"We have only to decide what to do with the time that is given to us..."
I'd like to say something profound. I can't. My name is Sarah Abigail Caeton, and I'm 14. My blog is my life...it's me. My life is dawning, just beginning to discover the purpose God has for my life. Live with no fear. Never look back. This is my blog, and I'm on fire. Let Him change YOUR life too.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
It's Never Going to be the Same. But, it Can Always Be Better.
*sigh* I'm rather tired at the moment, so please forgive me. I don't know if anyone actually still reads my blog anymore....I never post. I will work on that this year!
So, since my last post...which was...a long time ago. I don't remember, actually, when I posted last, what I posted about, and what I've done since. But, I'll fill you in on what I do remember, and guess at the rest.
We started school three weeks ago. This year I'm doing Tapestry of Grace (which includes World History, American History, Church History, Literature, Timeline, Philosophy and such), Algebra I, Astronomy, Logic, Spanish, Piano, Violin, Orchestra, Basketball, and I can't remember what all else at the moment. If it occurs to me, I'll let you know. :)
So, in a week, every other Monday I have piano lessons, Tuesdays I have Spanish (and YCME here in a couple of weeks), Wednesdays I have church, Thursdays I may be going over to an elderly lady in our church's house, Friday, nothing yet, but something, prolly, and then weekends. Oh, and then add basketball practices in there, regular schoolwork, writing the Hobbs Record every month, doing both my blogs, and everything else...and, well, I'm busy. So, that's school.
We had FAN THE FLAME ON SATURDAY!!!!!!!!!!!! If you weren't there, it was amazing. Man...it was really different. I've been to every Fan the Flame that there's been, and this one was definitely different than any other one I remember. We only had one decision made that day, but...let me tell you it was worth it all. The months of writing, revising, deadlines, brainstorming, talking about it by the hours....and I was informed this morning in Spanish that it's less than a year till the next one. ;P Give me just one week, please! :) I like having a life again...I think. :) No, I didn't really do that much. Most of the time, I just followed people around, and looked busy. But, I was told on Saturday that I looked like I was utterly exhausted....Thank you. I feel it. By Saturday night, I just wanted to go home, sleep, and cry for a while. :P I went home, read for a while, and then watched ping-pong for a while. Random? Not really. It was the Olympics. I think I fell asleep while watching it...not sure. I did play Agnus Dei with the band on Saturday, though. It was pretty fun. I actually didn't get nervous...or very little. I realized that God could use my mistakes...and really, it wasn't about me and how I messed up anyways...if people cared, that was their problem. My job was just to worship. :) Okay, sorry to vent. Moving on, I suppose....
The days before that....Wednesday night the service was really good. God showed me some...rather disturbing things about myself....and I got to take care of that before Fan the Flame. Thursday night we had outreach....Mykka and I had a really deep conversation in the van about darkness and light. It might not make sense to anyone now...but, it was really profound, actually. We were talking about whether or not there would be darkness in Heaven. :) Friday we had the "dress rehearsal" or "run-through" or whatever you want to call it, for Fan the Flame. I had Mountain Dew. :) It made me happy. Very happy, in fact. And, Rachel came!!!!! :P For clarification, this is my cousin Rachel, not the other one. I was much lots happy that she got to come and spend some time with me before FTF. The prayer time that night...wow. Tara and I got to pray together for a while...it was powerful. God was really working in our group, and it was way exciting. Anyways, we talked through some stuff that we were going through, and just prayed together....it was very cool. Saturday morning, my stomach decided to crawl up my spine...I almost threw up, I was so nervous. :) But, I got over it, and then PEOPLE got there! I mean, like, people! Like, people actually came to Fan the Flame! If you fail to see the significance, it's prolly cause I didn't tell you I had a dream that no one came to Fan the Flame. Yeah. ;)
Since then...Sunday was cool....Daddy told my rice pudding story in church. I was embarassed, but...it was funny, so I laughed...I think. I don't remember all of Sunday morning. It's kinda blurry. Sunday afternoon, I read...yes, all afternoon. Sunday night, we had an abbreviated service (really, it was!!) and then a fellowship where we ate the food left over from Fan the Flame. It was pretty cool...I think I was running a fever from exhaustion though....Tara commented that you could cook eggs on my forehead...and then CalebM asked if we could try it. We didn't, actually, for your information. I had some taco soup...it was pretty good...after that, we talked for a little while, and then went outside to do stuff...a lot of people played volleyball, but me and Emma and Mel went and played basketball for a minute...after a minute or two, though, I quit, and decided that I didn't feel well enough to play basketball at that specific moment. So, I went and talked to HannahElizabeth for awhile....and we listened to classical music for a little while. :) Long story. Mykka said it made her feel peaceful.
Yesterday was Monday, I guess....it was good. We had school, and then Caleb and I had piano lessons. So we went...and then we took Matthew M home with us for a while...we got out in the pool for a while...Caleb and Daniel had basketball camp, so they weren't home till after 7, and Daddy had a deacon's meeting, so he wasn't home till later. I think I read yesterday afternoon....or maybe I was on the compy. I don't remember. I think I read a Hardy Boys book of Caleb's. :P I have such a life.
Okay, now that I've bored you to death, and exhausted my memory...here's a quote from a movie I've never seen (so I can't recommend it)...I read this quote somewhere, and I loved it.
