Merry Christmas a day late! I've been at my grandparents and spent Christmas with them. So far, I've gotten a bunch of money, some Cd's, Amy Grant's autobiography, a best buy gift card, and in my stocking I found candy, and some nail polish. It was a lot of fun. Today I'm going to go see my other grandparents, and cosines, and aunt and uncle and great-grandmother to do Christmas with them. It should be fun. I love running around with my cosines, so it should be seeing them.

Christmas

Well, it's over. Finals are finally over. It hasn't even been a whole week, and it has felt like forever-or like I've been slowly eaten alive, take your pick. But is all over! And it's Christmas break, which is even better!
And speaking about Christmas, while your out buying your Christmas presents, or sitting in mall traffic, wondering when the next time you will move (though I have been through worse), remember this: Christmas is not, nor will it ever be, about the stuff. It's not about how good of Christmas your giving or getting, or what you don't get, it's about Jesus Christ-God in flesh-coming down this sinful, dark world to save you and me from our sins in the most painful way possible. He shed his blood, he paid the price for you and me! He didn't have too, he didn't have to leave his rightful heavenly home to come die for us. But he did, because that's how much he loves us.
So remember: keep the Christ in Christmas

Pointe Test results

I PASSED! I PASSED! OMG I PASSED MY POINTE TEST! I GET TO GO BUY MY TOE SHOES OVER HOLIDAYS! Then when classes start back up again I'll get to be in beginners pointe!
Life is BEAUTIFUL!

Finals, Christmas, and Pointe test

Life is starting to turn upside down! Next week is finals, so I have been piled up with all the reviews! Looking on the bright side, we only have one more week minus a day (we get out Thursday) of school before holidays, and all of them except Monday we get out at 1:00!
It's been FREEZING cold, and it doesn't help that none of the hallways have heaters! But if you look on the bright side, cold weather means Christmas is coming! And who doesn't love the holiday season??
This Saturday is my pointe test. And for all of you who do not know the ballet language, pointe means to wear the special ballet shoes that let you dance on your toes. It is every ballerina's dream to dance o pointe. So I really hope I pass! Wish me luck!

An amazing quote

This is an amazing quote I got from a friend:
"A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ that a man should have to seek Him first to find her."
I don't know who said it, but I think it is an amazing quote. So girls, get hidden in Christ, and if the man is also hidden in God, the nhe isn't the one for you! So keep the faith through the good and the bad times!

Christmas Party

Well, Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year, I guess! Today I really felt the Christmas spirt, cuz not is it the first day of December, but I went to my very first Christmas party. It was an all-girl party at my church. We dressed up, decorated cookies, and took pictures. It was so much fun! We also had a white elephant gift exchange. I got a book, and the word Faith in metal to put in my room.
Christmas season has truly started!

A Beautiful Story

Today I found this in my imbox. It's by a police officer who's little girl I think now how has cancer. It is beautiful.
My Daughter - by a OKLAHOMA Police Officer
'TO MY DAUGHTER'
*Just for this morning, I am going to step over the laundry, and pick you up and take you to the park to play.
*Just for this morning, I will leave the dishes inthe sink, and let you teach me how to put thatpuzzle of yours together.
*Just for this afternoon, I will unplug thetelephone and keep the computer off, and sit with you in the backyard and blow bubbles.
*Just for this afternoon, I will not yell once, noteven a tiny grumble when you scream and whinefor the ice cream truck and I will buy you oneif he comes by.*Just for this afternoon, I won't worry aboutwhat you are going to be when you grow up, orsecond guess every decision I have made whereyou are concerned.
*Just for this afternoon, I will let you help me bake cookies, and I won't stand over you tryingto fix them.
*Just for this afternoon, I will take us toMcDonald's and buy us both a Happy Meal soyou can have both toys.
*Just for this evening, I will hold you in my arms and tell you a story about how you were bornand how much I love you.
*Just for this evening, I will let you splash in thetub and not get angry.
*Just for this evening, I will let you stay up late while we sit on the porch and count all the stars.
*Just for this evening, I will snuggle beside youfor hours, and miss my favorite TV shows.
*Just for this evening when I run my fingerthrough your hair as you pray, I will simply be grateful that GOD has given me the greatest giftever given.
*I will think about the mothers and fathers who are searching for their missing children, themothers and fathers who are visiting theirchildren's graves instead of their bedrooms, andmothers and fathers who are in hospital roomswatching their children suffer senselessly, andscreaming inside that they can't handle itanymore.
*And when I kiss you good night I will hold youa little tighter, a little longer. It is then, that I willthank GOD for you, and ask Him for nothing,except one more day.............

