Hello friends!!
I am sending you a hello from my soon to be home - Hudsonville Michigan!!!!!
I went to my new school this morning, Hudsonville High School (GO EAGLES!) and met with my guidance councelor...just a few good things about it: 1. I will NOT, repeat, NOT have to take PE!! Super exciting! 2. It is CLEAN!! no dirt, it is super duper awesome. 3. IT HAS HEAT! Now, I will not have to wear sweatshirts and gloves everyday! I can wear cute clothes!!! Yesssssssss!!
Now I am at my sisters apartment, we are just chilling. well, we are not chilling right now, i am writing, instead of talking...but, o well. I am sure she is good at keeping herself entertained-not too many amigas!
well, time to be social!! blessings-
22 February 2007
22 January 2007
Miscellaneous...
What is up my peeps?
So, I had some free time and thought I would just write whatever popped into my head...this could be scary. :)
No, actually, I am just bored!!! We have mid-year exams this week, so, I have been studying my rear end off. My brain hurts, I am tired and these tests are owning me!!! This week, is so not my week. But, today, I am going to subway, out to breakfast on Friday, AND, a movie/hangout day on Thurs with some of my bestest friends! YAY! That part = fun, the test part = not so fun! But, I am still working hard!
Lets see, what else...
I am going to MI in like a few weeks!! That is super duper exciting. Except the paying lots of money for a plane ticket part. That is just gross! Like, who has 250 dollars?? Nada yo!!! But, I am getting by...BARELY! :)
I have an A in chemistry!! That is exciting. O, and I got a new pair of pants...for free! I can't afford pants, you know, with my lack of cash and all. But, they fit like a glove and are super cute, so, I was happy about that!
Wow, this is super random, but, what the heck, why not just share it all!
Hmmmmm...I am thinking...hang on, it might take a while for my brain to warm up...
Okay, all warm. My hero, beth dillon has a cd coming out in april...EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE GETS ONE! Just kidding, can't afford it. But, it is a bit of exciting news...well, I am about out of random thoughts. I know, me, being out of random thoughts. Hard to believe, but, it happens. All that working of the brain for nothing. O well...be blessed and have un buen dia.
...me...
So, I had some free time and thought I would just write whatever popped into my head...this could be scary. :)
No, actually, I am just bored!!! We have mid-year exams this week, so, I have been studying my rear end off. My brain hurts, I am tired and these tests are owning me!!! This week, is so not my week. But, today, I am going to subway, out to breakfast on Friday, AND, a movie/hangout day on Thurs with some of my bestest friends! YAY! That part = fun, the test part = not so fun! But, I am still working hard!
Lets see, what else...
I am going to MI in like a few weeks!! That is super duper exciting. Except the paying lots of money for a plane ticket part. That is just gross! Like, who has 250 dollars?? Nada yo!!! But, I am getting by...BARELY! :)
I have an A in chemistry!! That is exciting. O, and I got a new pair of pants...for free! I can't afford pants, you know, with my lack of cash and all. But, they fit like a glove and are super cute, so, I was happy about that!
Wow, this is super random, but, what the heck, why not just share it all!
Hmmmmm...I am thinking...hang on, it might take a while for my brain to warm up...
Okay, all warm. My hero, beth dillon has a cd coming out in april...EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE GETS ONE! Just kidding, can't afford it. But, it is a bit of exciting news...well, I am about out of random thoughts. I know, me, being out of random thoughts. Hard to believe, but, it happens. All that working of the brain for nothing. O well...be blessed and have un buen dia.
...me...
12 January 2007
FREEDOM!!!
Hey Guys...
Happy 2007!! How exciting, another year!! woot woot!
Well, I just thought I would say hey to all 3 of my faithful readers...you know who you are!! HA! I like to think that half the world reads this, but, I know that my readers consist of 2 friends and a sister...so, thanks guys for making me feel cool!
