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Well...I'm still alive, just so everyone knows. I miss everyone back in Tennessee!!
Everyone take care of my Janie-poo, K?

~EDIT~
Ahhhhh....I'm suffering from a wicked migraine...brought on from, well, it's not important what it's from...I just wish it would go away...I wish I could forget everything...like the look on my sister's face when she made me promise to come back and see her...and how my aunt told me that I didn't care about my brother and sister...and how all of my family told me how disappointed they are in me and my decision...

Time for another lesson in life equations, boys and girls! Today's lesson is:

big toe + vaccum cleaner = BAD

For example, after I picked up the vacuum cleaner so the dusting hose could reach the back of the shelf, I [with my crippling spectrum-kid intellect] set the vacuum cleaner down on my right big toe. [For those of you who don't know, the brush still spins even when the hose is being used.]

Luckily, I escaped with my life and the only injuries I recieved were a small blood blister, a chipped toenail, and a great deal of soreness in the right-big-toe region of my body.

If I had not acted quickly and removed the vacuum from my toe as soon as I felt pain, I may have lost my entire toe - or perhaps my life! Even if I did survive the vacuum cleaner ripping my big toe off, I'd still have to relearn how to walk and never be able to wear flip flops again. You don't want to have to relearn to walk and to never be able to walk again, now do you, boys and girls?

So what might the moral to this story be? Hmm? Anyone?

Never clean your house. If you do - you will lose a toe, never be able to wear flip flops again, and die a slow, horrible, painful death.

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Yay! Now my right big toe matches my left big toe [which I attempted to remove forcibly from my body with the clever use of running, flip flops, and asphalt not but three days ago.]

well last night went to jenns play at center for the arts it was a monty python skit extravaganza it was really funny after it we hung around for a little while then went to starbucks and then spent the night at her house we had so much fun it was great me jenn amy glenda danielle oh yeah great times im goin to church in an hour to hear kyle tell us about india so im excited about that so ya ill ttyl

Phuse box,
Phuse box.


PHuse box,
Phuse box

lol, I know this is gonna sound weird, but I felt the call to write on here and encourage ya'll!! lol! Weird comin' from a girl, huh!? But I know alot of the times, I do get on here and encourage girls and talk about girl things! But I felt it was time to say something to ya'll! And I know I'm not a guy, so I dont' really know stuff that ya'll go through, but don't let me not being a male tune you out to what I want to say to ya'll!! :) Anyways...as I drove home today from lunch...it dawns on me that guys struggle through hard times and stuff just like women do! I bet you're saying,"No joke...I know that!" But hear me out...it finally hits home!! Not only do women hide from things in this world...men do too! As men, ya'll hide behind your strength!! Am I wrong, cuz if so...let me know! But as women, we hide our hearts...afraid to let anyone hurt us anymore! But as men, I believe ya'lls strength is what keeps ya'll safe!! Ya'll feel that you have to come accross as strong, successful men....and if not ya'll are failing or being to soft! I realized how much pressure ya'll have on ya'll! And it's hard because you need to have control on things!! (Women do this too, and I'm sure that you guys are saying "Amen to that!" as I am writting this! lol) But for guys...I think that your control on things comes from a different side then womens...sure control is control, but women want control on situations...men want control on life! Ya'll need to know that things will fall into place! You need to know that you can support yourself....and one day a wife and family! You need to know that you've been successful!! And ya'll feel if you don't have a grip on these things...that again you've failed...and that's hard and stressful on ya'll! Women, I think it's very important we let these men, our brothers, know how important they are! Ya'll play a BIG role in God's story, men!! And as sisters, we need to help our brothers with confidence!! Because I'm sure as a man...it's hard to keep that!! But guys...I want to encourage you to NOT hide behind your strength and success!! Let go of control! (girls you too!!) Don't be afraid to show your heart men!! God did give you one of those!!! lol! I know you hear that from women all the time! "They need more emotions...blah, blah, blah...nag, nag, nag!" Women, realize men aren't made to show emotions LIKE US!! But men, that also doesn't give you the excuse to not show any at all...that's hiding behind your strength! I think that God has to soften hearts into that! Allow God to do so! Because men...Jesus was a strong man....but He did show emotions! He showed love, He cared for people, He showed compassion...but He was strong!! Showing emotion doesn't always mean, crying and being all excited and jumping up and down at things, like girls!! lol!! It's loving on people and not being afraid to do so! It's being willing to open up and let yourselves be healed...and not keeping it inside to "deal with it on your own"! It's showing that you care and you're willing to take time to encourage and listen!! I think real strength is shown when a man is willing to put himself on the line...and open up about things!! Don't try to be perfect and put on a face....things in life do go wrong!! (And I'm talking to girls, and myself as well in all this!) I'm not trying to sit here and call out guys by any means...please don't take it that way!! I'm saying it's ok....don't be afraid to be the man God has made you to be!! And remember God has put hearts in each of you men....not just strength!! Ya'll are important...and just as men need women....women DO need men!! Ya'll play a very important role...and don't let the stress of strength and success bring you down from being that man!! Thank you so much to all my guy friends.......for everything!! Ya'll mean the world to me!! And if it wasn't for men...I wouldn't know what to do! Because ya'll have every imporant qulities of God!!! Be men of God!! And let God change ya'lls life...let Him take control! Depend on His strength, and not your own!!
....anyways!! Those are just my thoughts and me wanting to encourage ya'll!! Sorry if that's not how it is, if so let me know ;) lol!!! But anyways..today's been a great day...VERY HOTT!!! lol!! I think I might go for a swim! lol!!! But anyways...if ya'll didn't hear Bro. Dean's message today....IT WAS GREAT!! Ask me if ya wanna know!!! It was about judgement...go figure a chruch that preachs on judgement! lol! But this was a different type of sermon! It was very very good! And Dean is such a wise man! Wow!!! Anyways!! Ya'll take care! Stay strong and safe!! Love ya'll!!

