Call It What You Want

Hello there, Blue Powerblogger here, at the tail end of a truly amazing weekend! 

So I have two awesome stories to tell. The first is slightly religious, but I think it can be applied to anyone's life regardless of what faith you believe in or what practices you follow. I went on a beach retreat with my church over the weekend and one of the things that we did was partake in a prayer exercise of sorts. We were instructed to walk on the beach and find something that symbolized what was going on in our lives. The first thing I came across was a shell. It was just lying on the ground, in my path. This shell was so cool; It was one of those swirly ones with no cracks or chips or anything! I was so happy about finding this perfect shell in the mist of all the broken, eroded pieces. A way to interpret this in a non-religious kind of way is this: We all go through our days trying to avoid peer pressure and bad influences. When we get wrapped up in the parties, the drinking, drugs, sex, violence, gossip, etc., it wears away our happiness and sense of self-worth, leaving us broken and empty, much like the bits of shells on the beach. Its just kind of a life lesson to stay strong and true to yourself, to keep you from potential harm both physically and mentally.

The second story is probably one of the coolest stories I've heard in a while. Call it a freak of nature, a phenomenon, a "touch by his noodly appendage", whatever you want, but I call it a miracle. One of my good friends was in a car accident recently, and his story is just amazing. He was driving down a road and his car hydroplaned. Next thing he knew, he was upside down, in a ditch, laying on the inside of the roof of his car. Luckily, his driver window was open, so he was able to get out of the car. He had to dig his way through the dirt just to escape, and he felt a hand pulling him up and out of the ditch. Once freed from the car, the boy turned to the man who pulled him out. The man's eyes just darted from the boy to the car, and he said, "You should be dead right now". The boy turned around, and the driver's side of the car was completely crushed and flooded with water. The boy swore he never even realized it was flooded in the car, and by some miracle he was able to get out of the caved-in car with only a small scratch on his arm. No one can even explain how he got out alive.

So thats all for now! And my band for the week is 'Chasing Victory'. Look 'em up!

-Caroline