I have been in the position I'm in for about 3 years. I wake up, realize that I need Jesus to get me through the day, go to school, get distracted, come home, realize that I didn't exactly live for Jesus at school, promise myself that I will do better the next day, and go to bed. My dad is a pastor, so that presents me with a very high standard to meet. I have to be good, obedient, kind, quiet, friendly, and polite at all times. That is, whenever I'm with anybody but myself. But when I'm alone, sitting on the outside of my windowsill at 2 in the morning, I like to dream. I dream of another life, where I leave the confines of myself and I sneak out of the house at 2 in the morning instead of sitting on the outskirts of it. Where I say "I love you" Without worrying if I should or not. Where I blast my music as loud as possible because I want to. Because it makes me feel alive. Where I can climb to the tops of a tree and think about life, and love, and God, and the future for 6 hours until it's too dark to see the ground, and then find an open field lay still and try to count the stars until dawn, and then go home and sleep all day. But I can't. Because I can't escape my own expectations and standards. Because there's a ferocious battle going on in myself, and I desperately want the right side to win. But until I find out which side that is, I will remain tired.
My name is... well that's not important. What is important is that I love music, and have been inspired to write music, and most of all, want to share my songwriting with you all.
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Sunday, December 9, 2012
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Why do I write Music?
I write music because (as cliche as it sounds...) It really does affect my life in a way that nothing else can. When you go to hear a choir create life-suspending music right before your very eyes and ears, it really does create something. Not something you can touch or see, but something much more mysterious. If you listen to that choir and close your eyes and just let your mind wander to wherever the music takes it, something happens. Something very real and yet, there's no way to put it into words. Sure, you can say that it's just sound waves being absorbed, but that doesn't do music the justice it deserves. It brings tears to your eyes and it makes your heart flutter and it makes everything else in the world seem utterly unimportant. That is why I create music.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Major or Minor?
I've been thinking this over lately, and I have a new songwriting goal. That is: Write a sad song in major, and a happy song in minor. For those of you who don't know, major generally sounds happy, and minor usually sounds sad. That's the easiest way to explain it. Well, it's easier than saying that the minor triad is built of it's relative major's 6th. Although if you understand musicalities, then that makes all the sense in the world :) The point is, I am going to write a sad song that sounds happy, and a happy song that sounds sad. Just to change things up a little :)
Monday, November 19, 2012
A thought :)
Upon arriving early for a meeting at Starbucks this evening, I sat next to two girls (about 17 or 18 years old). As I was minding my own business, I couldn't help but overhear their conversation. Both smoking cigarettes and talking about their friends, enemies, pregnancies, and parents (all about which they had a negative thing to say).
Now as I'm sitting there eating french fries and sipping an iced chai tea latte, naturally my first thought process is "Wow, these girls' lives are really messed up. I'm glad that I have it more together than they do." But then I got to thinking, "What right do I have to think something like that? They're just like me."
Because I might not have all of the problems that they have, but I have thousands of problems that they probably don't.
But then I thought to myself (which I am doing more and more often) "Yeah, well I have Jesus." supposedly meaning 'I have Jesus, so that makes me better.'
And I then came to this conclusion: I'm not better than them, Jesus is better than all of us. Because without Jesus, who am I really? Nobody. Without Jesus I would be in the same boat that they're in. So Jesus is perfect, and we're all terrible sinners. And it's by God's grace alone that he looks at me in a different light. Now, my job is to go spread his word to people who need him.
Now as I'm sitting there eating french fries and sipping an iced chai tea latte, naturally my first thought process is "Wow, these girls' lives are really messed up. I'm glad that I have it more together than they do." But then I got to thinking, "What right do I have to think something like that? They're just like me."
Because I might not have all of the problems that they have, but I have thousands of problems that they probably don't.
But then I thought to myself (which I am doing more and more often) "Yeah, well I have Jesus." supposedly meaning 'I have Jesus, so that makes me better.'
And I then came to this conclusion: I'm not better than them, Jesus is better than all of us. Because without Jesus, who am I really? Nobody. Without Jesus I would be in the same boat that they're in. So Jesus is perfect, and we're all terrible sinners. And it's by God's grace alone that he looks at me in a different light. Now, my job is to go spread his word to people who need him.
Friday, November 16, 2012
The Test
It's like when you take a test and you feel really good about it. You know that you're going to be getting 100% and then the teacher hands it back to you and you are one point away from failing. One small point, and yet that one small point means the difference between a pass and a fail.