Hey Everybody!!
Kelsey left for New York this morning so keep her in your prayers!
well im going to bible study...youth ensemble...then im going to spend the night with Katie B...Cause this lady named Brenda G..is coming over!?!
So yeah thats about it!
byebye keaton

So hey today i woke up at 6 oclock in the morining Whoa yeah thats a frist i read my bible then i took a shower then i went to church then i came home and for some reason i got really tired and stuff so i layed back down and nows it 2:06.....yeah i always seem to wake up around 2 in the afternoon i think its weird but yea ne way

so yeah i wish every buddy a good day and i hope you guys to think about others, Put yourself aside, and help others.

and just be awesome cause i know every one is

your friend

-Ed

haha, im still trying to figure out how to work this thing. ive been at my dads all weekend, so i havent been online. but thanks for being my friend! this is a cool place, i just, i have no idea yet what to click on to make this work?
always, cailsey

who finally got their computer back. yea yea yea! me!

i just got back from mississippi again. it was good. just saw my aunt and two cousins that moved to cali.

anyways.

i hope everyone's doing good. don't have much to say except i missed you guys.

i love you and i'm totally ready for school.

_kt




photo from katie



yea so i'm looking through my pictures and some how that one was in there. i've never seen that picture before in my life. i have no clue where it came from. if anyone knows, please tell me.

woah!! super hot outside these days.. layed out by the pool friday and saturday, more like in the pool for its coolness.. and i got a little red!!! not too bad though~
church was really good today.. went back to alpha omega, still waiting to hear from the intern, each week its been someone different.. when school starts it should be better!
well i hope everyone has a great day!! try to stay cool!!
-crystal

GREETINGS!

i got a phusebox!

suzanne has started doing pilates. yes, pilates.i want to become flexable.hah.
school starts in like 2 weeks. WHERE DID THE SUMMER GO? i swear, they get shorter every year. i guess i am ready to go back. pshhh whatever, scratch that lol. well you know what? exactly 1 week until suzanne is 13! hallelujah! now, what are you just standing there for? go buy me a present!


-the almost birthday girl

my party last night was pretty fun. Blender, Addie, Kas, Kiesha, Abby, Carly, Josh, Kelsey, and me. Blen, Ads, Kas, and i were dancing like -whoah- and i think we kinda freaked everone else out. Kiesha joined in, though. we had fun none-the-less.

STEPHEN SANDWICH. and... :holds up hands: it says "blood" and if you can't read it, yo eyes is messed up!

anyway... i'm so freking tired. i almost died in church today. ugh.

tonight, Kasey and i were gonna go to Hurricane's for teen night. but... everyone we tell that to is like "no don't go" and it's $12 to get in. i'm not about to pay $24 bucks for us to get into a shitty club. so we're just gonna go to Coco come more. haha.

love love

I don't think i'm going to write in this anymore.....

and I still haven't read two of my summer reading books.

I think I'm FINALLY going to get to repaint my room. No more freaking flowers!!!!!!! I hate those stupid flowers. The weekend between precamp and band camp is when my dad and I will go for it, if nothing random gets in the way. *crosses all 10 fingers*

who else has to play at summer school graduation?

if I don't see you there tomorrow, I'll probably see you on tuesday...first practice of the season....
*I'm trying to muster up a ' woot ' but it's just not happening*

WOW!!! Last night was a lot of fun!!! I went to Rachel's house to watch a movie and just hang out with her b/f she left for New York this morning..(which by the way keep everyone who went to new york in your prayers) and we watched...The Diary of a Mad Black Woman....It was soo funny!! We both felt every emotion that you are supposed to feel in that movie!! LOL!! Then we went to the new DQ over by the new walmart and hung out with some of the AO's (Alpha Omega College Ministry) and then we left...But it was soo funny!! They had me laughing a lot... LOL!!!( i think I need more SPRITE)lol!!!!! But yeah....That is about it..Got church in a lil while...Bye!!

So I pretty much dehydrated myself at work yesterday. I suppose being outside around extremely hot cars wearing two shirts, blue jeans, socks, and shoes without drinking water will do that to a person. . . I mean I sweated. . . like seriously. I hardly ever sweat, and both of my shirts were really damp, and there was about a layer of sweat dried all over my body. . . mmm, I felt attractive, lol. The effects of it didn't really kick in till a couple of hours after I got off, and I felt even worse after getting home. Shaky. . . nausea. . . exhaustion. . . woohoo. I'm still shaky and a little weak, but I'm all right. Most definitely going to remember to bring a huge water jug next time.

photo from Kapooki91

FUN IN THE SON......LAST THING WITH JOE



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JOE AT THE GREAT ESCAPE



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THE GREAT ESCAPE......BEFORE WE LEFT



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CIA(christ in action)YOUTH HELPING OUT AT THE CHALLENGER'S BASEBALL GAME



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MY BROTHER WILL AND JOE

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It's currenly 5:12 AM according to my computer.
I haven't slept even a little bit.
And i'm still not tired.
I don't like sleeping.
Bad things usually happen when I sleep

My grandmother passed away Friday morning. :(

I'm leaving in a few hours for Memphis.

My parents wouldn't let me bring anyone with me.

I really wish I could have.

It would have made things a lot easier for me.

I know it.

hey guys i'm over at Becky's house right now having sooo much fun.i'll talk to you gusy later.i love you all sooo much leave me lots of comments.....
I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
GOD BLESS!!
Leah

I'm going on vacation!


..which I very much need after tonight's mess at Kohl's. The store made close to $100,000 today. I think I touched that many items of clothing. *sigh* Retail is such hard work. haha.. But it's all good! At least I had fun doing the hard work!

