Lukes story about baby Evie

Evie

 One fine spring morning baby Evie was crying loud.  Evie woke her mother with her loud cries. Mom was surprised when she saw her Baby Evie. Evie was covered in pink spots! Mom screamed for Dad, “Come here quickly!” She said.  Dad gasped when he saw baby Evie. “Call the Dr.! “ He shouted in a worried voice. Mom quickly got her and Evie ready and rushed to the car.  They rushed into the Dr. as soon as they parked. The Dr. was surprised to see her pink spots.  He handed them medicine and said “Take this twice a day for a week and come back to see me. Tell her no scratching her pink spots!”

   One week later……   Mom took Evie back to see the Dr.  The Dr. said “Did the medicine work?” Mom said with relief, yes! Her pink spots are almost gone. The just vanished! Mom was excited that the pink dots were almost gone. By the next morning everyone was happy to see Baby Evie was completely healthy with no pink spots left.  

Rylie's persuasive essay

Are you selfish? Probably, but of course you wont admit that. Humans can be very very selfish. A recent report claims that a teenager takes 20 selfies every day. The word selfie has become so used that it was the word of the year 2013. “Selfie” is defined as a self-portrait, usually taken and shared with many via social media. Let’s talk about how to be selfless in this “selfie” world.   

Do you know what selfless means? A selfless person is more worried that someone else is happy than themselves. Mark Ch. 12 says “Jesus said the greatest commandment is to love God first and are neighbors second.” If you focus on others, you will find peace and happiness in life.

Now that you know what selfless means, you need to learn to do it! It all starts within your thoughts. If you are thinking selfless thoughts, you are more likely to have selfless actions. Some of these actions could include give credit to others, avoid trying to impress others, and pray for humility. Instead of trying to impress others share an uplifting scriptures. When counting your blessings express thanks to God and others in your life. Being selfless will make you happier. “The only way to free ourselves from the prison of selfishness is to pour out our lives in love and service.” (–Obert C. Tanner)

Preparing this has helped me realize ways I could be more selfless in this selfie world. I hope it has given you a desire to be more selfless. Philippians 2:3: do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourself.

 --Rylie

Luke's story

Luke had to tell his own story he made up out loud.  I typed it as he told the story

   One fine morning a boy named Max really really wanted a dog. His mom did not want him to have a dog. She wanted him to have a hamster or a fish.  Max was very lonely without a dog.  He wanted to be able to feed him the vegetables he didn’t want to eat at meal time.  When Max would dream at night, he would dream of having a dog.

      One day there was someone moving in next door. It was a boy close to Max’s age. This boy had a dog following him as he was moving his belongings into his new home. Max decided to go meet to boy and dog.  He asked him what their names where. The boy was Charlie and the dog was snoopy.   Max asked them what their favorite movie was. They said it was Charlie Brown. Max and Charlie became great friends and Max was able to go play with snoopy the dog anytime he wanted. Max never got to get the dog he dreamed of for his very own. But he got two new best friends. The End.

By Luke Lillywhite