All your friends have abandoned you for reasons unknown until you discovered that the reason you are all alone is because you've been 'rude' or'distant' or 'self absorbed' and you think to yourself "How can this be? I haven't been any of those things..." But then you think to yourself "Maybe I have." And you sink into desperation and despair.
Until you remember that one small point. The difference between a pass and a fail.
That one small point is a voice saying two simple words.
"Keep going."
Because it doesn't matter if all of your friends leave you, or betray you, or act as if they've never seen or known you before in their lives. What matters is the voice you choose to listen to.
Of course, one voice is easier to listen to than another. There are all of those points that caused you to get that particular grade on that particular test, and those tend to be the loudest.
But there is still that one small point that remains. And while all the other are screaming at the top of their lungs, that one small point is whispering reassuringly.
"Keep going."
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Song Writing
My goodness I just remembered that I have this blog :P Sorry for the delay, although I'm fairly certain that there's not really anyone reading this. Somehow I find that it helps organize my thoughts to type them out and present them before other people who don't know me very well :)
For those of you who don't know, I'm currently writing my first album (hopefully) and I'm really enjoying it except for one thing- song writing is probably the most overtaxing thing one can put one's brain through. To think of an idea that isn't stupid, and that other people might enjoy, and then to write it out so that it makes sense, and then write it in stanza/verse form, and then make sure that all the words rhyme in the right places, and then make a melody for the song, and make sure that there is background music for the song and then to put it all together.
One of the most, probably the most difficult part of this process is the rhyming. When I'm writing I find that I have something that (finally) really like, I come up short because the DANG words don't rhyme. But then I got to thinking... Who said that songs have to rhyme anyways? It's basically a poem that's put into music, and I don't want to change the words because that would give the song a completely different meaning. So I have a new rule for myself: Don't change words to rhyme. If you do, you'll end up changing what thousands of people may or may not get out of the song.
Anyways, that has been your tip/thought for the day :)
For those of you who don't know, I'm currently writing my first album (hopefully) and I'm really enjoying it except for one thing- song writing is probably the most overtaxing thing one can put one's brain through. To think of an idea that isn't stupid, and that other people might enjoy, and then to write it out so that it makes sense, and then write it in stanza/verse form, and then make sure that all the words rhyme in the right places, and then make a melody for the song, and make sure that there is background music for the song and then to put it all together.
One of the most, probably the most difficult part of this process is the rhyming. When I'm writing I find that I have something that (finally) really like, I come up short because the DANG words don't rhyme. But then I got to thinking... Who said that songs have to rhyme anyways? It's basically a poem that's put into music, and I don't want to change the words because that would give the song a completely different meaning. So I have a new rule for myself: Don't change words to rhyme. If you do, you'll end up changing what thousands of people may or may not get out of the song.
Anyways, that has been your tip/thought for the day :)
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Oh my goodness golly gracious!
I cannot remember the last time I was THIS busy and have actually suffered in some way from it. I mean, of course, I've been really busy before, but I've never had so many things that actually matter to me going on in my life all at once. School (which I am trying much harder at this year :P ) Jesus (More important than anything else,) Church things, clubs, and sleep which is becoming increasingly harder to come by :P I'm definitely looking forward to the weekend :)
Thursday, August 9, 2012
THAT'S IT.
Alright, this has been bothering me for the last couple weeks. Can I just lay that Christians DO NOT hate homosexuals? Yes, we believe that same sex marriage is wrong, but we also believe that Jesus told us to love EVERYONE. I don't know a single Christian who hates homosexuals.
Ok, rant over :)
Ok, rant over :)
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
New school year! Can I get a WOOT WOOT?
Wow! I haven't posted in about 3 weeks O.O That is a long time.... sorry about that!
Well, as usually happens about this time of year (if you live in Arizona that is...) School starts tomorrow! Wait.... that couldn't have been much of a surprise because of the title.... But anywho :)
May I be probably the last to say that this has been the shortest summer of my life! Not literally, but it really did just fly by! But instead of looking at the upcoming school year in the light of "Ugh... another year of waking up really early, lots of homework, and stupid friendship drama," I have been looking at it in the light of "Wow! Jesus is giving me an entire 7 months to share the gospel, and lead people who are bound for eternal torture in hell to Jesus!"
