As you can see I haven't posted in awhile. I have good reasons for that anyway, one of them is because I got sick, one of the medicines I was on, that was new, did some weird stuff to me. I got better 3 or 4 days ago. I wasn't really phycisally sick, but mentally, I remember it was 2 weeks and I was constantly crying and I did 2 other things that I won't mention, I wasn't myself obviously. For those of you who saw my mom's posts you know what happened, I did a couple of crazy things, or tried, but it's over. The medicine was Lodrane 24 and I was taking Asthma medicine (steroids), I had to drink lots of water to get it out of my system. So I've been better for about a week. For those of you who were prayng for me, thank you, that was really scary and I'm happy that it's over with now.
Sunday, June 15, 2008 - THE POWER OF PRAYER........
Hey guys! Alright so, I know that I said that I wasn't going to be back until about 2 weeks later, but the other camp didn't really work out so it was pretty disappointing, but that's okay because what all happened at Signing camp was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I bet you guys are wondering about my title right now because I'm not really talking about that yet, I'll explain to you guys one of the things that happened at camp (you might cry). So here it is:
Alright so, I went to Signing Camp, and they also have a camp for Deaf kids, the Dean, which was also the mom of one of the Deaf campers son WAS Deaf!!!!! Thursday night at the campfire, our counselor, Wade (which is also April's son) was sharing some testimonies, and he kept saying "I hope you guys understand" and stuff like that. He said that thier Wednesday night services at church are really long and drawn out and he's always really tired afterwards and one of the nights a girl named Jennifer came running out of the church saying she wanted to pray for Alec to hear, so she asked April, and she said to ask Alec, so she did, and he said yes, it worked but he got scared so God took his hearing away, he said that he could still hear on Wednesday, but not any other day. Well, afterwards, I asked Alec if I could pray for him, he said yes, (THANK GOODNESS!!!!!!!) I was actually just going to pray for him in private, but they asked me to come up, and asked for him to come up and let all of us pray for him. The counselors also asked if anyone else wanted to, first my friend Annie camp up, then a few other people, and in no time at all EVERYONE had come up! Our prayers we're answered, and SOOOOOOOOOO much more happened that night, but we were at the campfire until 2 o'clock in the morning praying!!!!!!! Normally, we're suppose to be in bed by 11, but that didn't happen, obviously! April told Emily, the Asst. Director at the camp, we didn't get in trouble, so we're fortunate!!!!!! April, who's been the Dean there for 13 YEARS said that this week was the best week she had ever had in all the years she'd been there!!!!! One thing that I forgot to mention is, Alec, is also mute, and he actually said about 4 or 5 words!!!!!!! He said Wade, who is his older brother and even Friday he said V8!!!!!!!!! That doesn't sound like much, but it is!!!!!! I remember his mom getting close to his ear and saying names and words to see if he could hear them, and signing "more" over and over again, it was amazing!!!!! It wasn't just that miracle that happened either!!!!!!!! Gosh, I knew that prayer worked but not near THAT WELL, I mean really!!!!!!! So, I learned this week how powerful prayer is, and that was awesome!!!!!!! Even one of the counselors, Tashina, said that she didn't feel like we were just friends, or people that we just met, that she felt like we were a family, I know I did, actually, I think everyone did!!!!! So, here lately I've been really thinking and praying and hoping, that Alec can still hear, he can't hear completely, but more then what he did, and that's what matters. I have NEVER seen anything more beautiful then what I did then!!!!!!!! I think I'm going to end this story and post some pictures from camp now. I'm to the left of the girl in the purple shirt!
I got baptized today at church! I have been waiting a long time to be baptized even though I accepted Jesus as my Saviour over 2 yrs. ago. My mom baptized me which we thought was unusual since we had always known the Minister to be the to do it. My mom was very nervous but I wasn't. She said she though she was going to drop me or not be able to get me back out of the water without us busting out into huge laughter! I'll be leaving for camp tomorrow morning!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!! I can't stand to wait much longer, and the drive there is going to be like torture. It takes almost 2 hours to get there. It's going to be so much fun and I won't be back home until June 21st! My mom and dad are going to come and we are spending the weekend together on the 14th-16th. And don't forget the 15th is Father's Day! The video below is my mom baptizing me this morning! Have fun the next two weeks and I'll blog all about when I get back!!!!