I think i have a new fetish for yellow... im not even sure if i used fetish correctly but frankly it doesnt matter. yellow is one of those colors that either gives you a headache or puts you in a much better mood, usually it makes me happy so maybe thats why i love it so much. today i bought fabric so i could start sewing again- so far not so good... i havent sewn a thing all summer long. i have started designing some outfits in a notebook but right now i don't even know how to START making them so for a while they will remain lost causes. well i leave for arizona on tuesday for about three weeks and i am excited to see all of my friends and sarra, my dog, and my little sister bri bri- it will be awesome!

so ste's party was aiight.

man.. i wish i could dance...

maybe then i would've had more fun

josh beats up small children

carly was beautiful (as always)

it was really humid and gross outside

so i just sat inside and ate alot of eggrolls.

and pixy stix.

well... i think i'm going to go watch 16 candles
with mummy

abby

thursday at work i wrote this really cool top ten post - it included ten breaking news stories ranging from my life to ugandan virgins. maybe i'll redo it sometime this week - i have a feeling there's going to be much posting going on... this week is young life camp in georgia. now, you may not know much about yl camp, but you can probably assume that they don't have internet access. which can only lead you to another assumption - that i am not there. this is a sad, true, and long story. i don't wanna talk about it anymore.
anyhow - my #1 on my top ten was this: "LEAH'S ENGAGED!!!!" so i wanted to still get that out there. exciting!!! now you'll have to beg for the rest.
a few things bothering me tonite:
#1 - i suddenly received a subscription to sports illustrated - i figured out today that it came with my cubs credit card. and that i don't have to subscribe because they automatically charge my card. this urks me. that's right - urks.
#2 - aubree and i watched a not-so-great (actually, terrible) movie tonite - however, it contained the song "the blower's daughter" by damien rice. i love this song. and i've heard it before tonight. on something. like a tv commercial - i dunno. please help. things like this drive me crazy.
#3 - when i got to work this morning i was informed that after today the thrift store would be closing. i'm disappointed. where are all those crazy people going to get clothes for practically nothing? who are they going to entertain/drive nuts? and what am i going to do when i don't have to get up early on saturdays? hmm.. ok. but really, i was sad.
#4 - the chicago bears have arrived. this warrants an entire entry itself, so i'll save my ranting on this one.
#5 - my apartment stinks. for real. i bought bleach to attack the mold (which also lends to the centipede infestation) but i feel like it's a big project that i'm not sure i want to get into tonight. maybe tho. ugh. gross.
i'm gonna stop at 5 for a negative list. my top 10 were all good and interesting things. things that bother me don't deserve that much attention. it's gonna be a long week. however - i had a blast with aubree tonight!! she made some incredibly awesome cheesy potato soup and we snuck onto bear's territory and we took some interesting pictures with the biggest green beans ever. yeah. i'm gonna leave you with that ;)

For the last couple of days I've been an unwed teenage mother.

...ish.

And I ate a whole roll of cookie dough today. Yikes.

But seriously. There's a grasshopper on the ceiling.

And aside from that, I'm doing much better.

A shower is now in order. No, not a baby shower. A water shower. So I can smell like sunshine and daisies for church tomorrow.

And with that I am gone.

whooooooosh.......

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Yes, well...I'm in Illinois now. I cried so much today...leaving the only family I've ever known behind. My brother and sister, my mother, grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles...
Well, hopefully all for the best.
Tho I'm having a hard time convincing myself of that right now...

Yeah so me and my friends went to see the Island tonight and it was pretty good except for the occasional stuff it was a pretty good movie... I hope everyone is doing well my family and I just got done painting my room so I am really excited about getting my stuff back in there.... WEll everyone have a wonderful day and leave some remarks and I will see most of you tomarrow at church
IN CHRIST, john
P.S.. ben helped with my room to your welcome ben

so i got myself grounded.

got in an argument over whether i control my life, or my parents do.

they won.

my parents pick the most inopportune moments to yell at me.

so i won't be on here for a while.

like, til my birthday.

that's november 29.

holy cow.

it's like lent. only longer. and not voluntary.

other than that, it's basically just a bunch of extreme limits on how late i can be out, how often i can go places, required amount of hours i have to spend with my family, etc.

i'm telling you, these folks are psycho.

but i guess i deserve it.

oh well, not going to let this ruin my senior year.

so yeah. you are morally obliged to call me when you plan something. or call me to keep me company. whatever. whenever. 890-7454. do it.

ciao, mes amis.

"havin' fun, fun, fun til daddy took the t-bird away . . ."

JOE IS LEAVING TOMORROW THAT IS SO NOT COOL!!!

So i just returned from camp and I am surprisingly sad I am back. I miss everyone. It's so weird being the only one other than my parents here. By Thursday we were getting realy sick and frustrated at each other, but now I hate that I have no one to talk to or goof off with. So anyways, camp was awsome like always. Bean is kinda clueless on relationships (or at least ours). We sat by each other a lot. I sat with him on the way home. Does anyone know what Bean looked like or thought when I layed my head on his shoulder? So anyways this is basically the week...we had fun, ran way too much (figure that, running a bunch at cross country camp), we played around, much volleyball, scaring the other teams by acting like lesbians and doing and dressing weird, shaving Squirrel's (Nicky's brother) head, and lots of tasty food! So right now I really miss Jennifer and Bean and probably other people that I cannot think of. Oh and the freshman who are pretty cool people. Well I miss everyone and if there are any camp pictures you have posted or anything, I'd love to see!

Hey y'all I gotta new sn linked to my old one... drumsrgr8forn8..... heh heh

Gloria Patri
Nathan-Bo-Bathan

It always has something that reminds me of my friends.

Or myself, in this case. :p



Seriously, I laughed for about a minute straight.

::edit::

HOLY CRAP.

I am the worst friend. EVER.

Stephen's party... has been going on for at least an hour and a half... I totally forgot about it. DAMMIT.

I can't go now. My dad wants to turn our living room around. DAMNDAMNDAMNDAMN [etc., etc.]

::/edit::

so i am wicked busy and have been busy for a while. i am tyring to update as often as possible but have been slammed. i'll talk to you guys as soon as i can. later all

Wrestling camp is over. It was ok. Kinda boring. We got football this week and then we go to hell (camp). Haha. Well nothing has been goin on.But still defiantely single......