"So it's not gonna be easy. It's going to be really hard; we're gonna have to work at this everyday, but I want to do that, because I want you. I want all of you, everyday. You and me...everyday." -The Notebook.
Interesting, no???? I thought so. Not sure if it's dumb or sweet yet. We'll see.
It's raining out tonight, the world has lost it's sight...and then I hit the ground.
LBKDA! Man, I need to listen to those again. And, prolly nobody but Luke would have any idea what I'm talking about. Oh well, I'm posting, right?????
What's happened...we went filming. *sigh* I think I'll have to do my own dvd to explain everything that happens behind the scenes. Or maybe it doesn't need to be explained. :P
I got an mp3 player!!!!!! I've wanted one for a long time. But, I just recently got one...it's pink, and it's 2G, and it's a nextar. I like it because I can record voice, and radio....and listen to the radio. And, I can put video on it if I like...which, I haven't yet. Just a few pictures. I'm still working on getting all my music on there....I'm SLOWLY figuring out how to do it. I'm used to iTunes. But, oh well. :P So, I guess comment and tell me what's up with you guys!
This is short, but right now I have a lot of stuff to do....Hobbs Record, ftf stuff, my stuff, and then recover-from-school stuff....
Here's a couple of tags....do these if you wanna, even if I don't know you. :)
If you were one of the Seven Dwarfs, which one would you be?
Uhhhh....somebody who's seen Snow White help me here....I haven't ever seen that movie!!!!!!!!
Have you ever thrown popcorn at someone and then pretended it wasn't you?
Ummm....why? Are you mad? I only threw THREE at you...I threw six at HIM. :P
Have you ever flown first class? I have flown...once. I was a baby. Hence, I remember absolutely nothing about it....
Would you rather surf in California or ski in Vermont?
Which one is the youth group going to? I don't know how to do either....
What is one topping you MUST have on your pizza? Cheesy goodness.
Do you prefer to read fiction or non-fiction books?
in general fiction, though I try to read other books too
Would you rather read books or magazines?
books are longer...thus, books.
Have you ever seen a shooting star? did you know that it's not actually a shooting star? who came up with that? Did someone like, shoot a gun, and then see a comet and make it a "shooting star?" Good gravy, I really do want to know... :)
Have you ever had your cheek pinched by a relative? Yeah....*sigh* Her face never was the same after that. :P
Have you ever torn your pants in public? I don't think so.....well, I ripped the knees of my jeans out once playing capture the flag....I was chasing-...never mind.
Do you know how a bill is passed in Congress?
Yeah.....do you?
Do you know the difference between a conjunction and an adjective? yes. shurley english is the devil, but it works.
How many times a day do you brush your teeth? Usually twice, sometimes once.
Do you chew on ice?
All the time. Daniel hates it, but it's awesome....
Do you watch TV or read before bedtime?
Are you allergic to anything? Poison Ivy. I still have scars, actually.
How many times a week do you wash your hair?
Six or seven, probably. Maybe eight some weeks. My hair is so thick it takes FOREVER to dry. Last week I washed it....like 10 times cause we were at CHURCH CAMP!
Do you own any plaid pants?
Uhhhh. No. I think they look weird on me.
Have you ever been in a natural disaster (flood, hurricane, etc.
My life is a natural disaster!!!!!!! *sob*
Have you ever had food SO bad in a restaurant that you sent it back? No, because to me, resteraunt is Taco Bell. And Taco Bell is so wonderful, I think I might slay you in the night if you actually sent something back in there....Man, Taco Bell is amazing....
Have you ever touched a live chicken? Yes, actually, I have. I didn't like it, but I did it...
What about a live turkey? Um, yeah.....and a dead one. :P :)
Do you sleep in pajamas? Noooooooo....not really. At least, prolly not YOUR definiton of pajamas...
Can you touch your toes without bending your knees? Not really...never tried, never really wanted to.
Did you just try it? What do you think I am? Ignorant? Really? Me too.
What is the opposite of a hamburger? A burgerham? a regrubmah?
Do you talk in your sleep? I'm told I scream occasionally, and mumble...
Have you ever played in the rain? Like...a week ago. It was really fun.
Have you ever had a Mexican jumping bean? No, but I used to want one for Christmas really bad, but Mommy never got me one...*sniff* :P jk.
If you didn't have any bread, what would you use to spread butter on? My tongue? Okay, that's gross. Ummmmm.....prolly YOUR face.
Have you ever swallowed your gum? Are you in touch with the youth of America?
Have you ever been ice fishing? Good gravy, I don't think I've ever seen a place where the ice was thick enough...
Where is the most inappropriate place your cell phone has rang? Uhhhhhh.....i don't have a cell phone, but I think it was Stuphy's that went off at church during the sermon, at an absolutely hilarious time. I laughed much.
Have you ever called 911 by accident? Um, no. I tried once, but something happened....maybe Mom took away the cell phone.
Have you ever gone white water rafting?
No, but my Mom's going as soon as we get to Heaven. I think I'll just videotape.
Have you ever faked sick?
Yeah.....duh.
How many times have you broken a bone?
I actually haven't. Daniel covered that base for me....
Can you do a flip on a trampoline? Never tried, never will try, never want to try.... :P Unless Livi asks. Then I might.
Have you ever surfed?
Noooo....this is ARKANSAS. :P I do good to spell my own name.
