there is nothing better than walking in to work greeted by little arms wrapping around my legs because they are too short to reach anything else. i love those kids.

apparently, tonight some of us cool kids are going to starbucks around 7:30. i highly suggest that if you have no other plans and think you are cool , then you should come. it will be fun!

When I called, you answered me;
you made me bold and stouthearted...
Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
you preserve my life;
you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes,
with your right hand you save me.
The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me;
your love, O LORD, endures forever—
do not abandon the works of your hands.

Psalm 138: 3, 7, 8

What a wonderful promise.

It's summer, and Impact is in 3 days!!! That's about all I have to say... ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡IMPACT!!!!!!!

Thats right, guess who got their license!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Move over everyone, shannon's mobile!!

yes i am back.

what have i done? well, last night i went to my bro's crew dinner. oh good times. never sit with my crew bitches during an award ceremony... they're... interesting. basically it included everyone at the table snorting and smothering laughter.

and yes i am lusting after a sophomore. if you have a problem with that don't tell me cus i don't care.

2 more exams!!!!

and yes.... regents are pathetically easy and we should not have to take them.

From now on, I would like to post facts and a missions scripture every time that I write on blog on phusebox.

*Warning some of these facts may asound you, as it should.

First one of a long list:

Unreached Peoples Fact
One third (2.1 billion individuals) of the earth's population reside in only 252 Least-Reached people groups.


Missions Scripture
"Tell of His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all the peoples. For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised"
I Chron 16:24-25

**These facts are from Joshua Project

Last night was definitely weird. Alex, Kelly, Alex Pilote and Tyler came over and we watched Aladin

All the cool kids are gonna be at Starbucks at 7:30!!! Whoo hoo!!!

I wish I had something deep to write today. I was reading Cari's entry and my jaw just about hit the floor. I want to do great and mighty things for God, but I guess I can't imagine going in a savage area to spread His good news. I would of course, but I've always believed that I was called to stay right here in the U.S.A.
Before I got online, I started looking at my future college classes. Looking through the college catalog used to equal stress, anxiety, and confusion, but now looking through the catalog excites me about all that is ahead. I feel such a peace about electronic media production. When I tell people my major, half of them look at me like I spoke a foreign language, but I know it's sooooo right for me. I'm not even sure if production is in my future, but I know that this is the right direction.
This is what I know: there are many things I want to do, and the Scriptures say that in whatever we do, we should do for the glory of God. I also know that God has great plans and He can make anything possible. In my lifetime I would love to be a wife, mother, writer, photographer, producer, director... I don't know what the future looks like for me, but I know I have nothing to worry about. It's all in God's hands... and that's exciting!

*EDIT* Starbucks/mall/Target was fun. It was me, Garrett, Graham, Aimee, Cameron, Rachael, and Sarah. It was an odd group in a way, but a very good group and we enjoyed ourselves. So what is everyone else's excuse for skipping out???

hey im going camping this weekend at Cedars of Lebanon! i dont like camping tho its boring cuz theres nothing to do so i might not update for a couple of days! leave me lots of remarks! lol me and ashley were watching music videos on yahoo for the most random songs! we watched Hollaback Girl, Welcome to my Life, Stacy's Mom, Rich Girl, Dont ya with ur girlfriend was hot like me, and Switch! lol well ill ttyl
*lauren*

hey guys wats up...
have patience w/me here im used 2 xangas not phuse boxes but hey its worth a try nobody leave mean comments bcuz then i will cry and thats not fun..... stuff bout me......
my name: lindsay ((the coolest name in the world))

birthday: 6/11/92

yeah im 2 bored 2 say nething else lol sad yes..... well leave me sum comments... or remarks or w/e u call them ok.....
luv u guys like a fat kid loves cake....
LiNdSaY

just to clear a few things up.....things are better...and back to normal. =)

i started a job this week...im not a big fan. im thankful for it but i just really don't enjoy it. i guess thats the way life goes.

my birthday is next weekend!! wow im finally going to be 18....its about time. haha and ANNA you're gunna be 19!!!! all the cool people have birthdays in June. ;)

pretty sure my patience was tested about 15 minutes ago when I was at the Kroger gas station. I waited for this guy to get finished pumping his gas, then he had to pay for it. It took him a while but I didn't really care. Well, 10 minutes later, as he was getting in his car....some lady decides to come from the opposite side and pull in before I could. Well she did, because i pump my gas on the opposite side, and he had to pull out my direction. I WAS SOOOOO MAD. I just wanted to scream at her.....she completely ignored me.....like i even honked my horn to let her know that I was waiting on the other side. she just LAUGHED. how can anyone who has an ounce of niceness in their body DO that? uhhh.....yea......i was so mad. but to my surprise i didn't jump on her and punch her face into the ground. go me....

well i think thats all i have, haha... u guys have a fabulous friday!!

June 16th was a great day. However will I top it?

finally got some pictures on here. more to come.

I had a great time last night. A big group of us went to Dancin' in the District in Nashville to see Gavin Degraw, Matt Wertz, and some cover bands. I really liked Matt Wertz in concert and I liked his music being that it was the first time that I had heard it. Gavin Degraw was not that good. He has alot of songs that I dont like and he really doesn't have a stage presense like other artist and Matt Wertz.

After the concert, We (Justin and his friends along with Amy, Rachel, and I) all went to Waffle House in M'Boro. That was an experience in itself.

