Friday, April 22, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
A few random things...
I SAW TENTH AVENUE NORTH LAST NIGHT FOR THE THIRD TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh my goodness!!!!!! LOVED it!!!!!!!! =D <3 Saw Third Day too...
I made straight As again last nine weeks!!! I've made one B all year!!! Can you believe it? Haha nice to know all the stress is paying off...lol! I haven't had straight As since...2nd grade?
We did the "Aspects of Housing" chapter in Family and Consumer Science over the last few weeks, and I discovered I actually like stuff like that!?! We did some interior design activities that were really fun!
Trevor Morgan has a song that is called "Jesus rides a subway" and I love it!!!! He's awesome!!!
Martina McBride has a song called "Teenage Daughters" I think is really cute. My mom likes it alot
Had an AWFUL day yesterday. Wrote about it for my journal entry in creative writing and here's what i discovered: If you write down all the things that make the day seem so horrible (waking up late, losing phone, dropping lunch, having to eat by yourself in the cafeteria B/C you dropped your lunch and they wouldn't let you leave the cafe with food, losing pictures for your yearbook spread, etc) if you write them down and honestly take a step back and re-read them it can make you laugh. Like no lie, I felt better after I laughed at myself.
Like an Avalanche is one of my new favorite songs
I can play the intro to "What About Now" by Chris Daughtry on the piano. Pretty excited!!! I haven't practiced in forEVER... =(
I'm getting my haircut tomorrow
Grandma came home yesterday!!!!!!!! <3 SO excited for her! She's doing better, but still going to Physical Therepy for her arm. (Still no use of it, but they say the muscles are getting better)
There are 5 weeks left of school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I made straight As again last nine weeks!!! I've made one B all year!!! Can you believe it? Haha nice to know all the stress is paying off...lol! I haven't had straight As since...2nd grade?
We did the "Aspects of Housing" chapter in Family and Consumer Science over the last few weeks, and I discovered I actually like stuff like that!?! We did some interior design activities that were really fun!
Trevor Morgan has a song that is called "Jesus rides a subway" and I love it!!!! He's awesome!!!
Martina McBride has a song called "Teenage Daughters" I think is really cute. My mom likes it alot
Had an AWFUL day yesterday. Wrote about it for my journal entry in creative writing and here's what i discovered: If you write down all the things that make the day seem so horrible (waking up late, losing phone, dropping lunch, having to eat by yourself in the cafeteria B/C you dropped your lunch and they wouldn't let you leave the cafe with food, losing pictures for your yearbook spread, etc) if you write them down and honestly take a step back and re-read them it can make you laugh. Like no lie, I felt better after I laughed at myself.
Like an Avalanche is one of my new favorite songs
I can play the intro to "What About Now" by Chris Daughtry on the piano. Pretty excited!!! I haven't practiced in forEVER... =(
I'm getting my haircut tomorrow
Grandma came home yesterday!!!!!!!! <3 SO excited for her! She's doing better, but still going to Physical Therepy for her arm. (Still no use of it, but they say the muscles are getting better)
There are 5 weeks left of school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Summer is only a hop and a skip away
I am SOOO ready for summer!!! I think there is 7 weeks of school left...Thank goodness!
I can't wait to go back to Destin with my youth group!!!!! I'm more excited about that than anything! =) I went two years ago, and it seriously changed everyhing. I started taking being a Christian seriously, and my whole world was impacted! Crazy to think it's been two years...
It was such an awesome trip!!!!
I can't wait to go back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't wait to go back to Destin with my youth group!!!!! I'm more excited about that than anything! =) I went two years ago, and it seriously changed everyhing. I started taking being a Christian seriously, and my whole world was impacted! Crazy to think it's been two years...
