God did some amazing things in my life when I was in Orofino! When I was there, God really helped me to think of others more than I thought of myself. He also helped me to have a loving heart for the people around me. Before I went to Orofino, I felt really distant from God. I couldn’t really feel him working in my life at all. For the past year, I haven't really felt that God was in my life. I was always really depressed, and I was always off by myself. I didn't share what I was going through with anyone. I just kept it to myself, and let all of my hurt and struggles build up inside of me to the point where I would break down crying. I didn't really want to go to Youth Group anymore. I stopped reading my Bible, and praying. I felt like I was losing all of my friends; I felt like I had none, and that I was alone in the world. Like there was nobody I could talk to. I would always be off by myself. I didn’t like being alone, I just was because it felt so normal to me. I always felt like I was putting on an act for people. Like I never showed people the real me. But when I was in Orofino for a week, I could really feel God’s presence in my life! God really opened up my eyes! He showed me how important it is to have people in my life! I was able to open up all of my hurt and struggles with a girl named Christina, and with Melinda Elkins, and some girls that I got to know better on the trip. Christina had been going through the same stuff I was going through. I felt that God put her in my life so that I could help her and she could help me. On one of the days we were there, I broke down crying. I really felt convicted. I started to realize the way that I was living my life was not how I should have been living it. God really showed me what it’s like to be loved. When I was home, I never really showed love towards my little sister. I felt really bad about the way that I had been treating her. And when I think about it, I want her to grow up knowing that I love her, and will always be there for her! When I was in Orofino, I had a verse that really stuck out to me. James 5:16. It says:

“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.”

That verse just really seemed to hit me in the face. God just showed me how powerful prayer can be in my life, and how important it is to have people in my life as well! God really stretched me the week that I was in Orofino. One of my goals that I had before we got to Orofino, was to be able to be more open with people. He really helped me to accomplish that goal! I was able to be more open to people, and to show them the real me.  I am really glad that I got to go to Orofino. I was happy to be able to help others, and it really changed my life.

1. What was the last animal you saw? My cat Sparkie.
2. What was the last sentence you saw? What was the last sentence you saw?
3. What is your hairstyle today? Pony-Tail
4. Have you ever gone surfing? Nope
5. Are you scared of spiders? Big ones
6. What color is your favorite pair of shoes? Black
7. Do you wish you could have seen a dinosaur before they were extinct? No!
8. What is your middle name spelled Backwards? ilamaY
9. What’s the first word you think of when you think fireworks? 4^th of July
10. What question are you on? 10
11. When was the last time you laughed? At 2:00 p.m.
12. What did you eat at your last birthday party? Cake
13. Do you think polka dots are dorky? No
14. Are you wearing any make up? Nope
15. Have you answered I don't know to any of these Questions? No
16. Have you ever dreamed you were in a movie? Yes
17. Did you answer that last question? Yes
18. What is right in front of you other than the computer? Wall
19. Is this tag weird? Nope

Hey everybody! My week has been pretty good. I have been doing a lot of babysitting lately. Yesterday I had AWANA. That was pretty fun. I laughed so much! =) Today I get to go to youth group! I love youth group! Right now I am really into Stellar Kart! They are so funny! You guys should check out their YouTube vids. They are hilarious! I am going to be getting their new CD soon, and a cool hat that says Stellar Kart on it! I love their song Innocent! I have been listening to it everyday. =) I've only seen them in concert once. I really want to see them again! well I can't really think of what else to say right now, so I'm going to put the lyrics to the song Innocent on my MusicLover93 blog. Hope you all had a great week! Oh, by the way, tell me what you guys think of my new look on my MusicLover93 blog. =)