By the way, I think that I have finally caught up on my sleep from Big Stuf. I slept until 12:30 pm today. And I finished God's Blogs, one of the best books that I have ever read. Just a side note, I am going to be a camp councelor at Tenn. Association of Student Council's annual Leadership Camp later on in the summer, I would like to thank God for that opprotunity.

Just one last note, I just want everyone to know that it is one of the most rewarding things to do, yet one of the hardest things to do, to turn over those strongholds in your life over to God, those strongholds that you THOUGHT you were the king of, but you really weren't. I have found a true happiness that I did not know existed on this earth...

Hey, unless anybody has any better ideas, how about Starbucks tonight, say 7:30ish, till whenever? Sound good to anyone?

So, as you can see i finally decided to put a picture of myself on here, and yes, i am on a cell phone wearing jeans on the beach in Florida. of course i had to cut my brother out of the picture, and sometime i may actually put up a few pictures from the vacation, which there aren't that many.

photo from aligator28

photo from Ed_The_Angry_Jew


You're an idiot.

Okay so i don't know why i created this account. But i did. I hope it's fun. I just saw it on someones xanga and decided to try it. haha =]


Okay i'm just bored
>Second day of vacation.
& I miss my dad so much. I'm happy he's coming back home in about 9 days! yay
I went to the mall today, oh wow that's interesting...lol

Goodbye

I NEED BIG STUF PICTURES FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT PLEASE!!!! CHRIS WANTS TO DO A SLIDESHOW AND I HAVE NO PICTURES. SO IF YOU CAN PUT ALL YOU PICTURES FROM BIG STUF 05 ON A CD AND GIVE THEM TO ME ON SUNDAY OR WEDNESDAY I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. THANKS- STEPHEN

Hey guys! i think that this is my first entry. I was messing with it the other day so i cant remember, have a good day

Hypocrisy is not imperfection.

so yea i might start using this instead of xanga... or both... but i really hope today is a better day than yesterday!!! i love boot camp aerobics so hopefully that will be fun!!! lol then were goin out to eat at crackerbarrel then me and chelsey and maybe sum other ppl are goin to the breckenridge pool 2 lay out and swim!!! then im babysittin 2night... i dont really wanna go to swim practice so i dont think i am!!! haha

ITs PaIgEs BiRtHdAy So Be SuRe To SaY tHaT tO hEr!!

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wow it is soo beautiful outside!!! its amazing what God can do!! ya know!!!

Im going to come chill over here now, xanga is freakin rediculous, cant handle it. At work, half day, pool and some bud later- cant wait
love ya Niki

So, I am considering switching to Phusebox permanently, because Xanga is getting on my nerves. More to come....

Don't ask about the title. I'm addicted to watching Cartoon Network and right now I'm watching the Grim Adventures of Billy And Mandy.

It's difficult to have my head in the clouds and still keep my feet on the ground.

i love it when God destroys my plans for my life. so. i couldn't sleep. so i thought i'd log onto the internet. funny how God can even use insomnia for his will. i am going to be a missionary. there's no turning back now. even if i wanted to back out i couldn't. my life lies in somalia. or so i think. j/k. but i was on the "joshua project" website, and i just happened to run across the Digil-Rahawiin people of somalia, a completely unreached group of people. heard about them at Big Stuf. i felt so called. so then i started looking around the site some more...and through an accident with my mouse, "stumbled" across the Zhaba people of China. do you ever get those weird gut feelings about things? or that fluttery thing your heart does when God's telling you to do something? that's what happened when i looked at that picture. reading about other extremist people groups scared me. but this one didn't. i can't think of anything i'd rather do with my life than go to China and minister to these people. it'll require some prayer on my part and the part of others. pray for me. pray that i can be truly changed and no longer fight for stupid reasons. pray that i can be respectful. pray that i can rid my life of the cumbersome burdens that hold me down. pray that God will reveal to me his direction for my life. pray that i will not be distracted by the petty things of the world. pray that i will be able to accept sacrifice on my part. but most of all, pray against the satanic attacks that are inevitable now. i never thought that a camp in panama city could change my life. i was wrong.

^ Not particularly. ;-)

Mmm yes, my days are dwindiling down to the point of death from boredom. I'm hoping that Stephy's plans for an all week celebration will work. Because that would be awesome. Pure awesomeness.

Intreast me. Starting now.

So, I went back to Altanta for a couple of days to run lights at my church's VBS. Now, some people think that that sounds a little over the top...you know, lighting at VBS, but I said no the church is not over the top with production...well, i recant that, only because I have been going to a severely traditional church for the past couple of weeks. First of all the "service" or large gathering of 1st - 5th graders began with a long rousing version of "Rock 'n Roll Part 2" making me feel like i was at a baseball game (for anyone who is unaware of the song, it is played at all sporting events will only one word as its lyrics...that word..."HEY!") then Wednesday night, there was a clogging group doing a number...and for as long as I have been alive, i don't recall any time in which the song "God Bless Texas" has been performed...must be in the new hymnal. Now i promise I'm not complaining because i love my church and it is great to go outside of the box, it reaches more people that way, but i just think it is funny that all this happens after i claim the church never overdoes it. Well, that is all for now.