It was such an awesome trip!!!! I can't wait to go back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
TCBY Bible Study: Jealousy
Jealousy
= Reaction to a perceived threat to a valued relationship. Emotions: anger, sadness, pain, envy, grief, humiliation, fear. Thoughts dwelling on resentment, blame, worry about image, self-pity and comparison with the rival
This week at our small group we talked about Jealousy. We've been sending in different topic ideas to Angela and Jessica, and whatever we send in, the group gets to talk about at one of our Monday night TCBY Bible studies!!!! =) Angela posted her notes from the lesson onto our FaceBook page, so here they are!!! I bolded the stuff the stood out most to me =)
(Btw, White Chocolate Mousse FroYo is my FAVORITE!!!)
Jealousy stems off of these feeling mostly: Insecurities, Fear, Covetness, and Deception.
= Reaction to a perceived threat to a valued relationship. Emotions: anger, sadness, pain, envy, grief, humiliation, fear. Thoughts dwelling on resentment, blame, worry about image, self-pity and comparison with the rival
This week at our small group we talked about Jealousy. We've been sending in different topic ideas to Angela and Jessica, and whatever we send in, the group gets to talk about at one of our Monday night TCBY Bible studies!!!! =) Angela posted her notes from the lesson onto our FaceBook page, so here they are!!! I bolded the stuff the stood out most to me =)
(Btw, White Chocolate Mousse FroYo is my FAVORITE!!!)
Jealousy stems off of these feeling mostly: Insecurities, Fear, Covetness, and Deception.
· • Stems from insecurity (YES)• Root of jealousy:
o Personal insecurity. How do we base our security on? Opinion, affirmation, acceptance from others. When we feel rejected or unloved we become dangerously insecure leading us to see the strengths of other people as threats to our own well being. We battle insecurity by researching God’s unfailing love and acceptance.
o Personal insecurity. How do we base our security on? Opinion, affirmation, acceptance from others. When we feel rejected or unloved we become dangerously insecure leading us to see the strengths of other people as threats to our own well being. We battle insecurity by researching God’s unfailing love and acceptance.
• But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, for he has been good to me (Psalm 13:5-6).• Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love (Psalm 48:9).
• Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul (Psalm 143:8).• For the sake of his great name the Lord will not reject his people, because the Lord was pleased to make you his own (1 Samuel 12:22).
• Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me (Psalm 27:10).
• But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light (1 Peter 2:9).
o Fear. **There is nothing we can hang on to that is worth what we are giving up. **( I bolded that and made it bigger! LOL Read it a few times and you'll get how cool it is) We can have a peace through Christ when we let him have free reign in our lives. To overcome fear, we must first confess it to God and allow him to work in you.
• There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love (1 John 4:18).• For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father" (Romans 8:15).
• It 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 (Galatians 5:1).• To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy (Jude 24).
o Covetousness. The desire to have something that isn’t yours. Leads you to aggressive jealousy that is often spoken against in the Bible. It happens when you are not satisfied with the blessings God has bestowed upon you.
• Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, for each one should carry his own load (Galatians 6:4-5).
• This is what the Lord says -- your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go. If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your righteousness like the waves of the sea (Isaiah 48:17-18).
• Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you (Isaiah 46:4). I LOVE THIS VERSE!!!!!• Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? (Matthew 6:25)• You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing (Psalm 145:16).
o Deception. **You may perceive a threat that in reality does not exist** Key phrase there! You may perceive a threat that really doesn’t exist. It’s distorted due to lies you believe about others and yourself. Scriptures to help battle the lies:
• You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free (John 8:32). Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long (Psalm 25:4-5).• Do not snatch the word of truth from my mouth, for I have put my hope in your laws (Psalm 119:43).
• I have not spoken in secret, from somewhere in a land of darkness; I have not said to Jacob's descendants, "Seek me in vain." I, the Lord, speak the truth; I declare what is right (Isaiah 45:19).
• The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth (Psalm 145:18).• But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come (John16:13).The key to biblically overcoming jealousy is to discern the roots of your jealousy and battle them with the truth of God’s Word. I like that =)
• Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul (Psalm 143:8).• For the sake of his great name the Lord will not reject his people, because the Lord was pleased to make you his own (1 Samuel 12:22).
• Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me (Psalm 27:10).
• But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light (1 Peter 2:9).
o Fear. **There is nothing we can hang on to that is worth what we are giving up. **( I bolded that and made it bigger! LOL Read it a few times and you'll get how cool it is) We can have a peace through Christ when we let him have free reign in our lives. To overcome fear, we must first confess it to God and allow him to work in you.
• There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love (1 John 4:18).• For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father" (Romans 8:15).
• It 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 (Galatians 5:1).• To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy (Jude 24).
o Covetousness. The desire to have something that isn’t yours. Leads you to aggressive jealousy that is often spoken against in the Bible. It happens when you are not satisfied with the blessings God has bestowed upon you.
• Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, for each one should carry his own load (Galatians 6:4-5).
• This is what the Lord says -- your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go. If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your righteousness like the waves of the sea (Isaiah 48:17-18).
• Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you (Isaiah 46:4). I LOVE THIS VERSE!!!!!• Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? (Matthew 6:25)• You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing (Psalm 145:16).
o Deception. **You may perceive a threat that in reality does not exist** Key phrase there! You may perceive a threat that really doesn’t exist. It’s distorted due to lies you believe about others and yourself. Scriptures to help battle the lies:
• You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free (John 8:32). Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long (Psalm 25:4-5).• Do not snatch the word of truth from my mouth, for I have put my hope in your laws (Psalm 119:43).
• I have not spoken in secret, from somewhere in a land of darkness; I have not said to Jacob's descendants, "Seek me in vain." I, the Lord, speak the truth; I declare what is right (Isaiah 45:19).
• The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth (Psalm 145:18).• But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come (John16:13).The key to biblically overcoming jealousy is to discern the roots of your jealousy and battle them with the truth of God’s Word. I like that =)
I know I've posted it many times, but I really am SUPER SUPER grateful for my church and my church family <3
Sunday, March 20, 2011
This post will probably just waste your time so I'm SUPER sorry!!!
This isn't a big deal to all the adults who have jobs and stuff but to me, this is HUGE
There are NINE (9) WEEKS OF SCHOOL LEFT!!!!!!!!
Did you see that?
9 weeks of school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK GOD
I've made straight As TWICE this year!!!!!!!! First nine weeks I had straight As; second nine weeks I had all As and two Bs and this past nine weeks I had straight As!!! YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY!!!!!!!!!
There are NINE (9) WEEKS OF SCHOOL LEFT!!!!!!!!
Did you see that?
9 weeks of school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK GOD
I've made straight As TWICE this year!!!!!!!! First nine weeks I had straight As; second nine weeks I had all As and two Bs and this past nine weeks I had straight As!!! YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
One of those days...
Well the plan for the day was for the youth group to go to Galloway to help set up and serve during a St. Patrick's Day party. Then we were going to Laser Quest and CiCi's Pizza! Woo Hoo!!!! =D Well, Michael was able to do that. Haha I had a different experiance.
So I was holding a wooden door open for Ms. Rose (A SUPER SWEET lady who I've grown to absolutely adore!!!!!!) Anyway, when I did I got a splinter in my thumb. No biggie, I went on a search for some tweezers and eventually this lady brought me a giant pair of plastic "safety tweezers" because that was the only thing they had. Still not a big deal. I'm trying to get the stupid splinter out for like EVER until the lady offers to try and get it. So she's barely doing anything. Like seriously, she was just looking at it and EVERYTHING starts spinning and going darker and my ears were ringing. Haha I imagine what I looked like was pretty funny. I was swaying around and the lady (who was very nice by the way) kept telling me I needed to sit down. I did finally and felt better, but my head was killing me.
Mom came and got me and we assumed that my blood sugar had just dropped or something. Nope. Blood pressure maybe? It was very high, but 10 minutes later it was normal. Got to hot in too small of a space? Maybe, but I had been doing yard work this morning and was completely fine, and small spacese don't bother me. At this point I STILL had the stupid splinter in my finger.
