Hello, and welcome to my world. My name is Kaitlyn, and I'm fifteen years old. Simply put, I'm a writer. Words surge through me with every beat of my heart. Writing is like oxygen to me, because without it, I cannot exist. Though I'm only a sophomore in high school and many would say I've still got my whole life before me, I've faced my share of trials. Yet with every issue I've endured, writing has been my outlet, the one tool that allows me to disconnect from the world for a short time and plug in to myself and my relationship with the Lord. Writing has been my constant confidant, a place where I can release a whirlwind of emotions and, at the same time, receive healing and progress into the next stage of life that my Heavenly Father has planned for me. I've created this blog more as a journal for myself, to straighten out my thoughts, document some "crazy exciting" milestones, and express the ups and downs of life. But ultimately, I hope that writing this blog will allow me to become more in-tuned with the thoughts of my Savior, Jesus Christ. With all of that said, I hope that God can somehow use me through this blog to express His unconditional love to someone else. I give Him the glory for all that I am and all that I will be.



"For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of POWER, LOVE, and SELF-DISIPLINE. So you must never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord." (2 Timothy 1:7,8 New Century Version)

"God comforts us not to make us comfortable, but to make us comforters." -John Henry Jowett

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Coffee Shop

Opening the door, the robust aroma flows into your nose, the enveloping warmth pours from the top of your head to the tips of your toes.
Closing your eyes, deep breath in, a smile rivaling the golden glow of the autumn sun beams from your face.
A few steps inside, absorbing the spices and notes roaming suavely throughout the room.
A chestnut leather chair opens its arms to receiving your embrace. Its accompanying rustic end table provides an august podium to showcase your customized blend of beans, sugar, and cream.
Smooth music sneaks surreptitiously in every cozy corner.
 Cupping the tantalizing brew in your hands, its warmth permeates your skin, slowly soothingly every rigid corner of your frame.
Your eyes absorb the mellow meanderings of each unnamed member of this variegated community.
A young scholar with kinky russet hair and charcoal glasses stoops over a novel, her own unique brew steaming fearlessly in a nearby mug.
A wrinkly man crowned with wisps of silvery hair reclines statuesque behind the daily newspaper, his companion a timeless cup of black joe.
An enamored couple seeped in hushed conversation, their smoldering gazes matching their boiling beverages in hand.
All of these diverse faces, each hiding unique stories and unspoken passions, find themselves acquaintances at this common place.
A solace, a haven, a quiet escape.
A coffee shop.



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