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Tuesday, Day 2, we went to Fair foods for the whole day. so when we got there, we got to sort through tomato's and separate the bad ones from the good ones..it was pretty fun..then probably around 10:30 or 11:00, they took my and my friend Rachel upstair to work with a girl named Anni, and we got to put clear coats of paint on these huge flower boxes with her. it was AWESOME! Anni is now our new friend, and we exchanged email addresses and write back and forth alot. After our worksite, we had our normal debriefing time. and then tuesday evening..i can't remember exactly what we did...i'll have to update this one when i remember.... |
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Wednesday, day 3, we went to a cemetery and did different things, such as: pulling branches and piling them up, trimming bushes, cutting down dead trees, mowing..its the 200th year anniversary or something for the cemetery or something...i don't know..but it was really old and overgrown and stuff, so we were just fixing it up. it was really cool..and like, one of the girls from my youthgroup sprained her ankle there, and is now on crutches for a while. thursday she went to the hospital and they gave her an air cast.after that, we had Dinner Downtown, where we got to go down to Quincy Market with just our own youthgroups. for dinner, we went to the Purple Shammrock, and it was really good...then after that we had time to just walk around Quincy Market and shop..it didn't buy anything..i was looking for something to bring home to give to Sally, but didn't find anything...then, wednesday evening, they split up both of the groups (N.H. and P.A.) and half of them went to a place called starlight, and then the other half, i was in this half, got to chill at G.M.C.C. (the place we were staying) and play games and stuff..we all went out for ice cream..it was fun.. so then yea. that was pretty much wednesday...
btw, sorry its taking me so long to get all the days up here..i've been really busy and such.. |
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Thursday, Day 4. shower day again. so here's how the day went: got up. went to the YMCA and got my shower. went back to the church. had breakfast. after breakfast, we had U-haul it again..after U-haul it, we went to a park for our challenge time..after our challenge time, we split up and went to our work sites. Thursday i went to the Salvation Army Jubilee House, where we cleaned and organized a old, moldy barn that stank really bad. at first, i was like 'oh joy. it stinks. i hate it.' but then, we made it fun..so even tho it stank, we had fun! we left around 2 and went back to the church for a little bit, then headed to the T (subway) to go to the Boston Common for our spontaneous service. there they explained what it was, and we split up into small groups, my group consisted of: Myself, Josh F., Tanya, Rachel, Tim (our youthleader), and Brandon, the staff..we couldn't think of anything to do, so after a while, we just sat down and prayed together. then we met a guy named Mannie, and we talked to him for a good long while. we gave him a New Testament bible. after that, we met a guy named Jerry, he wasn't very talkative, but we talked for a little bit. we gave him a pair of socks, and i felt like god was putting it on my heart to give to him something that i was very attached to, my watch. but, despite the fact that i was attached to it, i obeyed, and gave it too him. (which, that sunday at church, i received a gift from two of my best friends, a brand new watch!) then, in the evening, we pretty much just chilled..talked..got pictures..etc..
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Friday, Day 5, our last day together with the boston project staff and then group from N.H. so friday we got up, finished packing our bags, ate breakfast, had U-Haul It, had a time to worship God in song, had our Challenge time, then it was our good-byes and picture time. we had a 9 and a half hr drive home..it was long..i cried for a while..then i fell asleep before leaving Boston, and i slept from 11am till 2pm..then i bought myself some vault, and we listened to country music and me and Brandon danced.. we got home at like..8:30 that evening..i went straight out and played with Sally..i missed her soo much!!
