Monday, April 30, 2007

Missouri Trip

We had a blast on our trip to Missouri! I had a good time browsing and spending money on the books at the fair, and I got a pretty good sunburn when I went to some of our friends' track meet. I got to hang out with some people I hadn't seen in a while including Zach (the screaming penguin), the family from the H2O blog (we stayed with at their house), all their home schooled friends, and we met some new friends while we were at it. We also went to a good friends graduation and we had a great time at that too.

Pris brought her books to sell at the book fair but didn't sell many which didn't really matter because that wasn't really why we came. You know, any excuse works to go and visit some friends.
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The day before we left I mentioned to the Dad of the family we were staying with, that I was disappointed because my Dad didn't like to hunt and wouldn't take me. Well our friends' Dad up and said he would take me turkey hunting at 5:30 in the morning and I said I would love to so that was the plan. That night when we got back to where we were staying. I asked Pris to wake me up when they started a movie which was the plan and I fell asleep. Well they never watched the movie and Pris never woke me up and I didn't set an alarm so didn't get up in time to go hunting :( . Oh well, I will defiantly go hunting next time we go there.

This doesn't look like a wild turkey but it is cute.
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I am hoping to go to a camp in June called Camp David. They work with children of prisoners. I would appreciate all your prayers for me and my parents to make the right decision about me going. I am not sure if I am ready to handle that kind of situation yet but I hope I am.

Thursday, April 12, 2007




I was kind of surprised to just find out I was nominated for Best Teen Blog.

I if you want you can place your vote here.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Dumb State and City Laws

Alabama
It is illegal to impersonate a person of the clergy.

It is illegal to maim oneself to escape duty.

You may not drive barefooted.
Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.

It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.

Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.

Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.

It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to
the front of your automobile.

You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.

Masks may not be worn in public.

Women are able to retain all property they owned prior to marriage in the case of divorce. However, this provision does not apply to men.
It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.

Tennessee
You can't shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile.

Hollow logs may not be sold.

It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish.

Stealing a horse is punishable by hanging.

No Christian parent may require their children to pick up trash from the highway on Easter day.
Driving is not to be done while asleep.

It is legal to gather and consume roadkill.

The definition of "dumb animal" includes every living creature. –Including people?
It is illegal to dare a child to purchase a beer.
Skunks may not be carried into the state.

Georgia

It is illegal to use profanity in front of a dead body which lies in a funeral home or in a coroners office.

Members of the state assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while the state assembly is in session.

Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.

No one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket if it is Sunday.
Acworth
All citizens must own a rake.
Atlanta
Against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.
Columbus
Can't cut off a chicken's head on Sunday.
It is illegal to carry a chicken by it's feet down Broadway on Sunday.
Gainesville
Chicken must be eaten with the hands.
Jonesboro
It is illegal to say "Oh, Boy"
Kennesaw
Every head of household must possess a firearm of some kind.
Marietta
Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus, citizens may spit from a truck.
St. Mary's
No spitting on the sidewalk is permitted after dark.
Quitman
It is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.


North Carolina

No one may be a professional fortune-teller, and if one wishes to pursue the practice as an amateur, it must be practiced in a school or church.

Elephants may not be used to plow cotton fields.

Organizations may not hold their meetings while the members present are in costume.

Bingo games may not last over 5 hours unless it is held at a fair.

South Carolina

It is illegal to display a confederate flag on a courthouse.

By law, if a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, the marriage must take place.

A railroad may not remove itself from a town of more than five hundred people.

Dance halls may not operate on Sundays.
An exception to the above law is that light bulbs may be sold.

Musical instruments may not be sold on Sunday.

Horses may not be kept in bathtubs.

When approaching a four way or blind intersection in a non-horse driven vehicle you
must stop 100 ft from the intersection and discharge a firearm into the air to warn horse
traffic.

It is perfectly legal to beat your wife on the court house steps on Sundays.

Every adult male must bring a rifle to church on Sunday in order to ward off Indian attacks.
A person must be eighteen years old to play a pinball machine.

I Found My Happy Spot!