Have you ever fallen off a horse? no..
Have you ever had anyone tell you that your fly was open?
Yeah, once.
Have you ever successfully pogoed on a pogo stick? A what???? Hold up. Slow down. What was that thing again?
Do you eat breakfast? Not unless it's church camp, where I'm required to eat every meal, and Stuphy makes me....
Would you rather shave your head or stop talking for a year? Good gravy. Could I get a wig?
Are you double-jointed? No. Are you stupid? Rhetorical question, btw.....
Have you ever gotten gum stuck in your hair? Every week at church when I was 6.
No.....course, I've only been on like....idk how many rollercoasters. Not very many.
None yet. But, Rachie and me are going to Europe after she graduates!
Would you rather clean the bathroom or the kitchen? Kitchen. Def.
Have you ever jammed a puzzle piece into a puzzle to 'make it fit'? Yeah...but it kinda bothers my OCD.
Have you ever eaten a dog biscuit? I don't remember eating one....
Can you pick things up with your toes? Almost anything...
Did you just try to do it? No, I am already confident in my abilities...and I really don't want to right now. :P
How many foreign countries have you visited?
Have you ever thrown up after a rollercoaster ride?
Have you ever sleepwalked? Oh yeah.....I'm told I'm quite cheery in my sleep.
Can you flip your eyelids up?
Haven't tried, but I can pop my pupils out of my eye...you wanna see?I like to listen to music before bed...but, I usually read...
Would you blow your nose at the dinner table?
Noooo...
Have you ever slipped in the bathtub? once. or twice. or three times.
Have you ever locked yourself out of your house?
I think my parents locked me out of the house. No, seriously. :)
Have you ever made a semi truck honk? What else was I supposed to do? Just sit there and wave? That's like...everyday occupation for me when I was little...
Would you prefer to go through life with a huge nose or crossed eyes? Huge nose, prolly. Why?
Would you rather jump into a dumpster or a vat of honey? am I hungry? if I was, maybe I could eat all the honey?
What is your favorite breed of dog? Ugh, dead dogs. no, not really. I just don't like dogs. At all.
Have you ever licked the tip of a ballpoint pen?
yeah....not sure what that accomplished.
Have you ever eaten frog legs? No...
Your absolute favorite shirt is dirty.Would you still wear it? maybe. I'd think about it....is my second-favorite shirt dirty?
Have you ever put your tongue on a frozen pole?
No. that'd hurt.
Have you ever blown bubbles in your milk? No.
What did you call your baby blanket? Bwanky. And pinky. And then there was...the soft one.
Have you ever worn bell-bottoms? Maybe, not sure....
Guys: Have you ever been in the ladies room?
I'm not a guy, but I've been in a guy's bathroom (unfortunately).~me too, Colie....
Have you ever smelled your own feet? Um, no. you're disgusting...
Did you just smell them?
NO!
Have you ever broken a mirror? I don't think so. Maybe.
Have you ever fallen asleep during a movie in the theater?
Nada
Have you ever bathed a dog?
Nope
Have you ever used a slingshot? Daniel's...
Have you ever gotten something stuck up your nose? Yeah.
Have you ever sucked your thumb? I think so, yeah.
Can you read while travelling without getting sick? Oh yeah. That's how I keep from getting car-sick.
~~Goofy stuff~~
that wasn't goofy stuff above?
Why did the chicken cross the road? Good gravy. Next question, please.
How many cups of sugar does it take to get to the moon? Wow......idk, and what's more, I don't think I care....
Why did the elephant paint his toenails red? WHO cares, anyways?
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck? As much as he could, he's a woodchuck, that's what he does.
Unlike our elephant buddy up there....
And another tag...
1. What's on your mind right now? Umm...very little and way too much. You know? No? Me neither.
2. Who is your best guy friend? Daniel. Hands down Daniel. :P I have others, but considering I live with Daniel it helps. :)
3. Where is your biological mother right now? Let's see. I do believe she's in the kitchen behind me, opening cans of green beans.
4. Have you ever made out in a basement? You have got to be kidding me. You're an idiot. And no, for the inquisitive. Nor have I any desire to do so in the next 100 years.
5. Do you have any piercings?
Do ya REALLY wanna know? I didn't think so. My ears are pierced. 6. Do you have any tattoos? Good gravy. What do you think I am????????? This is awful!
7. Is your driveway steep? Is your face green? Go take the paint off.
8. Name 3 things you did today I...dreamed I got up out of bed like five times, went to Wal-Mart, and went to tennis for two hours. :P
9. Last person you texted? I guess I texted Emma back, not sure if it worked. If not, like, Daniel, I think.
10. What have you eaten today?
Not near enough, apparently. I'm starving!
11. Which shoe do you put on first? I can't tell my right shoe from my left...go figures, I'm homeschooled. :P
12. What do you get complimented about most? I don't remember. Prolly...I really don't know.
13. What's the last text you received say?
"Guess what? I got a cell? -emy"
14. What is the last thing you do before you go to bed at night? I tend to daydream about random things, and the future. Like falling off a cliff. It's fun, try it sometime. 15. Have you ever kissed anyone named Sean (for girls) or Natalie(for guys)?
PERVERT! Jk, but seriously, you're a wacko idiot. I haven't kissed anyone. Get over it. *sticks out tongue at survey* 16. If you had to choose to not ever wash your bed sheets again or never wash towels, which would you choose?