Peace

i'm running as fast as i can, but my feet feel like they are stuck in quicksand.

everytime i try to get something accomplished, someone or something else is there to get in my way.

i know i'll never have this thing figured out, but there's got to be some way out of this dump i got myself into. no friends who are like me. none that have the same believes, care about others like [i think] i do... no one that can have fun without the use of drugs or alcohol. why can't people just grow up???

i'm going for a drive. i don't know where i'll end up...

so yah. not much to say.

i've come back with high hopes of a better future and a sunburn...

the high hopes thing, if you couldnt tell, was a joke, but its good to be home.

FL was fun, i had so much fun with my friend, Nicole. and there were tons of people we met.

im definately just babbling and saying things in general so i'll just stop.

just IM me if you want to know details.

today i played some of the music almost right...almost. but it's all good. :-)

YAY!!! omg MY COMPOOTER IS FIXED SO I CAN GET ON THE INTERNET ON IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*LAUREN*
O WE HAD A POOL PARTY TODAY FO COLOR GUARD IT WAS FUNNN!!!!
NEw PICs DOWn THERe!!! GO LOOK

baseball tryouts in a week, been working hard for those :)
go to new orleans in 9 days, and i am flying by myself, whish is pratty amazing
and then school starts in about 2 and half weeks

photo from SingAHappySong

Well, I believe this shall be my last entry until Monday, August 1. *Tear* I shall miss you all, but I shall return... Please pray for this trip and that God really works through the whole group!

What's with me saying "shall"?!

Anyhow, for all of you to remember me by, I thought I would share a couple of funny stories:

1.) Yesterday, I was running up the stairs in my townhouse. For those of who do not know, I 1.) Have never lived in a house with stairs before this one and 2.) Am a complete klutz sometimes. And so, I am running up the stairs, I fall, and now I have this nasty bruise knot thing on my shin. It's very lovely indeed. As Garrett said last night when I told him the story: "Only you could fall up the stairs!" Too true...

2.) My mom and I went to Rafael's today, and they had this really stupid but funny show on called The 70's House. Apparently, it is this MTV reality show where they stick these people in a house and make them act like they're in the 70's. Slowly but surely, after rigorious competitions (like playing dodgeball against professional wrestlers) and such, contestants are elinminated. If you ever happen to be flipping through the channels and see a bunch of people wearing 70's getup on MTV, you might want to pause and just watch it for a few moments, just for a good laugh.

Don't forget... Starbucks at 7!!!

In ten minutes I leave for a "Sullivan family reunion."

What's sad is that they're virtually indistinguishable from the Phillips' side of the family.

Small wonder. One woman [who will remain anonymous due to the fact that I don't know her, nor wish to alleviate such a situation] was heard to utter, "Why, I'm related to her through both Momma and Daddy!"

I can't help but wonder how my father wound up normal.

Pray for me. I may wind up fielding questions about marriage.

sitting at home, with nothing to do, but be on the computer. yes i know i should finish my math or finish Silas Marner, but nothing's giving me that extra push in the right direction.

i have an urge to watch Pirates now so does anyone want to join me for a saturday night viewing??

ooo new pic of my Phantom shirt!! ---->

photo from givemorehugs

There are no words to describe how amazing it was. I am just in aw of how God changed every part of me. The theme, Revolution, made me realize how much my life wasn't centered around God and His plans for me, how I wasnt trusting Him, and how I desperatly need to witness to so many people in my life. I am so determined to stay on fire for Him. I love Him with everything I have.

I mended a lot of broken relationships too, relationships that needed mending...bad. It was also the most fun I have had in a VERY long time.

+ML+

work on thursday night was horrible. it went by so slow. and then they had us stay over and work. i was mad

but friday was cool. i went out to eat with whitney and megan and then we took the boat to the lake and met up with my cousin and hung out there all day, it was cool. whitney or megan one broke the toilet in my bathroom. kinda funny, cause we were all just standin in the bathroom tryin to figure out what was wrong with it. they really didnt break it, it just chose that moment to stop workin.

i havent had as much energy lately as i usually do. i dont know whats wrong. i'm tryin to drink more gatorade, but i have yet to take any to work with me. i need to.

piece

photo from DaughterOfAKing

so off to nyc tomorrow! you can vist the proxy521 site if you would like to see how you can pray for us over the next week. pray for safety on the trip up and back. i will try to update while up there. but i don't know if i will be able to. ttul i will be back monday the 1st later- stephen

so, we went to west end last night to eat at Houston's...met a guy who asked for my number and i gave it to him. STUPID ME! i have a boyfriend, whom i love and i came hom e and told evan and im pretty sure that he's mad. actually, he's probably just really hurt. i dont know...i wasnt thinking, i made a mistake, i feel horrible. well im going to go...ill figure it out...._bekah

Yeah yeah

its like 2:30pm in the afternoon

and i just woke up

hmm i found out the other day that school starts in 3 weeks how wounderfull......not

oh well i was getting sick of the summer time cause i didnt do ne thing at all besides go to a church camp that was only 4 days long

yeah the rest the time i just hung out with some ppl but not a lot i thought i was gonna ge to hang out with a million ppl but i didnt get too oh well

well keep it real bye bye

Ashley is still alive! And she only passed out twice yesterday! yay more details lata!

Wow. My summer is just about over. Got band stuff next week. Reading... Hanging out with Jaime. More band...

Thanks for one remark! Way to go Chelsey! lol.

Yea...this entry is pointless yet again...so I will stop wasting your time. :-)

wow..this week has been interesting..lets leave it at that lol I had lots of fun with amber and josh and tyler and wesley..yall are crazy..anyways, I hit the pool today and that was cool..hope your summer is goin good :) don't get to crazy...

Yesterday i turned in my application for Ritters. I hope they call me, I want a job sosososososososo bad! O yeah and we went 2 the movies... but it we didnt have fun like we did in the old neighborhood. but i guess were goin back 2day cuz theres nothin else 2 do..

