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the bloggers of 2016
pg. 1 – 14
define 2016
pg. 15 – 16
index of blogs
pg. 17 – 18
credits
pg. 18

AALIYAH MEECE
Growing in His Image
"For I am about to do something
new. See, I have already begun!
Do you not see it? I will make a
pathway through the wilderness. I
will create rivers in the dry
wasteland."
– Isaiah 43:19
ABBIEE
Abbiee
"Darkness cannot drive out
darkness; only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate; only
love can do that."
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
ALLIE
Spreading My Joy
“Aspire to Inspire before you
Expire!”
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AMANDA BROWN
South Kakalaki Girl
“Don't just EXIST. LIVE.”
– Unknown
ANIKA
Anika’s Avenue
"Courage, Dear Heart."
– C.S. Lewis
ANNA
annaish
“Not today!” Artemus said. “No,
thank you! Too many events this
decade. Perhaps later! Cannot do
the shock! Thank you for your
time.”
– The Raven King, Maggie
Stiefvater
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ANNA ELISABETH
Lethologica
"We don't grow when things are
easy: We grow when we face
challenges."
– Joyce Meyer
AUDREY BLAIR
Audrey Blair
“People don’t write sonnets about
being compatible, or novels
about shared life goals and
stimulating conversation. The
great loves are the crazy ones.”
– B. Waldorf
AUTUMN
Autumn’s Readings & Writings
“God never uses anyone greatly
until He tests them deeply.”
– A. W. Tozer
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AVA ROSELYN KEY
land of quiet
“Thought does not crush to
stone.
The great sledge drops in vain.
Truth never is undone;
it's shafts remain.”
– The Adamant, Theodore
Roethke
BERNIE
A Bounce in Your Step
"’For I know the plans I have for
you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to
prosper you, to give you a hope
and a future.’"
– Jeremiah 29:11.
BETHAN
Fiction and Tea
“People say nothing is
impossible, but I do nothing
every day.”
– Winnie the Pooh
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BONNIE
Bonnie’s Blessings
"Great is his faithfulness, his
mercies begin afresh each
morning."
– Lamentations 3:23
BRI S.
Forget Not His Benefits
“I will not boast in any thing: no
gifts, no pow'r, no wisdom. But I
will boast in Jesus Christ: His
death and resurrection. "
– How Deep the Father's Love
CALLY
Words Passing You By
"A look from those eyes spoke
volumes. Even though
everything had changed, it was
never more the same."
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CHLOE LINN
Rustling Thoughts
"I’m gonna do it.”
CLARA
Reasons to Smile
“We all have our own life to
pursue, our own kind of dreams
to be weaving, and we all have
the power to make wishes come
true, as long as we keep
believing.
– Louisa May Alcott
ELIZABETH ANNE
Whimsical Thoughts
"i will wade out
till my thighs are steeped
in burning flowers
i will take in the sun
in my mouth
alive
with closed eyes."
– e. e. cummings
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GRACE ANNE
Totally Graced
"I am not throwing away my
shot!"
– Hamilton, Lin Manuel Miranda
GUILIANNA MCGINISS
Guilianna Marie
"Don't be afraid to give up the
good to go for something
great."
– John D. Rockefeller
HAILEY
Now All I Know is Grace
“There are far better things
ahead than any we leave
behind.”
– C.S. Lewis
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HANNAH RODRIGUEZ
Furious Ever Afters
"If we spend our time obsessing
with the future or regretting the
past, then we will never live.
Tomorrow will always be
tomorrow and yesterday cannot
be changed.”
– Jon Foreman
JO
The Bearable Blog
"You've really made the grade ...
And the papers want to know
whose shirts you wear ... Now
it's time to leave the capsule ... if
you dare."
JOLLYGIRL
Reflections of a Jollygirl
“2016 has been a whirlwind, full
of surprises, change, happiness,
and sadness. It's a year that we'll
always remember.”
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JULIA RYAN
The Barefoot Gal
"Nothing is a waste of time if
you learned something."
– Unknown
KILEY
Hazel-eyed Blonde
“How cool is it that the same
God who created Mountains,
Oceans and Galaxies Looked at
you and thought the world
needed one of you too?”
LAURYN MILLS
Elegant Chances
“Sometimes the best things are
the things you can't see, but
instead feel.”
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MACKENZIE RAE
think. eat. write. read.
“You look like a Cheeto."
– My sister
MAGGIE GROOVER
Butterfly Kisses
"I still find each day to short for
all the thoughts I want to think,
all the walks I want to take, all
the books I want to read, and all
the friends I want to see."
– John Burroughs
MEGAN
Pen and Ink
"He is no fool who gives up
what he cannot keep to gain
that which he cannot lose."
– Jim Elliot
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MEGANN
The Bright Side
“You will never influence the
world by trying to be like it."
