My story is titled "Are you there God?It's me Sharon Stone.

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My story is titled"Are you there God? It's me Sharon Stone.


Once upon a time ,Sharon Stone a soft spoken girl and also a twenty year old girl had her family moved from London in the United Kingdom to California in the United States of America a land of opportunities and plenty. Sharon Stone mother was a Christian by religion and also her father was also a Jewish by religion.

In addition Sharon Stone was raised without an affiliation to either faith and she does not often practice any organized religion at all in her life.


Also Sharon Stone frequently prays to the Almighty God. She often prays to God during church services and other ceremonies such as weddings ,naming ceremonies,and parties that involves the church gathering. When ever Sharon Stone prays to God she begins her prayers with "Are you there God? It's me Sharon Stone. " She begins to feel uncomfortable with the lack of religious affiliation. Sharon Stone also reads her bible during leisure time it is within this period that she gathers with her friends both male and female to read the bible. At most times she is always steadfast in her prayers to God Almighty. Sharon Stone likes reading alot especially both the New and Old Testament of the Bible as according to the scriptures.

Sharon Stone does not only pray and read her bible she actually worships the Almighty God at all times during church services. Again Sharon Stone who was a member of the congregation of the church actually worships God by singing praises as a member of the choir of the church.

In addition Sharon Stone likes dancing at church especially when Gospel music is being played. She often dances at the tune of Gospel music infront of her friends and the entire congregation that made her popular and much famous at church and other ceremonies.

During other church services Sharon Stone often gives offertory and tithe at the church in order to promote the work of God and other church activities.

Sharon Stone often gives welfare offering and Thanksgiving in order to take care of the poor ,the needy and the entire congregation of a particular church.

In some instances Sharon Stone was better known as a philanthropist who often donates to help the needy and the orphanage.

Others call her by a nickname the young Celebrity Sharon. Sharon Stone is well noted to be very pretty and well mannered due to this most handsome boys and guys likes attending her church at all times to befriend her and worship with her.

With Sharon's school assignment she chose to study people religious beliefs hoping to then resolve the question of her own faith in the process.


Also part of her study involves the fact that Sharon Stone often attends different places of worship in order to better understand the religious practices of different religions and to see whether any of them might be right for her.

She also enjoys spending good times with her Jewish paternal grandmother by name Victoria Jackson,who loves Sharon Stone for who she was entirely.

Victoria Jackson also hopes that Sharon Stone will one day embrace the Judaism religion after she takes her to synagogue for church services.


Sharon Stone befriends Juliet a girl and also a neighbour of the same age who seems confident and also knowledgeable in discussing many subjects including sex.

Julliet , Sharon Stone and two other girls Janet and Oprah Winfrey formed a secret club called Twinkle twinkle little stars where they discuss subjects and other issues in relation to boys and girls in relationships,bras and menstruation.

Almost all the girls anxiously await their first period preparing in advance by buying sanitary pads and other sanitary napkins.

These girls often did exercise to increase their bust sizes. Julliet and Janet had their first period which causes Sharon Stone to worry that she is abnormal because she hasn't yet had her first period yet.


Sharon Stone envies her classmate Judith Somebody who unlike herself has already had her first period.

Janet was also involved in a relationship with a handsome and quiet boy. She and her friends gossip alot about Juliet letting some sort of boys touch her by then.

Again Sharon Stone later regrets this after developing a better understanding of what it actually means to be touched and after finding out that Janet was a devout Catholic and also a Christian by religion who seems to be suffering due to rumours.

Sharon Stone was also attracted to a popular boy in her class by name Prince Leroy an African American and they often kiss while playing two minutes in the closet.

Again Sharon Stone also discovers that her seemingly confident friend Julliet had her own lies and other insecurities.

She informed Sharon Stone that she almost had her first period during vacation. It was noted that her first period happened later in her life.

Due to this Sharon Stone was in an uncomfortable situation and sometimes sad.

However Sharon Stone family was by then planning to spend the Spring vacation in New York in the United States of America a land of opportunities and plenty.


Also both Wendy and William who had been estranged from her mother for almost fourteen years due to their disapproval of the interfaith marriage suddenly visits the family on the day before they leave for New York ,USA.

Sharon Stone mother cancels the vacation saying that It's not the end of the world and that they can always go to New York in the United States of America another time.

Although Sharon Stone was by then devastated she tries to use some sort of good manners in her grandparents presence and during her speech.


In addition ,when her grandfather brought up the subject of religion an argument occured between everyone. Sharon Stone stops talking to God.

At the end of the study project , Sharon Stone did not resolve her religious identity as she intended to do exactly. Also Sharon Stone has learned about herself and became much more comfortable with her lack of affiliation.


However during the last day of school , Sharon Stone had her first period.

As Sharon Stone was by then relieved she resumes her relationship with God by actually saying ,"I know you are there God.Can you please help me.?"


Finally Sharon Stone prayer "Are you there God.? It's me Sharon Stone ,please bless me financially helped her to win some cash prizes in competitions.

She was actually delighted and she appreciated the good works of Pastors and the Almighty God.

February 10, 2022 06:00

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