What I am thankful for

Since I wasn't around a computer at all yesterday, here is my blog on everything I am Thankful for.

First of all, I am thankful for my alsowme and wonderful and amazing family. My family is a fun one to be around, always silly, and can make my day every single day of the week. They make me smile on the good ones, and give me hugs on the bad ones. They challenge me spiritually. They make sure I do my best, and to never give up. I can not put into words what my family means to me.

Second, I am thankful for my friends. Some I have known since I was 2 years old, others I have just met a couple of months ago, and others I just know for a couple of years. But either way, I love my friends. They make me laugh, and help me when I struggle. They reminded me of the good times, and help me through the bad. They, like my family, are my four leaf clover-hard to find, and and lucky to have.

Third, I am thankful for my country. Here, we have freedom many countries still don't have today. I can get free education, I can grow-up to be what ever I want to be, I can walk trough my neighborhood without fearing for my life (though in parts of this great country, people do fear for the their lives). I don't have to cover up just because I am a girl. I can vote. I can protest if I choose so. I agree or disagree with the government. I can have my individual opinion.

Fourth, I am thankful for my troops. I do think war is a good thin-I believe that war is never, ever, on any circumstance, is a nice thing. But I support our troops, and I am thankful for them. They sacrifice, and give so much. They choose to serve their country, even if it means death. I am proud of our troops, and will always keep them in my prayers.

Fifth and most important of all, I am thankful for my God. Yes, I am a Cristian-I don't deny it. I am grateful to all the blessing God has given me-my family, my friends, my country, the troops defending my country, my church. I am thankful, so thankful that God gave His one and His only son, Jesus Christ, to die on the Cross for my sins. I am so grateful that God wants a personal relationship with me (and you too!).

So this is all I am thankful for.

Well, I am feeling MUCH better. Not 100% better, but close. I don't feel crummy. I don't feel my best, but at least I don't feel crummy. I hate that feeling. You just feel miserable all the time, and you don't want to do anything, so you just think about how miserable you are feeling.

I have been thinking about abortion lately. I am Pro-Life. And I belevie a women has no right to kill something that isn't 100% hers, and if she gets pregnant, those cells are 100% hers. They are half hers, but not it's not all of hers. She did need help from a guy to form that baby that she is carrying.
If you are pro-choice, you will say that a women has a right to do what ever she wants with her body. But if women can do whatever she wants to her body, does that mean she can abuse her body by having sex with 20 different guys, or became bulimic, or anorexia. If you are sexually active, or are dealing with bulimic or anorexia, I'm not pointing the finger at ya'll, saying that ya'll are horrible people. I am not saying that at all. I'm just saying if having sex before marriage, or starving yourself because you think your fat, when your not, is really unhealthy and is bad for your body. Yes, a women is entitled to do what ever she wants with her body, but what she might be doing to her body might not be the most healthiest and wisest disation.
Abortion is the same thing. I know pregnancy is hard, and can mess up your hormones, but why would you murder a living thing? The baby starts off as a cell, by as it grows, it will get more cells, till it forms a baby ready to be born. A cell is a living thing-the smallest unit of life, but still life.