So Garrett and I went and saw Madagascar tonight. We both agreed that it was funny, but not quite what we expected it to be. My favorite part was probably when the penguins ended up in Antartica... and my favorite line was: "the penguins are psychotic!" I also loved the little furry creature... I don't think he had a name, but he was cute. Anyhow, While You Were Sleeping is on TV! But Dad just changed the channel... darn it... LOL... but anyways... so we were watching the previews before the movie, and Garrett nearly fell out of his chair laughing during The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl preview. It was pretty funny... that movie looks incredibly cheesy and dumb! We saw a new preview for Willy Wonka that made me want to see it more. The boy who plays Charlie is Peter from Finding Neverland... I love him because he is soooooo adorable! We also saw the Nicados (minus Lauren) at the movies as well as Graham's dad, who was getting a popcorn refill in the middle of Batman Begins (which looks like it might be a good movie as well. What did y'all think Drew and Graham?) Speaking of Belle Aire people, I saw Rachael Vance at the dermatologist. Well, I guess I'm going to get ready for bed now...

I now have the big stuf pics on here. If u wanna see all the pics and read my full length entry on big stuf, then go to my xanga. Here's the link Garrett's Xanga Site

I have to wake up way to early tomorrow. I'm getting to work an hour and a half before I'm supposed to ...ugh. Not to mention there will be noone to hang out for an hour and a half because I'm fricking opening. Oh well Air Hockey tournement and my brother being there will make up for it.

-Mosey

hey y'all~ my family is so super cool~ my aunt came to visit my mom and me yesterday and she is staying with us til tuesday. She reminds me a lot of my grandmother who I miss a lot so I'm glad she's here right now. I leave for camp on sunday and I'm sooooooooooo excited! I really need it right now~ Well there's not much else to say so I'm gonna go now~ Love y'all

let see, went to MontEagle and looked at ceyute bed and breakfasts for my mom's work, and then went to an antique store ("GEEEEMMMMMMM SWEATERS!!!") umm went and ate at Stuckey's (?) it was the typical old women behind the counter diner thing. i was scared of the bathrooms, but i must admit the peanut butter fudge was really good.

i drove on the INTERSTATE. for like an HOUR. i was like WOOO! hmm went to the mall, shopped around a bit, i got an Elvis wallet to go with my Elvis purse (i know i'm a dork), and i got a haircut. it's not much different but whatever.

and i had my FIRST EVER geetar lesson. it went ok, lets just say it doesn't come naturally. :D

have you guys been watching the Greatest American?
out of this list who would YOU choose?
-george washington
thomas jefferson
benjamin franklin
elvis presley
walt disney
theodore roosevelt
bill clinton
george w. bush
oprah winfrey
the wright brothers
thomas edison
henry ford
albert einstein
bill gates
rosa parks
eleanor roosevelt
john f.kennedy
ronald reagan
bob hope
abraham lincoln
muhammad ali
lance armstrong
neil armstrong
martin luther king, jr.
billy graham

Hmm...

Not a whole lot to say. I set an alarm so I wouldn't sleep in and waste the entire day. Got up around 10:45. Listened to a little music to wake myself up. Went downstairs and sat on the couch. Had plans of making myself breakfast and watching TV and then working out on the rowing machine.

I fell asleep.

Woke up at 3 PM.

THEN made a very late lunch of a Tostino's cheese pizza and 2 cans of coke.

Maybe if somebody ELSE slaps me I'll get the msessage. It doesn't seem to work when I try to make myself do things.

Anyways. Watched some trash on VH1. I have GOT to quit watching that crap. And then I came upstairs, played more music, and took a shower.

Now I'm sitting here at 7 PM, clean but clothesless and I haven't worked out or cleaned or anything productive. I haven't even drunk / dranken / drunken / whatever a whole bottle of water yet today. Shame, shame, shame, shame.

Think I've finally found a job that won't drive me crazy. And maybe it will help me hone my sense of direction, finding my way, and remembering where I'm going. Dawn's gonna see if MTMC will hire 16 year olds to be transporters.

And it pays between 7 and 8 dollars an hour. WOOT!

Today was definatly a bad day.

I promised quotes from Big Stuf and here they are! I have catagorized them into sessions.

Session 1: "Asking Around"

"Getting older doesn't make you a better decision maker" -Jared Herd

" Everyone wants to be happy" - J. Herd

Session 2: "Asking Around"

"Whats wise for you might not be wise for me" - J. Herd

"Follow the still voice of the wisdom of God" - Jared Herd

"In light of your past experience, are ther some invitations, opprituniteis, or relationships that you need to walk away from." - J. Herd

MAIN QUESTION: "What is the wise thing to do?"

Session 3: "Three Blind Mice"

"Students who choose wisely will make good decisions, live longer, be attractive to others, be secure financially, be prepared for the future, be sougfht after by powerful people." -Big Stuf Book

Small Groups "Session 4"
"You (The wise) will secure the benefits that God promised -Justin Vance

Session 4: "The Illusion of Life"

"Jesus is the Ty Pennington of life" -Louie

"Your happiness @ the party is proportional to the people who come to the party because of YOU" -Louie

"The world IS NOT about McDonald's and Starbucks" -Louie

Session 5: "The Illusion of God"

16, 014- People Groups
6,684- UNREACHED people groups
2.4 billions- people who don't have a chance to hear of Christ (so far)
(Joshua Project)

Session 6: "Line Dancing"

"God thought up sex" -J. Herd

"Every 15 sec. a guy thinks about sex" -J. Herd

"Are you fleeing, or are you flurting, with sexual sins?" -Big Stuf Book

Session 7: "The Best Decision Ever"
Proverbs 9:10

The fear of the Lord is wher real wisdom begins. Are you willing to recognizing Him for who He is??? -Big Stuf Book


God did a mighty thing in our youth group this week and here is something when me and someone (I think it was justin or clint) were talking and here it is.

