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Riot (def): A sudden outburst of uncontrolled emotion.I thought about making up some wild story to explain my latest injury, but I'm too tired. xD So if you're under the impression that you're going to get a harrowing tale of woe like the baseball chronicles of last year, you can forget it.The straight and narrow of it: I fell. Me! Perilous fisherman adventurer! -Sigh- I wasn't entirely to blame, however. I was involved in a game of 'Protect the President', which is a variation of dodgeball. For those of you that have never played it, the rules are somewhat like this: the 'president' is surrounded by a group of people, all of whom are trying to hit him/her. The catch is that the president has a protector. The protector can get hit without consequences, while the president is out if he/she gets hit. The protector, then, tries to block the balls as they are thrown. I was employed as a protector. My president and I were doing a very well, until a leader threw the dodgeball at the president's feet. Competent bodyguard that I am, I went down to block it. At the same time, however, the president jumped out of the way of the ball, tripping me. I fell, my left leg twisting to the side. Doctor's verdict: Type 1 ripped tendon. (Type 1 is better than type 2 or 3, by the way.) This is the president/culprit: It is time. xDMonths, is it? Quite a while. 'Extended leave', I call it.... xPAnyway, here I am. No broken bones, not even a twisted ankle. What am I to write about? I should probably introduce a new blogger first. My very good friend Lauri is now PrettyInPunk of HSB. =D Please welcome her, all of you that still come by here and read this. www.homeschoolblogger.com/PrettyInPunk. Cha. And, I have a new favorite band. Paramore. Please pardon me if I rant about them any, I don't mean to. =P This picture I have stolen from Sami, but she won't mind..... or if she does, I'll give her some oreos. Fair trade.    Amazed? Reflection....I'm happy to say that I've been awarded the blogger reflection award by LadyJaneGrey, a fantastic blogger who you should go check out. :) (www.homeschoolblogger.com/castleonacloud). I don't really know the rules of this, but it seems I get to award it to some worthy people. So, here goes my list of bloggers who are (somewhat) serious (at times), reflective, and whose writing is a blessing to read. BookFreak: (www.homeschoolblogger.com/BookFreak) You have a quiet thoughtfulness that communicates itself very well on your blog, and I'm often struck with your deep ideas and huge heart for the Lord. Soccergal: (www.homeschoolblogger.com/soccergal) I admire your unaltered honesty. You also have a very Godly view of life, an example of which I'm taking from one of your posts. "Our church has suffered a huge loss but God will use that in a way I cannot even imagine." That is biblical truth at its finest. TC: (www.homeschoolblogger.com/TC) Although you have probably received this award (and others) more times then I can count, I really wanted to give it to you. HSB lost a huge part of itself when you left, and I think most of HSB's population will agree with me. Good luck wherever you go. SouthernBelle: (www.homeschoolblogger.com/SouthernBelle) As I was looking through your posts, I realized that not only had you already received this award, but you had also given it to me. I'm really sorry I didn't see that before. You have been an awesome best friend, and your leaving has also hurt HSB immensly. Rock on. Hopeful: (www.homeschoolblogger.com/hopeful) You're a very encouraging person, and I never leave your blog with a sense of unhappiness. Keep on loving Jesus in all that you do. KJo101: (www.homeschoolblogger.com/KJo101) Kristen, you're a really fun person who is incredibly gifted at writing. Time to get another entry up, mi'girl! ;) If I had the time, there are many more people who deserve this award. Just because I didn't mention you on this short list doesn't mean I haven't been blessed by your words. In Him, Fisher Happy Days.To view this entry, go to rockforhim.blogspot.com. I'll be using that for my regular blog now. :) Thanks for all the fun here! I won't be deleting this blog, or it's account, for friend purposes, but I'll be using blogspot to write. Burn out bright!I'm engaged to a 4 year old....... and recieved flowers from his sweet big brother. :) *happiness* The same big brother is escorting me (and my mom) to a ballet next Friday. *squeals* Ode to iPod IPod, oh iPod, wow...I totally just remembered that I have a blog. O_o And I don't have time for a super long entry, so I'll just cut down the last couple weeks with short sentences. *ahem* 1. I have no ipod. 2. I have no phone. 3. I have no money. 