(ok, so what i'm doing, is going through the week backwards so that way when you read it, it would start at day one first...it might take me a while to finish all the days tho...) |
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hey everyone..sorry i haven't update in a while..i'll explain in a little bit.. first, i just have a question..i'm thinking about being a Defense Attorney, and i was wondering if anybody could tell me if there's some kind of courses or something i can study during highschool to build a foundation for that career? if anybody knows, please let me know! Thanks!!
now i shall explain why i haven't written for a while: i went on vacation and then the i came home last saturday night from vacation, and then 5am on that sunday morning i left for my missions trip to Boston, MA which was AMAZING!!! i had a blast..God really stretched me, and i learned so much, and i've brought it home with me so i can serve my community now..a couple of us are probably going to volunteer at the Rescue Mission in the city down here..so, pray that that would all work out well if its in Gods plan for our lives.
update about Neal: well, they haven't found anything yet..he has lost 10 more lbs, and still has alot of black and blue marks...before, they said he had something on the back of his throat, but now they said thats not there any more, so thats really good..his mom is going to take him to a specialist now, and see if they can find anything..if they don't find anything there, then they are probably going to have a P.E.T. scan done, and that would cost a whole lot of money..so if you guys could continue to just pray for him and his family, i'm sure they would appreciate it, and i would really appreciate it too..i've been worrying about him alot, and praying for him and stuff..
uhm..i had something else to say..but now i can't remember...maybe i'll think of it later...i'm really tired right now, i just got home around 8:30pm last night, it was a 9hr drive home from Boston..maybe more..i'm not sure..i'll go more in detail about the boston trip later on tho, i promise..
God Bless You All!!!!
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Hey guys... the doctors think that my friend Neal, he's 16, might have Lukemia (if i spelled that right...) and like..he lost 50lbs and is all black and blue and stuff..so if you guys could pray for him and his family, that would be really great...thanks!
-Jane |
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Hey everyone.. so like. i'm supposed to get a passport to go on a retreat in December, and so like. i was just reading about it on some government site, and did you know that it cost $82 dollars for one?!!!! that's CRAZY!! i'm just going to Canada!! dude..wow.. i was going to be getting my passport this week..but mom said we can't because we don't have enough money... sill passports..
-Jane |
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Hey everyone. whats up? not too much. so like..i love working up at the motel, i think its soo fun doing housekeeping! but..i'm only making minimum wage, and they only have me on 1 day a week...its not really enough for me, so i put in an application at an amish store down the road from us, and then he called me yesterday and stuff..and then he called me today and i'm going in thursday so they can sign my working papers and everything. i'm going to be working from 7am to 3pm. i'm not sure what days yet. we haven't gone over that yet. but wow. i'm really excited!! and this way, i don't have to get mom to take me to work. i can just ride my bike or walk..isn't that awesome?! man, i'm just soo excited!!
well..just thought i'd share that.
have a good day! God Bless!!!
-Jane |
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Hey everyone! Hows everyone doing? good i hope! I just thought i would update about some stuff: Sally: well. that night, most of the swelling went down, except a little bit in her eyes, and alot on her right jaw. by morning she was back to herself. now she's just on meds for the next couple of days..till friday i think. i took her off the benadryl, since the swelling is gone and she's better now, so now she's on Prednisolone till friday. i figure i'll save the benadryl incase she gets stung by a bee again.
well, everyone whose in the crew to go to Boston is getting really excited! I know some of us are ready to leave now. I want to leave now, but at the same time, i don't, because then i'm gonna miss Sally too much.
21 day challenge: still going great!! today was day 9. I'm soo proud of myself! i still have 12 more days to go, and by then, it should be a habit. (which, it already is becoming a habit, lol)
well. yesterday was our last meeting for the Boston trip. After we were done, we all went out to some pizza place for lunch. then after that i got home at like..2:00pm, and then i had 15mins to play with sally before i had to leave again for Mary's graduation party. and then when i got home from that, i just played with sally for a while and mowed the grass..
oh guys. i got something great to share with you!! My friend Vikki, she isn't a christian, spent the night on wednesday night, and like. we were talking, and i was telling her about the 21 Day Challenge. and guess what!! She said she wants to take it!! so i said as soon as i get my little book things, i'll give her one and she can start. so like. she called me yesterday and asked if i got them, and i said i did, and i said next time i see her i'm gonna give her one! i'm soo happy that she's going to take the 21 day challenge!!
yesterday, at church, we had a group called The Zambian Vocal Collection come to our church (you can check out their website: www.zambianvocalgroup.com , they have some samples of their music on there) and they were AMAZING!!! oh man. they are awesome. they are raising money for all the orphans where they come from. i thought that was soo cool! i was going to buy one of their CD's, but i didn't have any money, so i got one of their cards that have their address and website on it so i can order it later on when i get money. I can't wait till i get the CD! they were AMAZING!!
wow..i guess i had alot to say..lol..i could go on some more, but i think i'll stop for now.
