Coming back...

I was recently inspired to revive my blog, blow off the dust, and continue posting about my journey through life. I considered making a completely new blog, but I did not want to lose the history that has been woven into this site. I spent an hour or so going back through and reading all my immature thoughts from years past. It is so crazy to see myself from a different perspective, yet it shows me how much I have grown...and how much I have not. My hope is to use this blog to keep others up to date on my college experiences, but, even more so, it is for me. I hope that it will become a display of circumstances and experiences that I can use to look back through time...and see God working, molding, crafting my life into a picture of His glory.

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Hey

Well, I just found out from my mom that we are going to get an official day off tomorrow!!! YES!!!!!!!!!! A break! I'm very excited now, if you couldn't tell. :)

This week has been yet another crazy one. Lots of things going on. I found out Wednesday morning that my grandpa will be retiring as of July 30. I was pretty shocked when I first heard the news and it took awhile for the news to sink in. Of course, naturally, my first question was, "Will you still be able to marry me?". I had asked him before, but I just wanted to confirm. :) Ever since I was a little girl I've always imagined my wedding being performed my him and I wasn't about to let that dream go.

I know that this was rather short, but I think I'm going to go for now. I hope you all have a wonderful night and STAY WARM!!!!! Post later (Lord willing)

Timeless

By: Selah
Time, it's changing me

It's hard to see who I am

Touched, I'm touched by

many things

So many things I don't

understand
But seasons pass and I discover

Above all this there's another

Helping me to hold on to what

is timeless

CHORUS
So the autumn can color me gold

And the winter can dress me

in snow

But it's You I see,

the timeless part of me

In the springtime I'm young

once again

In the summer I dance on

the wind

But it's You I see,

the timeless part of me

Change, whether it's good or bad

You know I'm glad You're in

control
Oh Lord, if I don't understand

I know Your hand will shield my soul

Seasons pass and I discover

Above all this there's another

Helping me to hold on to what is timeless

repeat CHORUS

Just for fun!

A 65 question "This or That" survey concerning food.
Cream cheese or butter?: hmm, this is a tough one.............both!
Coffee or tea?: if it was like life or death i would have to go with coffee, otherwise, neither!
Provelone or cheddar?: chedder!
Chocolate or caramel?: hmmmm........chocolate with caramel in it!
Strawberries or bananas?: SrAwBeRrIeS
Pineapples or kiwis?: fresh pineapple, its the best!!!!!!
Juice or soda?: depends on what kind
Banana splits or sundaes?: hot fudge sundaes, mmm goood!
Cauliflower or broccoli?: definitely broccoli
Cucumbers or tomatoes?: cucumbers
Brussels sprouts or asparagus?: ewww, neither! (but don't tell my mom ;) )
Cinnamon or spearmint?: spearmint
Gum or breathmints?: gUm
Spaghetti or lasagne?: probably spaghetti
Ravioli or tortellini?: umm, eh neither
Wheat Thins or Trisquits?: beyond a shadow of doubt WHEAT THINS!!!
Mashed potatoes or French fries?: Mashed taters
HoHos or Twinkies?: HoHos
Salt or pepper?: salt
Ketchup or mustard?: Ketchup (unless its Honey mustard)
Onion or garlic?: hmm, i guess garlic (don't worry, i brush afterwards)
Cottage cheese or sour cream?: cottage cheese!
Frozen pizza or take-out pizza?: Take-out please
Bean soup or chicken noodle soup?: Chicken noodle, possibilities!!!
Corn chowder or clam chowder?: umm, neither (i'm not a big soup person)
Sourdough or raisin toast?: sourdough
Scrambles eggs or hard boiled eggs?: definitely scrambled, with cheese!
Salsa or chip dip?: chip dip, thankumyou!
Ranch or vinagarette?: Ranch
Raspberries or blueberries?: raspberries
Apples or peaches?: apples
Coconut or mango?: umm, coconut
Lemonade or Kool-Aid?: Lemonade!
Beer or wine?: i'm a Christian who goes to a Baptist church...need i say more?
Gatorade or Powerade?: probably Powerade
Water or milk?: milkkkkkk!!!!!
Plain milk or chocolate milk?: ooooo lalala! el coco please!
2% milk or skim milk?: 2%
Pancakes or waffles?: oooooo Pancakes! (my dad's are the best!)
French toast sticks or slices?: sticks
Cheerios or Wheaties?: Cheerios
Lucky Charms or Count Chocula?: haha, Lucky Charms
Fruity Pebbles or Cocoa Pebbles?: Cocoa
Frosted Flakes or Corn Flakes?: Frosted of course
Puffed Rice or Puffed Wheat?: hmm, i dunno
Instant oatmeal or oatmeal from the can?: instant
Fruit and Cream Oatmeal or Maple Brown Sugar Oatmeal?: Maple Brown Sugar
Cantaloupe or watermelon?: mmmm definitely watermelon
Orange juice or apple juice?: orange juice
Grape juice or grapefruit juice?: oooooo both!
Yoplait or Dannon yogurt?: hmmm probably Yoplait
Macaroni and cheese or noodles with alfredo sauce?: Macaroni and Cheese!
Corn on the cob or frozen bagged corn?: on the cob of course
Caesar salad or house salad?: ummm, i guess either
Macaroni salad or potato salad?: niether
Peanut butter and jelly or meat and cheese sandwich?: PB&J
Pears or nectarines?: pears
Oranges or tangerines?: hmmm, maybe both
Butter or margarine?: butter
Dark chocolate or milk chocolate?: yum! Milk Chocolate
Banana chips or apple chips?: thanks, but niether
Pizza rolls or pizza sandwiches?: pizza rolls (or in my house "pizza pillows")
Eggplant or cabbage?: if its a must, then cabbage
Celery or carrots?: carrots with Ranch!
Bagels or crescants?: bagels
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So far.........

