I'm so bored.
Anybody wanna do anything this week?

you never know what he did for you!!What Happened on the Cross
 by John Damascene (c. 675-749) By nothing else except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ has death been brought low:

The sin of our first parent destroyed,
hell plundered,
resurrection bestowed,
the power given us to despise the things of this world,
even death itself,
the road back to the former blessedness made smooth,
the gates of paradise opened, 
our nature nature seated at the right hand of God,
and we made children and heirs of God.

By the cross all these things have been set aright...

It is a seal that the destroyer may not strike us,
a raising up of those who lie fallen,
a support for those who stand,
a staff for the infirm,
a crook for the shepherded,
a guide for the wandering,
a perfecting of the advanced,
salvation for soul and body,
a deflector of all evils,
a cause of all goods,
a destruction of sin,
a plant of resurrection,
and a tree of eternal life.

We venerate the cross as a safeguard of faith, as the strengthening of hope and the throne of love. It is the sign of mercy, the proof of forgiveness, the vehicle of grace and the banner of peace. We venerate the cross, because it has broken down our pride, shattered our envy, redeemed our sin and atoned for our punishment.

"The cross of Christ is the door to heaven, the key to paradise, the downfall of the devil, the uplifting of mankind, the consolation of our imprisonment, the  prize for our freedom. The cross was the hope of the patriarchs, the promise of the prophets, the triumph of kings and the ministry of priests. Tyrants are convicted by the cross and the mighty ones defeated, it lifts up the miserable and honors the poor. The cross is the end of darkness, the spreading of light, the flight of death, the ship of life and the kingdom of salvation.

God's compassion for us is all the more wonderful because Christ died, not for the righteous or the holy but for the wicked and the sinful, and, though the divine nature could not be touched by the sting of death, he took to himself, through his birth as one of us, something he could offer on our behalf.

 




* FLy *
Her days are spent in a hot, chalky gym,
everyday without question, for hours on end.
Her day begins before the sun's rise,
and off to the gym, no later than five.

After hours of practice, she arrives at school late,
time to think about algebra, gymnastics must wait.
Then straight from school, it's back to the gym,
she always works hard, goes out on a limb.

Flipping and twisting, every muscle is sore,
long before she walks out the door.
Each day she's achieving, setting new goals,
it's the way the game's played, it's part of the rules.

She's worked through the pain and conquered her fears,
accomplished the things she's tried to for years.
Practice is over, but she's not ready yet,
over to the bars, for just one more set.

Gliding and swinging between the two bars,
she's rising above and beyond, to the stars.
When she sticks her landing, the proud coaches sigh,
well before they all leave, there's no longer sun in the sky.

With school and gymnastics, there's no time for play,
a pretty tough life for this kid, one might say.
But in a sport where you peak at sixteen,
you've got to prepare all your life for this dream.

The best is what she's always aspired,
to be the role model, the one who's admired.
She was put with beginners when she was just four,
little did they know, she'd be oh-so-much more.

At thirteen years old she's a world class star,
for someone so young, she's gotten so far.
Always moving, never a break in this sport,
that's how it must be, in a career much too short.

"It's not worth all the pain," she's forever been told,
"to sacrifice your childhood for a shiny circle of gold."
True it's hard work, but this is something she knows,
she started gymnastics, realizing the path she had chose.

She knew the road traveled would be a tough one,
but whats the big deal- when the work is all fun?
They yell and critique, but they don't understand,
it's her life alone, and her dreams she has planned.

Don't frown little one- keep your head held up high,
because unlike them all. . .
you can fly




. . .you can *FLy*

Nice is overrated in the face overwhelming stupidity

Ok, I think i finally figured it out (you can't live your life without god!!!) its not possible me and my dumb self tried to push god out of my life but i soon realized i couldn't do it on my own despite my friends pleadings with me to go back to god i didn't until last night when my knees hit that altar and i was like god i'm sorry, i swear i have never felt a peace like i did last night, god was there and i knew it, i mean maybe i didn't see him but there was no doubting that he was there.And the people i thought had left me where right there beside me praying with me. I could never explain what i felt but this time no mess ups god is my life i don't care if the entire world knows or makes fun of me cause of it they will need god one day and they will find their knees hitting the altar like i did last night, you will go no where without god but he will take you places you never imagined you could go.But from this day one god is leading me where he wants me to go not where i want to.

love you guys,

brandi

This morning just before the moment i woke up, i had a dream. it seems that it comes to the doomed day, where there are two rooms for believers and nonbelievers each. and i then comes the big screen, in which one of the sisters in my church seized her mom's hands, shouting, "Mom, here, with me, please!" so eagerly, cause it is a special time. it is so special that you just hope all of your beloved ones will be with you, in that room, where there are full of our brothers and sisters.

   i was thinking why i had this dream.

  my grandfather, who is over 80 years old now, and in serious sickness now. and at the very beginning, i don't think it is my business to spread gospel to him. not only because of my laziness, but also my little faith is telling me again and again about this: he could not be possible to be saved.

   My grandfather has 7 children, among whom only my mom is a believer, and when my mom spread gospel to him, she met with resistence. and to be honest, i seldom talk to him,cause i live a little bit far away from him. but anyway, there is every excuse for yourself if you want to be lazy about something. However, God is awesome! One Sunday morning during the worship, after the sermon that mentioned about praying for your family members, i did pray for him, with little feeling, just blurting out. and from then on, if my memory is correct, i seldom prayed for him except that when my staying with my mom, and listening to her worrying about this. i did go back to pray for him, hoping one day the gospel will come to him. but to be frank, every time when i pray, i was doubting who will bring gospel to him? ME? it doesn't seem to possible.

   Hey, don't be disppointed!  one day, my mom asked my brother and his wife to see him just tried to show the filial piety. and i remember that i did pray that my brother will spread gospel to him, still with little faith, cause my brother seem not like the one who can spread the gospel, though. He DID. He talked about Jesus to my second uncle, and then when he came back he seemed to have the mission in his heart he continously called my uncle, and when he knew that every night my grandfather was disturbed by the evil spirit, my brother began to tell him about heaven and hell. Hail! i feel so surprised about this. the only feeling when the moment i got to know this is that i just want to cry, cry for God's mercy, God's wonderous miracle here.

   Even though my grandfather still was not converted, i believe that God has his time, and HE will do the great thing, not only for my uncle, my grandfather, but also for my brother, the one who was weak but was strengthened by God. Awesome! Praise God! and i will continously pray for my brother and my uncle and my grandfather. and hoping all the brothers and sisters who read this will also join me. Let God"s work be done! Glory be to God.!

Okay so my dad paid the stupid phone bill to get our phone and internet back on friday.....They gave out our old phone number!! soo now we have a new one and they were like we will get it turned on at least by thursday!!! soo now im just waiting i never realized how much time i spent on the internet at home ,, im soooo bored

spring break was amazing! i redid my room, to.... PINK! its adorbable! well im at school, bored, so anyways, talk to u later, luvyaz, bi

Mondays are a depressing concept.