Feeling Crummy

Yesterday we had the day off from school. Yesterday was also the day I got sick with a stomach virus.
I hate it when that happens.
So all day yesterday I was feeling absolutely crummy-didn't eat much, just laid around watching movies. Toady I didn't go to my first two periods, and got to school in the middle of algebra-third period. Mom and Dad wanted to make sure I was well enough to go to school, and that I could keep down breakfast before going to school.
So I went to school. I kept down breakfast, and my lunch that was a poptart and a Dr. Pepper. I felt crummy. And it doesn't help that I have to go to the Doctor's office to get a shot.
But it hey, it could be worse. I could have gotten sick the day of the BarlowGirl concert, and that would have been REALLY REALLY bad if I had gotten sick then.

BarlowGirl

The BarlowGirl concert was last night. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! OMG! OH MY GOSH, IT WAS SO COOL!
BarlowGirl played three songs off their new album that came out last July. They also played Never Alone, Average Girl (after this song, the drummer Lauren got on top of her drums and jumped off! It was so cool!), I Need You to Love Me, and I think maybe My God's Enough.
It was so cool! They gave amazing speeches on staying pure, and speaking out on your faith. It was all just so cool.
The lights where amazing, the sound was amazing, the songs where amazing, the band is amazing. It was all so cool, I can't put it into words.
Here's a video of the oldest sister and guitar player, Becca, telling her testimony. This wasn't at the concert I was at. But I love it. She struggled with eating disorders in high school. BarlowGirl's song "Mirror" (one of my favorite songs) is based on this. Here are the lyrics to this amazing song:

"Mirror"

Mirror, Mirror on the wall, Have I got it?

'Cause Mirror you've always told me who I am

I'm finding it's not easy to be perfect

So sorry you won't define me

Sorry you don't own me

Who are you to tell me

That I'm less than what I should be?

Who are you? Who are you?

I don't need to listen

To the list of things I should do

I won't try, I won't try

Mirror I am seeing a new reflection

I'm looking into the eyes of He who made me

And to Him I have beauty beyond compare

I know He defines me

You don't define me, you don't define me

And here is the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJjaGZNfMvY

This week is the end of the 6 weeks. Two test tomrrow-in my two least favorite subjects, Math Boilogy. We still haven't talked about one single country geograpy-if where not going to talk about countrys, what's the point of georgaphy??????? Can someone answer that for me????
But I'm not going to talk about that (well, I just did, but I'm not going to continue talking about that, because that is boring and I really don'w want to live that again, since I have to live it every single day). What I'm going to talk about is this weekend.
I'm REALLY REALLY excited about this weekend, and it's not because we have a three day weekend (not that is not exciting-it is but there are more exciting thing then that though) but I'm going to go see my favorite band in the whole wide world called BarlowGirl. They are touring with tobeymac, and they are coming to a city near us this weekend and I am REALLY REALLY REALLY excited about this. They are amazing band, with amazing songs, and if you haven't figured out where they got there name, it's because there all sisters (there are three of them), there last name is Barlow and there all girls.
Here is one of there music videos. The song is called Never Alone, and it is AMZING! Please watch, it will touch your life-I know it has touched me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FKajSiNvRA&mode=related&search=

Women of Strength

Here is one of my most favorite poems in the whole wide world:

WOMEN OF STRENGTH

By Unknown Author

Women have strengths that amaze ...

They carry children, they carry hardships, they carry burdens,

yet they hold faith, happiness, love and joy.

They smile when they want to scream.

They sing when they want to cry.

They volunteer for good causes.

They are pink ladies in hospitals,

they bring food to shut ins.

They are senators, educators,

childcare workers, executives,

attorneys,truck drivers, pilots,

stay at home moms and your neighbors.

They fight for what they believe in.

They stand up against injustice.

They write to the "powers that be" for things that make for a better life.

They don't take "no" for an answer when they believe there is a better solution.