Ok, ok. I know its been awhile since I've posted a real post, so I'm typing one right now.

School has been keeping me pretty busy, along with my different responsibilities at church. Things have been pretty crazy around here and I can't believe that its already almost February! Time sure does fly.

Things are going well here. Maintaining a regular schedule with school, church, piano, workouts, and such. Plus, getting ready for the Mystery Drama in February. It looks like fun, but I still have yet to memorize my lines.

Its nice to have snow for a change, but I'm afraid my body hasn't quite adjusted to the low temperatures yet. I love the snow, though, so I'm sure I'll get used to the cold fast.

Its seems like there are a lot of changes going on at the moment. Not just in life, but in myself. I guess thats what to be expected, though. Its part of growing up. Although, I find myself wishing once in awhile for the times I had as an 8 year old. Ah, those good old days. Back then life seemed so simple. Then you hit your teenage years and BAM! hello world. Thankfully, though, the Lord is always near and obviously has a plan for my life. What that plan is, is waaaayyyy beyond me, but I know that I can trust Him to take me through.

Well, I'm going to close for now. I hope everyone is having a good day! It might be cold outside, but it sure is pretty. Post later (Lord willing)

Check it out!

Ok, so Ty is over and we decided to make some playdough. haha, I think we broke the record for the world's longest time period of playing with playdough. We did it for about 4 hours. It was fun! Anyways, here are some things that we made. haha, please don't be scared. :)^ You know it!^
^It looks so good you could almost eat it!^
^ This is Ty's creation. Isn't it cute?!^
^ ok, ok. I know it looks weird, but hey. We had fun!^
^ Now doesn't that look better?^
^ hey, I thought this was pretty creative.^

Selah Music Video Codes

Now Playing: Selah - You Raise Me Up

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This is the best movie ever!!!!!!!!!!!

"Anything Is Possible" by ZOEgirl

I know that you've been thinking

I see it in your eyes

You're holding on to something

But still you don't know why

So walk by faith and not by what you see

Trust your heart and let yourself believe

CHORUS

I can do things, things you never knew

Change your world, make it all brand new

I can do miracles if you want me to

Anything is possible for you

Anything, anything, anything, anything is possibleRepeat

I know your heart's been broken

You feel so all alone

But I will never leave you lonely

I'll never let you go

So walk by faith and not by what you see

It's up to you to let your heart believe

Chorus

If I can make the Heavens

If I can make it rain

If I can make your heart beat

Then I can ease your pain

If I'm the only answer, the only one that's right

Tell me why are you still searching?

Why do you still fight?

When I can do......

Chorus

^Me^ ^Ty^

Best Friends Forever!!!!!

Hola!

Hey everybody! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. I sure know I did. I received lots of nice presents that I am enjoying very much. I can't believe that it is already almost the new year. It has gone so fast. This year has probably been the craziest one of my life! So many things that have happened and changed. I guess, though, that that is just a part of growing up. I feel like I've really grown in the Lord over this last year and I'm so thankful for the blessings He's bestowed upon me. My faith in Him has most certainly grown and I am so thankful for the people in my life who have helped with that. Lots of you have made such a big impact on my life and I don't know what I'd do without you.