*Subliminal Message* Visit the Tennesssee Renaissance Festival every weekend in May, and Memorial Day!  *End Subliminal Message*

*Subliminal P.S.* And watch the chess match, because it's rad.  *End Subliminal P.S.*

I am pounding my head on the keyboard.  School serves absolutely no purpose for me anymore.  Even with projects and novels and crap, I am still utterly bored by the institution.

Okay.  Time to wrench my mind into an optimistic frame.  Wahoo!!  Excitement.

Hello ladys and gentlemen

i would like to inform u that jeph is A oK! and that he is out of the hosptial and is doing fine

this is jeph

he acutally got out of the hosptail on friday, which was cool cuz we hung out most the weekend with andrew doing what we always do keeping it real durr.

here is andrew

BANG BANG

andrew is a master gun shooter dont fuck with him

but yeah ne way this weekend was ok i suppose not much happened

i did get pulled over by the cops for going 36 in a 30 zone he didnt give me a ticket so its all good that was the most crazyest thing that happened this weekend

but oh well

im gonna head on out, and keep things real

leave me some comments nigga!

-ed loves u

hey dont  forget Encounter 7:07pm  tuesday ages 18-30 come and bring a friend!

 Well my first performance in the Easter Trilogy is officially over...I just finished taking the makeup off. I hadn't realized how much was on me until I started washing it off and my washcloth turned brown and I turned white :-(
I think it went fairly well. But then I can't really judge my own performance. So tell me what you thought.

-zay

i saw this on a random girl's myspace. haha i like it :)

----------------Girls----------------------------
------- -----are like apples-------------------
--------on trees. The best ones-----------
------are at the top of the tree.--------
----The boys dont want to reach------
---for the good ones because they ------
-are afraid of falling and getting hurt.----
Instead, they just get the rotten apples-
---from the ground that aren't as good,
but easy. So the apples at the top think
-something is wrong with them, when in
--reality, they're amazing. They just
---have to wait for the right boy to-------
----- come along, the one who's-----------
----------- brave enough to-----------------
-----------------climb all----------------------
----------------- the way---------------------
-----------------to the top--------------------
---------------- of the tree.------------------

I always do the same bloody thing.  New blog-site, must join.  Even though there are only two people on here who will read what I post, and I see them nearly every day...

Though, I do suppose it'll be a nice way to keep up with them when they're not around as often.  Hmmm...

Yeah, so I joined a new blog-thing.  That puts me up to a total of 17 web presences overall, though I only still use 6 now (web presences being IM SN's, blogs, and websites).  Perhaps I'm just being the ideal Honors student and expanding my horizons, breaking my God-boxes, and advancing further down the esteemed Perry model.  Lord only knows I need more of all that jazz.

It's always amazed me how sometimes I can just sit down and the words just flow from my pen...er...keyboard to the screen.  I mean, typically, it would take about half an hour to write this much, but this is just one of those days when I could write anything, however long, in an ungodly amount of time.  Or, perhaps, it would be a godly amount of time, as He is most likely a decently fast typist.  As it is, He's not doing a blog - I am.  Sucks to be Him.

Now I'm kind of glad I live in the basement.  It's harder to get struck by lightning down here.

Here she is! She's 7 weeks old, and she's a purebred Golden Retriever. We don't have an official name for her yet, but we're thinking about Jolee (i have to look up the spelling). It's French for beautiful.

Isn't she cute? Today was trilogy 2 and it went very well. It was fun, too. And guess what? a lot more people got saved! I'd say about 12. Here's a picture of me and three of my friends in our costumes.

I know we look funny.

Writing off the wall, on some sheet of sorts, splatter of nothingness, paint chips sands of time (hail from beneficence?) but I've read in between these lines (not!) just memorized splattered out nothingness for my own sake, shaken by destitute times, dire straits, frightened of what I may become, disappointed at what I haven't already is a time these decisions should have broken ground in this miry clay (What shall I do with Jesus?) no one listens noone (has passed) hears silent cries I'mpertinent, audacious, inTimidate, caustic in my own embirthed (bittered) acid, siphoned out just ciphers, can't figure this gravity pull (pushing back against tide, jumping that waterfall, salmon) but what if reality were all it were cracked up life is just a vapor but, for a vapor, it's pressure belies its time, dpdepression sits in on my chair, highest calling lowest times, dark times, I feel turgid from inhaling the pompous smoke of fool's talk yet I reach for angel's whispers...what has happened will not be always...

I feel as if I'm trying so hard right now to put so many things behind me.

There are so many things I'm trying to sort through....so many things I'm trying to understand.

Where do I begin? I feel lost in a sea of thoughts I can't escape.

"Maybe surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel alone
I just wanna go home
Oh I miss you, you know"

i should be writing a screen play right now but.. this is more importantI think I'll go home and mull this over
Before I cram it down my throat
At long last it's crashed, its colossal mass
Has broken up into bits in my moat

Lift the mattress off the floor
Walk the cramps off
Go meander in the cold
Hail to your dark skin
Hiding the fact you're dead again
Underneath the powerlines seeking shade
Far above our heads are the icy heights that contain all reason

It's a luscious mix of words and tricks
That let us bet when you know we should fold
On rocks I dreamt of where we'd stepped
And of the whole mess of roads we're now on

Hold your glass up, hold it in
Never betray the way you've always known it is
One day I'll be wondering how
I got so old just wondering how
I never got cold wearing nothing in the snow

This is way beyond my remote concern
Of being condescending

All these squawking birds won't quit
Building nothing, laying bricks

Hold you glass up, hold it in
Never betray the way you've always known it is
One day I'll be wondering how
I got so old just wondering how
I never got cold wearing nothing in the snow

This is way beyond my remote concern
Of being condescending

All these squawking birds won't quit
Building nothing, laying bricks

my grandpa is pretty sick - lots of prayers would be great.

he went into the hospital on Friday - they found that he had what is called "esophageal varicose" which basically means that the veins in his esophagus are bleeding.  friday night they gave him lots of blood and performed some type of surgery but, how I undertand it, is that it basically cannot be fixed.  it can be treated, but it will just come back and continue.  my family is up there now and my dad said that he has gained more than 15 pounds of water weight this weekend - things do not look good.  yesterday they gave him about 6 months

it's hard because i know he's in tons of pain - he always has been.  if you know anything about my papaw, you know that he's had lots of health problems.  please pray that God will wrap his arms around my papaw... and my entire family during this really hard time.

grandma cooper, tiny baby justin, papaw, little matt, goofy me

Goodbye Waves And Drive Ways

The Rocket Summer

Just walk away
Gather your thoughts for the second wave
Of this argument on this epic changing day
Its crazy to think that an hour ago all things were great
But we stand here both proud both wrong and right
Throwing cheap shots in this stubborn fight
And our lives are so intertwined in one
But we're just so stuck in this moment it's clear that were coming undone