Thursday, June 5, 2008 - Camp starts in 3 days (not counting today that is....) !!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey peoples!!!!!! I thought I'd blog again, so my friend Kaitlyn spent the night last night, there was a picnic at church, and she rode home with us. The picnic was AWESOME!!!!!! They had TONS of people and 2 live bands, but I don't know the names of them, just that they were good lol! Not counting today, there are, 3 days until camp, and I'm not counting today because it's 7:55 p.m. so there's really no point in doing that, Monday, we're leaving here at 10:30 a.m. Oh, and just so you know I'm going to a place called Aldersgate, the camp is Signing camp, then I'm going to Canoe camp, so that means that I'll be gone for 2 weeks straight. Just so you guys know, the only way that I'm able to go, is through donations, so I'm EXTREMELY thankful for that!!!! I'm thankful that I get to go anyway, but still. I wish Monday would hurry up and get here!!!! There's a bake sale for the volleyball/basketball teams at co-op Saturday, so means tomorrow I'll be busy baking and cooking some things for that, and I need to pack, either Saturday night, or Sunday. I'll probably pack Sunday, and if I have time Monday, then I'll blog before I leave. Gerald (my step -dad) is building onto our porch, so by the time I get back from camp, it'll probably all be built. I can't wait until Monday, YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAMP IS GOING TO BE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Haha, sorry about that haha. Oh, I can't think of much else to blog about, so I'm ending my post, bye.
Kelsey
P.S. Sorry if I bored you guys to death, haha yeah, haha.
I was tagged by LadyBug, and I would put a link to her blog, but everyone knows her anyway LOL! I need to blog again anyway. So, here it is:
* What was I doing 10 years ago?
* Idk, probably sleeping considering the fact that I was FOUR LOL!
* 5 things on my "To-Do' list today:
* 1. Put on my pajamas (it's 10:12 p.m. ok)
* 2. MAYBE get a shower, MAYBE.
* 3. Probably read some of the book that I'm reading......
* 4. Since I'm out of school, then maybe stay up later. :D
* 5. Sleep. (Of course!)
* 5 Snacks I enjoy:
* 1. Fruit
* 2. Saltine crackers
* 3. Veggies
* 4. Chips
* 5.
* 5 things I would do if I were a billionaire:
* 1. Buy a digital camera LOL!
* 2. Put some of it away for college
* 3. Go places....
* 4. I might take a mission trip somewhere, and after buying food, clothes, and other things, and donate that and some money to them.
* 5. If I had my license then probably buy a car.
* 5 bad habits:
* I know everyone has bad habits, but I just prefer not to say. ;)
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* 5 places I've lived:
* 1. In Kentucky (I've lived there all my life but not in the same house).
* 2. An apartment.
* 3. Homeless shelter....
* 4. In a trailer.
* 5. Many other places, but all in Kentucky.
* 5 Jobs I have had:
* 1. Collecting eggs.
* 2. Monitoring/Babysitting, for co-op, but sometimes us High Schoolers have to.
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Ok, I tag: Danya, Theimmortals, sweettunes, eyesonaslan, and anyone else who wants it. I almost forgot that tomorrow, our puppies Cassy and Stanley would be a year old! But they got killed, they were twins, they didn't die at the same time. Cassy got killed in October sometime, and Stanley got killed around Christmas. I know they were just pups but still! I don't think I'll think about it a lot tomorrow though. Well bye.
Thursday, May 1, 2008 - How I Fell in Love with Sign Language
This is a writing assignment that I had to do for my Creative Writing class at our co-op.
How I Fell in Love With Sign Language
Many people do not know that when I was born I was practically deaf. I have always been extremely interested in learning sign language and being able to teach it to other people. I also want to be able to use sign language in my community in order to communicate more effectively.
After reading brochures for summer camp my family and I decided that I would probably get more experience with learning sign language by going to a camp that specializes in it. I chose to go to Aldersgate Camp in Ravenna, KY because they have students who are deaf that attend and the counselors that work there communicate through signing and with the hearing students. I had so much fun the first year I went there even though I was extremely nervous. I began to realize how much sign language is not recognized in the real world. I also gained a love for signing and the strong desire to help people in the world who are deaf and sometimes cannot communicate because no one else understands them.
