Happy New Year!

After reading something one of my friends wrote I was inspired to not make any "new year resolutions" but to instead make some New Year Commitments, thus implying that I am serious about these things and plan to follow through with them. With that said here I go...

2010 New Year Commitments

1. To develop and maintain a healthy and stronger relationship with my heavenly Father and to "Be like the moon and reflect the Son."

2. To put 100% into the things I do, because anything worth doing is worth doing well.

3. To be more encouraging and kind to others, to show the same grace and forgiveness to them that I wish to receive.

4. To not only work at the rec center but to get in shape and to be healthy.

5. To pursue my dreams and passions and not be fearful of anything "Fear not for I am with you, I am the Lord your God." -Isiah 41:10

God Lover

Inspiration: the act of inspiring; quality or state of being inspired.

Lately that is what I feel - inspired. I am not sure when it all came about but now that it has I can't shake it...not that I want to though. The thing is that I felt conviction about how last semester and how I handled it. I am a very driven person and have always been extremely conscious of my grades. So last semester that's what I was focusing on, and while grades are important and I should apply myself, they are not what is ultimately important. So you might wonder what is. What is my purpose in life. Many people ask themselves them and some never get the answer. My purpose in life: to glorify God.

So what does all that mean? Well it means that things are going to change next semester. I want them to change and am going to strive for that. I want to have my priorities in order: God FIRST. He will take care of everything else in my life. I trust that. I would love to have a sort of Bible study within my group of friends on campus. That we would all do a devotional series that has each of us daily in the word, spending time with God, and helping us grow. Then once a week would could all have lunch or dinner together and talk about where we are and what God is revealing to us individually in our lives, so, "as iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."

To have a time of fellowship for "God lovers." This is a term that I have stolen from a series that completely changed my life and the way I think about God. The series I am referring to is on by Robin Jones Gunn, there is the Christy Miller Series, the Sierra Jensen Series, Christy and Tod: The College Years, and the Katie Weldon Series (they go in that order too.) If you have not read these PLEASE READ THEM! They will change your life! I recommend them to everyone they are geared more towards girls but they give a great example for guys of how to act too.

So I guess I am starting with my New Year's resolutions early, this being my biggest and most important one (not to mention the only one I have at this point - more to come on those later). God sent his ONLY son to die on a cross for my sins, if that isn't love then I don't know what is. He is the ultimate perfect example and what I long to imitate. I want to fall so in love with him that I just can't stand it. For him to be my everything.

A New Start

So the last time I was on here it was over a year ago. The weird thing was that my family and I were about to go to the beach and now as I am writing you we are on our way to the beach. We are going down to our house to spend the Christmas and New Years holidays.

Don't you love Christmas? Family getting together and catching up, everything seems so close to perfect. Even as we are driving down the interstate there is hardly any traffic which makes it seem pretty great.

Isn't it amazing how one minute your whole world can seem like it is falling apart and then the next God sends you an angel to help you hold on a little longer. Eventually things start to get better, it all looks better in the light of a new morning. God has been sending plenty of "angels" my way lately and they are greatly appreciated.

As Christmas is rapidly approaching (less than 24 hours now) I am reminded that during this time we are supposed to be remembering the birth of our Saviour not how much money we can spend or receive. People lose sight of what is important so easily. Now days you don't even hear anything but "Happy Holidays" and "Seasons Greetings," everyone is so worried about being 'politically correct' - I am tired of all that nonsense! We have forgotten the REAL meaning of this holiday we celebrate! JESUS CHRIST WAS BORN! It was a pretty big deal and it is about time that we recognize it for what it is and was. All I have left to say on the matter is MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Long Time - No See

So I know it has been a while and that is pretty much because I forgot...about all of this until Maranda reminded me. So here I am again with nothing more to say than the normal things that are going on in my life right now. Where to start...? Fist off I am super glad to be done with school and going into summer. My family and I leave for the beach this Sunday which should be interesting since I am supposed to drive atleast half of the way if not more...

What else? Well there is a bunch of stuff going on in my personal life right now. Like one of my good friends is leaving for boot camp (for the marines) on the 16th. Last night was the last time I will get to see him for who knows how long. It is a lot harder that I thought it would be... Also several people I know are not currently speaking to me for some various reason and most of them is because they are participating in some stuff that isn't exactly acceptable and they don't want me to ask and then find out. Then there is this summer which I am so looking forward to!

My little sister's 14th birthday is this Saturday and I am very happy for her! She has no idea but tomorrow night we are throwing her a surprise birthday party. I hope she will have a blast!

I have a lot to think about and some decisions to make that keep nagging at my mind all the time....well I am gonna go finish cleaning my room! 

Spring Break Day 2

Well my sister is doing school work right now and I am pretty bored waiting for people to show up to hang out with. I haven't even heard back from one person who was supposed to call back last night...so I don't know what is going to happen with that. I was going to do some school too while I was waiting but my teachers didn't give me that much school (de to spring break) so I am kinda like ok what should I do next. The other group of friends won't be up until after noon because they have a class they had to do. So yeah that is pretty much what I am doing right now. It is pretty cold right about now since the sun hasn't come out yet hapefully it will soon though.