~JeSs~

So I've given into Phusebox...
everyone happy now?

should i keep my blonde highlights or go back to my natural medium dark hair? HURRY I ONLY HAVE TILL WEDNESDAY TO DECIDE!!!

well..some ppl say i need to update so i will..hmm i dunno what to say lol..hi hey hello whats up..well ok have a good day

wow i cant believe i leave in the morning for New York its crazy!!! im sooo thankful i got tha chance to go..im sooo excited!!! i love doing this kind of work!!!

had fun last night w/ Amy Jennifer Lacey Justin and Jason!!!

a lot has been on my mind lately...i started crying last night over a lot of things!!! im actually really happy to get away from everything and everyone and put my mind on something esle for a week..but i know when i come home everything will go back to tha way it was and im not sure i want it to!!!

God showed me something yesterday when i was just riding in jennifers car...it hit me that im not really over somethin that happened earlyer this year..i guess thats y i cant move on but its time to let go and move on!!! thanks Lord for showing me something that i have been needing to hear but i havent wanted to listen!!!

i feel a lot better!!! some other things will have to change after i get back but some of them will take time and me having a lot of patients!!!

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE GROUP GOING TO NEW YORK!!! ADIOS EVERYONE....STAY SAFE!!!!

Love Through Christ!!
~Rachel~

I'm addicted to solitaire on my computer.

Everyone must go to Starbucks at 7.

My grandmother's sick. Again. I don't know what's wrong with her, but it's always something. She's 85 years old and always sick. I hope I don't get like that when i'm old. It's such a sad way to live. My mom left this morning to go spend some time with Gran and my aunts. I didn't want to go. It's too depressing. And my mom took my cell phone with her, so it's temporarily out of service to all my friends. That's about it. I'm completely bored, putting off summer reading, and in desperate need of something to do. I need some books or something. Maybe I'll go to the library or something....that could be interesting. Well, now that I've bored my readers as well as myself, I'll go. Have a nice day.

Lindsay

I went bowling last night with Heath and his friend Micha. It was so much fun! I actually won the first game and I haven't been bowling in like over a year! I broke 100 2 out of the 4 games which is amazing for me! I won one of the other games too! I think the best part was in the last game though when Micha pushed Heath and he went flying into the lane! I know you didn't think it was that funny Heath but trust me it was!

So we all kept bowling a lot of 9's last night. It kinda makes me think maybe that one pin was just the strongest pin while all the other ones just let them selves be knocked down by pressure. If we could all just be like the one pin we would never be knocked down. You should know you have God on you side and although sometimes you may wobble and almost fall down God will keep you up and strong! Try not to be like the pins who will fall with only a little pressure. Stand up and be that last pin that makes the Devil mad he couldn't get that strike or spare!

eliz

I think my brother is going to go get some cd for all the viruses in my computer. I don't know. But untill then I have to still block everybody from IMing me because when you IM me it totally screws up my computer. It sucks...AOL sucks.

I don't know what I am going to do today, maybe just sit here at home and do...nothing.
As usual.

"Neither the applause nor the scorn of others should be of any consequence to you. My approval is reward enough, and without this, any other satisfaction is not worthy of your pursuit."
-Frances Roberts

I was looking over some quotes that I had written in my journal, and this one jumped out at me. I have had several conversations over the last few days with various people (mostly women) about our seemingly inherent desire to make everyone around us happy. If you've never found yourself attempting to be a "people pleaser," let me assure you that this behavior can exhaust you and leave you empty. And that's what I love about a relationship with God, it gives us the incredible freedom that comes with not having to worry about what others think. If I am genuinely concerned with pleasing my Father, I am relieved from the pressure of pleasing everyone else. Don't misunderstand me, I am not saying that I have liberty to hurt others' feelings - living a life that pleases Christ is mutually exclusive from a life that hurts the ones He loves. "Of all the indentifying marks of a Christian, Jesus said love would be the thing that gives us away (John 13:35)...Agape is to be our signature - the unconditional, never-ending love of God flowing through and out of our lives." (Joanna Weaver)
Trying to love everyone around you can be overwhelming and some people are harder to love than others, but if we focus on loving God with all our heart, His love will naturally flow from our lives to those around us.

In case I haven't told you lately (or ever) - I love you - all of you!

"We've been filled with great treasure for one purpose: to be spilled." - Joanna Weaver

xxxxxanga

y'know? life's grand right now (knock on wood)

spent 2 nights at carly's. it was cool -we ate
cheese fries for breakfast and sewed
everything we could find. it was mad fun. --not
to mention the concert (joshee and redford
came too) Mrs. Una drove. she's so cute.

ste's party is tonight. it's gonna be the shiz.

Gatlinburg next week :road trip, yo: i get to
bring the coolest cousin in the world

photo from Ed_The_Angry_Jew

thats hawt.

went to the new animal shelter. fell in love with a couple of animals.

evidently the chances of us getting a baby dachshund are high.
so thats cool.

...THAT WAS SO FRIGGIN FUN.....ahh i want to go do it all over again, but iv got more things to come.

hows everybody?

In my heart, in my heart, there's a fire burning
A passion deep within my soul
Not slowing down, not growing cold
An unquenchable flame that keeps burning brighter
A love that's blazing like the sun
For who You are and what You've done

And as the fire is raging on
So Your praise becomes my song

The whole earth
Is filled with Your glory, Lord
Angels and men adore
Creation longs for what's in store
(Mountains bow and oceans roar)
May You be
Honored and glorified
Exalted and lifted high
Here at Your feet I lay my life

From the ends of the earth
To the heights of Heaven
Your glory, Lord, is far and wide
Through history You reign on high

From the depths of the sea
To the mountain's summit
Your power, Lord, it knows no bounds
A higher love cannot be found

So let the universe proclaim
Your great power and Your great name

Hasn't been released or anything yet, but the demo is just beautiful. Please don't steal it.

I think this song really scared me into reality. I know I can't go back.