And you see it’s hard for me to breathe
When I get all worked up with these feelings
And I don’t know exactly how it is
That we can be so mad we consider to not exist
When we both know there’s so much love clenched within our fists

The goodbye waves in the driveway they just resonate
And yes I am throwing it right back at her
While were drowning in rivers from our faces
We just wanna know if, this is this over
A trembling silence fills the air
As we stand here so impaired, so aware

I sit in this house
Alone with fresh photographs
And I just can’t relax
And like cigarette smoke, I’m starting to choke on this
That half of my soul is on the road in a car with a girl in a dress

And it’s making it hard for me to breathe
When I get all worked up with these feelings
And I don’t know exactly how it is
That just to say I’m right your wrong we both lose to win

The goodbye waves in the driveway they just resonate
And yes I am throwing it right back at her
While were drowning in rivers from our faces
We just wanna know if this, is this over
A trembling silence fills the air
As we stand here whoa-oh

So hey now, maybe we're just being stupid
Maybe we're just being dumb
Hey maybe it's time that we stopped and we realized
Like a flag in the wind we are one
And how at first it’s made so pure and lovely
But in battle can be torn to shreds
But with time and with patience and love and affection
Can be fixed with needle and thread
Because I love you and you love me
And nothing will make this leave
I said I love you and you love me
And nothing will make, make, make, make this leave
So remember me, yeah!
Remember me, yeah!
Remember me

And don’t walk away...

♥I miss him♥

Everytime something is going great I always do something or say something to totoally mess it all up. I try so hard and then lose everything. I must be pretty dumb to think that I can ever get this right and be happy.

OMG!!WTC?!?

hehe sb looks very creepy:).i like it.

so i just got back from washington dc?what?!yeah

it was coo. but im glad to be home YAY

peace ez.

   i was driving aimlessly around my neighborhood after church tonight and it kinda reminded me of this past summer when i would ride around with the windows down and radio blasting right as the sun was going down. i love that feeling. the feeling of peace and feeling my worries slip away and letting the music take over.

As the sun falls and shadows come, his world.... falls into darknes....

ME AND KC!

name: Rachel Chase
age: 18
birthday: Nov. 19, 1987
gender: female
weight: bleah
height: 5' 3"
location: TN, U.S.
land terrain: uhh... hilly... mountainous..? *shrugs*
favorite thing to do: sing, act, dance, internet blogs and forums, cooking
dislikes: ppl that don't shut up, ppl that think they r never wrong, ppl that waste time, zucchini, guilt
special talents: singing, acting, computer stuff
strange things i can do: i can touch my tongue to my nose
currently studying: Music Theory
allergic to: amoxicillin
fears: underwater, big dogs, big bugs, getting left behind, sharks, dinosaurs
favorite color: RAINBOW

interested in: Asia, musical theatre, computers, cooking
reputation at school: Christian girl that can sing
charm point: eyes, hair

hair color: brown
favorite word: topography
least favorite words: fag
best subject: Recess j/k lol lunch j/k lol choir j/k lol *shrugs* anything u can guess at lol
worst subject: math

nickname: Raye
pets: NONE
favorite food: veggies, chocolate

favorite drink: green tea

has a tendancy to: whine, worry

favorite dessert: fruit

favorite sea animal: blowfish

favorite land animal: koala

favorite fantasy creature: unicorn

fantasy: being a b'way star and/or pop/rock star- get married- have 2 kids and adopt 2
spends most of my time: on computer, singing

sneeze: energetic jolt of a sneeze

cant: see thru someone else's eyes easily
secrets: never sure of myself completely

favorite fruit: banana
favorite vedgetable: squash
dreams of: meeting Ayu and singing w/ her, meeting Drake Bell and singing with him

DONNIE'S HOME! ^^

she came over w/ some stuff to help me get well

D.C. was loads of fun. expecially in the hotel room.

upload my pictures later all 150+ of them

Home is the place you grow up wanting to leave
and grow old wanting to get back to.
- John Ed Pearce-

i dont want pity or anything like that. i want honesty. i want answers. if you didn't know me well, or didn't see me much, would you think i was a Christian? honestly? am i easy to anger? do i have a bad attitude? do i argue too much? what do you think my problem is? i would really like to know. thanks guys.---Cari

ahhh!
boys make me want
to scratch my eyes out

I finished the paper.  Randy, you were right.  All I had to do was go back and elaborate on things I'd already mentioned.  Strategic re-wording, if you will.  :) 

Now I just have to do the "Chapter Objectives."  There are 5-7 questions per chapter for 13 chapters.  The answers must be 1-2 paragraphs.  This is going to take quite a while as well.  (Yet it will still take less time than Josh's horrible Thermal Design project!)

So Tom Sawyer is comming out in like 2 weeks!! U BETTER COME! Or i will be mad!lol

Dance is amazing!

Competiton May 5th and 6th and then a little one then NATIONALS! Las Vegas baby!

no updates on boys yet lol...

ah im leaving

laura

Well, I was really upset that my band broke up, and then i realized that i have changed a lot since last year..... last year my goal was to make as many friends as possible..... well this year i got tired..... really tired, and so not as many people wanted to hang w me because i wasn't as fun......... well i'm ending it now......... I'm getting back on my feet and going to be the crazy Donald i was last year!!!!! WOO HOOOOO!!!!!!

Last night sucked. 2 people called out of work and there was only 4 people, 5 if you count the manager. Jamie ended up leaving my keys in her car, which her boyfriend had her car. He didn't show up at 8:30 for her break and we were both getting pissed. He didn't end up getting there until like 10. I was having some issues with Kyle. still are. I talked with one of my guys friends last night and he made my night better. So pretty sure Kyle and I are over. At least I think so. Prom and Graduation are getting closer. I'm so excited, but yet nervous too. I'm going to go enjoy my day off.

thanks to all of yall who left me a happy birthday comment
---and i am getting my licence in 10 days lol wow...yeah ive got pictures from my party bus & the beach

i love yall

and i don't want the world to see me

'cause i don't think that they'd understand

when everything's made to be broken

i just want you to know who i am

Live for the Jesus this week at all cost!!!!!!!!

;lksdjf;lksfj;lskdfj;lksjf;ldlllllllllllllll
I'M SO BORED!!!

hola people what is up with everyone Prom is not that far away and I still dont have a dress LoL I might not even go so talk to you all later

It's amazing to me on how loving someone lingers with you after it all  ends.... I just want this one feeling to go away. I want to pretend like it never happened, and that it never ended like that. Yes, it has been 4 months, but when you were in love with someone for longer than a year its hard. And when you decided not to be friends is even harder.

Tho I am single I have moved on. I have learned so much about myself. And that I did not deserve half the crap I went through. But you know what they say: you live and you learn. And one day I will find a nice guy.....

