Every Christmas since I was 13 years old (correct me if I'm wrong, but Mary was a teenager when she the angel came to her announcing she was going to have a baby) I've tried to put myself into Mary's shoes, wondering what she was thinking and feeling as she carried the Light of the World, then as what she felt as she held Jesus, her son for the first time.

This Christmas I am wondering the same things. But today I started wondering what it was like after Jesus was born, when He was just a little boy. And like all little boys, Jesus needed a mommy. I've never been a mother before, but as a babysitter who is active in the lives of the children I do babysit, I know what's it like to take care of child, even if it's not on a daily basis. So today I was thinking of how Jesus needed someone to hold Him, love Him, and care for Him, like every child. And like every mother, Mary cared and loved Him. An ordinary girl taking care of an extraordinary boy.

A Poem on Beauty

You need to know
Change is good (really!)
And you are beautiful
And while beauty can mean something different to everyone,
One thing is for certain:
helping others can help you live your most rewarding life.
What does beauty mean to you?

Speak Up!

We all have the power to speak up-and out.
A voice can get a party started, shout down opponents, or lead a country.
So find your voice
Stand up!Stand tall.
Take a chance.
Dream big.
Set goals.
The true you always shines the brightest.

The Way I See It

The way I see it
We're all brocken
With a heart full of dreams
And a pocket full of rocks

The way I see it
God knows best
He gives us a new look on life
A new direction
A beautiful lesson
We are satsified by love

The way I see it
We are moving forward
Because of Him
Even when it rains

The way I see it
The Brightest Light
Is a beauty that last

The way I see it
A tap from God
Is a Father pouring out love and forgivness and love,
And we are changed forever.
The way I see it.

Poems I write

I don't usually write poems, and the ones I do are cheesy. But these two I really like enough to publish. So here they are:

Hey Girls! If you love to dance, get more dance more often.

Give the gift of dance. Dream big. Dream now.

Let your talent shine. Light up the stage.

Dance your dream. Dream big.

Dancing is where passion meets opportunity.

Take center stage.

The curtin ascends, the spotlight in view, passion in motion-the dancer is you.

A star is born.

And this one I actually wrote in speech class (it was an assighment!):

You're amazing!

Believing in yourself is strong.

Achieving what you never believed possible is success.

Dancing to your own drum. That's moving forward.

Smile, and your friends smile back.

Find beauty practically everwhere.

Don't overlook the good. Create something beautiful.

A tower of opportunity.

A whole new world.

My path to inspiration starts now.

The choice is yours. Your future is in your hands.

25 things about me you probably don't know and don't want to know

1. I have small feet, and VERY high arches-so high my toe shoes have to have two elstaics on them instead of just one, making it ten times harder to get them on
2.I've been daning since I was 5 years old
3.I've been acting since I was 12
4.I have a total of 7 pairs of dance shoes
5. I can dance in high heel tap shoes and toe shoes
6. I love history!!!!
7.I can't sleep in cars-except on the way home from youth trips, and when I was evacuating from Hurrricane Ike back in 7th grade-it took us 14 or so hours to get crom Clear Lake (Houston) to Belton
8.i'm scared of dogs-especially the ones in The Valley (aka the border) because those dogs want to kill you
9.I love musicals!!! I wish I could sing well enogh to be in them!
10. I journal almost daily-always more then one page front and back, sometimes what seems like a novel
11.I'm really shy......and sometimes I can be really loud
12. If I could travel anywere it would be NYC, and Europe!
13.I love little kids and babbies
14.I love inspiring movies......and chick flicks
15.i used to read and walk at the same time......don't ask me why
16. Sometimes I'm so sweet even I can't stand it
17.i've never been to a school dance before
18.has never brocken anything or had to stay in the hospital or have any serious injury
19.i play the gutiar
20. I can't spell to save my life......this is one of the many down sides to being dyslexic
21.i love to laugh
22.i love hugs and smiles
23. I want to be a theatre and dance teacher when I grow up
24.i love pulling pranks....especially when it invloves stage makeup
25. I love to read-anything I can get my hands on for the most part

What you don't want you don't want to know about me

Why do you blog?
It started as a way to keep up with my mom.

Do you nap a lot? Nope. Too many things too do

Who was the last person you hugged?My Senior Director, LB

Have you ever had an altercation with the police? No!

What was the last thing you bought? A glue stick

What are you listening to right now?Rebecca St.James and BarlowGirl

What is your favorite weather?Not too hot or cold; sunny days

What’s on your bedside table?Lamp, Bible, devotion (Sister Freaks by Rebecca St. James)

Say something to the person/s who tagged you.I love you!

If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you want it to be?Europe!

Favorite vacation spot? Probably Disney World and rafting.......I also would do anything to go to New York and Europe

Name the things you can’t live without: Family, Friends. Theatre, Dance. Books. Dr. Pepper. The internet. And most importantly God, who makes my life beautiful

What would you like to have in your hands right now? Plane tickets to New York, tickets to a Broadway show, and Plane tickets to London

What is your favorite tea flavor?Tea? Who said anything about tea?

