Chosen Vessels

Happy Saturday, readers! Today we have another Sisters in Christ chat—with Brooklyne from Showers of Blessings . Welcome to Chosen Vessels, Brooklyne!  Hi everyone! My name is Brooklyne. I’m a seventeen year old, homeschooler, animal lover, bookworm, cowgirl, middle sister, DIYer, Seventh-day Adventist, vegetarian, writer at heart, introvert, and most importantly a daughter of The One True King! Some of my hobbies are gardening, riding my horse Rosie, hand lettering, woodworking, exercising, and taking pictures. I love that! :) Since we met through blogging, let's talk about that. What inspired you to start a blog? Well, as soon as I started reading about all these bloggers who were around my age, I realized that this was something I could do to make a difference. Honestly, the idea of starting a blog was exciting, crazy, and scary. I had to step out of my comfort zone, and still do with every post. I’m not great with computers, and I have never had Facebook, Instagram

Tonight was lovely. I'm not even sure what was so special about it, other than it was normal, and sometimes that's where the beauty lies. In the ordinary, everyday happenings. I went to Walmart with my mom and bought clothes and ate at Chick-Fil-A. We picked up kids and went to church, getting there nearly late but it's okay because we can never get started on time. Once the service was going, seven teens filed down the side of the sanctuary into a small room on the corner of the church, where lots of laughter takes place. We learned about Naaman and leprosy, played game, and just laughed . After church was over, I hung out with a few of the others. We sat with our feet dangling over the edge of the ramp, looking out over the cemetery, and ate popsicles and talked about life and laughed some more. And I reflected on how this night, this life, is an ordinary but beautiful thing. We don't have to have it all together. We don't have to know what'