They can wipe a tear,

cover a cut

and pat you on the back at the same time.

They go without new shoes so their children can have them.

They go to the doctor with a frightened friend.

They tell people that need to be told to straighten up their act.

They lend a shoulder to cry on,

an ear to listenand a voice to make suggestions.

Their hearts break when a friend dies.

They have sorrow at the loss of a family member,

yet they are strong when they think there is no strength left.

They can round up energy, even when they are tired.

They can stay up a little longer to talk to someone that needs a friend.

Women do more than give birth.

They bring peace and hope.

They give compassion and ideals.

They give moral support to their family and friends.

They weep with joy when their children excel,and cheer when loved ones get awards.

Women want people to grow into the best person they can be.

They want to touch you in a way thatwill make you share your goodness with others.

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears,

the figure that she carries,

or the way she combs her hair... true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.

The beauty of a woman must be seen from her eyes becausethat is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.

The heart of a woman is what makes the world spin!

The perfect day

Today was a good day. My best friend was in town. We went to a pizza party at my church. My best friend (who just became a Cristiasn last week!) won the door prize! It was so cool, and so much fun! We where laughing the whole time! I wish this day could never end! And tonight I went to a birthday party of a girl in my youth group. That too was fun.
Today was the perfect day!

Past and Future

Yesterday, I did not go Trick-or-Treating. But I did dress up as a 50's Girl (we could dress up for school too!), and went and wroked at my churches Fall Festival. There where so many kids in so many cool costumes! I eventually worked in the arts and crafts room. It was pretty fun. I loved seeing all the little babies in costumes-I think they might have been the cutest!
I can't wait till this weekend-my best friend is coming up here to vist. Well, not to vist me personaly, but her Aunt and Uncle, and she is stopping by and hang out with me! And this Sunday we will be doing a Fun Run for Breast Cancer. I can already tell it's going to be fun weekend!

After God's Own Heart

Today in English class, me, and the other two teenagers sitting at my table, started talking about church.
They have food at their church. They have parties on Sunday, and Cristian music turned up loud, so you can sing along at the top of your lungs.
My youth group doesn't have parties every Sunday (though we do have pizza every Sunday). We don't have music turned up real loud for you to sing at the top of your lungs (though we do have music-and some where written by one of my fellow teenagers himself). Yea, where in our church's fellowship hall, because the youth wing is being built right now.
But let me tell you about the people of my youth group-no, not the stuff we have, not the food we eat, not the music we listen to. The people.
Their is one who is the leader of our praise band. He plays the guitar, and sings with his heart wide open. You can tell his one desire is to be closer to God. He writes his own music, and sometimes blesses us by sharing it with us.
Their is one girl is a Spiritual Giant, even though she is smaller then most Freshman. She seeks God with an open heart, and seeks Him with everything she does. Jesus shines in her where ever she goes.
Another girl is a leader of the group (along with the two teenagers described above). She speaks the word of God with her words, and actions. She is my role-model and mentor. She has helped me eased into my new youth group, when I wasn't sure about what I should do.
My youth minster thinks of fun games, and creative ways at looking at things. He is serious about his faith, willing to stand up for God no matter what happened. He helps us with our struggles, gives us advice when this path where on, this Journey with God, gets rough, and we're not sure if where going to make it through.
These are a just a couple of people I could tell you about. As a whole, this youth group is after God's own heart. I see the love of God in them, shining back at me every Sunday morning, Sunday night, and Wed. night. I see them go through struggles, but still trusting God all the way.
I am very blessed to have such amazing youth group. I pray to God that He will bless each and every one of them for the rest of their days.

It's COLD!

I can't belevie h0w cold it is! Where I used to live, it would still be hot and humid! But it's cold now! It's REALLY cold in the morning, but it warms up during the afternoon. Here's the worst part:my school's hallways don't have a heater (I guess to save money. But I really have no idea). So you have to make sure you have your sweatshirt when you go to school, otherwise you'll freeze before you get to class!