Neither? I like clean sheets and clean towels. Don't you? What kind of sick person are you, anyway?
17. What would you change about your life right now? Just a few minor things I don't care to tell you at the moment...shut up, Tara!
18. How do you feel about public displays of affection
Like what kind? Kissing? Hugging? Holding hands? In general, it's rather disturbing. Save it for private. Hand holding's okay, I guess. And some hugging....
19. Have you ever bitten your nails?
Nooo...well, once, but it was awful, and ugh, not going to do that again. And, you're not using correct English.
20. Do you live alone?
Peoples! I'm only 14! What do you expect me to do????
21. Do you like someone right now?
Isn't that an intensely personal and private question? :P And why should I tell you? You're an idiot that doesn't know me.
22. Can you keep a secret?
Not unless Daniel already knows it...those things have a way of slipping out with him. Well, there was that one thing I never told him.
23. What was the best year of your life?
Well, I don't know, I'm not dead yet. Ask me when I get to Heaven, why don't you?
24. Do you have any strange phobias?
I have an intense fear of breaking my violin bow. Again. And, I'm scared of walking down the mall by myself. And...*sigh* I'm scared of 16 and 17 year old girls at church camp that wear way too much makeup. 25. Your favorite romantic movie is?
Ahhh....Pride and Prejudice. :P Which reminds me, I need to watch that again...
26. Are you happy with your living arrangement? Is there some reason you're asking?
27. Have you ever played Twister?
Okay. I realize, that, being homeschooled, I have no social life. But, come on, I have played Twister. I'm awful. Why the random questions?????
28. Have you ever been drunk at school?
1.) School doubles as my house. Not good idea. 2.) My parents live at my house. Again, not a good idea. 3.) Most importantly, I think drinking is damaging to your witness...as well as your health.
29. Last thing received in the mail?
Magazine from AMIE, I do believe. Or maybe a letter from Gramma.
30. Have you ever kissed someone whose name begins with a D?
I'm sure Daniel (my bro) kissed me as a baby, but, in case you haven't noticed, I'm 14. Calm down. You don't have to keep checking...I'm not planning on kissing anyone in the near future.
31. Ever have a sleepover with the opposite sex? In a way, I guess. We camped out with some friends. (Hi, Lana!) It was really fun....but, guys can't quote poetry.
32. Do you have trust issues?
Why? Should I trust YOU? I don't. You ask weird questions.
33. Do you tend to rip the paper off water bottles?
This is rather random. Generally, no, I don't. It bothers my OCD to have the sticky part on there, but no paper. AGH!
34. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....Emma, I think. Maybe Tara. 35. Are you a cuddler?
Ummmm, no. I like to cuddle with my Moshi pillow, but that's pretty much it.
36. When was the last time you gave advice to someone?
I guess a couple of hours ago, when I told Emma just to calm down, and she'd be okay...
37. What was going through your mind during your last kiss?
Well, it was my grandpa kissing me on the cheek. Not what you meant? TOO BAD! It's late at night, and I really don't wanna tell you this again....I DON'T KISS GUYS LIKE THAT! Get over it!
38. Have you ever hurt anyone when you were mad?
Man. Now you have to make me feel guilty. Yes, I have, sadly, and I wish I hadn't.
39. Is it easier to forgive or forget?
Seriously, it kinda depends on who it is, and what they did to me. 40. Do you give out second chances too easily?
Probably not. I should work on that...
41. Kiss with your eyes open or closed?
Good gravy! You're a dumbo idiot!
42. Do you have a best friend?
Yeah....actually, several.
43. Are you friends with your last ex? As in the letter? Idk, why don't you ask them? If that's not what you meant, let me explain to you why I don't date. First, I'm 14. Second...never mind.
44. Would you live with someone without marrying them?
Not in the sense you mean. No, that's wrong. But, I live with my family...I'm not married to them....
45. Ever had plans and broke them?
Everyday. *sigh* I just have a poor and pitiful life. Just kidding, not really.
46. Do you think your ex is a player?
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
47. Do you have a friend of the opposite/same sex that you can talk to 24/7?
Does not the question qualify as a "best friend", and therefore is the same as the above question, and heretofore, is NOT necessary? Yes, thank you, your honor. I rest my case.
48. Do you remember what you were like a year ago?
I was younger. And I had no idea that my brother would be getting married the night before.
49. Have you ever had a dream about people you love dying?
Probably once a week, which is really sad. What's bad, is I dream about their funeral too...
50. Who was the last person you cried in front of?
Everyone at the wedding. No, it wasn't sweet, it was sad. (that I was crying, the wedding was very sweet, and good job, Luke)
51. Have you ever shaved in the kitchen sink?
No. Just no. Stop there.
52. Is it awkward when you run into your ex?
It might be if I had one, lucky for me, I don't. Would you like...stop?
53. Who's the last person you had a sleep over with?
Rachie and Livi for New Year's Day, I think...
Before you tell me I'm an idiot. :P (though I am), I wrote these tags May 24, 2008 and June 11.2008 respectively. Right after my older brother's wedding, and church camp. :P
lol, an emotional time. Anyways, head over to Soli Deo Gloria soon...I'm going to be doing my first post on cutting soon.
Man, it's been a long time since I posted. What's happened since then? Day Camp...that was lots of fun....even though I was REALLY tired on Thursday....the water park was amazing, and I burnt to a crisp....
