Themes

Theme	Photo	Reason
1.     Anger		I hate to be late. Even leaving the house a few minutes later than planned can make me irritated. This clock represents anger because it keeps track of the time and shows how late we are.
2.     Power		I believe that knowledge is very powerful. I love to read, and see reading as something that brings knowledge.
3.     Gross		Our kitchen garbage is gross, always filled with paper towels, wrappers, and scraps of food from our plates.
4.     Calm		I love being outside because of how calming nature is. I babysit for my neighbors, and I always walk to enjoy the calmness and serenity nature brings. I saw these trees while walking, and they brought a state of calmness and peacefulness.
5.     Compassion		I opened up a chocolate to find a compassionate message in the wrapper- a reminder that people are thinking of you. This made me smile, and is a great reminder of the compassion in the world.
6.     Authority		My dad represents authority to me. He makes the house rules, but also works in an authoritative position.
7.     Pride		This plaque is from a dance competition in 2017. Our large group contemporary routine won first overall, and sometimes it is easy to get caught up in winning with a prideful attitude. Although I try and stay humble, pride can easily take over in competitive settings.
8.     Mysterious		At night, the outdoors are mysterious. The only light comes from the lamppost, illuminating the street and trees mysteriously.
9.     Wisdom		For me personally, I gain all of my wisdom from God. He has so much to teach us with His word at our fingertips.
10.  Love		The greatest act of love is shown in the cross; that our God sent His only son to die for our sin to give us a life of grace and salvation.
11.  Lazy		To me, this photo perfectly depicts the word "lazy". My lazy days are spent in fuzzy socks lounging around in my room, which is shown in this photo.
12.  Temptation		I try my best to consistently eat healthy. However, I am often tempted by sweets, my favorites (and the most tempting) being chocolate peanut butter and yogurt.
13.  Happiness		Journaling is something that always brings me joy. I love to write!
14.  Growth		This clay slab has my handprint from 2005. I placed the entire slab in my hand to show the comparison of how much I have grown in the 13 years that have passed since I made this.
15.  Memories		One of my favorite ways of savoring memories is keeping all the cards I receive in a little box. This is just a handful of the cards I have kept over the years, and I love going through the box to see all of the notes people have written me.
16.  Noise		This is a picture of our dishwasher, and it is the first thing to come to mind at the word 'noise'. Our dishwasher is very noisy, both while running and even when it finishes.
17.  Diversity		Although diversity is a worldly concept, I find my own personal diversity in the variety of styles of dance I do.
18.  Dangerous		The middle of the street is a dangerous place, cars darting around the corners. Taking this picture made me nervous, standing dangerously in the middle of the road.
19.  Hope		Ecclesiastes 3:11 is a verse that is a constant reminder of hope; hope that everything will work out the way it is intended, hope that He truly makes everything with an intended, meaningful purpose.
20.  Truth		This photo is of my Bible open to the gospel of John, chapters 13 and 14. These particular chapters are filled with truth and are very meaningful to me and the growth of my faith. The underlined verse, John 13:35, is especially significant because it is the verse my youth group is based off of.
21.  Patriotic		There isn't a whole lot more patriotic than the flag for our country.
22.  Sad		Sadness is an emotion that can be difficult to express to others.
23.  Terrifying		This bush in my yard used to terrify me when I was little. When we would come home after trick-or-treating, this bush always scared me with its branches.
24.  Abandoned		This backpack resting on the windowsill shows abandonment- left on the windowsill without a second thought.
25.  Courage		When I think of courage, I think of one of my favorite songs: "Take Courage" by Bethel Music. I love to draw out the lyrics to my favorite songs, and this chorus emphasizes courage.