What's up

Boy! What a week! But I servived the homework, and the stress, so I'm thankful about that, and I will no go on and on about it!
Yesterday all the fish had to take the Practice PSAT test. It was hard, but that is OK-it was only practice. And my test teacher was my wonderful english teacher who is my favorite teacher.
Nothing much going on. Am looking forward to the weekend-and tomorrow, Friday! My favorite day of the week!

Homework

I know homework is there to help us learn and grow. And it does. But it doesn't always. When teachers keep piling it up, especially on Fridays, it doesn't help at all. It just puts pressure on us, making life stressful.
Take today for example. I went to to my 2nd period class. My teacher was constly giving us homework. Make a table for this, make a table for this, answer these questions for homework. In math we got homework-though I'm not complaing about math, because it is difficult, and it's good practice so I can get better-, and then I have to finish an English project, all of these things due on Monday.
Teachers, please remember we are only teenagers here! I'm not telling you not to give us homework, but don't always give us alot all the time. We do have other classes and other teachers who give us homework, who also except us to turn it in on time, and do it right the first time. And weekends. We need sometime to not be doing homework, not to be stressed, just two full days too to take a break.
I'm not criticizing teachers here-I acutely want to be one when I grow up. I'm just saying there is more to life then homework. Maybe if there isn't so much homework, we can expand our imagination by doing things that interested us-like playing sports, being part of a play/musical, playing a musical instrument. But where never going to be able to this if homework is running our lives!

Odds and Ends

Nothing much to write about. Got up, went to school, come home, go to my guitar lesson, do my homework, just the same old stuff. Nothing exciting-except for the fact that this week is spirt week, an my geography teacher was wearing pig tales, and trust me, she isn't the kind of person who needs to be wearing pig tales. Not that I'm calling her ugly-I'm not. She just don't look great in pig tails.
So that is my terribly exciting day.

Amazing weekends

I had one of the most amazing weekends ever! I went back to my "hometown" (I don't know exactly where my hometown is-is where I was born, or where I grew up?) and saw almost all my old friends. It was so much fun running around giving people hugs, and watch their eyes grow big with surprise when they see my running up to them with my arms wide open!
I got to got to the best hotdoge, and Mexican place in the whole wide world. I got to to drive by my dance studio that I went to when I still lived there (it makes me happy to see it, but sad because I can no longer go their!).
So that was the summery of fantastic weekend!

It has been along time since I have written. That makes me sad. =(
It has been a LONG WEEK, with a LONG WEEKEND. This past weekend I went on the Great Falls Retreat (or H-E-B camp-the food was GREAT!). We left on Friday, got there late, had to wake up at 7:00 saterday morning. Alsowme day, though I did NOT want to Rec-I was REALLY REALLLY TIRED, and I was not feeling to great. But I survied.
Amzing band, amazing speaker, an amazing youth group. Now let me tell you, my youth group is truly after God's own heart-something that you don't find just anywere. They are truly children of God-adults including. I have met some amazing adults at my church. Some truly strong people.
This week is 6th weeks test-blah! But it's Thursday-God has gotten me this far, He will get me through one more day.

See You at the Pole

Today was See You At The Pole. And let me tell you, the one at my school was AMAZING! Even the news came out, though I haven't seen it on TV yet.

We prayed in small groups, and we prayed all together. We sang songs, though I didn't know any of them. But that was OK. I was just happy to be there. It was amazing how many kids showed up. And how no one backed down when passing people looked side ways at us.