What would you like to get rid of?My stress, my worries, my fears, and my faliuries

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go? New York or Euorpe

What did you want to become as a child? I've wanted to be a teacher since I was like 2. I still want to be a teacher-I want to be a dance and theatre teacher. And also a writer.

What do you like better, e-mail or telephone calls? Mostly e-mail

What do you do when you get time alone?Read. Watch movies. Mess around online. Listin to music. Write. Journal.

Life just keep gets even more busier-if that's even possible. Last week I had additions for Senior One Acts, and me and my one of my best friends were totally goofy and my directors laugh by singing the gummy bear song. Then I got called back, but once again I didn't make it. Next time, there is always next time.
Then last Friday I left with my youth group to Highland Lakes for our d-now. And it was amazing! Two other church's joined us. Friday one of the other youth ministers, a guy who used to go to my church before becoming a youth minister, who we fondly call Scuba, lead us in worship. Scuba talked about being bold, and making a stand for a faith. Then we went to our dorms and us girls stayed up really late-long past midnight-talking girl talk over cookie dough. The next morning we had breakfast (which was eatable, which is a miracle), then our quite time, then we took a Spiritual Gifts Survey. My youth minister walked us through that, going into depth about all the gifts you can have. Some of my strongest suites were mercy, encouraging, serving, leadership, and some others I just can't remember right now. Then we had lunch, rec (or "sweating with the oldies", as our youth ministers like to call it), free time, dinner, and worship talking about witnessing lead by the other youth minister. After worship we played hide-and-seak outside in the dark. I'm really good hiding behind trees-I can be really still and quite. After a couple of rounds of Mafia (one of our all time favorite card games), it was time for showers then bed. Of course, it's all ready past midnight after I took my 2nd shower, and taught the girls the gummy bear song. Sunday moring we packed up, left Highland lakes, and got back here in time for morning worship. We were all very tired. Honestly I still am.
This week has been pretty ordinary. Nothing much going on.

Life is Busy

Life has been very busy. From school and keeping up my grades to dance to church to theatre (so far I've been arrested for selling illegal drugs, I ran away to be a gangster, and now I'm pregnant because I'm doing a scene from the movie from Juno). And last week I was on a mission trip for spring break, down in Orange TX, painting a house for an 88-year-old man. Yesterday we went completely goofy, starting with singing "Happy Birthday" to my theatre teacher at the top of our lungs and then running and hiding from my senior director while she was talking to our theatre teacher about something. And then we ended it by singing songs about gummy bears.

I had additions today. I addition for Spring Production at school. I was so excited! It went so well! I feel really good about it. I can't way to see the call back list tomorrow. I know I might not make call back and/or cast, there was a hundred people auditioning, but I can hope I can hope I make it, right?
One of my senior directors told me to addition, and made sure I signed up. I am so glad she did! It was a lot of fun, and a great experience, even if I don't make it. I love theatre! It's so much fun! If haven't had any theatre experience, you have no idea what you are missing!

15 Things About Me

1. I'm shy, but I love theatre, and being the star

2. I've been in dance for 11 and half years. I do pointe, and love it. Despite how uncofterble toe shoes are

3. I have a total of 7 dance shoes

4. I love to read. I read almost all the time, and anything I can get my hands on. I used to read and walk at the same time. Weird I know.

5. I'm a teenager who thinks she has really cool parents

6. I like chick flicks

7. I love history

8. I can't sleep in the car-except for that one time when I was going to Sea Wrold with my best friend and her family, and only because me and my best friend stayed up REALLY late

9. I'm scared of dogs. Especially the ones on the border because they are guard dogs, and want to kill you if you come too close

10. I journal daily. I always write more then a page. When I was coming home from mission trip, before the car stated, I started writing and I didn't stop till we got to San Antionio.

11. I love little kids and babies-they are so cute, and I love playing with them

12. I love inspiring movies

13. I LOVE music

14. I love musicals!

15. I collect quotes-don't ask me why

I'm back!

I love this quote:

Sometimes I'm so sweet even I can't stand it.

-Julie Andrews

I love this because that is me sometimes!

Life has been great since I last wrote. I had Christmas break, I had Christmas, I got my dad's car for Christmas, and last week I scraped the side of it with a sign and scraped it, lost a mirror (it got replaced) and a door handle. We now call it Van Goe because it looked it lost an ear. In theatre we are doing emotinal recall, and everyone is doing some really sad memory. I decided to be the class clown and do when the ceiling tile fell on my last year. When we read our scripts we wrote for the class last week, everyone died laughing. I'm glad I got to make them laugh!

And speaking of funny, this is a funny video from The Muppet Show of Animal-I love Animal, he's my favorite Muppet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xj0Cqgzq1k&feature=related