Theme writing

Coby Nyland

Mrs. Roskamp

LA, 8A

6 September 2015

Matthew 7:24-25

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.

Picking the theme at camp was a great experience for me. Our theme this year, “Built on the Rock”, means a lot to me as both an 8th grader at ZCS and as a Christian in the world.

I can use this verse for good at school. This verse tells me that if I live my life for God and do what he says that he will help me through everything. That does not mean that my life is struggle free but I know that God will always be by my side. God will help you with everything if it is for the right reason. If you are struggling to stay focused studying he will help you. If you are being a bully he will not help you because that is not helping anybody else have a firm foundation that is actually just tarring yours down. This verse also reminds me that I also can lift other people up and have them have a firm foundation. If a classmate is having a bad day I lift them up or anybody for that matter. If their is a little kid that is having a trouble with something you go over there and help them and make them smile.

This verse tells me that I can go out to world with God by my side if I follow him and truly believe that he will stand by me. This means once I get out of 8th grade and go into high school and go into college and start a life that God will be by my side through all of it. He will help me through my struggles. This does not mean that I can lose faith in him because than I am not truly believing that God will stay by my side. I would be like the other guy who built his house on the sand. I hope I will stay true to God and know he will help me through everything.

Built on the Rock”, means a lot to me as both an 8th grader at ZCS and as a Christian in the world. Overall this verse is one of the best verses that ZCS has picked and will be for a long time.

 

Descriptive writing

Coby Nyland

Mrs. Roskamp

LA, 8A

10 September 2015

Descriptive writing

 

 

The globe card reminds me of when I traveled to Costa Rica with the school.

I got off the airplane and walked into a wall of humidity. It was like I was in a volcano. Once we were out of the airport we got to meet 2 of my favorite people from the trip. Their names are Caputo and Ingrid. We got in the steaming hot bus and headed for the hotel. When we got to the hotel it was amazing how nice they were and the view from the hotel was the best because their was a huge mountain in the distance. The mountain was covered in clouds when we got their.

The bird card reminds me of when I was in Costa Rica and I got to see a Scarlet Macaw. As I walked up the stairs, I suddenly heard this screeching noise that sounded like a dying duck. So I started running up the stairs to find out what was making this sound. At first I didn’t see it but then I see this majestic bird that was so colorful that I thought it was a rainbow. I felt so enthused to see such a majestic sight. As I got closer I saw something else flying and I figured it was the same type of bird. Ingrid walked out of the front door and handed me a pair of binoculars. She said ,“Look towards that tree and look for a nest.” So I quickly looked for a big nest and I saw it and it was huge. Ingrid told me it wasn’t fully done yet. So I just stood their in tell their were gone then I had a story to tell at the breakfast that morning.

The latter card reminded me of my fear of heights and how I conquered them at Cedar Point when I rode the dragster. I got to the front of the line for the dragster and by this time my nerves are tingling and I am sweating like a NFl football player after a game. Ok, it’s my turn you can do this I told myself. I get into the seat and pull the harness to me so hard I can’t even breath. By this time I am already having second thoughts about my choices and wishing I was as strong as a horse a break my harness and run. My turn here we go I thought to myself. I count to me self 3 2 1 go and we are off at an amazing speed of 120 miles per hour. When I try to open my eyes they shut as soon as I open them because how scared I am. All of sudden I feel my stomach drop and my heart beating in my stomach. When we got to the top I thought to myself It is halfway done your good then I opened my eyes and looked at the sheer drop and my heart started beating faster than a jackrabbit. By the time I was done thinking I was dropping faster than lighting. Once we got to the end I thought that wasn’t so bad so I asked to do it again. All of this worry for 17 seconds I thought, that’s silly. That was the best 17 seconds of my life.

Summer

I did a lot of things this summer but here are a couple of important thing I did. I played baseball this summer. I went to cedar point this summer. I rode the dragster a lot and I almost rode every ride. I went up north a couple days and I got to go fishing. I also go to go kayaking. I went camping with a couple friends at a very nice camp ground. We got to go fishing. We also got to bike around a lot. Overall it was a great summer and I wish it never had to end.