"Our willingness to worship doesn't end when we hit the Florida border or even the Alabama border. God has called to give invitations to anyone who is listening." -Me

Tomorrow i will post some more stuff i learned from "God Blogs" and "The Next Generation Leader"


PLEA: If you took pictures and want to share them with others will you put your pictures on a cd and give them to me on sunday or wednesday. Thanks- Stephen

So sometime next week does anybody want to make some random video, you know like the one's you make for class projects. I just want a little spice to be added to this season called summer.

not alot on the mind
BIGSTUF = AMAZING

I just made this fucker to comment or whatever on other people's.Yea...

are u my friend?
how long have u known me?
how long do u want to know me?
on a scale of 1-10 how close are we?
Do u love me as a friend or as a boyfriend?
would u hug me?
would u ever go out with me if i didnt have a g/f
Have we ever went out?
when and where did we first meet?
am i nice person?

whats your name?
how old are u?
what skool r u going to?

ok thanx lol i made this up and it sux lol o well
i love u linds

HEYYYY ok well hm not decied if i like this yet or not but yeh well today was good and kayla is spending the night to night yayyyy!

I did something dumb...again. Life would be so much better without "it". I need to complain to someone...


Question: Who wants to have a week full of parties/ get togethers?

~Haircut tomorrow. I'm thinking about getting it really short and dying it sometime...opinions?~

So, from what I gather from the numerous phusebox posts - BigStuf was great - wish i could have been there with all of you! I am ecstatic to hear how God spoke to each one of you - let those words be more than just a "camp experience" - let the things that God taught you and showed you truly become part of your life - and the blessings He gives will continue to multiply.

On a different topic, I got a little carried away with uploading pictures. As I was looking through my pictures, trying to decide which ones to post, there were so many that evoked such wonderful memories that I just decided to post them all. Hopefully, some of them will hold fond memories for some of you as well.

I love you!

Well, I figured why not.

so yeah a picnic tomorrow sounds really good right about now...

good way to spend an afternoon with aimee and me.

not really sure about the particulars but just
call me if you wanna come.

hey whats up? ash is coming ova for the night and i have aerobics tomorrow...fun fun today wasnt as bad all we did were weights! well leave me remarks! i love yall!
*lauren*

ok so i'm back from mexico!!! i went on a cruise with 12 of my family members. i do not recomend going with that many people that are related to you the max should be 6. all in all the trip was fun i sang kareoke and played some slot machines then snorkled in the most amazing water ever, shopped in 100 degree weather in stores that do not believe in air conditioning, and ate alot. i do recomend cruising for anyone who has not gone and i also recomend bodine (helps you not be sea sick) becuase i felt great the whole time! mexico is really beautiful! we were in cozumel and i honestly did not know that God made that color water before. i'll get some pics up soon!!!

Today I found out that Stacy is moving to Indiana. Blah. Hopefully she and Bethany and Charles and I can get together to eat next week. This weekend I am going to Knoxville for a good friend's wedding- Charles is a groomsman- Michael is the one that introduced me to Charles, and they have been friends for.... over 15 years I think. The thing that had me really upset was that there was going to be a bachelor's party. I can't handle that well. The thought of strippers or porn just makes me nauseous and insecure. Luckily, Charles talked to the guy that is throwing the party, and the guy *who is a friend of ours* agree to let girls come along and we will just be doing geeky things- good clean fun. I hate how insecure I am, but I am glad that the situation worked out. So this weekend I will be in Knoxville for the rehearsal, bachelor party, and ceremony. Then it's back to Murf, and then back to Knoxville NEXT weekend for a baby shower. Bethany, if you read this, can I have your mailing address please? You can e-mail it if you don't want to post it for the world to see. ;) Thanks. Hope everyone else is doing well. :)

can no one release me from the monotony?!?!?!

ok. So for the past 24 hours, I have been competing against two other minitry teams in a 24-hour video scavenger hunt in New York City. That's right, all of New York City... Manhatten, Brooklyn, Queens, New Jersey, etc...

We were dropped off Wednesday afternoon at the airport with nothing but one cell phone per group, our metro (subway) cards, and a CD-ROM... Long story short... we had to find a place to read the CD and then print the clues to the hunt.

We were not allowed to contact the other teams, go back to any apartments, bring our own money, etc. They left us with $80.00 in team money.

So, long story short, it is now THURSDAY EVENING and I JUST got back from the 24-hour "Amazing Race" video hunt.

I HAVE NOW BEEN UP FOR 35 HOURS STRAIGHT! - and you should try that sometime.

However, I did learn my way around New York City... and had several interesting encounters including: walking through Harlem at about midnight, begging for food/money, finding our way all the way back to Manhatten from the airport, have 500 people sign a fake petition, going to Times Square at 4AM (and surprisingly, it is pretty empty)... those sorts of things!

It was a ton of fun and my team won! So that added to all this madness. I am seriously tired and feel that I will sleep till Saturday.

This was my welcome to me from New Hope New York.

[nt]

This is for katie suggs.

photo from ben

i pose with way too many signs.

Don't you hate boring days? Me too.