Ok, so enough about all that. It was just on my mind and sorta bothered me. I'm looking for a new vehicle for me. I really want a truck, so I am looking into that. So is my dad. He really wants to help me out.I want an older truck tho, not these new cheap ones. I just want a HUGE truck I can go mudding in and won't mind if it gets dinged up... I'm also looking for an apartment, and all the good stuff. I think it is time for that. It will be hard, but I should be ok.

And I am ready to graduate!....

What Hurts The Most
-Flatts

I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house
That don't bother me
I can take a few tears now and then and just let them out
I'm not afraid to cry every once in a while
Even though going on with you gone still upsets me
There are days every now and again I pretend I'm ok
But that's not what gets me

What hurts the most
Was being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was tryin' to do

It's hard to deal with the pain of losing you everywhere I go
But I'm doin' It
It's hard to force that smile when I see our old friends and I'm alone
Still Harder
Getting up, getting dressed, livin' with this regret
But I know if I could do it over
I would trade give away all the words that I saved in my heart
That I left unspoken

What hurts the most
Is being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do

What hurts the most
Was being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do

Not seeing that loving you
That's what I was trying to do

i put my head phones on .Turn up the the volume and close my eyes to the point that all can hear is my heart beat and the breath which gives me life ,this what i live for the sounds of  rage ,passion ,anarchy,love,hate ,the sounds which frees your heart and soul form  everything and everyone,this is my high this what i live for not the chaos we call life ,but for those few moments in which the words seem to consume me i fill free form everything that brings me down ,makes me feel less ,makes me hate ,every thing  and any things that hurts me . Music is my high its what i live for ,its lives inside me keeps me going makes me smile ,forget my pain sarrows ...This is my high ....

song of the day: caring is creepy- the shins

case you didn't know..
Garden State is probably the best movie ever
aside from possibly monty python and the holy grail or something tarantino did.

I had practice for the easter trilogy part II last night and today. Seeing as how neither Pastor Tommy nor Mr. Cohl were there I had to try to run sound by myself. Very difficult for mic changes. Also have some very exact timing cues one right after the other that are difficult. But I should have help tommorrow and it should be great. Everyone should come. 8:30 am, 11am, and  6pm.

Hooper, Jeremy, and I LAN'd some tonight. UT2004 and F.E.A.R.= lots of fun.

Im in Chicago right now updatin from ahotel computer.  HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! but were leavin tomorrow :(   Pretty sure i found a cool verse its all of Psalms 61. GHreat verse for u guys.  Well leave some comments and ill talk to u guys laterlk

For lack thereof, I marked it well,

A hit or miss does kiss and tell,

Or telling and missing that kiss

On the cheeks of even fortune.

Balance is the key

To an invisible door.

Incomprehensible, fine,

But do you have to yell so loud?

Mirrored my empty personality,

Vampires, less than hemophiliacs,

Need replacement from endless supplement,

As the real maniacs pass us by,

No soapbox, no difficult stead;

Just position and shot

For perfection to head.

He's dead, he's dead,

And our mouths are sewn shut...

Yea check out what the storm did to my tree and my neighbors house and car.

first off, i'd like to tell everyone that i've reached my 50th friend! i know, i know, it's not that much.... i try..... well on an even better note than that, i got a puppy yesterday!! she's only 7 weeks old and she looks like this

 

haha, that one looks like she has a lazy eye.

and she's really really really loveable. she wont let you put her down if you pick her up. and i think we've decided on the name jolee (thanks hannah) because it means "pretty" in french. 

and on a slighty nerve racking note.... dance tryouts are april 21. grrr, im so NERVOUS!! if i make it this year, i'm prbly gonna make it the other 3 years in high school so this is the most important year to make it!! gives me goosebumps just thinking about it....

sidewalk chalk is God's little way of saying go outside & do something fun & creative!

my poor car has so many dents....
my parents van is even worse...the windshield is screwed up.

so, i decided to go to prom w/ some friends. we are going to shop for dresses on friday. wooooooooo

why does High School Musical soundtrack have to be so addicting! So yea my sister got the cd while i was gone and i put it on my itunes and it is so addicting. i have to say its pretty good cd. well churchwide retreat was great this week. I wish the youth could have done something but whatever. well church is tomorrow! pray for Bro. Dean he is sick i guess i should say pray for him that he gets better and pray for Scott because I am guessing he will preach if Dean can't!! but yeah! Matthew Goodman wrote a song this week and i am putting it to music so that is fun! really its really cool. so yea have an awesome weekend! later- stephen

well pictures arnt on here yet...hopefully they will be soon....

this prom thing is so stressful....

my weekend has been pretty crapy so far:  cant find a prom date (since the one i had ditched a couple weeks ago), im not talking to one of my closest friends (cause he said he didnt want me comin over his house for a while because his mom thought we were more than freinds....is that not stupid?!), and while typing my last sentence for my term paper i hit some key and deleted half my paper (therefore i have to do it between church services on sunday).....

ahhhhh!

Okay. So. God has definitely given me a lot of surprises and blessings in the past week or so and they only keep getting better...

First, he blesses me with a job and it only took the first place I went to and the first day I tried.

Second, he blesses me with another scholarship for college

Third, I found out today that my sister is going to have another baby. How crazy is that?

I can't BELIEVE it. The baby is due November 5th. Wow....

i want one of my own... lol

you never know how much youll miss someone until you have to live with out them.  especially if its someone you care a lot about.  so three weeks shall go by with out them in my life.  i didnt realize how much hed become etched into my life til he told me hed be busy for like 3 weeks.  so during these three weeks i will try to ease him out of my life.  not completly of course but so im not so dependent on him being there.  so today shall begin this process. and tomorrow shall be a brand new day.

that's it, bring in the bricks
stack them up nice and high
stack them to block them all off
and so I can't even see sky
may i sit in my dark recess
may i sit here in peace
may i sit here til' doomsday
or until i'm deceased

just take it all away
all the pain that you've caused
may you fill all your emptiness
with meds and dry gauze
just leave me alone
leave me as myself, here in one
just leave me be, my friend
what you've left has been done....

last night wasnt the greatest.... i was home alone when it started to hail.... that was the most terrifying thing in the world that i have been through in a long time..... and thunderstorms dont really scare me- but this wasnt just a thunderstorm as i was expecting it to be- it was what they said it was- tornadoes and hail and everything that goes with that- i was in my bathroom cuz its in the middle of the house.... (btw- i was at my dads) and then it started hailing- it wouldnt stop and i started crying cuz it was getting louder and wouldnt stop and kept going- i was like  "Lord- just let me LIVE" i was terrified cuz i WAS by myself- and then i was on the phone with my dad and he was driving into it- so i couldnt really hear him- then all of a sudden...... "CRASH!!!!!" i heard a window break- i was in the bathroom with the door shut and screamin as it was and that window just made me go bazerk!!! i then got out of the bathroom to go and see where the broken window was- it was the kitchen window- glass was all over the window sill  and in the sink..... man o man!!!!!!! it was horrifying!!!! then when my dad got home- we looked outside on the driveway side of the house- that was where the storm hit us at- and the siding of the house had been pelted with hail- holes everywhere- so i took pictures-- here they are.....

the siding

the glass on the window sill in the kitchen

side view- looks like somebody shot the house!!! haha....

only golf ball size hail did this!!!! it hit in 2 places.....in the bottom corner and then obviously the big hole!!!!!

ttyl

emily<><

You Are 45% Selfish

You are quite balanced. You are able to compromise when it's in the best interests of those involved.
But you're no pushover. If something is important to you, you'll get it!

