Travelling

Hey guys!
Well today I am about to embark on a four hour journey to my grandparents house. This time we will be going south. Hopefully there will be no carsickness! I am excited to see them and to be able to drive. Technically I should have had my license but now, but I am a couple hours short. More like 20 hours short. Hehe, Yeah. It's bad.
Who's ready to see the Dawgs cream the Jackets? Hope I don't offend any GT fans right now, but they're going down!! Go Dawgs!
And also I want to wish a happy 16th birthday to my cousin Zachary! I hope it is a great one Zack!
See you tomorrow!!!! :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Every Thanksgiving the majority of Americans sit down in the morning and watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Then there is a furious scramble as the huge Thanksgiving dinner is made ready. A couple hours are then spent filling up. Some families will go on to watch or play football, while others get the Christmas stuff out and ready. Then others will go on to watch Christmas Tree Lightings. Then there is bedtime as tomorrow is another day of work.
But what is the true meaning of Thanksgiving. I must admit that this morning we watched the Chicago McDonalds Thanksgiving Parade while eating breakfast. Then we spent some time getting dinner ready and we watched "Free Birds." I hope people don't really believe that the pilgrims and Native Americans were that mean and stupid.
But what is Thanksgiving really about? I mean, today's culture is making it a day where you get the day off to eat and it is seen as the beginning of the Holiday Season. But where did it come from? I am not going to spend all night giving you the details about The Pilgrims and the Mayflower because most everyone knows the story.
The thing is Thanksgiving literally means to give thanks. What are you thankful for? The Pilgrims had many things to be thankful for: religious freedom, food, being alive, and more. Our country is so blessed. We have so much to be thankful for. In other countries, people don't have the freedom of speech. If I lived in another country I might have to completely shut down this blog. I wouldn't be able to share the Gospel with others without being in danger for my life.
This Thanksgiving, jot down just a few things you are thanful for. If you have a family, go around the table and see what each person is thankful for.
I am thankful for religious liberty
I am thankful for my Lord Jesus Christ and the fact that he died and rose again so that I can live with Him one day.
I am thankful for my Mom. She gives me a living example of what a Proverbs 31 woman looks like.
I am thankful for my Dad. He works so hard each day just to provide for us.
I am thankful for my siblings. Each one brings such sweet joy to my life. Even when I yell at them, they forgive me.
I am thankful for my grandparents. I am glad that all of them are still alive and for the most part healthy. They teach me about God's Love by sharing it themselves.
I am thankful for my uncles. Each one has always made me laugh and has shared the Gospel with me through their obvious faith in Christ.
I am thankful for my Aunts. They all are Godly examples as they care for their families and help me learn how to do things.
I am thankful for my cousins. I am especially thankful for my cousins Mik, Andrew, and Zack. They are older or close to my age and our such Godly encouragement through themselves, their Facebook posts, and more. I am thankful for all the younger ones who make me laugh so much. I am thankful for little Hannah and Elizabeth, my only girl cousins. They are such sweet little girls and I love them so much.
I am thankful for my church. Even though I feel like I stick out, they try to welcome me in. They share the Gospel so vividly that I come home with new hope.
I am thankful for my youth group. I have had many youht leaders and all of them have been so encouraging and helped me understand stuff I never had before.
I am thankful for my friends. All of them encourage me with their Testimonies. They lift me up and bring me down to earth with truths I never had thought of before.
I am thankful for my readers. Each one has encouraged me through the fact that you have come back even when I left.
Thank you.
Psalm 69:30 "I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify Him with thanksgiving."

I'm Back!!!!

Well, after a long time, or at least it seemed a long time, I am back. The Return of the Hobbit. Just kidding guys. I wish I could know how you guys have been since I left. I mean, there is a comment button and a follow button but we are far too cool to click those, right?
So, since I left, I finished the first half of my Junior year!!! I am super excited! Once I pass these finals next week, I will be ready to have a nice long break until January. I mean, I still have school with Mom, but History, Math, and Church History will be so much easier without my online school to top it off.
I have been thinking of applying for a job. I want to work close to the home, but there isn't much super close to home. However, there is a new Kroger open. I have some friends who work there so I am seeing if they can help me apply. So, hopefully I will have a new part-time job!
A lot of you know that I play soccer. Well, long story short, I got slide tackled and now I have a weird lump on my leg. It hurts like crazy. Last night I was like, Can't you just cut it off? But that was a stupid idea...I have an appointment December 8, and then we will see about getting rid of that thing. I don't talk about it much when I am out and about because it is kind of embarassing. I played an entire soccer season after the tackle. Stupid idea. Oh well.
Well, I hope you guys all have a wonderful Thanksgiving, and I will post a thankful list tomorrow! Have fun! Be safe!

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.