21 life lessons for my 21st

In honor of my birthday I'm doing a birthday post. :)
(For block we have to keep a "writer's notebook" and write in it at least 3 times a week so I stole this "entry" from that!)

Sooo....for my 21st birthday I'm writing TWENTY-ONE life lessons for my 21st =) Starting with when I was little and then getting a bit more serious.

K..here we go..

1. Skittles don't grow rainbows.

2. A person CAN get by without sucking their thumb.

3. "Blanky" doesn't HAVE to go with me everywhere. ;) (still have that thing by the way..ahah)

4. Teachers don't live at school.

5. Sleeping without a night light isn't SO bad.

6. Most of Pennsylvania is in fact rural.

7. The "big kids" really aren't as big as I always thought.

8. Parents aren't perfect and they have flaws too.

9. It doesn't actually matter what people think about you.

10. How someone else sees you doesn't change who you are.

11. In one instant, one person can change anothers life without even knowing it.

12. Words carry a lot of weight.

13. It takes a while to build respect for someone and a second to lose it.

14. Quantity of friends doesn't actually matter, but the quality of those friends.

15. Having some quiet/alone time isn't a bad thing.

16. Saying "no" is okay to do sometimes.

17. Acting out in anger or holding a grudge accomplishes nothing good.

18. You can make someone's day by a simple act of kindness.

19. Life's changes aren't always bad.

20. A smile is worth a thousand words.

21. Jesus is everything I will ever need.


So yeah..that's that. This was a fuun list to make. =)But it was also really hard! I wanted to think of stuff through the ages and there's a lot of stuff (obviously) that I left out bc I didn't think of it in the moment I was writing.


But anyyyway, I had a really great birthday. God's amazing and there were so many little things that just made my day and had me smiling. I felt so loved and cared for. I'm so grateful for all that God has done in my life, all that He's taught me and continues to teach me, and the many blessings he continues to pour out. I don't deserve one bit of it but I'm so so thankful!!