Which is a better way to look at things :)
My personal/spiritual goal for this school year is to present Jesus to at least one person every day, which I am really looking forward to :)
So if you happen to have any random couple of minutes on your hands and you happen to be thinking about my blog (Which the odds are like... 2 to 13 million) Then if you could pray for my goal, I would really really REALLY appreciate it :) And I know that you're probably not about to go pray for some person you don't even know (unless you do know me, then this isn't very odd) But it would really help a lot :) And in return, I will pray for all y'all who read my blog :)
THANK YOU BUNCHES AND HAVE A WONDERFUL SCHOOL YEAR!
Well, as usually happens about this time of year (if you live in Arizona that is...) School starts tomorrow! Wait.... that couldn't have been much of a surprise because of the title.... But anywho :)
May I be probably the last to say that this has been the shortest summer of my life! Not literally, but it really did just fly by! But instead of looking at the upcoming school year in the light of "Ugh... another year of waking up really early, lots of homework, and stupid friendship drama," I have been looking at it in the light of "Wow! Jesus is giving me an entire 7 months to share the gospel, and lead people who are bound for eternal torture in hell to Jesus!"
Which is a better way to look at things :)
My personal/spiritual goal for this school year is to present Jesus to at least one person every day, which I am really looking forward to :)
So if you happen to have any random couple of minutes on your hands and you happen to be thinking about my blog (Which the odds are like... 2 to 13 million) Then if you could pray for my goal, I would really really REALLY appreciate it :) And I know that you're probably not about to go pray for some person you don't even know (unless you do know me, then this isn't very odd) But it would really help a lot :) And in return, I will pray for all y'all who read my blog :)
THANK YOU BUNCHES AND HAVE A WONDERFUL SCHOOL YEAR!
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Fresno, California
Hello you wonderful people! On Monday the 23rd I will be driving from Mesa Arizona to Fresno California. Why you ask? I'm going to visit my grandparents at their house in the country! It's absolutely the most beautiful place on this earth :) Well... maybe not, but it is lovely :) Their house sits right in the middle of their great big grape vineyard. I'm looking forward to hopefully getting much more time with Jesus than I have been getting lately. I'll be sure to upload pictures of my trip! :)
Monday, July 16, 2012
A God centered life
My life has taken a few interesting turns lately, and what with school starting up again soon, God is calling me to have my life more centered on him.
As I look at that phrase 'A God centered life' It makes me think, "My life shouldn't be centered on God, it should Be God." Everything I do, say, think, EVERYTHING I do, will do, or have done should be done for only one purpose: To bring Glory to God and advance his kingdom.
And when I think of the coming school year I think of all of those helpless people, many of them being my friends, who don't have God, and think that they can save themselves. And I think of how I could go out there every day and share the gospel to everyone that I see but instead, I'm sitting on my computer writing about how I need more of Jesus.
For those of you (if there is anyone out there reading this) Who don't know what I'm talking about with all my Jesus posts and such, let me enlighten you with the words of God himself.
In the Bible, Romans 5:8 says: But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
I'm pretty sure that we can all agree that we have all messed up A LOT in our lives. That's the wonderful part about God's dying for our sins. He loved us SO FREAKING MUCH. It is humanly impossible to grasp how amazing and loving he is.
As I look at that phrase 'A God centered life' It makes me think, "My life shouldn't be centered on God, it should Be God." Everything I do, say, think, EVERYTHING I do, will do, or have done should be done for only one purpose: To bring Glory to God and advance his kingdom.
And when I think of the coming school year I think of all of those helpless people, many of them being my friends, who don't have God, and think that they can save themselves. And I think of how I could go out there every day and share the gospel to everyone that I see but instead, I'm sitting on my computer writing about how I need more of Jesus.
For those of you (if there is anyone out there reading this) Who don't know what I'm talking about with all my Jesus posts and such, let me enlighten you with the words of God himself.
In the Bible, Romans 5:8 says: But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
I'm pretty sure that we can all agree that we have all messed up A LOT in our lives. That's the wonderful part about God's dying for our sins. He loved us SO FREAKING MUCH. It is humanly impossible to grasp how amazing and loving he is.
Are you familiar with crucifixion? Well, long story short, you get your hands and feet nailed to a wooden cross and you slowly suffocate to death. Doesn't that just sounds like a good time?
NO.
IT DOESN'T.
Well that's what Jesus went through for you. He didn't have to die for you. He was, is, and will always be perfect in every way shape or form. He died for you because he loves you and wants to spend eternity with you in Heaven!