We start school the first week of August....can't WAIT for that. Yeah, right.
Anyways....This week my cousin Rachel (fondly nicknamed Rachie) has been at my house..I think she's here till Thursday. Anyways, yeah, that's pretty fun. We went to a local lake this afternoon...and we went canoeing.
Problem: I can't canoe.
Answer (or so we thought): Rachie can.
Problem: She forgot. (or so she says)
Answer: Ummmmm....
So, we're in the middle of this lake...alternating drifting and going in circles. (I have no idea what we actually did, so don't try to tell me...I won't get it) After about...oh, 40 minutes of this, we decided we'd had enough of going in circles...we'd gotten our excercise, right? Right. So, we head back to shore, right? Wrong. We can't go back to shore. We can just go in circles. So, Rachel gets the WONDERFUL idea to jump out...and pull us back to shore. I'm sitting here thinking..."Yeah right." So she stands up in the boat....
"HANNAH! I'm walking on water, and I'm not Jesus!"
That's really special, Rachel. But, we still can't get back to shore. I convince to try again...so we go in more circles....and get a teeny weeny little bit closer to shore. This is when we start yelling (or I do...Rachel's been yelling for the last 10 minutes)....some really profound things come out...
"DADDYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!" (that was me)
"HELP! HELP! HELP!!!!!!!!" (that was Rachel)
"HEY GUY IN THE GRAY SHIRT!" (that was also Rachel...talking to the guy that launched us and ran the thing)
"DADDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!" (me again)
That didn't work. At all. Not one little bit. Sooo....this is when we start praying out loud.....it goes like this...
"GOD!!!! HELP!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!" Great praying, I know. I AM a PK, after all.
We were just kinda desperate. Just kinda. Rachel concoted the WONDERFUL plan (seeing a pattern here?) of rowing (wait, we can't row, remember?) over to the bridge, and SOMEHOW getting back to where we were supposed to be. (Rachel now says she would've dragged the boat. :P)
At any rate, we didn't have to succumb to such desperate (can you say poison ivy for two months?) measures.....Garrett rescued us. (Jazzy's cousin, incidentally) Of course, the moment he got in the water to get out there, Rachel starts yelling again...
"HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GUY IN THE GRAY SHIRT!!!!!" I then informed her of his name (he went to church camp with us, last year)....(and that he's Jazzy's cousin...)
Then we got...
"TARA'S COUSIN!!!!!!!"
Needless to say, he rescued us. But, he DID have to get IN the boat and row...and then Daddy asked if I had figured out how to do it...Nope! He had a double oar thingymaehae....
At any rate...moral of this story: Never...never....NEVER go canoeing when you haven't played with a yo-yo in a week and a half.
Note: Rachel protests that I portray her as slightly unintelligent...Sorry, Rachel.....I only write truth. *Rachel smacks Hannah across the face* Ummm....how about....At least Rachel looked pretty when she was waving her oar in the air, trying to attract my Mother Dearest to rescue us. But she didn't. Oh well. Love you Mom! *Rachel says nothing* Must be okay then.
Namarie!
Oh, and no, the title has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with the post....
"Rightside up turned upside down, when man sinned God cursed the ground..."
Yeah. Actually, they're not that bad, which is good, cause I'm likely to have them stuck in my head for all eternity and then some....So, how did VBS go?
For me, it was rather hectic. Monday I ran around doing everything and anything, and making a mess. :P Ask the 3rd and 4th graders...it's true. Tuesday I did a lot of stuff, but nothing in particular, Wednesday the lovely and wonderful Ms. Michelle wasn't there, so I played secretary...and Emma came over at an unearthly hour that morning...like 7:15. If you think that's early, think again. We (me, Daniel, Tara, Stuphy, Duane-o, Joely Canolies, and Jeremy) went to see Kung Fu Panda. That movie is AMAZING!!!!!!! Just in case you were wondering. :P I really actually loved it. I thought it was funny, had a point, and the animation was actually quite good. The song at the end was awesome too..and rather catchy. I actually haven't seen Duane-o laugh that much...ever. It was really funny. I wanna see it again. Anyways, so, we went out to eat at Taco Bell beforehand...(it's tradition, actually) and then we went and saw the movie...and then came home. It was late when we got back....so....I was tired. And I got up then. Agh. But, I did like to get to talk to Emma all day long. That was rather wonderful. :P We had a lot of fun, and I think....yeah, anyways, moving on. Wednesday night was family night, and was good...except for that I made this slideshow to show, and um....I did it five minutes before the thing started. Lovely, no? But, other than that, it went really well. Friday....*sigh*. It went the usual way....except for that Daniel was in the skit that day....and I cried during his part...really hard. Anyways, yeah.
That night was the cooking class at Tara's house....so we mostly watched American Idol (she had to show me David Archuleta, David Cook, Carly Smithson, Blake Lewis, and a bunch of people I don't remember their names of)...and then she and I watched Gotta Go my Own Way from Highschool Musical 2. Which I've never seen...and I want to, very badly. Just cause that song is amazing, if you ask me. So, we had fun...oh, and we went out to the chicken houses twice. On the four-wheeler. Yup. We did. And I'm alive!!!!!!!
Saturday was Megan and Aaron's wedding....they were so cute.... :P I can't believe they're married! Man....