God Bless!! -Jane |
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So like, today, we went to my grams house, and when we got back, i went out to play with Sally, and her whole entire face was swollen!! i gave her some benadryl and then called the vet, they made us take her in, and then they gave her 3 shots, 2 on her back, and then 1 in her vein. the swelling has gone down a good bit, but the vet said that it might take up to 24 hours..so i'm gonna let her sleep in the basement tonight..we think she might be allergic to bees, but it could be spiders, or ants, or really anything, i guess...man..now i'm in debt, too. the vet bill cost $67 bucks..oh well..atleast she's gonna be better...i hope..
just thought i'd update about that. -Jane |
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so, not too much is new.. Tuesday night my friend Lisa spent the night, and Thursday we went Kayaking in the Susquehanna River, and we had a blast! we were in 2 person Kayaks, and let me tell you. team work is VERY VERY hard, but we made it, and we did really good! it was for a Field Trip. Before we went Kayaking, one of the Naturalist took all of the group for a "creek study" where we looked for Macro Invertebrates, and then we just discussed them and stuff like that..it was pretty fun..then we had a break for lunch, and then we went Kayaking..now sure how far we went, but it was a long way down, and it was even harder going back UP the river!! We seen 2 Bald Eagles, a Turkey Buzzard or whatever that thing is, and an Osprey. then, she went home around 6:30pm, and then i picked up my friend Vikki and we went to youthgroup, and then Vikki spent the night last night, and today we went to the retirement community around 11:00am and we visited a whole bunch of people, helped serve drinks, and took walks with the residents. it was fun! I love volunteering there! now..i'm sore from kayaking..and i'm extremely tired for some reason. Today was day 5 of the 21 day challenge, and the results are amazing. I still have a long way to go, and i'm not even close to where i want to be, but i gotta start somewhere! i think i'm doing pretty good.. and OH!! Vikki isn't a Christian, and so like. I've been praying for her and stuff, and I've been praying that God would use me to witness to her, and so like, i was telling her about the 21 day challenge, and she said she might want to do it!! man..i am soo happy!! my neighbor brought my check home today.. my first check!! man..i worked 3 saturdays, and only make $45 bucks!! that's so not even worth it. if the store calls me, i am so going to work there. i think working there would be kind of better for me, because then i don't have to pay mom for gas, cause its like..2 minutes down the road, so i can just ride my bike or walk..i'd be making alot more money, and working more hours..things are looking better there..but i really enjoy housekeeping..so if they'll hire me at BB's, i think i'm gonna take it....i hate to leave the motel so soon, but...it's not worth it.
God Bless!! -Jane |
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So like, last saturday while i was working up at the motel, some of the people that are also in housekeeping were talking about church (none of these people are christians) and like..the one girl was saying how she used to go to church, but she doesn't like to wake up that early every week, and like..they all know that i'm a christian, and she was like 'Jane, you should start a bible study kind of thing here! like after we're all done working you could give us a sermon and stuff' and then they were all like 'yea! that's a great idea! you should do it!' and i would so love to do that! but i don't know very much about writing a sermon, and i'm not a pastor..i would really like to help them tho..so like..then i was thinking maybe i could try and get a bible study going..but then i couldn't think of a topic...and stuff..does anybody want to help me with this? like, can you think of a good topics or stuff like that..whatever..?