Windows down as the night blows in
Tap the beat on the wheel as the tires spin
Until we're there crank the radio
We'll join in with the songs we know

Hey, everything's right, said everything's right tonight

Smiles light up as we walk in
Old conversations begin again
Nostalgia's thick as the August air
It takes us back to a time when we didn't care, we didn't care

Hey, everything's right, said everything's right tonight

Oh, everything's right, said everything's right tonight



** yes, one of my many favorite Matt Wertz songs! Oh, . . . and in a few hours ill be seeing Him. . yeah... and some dude, Gavin Degraw. . . but yeah, if you wanna go, msg me and you can come jump in the car! 8 bucks... and money for waffle house afterwards! **

HeY..
well i got up today at like 7:15 and went runnin..and then i went to the dentist..yuckk..and then i went to my church to help decorate for VBS which is commin up next week..yeah..lol ok well leave remarks please..

the other day was the worst!! we had TONS of work because our teacher was absent. we had two chapters worth of section reviews and test reviews and then on top of that a report!!!

today wasn't so bad, a pop quiz, and notes...so we have a test tomorrow

on Monday i went to the doctors to get my back checked out since it's been bothering me off and on from the beginning of the year. well, they took xrays and found nothing so they gave me some strong medication.. but it hasn't been working or at least not today. i'm getting worried about it, but i figured that if something is wrong, i'll have to accept it...

Big Stuf, in a word, was amazing! You know, I really enjoyed it last year, but I think I got a lot more out of it this year. It was like God just really showed up there in my life and in the whole camp. Tuesday night's worship was probably the most awesome and intense worship I have ever been through! It was crazy! I made a couple of new friends, and I also got closer to some old friends and aquaintances. I learned a lot about myself, my relationship with Garrett (1 year and 1 month today), God, my purpose in life, missions, how I can make an impact, my friends, and the difference between the right thing and the wise thing. I honestly did not want to come home... yet how could I live out what I learned if I stayed at camp the rest of my life? How can I live out my mission and see how God wants to work through my life and talents for His glory if I didn't leave? I seriously wish that everyday I could listen to a speaker like Jarod Herd or Louie Giglio and experience worship through music by a band like the Big Stuf band. But even that would become routine and mediocre after a while. I have to learn how to make God a part of my life everyday, even when I do't feel the high. Anyhow, it was just a really awesome week! I started uploading some pics from the week and will continue to do so throughout the day.

Funny Quote of the Week:
"Hey, guy I like!" -Louie Giglio seriously calling out to Clint!

Serious Quotes of the Week:
"The question we should be asking is 'what is the wise thing to do'?" -Jarod
"Do you just believe in God, or do you believe God?" -Louie

hey well i finally figured thi out lol its pretty cool. well today i had to dig holes all day cuz i got in trouble for sumthing i didnt know was wrong but ill tell yall later when i feel like typing ttyl bye
JR
ps i love u lindsay

so. ketchup. jellyfish. sour milk. Backstreet Boys. God times infinity. thus was my Big Stuf experience. i am so very happy today. yesterday was great as a mug. more on this later. all i have to say is...durka durka.

I just got home from my interview at Kohl's Department Store. I would like to thank God for allowing me to be the new POS (Cashier) Supervisor of the Murfreesboro location. I should start in the next week... as long as the drug test and references go through... and they WILL.

I hope that everyone is having a great day and for those that are went to BigStuf, I hope that you guys catch up on your sleep.

I hopefully will be going to Dancin in the District tonight, so if anyone else wants to go just call me on my cell phone.

Just remember one question that God asks us everyday....

Do you believe in HIM?
or Do you believe HIM?

BigStuf was AMAZING!!! God is soo good. He showed me soo much this week. The band was awesome too.

I wanna live like theres no tomorrow
I wanna dance like no ones around
I wanna sing like no body's listening
Before I lay my body down
I wanna give like I have plenty
I wanna love like I never have
I wanna be the man I was made to be
I wanna be the way I was made

That song is sooo true. We should all live our lives like that. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks it's all about God. As long as He is King in your life then your gonna be fine. He blessed me this week with an open heart and some awesome roomies!!! I hope everyone had a blast!!!

photo from Ed_The_Angry_Jew

mmmm harvard. i went there last summer, but i will never attend that school. ever.

one thing that has always bothered me is on that old tootsie pop commercial, that stupid owl eats the tootsie pop after three licks. he like "it takes 3 licks". yeah, it takes three licks if you want to chip a tooth.

its over,
the end.

How did it go down?

Intro intro intro . . how do i intro this?. . . umm.... i got no ideas. . .

For a while I've been talkin/prayin about getting involved with some youth. . .

On thursday morning I got a call from CM asking if I could go to Big Stuf camp on Sat. mornin. I replied that I would have to see if I could get off work, and I would let him know. Soon after I'm in my boss's office asking permission, and next thing i know, im on a bus with 50 people. . . out of which i called 2 friends. Feeling a little worried I took my seat, only knowing my two people. Didn't know what to expect, what to think, or anything. But, I knew God wanted me there!

I grew up going to camp, so i kinda had an idea of what was going to happen. 5 years ago, I had fully submitted my life to Jesus on the exact same beach less than a mile away! So, coming back always hits a soft spot in my heart.

Soon after we arrived I was able to start getting to know the men in my room and everyone else! I have to pause here for a moment and give props to my brothers and sisters I was priviledged to be with this week. You guys were simply amazing! You have impacted my life in a positive way, and I want you to know that i appreciate it! By allowing God to work in your life, he worked in mine! I can not wait to continue being around, and doing anything I'm given the chance to do with you guys. I can't wait to watch God continue to work in your lives like i watched Him this last week! I want the ones who went on Big Stuf to feel loved when they read this Blog because YOU are loved! YOU GUYS ROCK!

