Weekends...

Weekends with friends are never dull...

this weekend we painted the room (friday night) and then well we painted each other. Lea and Manda started it, and well....the rest is history (= I wanted to stay clean, but well. Saturday we had to wake up around 5ish to get ready to go to competition for school. We did well! It was a lot of fun....well I have to get going. There is always more to write but right now... not too much time

God is the Only Confidence Giver!

Today in my health class I had to give a devotional on confidence. Philippians 4:13 says "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" How true that is! And then this morning in my devotions I read about how God is the one giving me my beauty. Not how I dress. But God gives me inside beauty that is going to last. eternally. Exciting thoughts!

Well, sorry if you didn't understand the last blog. My friend wanted to write a blog entry (she should really get her own! Isabella!) but, oh well...that is me and my friends!

Well I am off. I will have to blog when I have more time, but right now. I am going to spend time with my mom!

Life, Love, Sisterhood (the series starring Kristina and Isabella)

Once upon a time there were two best friends. The one went by the name of Isabella, and the other went by Kristina. Isabella was a beautiful young girl with long brown hair, and Kristina looked much the same but with long dirty blonde hair. On the afternoon of a sunny day, Kristina and Isabella decided that they would have some fun. Kristina had received a monstrous being last week and decided it was time to slay it. So with the help of her daring friend, Isabella, they hatched a plan. They would take this being and sling him to the ends of the earth by only using a bungy cord. They thought the plan was wondrous, but it turned out that they would have to find another way. Then Isabella spied a blue weapon to the side of the them on the ground. This weapon was just the size to smash this monstrous being into the air. Kristina went first. Holding the being she flung it in the air and swung for dear life leaving half of the being scattered on the ground. Then it was Isabella's turn. Taking the other half of the being, she carefully threw it up and pounded the being catipulting into the air in various pieces. Kristina and Isabella jumped up and down waving their hands excitedly, for the disgusting being was now slain.
But this was not all that Kristina and Isabella did. They decided it was time to enjoy the scenery around them, and decided to go to the most serene place you could ever go to. (?) After walking through this place, Kristina and Isabella decided it was time to burn off the amount of sugar they had consumed before their walk. So... they ran. They ran all the way home- a home filled with the aroma of grilled meat. If they actually burned off all of the calories before dinner- they sure gained them all back afterwards! But they were skinny lasses and could handle the weight. Though you would think that would be the end of these girls' adventure, they decided to tackle yet another grand task. The task of moving a mighty object from one chamber to another. This might seem like a small task, but it was actually momentous seeing as this mighty object was twice their size! But these girls, though beautiful, were also very strong; and moving this object only took the slightest of ease. So as of now Kristina and Isabella are wandering off to wonderland where they retell of their day's experience, think of the past, the present, the future, the new and the old, and of course their prince charmings to be. Stay in tune for more adventures of Kristina and Isabella that are sure to come!

Summer&my amazing family...

Summer is coming soon! I have less than 40 days of school left. (not counting weekends and all that!) It is so exciting! Although, that means that there are going to be at least 2 papers, and then exams...but my brother would say that he doesn't even want to hear about it, and then tell me about all he goes through up at West Point...

brothers...can't live without them! I love my brothers so much. They are here to protect me, and make fun of me, and love me. I used to want a sister, or be the oldest, but if I was the oldest, I wouldn't have the best older brother...I am sorry for all the people out there who don't have James as a brother...you are missing out! And then the little guy. He is so funny, James has taught him some things to say to make fun of me, but I know that, that little guy will always be here for me...And then they are the most forgiving. I am apoligizing to them a lot, and they ALWAYS forgive me....well...ya... in the end...always. I love my family... <3>

Well.... so long for now!

Some thoughts...

Today was just another day. I woke up, took a shower, read my Bible, got ready for school, went to school, and went to my different classes- and all that it includes....

Lately on the radio, I have heard this really cool song.
"I don't want to go through the motions,
I don't want to go one more day,
without your all-consuming passion inside of me,
I don't want to spend my whole life asking
what if I had given everything,
instead of going through the motions"

I don't want just another day. Every day should be something that is going to be something I want to remember. Or simply just winning the battle for Christ that day.

After school my friend and I went to the cemetery where my daddy is. It was a enjoyable time. We talked about memories we had of the past two years through this roller coaster of our lives. We just got to sit next to his grave and talk and laugh. It was a memorable time. Then we walked around and looked at the different people and their names. It's weird, because we were walking around and looking at these peoples markers, and someday someone might look at mine.
When you and I die, what is someone going to say about us? Will someone remember us for loving God, always being a trustworthy friend, someone they could count on? Or will they think of us as the deceitful person, who you could never trust. I really hope that you know God, and that people will remember you for being someone they could count on. There is a song that says..." I wanna leave a LEGACY, how will they REMEMBER ME?" How will they remember me? How will they remember you?


I got a text from a friend..in it, it said...
" *God is too wise to make a mistake, and too good to do wrong*" ....
I really liked that, because my God, He will never fail me, and He ALWAYS has a perfect plan!

By the way friend...I had a great day with you!! (= (pumping water...haha!)

Wow! I have not written in...a long time! My older brother was just home for Spring Break, and we had an awesome week with him! He took me out to the movies, shopping and dinner on Monday. Then Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, our uncle and his daughter were here, and we went ice skating with them...(I got to skip school for the day!!) I have a bruise on my knee from the day! (= Then we went to Johnny Rockets...we had a fun day! It was my cousins and younger brother's first time ice skating, so that was cool!

This week I have exams! What fun! Tomorrow I have a Science Exam. I actually kind of like Science right now, I guess it's in my blood! We learned about velocity, acceleration, and that kind of stuff this chapter, and I kind of liked it! Hopefully I do well tomorrow!

Something we do in my family, is we have plates, and bowls for the seasons, and we change them out. I think we are like the only family I know that does something like this. My dad loved dishes, and when I grow up, I think I will have to carry on the tradition of different plates. I love it! So I changed out the plates today.

The dogs are really big! Mac is huge. Zoe is a little smaller. But they are pretty big!! This is Mac!

Remember to Trust God all the time, and that....
God is good, all the timeAll the time, God is good.

Something my friends and I look forward to all school year long, has finally arrived!!!...our basketball tournament. Our school hosts it, and then we get school off on Friday, and it is a bunch of schools and it is so cool! Our girls are going to the championship, and our guys won the game they played tonight, so tomorrow we will find out if our guys are going! Excitement is in the air! Right before our tournament, we have Spirit Days, where we have special chapels, game time, and we get to dress up! I was Snow White( one of the days!) and I had a Prince, an evil Step-mother, and a Witch! It was pretty cool! My friends and I had a great time. The messages were good. Talking about having faith, but what are we putting our faith in? Don't just put your faith in faith! And then tonight, someone spoke at the chapel that all of the teams are supposed to come to, and it was such a good message! Talked about spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, and it made me realize some things about myself. I live here, and then there are others who are out being persecuted for their faith, and I have all this freedom to share the Word of God, and I don't! It's such a terrible thing. So that was interesting. It has been a long day! I am at my friend's house right now, so I had better get going...it's almost 11pm and we are going to go find something to eat....yea!!