Thoughts and Perspectives From the Mind of a Common Girl
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Seems like everyone is re-posting their most loved posts of the year. So I decided to do the opposite and give you a list of my top 10 least viewed posts for the year. The main thing I noticed about all of these posts is that none of them have any pictures! I suppose this is probably the biggest reason that they haven’t been widely viewed. I was also a brand new blogger at the time that most of these were posted. So if you missed any of these and have time to read, please by all means indulge yourself! 😉
Here they are….
#10 Traveling Onward – This is the story about Terah and his family. It is here that we get our first glimpse of Abraham (known here as Abram). The original story can be found in Genesis 11:10-31.
#9 Obsidian Water – This story describes the second day of creation. The sky and the sea are finally brought to life. The original story can be found in Genesis 1:6-8.
#8 Spontaneous Formations of Life – This is day six of creation and one of my favorite days. Animals and mankind are beautifully created. The original story can be found in Genesis 1:24-31.
#7 Impropriety – This story is about Noah and shows how he struggled with sin just as much as the rest of us do. The original story can be found in Genesis 9:18-28 – 10:1-32.
#6 The Deliverer – Here’s one of the first poems that I ever wrote. It’s about a woman who tried to share her faith and leaves feeling discouraged. I think many of us can relate to similar situations.
#5 Too Late for Goodbyes – It’s in this story that we witness the death of Abraham’s beloved Sarah. I actually cried while writing this one. The original story can be found in Genesis 22:20-24 – 23:1-2.
#4 Rules and Rainbows – In this story, God has a conversation with Noah. Agreements and promises are being made about the future of the world. The original story can be found in Genesis 9:1-17.
#3 Swearing By Posterity – In this story, Abraham decides to look for a bride for his son Isaac. The original story can be found in Genesis 24:1-9.
#2 Creatures of the Air and Sea – Here we see day five of creation being described. Sea-creatures, birds, and fish were all created on this day. The original story can be found in Genesis 1:20-23.
#1 Waiting and Watching – This is the story of Noah and his family aboard the ark. During this time, they are patiently waiting for the waters to recede. The original story can be found in Genesis 7:24 – 8:1-14.
I hope you check out some of these posts, despite their lack of pretty pictures. 😉 I also want to wish all of you a very Happy New Year! It’s been so much fun getting to know all of you and I look forward to another year of meeting new bloggers and continuing on with the wonderful friendships that I have developed over this past year. Love and blessings to you and yours! ~M
Also….
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for my blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 17,000 times in 2015. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 6 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.
Click here to see the complete report.
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It is with a heavy heart that we are leaving Zion today. I am dreading the fact that I have to say goodbye to my brother and nephew. I wonder how long it will be before I see them again. I only got an hour of sleep last night because I am coming down with a cold and can barely breathe.
The sun is just starting to rise as we say our goodbyes to David and Levi. We all have long drives ahead of us and are eager to get started to avoid the traffic on the roads. I spot my Spanish speaking friend who is just arriving for work and say goodbye to him as well.
As we make our way toward Avon, Colorado, the heat index starts to rise and it is now over 100°. I am feeling worse now because of the heat and my cold isn’t helping matters. Because of this, I am not being a very good sport about the long drive and exhaustion is starting to set in from getting so little sleep last night.
When we finally arrive at the hotel, the attendant is really rude to me and makes me feel even worse by something that she says. I always take everything so personally and it only gets worse when I don’t feel well.
We finally get up to our room and I crash on the bed. Both of us sleep for hours before we finally wake up feeling hungry. We look outside and discover that it has been raining, and surprisingly there’s a double rainbow right outside our window. Unfortunately, the rainbow is almost gone before I can snap a good picture.
We finally both drag ourselves out of the room with just enough strength to go pick up something to eat for dinner. The food ends up being terrible and I am really missing home-cooked meals at this point. Normally, we hardly ever eat out and I just haven’t been able to get used to the food on this trip. I think to myself… only three days left and I will be home, and right now I really wish I was.
Putting My Feet in the Dirt 