So that was the week of VBS. I'm posting part of my book that I'm writing on my writing blog...
Church camp is over. and, you know what? Satan's attacking me. I just wrote out this long post.....and it wasn't the best post in the world, but *somehow* the computer ate it. Or something. It's gone. But, that's okay.
Instead of re-writing the post I wrote before, I'm going to do this backwards, and start at the end of my old post.
God changed me last week. I'm a different person than the one who went to church camp last Monday. Completely.
Last week I left for church camp. Excited, yes. Pumped, yes. Ready? Maybe. I was ready to spend a week wtih my friends, hanging out. I was ready for wild-n-crazy rec. I was ready to sing my heart out. I was ready...or I thought I was.
Monday night's service was incredible. Keahbone had a great message. The worship was incredible. But, I realized that I had come for the wrong reasons. I had taken coming as a matter of course hang out time. Oh sure, I wanted to go to the services too. But, I wasn't there to hear from God. I was there to win a spirit stick. And He broke me. I hadn't cried that hard for....months. Another thing I was struggling with that night was forgiving myself of this one thing. I had asked God to forgive me, and He did. But, I held on to it. I felt guilty. Finally God told me that when He forgave me, it was gone. I didn't have to regret what I had done anymore. See, I had let this turn me bitter. I couldn't look at this person without hating myself. I could barely talk to him. It was awful. When I let go...there's no words to express the peace that absolutely filled my heart.
Tuesday morning we had a time of prayer with our sister church, Gentry. We divided it up by birthdays, so my group was me, Mykka, Aaron, Josh, Caleb M, Josh K, Bryson, and Trae. And Gentry people, but I never learned their names very well. Anyways, we talked for a while about what God did in our lives, introduced ourselves (in that order), and then had prayer. That was the first time I had said anything about it, but when we were talking about our Mondays, I mentioned about coming for the wrong reasons and such....I think that the best way to put this is this...I didn't want to make an impression. I just shared how God had changed my perspective, and that wasn't why I was here anymore. It's just....I don't know. It's cool when you can do that with a group from your youth group. I mean, these people are like an extension of my family. It was just a sweet time together.
That's just the first service, and a small group thingy. Take that, multiply it times ten, and that's how the week went. It was amazing. And I'm different because of it. I'm ready to stand.
Our youth group is leaving for church camp tomorrow. The goal of the week is to get alone with God-completely isolated from the computer, television, radio, iPods, etc. Anything. It's just you and God. For some, that's a really joyous thought...others come home emotionally torn up. I'm both ways...I'm already emotionally exhuasted.
But, I'd like to ask you to pray for us this week at Church Camp. It's an incredible experience...I got saved at church camp, I dedicated my life to missions at church camp, I made a friendship with one of my cousins at church camp. It's an amazing experience for me.
I'd like to ask you to pray that:
One, my focus and everyone else's in the group will stay completely on God.
Two, that I won't totally lose my temper with the girls going (trust me, a week in one room with all of them...it's hard)
That God would reveal himself in a mighty way to all of us.
For a friend and I-we're having an interesting time, and I really wanna see healing on both sides.
That throughout the week, no matter what, everything would glorify and magnify the Lord Jesus Christ.
That we would grow closer to God as a youth group, and be more unified.
Thank you all so much! I appreciate it! I need to go finish packing, as we leave tomorrow morning.
Hi! So....what's up? Today I have tennis, and then we're grilling some chicken for supper. And swimming. :) We got a swimming pool!!!!!!! YAY! I'm so excited....I love swimming.
I really don't have anything to write about. I suppose I could tell you that I'm writing a blog post for Soli Deo Gloria in my head right now, and my hair's sopping wet....or I could tell you that lately I've been having weird mornings where I seriously do dream I got out of bed, and then I wake up. Or, I could tell you that I've been having trouble focusing my eyes, and get quite dizzy trying to do it. Nope, let's just skip all that.
I can't believe Luke's getting married on Friday. Seems like we should still be playing Legos...reading LOTR out loud...having piano lessons (he taught me)...*sigh*. I guess Eddie Octan will never return. Or John. Or Mary. Or Brittany. Or Josh. Or Sarah. Or the King. I guess that's okay.
I keep having all these dreams about the ftf letter that I wrote and everything. I need to edit it, rewrite parts, and give it to them tomorrow.
Spiderman 3 is awesome. Even though I haven't seen 1 or 2...Huh. How does that work, anyways???? :P OH well...
K, so what's up? Uh, today Lukey and Yana had a shower...just family. :P It IS their THIRD ONE! Livi made some punch....man, it was awesome. Addictive, and much awesome. Very..tangy. Much something to drink in the morning to wake you up. Anyways, after that, I watched part of National Treasure with Uncle John, Rachie, and Livi, and then we went to Gramma and Papa's house for lunch and hanging out with the family time....it rained. *sigh* It was lovely. And rather cold, afterwards. I rode the big motorbike (yup, I do that) up into 4th gear, even though I was cold to where I couldn't feel my legs anymore. Riding motorbikes is so much fun....especially when you go REALLY fast.
