Top Ten Ways to Make Your Month of June Worthwhile
10.) Start a movie night! Get friends together and watch a movie. You can make it a weekly thing, and you can have theme nights like Disney movies, or even do a television series.
9.) Go to a museum or art center! Call your local art museum or art center and check when they have free days. Take a bunch of friends, or go by yourself.
8.) Have a Girls’ Night In! Do makeovers, facials, eat junk food, cook something together, and just have fun being with the girls. Don’t forget to take pictures!
7.) Get involved in a community service project! There are organizations around your community that are sure to love your help. See our “Helping Hands” column for great service projects you can do!
6.) Go to the mall! If you don’t have money to spend, don’t worry. Just bring a friend and window shop, or go to the record store and have fun listening to new music.
5.) Go to the park! Be a kid for the day; maybe even have a picnic.
4.) Get ice cream! Gather some friends together after church; there is nothing like a refreshing treat on a hot summer day.
3.) Start a Bible study! Since being out of school means you have more free time, get some friends together and have a Bible study. There is nothing like being with your friends and studying God’s word. For great ideas to get started, check out our Weekly Devotional, Daily Bible Reading, or Monthly Spread the Word column.
2.) Go to a lake, river, or ocean! Spend a day with friends, relax and have some fun. See our “Adorably Modest” article for cute, modest swimsuits.
1.) Have a bonfire! It is a great way to hang out with friends and start off the summer.
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Your friend is right when she says that you can’t mother her. Unfortunately, you do not have the authority to keep her from attending parties or hanging out with the wrong people. What you can do is to influence her to want to live a Christian life and give her other options by inviting her to be with you instead. You may not be able to completely shield her from the world, but you can at least plant the seed and pray that it falls on good ground. Remember, if she doesn’t want to hear about Christ, she’s rejecting the Gospel, NOT you. If your friend doesn’t listen to you and parties or decides to drink anyway, it’s not your fault. You should not feel guilty. You may have done your best, but you cannot make her decisions for her. Your job is not to convict her, but to teach her God’s word.
God made each and every one of us so beautiful and unique! How sad it is whenever we try to clone ourselves into what we think is the acceptable norm. The next time you go to the mall, or are in a large crowd, really look around you. Look at the women around you. What do you see? Overlook their shapes, and your preconceived ideas, and what magazines and Hollywood would have you think is normal, and look into their eyes. Look at their faces. Do you see their beauty? Now, look in the mirror. Look deeply into your own eyes. Do you see your own unique beauty?
I have seen many outwardly beautiful girls and women who quickly became ugly to me because of their attitudes, actions, or the way they spoke. Likewise, others have not been as physically attractive, but because they lived their lives in accordance to God’s will, they were the most beautiful women I have ever met. Why? His light shines brightly in their lives, and they glow! Let it be known who you are from the inside out! Whenever you start to change who you are from your heart first, to be the young woman God wants you to be, you will glow with His love. Your face will radiate His love, and your beauty will shine through! “Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven” Matthew 5:16 (NKJV).
From Molten Chocolate Cakes to Sweet and Sour Chik’n, these recipes are a cook’s heaven on earth. Cooking can be very enjoyable if you’re willing to take a risk. There are so many ways you can make these recipes your own by simply substituting ingredients with your favorites. Think outside the box and give new foods a try! If you have fun cooking your food, it is generally going to taste a lot better, and even if you’re not a culinary connoisseur, you can give any style of cooking a try. You can also make extra and take some to someone in need of a meal, such as a neighbor who’s just moved in, a mother who’s had a new baby, or an elderly person in your area. While cooking, remember that “My Father gives you the true bread from heaven” (John 6:32b). Look over these fabulous recipes, have fun, be adventurous, and try something new!
songs about me, and always knew just how to embarrass me in front of my friends. You taught me to find the good in the bad, that there is always a time to laugh, and that embarrassment is only temporary. To my husband, Roger, on his first Father’s Day: thank you for being there for our son. I am so grateful he has you as his dad!
Thank you, Gaylord Gardner, for teaching me to be kind, loving, gentle, and tender-hearted. I’ll always cherish my special times that I spent with you as a little girl, when you bought me my Teddy Bear, on our trips to the market to buy bubble gum, as we studied the Bible together, as I talked to you while you worked in the garden and followed you everywhere you went. You’ve always been there for me—to laugh with me, to cry with me, and to encourage me to keep on living a godly life no matter what comes my way. I love you Daddy!
My grandfather, Robert Garrett, is the best man I have ever met. Through these years of confusion and simplicity, he has always been there to listen and give advice. He has taught me so many things about God, safety, and life. Last January, when he went into surgery, he taught me to pray and trust God with my whole heart and soul. When it comes to safety, he taught me to never unbuckle my seatbelt until we have come to a complete stop and put the car in park. In fact, if I unbuckle my seatbelt when we turn onto my street, he will stop in the middle of the road and wait until I buckle back up before driving again! In life he has taught me what a real man is supposed to be and has been an example of the kind of man I hope to marry someday. So, here is a huge thank you to the one who is not only my Poppa, but has also been like a father to me.
My dad always has good advice. I think sometimes he thinks it isn’t wanted or valued, but I know he cares enough to want to help.
My father, Greg Conley, has been such a huge influence in my life. His godly influence has inspired me to strive to be the strongest Christian I can be. I see others each day either without a father or with one who doesn’t care and am so happy that I am blessed with one as great as mine. He has always been there for me, whether to play with me on a rainy day, to sit in the stands and watch me play, or to just hug me and say “I love you.” So I want to say, “Dad, thank you, and I love you too.”
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