Think about that.
The creator of the Universe wants to be with you forever SO BADLY that he sent his ONLY SON to DIE FOR YOUR SINS.
Ok this is just me, but if I created a race of people to glorify myself and they just turned on me and started making fools of themselves, I would be a little upset. Just kidding I would be A LOT upset.
Which makes the fact that Jesus loves us as much as he does an even more wonderful concept :)
Well that's it for now :) That's your little gospel tid-bit for today :) And please please PLEASE, if you have any questions comment and ask me :)
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Yet another post about rain :)
Shout out to Jesus for this amazing weather!!! It's so wonderful :) PRAISE GOD!
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Rain = sadness?
There's your random thought for today... :)
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Mustaches :)
Ok, so I have this thing...
Not really an obsession, more of a fetish you could say :)
MUSTACHES!!!!
Or as they are more entertainingly known, mooostaches :)
They're so wonderful! Think about it... hair that you can grow on ONE SPECIFIC PART OF YOUR FACE. ONLY THAT PART. NO OTHER PART. I'm not really fond of them in person, but the concept is rather entertaining to me :)
Not really an obsession, more of a fetish you could say :)
MUSTACHES!!!!
Or as they are more entertainingly known, mooostaches :)
They're so wonderful! Think about it... hair that you can grow on ONE SPECIFIC PART OF YOUR FACE. ONLY THAT PART. NO OTHER PART. I'm not really fond of them in person, but the concept is rather entertaining to me :)
Saturday, July 7, 2012
POTW 7/7/12
Ya know... I don't know why I keep doing these. I always forget to do them....
This week's POTW - Drugstore Cowboy
Meaning - I find this one extremely entertaining :P A drugstore Cowboy is a man who hangs around on a street corner and tries to pick up girls. Because you know... that's really appealing. I have a thing for guys that hang around on street corners...
Not really :)
USE IT! I DARE YOU!
This week's POTW - Drugstore Cowboy
Meaning - I find this one extremely entertaining :P A drugstore Cowboy is a man who hangs around on a street corner and tries to pick up girls. Because you know... that's really appealing. I have a thing for guys that hang around on street corners...
Not really :)
USE IT! I DARE YOU!
Thursday, June 28, 2012
POTW 6/28/12
Silly me, I forgot to post a phrase of the week last week :P So here are 2 to make up for it :)
Last week's Phrase of the week - 'The cat's meow' 1920s
Meaning - you're just about the coolest thing I have ever laid eyes on! After all, what is a cat without it's meow? It's kind of a pointless cat when you think about it... which is exactly the point!
This week's phrase of the week - 'Chrome dome' 1970s
Meaning - Basically this means that someone's bald. I DARE YOU TO USE IT ON SOMEONE. I DARE YOU.
Happy phrasing :)
Last week's Phrase of the week - 'The cat's meow' 1920s
Meaning - you're just about the coolest thing I have ever laid eyes on! After all, what is a cat without it's meow? It's kind of a pointless cat when you think about it... which is exactly the point!
This week's phrase of the week - 'Chrome dome' 1970s
Meaning - Basically this means that someone's bald. I DARE YOU TO USE IT ON SOMEONE. I DARE YOU.
Happy phrasing :)
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Wishful thinking
I was so excited. School had finally ended, and I thought to myself, 'I'm going to be extremely busy this summer. I have so much I have to do!' This was true for about the first week of summer. My family was in town and I had some friends to hang out with, and some Jesus to share. But then... it descended. Boredom had struck. I was left with virtually nothing to do but sit at the computer and play bejeweled. It's better now, but I still have nothing to do some days. Any suggestions?
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
I'm such a goon...
