No one could write this story like I could...
I went to youth group again tonight. Nette finished her 2-part presentation on relationships and sex/ intimacy. It was really good, deep.
I talked with Michelle, one of the youth leaders after group. She and her husband saved themselves for marriage, and after group tonight it was pretty clear to me that I wanted to do the same and that I needed some help in removing self-doubt from my mind.
So Michelle and I had a really good talk. I told her I wanted to save myself for marriage, because being able to give myself to my husband without having to have that horrible, uncomfortable, drudging conversation where we list off all of the people we've shared that part of ourselves with is something I don't want to do. I don't want to have to do that! And studies show that the more people you have sex with before you're married the more likely you are to get divorced.
Divorce rates in our country are above 50% already, and anything I can do to help assure that I'll have a long, healthy, loving relationship with my future husband is what I need to do. So no sex. Nothing past long kisses, or tongue kisses if I make it perfectly clear to my partner that that is ABSOLUTELY as far as it's going.
I talked to Heather tonight at youth group, too. She said she loved my story I started about Justin! I'm so excited! It feels so good to have things be appreciated. She also agreed to do the interview with me, as did her husband Matt and her parents John & Janna, for the article I'm writing about Justin in the Stiqayu.
I realized tonight how frightened I am to start this article, but at the same time, how utterly excited I am. It feels amazing to be able to do these things for Justin and kind of pay my tributes to him one piece at a time. I don't know how I'm going to be tackling this article. I'm so emotionally involved, and while I know that kind of goes against the journalistic ethics as set forth by the Student Press Law, no one could cover this story like I could.
*i promise thee*
I talked with Michelle, one of the youth leaders after group. She and her husband saved themselves for marriage, and after group tonight it was pretty clear to me that I wanted to do the same and that I needed some help in removing self-doubt from my mind.
So Michelle and I had a really good talk. I told her I wanted to save myself for marriage, because being able to give myself to my husband without having to have that horrible, uncomfortable, drudging conversation where we list off all of the people we've shared that part of ourselves with is something I don't want to do. I don't want to have to do that! And studies show that the more people you have sex with before you're married the more likely you are to get divorced.
Divorce rates in our country are above 50% already, and anything I can do to help assure that I'll have a long, healthy, loving relationship with my future husband is what I need to do. So no sex. Nothing past long kisses, or tongue kisses if I make it perfectly clear to my partner that that is ABSOLUTELY as far as it's going.
I talked to Heather tonight at youth group, too. She said she loved my story I started about Justin! I'm so excited! It feels so good to have things be appreciated. She also agreed to do the interview with me, as did her husband Matt and her parents John & Janna, for the article I'm writing about Justin in the Stiqayu.
I realized tonight how frightened I am to start this article, but at the same time, how utterly excited I am. It feels amazing to be able to do these things for Justin and kind of pay my tributes to him one piece at a time. I don't know how I'm going to be tackling this article. I'm so emotionally involved, and while I know that kind of goes against the journalistic ethics as set forth by the Student Press Law, no one could cover this story like I could.
*i promise thee*