©"When You Don't Think About Leavin" -Bobby E. Boyd

She thought about her momma saying
Think about the choice you're making before you go
She was 16 and rebellious
Now she's 18 and homeless all alone
Underneath an overpass
Cold and hungry desperate
Holding up a sign that says: I just wanna go home...

It's not hard to come to your senses
Once the consequences show you the way
Guided by your mistakes
And oh you wanna change the past
But no you can't go back
Why don't the light come on to show you right from wrong
When you don't think about leavin
Till you're already gone

His friends begged him not to drive
As he payed his tab that night and said "I'm fine"
They told him he was foolish
As he told himself "I've done this a million times"
When the blue lights started flashing
Reality came crashing in
Then he started begging them: I just wanna go home...

He never was a true believer
Had the doctor call the preacher to his bed
He said "Father I'm ready to listen"
To all the words written there in red
I know I don't deserve forgiveness
I've never asked or ever given it
Now I see the truth I've missed and I just wanna go home...

And oh I wanna change the past
But no I can't go back
Why don't the light come on to show you right from wrong
When you don't think about leaving
Till you're already gone.

Gotta add those new pictures.
Go to my xanga and tell me if I should make a new 1.
The Xanga

hey guys-- im still trying to see how this thing works so.. itll be a while!

Nothing feels right anymore. I put that shell back around my heart and yet I can't stand to see you cry I don't know what to do.

camp was Amazing this year!i loved it! go 2 my site and u can read bout it!leave a remark pleasE!

pat

she said "you're a loser"
he replied "but im your loser"

I just need someone to say that to me.
then I would know he was the right guy
even if I know we wont get married.
it'll be something that lasts longer than
one or two months
something that will be worth while
I'm going to stop looking
it's taking up my time & only letting me down
I know they arent all the same.
-sighs-

"You And Me" -- lifehouse

What day is it? And in what month?
This clock never seemed so alive
I can't keep up and I can't back down
I've been losing so much time

Cause it's you and me and all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all of the people
And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you

All of the things that I want to say just aren't coming out right
I'm tripping on words
You've got my head spinning
I don't know where to go from here

Cause it's you and me and all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to prove
And it's you and me and all of the people
And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you

There's something about you now
I can't quite figure out
Everything she does is beautiful
Everything she does is right

Cause it's you and me and all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all of the people
And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you
and me and all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to prove
And it's you and me and all of the people
And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you

What day is it?
And in what month?
This clock never seemed so alive

loveyou. < 3

i am leaving tomorrrow...eeekkkk!!! i'm so excited

oh! and tomorrow's also the last day of the Tour de France.....i hope Lance wins again!

ttyl when i get back..like next friday? umm i dunno.

You guys i leave for passport in about 10 mins! i am so excited!!!


later

nat

Why aren't I asleep?

Why isn't my room clean? Why isn't my bathroom clean either?

Why isn't my summer homework done?

Why can't I just quit this stupid soda stuff?

The answers to these question and more... later today!

Hey every buddy whats up???

thats great well im just keeping it real and having fun so u guys just keep it real bye

i love weight-lifting.

besides having nicely-shaped arms, i feel STRONG.

and when i feel strong, i feel sexy. even if my arms end up being larger than a supermodel's.

i was told today that i really should stop weight-lifting, because no man will want to date someone who's got muscles as big as his are. (mine are nowhere near the size of a man's muscles and i have no intention of making them that large... but they are growing, and i like them!)

it makes me really sad sometimes, to see wonderful young women trying so hard to be what the world says she ought to be, to buy into the idea that if you're not the world's idea of "sexy" you are not a person of any worth. so these bright young women buy into it, and starve themselves, deprive themselves, wear clothing that makes them look cheap and post pictures of themselves wearing as little clothing as they can get away with.

they've been brainwashed by companies who want their MONEY, to think that if they are not "perfect", they are not worth the air they breath. that if they don't buy the right things, they will never find love. they create their entire image based on what they've come to believe a man would want to look at. they base their personalities on what they believe a man would find attractive.

they create and concoct, derive and deprive, smother and stifle. they starve and flaunt their bodies. they inject and augment.

it makes me sad. if they only knew how beautiful they are to their Maker, the authority on everything truly good and beautiful!!!

if they only could realize that love can't be bought at a plastic surgeon's office, but has already been bought at infinate price on the cross of the Lord.

Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character

A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.
Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.
She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.
She gets up while it is still dark;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her servant girls.
She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
She sets about her work vigorously;
her arms are strong for her tasks.
She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.
In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.
When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.
She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
"Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all."
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
Give her the reward she has earned,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

- Proverbs 31 -

I decided something today. Some guys have really bad timing. Oh well, I guess that's not my problem.

This hurts.

My heart is about to break.

I don't want this to happen.

'There you are, giving up the fight.
Here I am begging you to try,
Talk to me, let me in.
But you just put your wall back up again,
Oh when's it gonna end?

How far do I have to go to make you understand,
I wanna make this work so much it hurts, but I just can't
Keep on giving, go on living with the way things are,
So I'm gonna walk away,
And it's up to you to say how far.'

I can't decide if I liked the movie or not. I compared it the entire time to the old one, and I don't think I liked Johnny Depp in it. Gene Wilder made Willie Wonka seem smarter or something. And so many of the original scenes were rushed or cut out. I know, I know, though, it was more accurate to the book.

My dad is passing a kidney stone tonight. Pray for him. Guess it runs in the family.

And I will say that I had a severe case of homesickness today for Murfreesboro and all of you guys. I love you and all of you coming to paint the town, I'll see you on Wednesday.

Camp was amazing...prolly the best out of the three years that I have gone. It was a very emotional week however and sunday is going to be one of the worst days...our youth minister is leaving our church. Even though I won't be in youth next year I hate to see the younger kids lose someone who has done so much for us.

On another note I leave for school in THREE weeks...holy crap that is soo soon!!!