So here I am, getting all excited that "Over 300 people have read my blog!!!" When in reality, not that many people have. I found out that Blogger not only tracks when other people view my blog, but when I myself view my blog. *Facepalm*. After turning off the tracking of my own views, my number of pageviews every day rapidly decreased. This would happen to me :P So, being the curious person that I am, I want to know how many people other than myself actually read my blog every day. If you are reading this post, I would be forever grateful if you left a comment of some sort for me :) Please and thank you :)
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Take heart :)
"Take heart, for I have overcome the world," John 16:33
I don't know about you, but I would definitely take more than heart if my best friend/master has overcome the world (the world meaning the actual Earth, every abiotic factor and every biotic factor in it.) GOD, the all powerful being that you serve has overcome the world! Also, Psalm 121:7 says, "The Lord will keep you from all harm - he will watch over your life." So let me get this straight, God, who has overcome and has complete control of the world, is watching over my life and keeping me from harm? I am definitely going to take a lot more than heart :)
A little food for thought :)
I don't know about you, but I would definitely take more than heart if my best friend/master has overcome the world (the world meaning the actual Earth, every abiotic factor and every biotic factor in it.) GOD, the all powerful being that you serve has overcome the world! Also, Psalm 121:7 says, "The Lord will keep you from all harm - he will watch over your life." So let me get this straight, God, who has overcome and has complete control of the world, is watching over my life and keeping me from harm? I am definitely going to take a lot more than heart :)
A little food for thought :)
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
POTW 6/13/12
Today's POTW is....
"Don't take any wooden nickels!"
Commonly used in the 1920s, it means basically, 'don't do anything stupid!' Because really, who would be stupid enough to take a wooden nickel? Wait.... I know a few people who would. BUT THAT IS NOT THE POINT :)
Use it this week!
"Don't take any wooden nickels!"
Commonly used in the 1920s, it means basically, 'don't do anything stupid!' Because really, who would be stupid enough to take a wooden nickel? Wait.... I know a few people who would. BUT THAT IS NOT THE POINT :)
Use it this week!
Phrase of the week :)
The idea came to me through the same friend that gave me the idea to start a blog. Most do a word of the week or day. For me, I prefer the Phrase Of The Week, or POTW for short :) Every Wednesday I will be posting a phrase from the 1920s, all the way through the present day that I find interesting :) This should be fun :)
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Beautiful Mornings :)
See that? ^^
There is a God that makes that for you EVERY MORNING. That's right, EVERY SINGLE MORNING.
Isn't it lovely?
It's not just an accident that the sunrise is beautiful.
It takes a really beautiful God to make a beautiful sunrise.
But really, that sunrise is only a fraction of His glory.
So the next time that you wake up too early on 'accident', get up and go for a walk or just go outside and look at the sunrise and even if you don't believe in God, rest in it's beauty. Because God put it there for you, even if no one else sees it :)
Monday, June 11, 2012
Proverbs 31 :)
There is something about this chapter of the Bible that I just love, and I can't put my finger on what it is.
Wait.
Just kidding I can :) There is something truly wonderful about reading the Bible and saying "I am well on my way to living like that." I don't want to sound conceded, but That's Proverbs 31 for me :) Here are a few verses from that chapter ~
11 Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
12 She brings him good, not harm,
20 She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.
25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
28 Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
29 “Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all.”
30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
31 Honor her for all that her hands have done,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
I love the fact that it really doesn't matter how beautiful you are. God doesn't even care. Yes, he made you that way, and you are beautiful in his eyes, but he didn't make you that way just so that you and others can enjoy your beauty. He made you for one reason, and one reason only. To glorify himself. He made you beautiful so that others would look at you and say "WOW! GOD MADE HER? HE MUST BE AN AMAZING GOD!" It doesn't matter if you're really attractive and you have guys falling all over you (unless you're a guy who's reading this, in which it would be the other way around). If you are a beautiful woman who doesn't fear the Lord, your beauty isn't worth anything. It's harsh I know, but it's stated clearly in verse 30. PROVERBS 31 WOMAN, HERE I COME!!!
Wait.
Just kidding I can :) There is something truly wonderful about reading the Bible and saying "I am well on my way to living like that." I don't want to sound conceded, but That's Proverbs 31 for me :) Here are a few verses from that chapter ~
11 Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
12 She brings him good, not harm,
20 She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.
25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
28 Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
29 “Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all.”
30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
31 Honor her for all that her hands have done,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
I love the fact that it really doesn't matter how beautiful you are. God doesn't even care. Yes, he made you that way, and you are beautiful in his eyes, but he didn't make you that way just so that you and others can enjoy your beauty. He made you for one reason, and one reason only. To glorify himself. He made you beautiful so that others would look at you and say "WOW! GOD MADE HER? HE MUST BE AN AMAZING GOD!" It doesn't matter if you're really attractive and you have guys falling all over you (unless you're a guy who's reading this, in which it would be the other way around). If you are a beautiful woman who doesn't fear the Lord, your beauty isn't worth anything. It's harsh I know, but it's stated clearly in verse 30. PROVERBS 31 WOMAN, HERE I COME!!!