This week....Monday I had orchestra, and then a orchestra/band rehearsal, so I made everyone late....Tuesday I had tennis, which was okay, and then a Performing Strings performance. We did alright, but we messed up on a few songs, and one...I couldn't help laughing. :P Rachel wasn't supposed to too, though! Wednesday I went to Ms. Maymie's, and then CHURCH. *smile* I love church. Thursday, I talked to Jazzy on the phone for an hour about nothing, and then went to the volleyball game with her. Friday, I went to a homeschool conference with my Mom. We met some friends up there, and I got to hang out with them for a while. It was pretty sweetness. Then, you know about today. Tomorrow's Mother's Day. :) I seriously gotta get lunch together....AHHH!!!!
Ah, well, anyways. OH! Yeah, last night I got "Do Hard Things" by Alex and Brett Harris. Man, that book is incredible. I might write a review of it someday....soon. Anyways, I finished it this afternoon, and man...very inspiring.
"I gotta say what's on my mind, something about us doesn't seem right these days, life keeps getting in the way, whenever we try the plan is rearranged, it's hard to say, but I gotta do what's best for me, you'll be okay, I've got to move on, and be who I am, I just don't belong here; I hope you understand, we might find our place in this world someday, but at least for now, I gotta go my own way....what about us? What about everything we've been through? What about trust? You know I never wanted to hurt you. What about me?.I gotta leave, but I'll miss you. I'll miss you...." Man. Great song...who wants to name it?
Hopefully, I'll get my new template up sometime next week. We'll see.
Today is my Daddy's birthday. :) I don't think I can say how old he is, but I'm sure it's not that old...quite young, to be exact.
My Daddy and I have a special relationship. We talk politics, music, church, crazy stuff, and pretty much everything else that happens to come to mind. My Daddy isn't perfect, but I know he tries to be the man God wants him to be.
My Daddy is awesome because...
He's a pastor, and is completely devoted to his job. And, he's good at it! Even though it gets tiring, and sometimes it's a thankless job, he keeps doing what God has called him to do.
He always makes time for us-his family. He generally works at home, so he can help us with schoolwork, correct a rhythyn on the piano, and take us places. Even though he could easily work all day sometimes, he doesn't.
He loves me and wants what's best for me, even though I might not enjoy all his decsions.
He works hard for what he wants-he has a dream of our family moving up on his property, and is working on clearing land, and getting a site ready for the house.
He shares my love of music and good books.
He is in love with Jesus, and does everything he does to serve Him and glorify His name.
He's a great cook-his grilled chicken Rocketh My Face Off.
He helps people who need it-whether it's working on their house, praying with them, transporting them, encouraging them spiritually, or just viisting with them.
He believes in me even when I feel like giving up on myself.
So, for Daddy's birthday, I had to think long and hard about what to do for it. I thought of places to go, things to eat....
For Daddy's birthday, he and Mom get to go back to Israel! They're leaving for three weeks, so they better get packing. I hope they have fun in the Holy Land.
To eat...Before you go, that is. All that kosher food in Israel is great, but we have to celebrate first. So, you and Mom can go to Marketplace! Don't worry about us kids, we're fine here. You can take as long as you want, and do whatever you want. Have fun with those sweet potato fries!!!
I wish I could do all that, but in reality, all I can do is give you your present and say I hope you have a Very Happy Birthday!
Check this out...this is insanage. Good gravy, people....
Ted Turner said, "...It's been a long time since anybody caught me saying something stupid." Wow. I thought this was stupid, but tell me what you think.....and while you're at it, we might as well discuss what you think about global warming.
While you're formulating your ideas, check out this...
I wish we could've been laughing, instead of standing here asking, where has all the time gone now...growing up, and getting older, I don't wanna believe it's over! Don't say goodbye, cause I don't want to hear those words tonight, Maybe it's not the end of you and I, and although we knew, this time would come for me and you...don't say anything tonight, if you're gonna say goodbye. -Don't Say Goodbye, Skillet
Okay, I readily admit my last post was an April Fool's joke. However, I got Chris (YAY!) so, it's all good.
This week...
Tomorrow (Monday)- Go to YCME (dropped off by Sweet-T on his way to Chemistry), Piano, maybe groceries, and Outreach tomorrow night.
Tuesday- Testing. AGH. After that, we're gonna go eat somewhere, go to my Aunt's house for a while, and then have tennis.
Wednesday- CHURCH!!!!! I might go to Ms. Mayme's, we'll see.
Thursday- Volleyball game, but I dunno if I'll get to go. We'll see.
Friday- All-day youth Bible study...that should be pretty fun, I think...
We had our first day of tennis today. It was pretty good. But...my mom and dad informed us kids tonight that we're moving soon.
Dad's a pastor, as you know, and decided to move to Tenessee to take a church. So, since we didn't have any warning, it was quite a shock...I'm still in shock. I don't wanna move! I love our house, our church, everything. But, we're moving. Probably this summer. Man...
I just...I'm still in shock. I'd kinda thought we might move...but not that far. It's so sad! I don't want to leave our church..they're a second family to us...our youth group...our homeschool group...our friends.
I don't want to leave our little rural home..though it does have mice.
Mom said we'll make friends, but I think I'll still miss the ones we have here.
So....I suppose in a few months we'll be leaving AR for good....and going to Tennessee. But, one thing's sure: I'll never be a Volunteers fan. Not that I care, but still...
*sigh* I'm tired. I think I'll go to bed and cry for a while. I still can't believe it....
*sniff* I love that song...What? You haven't heard it? Too bad. I'm not gonna post the lyrics for you! Mwahahahaha! Yeah, yeah, cry all you want, it won't work.