So to sum up the rest of Big Stuf, I was able to worship like crazy! Never before have i been able to dance in worship of my God like i did. I was able to learn. I was able to marvel at God creation (the ocean). I was able to have fun and make new friends. When i boarded the bus to come home, i had a few more than 2 friends! (Praise God) But most importantly I was able to be a part of something amazing. God working in the lives of the awesome youth of BABC!

I write this Blog with a thankful heart. Jesus really showed Himself this week! I've only been back for a few hours so i haven't had time to process it all yet! But God is doing something major, and im pumped to be a part of it!

So that was Big Stuf, and the big impact it had on me! The blue bracelet on my left arm now serves as a reminder of the way God showed Himself to us!

So whats next? Ill tell you. Take Matthew 28:19 to heart, and GO INVITE EVERYONE GOD PUTS IN YOUR PATH TO THE PARTY! Cause it's gonna be awesome and nothing else is worth living your life for! Don't believe the illusions of this world, seek after your father in heaven as number one in your life and let Him use you!

This thing seems pretty cool.

Or.. Not. Whatever.

It's time consuming and I've got time to be consumed.

I'm gunna figure this shat out.

ok so everyone seems to be getting one of these... personally i think that theyre very confusing. but whatever- go to my regular site--
www.xanga.com/xxdreamer_of_dreamsxx
ok well bye
-KT-

Not so much to say really.

I'm glad everyone had a great time at Big Stuf. I wish to no end that I could have been there too. :-(

Everything else is pretty status quo. Have to see what goes. Leave me some love.

-Me

pictures from the trip are in the photo album take a look ---->


be sure to read the below post!

i am so disappointed in people...and i know that if i get this disappointed in people i barely know then, I AM is broken-hearted (figuratively speaking) by their actions, because He loves us with all of his heart and He never wants us to encounter sin.

We are all made in HIs image and when we sin we are breaking away from God's perfect image that he has created for us!!! wow! he loves us! he created us just like him!!!

Like many people who went to BigSTUF.... i am reading God's blogs by lanny donoho...its like God's way of being technilogical and writting on a cool little blog (much like this one here). i love it, it's a great book that is easy to read and lanny makes some great points!

"prone to wander, Lord to feel it. prone to leave the God i love"

(i my God's blogs, everytime god refers to himself he says I AM, cause that's his name. he's not really anything specific, he just is...kinda a big concept huh?)

bigstuf was amazing. more later.

WOW! Big Stuf was awesome! i have never been to a camp that amazing. dude i got to chance to hear louie gigglio and jarred herd. guys, these men of god where AWESOME. we had some INCREDABLE worship. O yea, Nathan i did in fact drool all over the sound stuff. there technology is so amazing. i can't wait already till next year. i am going to think about some quotes from the week and i will post them later today. But in the mean time go and check out Prov. 28:26. That was the key scripture of the week. Oh how could i not forget Clint Nadeau got CALLED out by Louie on tuesday morning. They were talking about people groups and clint said one nad louie said, "who are you; i like you" and clint was about to hide. it was pretty funny. louie couldn't believe that clint was 26 years old. well i got to go i think i brought back about half the sand from panama city beach.


O PRAISE THE ONE
WHO PAID MY DEBT
AND RAISED THIS LIFE
UP FROM THE DEAD

GoOd MoRnIn!!! WhAtS uP?? lOl.. umm I jUsT tHoT iD sAy ThAt CuZ iM lIkE bOrEd n BoUt To Go MoW tHe LaWn..Im DrEaDiN iT! lOl..WeLl I gUeSs JuSt LeAvE mE a ReMaRk, *PlEaSe* bye.

Yah i'm all alone :( and i wont see him for another like 2 weeks. its sad, really. but he's having a good time. Well, got nothing to say but i'm leaving sunday for a youth choir tour
abs

My car wouldn't crank today after church, so we had to get a ride from my Grandma.... otherwise, there's not much going on in Tiffany-World.....
Later! God bless always!
-Tiferociousness

do you believe in God? or
do you believe God?

big stuf was awesome!!! the weather was beautiful! the speakers were awesome! worship was awesome! i really needed something...and big stuf did it. thankyou, Jesus. i dont know how much longer i could have lasted like that. ill try and emember to post more about it later. but now im tired.

hey its me! well i have never had one of these and Abi told me bout it so i got one! lol u can go to my xanga too its www.xanga.com/hollywood_dancer well leave me......whatever their called! lol
*lauren*

wow. i love big stuf. it is amazing.

basically, i went to the beach one day, for like 20 minutes. but i am perfectly fine with that. the rest of my time was spent getting to know people and more importantly restoring my relationship with my love, Jesus. He worked in my heart this week. giving me awesome visions and healing my heart that was so far from Him. the new speaker was really good, and of course Louie was great. and he even spoke to clint DURING the message! it was exciting! and tuesday night worship.... WOW. always the best worship! i love our youth group--tons of dancing! it is one of the most amazing things to open your eyes and see nearly 1500 students and adults raising their hands in praise to their Father. wow. i put some pictures from the trip up, not many though... i took over 100, so i just chose a few for right now.

but, my dog has escaped...and i keep calling her and hearing her, but she will not return. so i must try to get her in and then spend some time with God. i hope that everyone has a great night!