Summer Boredom :)
Earlier, I was complaining to one of my friends about how bored I was. She sent me a video on YouTube of this guy melting crayons. I decided to give it a go :)
This was the outcome of the melting crayons event :) Simply take some (many...many) crayons, and hot glue them in order onto a piece of paper! Then take a blow-drier and melt them in such a way that they drip down. You're supposed to leave the crayons on the top, but mine ended up falling off towards the end. So, for an original touch, I drew in my own crayons :) Happy melting!
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Worship :D
So far, my summer has consisted mainly of this lovelyness :)
I have been trying to seek God more than I have been lately due to the fact that most of my friends have been experiencing the Holy Spirit on higher levels that I have before. And for me (loving music like I do) Worship is the perfect way to do that :) I wake up, read the Bible for a while, pray, and then have about an hour of worship. It's an extremely wonderful habit to get into :)
He is your praise and He is your God, who has done these great and awesome things for you which your eyes have seen.
Deuteronomy 10:21
Friday, June 8, 2012
Monday, June 4, 2012
HEY.....LOOK AT THIS. THAT'S AN ORDER
Hey, so there's this girl that I kind of know (Just kidding she's pretty much my BFF(LFBWBLJ)*) And she writes AMAZINGLY GOOD....STUFF. LIKE, BOOKS AND STUFF :)
You should check out her blog :)
http://aspiring-authors.blogspot.com
*Best Friend Forever (Literally Forever Because We Both Love Jesus)
You should check out her blog :)
http://aspiring-authors.blogspot.com
*Best Friend Forever (Literally Forever Because We Both Love Jesus)
Being Young....
Alright, first of all, I am not hating on young people :) I will be the first to say that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE little chillins' :)
No, I'm going in a different direction with this :) I'm sure that I'm not the only person to agree that being young for your grade is really, REALLY annoying.
For example, on of my friends just got her permit. For me, I can't get my permit until May 8th 2013. By that time, all of my friends will have their licenses and it won't be cool to have your permit anymore (Not that I care about being cool, you silly goose....)
So you enjoy getting your permit when every one of your friends does. I'll be a hipster and get it a year later :)
No, I'm going in a different direction with this :) I'm sure that I'm not the only person to agree that being young for your grade is really, REALLY annoying.
For example, on of my friends just got her permit. For me, I can't get my permit until May 8th 2013. By that time, all of my friends will have their licenses and it won't be cool to have your permit anymore (Not that I care about being cool, you silly goose....)
So you enjoy getting your permit when every one of your friends does. I'll be a hipster and get it a year later :)
Sunday, May 27, 2012
What a Wonderful Feeling :)
You know that feeling that you get when Jesus is amazing (Even though it's ALWAYS but we don't always realize it)? Because I have that right now :)It feels like you can just go out and jump off of a giant building and KNOW FOR A FACT that you won't get hurt because Jesus will protect you :) Only Jesus can give you that feeling and I am so blessed to be experiencing it at all :)
I BE LOVIN JESUS :)
I BE LOVIN JESUS :)
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Summer : My true love :)
Summer.
What is summer?
The dictionary says that summer is -
1.)The season between Spring and Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere
2.)The period comprising of the months June, July, and August
3.)A period of hot, usually sunny weather
4.)The hotter half of the year
To me, summer is taken in. It can't be defined, or described. It is simply absorbed by the senses.
Summer looks like the hot sun, beating down on the surface of a pool. Like an afternoon at the park eating ice-cream with your crush, like the colors of a beach ball.
Summer sounds like people laughing as they splash in a pool. Like a silenced alarm clock, like 1960s jazz.
Summer smells like chlorine and sunscreen. Like new plastic from the beach balls and pool toys, like freshly mowed grass.
Summer feels like cool water running through your fingers, and being burnt at the same time. Like ice cream sticking to your fingers, like holding hands with 'that person' :)
Summer tastes like fresh movie popcorn. Like cold crisp watermelon on a hot day on the beach, like a hot dog at a baseball game.
Whatever summer is: whether it's just "the hot time of the year" or everything that is wonderful, I can't wait to live it up :D
What is summer?
The dictionary says that summer is -
1.)The season between Spring and Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere
2.)The period comprising of the months June, July, and August
3.)A period of hot, usually sunny weather
4.)The hotter half of the year
To me, summer is taken in. It can't be defined, or described. It is simply absorbed by the senses.