Does anyone have any profound insight into who I should pick to win the NCAA Tournament? I guess I'll just have to wait...At our house, everyone is required to fill out a bracket. Being an I-really-don't-care-one-bit-about-who's-winning-but-they-have-cool-colors sports person, it's interesting. :P The people with cool names get picked...like one year I picked George Mason for a while...cool name. Or, if they're ranked one of my favorite numbers, I'll pick them...Or, if they have totally awesomeness uniforms, I'll pick them. :) It's all quite random, really. In a very planned way. :)
So, you've learned of my lack of sports obsesssion. I regret to say that my family does love sports. I regret it cause I don't. Personally, to me, it's a ball, and a bunch of people running around on a wood floor. Now, if it's Patriots...well, that's different! ;) And Upwards, of course...
Okay, it's time for random picture of the day!
Yup, I felt like making a picture for my bloggy, so I did. :P Beautifulmus, no???? Okay, maybe not.
Tuesday- I was sick! I ran 103.5 fever for most of the day, but managed to do Algebra 1. (Hi, Mom!) I don't really remember much of Tuesday...but we had Rice Krispy treats! They were hot and gooey...ah, delicious. I love Rice Krispy treats, as a side note...
Wednesday- I didn't get to go to church. Let's the skip the rest of Wednesday.
Thursday- We were supposed to have coop, but it snowed, so they cancelled. I think we got five inches (or so) of snow...I don't like snow in March, as a side note.
Friday- I had violin! Which was lovely, cause I got to LEAVE THE HOUSE! I'm never constantly home for that long. It just doesn't happen...and it SHOULDN'T have happened last week, but it did.
Saturday- Solo and Ensemble. I got a II on my solo, but I still don't know why. Our trio got a I and our performing strings piece got a II, and I didn't play piano. So, that's good...then we went shopping, and I got a cool headband for two bucks. It was great, I guess...but, I hate going to the Mall...*sigh*
Sunday- I got to go to CHURCH!!!!!!!! No, you don't get my meaning...I GOT TO GO TO CHURCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's better, I suppose. But, really, I was very much excited that I got to go...I hate it when I miss.
Monday- Orchestra, piano, and Upwards award ceremony for Samus and Klib.
I don't know what we're doing tomorrow...but, guess what? Wednesday I'm going to CHURCH! :P And, Friday, we're ONE WEEK out from the Easter Program. Lovely stuff.
Polaroid disposable cameras aren't so wonderful.
BarlowGirl rocks.
Taxes aren't so wonderful, cause Daddy spreads every receipt from the last year out on the table. Ugh.
Girl Scout Cookies (the lemon kind) are absolutely wonderful.
It's 11 days till the EP.
I can't wait for Church Camp...deadline to sign up is April 6th.
I know more about our photo program than Daddy, even though he read the book and I didn't.
Why are all my blog posts about me? Rather self-centered, isn't it?
I have no idea why I'm doing this...
I'm really not bored, this is quite amusing.
If you do stuff when you're bored, then you're not bored anymore, right?
Okay, fine, I'm going! Sorry y'all had to read all that...Namarie!
I like that quote...it's from Batman Begins. Really good movie, though it's quite profane. But, at any rate, I still liked the movie...
Oh, yeah, I got tagged!
Rules:
(1) link to the person who tagged you.
(2) Post the rules on your blog.
(3) Share 6 non-important facts/habits/quirks about yourself.
(4) Tag 6 random people at the and of your post by linking to their blogs.
(5) Let each random person know they've been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.
1. I like lentils, if they have cheese on top.
2. I'm addicted to cheese dip.
3. I stuck my hair straight up at church camp last year.
4. The music I listen to ranges from classical, to Relient K, to Demon Hunter, to Casting Crowns, to BarlowGirl, to Mark Schultz, to 12 Stones.
5. I never turn off the lights in my room...or my fan for that matter.
6. Rain is my favorite weather.
Well, yeah. K, now you know 6 weird things about me.
It rained today, by the way....Ahhh....lovely rain that I love so very much. SOME people think it's depressing, but I don't....I find it...happifying. If that's a word.
I feel your pain, Sam...My version is: Schoolwork. The huge mountain that you never conquer. And you never get done....
Okay, maybe it's not that bad. :P So, what's up with me???
I'm going to a concert of Jaime Jamgochain's tonight. I'm not sure how that'll be....but, it'll prolly be much fun.
I'm in a bad mood, as a side note to this post. Why am I posting? I wanted to give you all this link...
http://randyalcorn.blogspot.com/2008/02/longing-for-happiness-in-blaise-pascal.html. It's an awesome article on Blase Pascal. :) Not only is he interesting, but a very strong Christian. We have his book Pensee's, and I think I'll read it sometime soon. It looks pretty awesomeness...I'm not sure if I agree with all his theology (I haven't researched it in depth), but he's an interesting person.
And, I highly recommend Randy Alcorn. :P He rocks.
The Seachlights are focused on my life-I'm on Exhibition. In my Flights of imagination I Exit Calypsan (Only in My Dreams). This Contact under the Moonlight sends Cascades of joy over me. Together, we can consider Meridians and the Lights of Reedpost. I am Fearless, but you are in Intro The Gravity.
Dawn Escapes. This is the blog of Sarah.
But, at any rate, I still liked the movie...
If that's a word.
