Anna Maria Junus

Mr. Hoagie. Mr. Hoagie was my 7th-grade teacher. At that time, 7th grade was still elementary school. The top grade, the kings and queens of the school, but still elementary. We had one teacher who taught it all. Mr. Hoagie loved creative writing. He would give us a topic, and we would have to write stories related to the topic. The first topic he ever gave us was, "If I had a million dollars." This was back when a million dollars was a lot of money. And so I decided not

It's been two years since my last blog post. I figured it was time to get back to this. And so I joined again, the Ultimate Blog Challenge. Each day for July, I will be posting a blog post. I have no idea what I'm going to do. I have no idea what I'm going to say. So every day will be a SURPRISE! But I'm told that if you announce you're going to do something, you'll more likely do it. Likely because it's to save face. That's why I never tell anyone when I'm on a diet. It's al

Click here to learn about what the Align Prayer Challenge is. Message from Matthew 3. Those who have not borne any fruit or good fruit,...

Day 2 on the Align Prayer Challenge Matthew 2 I explained the Align Prayer Challenge here. Today, while closely reading Matthew, I saw...

Welcome back to my blog! This is the first day of July 2024 Ultimate Blog Challenge! It means that I will attempt to blog every day for...

If you think your family isn’t perfect, then read the stories in the bible. No one’s family is perfect. Even Jesus didn’t have a perfect...

A bride for Isaac was found at a well. Jacob found Rachel at a well. Moses found his wife at a well. In the Old Testament, it appears...

Then the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven and said to her, “What ails you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the...

Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. And she had an Egyptian maid-servant who was Hagar. So Sarai said to Abram, “See now,...

I read the story of Abraham (or in these early chapters Abram) I’m struck by how ordinary he is. He apparently does nothing that would...