Underwater

1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3.

The rhythm of my breathing in the pool should have filled me with joy, but instead, as I tore through the hardest set of laps yet, all I felt was rage.

I had been swimming for as long as I could remember. I loved the sport and the practices so much that I began to engage competitively. Every day I was at the pool, sometimes twice a day, and with competitions on weekends, my free time was getting very limited. 

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TeenConnect: Your Healings
Sailing with strength
TeenConnect: Your Healings
A healing of my own
TeenConnect: Your Healings
Pray about sports? Really?
TeenConnect: Your Healings
When you’re out of your comfort zone
TeenConnect: Your Healings
In the middle of the woods, God was there
TeenConnect: Your Healings
My relatives saw that I was healed
TeenConnect: Your Healings
The strength to run my race
TeenConnect: Your Healings
Keeping up at camp
TeenConnect: Your Healings
Finding your way through the rapids of life
TeenConnect: Your Healings
Horse trouble. Horse triumph.
TeenConnect: Your Healings
When I wanted to switch dorms
TeenConnect: Your Healings
Moments that stick
TeenConnect: Your Healings
When my own strength wasn’t enough
TeenConnect: Your Healings
Learning to trust God for healing
TeenConnect: Your Healings
They took my phone, but I prayed
TeenConnect: Your Healings
I was able to play soccer again
TeenConnect: Your Healings
When our house burned
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My healing of a bad burn
TeenConnect: Your Healings
When I was doubting myself

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