1st Track Meet of the Season

Greetings, everyone from Washington and beyond! Today was my school's first track meet. I was so nervous! My first event was long jump, and I had to quickly change out of my spikes into my tennis shoes in the last minutes. I actually did pretty decent, even though I got 2nd. I jumped 11'9", which is only about five inches off my record. Yay! In the 50 meter dash, I got first in my heat (although I'm not sure what I got in both heats). My last event was relay, and in that we got fourth. Well, I think that's it was now, so ta-ta!

A Haiku for You

Today, we wrote haiku, triplets, and limericks. This is my haiku about apple blossoms. The only time I've seen apple blossoms (I think) is when my class when to Washington D.C. and the apple trees were in bloom. Anyway, here goes:

Apple Blossoms
Swaying in the wind,
The precious blossoms whisper,
Gently on your cheek.

Happy Easter!

Hello, everyone! As the title says, Happy Resurrection Day to you! This day has really made me think (which, frankly, I don't like doing). Imagine being betrayed by one of your friends with a sour kiss for money. Imagine being whipped with a scourge with little pieces of sharp glass in it. Imagine having long nails being pounded into your wrists and feet. But most of all, imagine having all the sins of the world, both present and future, heaped onto your back. That is what Jesus did. And for that reason, we should all be eternal grateful. Easter is not just a happy day with adorable bunnies and colorful eggs; it's the day that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. That day, thousands of years ago, death was defeated. Amazing, isn't it? Here's a poem I wanted to share with y'all (as you can tell, my class is studying poetry):

Good Friday

What is good about Good Friday?
When mocked and scorned was He?
When rivers of scarlet flowed down His face?
When they crucified the Prince of Peace?

What is good about Good Friday?
He took on the shame on the cross
That was our own to bear.
Now we are free and His alone!