Summer looks like the hot sun, beating down on the surface of a pool. Like an afternoon at the park eating ice-cream with your crush, like the colors of a beach ball.
Summer sounds like people laughing as they splash in a pool. Like a silenced alarm clock, like 1960s jazz.
Summer smells like chlorine and sunscreen. Like new plastic from the beach balls and pool toys, like freshly mowed grass.
Summer feels like cool water running through your fingers, and being burnt at the same time. Like ice cream sticking to your fingers, like holding hands with 'that person' :)
Summer tastes like fresh movie popcorn. Like cold crisp watermelon on a hot day on the beach, like a hot dog at a baseball game.
Whatever summer is: whether it's just "the hot time of the year" or everything that is wonderful, I can't wait to live it up :D
Friday, May 18, 2012
Finals....REALLY?!?!?
Let me be the probably last to say that I HATE FINALS. Let me clarify by telling you a little story :)
There's this guy named John. John has had great grades all through the school year. He's flying high and is COMPLETELY ready to have the school year be over, and already has plans for the first 3 weeks of summer. Then... he hears...that word
There's this guy named John. John has had great grades all through the school year. He's flying high and is COMPLETELY ready to have the school year be over, and already has plans for the first 3 weeks of summer. Then... he hears...that word
FINALS
But, being so pumped for summer to finally, FINALLY start, the idea of working REALLY hard to get a good grade for the year in all of his classes isn't that appealing. After all, he's been working hard all year to get straight 'A's, why should a test at the very end have complete say in his grades? So, John decides to wing it, and barely studies at all.
The day of the first final comes and goes, and he isn't feeling too good about the first three tests that he's taken. He decides to stay up all night studying, even if he risks being tired the next day.
John, of course, falls asleep at 12:30 on the night before the last three finals. He wakes up feeling exhausted, and annoyed because he tried to cram. He ends up feeling worse about the exams then he did the previous day.
But never the less, summer comes. John goes on with his plans, and forgets about the tests for the few weeks. But then....
But then his mom gets the mail. And in the mail, are the results of his tests. He got 1 'B', 2 'C's, and a 'D'. All of his grades are now 'B's and 'C's. His mom grounds him for the next 2 weeks.
This brings up the question -
WHY FINALS?
Haven't we worked hard enough ALL YEAR trying to keep our grades up? Why do we have to waste our last weekend in school cramming and doing 100 question review packets? Why should an hour and a half in each class determine our grade for all of the work we've done for THE ENTIRE YEAR? Shouldn't teachers know that with summer being just around the corner, that no one's going to take the time to study? Well...just kidding I hope that everyone takes the time to study, but this system doesn't seem fair to me.
But I guess that the system seems fair to someone if so many schools follow it....
Ok :) Rant over :) You can go back to whatever it is that you're doing now :)
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Song writing
I have sort of mixed emotions about song writing. It's the kind of thing that I would love to do if I was any good at it. I have plenty of ideas, but if I were to ever write a truly whiz-bang amazing song, it would have to be not like any other song out there. It drives me insane when every new song out there is about falling in love, or falling out of love. There are so many ideas out there that so many people could write about, but we stick to "Hey I just met you, and this is crazy..." So with that floating around in my head, It would be rather difficult to write a really whiz-bang awesome song. Let me know if anyone has an idea for a song.... =)
Monday, May 7, 2012
Allergies
I have decided that if I sneeze one more time this allergy season that I am going to sue allergies for everything that it has. Then, while it's distracted by being a bum, I am going to come up behind it and stab it 27 times. Then I am going to take it to my house and put it in the oven and bake it at 500 degrees until it is dark brown and crisp on the outside. Then, I will take allergies out of the oven and put it in the blender and blend it into a million pieces. Then, I'm going to take the remaining burnt pieces of allergy out of the blender, put it in a bag, go to New York, and throw it off of the top of the Empire State Building.
*SNEEZE*
Ok allergies....prepare to be sued....
*SNEEZE*
Ok allergies....prepare to be sued....