Here are just some cool pictures. I don't know any of these people, but I still love these pictures

Women in the Church

I was digging into the Word of God, when I cam across to passages, 1 Corinthians 14:33, and 1 Timothy 2:11-15, both books written by Paul, and both passages marked with a question mark. 1 Corinthians says: "As in all the congations of the saints, women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says. If they want to inquire about something, they ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church." 1 Timothy 12:11-15 says: "A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent. For Adam was not not deceived; it was the women who was deceived and became a sinner. But women will be saved through childbearing-if they continue in faith, love, and holiness properiely."
the first time I read this, I thought "WHAT IS PAUL THINKING!" But then when I thought over the verses more, I realized that these are not God's words, these are Paul's words, they just happen to be in the Bible, because they just happen to be part of a letter Paul wrote. But women should NOT be silent in a church, we do have a right to preach and teach. And yea, it was Eve, a women, who sinned when she ate the apple, but it Adam also sinned when he took the apple from Eve, so see, it's BOTH of their faults, not just women.
Girls, don't think "Oh I can't be a pastor or youth minister or whatever" or "I can't do anything in the church according to Paul" but you can according to GOD! God calls women to the church-he called Esther to save her people, and Deborah to be a prophetess (Judges 4 and 5). God called Ruth, and Abogail (1 Samuel 25:1-42), and Mary the Mother of Jesus, and Mary Magdiline, and so many more. God STILL uses women today. Who is your favorite singer/band? BarlowGirl, Point of Grace, Rebecca Saint James, Amy Grant are just a couple to name. Their are speakers like Beath Moore. And their are women you know like your Sunday School teacher. So don't get discarge. Listin to what God is calling you too do.

Working at the Carwash

Had a youth fundraiser to raise for our Great Falls Retreat-we did a car wash. It was LOADS of fun! Despite now I am really tired, I think we should do more car washes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Though I did have to leave early to get to my pre-pointe class.

Friday-YES!

It's Friday, and I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy about that! I have a lot of homework this week, and just feels like I'm always doing school work, it's kind of driving me NUTS! It feels like I have no time to myself, and I have been REALLY stressed lately. Maybe next week won't be so bad. I hope not-any more of this, and I just might exploded, if you know what I mean. Just got to leave it to God, and everything will be all right.

"I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord. "Planes to prosper you, and not to harm you. Plans to give you a hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

English paper

I'm supposed to be doing the rough darft of my English paper, but I can't think of an ending, so I'm going to write about radom stuff, as long as I'm writing something, and I might think of an ending. Let's hope I do!
I have a biology test tomorrow. If I still haven't thought of an ending by the time I finish writing this entry, I 'm going to have to leave the paper the way it is, and start studing.
I do not like Biology, though mom said it will get better. But right now I hate it. It's all this cemistry stuff, like atoms and everything like that. Their are all these big words I have no idea what they mean. So, let's just hope I do OK on the test tomorrow. And that I survive studing!
So now, on to english papers, and Biology!

Stress and algebra

Stress and algebra. . . .they always go together. Most people I talk to hate algebra, or at least like to complain about it alot-like myself. Why on earth would you want to combine letters and number together? How will this help us in our future lives? Could someone please tell me that? If it's just making us unbelievably stress, and confused, why do we have it? WHY?????

The Impossible Math

My math homework is nearly impssible! Too many numbers and letters in algebra, how are you supposed to keep up with all of it? And what is amazing is that people do this kind of stuff for a living! How do they do it? I would like to know their secret!
I'm going to a Baylor Universty football game tonight with my dad. Should be fun!
And now it is back to the impossible math!

It's Friday!

It's Friday! Finally! But it stinks-I got homework this weekend, and I hate having homework on weekends. Why do teachers give homework on Friday? Come on, we need a break SOMETIME! So teachers, please stop giving us homework on weekends-their is so much we can take. We deserve a break! Teachers deserve a break! We need to breath sometime!