OK, freedom...we just talked about this in Sunday School and I just HAD to share about it. It was so liberating...HAHAHA, freedom being liberating, who wouldda thought?! :)
What exactly did we talk about, well, being free. Free in Christ. Free from sin, free from pain and hurt, and Free to be who God created us to be. It is schweet. We watched that scene from Braveheart where Mel Gibson's character is giving his little schpeal to his army and yells at the end..."FREEDOM!!!!" It is awesome. And, well, go figure, we read scripture...you know, the bible and sunday school kinda go hand in hand. Mainly a lot of verses from Galations 5. Some of them being the following:
1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
No, I am not working under a hot sun in a cotton field, I am a slave to sin. We all are really. I mean, who hasn't sinned...NO ONE! But, then I remember that I don't have to be a slave to sin. When I became a Christian, I became free. Sweet deal!
13You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.
So, I am called to be free. So, why not, I will be free. But, that is hard. And even after being free, we still can be enslaved. By who knows what. For me, it has been lots of pain and hurt I have held inside for SO MANY YEARS! Things I have been holding onto, things that I NEED to let God have. I have been fighting a fight for so long, and I can't, well, couldn't anymore.
STORY TIME!!! Well, the other nite, the thurs before sunday school, I realized that i couldn't fight this fight anymore. Some things went on at the dinner table and I broke. I ran up to my room (leaving/running from the situation is my cure all) and hit play on my CD player, turned the volume WAY up and heard this song by Krystal Meyers:
And all this timeI thought the fight
The fight was only mine
I need to let you rescue me
I'm taking fire
I'm feeling tired
I'm tired of this fight
I need to let you rescue me
I just cried and prayed. It was like, the light bulb went on and I was like HELLO!! This fight is SO NOT mine. I need to let God rescue and free me. Why didn't I think of that?!? I prayed and asked God to rescue me. After I did that I had this overwhelming sense of peace and joy. It was awesome. I thanked God for freeing me.
THen, go figure, God just keeps it coming, cuz we talked about freedom in SS. It was awesome. So, all this scatter brained rambling to say, GIVE IT UP!!! BE FREE!!!! LET GOD RESCUE YOU!!! IT TOTALLY ROCKS!!
I know this was a hard to follow, whacked out blog, but, I just needed to write and get out what i have been thinking about. Pretty good stuff! Be free, y'all!! well, all 3 of you!! Mucho amor!
...the free sneaker...
Happy 2007!! How exciting, another year!! woot woot!
Well, I just thought I would say hey to all 3 of my faithful readers...you know who you are!! HA! I like to think that half the world reads this, but, I know that my readers consist of 2 friends and a sister...so, thanks guys for making me feel cool!
OK, freedom...we just talked about this in Sunday School and I just HAD to share about it. It was so liberating...HAHAHA, freedom being liberating, who wouldda thought?! :)
What exactly did we talk about, well, being free. Free in Christ. Free from sin, free from pain and hurt, and Free to be who God created us to be. It is schweet. We watched that scene from Braveheart where Mel Gibson's character is giving his little schpeal to his army and yells at the end..."FREEDOM!!!!" It is awesome. And, well, go figure, we read scripture...you know, the bible and sunday school kinda go hand in hand. Mainly a lot of verses from Galations 5. Some of them being the following:
1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
No, I am not working under a hot sun in a cotton field, I am a slave to sin. We all are really. I mean, who hasn't sinned...NO ONE! But, then I remember that I don't have to be a slave to sin. When I became a Christian, I became free. Sweet deal!
13You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.
So, I am called to be free. So, why not, I will be free. But, that is hard. And even after being free, we still can be enslaved. By who knows what. For me, it has been lots of pain and hurt I have held inside for SO MANY YEARS! Things I have been holding onto, things that I NEED to let God have. I have been fighting a fight for so long, and I can't, well, couldn't anymore.
STORY TIME!!! Well, the other nite, the thurs before sunday school, I realized that i couldn't fight this fight anymore. Some things went on at the dinner table and I broke. I ran up to my room (leaving/running from the situation is my cure all) and hit play on my CD player, turned the volume WAY up and heard this song by Krystal Meyers:
And all this timeI thought the fight
The fight was only mine
I need to let you rescue me
I'm taking fire
I'm feeling tired
I'm tired of this fight
I need to let you rescue me
I just cried and prayed. It was like, the light bulb went on and I was like HELLO!! This fight is SO NOT mine. I need to let God rescue and free me. Why didn't I think of that?!? I prayed and asked God to rescue me. After I did that I had this overwhelming sense of peace and joy. It was awesome. I thanked God for freeing me.