WOW!!!! Is all I have to say! What an amazing past 5 days! First, it was ok but I kinda wanted to be home, and I missed my friends! But then God changes the week around! I believe He gave me a taste of how YWAM will be for me! And I can't wait! This week was good for me to be reminded of things and to take a new look and a deeper understanding on some things! Course, I'm probably gonna have to read back over my notes and all, because that was alot stuff to take in, and I want to soak it all up and understand it all! This week we talked about Illusions and the illusions of life! One thing Louie Giglio said was something like this..."Are you living in the illusion of life that life is about you!? Because it's not! But don't worry, we all have!" And it was just so so cool to hear what he had to say! Another thing he was talking about was you can do anything you want! You want to be a docter? Guess what..you're in! You want to be a singer? Guess what...go for it! You want to get married and have kids some day!? Ok!! BUT in EVERYTHING YOU DO....do IT in Jesus Christ name! And for His glory and honor! God's not saying that in order for Him to be pleased with you that you have to be poor, go to distant lands and live in a hut, to throw away all your dreams, and that you can't have fun! SHOOT....you should've been at BigStuf with us Tues night!!!!! Christians, God-followers....CAN have FUN!!! Shoot! We were dancin' and havin' fun like no tomorrow in Jesus name! As for the distant lands and being poor and throwing away your dreams! God's not about that! Yes, some He calls over seas! But you can do missions in being a doctor, being a singer, being a parent, etc!! And as for your dreams....God's only asking you to trust Him with them! He's asking you if you trust Him, and believe that He knows what you want and knows what's right for you! This week was so amazing! Course another awesome point that Louie got accross was how some people ask..."Well what about in our home town...we need people sharing God's word there too!" True....but as Louie said, "Don't you think there's enough people in your town to share that with those people!?" He said, "If all the Christians we had in our towns would share Christ with the people at the school, work, etc. by the end of the day....the town would know!" But as Christians we don't do that! And course, God has called people to live in TN or where ever to do missions, but not everyone! Some people say, "Well we need to get our country right first before we go and help others!" When will our country ever be good enough?! When will the U.S. ever be "perfect" enough!? It's not happening! So why wait around on something that won't happen!? Why not, as christians go to wherever God leads us!? Shoot, I'm still tryin' to figure out why I question God where He wants me! But I guess we all come accross that in our lives! I dunno, I guess all I can say is that God was def. trying to wake up about 1,500 people these past 5 days, to who He is and what He has for us! It was amazing! And I encourage everyone that if you ever get the chance to go to BigStuf...please go! Night.....I love you all....

you know what i hate....i hate when people tell you aren't good enough.like with me im not like extremely skinny or anything but im not big or as some people put it "fat".like people you don't even know you're just out in public and guys being really rude and saying rude comments and just being mean for NO reason.....this is my response to all the people saying you have to be skinny in order to be beautiful.....
you know what, the outside appearance does not tell you wether a person is beautful or not.i am the way GOD intends me to be and im happy with that why can't you be.yes i know there are people out there that would say different but i think people have all kinds of different beautiful features about them.beauty should not be about the physical appearance but about the beauty that shines through the person.GOD made everyone beautiful and GOD made us different shapes and sizes so get over it boys.
i think that it is so stupid that the media has to tell us what beauty is why can't you figure it out for yourself.i don't understnad media these days and media is the reason why so many young people have eating disorders and stuff like that.the only reason i think you should lose weight is if you are over weight otherwise be happy with yourself.

okay yeah i know this is long but it something that i just had to get off of my chest....im tired of being told im not good enough when in fact I AM GOOD ENOUGH.i am PERFECT the way i am.

my def. of beauty:
the glow that comes from within.....personality....looks have nothing to do with it....it all has to do with who you are and how you feel....confidence.....you have to be true to yourself.....

well I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
GOD BLESS!!!
Leah

Hey yall!

I just got home from Panama City Beach, Florida! I was at a camp w/ my youth group! Wow I got home like 30min ago! Im so exhausted! Im ready to sleep in my own BED!

This past 5 days have been AMAZING! I have grown closer to soooooooo many people! I hate that it all ended so soon! It makes me really sad!

I bought this book called "Gods Blogs" It is AWESOME! I also bough Krsitian's CD from camp! I am listening to it right now and it is great! I love his voice! I think it is WONDERFUL!

On our way home I started readin my book and I was just in love with it. I couldn't put it down. One thing that stuck out to me was there was a part talkin about dads! If you know I have been havin a hard time lately with my dad comein back into my life! It was so good to read it! I l hate to even put it down!

Before I went on this trip i was havin alotta things go on in my life! However I talked to a good friend of mine the other night and she sent me something for the trip! She sent me a encouragement note each day! It helped me get through the week! It was great! It really touched me. We I read the first letter it made me wanna cry! It was so SWEET! Im not gonna mention any names but she knows who she is and I LOVE HER AND I THANK HER!

Well yall there is so much I have to tell yall about my trip so I will talk about it later! Im goin to bed now! Im really tired!

Ali May

PS Go and tell everyone to look at my blog! I wonder how many friends i can get in a week! Go tell everyone

Well I just got home from Big Stuf 05 in Panama CIty Beach,FLA.

It was the one of the best experiences of my life. I have never felt as close to God as I do right now. I don't want to loose sight of what I was put on the earth for ....."Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
Matthew 28:19-20 NLT

I want everyone to know that I sponsored a child in Tanzania over the trip. His name is Augustino Keneth Ngalo. He is currently 14 years old. Please remember him and his family in your prayers.