– Unknown
MORNING
Ups & Downs
“What lies behind us and what
lies before us are tiny matters
compared to what lies within
us.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
NABILA
Hot Town Cool Girl
"Every moment wasted looking
back keeps us from moving
forward."
– Hillary Clinton
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OAKSTAR
An Amazing Case of Wanderlust
“I enjoy writing poetry under the
sparkling stars. And by sparkling
stars, I mean the glow ones on
my ceiling, because, well, light
pollution.”
OLIVIA KNIGHT
summer of 1999
“Look among the nations, and
see; wonder and be astounded.
For I am doing a work in your
days that you would not believe
if told.”
– Habakkuk 1:5
RACHEL ALISON
SILVER MESS
"Woooooooooooooooo!"
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ROCKANDMINERALS4HIM
Rockandminerals4him
“\\When I'm stuck in a day
\\ That's gray, And lonely,
\\I just stick out my chin
\\And Grin,
\\And Say,
\\The sun'll come out
\\Tomorrow
– Annie
SARAH MARGARET
The Introverted Extrovert
“Just go give everything a try. it
could be a failure, or success.”
SAVANNAH GRACE
Scattered Scribblings
“Write until you drop, laugh
until you cry, live in the moment,
and never take anything for
granted. Especially the little
things.”
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SOPHIA FULTON
The Teentrepreneur
“Dream hard. Hustle harder.”
SOPHIA NOELLE
A Lantern in Her Hand
"Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path.”
– Psalm 119:105
VANESSA
Simply Me
"Your struggles turn you into
the person you are today."
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Growing in His Image
Abbiee
Spreading My Joy
South Kakalaki Girl
Anika’s Avenue
annaish
Lethologica
Audrey Blair
https://growinginhisimage.blogspot.com/
http://www.abbieemusicblog.com/
http://spreadingmyjoy.blogspot.com/
http://www.southkakalakigirl.com/
https://anikasavenue.com/
http://www.the-impossible.com/
http://www.lethologicablog.weebly.com/
http://loveaudreyblair.blogspot.com/
Autumn’s Readings & Writings https://autumnreadsandwritesallday.blogspot.com/
land of quiet
https://landofquiet.blogspot.com/
A Bounce in Your Step http://uniquelyyou1.blogspot.com/
Fiction and Tea
Bonnie’s Blessings
Forget Not His Benefit
Words Passing You By
Rustling Thoughts
Reasons to Smile
Whimsical Thoughts
Totally Graced
Guilianna Marie
Now All I Know is Grace
Furious Ever Afters
Reflections of a Jollygirl
The Bearable Blog
The Barefoot Gal
Hazel-eyed Blonde
Elegant Chances
http://fictionandtea.blogspot.com/
http://blessingsofbonnie.blogspot.co.nz/
http://forget-not-his-benefits.blogspot.com/
http://wordspassingyouby.blogspot.com/
http://www.theshyintrovert.blogspot.com/
http://reasonstosmile4jesus.blogspot.com/
http://whimsicalthoughtss.blogspot.com/
http://totallygraced.blogspot.com/
http://guiliannamarie.blogspot.com/
http://www.haileyhudson.wordpress.com
http://furiouseverafters.blogspot.com/
http://reflectionsofajollygirl.blogspot.com/
http://bearableblog.blogspot.com/
http://thebarefootgal.blogspot.com/
http://kileyscloset240.wixsite.com/hazeleyedblonde
http://www.elegantchances.com/
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think. eat. write. read.
Butterfly Kisses
Pen and Ink
The Bright Side
Ups & Downs
http://thoughts-of-a-fangirl.blogspot.com/
http://maggiesbutterflykisses.blogspot.com/
https://megans-journals.blogspot.com/
http://megannsmusic.blogspot.com/
http://theworldthroughmywindowsill.blogspot.com/
Hot Town Cool Girl
http://hottowncoolgirl.blogspot.com/
An Amazing Case of Wanderlust http://amazingcaseofwanderlust.blogspot.com/
summer of 1999
http://summerof1999.blogspot.com/
SILVER MESS
rock&minerals4him
The Introverted Extrovert
Scattered Scribblings
http://www.silvermess.com/
https://rockandminerals4him.wordpress.com/
http://the-introverted-extrovert.blogspot.com/
http://scattered-scribblings.blogspot.com/
The Teentrepreneur
http://theteentrepreneur.com
A Lantern in Her Hand http://lantern-in-her-hand.blogspot.com
The Inklings of the Inkspot Girl http://theinkpotgirl.blogspot.com/
Simply Me
http://www.itssimplyme.com/
Compilation, editing, & hand lettering of title headings of
the yearbook by Morning.
Big thanks to Vanessa, Amanda, Julia, and Autumn for
providing various photos to be used for the background—
you four are the bomb. Thanks for having my back.
Photos used on the page “Define 2016” page belong to
their respective sources.
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