Well, my grandparents, from Michigan, are down 'till Thursday and then we're leaving for Tennessee to have our Christmas with the rest of the Michigan fam. (We're celebrating at my dad's 2nd oldest brother's house. My uncle. Him and my aunt live in Tennessee.)

Hope you all have a Happy New Year! Thanks for reading. Post later (Lord willing)

"No smile is as beautiful as the one that struggles through tears." -Unknown

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude." -Denis Waitley

"The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one." -John Maxwell

"Happiness is an emotion, and joy is an attitude. Emotions come and go, but attitudes come and grow." -Robert J. Morgan

"The truth is that our trials are a furnace forging us into gold."

-Barbara Johnson

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Press On - Selah

Press On
When the valley is deep

When the mountain is steep

When the body is weary

When we stumble and fall
When the choices are hard

When we're battered and scarred

When we've spent our resources

When we've given our all
Chorus:In Jesus' name, we press on

In Jesus' name, we press on

Dear Lord, with the prize

Clear before our eyes

We find the strength to press on

In Jesus' name, we press on

In Jesus' name, we press on

Dear Lord, with the prize

Clear before our eyes

We find the strength to press on

To press on

Ok, well today is finally the day of the Christmas musical. I had practice yesterday and then today we have not only one, but two practices and then the final performance. Its going to be one busy (not to mention tiring) day. I just hope all this hard work pays off. Some prayers would be might nice. :) My voice is still not what I would like it to be, but as long as it holds up for everything I will be happy. Thankfully my solo is rap and not like actually singing, otherwise that could get messy.
Well, I've gotta get going. Hope everyone is having a good day. I will post about how it all went later! (Lord willing)

Thanksgiving

Good afternoon everyone! How are you all doing? Good I hope. Things are going good here. My dad and the boys are putting up our Christmas lights outside and I'm kinda being lazy for a little while.

Thanksgiving went well. Busy, busy, busy of course. Lots of good food, fun with the family, and just a time to be thankful. All though, I guess every day is a time to be thankful.

Well, the musical is slowly drawing near. Its less then a week away now. yikes! It should prove to be quite interesting. I hope that it will all pull together by Friday. I think we're going to throw a few extra rehearsals in.

Hope everyone is having a terrific day! I will post later (Lord willing)

This or That?
Shark Tale or Finding Nemo?: Finding Nemo
English or Math?:	Math
Brady Bunch or Partridge Family?:	Brady Bunch
Los Angeles or New York?:	hmm, probably New York
Blonde or Brunette?:	Brunette
Pencil or Pen?:	Pen
Crossword or Word Search?:	both
Disneyland or Six Flags?:	Disneyland
Spongebob or Mr. Roger's Neighborhood?:	Mr. Roger's!
Hey Arnold or Recess?:	eh, neither
Scary Movies or Rollercoasters?:	rollercoasters!
Green Eyes or Blue Eyes?:	blue
Cats or Dogs?:	cats
City or Country?:	hmm, probably country
Yellow or Purple?:	purple
Hat or Sunglasses?:	sunglasses
Cap'n Crunch or Frosted Flakes?:	Frosted Flakes (cause they're more then good, they're ggggreat!)
Bracelets or Necklaces?:	necklaces
Surfing or Snowboarding?:	snowboarding
Baseball or Football?:	football (go Michigan!)
Chocolate or Vanilla?:	chocolate
Fried Rice or Chow Mein?:	mmmm, fried rice
Soup or Salad?:	salad
Europe or Asia?:	ummm, Europe
Jeans or Cords?:	jeans
Curly Hair or Straight Hair?:	both!
Pink Highliter or Green Highliter?:	haha, blue
Hearts or Stars?:	<3>
White i-Pod or Black i-Pod?:	haha, i'd be lucky to get one at all
Did you have fun with this survey?:	lol, i suppose so
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Drum role pleeaassseeee!!!!

AND THE WINNER IS..................

Find Your Wings

Mark Harris
Genre/Lang. : Christian

It's only for a moment you are mine to hold

The plans that heaven has for you

Will all too soon unfold

So many different prayers I'll pray

For all that you might do

But most of all I'll want to know

You're walking in the truth

And If I never told you

I want you to know

As I watch you grow

Chorus:

I pray that God would fill your heart with dreams

And that faith gives you the courage

To dare to do great things

I'm here for you whatever this life brings

So let my love give you roots

And help you find your wings

May passion be the wind

That leads you through your days

And may conviction keep you strong

Guide you on your way

May there be many moments

That make your life so sweet

Oh, but more than memories

Chorus

It's not living if you don't reach for the sky

I'll have tears as you take off

But I'll cheer as you fly