I think about you often my fair-weathered friend
I see your face all around me and I wonder
Could I have done something different?
Could I have changed your course of life?

Where did you go?
Why did you change what I loved about you?
Was it too hard to live the upright life?
Was it too difficult to follow the narrow path?

Haunting is the thought
Of where you have been and where you will go
Of the consequences that might arise
And the pain you might carry forever

Will you change your course?
Will you turn around?
Can you give it all up?
Can you come back to the narrow path?

Or are you forever gone
Entrenched in your ways
And dug deep in this life
Forever to be lost and gone

I miss you my friend
I miss your company
I am waiting for your return
Please come back before it’s too late..

It was time for a change…after growing it out since September I decided I wanted to do something different. I get very bored with my hair so I went for something trendy..and I love it! It’s so different from anything I have ever done, but I like it..oh and I dyed my hair black:) But don’t worry..it’ll wash out…

I want to write, but the words aren’t coming today. There are so many thoughts swirling around in my head–I stayed up till 3 o’clock in the morning hashing them out..and I still haven’t come to any conclusions. And now I have to go back to work so I will write more later..

That’s where I want to go! I hate this idea of growing up and becoming a responsible adult. I want to stay a highschooler. I want to be able to mess up and blame it on my immaturity. I want to stay out till 2 in the morning and sleep in late. As much as I was looking forward to graduation-this has been a trying summer already. I got two jobs that forced me to grow up fast and become responsible. And honestly, I hate it. I have had to give up so many trips and times with friends cuz I had to work or I had to be in bed early. So I decided today admist a bunch of screaming kids that I wanted to go to never never land. I don’t want to grow up..not yet..I am not ready to be responsible..

But alas, I must grow up. I can’t not be responsible–so I will just write about it on here and then go back to life being a “responsible adult” that I was instantly turned into when I graduated.

Somebody save me..

Miss Syr is getting married!!!!!!!!!!! Yep–she is finally getting hitched..to one totally cool guy! I am soooo excited!! Her ring is so pretty!!

But..as excited as I am for her, in 6 months she will no longer be Miss Syr..she will be Mrs. Cole and married..a weird thought.

But Miss Syr–I LOVE YOU!! and I am so excited!!

She’s getting married!!!!!!!!!!!

This has been the story of my life since summer started. I seriously go from laughing to crying in a matter of moments. I have never been a super emotional person, but as soon as I graduated I turned into one and I don’t like it. Everything in life has an upside and a downside..and I am for the first time in life struggling with looking at the downside. Instead of enjoying time with friends, I am thinking of how soon I will be leaving. Instead of being thankful for my parents, I complain..and the list goes on and on. But I must say I have two of the best jobs ever and I have the best friends and the best boyfriend so you could say life is great. Why then do I spend life in this constant state of being on the verge of tears?! I am sure it has to do with my lack of prayer and time spent in God’s Word..but I am going to remedy that situation. I hope all your summers are going well…

I am struggling with what to write..life is so up and down and crazy..but when I do come up with something I will be back! Thanks for reading.

Just some thoughts..
Amanda

Summer vacation is finally here!! And I don’t have highschool to look forward to at the end of it! However, all I have been doing is working all the time–I worked 9 hours the other day..crazy!! But it’s been fun..I will write more when I feel inspired..right now I just miss my friends..

just a thought..
amanda

“Finish Strong”

Those two words have been uttered more in the past month then I care to count. But what does finishing strong or well look like and mean? Does it mean just doing what you are doing? or stepping it up? And honestly, it’s hard to finish strong when you are in one sense finished. I am admitted to college, basically done with my classes, and 12 days out from graduating-so why are these last few days so important?

Because that’s how people will remember me. Yes, I wish it weren’t true..but I have the ability by my actions in the next few days to leave either a good impression on my school or a negative one. Do I feel like finishing strong..honestly, no. I would like to throw in the towel and be done. But I know God has called me to more then that. His word says to do all to the glory of God-even finishing up high school. So, that is exactly what I am going to do-in my relationships, classes, speech, and attitude over the next 12 days I am going to glorify God. No, I’m not going to be perfect, but I am going to strive to finish well. I want the next 12 days to be some of the best-both with my friends and with my God. And as I embark on a new journey in life I want to be able to look back and have no regrets about how I finished out my time at Faith. And to my fellow seniors, I know it gets so old and we are all tired of hearing it, but we really do need to finish strong!

I love you all..

Just a thought..
Amanda

Mr. Harmless tagged me and so now I am joining in. It’s a meme-no clue what that is, but anyways..the idea is there are 18 different occupations below and you are supposed to choose three and write a sentence finishing the beginning thought. then you are supposed to tag 3 other people and they are supposed to do the same thing. So since Mr. Harmless tagged me and he is quite possibly the coolest blogger ever I thought I would join in. you can find his post here.

If I could be a scientist…
If I could be a farmer…
If I could be a musician…
If I could be a doctor…
If I could be a painter…
If I could be a gardener…
If I could be a missionary…
If I could be a chef…
If I could be an architect…
If I could be a linguist…
If I could be a psychologist…
If I could be a librarian…
If I could be an athlete…
If I could be a lawyer…
If I could be an innkeeper…
If I could be a professor…
If I could be a writer…
If I could be a llama-rider…
If I could be a bonnie pirate…
If I could be a service member…
If I could be a photographer…
If I could be a philanthropist…
If I could be a rap artist…
If I could be a child actor…
If I could be a secret agent…
If I could be a comedian/comedienne…
If I could be a priest…
If I could be a radio announcer…
If I could be a phlebotomist…
If I could be a pet store owner…
If I could be a computer programmer…
If I could be a police officer…

If I could be a missionary, I would go to Africa and work with aids orphans. I would love to be a missionary someday. This is something God has impressed on my lately, but someday I would like to go to a foreign field.

If I could be a writer, I would about dating. So many books have been written on this topic and I have read most of them. But it seems that they all say the same thing in different ways and none of them are very helpful. Not that I know the answer, but maybe if I studied I could figure out something that would help people.

If I could be a doctor, I would want to find a cure for cancer. I think that would be a very good thing to find. Plus I have decided lately that I want to do something great with my life. I don’t know what, but I want to do something.

ok..I have finally finished my part-now I have to tag three other people.

So will your tagged

Angela as are you

And lastly, I will tag Stephanie.

thanks ya’ll