How Selfish Are You?

SHOPPING!!!!!! =oD

&& all i got was a pair of sunglasses [from Gadzook's] && a cute green with white polka dot top [from Wet Seal] i <333 everything i got. hehe. but can u believe i went shopping for 8 hours and thats ALL i got. crazyy eh? usually i would have gotten like SOO MUCH MORE. lol.

but my feet hurt like crazyyy. i wore new shoes, cuase idk we were going to the outlets in pigeon forge, but we did. && so my new pink flats hurtt my feettt. ahhh. lol.

now they r all sore. =[[ but im not ganna be @ church tomorrow, cause belle they are here. && celina ur a butt cause u didnt come. u missed out on ALOT of shopping. haha.

comment the myspace lovess.

    I wish things didn't take so much time...

Another thing... weird how when you keep track of how many times something happens, you find out it is more than you would have thought at all... Thinking back you would have said 3 a week... but then marking every time you come up with like 7 or something...

I am so freakin bored!  I haven't been to school in like three weeks.  I guess I'm not going to pass 11th.  No...maybe I will.  Would you like some tea(inside joke).

The youth choir was amazing today!  Everyone worked hard and tried hard and it really paid off.  I think we actually have a shot at nationals again this year!  Orlando!  Here we come!  I hope...

We need to plan a youth choir party to reward you all for your hard work!  We also need an awesome way to thank Mrs. Vera for her help.  Any ideas?

I love you guys and am proud of you!!!

SICK. the SPIN is ROOMING. Gotta sing. gotta...

DON'T SPEAK (E. Stefani, G. Stefani)

You and me
We used to be together
Every day together always

I really feel
I'm losing my best friend
I can't believe
This could be the end

It looks as though you're letting go
And if it's real,
Well I don't want to know

Don't speak
I know just what you're saying
So please stop explaining
Don't tell me 'cause it hurts
Don't speak
I know what you're thinking
I don't need your reasons
Don't tell me 'cause it hurts

Our memories
They can be inviting
But some are altogether
Mighty frightening

As we die, both you and I
With my head in my hands
I sit and cry

CHORUS

It's all ending
I gotta stop pretending who we are...
You and me
I can see us dying ... are we?

CHORUS

Summer Girls

Yeah..I like it when the girls stop by...in the summer Do you remember, do your remember, when we met that summer

~Chorus:~

New Kids on the Block had a bunch of hits Chinese food makes me sick And I think its fly when girls stop by for the summer, for the summer I like girls that wear Abercrombie and Fitch I'd take her if I had one wish But she's been gone since that summer...

Verse 1:

Hip Hop Marmalade Spic and Span Met you one summer and it all began You're the best girl that I ever did see The great Larry Bird jersey 33 When you take a sip you buzz like a hornet Billy Shakespeare wrote a whole bunch of sonnets Call me Willy Whistle cuz I can't speak baby Somethin in your eyes went and drove me crazy Now I can't forget you and it makes me mad Left one day and never came back Stayed all summer the went back home Macaulay Culkin was in Home Alone Fell deep in love, but now we ain't speakin Michael J. Fox was Alex P. Keaton When I met you I said my name was Rich You look like a girl from Abercrombie and Fitch

~Chorus~

Verse 2:

Cherry Pez, Cold Crush, Rock, Stud, Boogie Used to hate school, so I had to play hookie Always been hip to the b-boy style Known to act wild and make a girl smile Love New Edition and the Candy Girl Reminds me of you because you rock my world You come from Georgia where the peaches grow They drink lemonade and speak real slow You love Hip Hop and Rock &Roll Dad took off when you where 4 years old There was a good man named Paul Revere I feel much better baby when you're near You love Fun Dip and Cherry Coke I like the way you laugh when I tell a joke When I met you I said my name is Rich You look like a girl from Abercrombie and Fitch

~Chorus~

Verse 3:

In the summertime girls got it goin on Shake and wiggle to a Hip Hop song Summertime girls are the kind I like I'll steal your honey like I stole your bike Boogaloo Shrimp and Pogo sticks My mind takes me back there, oh so quick Let you off the hook like my man, Mr. Limpit Think about that summer, and I bug cuz I miss it Like the color Purple, Macaroni and cheese Ruby red slippers, and a bunch of trees Call you up but what's the use I like Kevin Bacon, but i hate Foot Loose Came in the door, I said it before I think I'm over you, but I'm really not sure When I met you I said my name is Rich You look like a girl from Abercrombie and Fitch

~Chorus~

Verse 4:

Summer girls come, and summer girls go Some are worth while, and some are so so Summer girls come, and summer girls go Some are worth while, and some are so so Summertime girls got it goin on Shake and wiggle to a Hip Hop song Summertime girls are the kind I like I'll steal your honey, like I stole your bike

~Chorus~

lfo baby

I Knew I Loved You

Maybe it's intuition
But some things you just don't question
Like in your eyes
I see my future in an instant
And there it goes
I think I've found my best friend

I know that it might sound more than a little crazy
But I believe

I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life

There's just no rhyme or reason
Only this sense of completion
And in your eyes
I see the missing pieces
I'm searching for
I think I've found my best friend

I know that it might sound more than a little crazy
But I believe

I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life

A thousand angels dance around you
I am complete now that I've found you

I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life

i dont care what yall say the 90s were all bout pop n savavge garden was the bestest

both of my brothers went to a carnival thing at blackman elementary school today.  when they came home they brought a long 3 new little friends.  christopher had won three fish at the carnival.  three little bitty gold fish to be exact.  although my brothers have picked out names for each of them, i have three names of my own for each of them.  first the little brown one is spaz.  then the big orange one is bubbles.  and then the last one, a little orange one, is named shark bait ooh ha ha. 

Truly Madly Deeply

I'll be your dream
I'll be your wish, I'll be your fantasy
I'll be your hope, I'll be your love
Be everything that you need

I'll love you more with every breath
Truly Madly Deeply Do
I will be strong, I will be faithful
Coz I'm counting on

A new beginning
A reason for living
A deeper meaning (yeah)

I want to stand with you on a mountain
I want to bathe with you in the sea
I wanna lay like this forever
Until the sky falls down on me

And when the stars are shining
Brightly in the velvet sky
I'll make a wish send it to heaven
Then make you want to cry

The tears of joy for all the
Pleasure in the certainty
That we're surrounded
By the comfort and protection of

The highest powers
In lonely hours
The tears devour you

I want to stand with you on a mountain
I want to bathe with you in the sea
I wanna lay like this forever
Until the sky falls down on me

Oh can you see it baby?
You don't have to close your eyes
Coz it's standing right before you
All that you need will surely come

I'll be your dream
I'll be your wish, I'll be your fantasy
I'll be your hope, I'll be your love
Be everything that you need

I'll love you more with every breath
Truly Madly Deeply Do

I want to stand with you on a mountain
I want to bathe with you in the sea
I wanna lay like this forever
Until the sky falls down on me

SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT





Load up on guns, bring your friends
It's fun to lose and to pretend
She's overboard and self-assured
I know, i know , a dirty word

Hello, hello , hello how low,
Hello, hello, hello,how low,
Hello, hello, hello...