THen, go figure, God just keeps it coming, cuz we talked about freedom in SS. It was awesome. So, all this scatter brained rambling to say, GIVE IT UP!!! BE FREE!!!! LET GOD RESCUE YOU!!! IT TOTALLY ROCKS!!
I know this was a hard to follow, whacked out blog, but, I just needed to write and get out what i have been thinking about. Pretty good stuff! Be free, y'all!! well, all 3 of you!! Mucho amor!
...the free sneaker...
25 December 2006
Christmas and Crimes...
So all...
Merry Christmas!! I hope this day was spectacular. I love celebrating the birth of my best friend, Jesus and also spending the time with my wonderful family.
We opened stockings (my favorite) this morning after sleeping under the tree with my sisters. Then we ate a big breakfast and opened out of town gifts. After that we watched the last hour of the Disney World Christmas Day Parade. We watched until our favorites, Aly and AJ sang and then decided to continue the unwrapping. We proceeded to open the gifts from mom and dad and had a swell time. Following our long day of opening we ate and played games and watched TV. It was AWESOME! A great way to spend our last Christmas at West Point.
Well, this little scene may seem to good to be true. That is where the crime part comes in. The sweet to sour, the good to bad to ugly, what have you.
You know what caused the crime. For those who know me quite well, you know what usually gets me in trouble, or gets trouble started. MY BIG...FAT...(quit thinking I am talking about my butt) it is my MOUTH! mouth, boca, pie hole...
Whether it be interrupting, sarcasm (or as my mother says, sCarcasm), name calling, or yelling, my mouth is always at the center. I think God had me in mind when these words hit paper in the book of James:
The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. James 3:6
So, it is not me that commits the crime, rather my mouth. Any of you in the same boat?!? Well, tonite it was yelling, or in nicer terms, raising my voice. Why? WHY? WHY? WHY?
Somehow, my stupid tongue manages to come up with quick witty things to say...before my very slow brain has a chance to say...SHUT UP!!! I will not go into detail, but, i committed a crime tonite...no there were no cops, or cuffs, just a few tears.
But, with a crime, comes...da da da daaa!! (insert trumpet sound here) GRACE! and FORGIVENESS! and the realization that I have the greatest family in the world.
My sisters...absolutely amazing. Sure the get under my skin and on my nerves. They drive me crazy!!! BUT, there's a but. I don't know what I would do with out them. They are my very best friends. Without them...life would pretty much be the most boringest (sorry E for the terrible grammar) thing around.
My parents...stellar. Again...can't live with them, but, would be DEAD, gone, completely and utterly lost without them.
I wish I could remember this when my mouth starts running!!! But, instead, i need to learn from my mistakes, move forward and not only forgive others, but, forgive myself. I had a great heart to heart with mi hermana tonite and that is one point she kept reiterating. I can't always blame myself, or be mad at myself. I AM NOT PERFECT and I need to learn to forgive my mistakes and accept myself for who God has made me to be!! So, all, love your family and pray that your brain is quicker then mine and can pick up on a overactive mouth!!! Why is there no medication for overactive mouth. Heck, there is one for an overactive bladder!! What are we waiting for!!! HA!
Well, merry christmas...mucho amor to you all...
...your crime committing, grace recieve, adorable sneaker...
Merry Christmas!! I hope this day was spectacular. I love celebrating the birth of my best friend, Jesus and also spending the time with my wonderful family.
We opened stockings (my favorite) this morning after sleeping under the tree with my sisters. Then we ate a big breakfast and opened out of town gifts. After that we watched the last hour of the Disney World Christmas Day Parade. We watched until our favorites, Aly and AJ sang and then decided to continue the unwrapping. We proceeded to open the gifts from mom and dad and had a swell time. Following our long day of opening we ate and played games and watched TV. It was AWESOME! A great way to spend our last Christmas at West Point.
Well, this little scene may seem to good to be true. That is where the crime part comes in. The sweet to sour, the good to bad to ugly, what have you.
You know what caused the crime. For those who know me quite well, you know what usually gets me in trouble, or gets trouble started. MY BIG...FAT...(quit thinking I am talking about my butt) it is my MOUTH! mouth, boca, pie hole...
