Last blog post

Hey guys, this is my last blog post for a while. It might be a while until I get back on. Thank you guys for reading my posts and I hope to get back with you soon.

Day 3 of Vacation

Today we finally made it to Tennessee!
After a long, long trip with various stops, we finally made it. Our cousins were here so we had a few minutes of fellowship with them. The result was strange. There was a lot of sarcasm that sifted around the table, which resulted in my Mom's spitting in my food due to laughter, but it was nice all being together. After a delicious dinner together, they had to leave, but it was very nice seeing them.
Last night was super fun. The Vortex Tunnel was really fun, as was the Corn Maze. Noah bought some cotton candy and shared some with me, which was nice of him because he knows that I LOVE cotton candy. It is one of my favorite things.
After the events at the farm, I went to Barberitos (another of my favorite things) with my friends, a group of awesome girls. Noah rode with one of the guys and I hope he had a good time with them. Then it got even more fun. The girls invited me to go see The Mazerunner. Mom and Dad let me go! Noah met up with us and later the boys showed up so he wasn't the only boy there for the entire night. Speaking on The Mazerunner, it was quite frightening. I almost ran out a couple times. It was slightly disturbing too. There was quite a bit of language in it too. But the commercials was what offended me most. The commercials used immodesty and hints to sex to get people to buy Coke, or Target, or whatever. I seriously wanted to throw up. There was also a commercial for Family Guy.  I was disturbed, grossed out, and seriously offended by that. I mean there was gay stuff, crude jokes, and worse.  I hated it! But, the movie was good and I had fun with my friends.
Here is a picture similar to one of the ones I took today. God is amazing! The foliage is just gorgeous here. The tiniest detail on every single leaf! It was amazing.

Day 2 of Vacation

Ok, I lied obviously. I said I was going to write something each day, but I was super busy yesterday. Well, anyway, we didn't leave for T.N. yesterday. We are going to leave tomorrow. The reason? Well, it is supposed to rain Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday and we want to go to Gatlinburg. Another and more prominent reason is that Mom woke up to the glorious troubles of a stomach bug. She is much better, but she still doesn't feel great. So yesterday we watched Night at the Musuem with the little girls. The girls loved it and Evie thought the T-rex was hilarious. Then Noah and I put the girls to bed and us older 3 watched After Earth. I love M. Night Shayamalan! He is really good at twisting plots and terrifying the viewers. Noah said that we should show the girls that movie. But I was like, no way! That will terrify them!
So today Noah and I are going with our Youth Group to a corn maze! I am super excited but I am a little disappointed that I will have to part with some of my baby-sitting money. I will have less for Gatlinburg, but I don't plan on buying much,
Well, I have to go, but I thought I would keep you posted on what's going on!

Friday, October 10, 2014

Today, I don't really feel like writing anything. Sorry guys! Well, anyway I am super pumped about the next week. I will be writing every day one thing about my VACATION!!!! WAHOO!!!! Anyway, I am going to Johnson City, Tennessee, (song going in your mind yet?). My family will go to Gatlinburg and it will hopefully be super fun. I will send vacation ideas or daily stories. Cause our family has a lot of stories!
Anyway, I hope you have a wonderful weekend filled with no-stress!
And here are a couple of my favorite comics to amuse you.

Happy Fall...Finally!

Declaration from Independence (I wrote this for school)

Declaration of Independence

When in the course of everyday student life it is found that a stress-free night is far better than homework, it becomes necessary to pursue a life free from stress. It becomes necessary to sever all ties to homework, whether they are in the classroom, or at home.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all students and teachers are created equal and they both have the right to a break after the eight hours confined into the horrible building labeled a schoolhouse. To secure these rights we must destroy all relations regarding the hideous labor they call homework.

Homework has made it difficult for all students and teachers and it is necessary for the good of all to do away with it completely. It has robbed teachers of precious sleep as they spend hours after school grading the never-ending pile of homework. It has robbed students of any enjoyment after school. The students and teachers deserve more than this! They deserve freedom after the eight hours they must spend at school.

We have petitioned our teachers with piteous cries of “My dog ate my homework,” but enough is enough. We must stand for our rights and declare liberty once and for all.

We have warned our teachers and principals that they are ruining our lives. We have not failed to do so with our complaining cries as the school bell rings. We are forced to sit in a confining room in a confining desk all day and they expect us to just sit around when we get home and do homework? No! We will fight for our rights. We will stand up to the papers that cover our desks with due dates just around the corner. Enough is enough. We are through.

We therefore, the humble children of our Father God, stand before Him and humbly bow before Him and request His help in our endeavors. We therefore, the students of all the world, assembled together, state that we are now free from the laborious ties of homework. We sever all ties and assemble together as a group forever bound for the freedom for homework.

We pledge to each other our futures as we don’t have full protection from the failing grades that our teachers may send us. So, together we are one and will face it down together. No F will ever be able to tear us students apart. We are one forever. 

*Hope you like it!

Tears and then a Laugh

Washing the dishes today I had an accident. My favorite limited-edition, 1976, Centennial American Mickey Mouse Glass broke. In my hands. Of course, I cried. For a while. Mom was able to fix it, but I won't be able to drink out of it again. Then the girls started looking with wide-eyes at my hand. In my freaking out about a glass I had cut my hand and popped a blood vessel. So the girls were looking at a very bloody hand. They had never seen so much blood before. (Well now I've ruined that!) Well, Mom fixed up my hand which still didn't hurt. Looking back at the girls' faces I can't help but laugh. They were so surprised to see that much "red stuff" on my hand.
Crying really helped me. I didn't cry just because of the glass, but I cried because of the stress, hormones, frustration, all of it. And then I wiped my tears away and returned to my school. I hope I don't surprise the girls anymore though!

Morning

The sun is rising,
The birds are singing,
The flowers are blooming,
The leaves are falling,
And I am in bed because I am not a morning person.

Bless the Lord, O my Soul

"Bless the Lord o my soul, and all that is within me, bless His Holy Name."
No comment is needed here. Every day I struggle with making my face reflect God's grace to me. I might be happy on the inside, but joy needs to be evident on the outside as well.

Falling Down

Some days are just days filled with struggle. You get up, and then everything goes wrong. Of course in your mind, you are doing nothing wrong. The thing is, you need to just stop and pray. God will show you your sin. For me, that was disrespecting my parents. Sometimes, especially after being around my friends, I treat my parents as if they were my buddies. Well, like my Mom said, "I'm not your buddy." Your parents aren't your peers. They are older and far wiser and deserve respect. Your parents will be there for you, and they love you so very much, but disrespect tears down harmony and friendship.
For those of you who have divorcing parents, divorced parents, or just parents that are never around, pray for your parents. Pray for God to make you a light to them if they are not saved. The best thing to build trust and harmony is to treat them as your elders. Even if they sin or make huge mistakes, you need to give them that. And trust me, I am talking to myself here. I am FAARRRRRRRR from perfect. But with Christ's hope in my life, I know that I am perfect in God's eyes because all He sees is Jesus. Let that be encouragement to you.

Fall

Man am I ready for Fall! There is just one problem. It's hot! Fall is definitely my favorite season. I love the smell of leaves burning, pumpkin and spices in the kitchen, I love the taste of anything pumpkin! I love all the colors: red, orange, yellow, brown. The cool air is always so refreshing after a long summer. I also love wearing boots. Weird, aren't I?
Well, I hope you all are having a good day either experiencing Fall or peering down the corner for glimpses of color.