Thanks!! -Jane |
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as you noticed, i don't really have a title for my blog..and i kind of need some help with that...any suggestions?? |
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so like..i offered to was the dishes for mom, and wow. i actually enjoyed it..and i cooked dinner too, we had taco's..and then i made applesauce cake for dessert, too.. ya know..doing the dishes and cooking dinner for mom wasn't that bad, i said i might do it again tomorrow! I mean, think about it. she does the dishes and cooks for us, every single day..I bet it's nice to have a break sometimes..I think kids should do it more fun.. Plus, cooking dinner is fun.. the one day, i made dinner, i made a really fancy dinner, i had a before "salad", the main dish, and a dessert for afterward, i set the table really nice, put some candles out..it was soo pretty! i think i might have pictures somewhere...maybe i'll try and put them up here..
In Christ, -Jane
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wow..this is really scary..i was SO bored this morning, i said that i wanted to start school again!!! am i crazy or what?! lol wow.. i want to take a naturalist course, does anybody know any good ones? how about history? and english? i already know what i want to do for science, and math..for math, i'm going to be taking accounting! and for Bible..i'm not sure what i'm going to do for bible..? maybe like..some really indepth devotional book kind of thing? who knows...
In Christ, -Jane |
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so like..my youthgroup is going on a missions trip to Boston, MA this year! i'm really excited. we're leaving June 25th..its like..a 10 hour drive i think..and so like..we were asked to find ATLEAST 2 prayer partners to pray for us now, that God would just prepare our hearts for this trip, and to pray for us while we are there..so like, if you want to be one of my prayer partners, that would be great! God has some amazing things planned for us this year. there is 16 youth going i think, and like..5 leaders going..We're going to be sleeping on a church floor..working with homeless people.. all kinds of cool stuff.. so if you guys could just pray for me and the crew, that would be awesome! Thanks!
In Christ, -Jane |
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here's them pictures of sally i said i would post..sorry it took me so long!! she's 17 weeks old now, 34 pounds! she's getting soo big! she's listening somewhat better now, too..she doesn't nip as much..and she's doing alot better on her leash... its been storming the last couple of nights, and wow. she HATES thunder and lighting..she was barking like crazy..i guess it was cause of the storm, or she might have seen the cats..who knows..
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Hey everyone.. so like, i'm taking this really neat 21 Day Challenge, and i decided to share it with you, incase any of you would be interested in doing it. so like..the 21 day challenge is by JoyShop (www.joyshop.org) and like..your supposed to read 1 chapter a day for 21 days, (and if you didn't already know this, it supposedly only takes 21 days to make a habit...) and like..they gave us these little pocket testaments (www.pocketpower.org) of the book of John, and what your supposed to do is (you'll need a notebook or journal for this): Ask for God's Spirit to reveal his truths to you. Read one chapter a day... then after your done, go through these 4 steps on paper: 1. What verse spoke to me? Write it down word for word. 2. What did this verse tell me about Jesus? 3. How do I apply this today?...What does he want me to do? 4. Write a prayer of response to God
in the Joyshop video, it also covers praying the scripture, and i just think thats really cool! to be honest with you, i really didn't understand what they ment by praying the scripture at first, but then in the video they showed you how and everything...it was pretty neat. (if you don't know how to pray the scripture, i would tell you, but i'm not sure if i would be able to explain it very well, so maybe you could ask my mom, her blog is stonyhillhomeschool)
so yea. i thought that was a pretty neat challenge, and i'm taking it. and i decided to share it with you guys so you have the opportunity to take the challenge too..
In Christ, -Jane
P.S. this is only my first day, and i can already see that its making a big difference..image the change that will take place after 21 days!! |
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hey guys. i got another thing in the email today, another really interesting one, thought'd i'd pass it on to all of you!: JOHN LENNON: |
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Hey guys, this is a really cool poem!: I AM A CHRISTIAN ~ By Maya Angelou
---------------------------- i got that poem in the email and i thought it was really neat, so i decided to share it with you guys. pass it on to all of your friends and family, as well as your enemies! |