Studying and brains

Boy, the homework has stickied back! I had to do math-which can take me awhile, since I struggle majorly in math, but today I was doing great on it-studying for a geography test-I'm pretty good on that too-and Science, and I didn't have much left of that.
I have a friend who takes all advance classes (including gemotrermy, and she's a fish!), Chinese School on Sundays, and her parents get mad at her, and ground her if she gets anything lower then a 95. She's been all upset this week cuz she got a 90 on a math test! Not to mention her parents got mad at her for it! I would do anything to get a 90 on a math test! But she acts like it's a bad thing! It's no wounder this girl is staying up till 11:00 P.M. doing her homework, and doesn't have any hobbies outside of video games! This is really unhealthy-I mean, aiming for high As is a good thing, but parents pressuring their kids, which makes them pressure themselves, kills the imagination! How are they supposed to live normal teenage lives when they get all this pressure and stress? I know you want your kids to do well, but parents, remember that we are young here, and can take only certain amounts of stress here!
My next topic is brains. I know this sounds weird but the other night I was thinking that I would really like to study brains. See I'm dyslexic, and I have had some friends who were special needs so I've always wounder what makes a "normal" brain. I mean how do you know which Brain is "normal"? Or does nobody have a "normal" brain. And what makes the right side of my brain (which is your creative side) bigger then the left side (your learning/school side) which makes you dyslexic? Why isn't it the left side bigger then the right? Why is it the right side bigger then the left? And what do you have to have a "normal" brain, if their such a thing? What makes us normal, and what makes us weird, and an outcast? Or are we all weird or all normal? Or are we neither?

Remembering the Heroes

September 11. . . . . . . . . .what a sad day. Can't I believe that it's been so long since it happened. Was it, like 5 years ago? I think it was. . . .I was in 3rd grade at the time. Everyone kept getting pulled out of class, their was only like 5 of us left in class by the end of the day. We never knew why till we got home and our parents told us. . .no one at school told us, no teachers crying like in so many other stories from other students. I wounder why they never told us? Us third grades had a right to know! And even after I somewhat knew what was going on. I never seem to know what really was going on, how serious, and painful it was. I guess I was too young maybe? I don't know. But I understand it now. And it is SO sad. Why do bad things like this?
So everyone, remember the heroes-today, and everyday of the year. Remember what freedom means and the cost of it.

Some may be genius, but we all have gifts and talents

One thing I don't get is why a lot of teachers and educators seem to only encourage kids who are pure genius. And why they make sure a big deal out of I.Q.s-I.Q.s are great for background informatin, but it dosn't matter how big or how little someone's I.Q. is, it's their ability to work hard, and to work well with others. We all have gifts and we all have talents that God gave us to use for His will, for His perfect plan.
I get why that have special classes for those really smart genius kids-that makes sense. But why does They have to call it "Gifted and Talnted"-we all have gifts and talents, and teachers really need to encourage that! Maybe part of the reson kids drop out of school, or don't go to colloge is because they feel like they don't have any talent or gifts when they do! All because they aren't geunis-no that their is nothing wrong with being a genius; ithink that is great and amazing-dosn't me they aren't talnted!
So this is what I think

Pool Party and Serving Lunch

Last night was a birthday for a couple in my church. It was a LOT of fun. I even played 2 games of volleyball-yes, I was acutely been brave enough to do volleyball. I NEVER do this kind of stuff, unless I have to for P.E. Balls have a thing for hitting me in the face. But since the move I have only been hit in the face one time by a volleyball. Doing volleyball has showed me that I do have a pretty good serve.
Today we had a youth lunch fundraiser for our Great Falls Retreat. I got to be a server. Never done it before, and I did do a pretty good job, if I do say so myself. But now I'm really tired, and I'm not looking forward to studying for my math test tomorrow-nor am I looking forward to taking it!

First Blog

OK, this is my first blog, so I'm new to this stuff. I just recently statred high school, and so far I am surviving. Haven't drowned in homework yet. I've liked most of my teachers so far-my favorite teachers are my Math, English, and Drama teachers. They all seem really sharp and know what they are doing. Well, that's all I have to say for today.