In my church I have done worship songs in sign language. Not many of the church members, probably none, understood the signing but they were happy that I was sharing what I had learned; of course, we had music playing so they knew the words from hearing the songs. This was a fun experience and I have shared song in sign several times since then. I also have done songs in sign while I was attending camp in the summertime.
I think I would enjoy going to college to study Deaf Studies or Interpretation so I could work in the that field. By doing this, I would be able to minister to the deaf community, get paid for it, and be an asset to many branches of the government and in society as well. My mom and I have looked into the course requirements for both fields of study and I think either one would be suitable for my interests.
Ultimately, I feel as though God gave me partial deafness as a gift. I have learned that many deaf or hard of hearing people do not go to church because they do not feel "included" in the worship. I think this is a sad thing! Signing is and has been a way that I have learned to communicate and also a way that I can minister to others as well. By learning more about signing it can be my gift back to God and praising Him for all He has given to me.
Hi guys! Here's some scripture I'm suppose to memorize for the expo tomorrow at co-op. I've already got some memorized. I don't like doing it but I have to so here it is:
Philippians 2:5-15
(5) Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
(6) Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
(7) But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
(8) And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
(9) Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every other name:
(10) That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth
(11) And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
(12) Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
(13) For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
(14) Do all things without murmurings and disputings.
(15) That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among ye shine as lights in the world.
There it is, as much as I don't like doing it, I must admit that it's very good scripture to memorize, well, actually all scripture is good, that why we should read it every day, and memorize scripture, which I don't like don't but, it does help in the real world, so yeah. Well bye.
Kelsey
1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down.
2. Don't Disguise Your Voice.
3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, Ask If They Want Fries with that.
4. Put Your Garbage Can On Your Desk And Label It "In."
5.Put Decaf In The CoffeeMaker For 3 Weeks Once Everyone has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch to Espresso.
6.Page Yourself Over The Intercom. In The Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write " For Smuggling Diamonds"
7."In Accordance With The Prophecy." Finish All Your sentences with
8 .Don't use any punctuation
9. As Often As Possible, SkipRather Than Walk.
10. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat, with a serious face.
11. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is "To Go."
12. Sing Along At The Opera.
13. Go To A Poetry Recital, And Ask Why The Poems Don't Rhyme.
14. Put Mosquito Netting Around Your Work Area And Play tropical Sounds All Day.
15. Five Days In Advance, Tell Your Friends You Can't Attend Their Party Because You're Not In The Mood.
16. Have Your Co-workers Address You By Your Wrestling Name, Rock Bottom.
17. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream "I Won!, I Won!"
18. When Leaving The Zoo, Start Running Towards The Parking lot, Yelling "Run For Your Lives,They're Loose!!"
19. "Due To TheTell Your Children Over Dinner. Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go."
20. And The Final Way To Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity.......
Repost this on your blog to make somebody else smile. ^-^
Hey again! Alright so Saturday, we went to the game, we played twice, the first time we didn't win, the second time we won though, we won 3rd place in THE STATE TOURNAMENT!!!!!!!! Which isn't bad considering the fact that we could've gotten 5th place. So yeah. Friday, my Aunt Deedy and I are leaving to go to Buckhorn, well either late Friday night or, early Saturday morning. I know that, I can't wait!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!! Well, I can't wait until next week either because of the Girls of Intergrity Conference, I know we MIGHT be going somewhere afterwards, anyway, I'm at Gerald's school right now, haha, yeah, BORING!!!!! Trust me!!!! My gosh, in last couple posts I've been using smiley faces, and everyone who reads my blog knows that I don't post smiley faces, oh well. Not that it's a bad thing. Last night I called April, my dean from Aldersgate, which was nice, and I WASN'T shy on the phone for once!!!! I don't know why, but for some reason I'm always so shy on the phone, which would explain why I don't like talking on the phone. The only person I like talking on the phone with is Cassidy, and I can't wait to call her tonight, if I get the chance that is. But anyway, I still need to pack to go to Buckhorn, well today or tomorrow anyway. Oh and by the way, I hope I'll be getting more visitors, because I'll probably be posting more, oh and I got a cbox again!!!! Any of you guys are more then welcome to say hi!!!! All I'm doing right now is pretty much posting random stuff. The state tournament was a blast!!!!! Well kind of, I got to play the most that I've ever gotten to play all this year and last year, well last year I didn't start playing volleyball until later on in the year, and now, I kind of regret it, because I really, really, really, really like it! Like I said that was our last game, and we also had our last practice. I'm glad that at the game I got to play, normally I have to sit out!!!!!! Me, Kaitlyn and Natalie normally have to sit out. Oh I have a picture of some of my teammates and our trophy!!!!!! If I can find it, I'll post it. Ok, it's not in photobucket yet, here's pictures anyway......
