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    Sarah

    Sarah

    I’m dedicating this post to Sarah G..no last names for security sake. I love her! She is always there to listen and share advice. I so much enjoy our 7th hour talks and have been so blessed to have her in my class the past 5 years. I remember all the fun times at her house..I still remember your broadway dance:) (although you probably don’t) I’m so glad you are my friend and I will always remember you! Thanks for being there and for always listening. Thanks for sharing the babysitting with me! As you continue to grow, always keep your love for God! It’s a constant encouragement to me! I love you girl!:)

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    One Food I Couldn’t Live Without-(ec)

    One Food I Couldn’t Live Without-(ec)

    Hum..how about all food?! I don’t want to live without any of! Ok, well, all joking aside,I think I will have to say peanut butter. I have taken a peanut butter sandwhich in my lunch almost every day since 5th grade, and if for some reason peanut butter was gone, I don’t know what I would do. I don’t think I could eat anything else every day! Although I usually cannot stand to eat the same things over and over, I have never felt that way towards peanut butter. I could eat it every day and it would never get old. While I have to periodically change breakfast cereals and dinner options, I eat the same thing for lunch. And still look forward to it! I also don’t think I could live without cheese. I love cheese. It is probably my second favorite food. However, I could live without that..but peanut butter, no way!!

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    The Dance

    The Dance

    Alone on a stage I stand

    Desperatly trying to fill another’s shoes

    Wearing costumes and masks, trying to hide

    And fit into their ideas of “cool”

    As I perform a dance that is not my own

    I try to keep up with the music,

    But it changes all too fast

    Their cheers turn to jeers and

    I get lost all to quickly and stumble over my clumsy feet

    Trying to dance a dance that is not my own

    One in the audience watches

    Longing for me to finish, longing for me to take off the mask

    He sits through all my performances

    He knows the music is all wrong and

    The dance is not my own

    Quietly He calls out to me

    Softly He compels me to leave this stage

    He knows there is another where I can be my own

    So quietly He asks me to walk away from

    This dance that is not my own

    I gather up all my costumes and lay them at His feet

    I surrender to try His dance

    I know His way is always right,

    “Teach me the steps, O Lord, show me the way,

    Help me learn this dance that is all my own.”

    But the world’s stage is enticing

    Promising popularity and success

    I find that I long for the noise,

    The fake applause and shallow cheers

    I seem to think it is easier to dance

    The dance that is not my own

    So, I put on my mask and head back out,

    Only to be laughed at and teased once again

    I keep dancing, trying to fit my steps to the music

    Trying so hard to dance this

    Dance that is not my own

    Frustrated I surrender once more

    I head back to His studio to try again

    His loving arms welcome me in

    And as He turns on His music, my feet start to move

    A small smile spreads across His face, as He sees me dance

    A dance that is all my own

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    A New January Holiday(EC)

    A New January Holiday(EC)

    January 29, 2004 is National Set-Someone-Up-On-A- Blind-Date-Day. I don’t really have any substantial reasoning behind it, other then the fact that I have always wanted to go on one. I honestly don’t know why, but it is one of those things. So it is becoming a new holiday! I think our English teachers are reaching into the creative aspects of their minds, and it is stretching mine. So now, I have to write 50 some more words on why this should be a new holiday. Maybe I’ll try my hand at being match-maker-although I don’t know who I would I set up. Most of my friends probably wouldn’t even go, and most of us all know the same people anyways. Wow-I am really liking this holiday! I think I should write to the national holiday place and request it..or maybe not! anyways-enjoy this holiday, even if all you do is read my blog!

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    Friends

    I have to say I love all my friends..each and every one of you hold a special place in my life! You have all been there and have challenged me to grow and change. Although we may have had our rough moments, you have truly shown me the meaning of sticking with things. You have forgiven me and shown me that I too must also forgive. I have learned something from watching each one of you and have realized how truly blessed I am to be surrounded by so many Godly friends. My junior class..I love you! Seeing how much we have grown up has been a journey. I am so thankful for you..for the ways you have been an encouragement and have forced me to grow. I cherish all the memories..the good and the sad..I pray that as each of us grow up there is one thing that stays-our love for God! To the rest of my friends-whether you be at church, or just in different classes..I am equally thankful for you. I will never forget some of you..of the times we’ve shared..whether in BQT or on trips to the Wilds or many other memorable occasions. Keep growing in the Lord. Thank you all for your support, for your friendship, and for you examples. You will never know how much each of you mean to me! I pray for you all regularly and hope you continue down the road of the righteous.

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    Be Careful What You Wish For

    Be Careful What You Wish For..

    Last night as I was coming home from the basketball games, I was talking to one of my friends about the rest of my weekend. I had to work all day Saturday and was so not looking forward to it. I don’t like my job so much and standing on my feet for 4 1/2 hours did not sound like fun. My back hurt, my knee hurt, I had a headache and so on. So I made the remark..perhaps I could wake up tomorrow morning with a fever so I wouldn’t have to go into work..yay, that sounded like a good idea to me. Well, by the time I go home, my head was pounding and I was dying of heat. I crawled into bed, and slept until 8 this morning. When I woke up, lo and behold my temperature was 100 degrees. I felt miserable. So I called in sick to work..only to spend the rest of my day trying to get better so I could go out Saturday night. Needless to say, I’m still not that much better and am going to go hang out with a bunch of people all night..probably not the smartest move. So moral to my weekend..be careful what you wish for, you never know when it may actually come true!

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    Advertisement for something in my English Teacher’s Classroom-an english blog

    Well..this is not an item but it is in the classroom, at least most of the time. You see, my teacher is not an item, but she is in the classroom. I have the greatest teacher..but she is single. I was watching her in church the other day, and I realized how beautiful she was. It is such a sad thing that no guy has realized that.

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    God often reveals himself in many different ways..but in my own life I have found one way He often reveals himself is through music. I love to listen to music and thankfully my parents have not let me listen to the popular secular stuff. But I love Christian music and so often I find myself pondering over the words to a song only to find some lesson or encouragement in them. I got a cd by the new group Casting Crowns. Let me tell you..they are REALLY good!