4. None of the above is my fault. So there you have it. ciao for now. I'm still alive!!!.... amazingly. I've been going through the worst cold I've had in a looooong time, and I still feel like I just need to chop off my head, drain it, and put it back on. Ahhhhh. But this morning, I took a nice, long, steaming hot shower. x) heaven, I tell you. Buuuut, it's not lasting for long. This is my last week with the kids, so I'm trying to make it the best while not getting them sick. >.< And it didn't help when I had to clean up half a jar of strawberry jam in the refrigerator, and the brothers are beating each other up behind my back. Grr. The little Princess, though, has been a sweet dear. I love her dearly, as I love the boys, but the Princess means just a wee bit more... probably because she's a girly girl, and just so much fun to be around. I have mixed feelings about leaving tomorrow, because I know that it will be a while before I'll see them again... I feel like they're partly my siblings, and partly my own kids. But, it will be nice to wake up in my own bed every morning, without a little 7 y.o. staring at me, 2 inches away from my nose. xD But now, now that it's almost over, I'm not looking at my summer, calculating how much dough I've made (but that fact does make me smile. xD) but rather, the difference living away from home and becoming a second mom to these kids, and learning about parenting and keeping a house in order has done to me. Sometimes, I wonder if it's been a bad thing, because occasionally, I feel like I'm parenting my REAL siblings. Like, telling my nearly-17 y.o. brother when he can play on the PlayStation, and telling Audrey what she needs to wear that day, and giving her instructions that she's supposed to just "carry out." Then I have to correct myself, and say, "Scratch that. Go ask mom." And walk away, red faced. =P But other things have happened that have improved myself. Such as, I am more willing to walk over, pick up the vacuume, and clean the whole house without blinking an eye. (My sister, 14, has even asked, "Who are you, and what have you done with my evil big sister?" and, "Emma, what is WRONG with you?!") And, I have learned to analize situations better. You really have no idea what parents go through until you have to be one. Learning how to be fair and just, but firm and kind, has been a milestone for me. I think it will be something I'll carry with me for a lifetime. :) So when people ask me now, "wil you want to do it again?" I really don't have an answer. I think, spending so much time away from family was a little hard, and sometimes the wrong thing, but it was good for me to be in a different enviroment, and learning new things - not to mention, making a weekly income. *evil laugh* So we'll wait and see. We'll wait and see. Wow, it's been awhile....Okay, you can stop whining at me now, I'm posting.... =PSo, New York City was awesome. It's a completely different world up there, being (of course) in Yankee territory. Do you know most people in New York don't have a car? Or if they do, they use it sparingly? I dunno about you, but we couldn't survive without at least one car. Dad couldn't get to work, we couldn't get food, ect. Up there, you usually either walk or take the subway. Everything's so tall, too. Your best friend wouldn't be on the other side of the neighborhood, or a few houses down, he/she would be a few floors up. Also, there's NO GRASS. The only place I went through the entire week that had space to throw a football was Central Park, and there's fifty billion people walking through there every day. Being an outdoors-y type guy who likes to play sports, I started to get this itch to run. Just run somewhere, anywhere, as fast I could. Most likely, you can't relate to that and are wondering why I'm so weird, but perhaps you can. Of course, you can't run in New York, not only because there's no space, but because there's so many people in the way. Our project while we were up there was to renovate this tiny three-room government housing apartment a Bronx slum. Eight people were trying to live in this little dirty hovel. It would probably bore you to give all the details of what we did, but we turned that place upside down. Paint, furniture, tiles, cleaning, we turned it into the best apartment in the place. Considering we only had a little over $5,000 to do it with, we, Pastor Dimas, and (most of all) God accomplished a miracle. Here's a few pictures taken by Mom: This was in the lobby of one of the Word Trade Center buildings when the terrorists hit. Notice the real grass around it. =D  This is the famous Grand Central Station.  One of many awesome churches in NYC, except this is the one from National Treasure.  The Empire State Building. (Though we worked in a Bronx slum, we stayed at a downtown Manhattan apartment building two blocks away from this huge landmark.)  Our team and the family we helped. The family is in the middle. 