First, our new family Bible that we got:
Here's a picture of me. It was taken a long time again ago:
The thing I don't like about this one is the lines going through it. Here's another one of me:
The reason this picture, is kind of big, is so the little lines through it won't be so big!!! Well I'm going to go. Bye.
Hey! As you can see I'm back! Alright so I would've blogged earlier today but I couldn't considering the fact that there was ice everywhere (and there still is) we had an ice storm and I'm NOT going outside in it unless I HAVE to go out in it. I did listen to some music today, I still need to read my Bible for today, and I will, once I get done blogging that is. Guess what??? Yesterday was our last volleyball practice, and today was our last game . Only I didn't get to go to the game because of the ice, but it wasn't canceled, and I think the other church is CRAZY for not canceling it in this ice!!! I mean, it's not like it'd hurt ours or the guy's record which they don't play volleyball anyway they play basketball and they have been playing for 2 or 3 years now and haven't won a single game. I know my friend Brooklyn from co-op (who moved) was going to be there today but I didn't get to see her, she's still on the team. I still consider her on the team. I have to get up at 7 in morning already to go to practice, but that's ok with me I kind of mind, but otherwise's I don't mind it that much. Practice is 2 hours and 30 minutes long, so yeah, it's kind of worth it, and I enjoy volleyball A LOT. Ok does anyone know what's wrong with me today????? I haven't been using exclamation points, (in my post) and everyone who reads my posts knows that I always do. My gosh this post is long, and almost nobody reads my blog, I have 6 visitors a day, I don't know why people are actually out in town right now, it's to dangereous!!!!! Anyway I can't wait to call Cassidy tonight!!!!!! There's the exclamation points (or however you spell that word)!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm guessing the way I'm using them now makes up for not using them a few minutes ago lol! Yes I know I'm weird (and don't forget it LOL!!!!!!) I enjoy being weird and crazy and random thank you very much!!!!!!! I think I'm going to go, can't think of anything else to write. Well bye.
Kelsey
I love meeting new people and usually get along with everyone that I meet. I love listening to music and blogging. I am a Christian and enjoy going to my church. I have been home schooled for 2 yrs. but went to public school before then.
haha, yeah, BORING!!!!! 
Trust me!!!! My gosh, in last couple posts I've been using smiley faces, and everyone who reads my blog knows that I don't post smiley faces, oh well. Not that it's a bad thing. Last night I called April, my dean from Aldersgate, which was nice, and I WASN'T shy on the phone for once!!!! I don't know why, but for some reason I'm always so shy on the phone, which would explain why I don't like talking on the phone. The only person I like talking on the phone with is Cassidy, and I can't wait to call her tonight, if I get the chance that is. But anyway, I still need to pack to go to Buckhorn, well today or tomorrow anyway. Oh and by the way, I hope I'll be getting more visitors, because I'll probably be posting more, oh and I got a cbox again!!!! Any of you guys are more then welcome to say hi!!!! All I'm doing right now is pretty much posting random stuff. The state tournament was a blast!!!!! Well kind of, I got to play the most that I've ever gotten to play all this year and last year, well last year I didn't start playing volleyball until later on in the year, and now, I kind of regret it, because I really, really, really, really like it! Like I said that was our last game, and we also had our last practice. I'm glad that at the game I got to play, normally I have to sit out!!!!!! Me, Kaitlyn and Natalie normally have to sit out. Oh I have a picture of some of my teammates and our trophy!!!!!! If I can find it, I'll post it. Ok, it's not in photobucket yet, here's pictures anyway......
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I love meeting new people and usually get along with everyone that I meet. I love listening to music and blogging. I am a Christian and enjoy going to my church. I have been home schooled for 2 yrs. but went to public school before then.