Short Stories Collection

By Ashley Kushner

Will Dakota ever stop acting like someone else? Who will become a Christian while they are at the boarding home? Will Talisa have a good experience during her missions trip at Haiti? How can VBS be a positive impact on someones life? Will Tori ever stop being a rebellious person? What will Maeves life be like after she becomes a Christian? Find out the answer to all of these questions in this collection of short stories.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Mar 13, 2014
• ISBN: 9781490828855

Ashley Kushner

Ever since I was in seventh grade, I have been writing and rewriting Christian themed books. I have rewritten this particular book three times, since I wanted this book to be perfect before my audience took a glance at it. My interest in writing books began when the books that I was exposed to during seventh grade became boring to me. Since I wanted to read something that interested me, I decided to start writing my own books. I am currently a sophomore at Saint John’s River State College. I am planning on receiving my associate’s degree in August of 2014.

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ISBN: 978-1-4908-2884-8 (sc)

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2014903973

WestBow Press rev. date: 03/12/2014

Contents

Answered Prayer

Intro

The First Day at Lake Butler Florida

The Second Day at Lake Butler Florida

The Third Day at Lake Butler Florida

Conclusion

The Boarding Home

Intro

Day 1 Of The Boarding Home Experience

A Month Later

Everything Leading up to Prom

Our Alternative to Prom/What I Found out About Prom

Conclusion

The Story of Haiti

Intro

Diary Entries that I Used From My Diary that Explain my Missions Trip at Haiti

My First Day at Haiti

My Second Day at Haiti

My Third Day at Haiti

During My Last Two Days at Haiti

My Last Diary Entry

The VBS Kid

VBS Kid #1 Erin

How I became the VBS Kid

Conclusion

VBS Kid #2 Bret

How I Became the VBS Kid

Conclusion

VBS Kid #3 Michelle

How I Became the VBS Kid

VBS Kid #4 Wesley

How I Became the VBS Kid

The Last Song Tori and Her Dad Created

Background

The First Day Tori and Connor Stayed at Their Dad’s House

The Next Day

What Happened During the Rest of the Summer?

Six Years Later

A Sad Time Period With a Ray of Hope

Maeve’s Life

Before I Became a Christian

Graduation Day

The Next Day

My First Day at Church

A Month Later

Clement, Edelmira, Charles, and I’s Date at Alfie’s Restaurant & Lounge

Getting my Bachelor’s

The Beginning of Having A Family with Clement

Answered Prayer

Intro

Once upon a time ago, there was a girl named Dakota. Dakota is five feet seven inches and has straight blond hair. Dakota has four brothers that are older then her. Dakota lives on her parents’ dairy farm.

From the time Dakota was a kid up to her sophomore year of high school, she was a tom boy. Dakota became a prep as a result of her boyfriend since she noticed that he was flirting with a prep behind her back during the time that Dakota was going out with him. The prep that Dakota’s first boyfriend was flirting with attended Dakota’s home church. Dakota was upset when her first boyfriend broke up with her since she thought that he was going to be the one she was going to marry. Dakota continually tried to persuade her first boyfriend to go back out with her until the last month before she graduated high school. Ever since the day Dakota got over having a crush on her first boyfriend, she has been praying that she will be able to see Trevor again.

While Dakota was in sixth grade, she became a Christian by believing in what John 17:3 says about salvation. Dakota became a Christian as a result of her Christian friends and adults at her church. Dakota is glad that she became a Christian when she did.

When Dakota turned nineteen, which was on June 18th, she went to Lake Butler Florida with her family for her birthday. The reason why Dakota wanted to come here for her birthday is because a guy that is three years older than her used to always hang out with her during the time she was there. Dakota missed being able to hang out with him. The name of the guy that Dakota used to hang out with while she visited Lake Butler was Trevor. When Dakota last saw Trevor, Trevor was her height and had short black hair. Dakota met Trevor at the dock her family fished at while they visited Lake Butler. Dakota, Dakota’s family, Trevor, and Trevor’s family went to First Baptist church of Lake Butler with each other while Dakota and her family visited Lake Butler.

Dakota and Trevor