Whether it be interrupting, sarcasm (or as my mother says, sCarcasm), name calling, or yelling, my mouth is always at the center. I think God had me in mind when these words hit paper in the book of James:
The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. James 3:6
So, it is not me that commits the crime, rather my mouth. Any of you in the same boat?!? Well, tonite it was yelling, or in nicer terms, raising my voice. Why? WHY? WHY? WHY?
Somehow, my stupid tongue manages to come up with quick witty things to say...before my very slow brain has a chance to say...SHUT UP!!! I will not go into detail, but, i committed a crime tonite...no there were no cops, or cuffs, just a few tears.
But, with a crime, comes...da da da daaa!! (insert trumpet sound here) GRACE! and FORGIVENESS! and the realization that I have the greatest family in the world.
My sisters...absolutely amazing. Sure the get under my skin and on my nerves. They drive me crazy!!! BUT, there's a but. I don't know what I would do with out them. They are my very best friends. Without them...life would pretty much be the most boringest (sorry E for the terrible grammar) thing around.
My parents...stellar. Again...can't live with them, but, would be DEAD, gone, completely and utterly lost without them.
I wish I could remember this when my mouth starts running!!! But, instead, i need to learn from my mistakes, move forward and not only forgive others, but, forgive myself. I had a great heart to heart with mi hermana tonite and that is one point she kept reiterating. I can't always blame myself, or be mad at myself. I AM NOT PERFECT and I need to learn to forgive my mistakes and accept myself for who God has made me to be!! So, all, love your family and pray that your brain is quicker then mine and can pick up on a overactive mouth!!! Why is there no medication for overactive mouth. Heck, there is one for an overactive bladder!! What are we waiting for!!! HA!
Well, merry christmas...mucho amor to you all...
...your crime committing, grace recieve, adorable sneaker...
15 December 2006
Just Catchin' Up!
I was realizing that it had been a while since I last posted. So, I thought to myself, self, why not post something new. Then I said, no self, there is too much going on right now. And then I said, that means, it is the perfect time to blog. So, I did, well, I am...anywho...
Christmas anyone? I can hardly believe that Christmas is practically here!! I am getting into the spirit. And, being that I am converse sneaker, I think I should share some pretty big news...
I GOT CHRISTMAS CONVERSES!! they are candy cane stripe (fuzzy, I should add) with a green toungue. They are beautiful. I am in love!!! HAHAHA!!! Thanks to dad for giving them to me.
Also, with Christmas, that means sister comes home!!! YAY! I was so excited to see her, because well, we are pretty much the same, and so, she understands me and we have a blast together!! She got home today and we have already had some good times.
I know I know, there is more to Christmas. And actually, as I write this, I am listening to the Christmas song, "We are the Reason." And it just talks about how we are the reason that Jesus gave everything for us to have life. And that HE is the greatest gift. I don't remember that very often. But, HOLY COW!!! Isn't that just a pretty great God!?!?! So, if you haven't lately, thank God for sending his son to us, that we may LIVE!! WOOHOO!!!!!
Well, I think I am gonna go chill with me familia at the moment. More later, friends...
...mucho amor, the sneaker bonita!!
Christmas anyone? I can hardly believe that Christmas is practically here!! I am getting into the spirit. And, being that I am converse sneaker, I think I should share some pretty big news...
I GOT CHRISTMAS CONVERSES!! they are candy cane stripe (fuzzy, I should add) with a green toungue. They are beautiful. I am in love!!! HAHAHA!!! Thanks to dad for giving them to me.
Also, with Christmas, that means sister comes home!!! YAY! I was so excited to see her, because well, we are pretty much the same, and so, she understands me and we have a blast together!! She got home today and we have already had some good times.
I know I know, there is more to Christmas. And actually, as I write this, I am listening to the Christmas song, "We are the Reason." And it just talks about how we are the reason that Jesus gave everything for us to have life. And that HE is the greatest gift. I don't remember that very often. But, HOLY COW!!! Isn't that just a pretty great God!?!?! So, if you haven't lately, thank God for sending his son to us, that we may LIVE!! WOOHOO!!!!!
Well, I think I am gonna go chill with me familia at the moment. More later, friends...
...mucho amor, the sneaker bonita!!
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