Well I will try to put some pics up later!! Hope everyone has an awesome week!!!

since sunday night, i probably have had the worst week of my life. sunday night, i was invited to a party where most of my friends were there. i had a blast there then when it was over i realized i had to say goodbye. i really havent felt the effects of graduation yet because i see my friends on a regular basis. the hardest person to say goodbye to was my younglife leader. he has been such a great friend to me these past two years. we've done some pretty crazy stuff together. he is moving back to his hometown of jackson, tn and probably wont see him for a long while. after almost getting choked up saying goodbye to him, it was then i realized that some of my other friends i probably will never see them again. some are going to ut, cumberland, motlow, and other colleges around the region. i began to feel a lot of mixed emotions all at the same time and i felt numb. all throughout this week i have been saying goodbye to a lot of people. on thursday afternoon, i was playing frisbee golf with my good friends josh carroll and he told me that he was leaving next weekend. well i going to be gone for two weeks and i wont be able to see him before he leaves. it kinda took me off guard because i thought he wasnt leaving until august. so the next time i see him wont be until his wedding date. i dont know it just been a rough week for me because i hate saying goodbye. it makes it seem like youre never going to see someone again. well as i said before, i am going to be gone for two weeks. i am going to north carolina to a younglife camp and i am going to mow lawns and maintain the camp. the campers will be kids from the inner cities like detroit, nyc, miami, and chicago. its going to be awesome. if you would like to send me a letter while i am away, you may do so. heres the address:
Eddie Sally
Work Crew
Windy Gap
120 Cole Cove Road
Weaverville, NC 28787
see you when i get back. peace

so i have a mellophone sectional tomorrow...i really do hate mello. :-( hmmm...please make me hate it less...or at least be gooooood at it. please. mmm...i LOVE you. yes, you. :-) goodbye.

Hey everyone!! Hope everyone is having an awesome week!! In a couple hours I'm leaving for Jackle Island(sp?)!! I can't wait!! I finally get to relax for a week!! No worries....sigh....See everyone in a week!! Leave tons of comments!!...please!!

*monica looking at the tv*
monica: "hey, is that lance...?"
naima: "yeah, uh...uh...ARMSTRONG!"
carla: "the astronaut?!"
monica: "no, lance..."
carla: "oh! that guy from backstreet boys!!"
*monica looking puzzled*
naima: "no, it is lance armstrong"
monica: "the astronaut is NEIL armstrong...and lance bass is from nsync..."
naima *to me*: blame it on the brain damage!"
carla: "brandon? what does he have anything to do with this?!"

yeah pretty sure i felt like the biggest loser EVER! maybe i'm overdoing myself...

Okay, so computer is messed up again, gosh, I need like...a virus remover. Hm...I can't wait till' school starts, wow, I can't believe I just said that. Kill me now, Bang Bang Bang. haha jk. Well anyway, I think i've got this whole phuse box figured out. GO ME! August 20 is Lindsey's concert thing. It was going to be august 6th but She decided to do it the 20th for the memory of Bruce. It has almost been a year since he left us. But we've made it through that tough time of losing him. And he is always with us.If you would like to come to our gathering for Bruce,GO. Feel free to IM  Linz;; KiLLeRxDrEaMz, I think that's how she spells it. lol. Well anyway. School is coming up. YES. And NO. Summer was really fun, I hung out with Linz the whole time.

I've been thinking alot lately, I have been with Linz all summer, And i'm shuting some of my other close friends out of my life, and I realized that, that's not a very good thing, I love my friends to death, I don't know what i'd do without them, Thank you so much for being my friend, And if you're not my friend, i'm sure that we'll be friends in the end.

So about school. I'm going to be a sophmore, wow. I am so glad that i've mad it to the second level of Highschool. Gah 3 more to go. well Since I have to go to school. might as well make an efofrt and try to do my best, Last year [freshman year] I didn't do so well. Yeah I came from Kittrell and we didnt get away with most things. So when I started Oakland I took advantage, such as skipping 4th period english to be with my friends at 3rd lunch. Yeah it was fun being with them, but I only hurt myself, because I could use some English, so there I will be in another Standard English class. Again. Pathetic huh? Yeah. I'd say so.
I made so many friends last year in 9th grade I mean A LOT I felt like I knew the whole school. I was really proud of myself for making friends, because in 8th grade, I really didn't have any friends, Maybe 3-5 friends, but that didnt bring me down. Because I kind of realized, knowing most of the whole school, kind of sucks, because..well...things go around quicker and I have like...6 cousins that go to Oakland, Not a good thing.

Wow, this is alot of typing, Haha I doubt that anybody just read that because it's too much. But hey, i'm not finished yet.

Ever since I started going to Oakland, There was so much preasure coming at me like 100 miles per hour. I changed. I think everybody did, but everybody changes...well...I changed A LOT. But changes is good. The way people looked at me at the beginng of the year was like "ew, look...trash." Yeah, better believe it. So I changed, not to fit in. Let me tell you that. If I wanted to fit in at Oakland Highschool, I would wear jerseys and dou rags. and on me, that's a big no no. because well..look at me. Anyway. The preasure at Oakland is hard, I found that out the hard way.But did preasure stop me of being who I was. Nope. It may sound like Oakland is a bad place to be, But it a really good school, the people are amazing..well some. I was gunna go to another school, how retarded am I, leaving my friends behind? NO WAY.
Okay, sorry to stop in the middle of a sentence..sort of, but my hands really hurt, so i'm gonna go ahead and submit my post.

<3Ashley

whoah dang guys...

we went to Coco again, and met a few new people. we had fu-un. i LOVE Alan... he is the awesomest. and Chris left a Le Tigre cd in my car. YESSS. ^_^ i love Le Tigre. it's got some other stuff... O-Zone, Ladytron, and it was cute, cause the O-Zone song was the one he told us to play earlier, but it wasn't working... and then we were happy later.

Well I went to my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary party today. It was long, and very boring. So....yeah nothing exciting really happened. The highlight of my day was probably watching all of the seinfeld episodes on the way down there and back. Oh and I found a really good climbing tree, and got pretty high up in it. That's about it. Bye.