With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid, and contagious
Here we are now , entertain us
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito,  my libido,
Yeah

I'm worse at what I do best
And for that gift I feel blessed
Our little group has always been
And always will until the end

Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello

With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now entertain us
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido,
Yeah

And i forget just why i taste
Oh yeah, i guess it makes me smile
I found it hard, it's hard to find
Oh well, whatever, nevermind

Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello

With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contageous
Here we are now, entertain us
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido,

A denial (x9)

Stupid girl, stupid girls, stupid girls
Baby if I act like that, that guy will call me back
What a paparazzi girl, I don't wanna be a stupid girl

Go to Fred Segal, you'll find them there
Laughing loud so all the little people stare
Looking for a daddy to pay for the champagne
(Drop a name)
What happened to the dreams of a girl president
She's dancing in the video next to 50 Cent
They travel in packs of two or three
With their itsy bitsy doggies and their teeny-weeny tees
Where, oh where, have the smart people gone?
Oh where, oh where could they be?

Baby if I act like that, that guy will call me back
What a paparazzi girl, I don't wanna be a stupid girl
Baby if I act like that, flipping my blonde hair back
Push up my bra like that, I don't wanna be a stupid girl

(Break it down now)
Disease's growing, it's epidemic
I'm scared that there ain't a cure
The world believes it and I'm going crazy
I cannot take any more
I'm so glad that I'll never fit in
That will never be me
Outcasts and girls with ambition
That's what I wanna see
Disasters all around
World despaired
Their only concern
Will they **** up my hair

Baby if I act like that, that guy will call me back
What a paparazzi girl, I don't wanna be a stupid girl
Baby if I act like that, flipping my blonde hair back
Push up my bra like that, I don't wanna be a stupid girl

[Interlude]
Oh my god you guys, I totally had more that 300 calories
That was so not sexy, no
Good one, can I borrow that?
[Vomits]
I WILL BE SKINNY

(Do ya thing, do ya thing, do ya thing)
(I like this, like this, like this)
Pretty will you **** me girl, silly as a lucky girl
Pull my head and suck it girl, stupid girl!
Pretty would u **** me girl, silly as a lucky girl
Pull my head and suck it girl, stupid girl!

Baby if I act like that, flipping my blonde hair back
Push up my bra like that, stupid girl!

Baby if I act like that, that guy will call me back
What a paparazzi girl, I don't wanna be a stupid girl
Baby if I act like that, flipping my blonde hair back
Push up my bra like that, I don't wanna be a stupid girl

no i dont know what im doing!
i hope im doing this right!
if i am i'll be so happy
alisha

Never win first place, I don't support the team 
I can't take direction, and my socks are never
clean 
Teachers dated me, my parents hated me 
I was always in a fight cuz I can't do nothin'
right 

Everyday I fight a war against the mirror 
I can't take the person starin' back at me 
I'm a hazard to myself 

Don't let me get me 
I'm my own worst enemy 
Its bad when you annoy yourself 
So irritating 
Don't wanna be my friend no more 
I wanna be somebody else 

I wanna be somebody else, yeah 

LA told me, "You'll be a pop star, 
All you have to change is everything you are." 
Tired of being compared to damn Britney Spears 
She's so pretty, that just ain't me 

Doctor, doctor won't you please prescribe
somethin 
A day in the life of someone else? 
Cuz I'm a hazard to myself 

Don't let me get me 
I'm my own worst enemy 
Its bad when you annoy yourself 
So irritating 
Don't wanna be my friend no more 
I wanna be somebody else

Don't let me get me 
I'm my own worst enemy 
Its bad when you annoy yourself 
So irritating 
Don't wanna be my friend no more 
I wanna be somebody else 

Doctor, doctor won't you please prescribe
somethin 
A day in the life of someone else? 
Don't let me get me 

Don't let me get me 
I'm my own worst enemy 
Its bad when you annoy yourself 
So irritating 
Don't wanna be my friend no more 
I wanna be somebody else

Never win first place, I don't support the team 
I can't take direction, and my socks are never
clean 
Teachers dated me, my parents hated me 
I was always in a fight cuz I can't do nothin'
right 

Everyday I fight a war against the mirror 
I can't take the person starin' back at me 
I'm a hazard to myself 

Don't let me get me 
I'm my own worst enemy 
Its bad when you annoy yourself 
So irritating 
Don't wanna be my friend no more 
I wanna be somebody else 

I wanna be somebody else, yeah 

LA told me, "You'll be a pop star, 
All you have to change is everything you are." 
Tired of being compared to damn Britney Spears 
She's so pretty, that just ain't me 

Doctor, doctor won't you please prescribe
somethin 
A day in the life of someone else? 
Cuz I'm a hazard to myself 

Don't let me get me 
I'm my own worst enemy 
Its bad when you annoy yourself 
So irritating 
Don't wanna be my friend no more 
I wanna be somebody else

Don't let me get me 
I'm my own worst enemy 
Its bad when you annoy yourself 
So irritating 
Don't wanna be my friend no more 
I wanna be somebody else 

Doctor, doctor won't you please prescribe
somethin 
A day in the life of someone else? 
Don't let me get me 

Don't let me get me 
I'm my own worst enemy 
Its bad when you annoy yourself 
So irritating 
Don't wanna be my friend no more 
I wanna be somebody else

I'm lyin' here on the floor where you left me 
I think I took too much 
I'm crying here, what have you done? 
I thought it would be fun 

I can't stay on your life support, there's a
shortage in the switch, 
I can't stay on your morphine, cuz its making me
itch 
I said I tried to call the nurse again but shes
being a little bitch, 
I think I'll get outta here, where I can 

Run just as fast as I can 
To the middle of nowhere 
To the middle of my frustrated fears 
And I swear you're just like a pill 
Instead of makin' me better, you keep makin' me
ill 
You keep makin' me ill 

I haven't moved from the spot where you left me 
This must be a bad trip 
All of the other pills, they were different 
Maybe I should get some help 

I can't stay on your life support, there's a
shortage in the switch, 
I can't stay on your morphine, cuz its making me
itch 
I said I tried to call the nurse again but shes
being a little bitch, 
I think I'll get outta here, where I can 

Run just as fast as I can 
To the middle of nowhere 
To the middle of my frustrated fears 
And I swear you're just like a pill 
Instead of makin' me better, you keep makin' me
ill 
You keep makin' me ill

Run just as fast as I can 
To the middle of nowhere 
To the middle of my frustrated fears 
And I swear you're just like a pill 
Instead of makin' me better, you keep makin' me
ill 
You keep makin' me ill 

I can't stay on your life support, there's a
shortage in the switch, 
I can't stay on your morphine, cuz its making me
itch 
I said I tried to call the nurse again but shes
being a little bitch, 
I think I'll get outta here, where I can 

Run just as fast as I can 
To the middle of nowhere 
To the middle of my frustrated fears 
And I swear you're just like a pill 
Instead of makin' me better, you keep makin' me
ill 
You keep makin' me ill

I was sitting in my room looking at my Prom pictures (Because it's April and it's that time again) and I almost felt sad. Well it was little more than almost. Part of me is sad because I miss the excitement and I know that Prom was the only time I got to dress up and be the princess. (I know it sounds stupid).