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Owl City :)
I have a semi-new found love for the band Owl City. If you don't know what this is, then get off of this blog right now. Just kidding, stay on here :) But really, you need to go look it up right this very minute because let me tell you, it is a-freakin-mazing :) Adam young (the lead singer and song writer) started off by himself but now has added a few other people. I can safely say that I have never heard any better lyrics than the ones he has written. Well, other than a few favorite hymns :) Go look up "Rainbow Veins" or "If My Heart Was A House" and prepare to be amazed :)And no, if you are judging Owl City only by knowing the song fireflies, then you need to look up these songs too. HE HAS DONE SO MUCH MORE. But to make the whole thing better, Adam Young is a Born-again believer in Christ Jesus the Lord! I know...just when you thought it couldn't get any better :) Happy listening!
Wow :D
75 PEOPLE?!?!? How did this happen? 75 people have already viewed this here blog. I wasn't expecting that to happen so quickly....after all, it's only been up for a day and a half! But thank you, you beloved people who have read this :) The fact that 75 people have been interested in what I have to say is CRAZY :) I think I might like this blog idea after all.... :)
Saturday, May 5, 2012
This book...
I have been reading this book for the last 30 minutes or so...
It is truly amazing how much a book can speak to you. Or rather, how God can use a book to speak to you. I was overcome while reading this by a huge, deep longing for the Holy Spirit to be present in my life. A longing so intense, that it is almost maddening. It was put into proportion just how MASSIVE (an understatement) God is and just how minuscule (an overstatement) I am. And now here I am with a deep deep desire to see God, or the Holy Ghost, or an angel or SOMETHING, and feeling trapped inside myself because I know that I can do all things through God who strengthens me, but I am unable to do anything without the Holy Ghost living inside of me. So all I can do for the moment is pray, and have faith that God will deliver me.
Christopher the Gold Fish
About 2 years ago this same time, I had a sudden desire for a gold fish. I'm not sure why, but I just felt the need for a goldfish. A goldfish, named Christopher.
I begged my mom for one for about a month, and then finally, FINALLY, she said that if I got good enough grades, that she would let me get a goldfish. I was so happy! Not only did I get to get a goldfish, but one of my friends had a fish tank that I could have, because no goldfish of mine would be living in any plain old ordinary bowl!No, my fish would be living in style. But when the school year ended, and I pulled 3 'A's and 3 'B's, my mom thought that wasn't good enough to get a goldfish. So there I was, with a tank, and without a Christopher.
But the summer went on, and I survived. But when school started up again, I forgot about the fish fantasy for a while, and made it through the year without many thoughts surfacing about my shattered dream.
Then, for Christmas, my friend (the one with the tank)decided that she would provide not only the fish tank, but also the fish for my Christmas present. I was so thrilled, and when she came over that day I couldn't believe that I actually had me very own goldfish named Christopher! Me and Chris have been living happily in my room for about 4 months now, and we're as happy as ever =)
I begged my mom for one for about a month, and then finally, FINALLY, she said that if I got good enough grades, that she would let me get a goldfish. I was so happy! Not only did I get to get a goldfish, but one of my friends had a fish tank that I could have, because no goldfish of mine would be living in any plain old ordinary bowl!No, my fish would be living in style. But when the school year ended, and I pulled 3 'A's and 3 'B's, my mom thought that wasn't good enough to get a goldfish. So there I was, with a tank, and without a Christopher.
But the summer went on, and I survived. But when school started up again, I forgot about the fish fantasy for a while, and made it through the year without many thoughts surfacing about my shattered dream.
Then, for Christmas, my friend (the one with the tank)decided that she would provide not only the fish tank, but also the fish for my Christmas present. I was so thrilled, and when she came over that day I couldn't believe that I actually had me very own goldfish named Christopher! Me and Chris have been living happily in my room for about 4 months now, and we're as happy as ever =)
Vintage Tea Party
One of these days, I am going to have my own vintage tea party. I'm going to invite all of my friends with lacy invitations and and serve tea and cakes and it will be the bee's knees =)
Friday, May 4, 2012
Hmmm.....a new blog =)
The idea of having a blog came to me from a friend. A blog? You started a blog? Sounds like fun! I have always been partial to computer-ey design-ey type things, and this seemed to suit me just fine =) In this blog you will be finding things (hopefully) That you will think "OH MY GOODNESS I WAS THINKING THAT EXACT SAME THING!" When you read some of these posts, or perhaps "Hmm, I never thought of that before, but it makes sense!" But there also might be the occasional "That's really stupid, why does she think about stupid things like that?" I've always had an image in my mind of me becoming a nation-wide known blogger, so we'll see if that happens! In any case, this is my blog =) I guess we'll see how this goes....
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