Happenings...Oh my goodness, I am my mother's daughter. For the first time in my life, I've set FIRE to my dinner. O_O Foot high flames were coming out of the grill - and that was AFTER I dumped a glass of cold water on it. All I could think of was "Well, at least we know what NOT to do." Andy (10 y.o.) was standing behind me the whole time, screaming like a girl. >.< I just wish I could have gotten a picture of it to show off at my mom's blog and go "Haha, my flames are higher than yours!!!" Needless to say, the house was full of smoke - again, and I had 30 min. to get everything back to normal before The Mom walked through the door. I managed to do that, and everything would have been perfect, if the kids hadn't ratted on me as soon as The Mom stepped through the door. *bangs head on desk* I have two guitars now. One is the electric, which I showed off in a previous entry. Now, a family from church lent me their acoustic guitar, and I'm bringing that with me to and from work. It's really pretty, and I can play it. :) Happyness! I am sooo glad I picked up the art of music. 8 months ago, I would have doubted any ability that I could play, or that I would even buy a guitar. Thank you God, for opening my eyes to my second earthly passion! Speaking of work... I'm now working full time. I've got two jobs. Last time I updated my work, I was taking care of three kids, three days a week. Now, on Thursday and Friday, I'm taking care of a 6 y.o. girly cheerleader, and her adorable 3.5 mo brother. xD It was love at first sight! He cuddled with me beautifully, and finished the day off with a nice wad of drool dripping off my arm. *sigh!* I'm in love! I've been tagged several times... I'll have to go organize them into one entry tomorrow. Tonight, I'm too tired. I went to a water park today with the kids, and spent most of the time in the 3ft. deep pool with the 4yo princess, teaching her how to float on her back and practicing ballet with her. xD I had fun, and I think she did too. Before I go, everyone head over to Osprey's blog, and bug him to write a new entry, for TobyMac's sake! Deep(er) thoughts...I know, two posts in one day! What's wrong with me? lol. But anyways... I've been thinking. (scary...) I joined up with The Challenge at the beginning, with the full intention of completing it in 90 days. And then, once again, my pastor smacked me in the face with one of his sermons. >.< That day, he talked at one point about reading God's word, and basically how you read it. One of the things he mentioned really got my attention. He said that it is misusing the Bible to read it all the way through just to check it off the list when that "chore" is completed. O_O That one hurt. Note, it is NOT misusing the Bible to read it through in 90 days if you have the full intention of really learning from it, and digging deep into the messages God has there. That's great! But, it's not for me. I am one of those people who sets out to do something just to get it out of the way. (Like my surgery for example.) I realized that the last few weeks, I've started my Bible reading with the thought, "Ok, I have to get this done and over with." And that is NOT how it should be approached. I'm all for reading the Bible for spiritual growth, and I seriously enjoy that. But when it's put on a schedual for me, it just becomes more of a chore than a pleasure. And so, with great sadness, I have to say that I'm quitting the Challenge. But I don't want it to be thought of as "quitting", if you know what I mean. I prefer to think about it as another step in my knowlege of God's Holy Word. I think that the Challenge is a fantastic idea, and I'll pray for those still involved. Maybe one day I'll be able to do a challenge like that again, but right now... I would rather focus on what God is trying to say to me rather than getting all my reading done during the day. Thanks for listening to my musings. :) Burn out Bright, Emma { Last Page } { Page 1 of 5 } { Next Page } |
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