I wonder how many people remember me. I've crossed paths with so many over the years, and I wonder if they will remember me. I've seen some of them on campus and they breeze right by me as if they don't know me. Or I meet them again and it's as if we've never met. I wonder how many of those I've met and crossed paths with actually remember me.

I wonder if he knows. I wonder if he knows how much I think about him and how much I miss him. I mean really knows. I try to tell him, but sometimes I feel like it's not enough. He's so far away, and I can't hug him or kiss him. I sometimes wonder if he really knows just how much I love him and care.

so today my job was so awesome. i had a really good time. I worked in A/L and finally not healthcare for once!! I was actually a real waitress this time. it was so great. like it was just great and i had fun. :P and thy said i was really strong in a/l and they want me to work sunday mornings also. which is okay with me.(:

so i should get my paycheck real soon which would be great. i really kinda need it now. lol. i can live, but its  not easy going almost over 3 weeks without a check. and i want to get everyone something for easter (: cause i like to do stuff like that. :P i like seeing people happy.

prom & graduation are getting closer and closer!!! :D omigosh i cannot wait. im sooo excited its killing me. (: a girl i work with who is a couple of years older than me and she is sweet is dating a black guy and she has a baby with him and they live together and its so sweet cause i see that as me and sam. (: its so cute. we were talking about it today (:

i ordered my invetaions for graduation just now lol. hopefully ill get them in time. cause as soon as i get them i will start addressing them. i like doing that stuff. :D that o i might just stick them through my computer and print the info on the envelopes. (:

im excited!!! about everything.

there was so much i wanted to say but i don't remember!! (:

oh well. ill give you an update on the projects within my house. (: as everyone knows we always have a giant yardsale each year at our house and we always have awesome stuff so everyone should stop by. (: so my grandma is making me up a box (she kinda figures for my apartment/or things i want to keep for my future living arrangements) of stuff she doesn't want that i do (keepsakes included - i hope :P) and i've already claimed the blender, waffle maker, coffee maker, etc.

next is my grandma's bedroom and bathroom are going to be painted green. a soft pastel green i suppose. (: if it was me it would be like neon green or grass green :P and then the next room to be painted is the living room and it is going to be the color of orange juice, or just a hair bit darker. :P but i picked the color out and they love it. cause we have that dark black oak furniture (which we also just got cause we are selling the other in the yard sale)

and also in the living room we are putting down hard wood floors ourselves. :D theat and mosaicing the fireplace and doorway.

then my secret own project that i am doing for my mom is painting the bathroom and redoing it. i am painting one wall as a lavender field and then i am tiling the rest.( i might wait on the tile because she wants to tear out the sink and bathtub, etc.) atleast i can paint the walls right??

alright. :P thats it for now. other than...

im hungry. :D

i wonder what you're thinking when you look at me and smile (Alot of People)

friends by heart
sisters by soul
quiet and shy? pshhh
try out of control (Sarah) & (Chels)

Sometimes you tell yourself the things you need to hear (Chesney tells me this on a DAILY basis)

i just can't take the silence
of knowing that you know how i feel
but not having a response (I'm sorry Tyler)

don't believe the hype
high school is not the best 4 years of your life (Well, humm 4 yrs.. the best let me think... YUP i got one... )

i guess what i like about you best is how you can make me laugh even if nothing's funny (Brian)

i tried snorting coke once.
but the ice cubes got stuck in my nose. (Kim Miller 8th grade year)

the people who know the least, always have the most to say (All the 'hoebag' rumors around thie ditrict)

TODAY'S FORECAST
partly cloudy with a
very high chance of drama (EVERYDAY of my life...)

do everything you want
and if it's something you'll regret in the morning
sleep in late (Nik)

conflict builds character.

crisis defines it (Abi)

be nice to everyone you meet.
they're facing battles you have no idea about. (Blake)

some things fall apart so that other things can come together (From Zach to Jeff <sarah>)

do you know what fine stands for? freaked out, insecure, neurotic, && emotional. (ha ha Tyler)

you are the only one who puts pink in my cheeks (ha ha Amanda <Blake>)

i'm as confused as a gangsta with a skateboard (Abby C.)

Wow.That storm last night was amazing. I love to watch storms, they are so powerfull and magical. I just wish they weren't so dangerous and destructive. But oh how I love the rain, thunder and lightning. It's all so beautiful. Like music almost. It's so breath taking. There's not really any good way for me to describe it.

ok, so the storms appear to be over now.woohoo! and now its saturday.  i wish i could spend the whole weekend sleeping, but i cant. i have to study for the DBQ for APUSH. so i better go do that...

sorry its been a while... i havent had any time at all to post... oops

i was readin this paper at school... it was about gangs in modern days...

i didnt realize that they have gotten so out of hand... we all hear about the Bloods and The Crips and The Folks... but one that seemed realatively new to me... MS13... apperantly they are the worst of the worst...

ill give you 3 or 4 facts that may keep you weary.

1: there are over 30,000 members in over 33 states

2: they are the FASTEST growing gang ever created... producing an average of 6 more members a day.

3: they now do professional hits

4: if they kill you.. They take your arms and drop them in the country (shows the hard work that people pay) Your legs to the state capital (to represent the way the government walks over its citizens) Your torso to the state line (to show the seperation of races as well as country) Your head to the sheriffs department (mearly to taunt the federal officers) And your scrodem... they feed to their animals (in celebration of their hit)

does that not scare you?

it does scare me...

why are people in gangs?!.. are you in a gang?... im not... and i never intend to be... there was a point in my life where i WAS in fact involved in such activities... but that was a long time ago...

my school is officially been seperated between gangs... it seems like you have to have the right sign. The right colors. The right words... just to survive...

i thought this was America... Home of the FREE!!! why are we seeming to be controlled by gangs...

did you know that it is NOT illegal to be in a gang... it is NOT illegal to support gangs... it is NOT illegal to murder under the charges of "you were forced to"

that is total BULL CRAP!!... how is it NOT illegal to do all of that... how is it NOT illegal to MURDER just as long as "a gang leader tells you to"... that makes me mad... we should have a more strict government on that subject.

but anyways... life has been... ok... i got some REALLY good news but im not tellin cuz i want it to be a surprise... te he... later guys

Wutz^ ervy1... its been wild.. da tornado;s were awsome.. specially since i waz outside watching most of it... we had a hail fight tht waz awsome and hurt lik hell.. but holla evry1

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Just pray that I won't feel be overwhelmed by the end of the semester. I really want to do better in most of my classes, classes that I was easily doing well until recently, when suddenly I suffer from one low grade.

