Jan. 12, 2009 - It's past my birthday...I'm now sixteen!
Hello to all!
Well here I am! It's now two days past my birthday. I was so busy on my b-day that I was not able to write. But now I'm here and I will try to actually say something interesting and intelligent (though nothing comes to mind right now!).
Let's see... I spent my birthday doing...well, nothing! Nothing that remains to discuss, anyway. It was a somewhat un-eventful day to tell the truth!
It was definitely not the exciting day that I thought it would be! I mean, (beware... my immaturity might shock some of you) I have always just imagined that my sixteenth birthday would be one of those days that's life-changing --where suddenly you're all grown up and you feel it and look it and everybody makes a big deal out of it! Granted, the realistic part of me realizes that that is not at all reality and it won't be like that -- but that has always been my imagining of one's "sweet-sixteen" birthday. My birthday wasn't like that at all (but like I said, I knew it wouldn't be...). In fact, even though you don't want to let yourself get taken away by one's imaginings (which happens FAR too much with me! I wish I could have my feet planted a bit firmer in reality. But I am all heart and imagination. I am working and praying about that...) but yet, I was rather disappointed with what my sixteenth birthday really was. It was real.
It wasn't bad necessarily, just not what I was expecting. I don't feel any different than I did when I was fifteen (big surprise after only two days, I know). In fact, I feel as though perhaps more problems come with age then excitement. But I know that isn't completely true. Problems come, but we get to strengthen our relationship with the Lord, and learn to rely on Him more when they come. And we have to do this more often the older we get-- far more so then we do when we are younger. But the bible says to "Glory in tribulations..." (Romans 5:3) and more tribulations come when one is older and more mature. At least for the most part.
I just didn't get to do the few things that I wanted to do on my birthday (one of which was blog!), and that kind of upset me. And then the other things that upset me a bit more is that after all of my waiting and excitement about getting a hope chest...I don't have one. Let me explain... We went to the antique shop on Friday and paid off the rest of the money we owed on it. Then we brought it home and I was absolutely floating on a cloud. After all of my waiting, I am finally going to be able to start filling it!!! We arrived at home and then my dad got to look at it. And here is where my feelings of disappointment come it.....he said that it wasn't an antique. It isn't even any older than five or maybe ten years! It was made to look old, but it doesn't have any value. And it was (in his words) "Definitely not worth how much you spent on it!!!" So that really deflated my cloud.
As I was just telling my wonderful friend in an email this morning: I wanted something that was loved and cherished at one time, and has been around for years and years. Something that will be meaningful and I know that it has seen things that I have only dreamed about. That was my whole plan behind getting it at an antique store! If I just wanted an old chest that didn't mean anything to anyone else, I could have found one just about anywhere! But I wanted it to have a history.
But then again, I know that God knows exactly what I'm looking for with my hope chest. And I know that He will help me find it. Unfortunately, we cannot take the chest back to the store that we got it from, because they don't allow returns. So we just bought something that I'm not sure I want. Well, I know I don't want it. And I cringe when I think about how much money we lost out on... I know that money doesn't come easily to my family. BUT I also know and believe with all my heart that God will provide for me and my family, and He will supply the money and the hope chest when He sees fit. So I'm not too worried. It was just a bummer. I wanted one so badly!
But that is the update on my birthday. On Sunday we got together with my family (grandparents and cousins) to celebrate my mom's and my own birthday. I had fun being able to talk to my cousin and she gave me a really sweet card that made me feel special. So that was fun. 
And today nothing has happened that is terribly exciting. We had a big snow storm and there are so many snow drifts outside our driveway that we can hardly get out! (Our house is surrounded in trees, however, so we didn't get as many drifts around the house as we got out on the road.) So that's kinda fun. I love sitting in my warm house with a blanket and a cup of tea when it's snowing. In fact, I very well might go do that now. Although it's now starting to get dark, so you can't see the snow falling... Oh well, it's the knowledge that it's falling outside that's special, I guess!
Love in Christ to all!
-Dallas
Comments
Jan. 14, 2009 - Hi
Posted by FarmGirlAtHeart
Hey Rebekah-Grace!!!
It's so nice to see your new entry! I can't wait to start getting to know you and about your life. ;-) I think we'll have a lot in common.
May God bless you!
Dallas
Hey Dallas,
Thank you very much for your comment!
I also can't wait to get to know you more too.
We do seem to share a lot of the same interests, don't we?!
Just a question, do you have an interest in farming
by any chance?
Your sister in Christ,
Rebekah-Grace
It's so nice to see your new entry! I can't wait to start getting to know you and about your life. ;-) I think we'll have a lot in common.
May God bless you!
Dallas
Hey Dallas,
Thank you very much for your comment!
I also can't wait to get to know you more too.
We do seem to share a lot of the same interests, don't we?!
Just a question, do you have an interest in farming
by any chance?
Your sister in Christ,
Rebekah-Grace
Jan. 16, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by IwriteforChrist
TAG! I taged you Dallas!! Any questions? : -)
your loving sister
~Raechel~
your loving sister
~Raechel~