P.S. Congrats to clint and rachel!

hey guys... so i went to the ranch tonight... it was great. i can't tell you how much i love to be there... i mean... just to be around so many people that love God and want to serve Him... just a visit is almost like being a camper again. lately i've been kind of descouraged b/c i work w/ friends that are Christians... but i work w/ a lot of people who aren't Christians... not to say i don't like or love those people... it's just very trying on one's spirit. i feel like i haven't been myself lately. last night i got voted the meanest leader... that really hurt... i know that they were joking... but i also know that i can be mean... it's hard... and i know that this pride that i've been holding affects it. tonight the speaker preached about witnessing... but he talked about it in a way that i have never heard before... he spoke on Ez. 33:7-11... and how God has placed you and me as watch over the spiritual lives of those around us... and how we're the ones who sound the trumpet b/c of the danger of sin... and the punishment of sin... and how we're supposed to tell others about sin... and about forgiveness and eternal life. and God didn't say "play an impressive song" He says "sound the trumpet... so they know about the danger"... just blow that puppy... don't worry about what it sounded like... and don't worry about how people will react... just do what you were placed there to do. and it just really convicted me b/c... yeah.. people know that i'm a Christian... but do i tell them about Christ? i really don't... do i tell them that the "wages of sin is death?" or that the "gift of God is eternal life?" no! i don't... i hold it in. i may be "shinning my light" but i'm not "blowing my trumpet"... so yeah... i really got a lot out of the message... anyways... i need to go to bed... i have to work in the morning... night all. ~Hope

bird poop doesnt smell..isnt that veirddd

Not really, but I will say this," Oh No Senor Fonzie! Be careful jumping over le senor shark!"

Wow!!! So i am finally home after being in a car for what felt like forever... We left this morning at 8 and got back around 8 tonight..We thought that we might stay in Atlanta tonight but the show that my dad wanted to go to was this tiny thing so we just came on home... I had a good time I guess you could say..It was miserably HOT down there but it was very pretty..The last few days the waves were huge so we got our floats and were riding them...Yeah I know..I am 18 years old and riding waves like a lil kid..But hey..It was fun!! LOL!! But yeah...That is about it!! I will write more later!! I am gonna go and watch a movie!!

Fun in the Son was so awesome

i want to go back

FITS group

Joe is leaving...
i am going to miss him so much...

This is my last week of ministry...please pray for my team and the groups that are coming in. Please pray that we won't lose our focus and the fight to finish what we have started this summer. Love you all.

Well I am back... I had a fantastic time. I got to hang out with some old friends and meet some new friends. I am so glad that I was chosen to serve as camp counselor. I want to go back next year if they want me back.

Not much going on right now, but I will update later and put some pictures up...

Later

Jason

Unreached People Fact
China has the largest number of individuals whose primary language does not have Bible portions (181,475,000 individuals).

Motivation
"Look among the nations! Observe! Be astonished! Wonder! Because I am doing something in your days—You would not believe if you were told."
Hab 1:5

I haven't updated in so long.

Rofl, it feels liek it's Tuesday.

I stayed home all day today.
Ha, I'm such a bum.
Mostly chatting on AIM.

But I'm gunna take a shower, then probably
go &sleepover at someone's house.

.. The usual plan.

Only a week of work left.
Then probably off to six flags.

Pssh - hellz yah.

So I'll update another time.
Leave remarks, anyone & everyone.
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hey guys guess what i am officially the 500th user of phusebox!....lol - keaton

well guys ...im so excited God has just been blowing me away! Hes been teaching me sooo much about Faith and simply Believing him, and his great word!

have you ever heard the story of Uzzah??

Uzzah lost his life because he "reached out and took hold of the ark of God" (2 Sam. 6:6). He placed his hands on it with the best of intentions- to steady it as the oxen stumbled - but he had overstepped his bounds by touching the Lords work, and because of that he lost his life...

sounds harsh huh?..thats what i thought too,
but this story shows that - Living a life of Faith often requires us to leave things alone and let God work

if we have completely entrusted something to God, we must keep our hands off of it. And unlike us, he will work in the perfect moment.

"It is such a comfort to drop the entanglementsand perplexities of life into God's hands and leave them there." - Streams in the Desert

so yea that story is awesome..and it taught me alot!...so im going to NY on Sunday for paint the town....ill be painting schools in the Broncs and thats alll i know so far..ha...
love-kels

If I only had a brain!
-Wizard of OZ-
Funny sayings for my personal amusment:
-Adults are just kids with money.
-Don't play stupid with me... I'm better at it.
-Humpty Dumpty.........................was pushed!

Hey Im going to Florida with Gent, Drew, and Mary and those BABIES!!... kind of last minute! see you when I get back!... block head! hahaha. whatever that was about. lol.

I really dont like being the somewhat paranoid type. Every little thing always seems at first glance like something aimed at spiting me, and I respond accordingly, moments later realizing that I'm an idiot.

I dont always like being the emotional type. It means that I tend to blow things out of proportion when my feelings get hurt. That combined with the first one make that pretty darn difficult to deal.

I dont like having been raised to understand a chain of command. Sometimes it goes against my conscience and better judgement to do what comes from above. And that is pretty stressful, especially when I know the right thing. Or when both choices are the right thing but they directly conflict.

Relationships aren't easy. There are times where both parties get a bit ticked off at eachother. Or hurt eachothers' feelings. And that kinda is sad. But ya know what the thing of it is?

I think it is worth every bit of it. At least mine is.

One option is to shut out emotion. But, you see, that is retarded. The other option is to learn to deal. And I think that is what helps us grow up. Growth usually hurts. What doesn't kill me makes me stronger.

You, my dear Kiddo, make me stronger indeed.

You, dear Lord, make me stronger still.

All of you give strength to carry on.

band camp is looming ahead of me, semi excited semi not.

the theme and stuff sounds cool, but difficult. boo

haha and i haven't practiced, or gotten in shape like Rhody said. i'm gonna kick myself for not doing like he asked...