*I am totally new to this blog thing, so I am just going to be typing stuff as it comes to my mind, sorry if it confuses you.

I am currently reading God's Blogs by Lanny Donaho. This book is wrote in the perspective of God speaking directly to you. It is the best book that I have ever read, except for the Holy word, of course. I encourage everyone to read it at least once.

Just one last note before I go to bed tonight. I learned this past week that I need to turn everything over to God and not just parts of my life. I am finally going to trust him with "all" of my soul and life. I know that he will give me everything that I need, when I need it.

Thanks Amy Bonin for introducing me to this site. Only you will really understand that last part....

God Bless

I got short hair yaaaaay it feels good. This is gonna be a quick update. Big Stuf was amazing. Congrats to John for leading somebody to Christ! Even though he didn't go to big stuf. I'll put some pics up later for yall to check out.

woot i have 10 friends lol so ya bought some snazzy wooden beads from the W today and iv been hemping for the last 3 hours turned out 5 pieces lol im such a geek ah but o well mmmmmmm guess how long it is till the first day of band camp????
41 days
or
989 hours
or
59341 minutes
or
3560478 seconds
its that long lol ttyl -milly

hey this is wierd

Well, having finally viewed Brigit Jones: The Edge of Reason, I've come to this conclusion [it has to be read in a British accent, though]:

It's a really sucky state of events when you're missing someone you desperately care for, but have sincere doubts that they're missing or even thinking about you.

All right. Angsty moment over. Read about amusing boarding-schoolish escapades below. [They involve duct tape and curfews -- a good read, I promise, lol.]

*Less than five minutes later* All right, why the hell do I have a contemporary hymn stuck in my head?!! Although it feels odd asking "why the hell" about a hymn, but....

*And five seconds after that* So we had a "dessert pizza contest," and our group decided to create a rendition of dear Vincent's Starry Night [you know you're a humanities student WHEN....]. In the end we had to call it Starry Night On LSD. And find a creative, humanities-ish way to present it. We had a rap, a public service announcement, and a poem. I was in charge of the latter. I had ten minutes, a pen, and a pile of napkins, so apologies, it is rough. But it amuses me, so it gets posted here.

*Clears throat*

Vincent Van Gogh, with his brush,
Left his paints for stranger stuff
Swirl of chocolate, dab of cream,
He was on LSD, it seems.
This artefact, dug up in France,
Serves as proof of trippin' trance.
It may be tasty, it may be cool,
But our Impressionist, he was a fool,
And this shows why, instead of drugs,
You all instead should turn to hugs.

Buahahaha. We owned. And managed not to get whip-creamed by another group. Go us!

I will not break curfew tonight and get locked out. If you need an explanation, I trust the post below will suffice. :P

Umm...today was fun!

I went to lunch out with my youth group...except i just kind of ate with Kate. We all went back to the church and hung out for a while.

I watched mean girls with kate today...i love that movie.

I worked at VBS tonight and courtney helped me. We only had 2 girls in our group, but it was bad. Oh well!

MISSION TRIP JULY 6-13! Can't wait!!!!

FUN IN THE SON JULY 17-22!!!!! Can't wait for that either!!!!

Well Let's see I finally started work. I don't really know why I'm doing this I guess it is just because I want something a little more local... I don't know anyway. I'll try to find people but for now I have to eat.

Later
-Mosey

photo from dana_the_best
In Loving memory of my dog Sugar! We had 11 wonderful years together. You were always there for me, even when you didn't want to be. You never spoke back to me, and you always let me pour out my crazed mind and heart to you (if you were even listening while you slept, lol). I will love you with all of my heart forevermore, and I shall never forget you. I denied this day ever arriving but it has. So far-the-well to you. See you in the next life!

Yours truely,
Dana Lea :)

P.S. The picture looks better smaller cause it's from my phone.

It's been an ok summer so far....I got to spend time with some friends and got to get a little tan. I need some other stuff to do so if anyone is bored, I'm practically free!!!! Much

Well yah, i just randomly made this so sorry if its like really bad or something. ummm yah leave me a message or something
love,
abwa

HeY gUyS!! i HoPe YoO lIkE mY pICs..YoO cAn JoIn If YoO wAnT..lOl
wElL tHAtS aLl..ByE

hah..i only have one friend..o well lol..

Today was a fair day. Work wasent too hard, untill David left for Cool Springs.

Gotta go to church tonight and hear another one of Mr.Tims lessons. Its not too bad, a little boring though.

Not alot to talk about so ill catch you kids later.

Brett

New York, New York. by sinatra. says it all.

I miss New York sooo incredibly much. just looking at pictures....gah, i wanna go back like super badly. I just miss the thrill of seeing so many people everywhere, and figuring out where to go next and looking at all the interesting people and places around you. All the bright lights and big signs and noises and smells (some not so good). I miss it. The random music playing, but it's really super cool, on the sidewalks. the awesome shopping. the beautifulness of it all. it's just become a part of who i am. i dont know why, but it has. and i for serious want to move there one day. *sigh* God Bless.

Hey..
well I jus got this because..i dunno why..lol well its a lil confusing..but yet also really easy so..lol i will figure it out soon!

WOO HOO! who knew that meeting complely new people could be so much fun! thanks guys for making me feel loved. talk to you all later!