When Kids Speak...

Aww I just found an old journal that I use to write in every day. I pulled out a few entries, this was when I was 12...

God,
Please help me to become a good housewife and mother and wife when I grow up if it be your will for me to be married! Help me in my cooking this summer. I love you. ~Jessica 6/20/01

Jesus,
Please help me to pray more often. I praise you for what you are! I love you! Help me to be orderly and neat and to love you with all my heart. Please give me advise on the backyard Bible club. Please give me peace about it one way or another! I love you! ~Jessica 6/23/01

Dear God,
Thanks for all. I love you so much!!! Please help me to be a witness for you this day as I walk in my every day life. We are planning to do a lot of cleaning again today. That will be fun! I love you and praise you and thank you for giving me another day to live for you and witness for you. Please help me to be a good witness! Help me! Talk to you later in the day! ~Jessica 6/27/01

Lord keep me from making the mistakes I'm most prone to when temptation comes. I confess that what I think is necessary, smart, or personally beneficial is so often only the beautiful wrapping on sin. So please, keep me far from evil! Keep me safe from the pain and grief that sin brings. For the dangers that I can't see, or the ones that I think I can risk because of my experience (pride and carelessness), put up a supernatural barrier. Protect me, Father, by your power! I love you! ~Jessica 7/1/01

Lord help me to find out if Katie's saved Lord, she didn't give me a real answer, help me! ~Jessica 7/8/01

I've been trying not to think about Missouri, but pray about it. We are going to Missouri Friday to look around and for Dad to see about the bank. I love you so much Lord! Lead me in the way that is right! Help me, tell me the answer. Help me not to get too excited before I know the answer. 1st of September is when the job starts, whether it's Daddy's job or not I don't know, but I only want your guidance, tell me Lord! I love you and I'll be praying! ~ Jessica P.S. Thanks for helping me with my report!! 8/2/01

Dear Father,
I love you! Thanks for helping me love you more, Lord, I'm waiting for Daniel Josiah (((this is the name my mother had picked out for her next son, except she never had one))), he hasn't come yet. I love you, help me have patience. ~Jessica 9/1/01

Jesus,
Thanks for lifting my burdens, I feel so much peace!! Please, I beg for a Jabez appointment tomorrow. ~Jessica 9/31/01

Dear Lord,
Yesterday I got up at 5:00 so today I didn't but I did do my math before we left on the field trip with the Schmidts with your help. Misty came over today, we talked, but not very much because they were only here about 45 minutes I think. Please help me help her grow in you! I love you and praise you for letting her be my friend. Please help me to grow also and help my SPARKS, I love each one, they are so darling! Most of the time. Help me Lord to witness to Reagan, she is so darling! Love you so much and I've been looking for a Jabez appointment! ~Jessica P.S. Sorry for the bad handwriting, help my future husband to live a good and pleasing life to you also! 10/3/01

Dear Daddy,
Thanks so much for giving me everything that you did. Please help me to keep praying, and reading my Bible and studying it and having so much peace like I have had these last few days. Help me to do better on not irritating people and arguing though. Lord you have done so much for me and these last few days you have blessed me enormously. I just hope and pray that I will always have this kind of peace. Help me be diligent to study God's Word, pray, keep right with you, and do my school work! I love you! See you in heaven! Love, Jessica. 3/6/02