Well, I enjoyed youth immensely this week. There are five girls in our girls group plus our leader. We had a great time in our bible study. We are reading through Colossians and we read Colossians 4:2-6. we talked about prayer, shining our light through our conversations and in how we treat other people, and trusting in God through hard times. Go figure. That was just what I have recently been learning. We had some really in depth conversation and I definitely made some new friends!
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At the end of study we all left Subway in the rainy weather and all piled into the youth leader's car though there wasn't quite enough room :) and drove to The Dock (which is where we have our main meeting). We got there and Jonathan who is our main youth pastor taught about submission and how God is in control of all authority and we should submit unless the laws we are under tell us to disobey Gods law. Romans 13:1-7. Over all I had a great time and I thought the teaching was really good.

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

So yesterday was kind if a lazy day for me. Mom let us sleep in till about 8:00 and we didn't start school till 9:00. After school (which I finished at about 3:00) I decided to go see what Pris was doing at Aunt Lori's. On Sunday I had bought Sarah a stuffed bunny that was pink and very soft. So I brought that over. Sarah was very excited and kept hugging and kissing it (that was very cute). I would put a picture up but our camera cord is not working for me :( .

The rest of the day Pris, Hope, and I hung out with Aunt Lori, held babies, and watched I Love Lucy. Yeah, I know LAZY! At about 10:00 Uncle Kenny came home from baseball practice with Josh and Paul (Josh is 13 and Paul is 9). Paul had gotten a padded shirt from the coach because it's dangerous if the ball hits him really hard in the chest and since he's a pitcher, it's more likely that he will get hit. Well, Josh put the shirt on and asked me to punch him hard in the chest just so he could feel tough. I reluctantly did and he said it didn't hurt. Priscilla couldn't handle not having part in the fun so she wanted to hit him to and Josh was glad to oblige. Don't say it, I already know my family's weird. After Pris punched him a couple times Kenny wanted to try. He promised not to hit him to hard and Josh agreed..... well, it did hurt that time but Josh was still laughing. At about 11:00 we went home .

Sunday we had dinner with Grandma and Grandpa and played Catch Phrase until we got talking and everybody forgot about the game. Friday was Grandpa's birthday and we ate at there house then too. I always enjoy our talks with them and I know when I am old those are the times I am going to love to look back and remember.

Hope and I have started to go to our church youth group. We had gone with Candace and Pris a few times before and we sort of quit going; it was very big and there was not enough time to really get to know anyone. Honestly I'm not a big youth group fan. I would more like to hang out with a mixed group of teenagers and adults of all ages. But I think I am going to enjoy this youth group in spite of all that. Some of the girls meet and have a bible study before the meeting and Hope and I were invited to that. I think we will enjoy it and be able to grow. I am really looking forward to meeting some new friends.

I am reading a book called A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. I'm really enjoying it. It is about a little eleven year old girl and her little brother and who live in the slums of Brooklyn. Their father is drunk a lot and there mother is hard pressed to make their living. The story is interesting and it is giving me a lot of food for thought. There are many different kinds of people in the book who have many different opinions about life. I like thinking while I read of how I would try to explain my ideas to some of the characters.

For me there are several different categories of books. A book can be a fun book that I read for pure enjoyment (I save these for rare occasions), or a lesson book for me that is a true or inspiring story of someone I want to learn from, a self improving book which is usually the bible or a book about the bible, or a think book. A think book is a book that I don't agree with everything in it and it makes me dig into why and what I believe. A Tree Grows In Brooklyn is definitely a think book.

Sunday, April 01, 2007

Trust

Lately I have been struggling with worries about the future and a few other things that have burdened me for a few years. I know being caught up in worry can be a very bad thing especially when they are things I can't do anything about. so far no advantages have come out of worrying. I have started to struggle with discontentment which I'm pretty sure is a product of worry. Tonight I just started to question myself asking why I feel discontent and why do I feel like I'm not doing everything I should? Well I was thinking and I've realized what I should have known all along. There's no gain in worrying about things that I can't fix.
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I've realized that I haven't been giving God quite everything. I've been saving the things that are closest to my heart for myself to carry. But those are the things that matter most. It's been hard to trust God with those things because they are important. So starting now I am going to let go of all my fears but I don't think God wants me to forget about burdens that have been given me. I just need to learn to keep coming to Him and keep laying them down at His feet.
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Here are some bible verses that have encouraged me.
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Phil 4:6 -Be fretful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
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Psa 37:5 -Commit your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him for He will do it.
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Psa 34:22-The Lord redeemeth the soul of His servants:
And none of them that trust in Him shall be desolate.
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Psa 62:8- Trust in Him at all times, O people;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us.