Hey everybody! Well my week has been pretty good so far. Sunday I had an Orofino meeting. We got to find out who we would be working with for certain days while in Orofino. I'm on the Monday team! I have a great group! Now I have to write my Testimony before the next meeting. I'm trying to figure out how I want to do it. =) Are you guys doing anything special for Super Bowl Sunday??? I am going to be going to a friends house. We're going to be playing Guitar Hero 3, and just hanging out. I am trying to post more often now. =) How do you guys like my new blog look? I thought it was time for a change. I just recently watched Pride and Prejudice, and now I'm in love with that movie! I like the older version better, but I thought I would have both versions on my blog. I'm expecting my Pride and Prejudice Soundtrack today in the mail. I can't wait! Yesterday I went to youth group. I had so much fun! It was kind of funny! My sisters and I like to get there at 5:00 p.m. We like to be there really early. The guys always get there at five to play basketball. I like to watch them play once in a while. They are really funny to watch! Well anyways, yesterday like 15 new guys came to play basketball. They were all collage students. They were all funny and very energetic! I was outside with my sisters and a friend, and then like 5 of the new guys showed up. One of them looked right at me, like he knew me, and said, "How's it going?" I was really embarrassed because I didn't know him, so I just said fine to him. Later at youth group I met him. His name was Seth. He seemed like a nice guy. I didn't meet any of the other guys, but I did hear some of their names. So yeah, youth group was fun! What have you guys been up to?

     Rafting Camp was awesome this year! We left on July the 2^nd at 7:00 a.m. We all loaded the bus, and left for camp. The bus ride was about 10 hours long. It was a long bus ride, but fun because you had your friends on the bus with you. We got to camp around 7:00 p.m. When we got there we got all of our tents set up, and stuff unpacked. Then we all gathered for dinner. Then we all talked, and hung out for a while. Then our leader Rob said that it was time for bed.

     The second day we all got up at 8:15 a.m. for breakfast. After breakfast, we all had quiet time for about half and hour. Then after quiet time we all got into small groups. I thought me small group was pretty funny. Then we all got sun screen on and got ready for rafting. We all rode the bus to the spot that we were starting at. All of the guys unloaded the rafts onto the beach. All of the girls got to help with life jackets, and straps for the rafts. After we had all of the rafting stuff ready we all went to go eat lunch. When the girls were done eating lunch we all went to go and cool rafts, while the guys pumped up the rafts. While we were all doing that the leaders went to go and check out all of the rapids that we would be doing. When they got back we all got our life jackets on, and got numbered off. Then we all went to our rafts, cats, and paddle boat. Then we all took off. We rafted for a long time the first day. Some of the rapids that we went on were really big. We rafted all the way to camp. Then we left all of the stuff up for the rest of the day. Then we had free time, and dinner time. After dinner we had a little bit of free time, and then went into Bible study. We were reading the last three books of Luke. They were really good chapters. After Bible study we all hung out until bed time.

     The third day we all got up at 8:15 a.m. again. The morning was the same as the last day. When breakfast was done we all did quiet time, and small groups. Then we all got ready for rafting again. We started rafting at camp, and went to the spot that we normally would start to raft at. We stopped to have lunch, and then went rafting again. Then when we were done rafting for that day we all put the stuff away. Some people went back to camp early so they could start making dinner. The rest of us stayed to help put all of the rafts, and stuff away. Then we all headed back to camp, and had dinner. Then we did our Bible study, and hung out till bed time.

     The fourth day we all got to sleep in till about 9:15 a.m. It was our day off to just relax, and hang at camp. We had breakfast at 9:30. After breakfast we all had quiet time, and small groups. Then some of us got to go and float some rapids, climb a big hill, and just stay at camp. I stayed at camp. It was a nice day to relax. Later around 4:30 p.m. we all played a game. We all had to get in teams, and try to win a whole lot of games. I didn’t play all of the games because I started to not feel good. My team got 3^rd place. Then when we all had dinner, the team that got 1^st place got to go fist, and then 2^nd, and then 3^rd, and so on. =) Then we did our Bible study around 8:00 p.m. After that it was the same as the other nights.