Spring Break Day 1

Well today was school and then I was able to get out of Spanish an hour early to head off to head off to Gatlinburg for Spring Break! We stopped at a Sonic for happy hour. lol I got my favorite a watermelon slush! Then when we got here and went out to dinner and stuff. Now we are in the hotel room watching tv and chilling out. Tommorrow we are having some friends come up to spend the day with us.

Happiness!!!

Well yesterday Winter Jam was cancelled because all of the bands got stuck in Arizona due to the snow. But we carried on with out plans to go to the wool class and then we drove to a Jr. Naturalist program. At the program we were able to see different animals and I got to hold a corn snake. So that was fun...after that my family and i went shopping at a JoAnne's Fabric and bought some new sewing patterns for some upcoming projects and then we went out to eat. I recieved an unexpected and very sweet phone call from one of my friends who was out of town... and that pretty much made my night and possible my week as well! ;)

Today I got up for church and it was pretty bad because we had to "spring forward" so it was really early for me. Then church was really good today. Tonight I have to study for a history test and pack (because we are going out of town for SPRING BREAK!!!). Yay! I hope this week is a blast!

Yay for Saturday!

This morning I woke up and it was SNOWING!!! I was so happy! The first reason I was happy was because I didn't have to go out in the freezing cold and do the local egg hunt. The second reason I was so happy is because when some friends of mine and I went up to Gaitlinburg a few weeks ago they said that would be all the snow I got. So waking up was a good thing this morning.

Last night bowling was fun...it was really awkward at first but then it was kinda fun. None of the kids talked to me except this one girl and I think the only reason she did was because of my mom. I really hated our last church because everyone was a bunch of hypocrites and our preacher didn't practice (or even try to) what he preached. But it was nice knowing all the kids and not always feeling let out. I don't know what God has planned for our family with these church things but I know everything will work out in the end...

Today at one o'clock my family and some friends are going to the Blount Mansion to see something about facric dying with natural dyes. Then we are going to go shopping and later we will go to Winter Jam! I am pretty excited about it all...my dad actually OFFERED to take us. That is a BIG thing for my dad who really hates a lot of contemporary music much less when it is cranked up to a deafening level. So I am really happy about today.

My dad and I just got back from delivering eggs and when we got to our driveway he got out of the car and was like here, you drive. So I unwillingly got in on thr driver's side and scooted my seat up. The problem isn't that I can't drive...I can and I love driving an AUTOMATIC, but as you may be able to guess the car we were in was a STICK SHIFT. So lets just put it this way...the drive up the driveway was way longer than usual and when we got home I felt like I should apologize to the poor car. :) Well I really need to get ready and work on my paper...so I am going to have to get off of here.

FINALLY FRIDAY!

Today I woke up at 7:45 to my alarm clock blaring into my ear. After quickly turning it off I lay in my bed trying to sleep and listening to the rain. But is was no use, I was awake and I might as well get up. So after rolling myself out of bed I drug myself into the kitchen to see my sister sitting at the table on the computer involved in something. So I went back to my room and began my school work. I was working on my Spanish homework when I felt the urge to come here and write.

I have a lot of work to do today. I am trying to get a head so that when spring break rolls around I won't have to do school. Today is pretty much a catch up day which is good because I really need the extra time. I have this huge research paper that is due on the 31st. I chose to do mine on the history of the American Theatre and I soon found out just how broad that topic is and I am now struggling to narrow it down in time. Also I am submitting an essay about cultural experiances which has a grand prize for six winners of a 7 day all expenses paid trip to Europe. So I obviously have a lot to send in and get finished.

Tonight I think my family and I are going to go bowling with the church we are visiting. I like the church but I must admit it is really awkward not knowing anyone there. I feel so strange and like I am being watched as if I am an endangered species. I wish we could have gone to the circus with some of our friends today. But we weren't invited and I know my parents would have said no because they need today at home. So I guess that is pretty much all I have for now on what today will be like. So I am going to go back and try to finish my school.

Welcome!

Hi! I am not sure how you have found your way to my blog but I am glad you have. I am pretty excited about this experiance but I think you should know a little about how things will be...

1. It will probably be inconsistent (sorry but I don't have a lot of time so I will probably only update on random days when I have time)

2. I have no idea how the mood of this thing is going to go...I am a pretty black and white kinda person...so each post will probably be a different emotion ( I am not crazy just not normal)

3. Hearts are my favorite shape and pink is my favorite color. (so if you hate those two things BE WARNED!)

4. Please do not post any rude or vulgar comments...or I will delete them

5. I pretty much just love to have fun and be random...so i hope you enjoy whatever gets put on here!

I hope this page won't be too terribly dull and that someone will find amusement in it. Until later!