To say the least, I hate online classes. But you know what, I’m gonna make the best of it. I’ll be honest, it has been a pretty hard transition for me especially since I am a concurrent student, meaning I have both college and high school classes. But I have kept reminding myself that I only have 5 weeks and then the stress of this will be over. One thing that I have enjoyed about having online is that there is really no specific time that i have to work on my homework, I can just do it whenever throughout the week which is nice. To say the truth, I am counting down the days to summertime. No school, no homework, just regular work and some pool/lake days. 😉

Here’s my cousin Zoey, Me, and one of my best friends Deanna. Since everything has been cancelled and we’ve been asked to “quarantine” my version of this has been going and spending time at the lake (with 6 people or less, of course.) Being outside has been one of the things keeping me sane in such a weird time in life. In general, life is not bad by any means, it is just for lack of a better word, weird. One thing I have always lived by is the fact that no matter your circumstance or what you’re facing, always try to make the best of it. I’m not saying that this isn’t hard for me, because it is. But it would be a whole lot harder if I had a negative attitude about it. Go outside, paint a canvas, put a record on, whatever. Just don’t let this time go to waste even though the reason you have all this time isn’t the best reason. You still have a life, so live it however you can.

So these are some pictures that were taken last summer when I went on a mission trip to Portland, Oregon. I have been thinking about Portland a lot lately, not just the city, but the people I met there and the team I went with and worked with. I miss this place, I miss these people, I miss serving here. I went summer 2018 and summer 2019. I had planned on interning with the church we worked with here during summer 2020, but God had other plans (thanks, Corona Virus). In this time of isolation and uncertainty, I have been thinking back on my trips to Portland and remembered how God called me there then, and He has plans for us now even when they might now be what we were hoping. I still believe God can use this for good, yes, I am very sad and dissapointed that I don’t get to go back this summer, but I fully trust that God has some pretty dang GREAT things and times in store. Keep the faith and hang on, it’ll all be alright.

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What’s up, my name is Hanna Manners. I’m a small town kid, but I have a lot of interests. I love Jesus, teaching, sunflowers, and music. Of course there’s many other things and people that I love, but on this blog I want to focus solely on these few things that set my soul on fire. Now that you’ve read this, maybe I’ve gotten you thinking. What sets YOUR soul on fire?