     The fifth day we had to get up at 8:15 a.m. again. We had rafting that day, so the morning was the same as the other rafting days. When we were rafting I was in a raft with our leaders’ dad Bill. A lot of people said that he was really good, but I think that he was really scary. I thought our raft was going to sink, but I didn’t. When we were done he said that we did a really good job riding the nose. Then the rest of the evening was the same.

     The sixth day we got up at 8:15 a.m. again. The morning was the same as the last day. This time when we went rating we all got to choose what raft we wanted to go on. I decided to go on someone else’s raft because I didn’t want to get scared again. So I went on a raft with Aaron Jackson. He was pretty funny! I ended up getting scared again! It was funny! When we were in the middle of a big rapid, a wave knocked us over to the side, and it made the raft start tipping to the right side. I was under water, and I could feel it tipping. When It was all over we had a ton of water in our raft. Thank goodness we did not flip! While we were bailing all of the water out of our raft our leader told us that in the middle of the rapid he fell out! I freaked when he told us that! He said that he fell into the water, went under the raft, and came up the other side of the raft. He was able to get back on before another wave came. He told us that was the first time he had ever fallen out of a raft. It was pretty scary. When rafting was all done for the day we all put the stuff away. I got to go back early because I was helping with dinner. That was the last day of rafting for us, so the rest of the people had to stay there extra long. Then the rest of the evening was the same.

     The seventh day we all had to get up at 6:00 a.m. We all had to have our stuff packed, and our tents taken down. We got to have a competition with the guys to see who would get done first. It was a tie. Then we all helped get everything packed, and had breakfast. Then we did our beach sweep. After we got all of the garbage off of the beach we got to start the trip home. We left at 9:02 a.m. We were planning on leaving at 10:00 a.m. but we got done earlier than we had planned. We had lunch in the bus. Later we stopped for dinner. Then we finally got to the Church. We helped unload everything and got to go home with all of our parents. It was a long trip, but it was worth it. Something cool that I got to see was, on out trip I got to witness 2 people coming back to Christ, and My sis told me that while they were at training camp a boy named Forest accepted Christ into his life. It was amazing what God did in the lives of all of the people there! That was the trip. It was the best one I have had!

Hi everyone! How are you all doing? I'm leaving tomorrow to go to Rafting! I can't wait! I love going rafting with my youth group! I get to go to Idoha for about a week to do rafting. We are leaving at 7:00 in the morning, but I need to be there at 6:30. I don't really like getting up that early, but I can just sleep on the bus. The bus ride is always so long, but really fun cause your with all of your friends. So I wont be ably to comment you guys for a while. Hope all of you guys have a great week! What are you guys doing for July 4th? I will let you guys know how rafting goes when I get back. =) Got 2 Go TTYL

If I can speak beautifully and can sing an angel, but

Don’t love others, I sound like a child banging on a piano or

A screeching radio.

If I’m very smart, almost a genius, if I can figure out the

Hardest math problems and understand sentence diagrams,

But don’t love others, I am nothing

Love will stand in line and wait its turn.

     Love looks for the good in others.

Love doesn’t always want what others have, and it doesn’t

Brag about what it does have.

     Love is polite, even when the other person is rude.

Love doesn’t always have to be first.

     Love doesn’t get angry over the small things, and it

     Doesn’t remember one reason after another to be hurt.

Love isn’t happy when someone else fails but is happy with

The truth.

     Love will always protect others, especially those who

     Are often picked on or teased.

Love always believes the best about others and is steady

And true.

Love never gives up. Preaching will stop someday. So

Will speeches. Knowledge will come to an end. Today we

Only know part of what there is to know. We can preach and

Speak only with a small part of understanding, but when

Perfection comes then what is imperfect will go away.

I am now young, and so I talk and think and speak like

A child. When I become an adult I will put childish ways

Behind me. Now we see only a poor reflection, like in a

Mirror; then we will see face to fact. Now I only know part

Of what there is to know; then I will know fully and will

Be fully known.

Only three things really matter in life:

        Faith, Hope and Love.

But the greatest of these is Love.

I love to read this! I will try to post more often. Got to go! =)