Loving life with Jesus

  Christmas is by far my favorite holiday of the whole year. Growing up, I understood the true meaning of Christmas, but like any kid the presents and the food were always first in line inside of my head. To say, Christmas is about Jesus' birth and how he came to earth to save us from our sins, is one thing, but do we actually understand what that means for us, or are we just saying that because that is what we were taught as kids to say? The older I became, the more I started to realize how much more significant Christmas actually is. I mean, the beginning of the story already starts off bizarre! Mary becomes pregnant by the Holy Spirit with the Son of God. To me, that already is almost humanly impossible to comprehend, because it is something that does not normally happen here on earth. God sent His only son, to the earth as a baby, to be born in a dirty, smelly, and uncomfortable stable, so He could be killed for us. I don't think that would be easy for any parent, to give t...

  Most of my life, I never had many friends, and if I did, they always found some excuse to leave me. I dealt with a lot bullying for many years in school, and became very insecure in who I was. I am naturally more of a quieter person, but after dealing with all of this, I really shut myself off to everyone. I built this huge wall around myself, and would grow it bigger every time I was hurt. It caused me to feel so insecure in who I was, I would hate how I looked, how God made me, and I would never talk because I became so afraid I would be judged or would say something wrong. I believed people did not care about what I had to say or who I was and so, I would hide in my shell where at least I was partially safe from being hurt. Masks...masks are such a huge problem for so many people, and became too easy for me. It was scary how easy it was for me to put a mask on and show who I wanted people to see. It became a regular thing for me to cover up how I was really feeling and only sh...

“ So do not fear, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. “ This verse, is one of my favorite  verses in the bible. It is short, but SO powerful. The first time I read it, it gave me a sudden feeling of hope and peace. This verse illustrates that God, no matter where you are or what you have done, God is always with you no matter what. He is never going to leave you, and walks beside you ever step of the way. When we know these truths, we do not have any need to be afraid of anything that happens, because our faith in God and the truth He gives us, can get us through anything. Whenever we do feel weak, or fall down, God is right beside us, and will pick us up, brush the dust off of us so we can try again. No matter how many times you have let down God, or walked away from Him, He loves you so much, with love we can never comprehend.  He will always be chasing after us, h...

  My name is Alysia Wielinga. I lived in Orangeville Ontario all of my life until a few years ago when my dad got a new job at a Bible Camp in Rosthern Saskatchewan.  Writing has always been a big passion of mine, it is one of the ways I can escape from reality, and just get my feelings or ideas down on paper. The thing I love most about writing is that there are no rules. You can write about anything and in any way and there are endless possibilities of where you can go. Growing up, I wrote little stories all the time and whatever I was feeling would get put into those stories. A few months ago, I realized that God has given me this amazing gift, and I want to use it in some way for His glory. I have always wanted to use my writing to help, encourage, or change people and what better way to do that than starting a blog! My goal for this blog, is to take my story, my feelings, and my beliefs, to hopefully encourage and help others who may be going through or feeling the same w...