Head was still killing me about an hour later so we went to Dr. Bubba's He pulled out the splinter, and procceded to tell us that it's a normal case and it's all cool. The "dizzy spell" more than likely triggered a migraine.
One super cool thing I got out of the experiance? I've lost a total of 8 pounds since I found out I was diabetic!!!!!! YAY YAY YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, and I've totally found an excersise I L-O-V-E!!!!!!!! Crazy right? Haha I love the rhythm boxing on Wii Fit. Mostly beause I like to make fun of myself for messing up, but it's so much fun!!! Lol
Grandma started Physical Therepy today =) She's doing better every day!
Haha I call this a Melissa Moment for sure... The PT nurse came in this morning and asked "So, how did you get here?" Grandma said "An Ambulance brought me" hahaha "No, I meant whay are you in the hospital?" "Oh!!!" =D
So I was holding a wooden door open for Ms. Rose (A SUPER SWEET lady who I've grown to absolutely adore!!!!!!) Anyway, when I did I got a splinter in my thumb. No biggie, I went on a search for some tweezers and eventually this lady brought me a giant pair of plastic "safety tweezers" because that was the only thing they had. Still not a big deal. I'm trying to get the stupid splinter out for like EVER until the lady offers to try and get it. So she's barely doing anything. Like seriously, she was just looking at it and EVERYTHING starts spinning and going darker and my ears were ringing. Haha I imagine what I looked like was pretty funny. I was swaying around and the lady (who was very nice by the way) kept telling me I needed to sit down. I did finally and felt better, but my head was killing me.
Mom came and got me and we assumed that my blood sugar had just dropped or something. Nope. Blood pressure maybe? It was very high, but 10 minutes later it was normal. Got to hot in too small of a space? Maybe, but I had been doing yard work this morning and was completely fine, and small spacese don't bother me. At this point I STILL had the stupid splinter in my finger.
Head was still killing me about an hour later so we went to Dr. Bubba's He pulled out the splinter, and procceded to tell us that it's a normal case and it's all cool. The "dizzy spell" more than likely triggered a migraine.
One super cool thing I got out of the experiance? I've lost a total of 8 pounds since I found out I was diabetic!!!!!! YAY YAY YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, and I've totally found an excersise I L-O-V-E!!!!!!!! Crazy right? Haha I love the rhythm boxing on Wii Fit. Mostly beause I like to make fun of myself for messing up, but it's so much fun!!! Lol
Grandma started Physical Therepy today =) She's doing better every day!
Haha I call this a Melissa Moment for sure... The PT nurse came in this morning and asked "So, how did you get here?" Grandma said "An Ambulance brought me" hahaha "No, I meant whay are you in the hospital?" "Oh!!!" =D
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Lots going on!!!
So, I joined the Arlington Photography Club!!!! SUPER excited!!!!! These two pics are my favorite, but there are others on my Facebook page if you want to see. We had a small class, and then walked behind the Town Hall to take pictures of this old broken firetruck. It was awesome! I loved it!!! I seriously learned more in that hour and a half than I have ever learned about cameras. =)
Well, this past week has been insane. Grandma is doing better, but it will be a very long road to recovery. Dad is still sick with this sinus infection deal, but he doesn't seem like he's feeling any better. I got a call yesterday from one of my amazing friends that she's moving to Montana because her dad got a new job. Mom started a new class yesterday, and I know she's really stressed out. At first I was really overwhelmed by everything, but someone gave me some awesome advice.
Look at all the positives about it.Super simple right? It put everything in perspective for sure! So, the next few lines are me looking at all the positive stuff:
Grandma is still in hospital, and will be for a while, but she's going to get better!!!!
Dad will get better too. It's just a kick butt sinus infection or something...?
She hasn't moved yet! She won't until May, and until then we'll just have to hang out as much as possible.
It gives me the opportunity to help my mom out more. =)
Life's been crazy, but God isn't going anywhere. =D All the stuff going on is just a little piece of life. <3
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