. “You need to get up, dear!” Hally felt her mother standing over her.
The cover was pulled off of Hally, and her mom’s wide awake face was looking down at her. “Get up, dear.”
“Please, let me sleep until eight,” Hally mumbled, trying to pull the covers over her head again. “It’s cold.”
“Nope, you need to get up and start school. You have…
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Hello friends, Summer here. I've been working on some future posts for the new series "Encouragement with Summer," and I created a survey so I could truly understand the things that you're going through. I made it to where it is anonymous, so I can't see who is answering. So you can be completely honest … Continue reading Encouragement with Summer Survey
Hello friends, and Happy New Year! This year I'm starting something new here on Joyfully You. Every month, possibly, I want to have a new post filled with encouragement for teenage girls. I already have a few topics lined up but would love to hear from you all! What are some things that you or … Continue reading Encouragement with Summer || A New Series For 2019
Image from http://www.weheartit.com Hello, friends! Whew, it's been a while! I've been SOOO super busy here lately so I've missed getting to sit down and talk with y'all! If any of you know me (Summer) you know that I LOVE LOVE LOVE reading. I've recently created a reading list of books that I want to … Continue reading My Reading List
Hello, ladies! I hope you've all had a good past few weeks; I've missed getting to talk to y'all. I've been traveling a lot in the past month and haven't hardly been home to do any blogging. The little bit I have been home has been spent with my dog, practicing piano almost non-stop for … Continue reading Christmas Secret Sister Gift Exchange
Happy birthday to our dearest Hadassah! She turns 14 today!!! She is the founder and modest fashionista for JY and is always doing things to improve our blog. She works so hard to inspire other and be a light shining bright for Jesus! She is amazing at photography and is such a kind soul. -Summer, … Continue reading Happy Birthday Hadassah!
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