I gave it all up to God last night, but I know once is not enough. This is going to continue to be a struggle for me until the semester ends.

My new tenative schedule for the fall is the same as before, minus the English class (the one I wanted is filled), plus Astronomy Honors.

I found out from my advisor that I should apply for canidacy as soon as I register so I can have priority. It's going to feel really awesome to fill out that form. Then sometime next semester I'm supposed to meet with my minor advisor. I never imagined everything would move this quickly.

9 1/4 pages down.

A mind-bogglingly difficult 3/4 of a page to go.

I really hate it when you get close to the end of a paper and can think of NOTHING to say.  (I know... you're shocked at the idea that I would ever run out of things to say.)

I love storms, they are sooo cool and mysterious.

"i love that i am now truly an open book- there's nothing to hide when you are forgiven."

This is something my friend elizabeth (the other one) wrote on her myspace and i love it.   God has been teaching me this recently.  My past is not a part of me in the sense that it is me.  I am redeemed.  I am a new person!  God rescued me (of all the attributes of God, I like this one the most.  Today, at least) from...well, me.  I can talk about my past.  I can talk about the horrible things I've done, the unwise decisions I've made and I'm no longer ashamed.  Because I'm free.  (I feel like saying, "So THAT'S what they mean by freedom in Christ!  I get it now!)

Anyway, the hail yesterday was awesome at my house.  I've got pictures that I'll post in a minute!  And last night - fabulous.  I love theatre, good food, and good conversation, and last night was all three.  Plus hanging out with john and olivia...always fun.  and the lightening was unbelievable on our drive back to m'boro- we kept saying, "Do it again!"

And that's all for now.

well last night was horribal....kinda freaky>>
i saw the torndo that was off of barifield-creaste road
the hail was not bad were i lived....

when the torndo thing was passing through
the sky got light and white-ish gray-ish
now that was odd><

well i am out and i hope everyone are ok

           later

                        meg

I was told tonight that I'm too young to start thinking about marriage

but, with everyone around me pairing off and becoming engaged(and i'm not gonna make and "except" list, b/c it would take a while. . .and those people know what I mean)

when do I become old enough to start thinking about it?

Some may think that the worst feeling you can have
Is feeling all alone....
But yet again, would it not be worse
If someone had put you there.....

WE GOT GERMAN EXCHANGE STUDENTS!!! it's really cool...these are most of them with some of us mingled in....we all hung out. they rock! haha

-KYLE

if i took better pictures (my photography skills are horrendous) then i'd definitely put up some pics of that crazy storm.
i sure as heck haven't ever seen anything like that. and it took an act of congress to get the internet working again.

so what did i do today?  well my crazy plan got rained out * cries*  but well see about tomorrow *snicker*  & i watched about 4 hours of the weather channel for fun & enjoyment & then narnia.  tomorrow's saturday.... i hope ross's ( he lives in gallatin) house is ok * says a little prayer.*

Regarding the last entry: Mended my relationship with my sister. Found out that my other friend... well that was bad communication. It's all good from my last entry.

The Mess of the Storm: My dad was driving, my sister was at a friend's house, and my mom was freakin out. We're all fine except my house. One broken window and half of the back of my house has to have the siding replaced, huge holes. Did I mention the water leak in my guest room?

The other pieces of the day: Late because of sis+mom, its okay though. I forgave. Very stressful school day, but I feel back in the swing of life. Got out of school 45 minutes early for the tornado problems. That was cool.

The Weekend: barely any homework and The Nashville Auto Show (there is the link).

Hope ya'll are all okay!

-+ Jacob +-

Your Artemis!
You are the goddess of hunt and fertility. You are very beautiful but spoiled. You are very kind but at times can be very cold. You are very passionate, especially to your Family. You would do anything to protect them. When a man says "this is a mans work" you prove them wrong and show them women can do a "mans work" too.

i had an okay day. it started out bad, but i the end, it was cool.

the bad thing was i got on the city bus, and when we start to go, the driver slams on the breaks, and a lot of people scream. thankfully, i had my ipod in my ear, but i could still hear them.

then, my ipod had died. which sucks.

but, in first pd., we made dna models with red vines and gummi-bears. and we got to eat them.

second pd. was normal.

third period was okay.

fourth pd was actually good today, becuase we didn't do notes. we watched a movie, then had a "class discussion," mainly about waikiki beach and weather, and a little bit of talk about hawaii, polynesia, and james cook (what we should have been talking about all pd.).

so, my day wasnt horrible. it was still boring, but i got used to boring days a long time ago.

okay, im out. aloha

^ this is my wittle Bear Bear... (lol)  He's such a big baby.  (lol)  no... me & Chris (my lil bro) just put him in this gte-up a few seconds ago... 'TIS HILARIOUS to see him try to walk... (LMFAO)!!!!!!!  <3  -Chelsea

well, yea. school's been such a drag lately. i don't really know what i'm doing...or where i'm goin...but i guess none of that matters when u have God on ur side. well, yea. like i sed...i don't really know what i'm gonna do. i'm so confused.

anyways, i'm running for treasurer..so if ur in my school, vote for me!!!! =)

luv ya always, meg

A fifth grade teacher in a Christian school asked her class to look at TV commercials and see if they could use them in some way to communicate ideas  about God.       

Here are some of the results: scroll down.




God is like..
BAYER ASPIRIN
He works miracles.


God is like...
a FORD
He's got a better idea .

God is like...
COKE
He's the  real thing.

(This is great)
God is like...
HALLMARK CARDS
He cares enough to send His very best.

God is like...
TIDE
He gets the stains out that others leave behind.


God is like...
GENERAL ELECTRIC
He  brings good things to life.

God is like...
SEARS
He has everything.

God is like...
ALKA-SELTZER
Try Him, you'll like Him

God is like...
SCOTCH TAPE
You can't  see Him, but you know He's there.


God is like...
DELTA
He's ready when you are.

God is like...
ALLSTATE
You're in  good hands with Him.


God is like...
VO-5 Hair Spray  
He holds through all kinds of weather.


God is like...
DIAL SOAP
Aren't you  glad you have Him?  Don't you wish everybody did?

God is like...
the U.S. POST OFFICE
Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet nor ice will keep Him from His  appointed destination.

thank you kate =] i thought this was really neat. never woulda thought of it lol

in Him, Kristin