Today's Ten

Ten Random Things That Happened In My Life Today

1. Found out my softball game was cancelled : (
2. Finished all of my homework in school :D
3. Helped Ishita with her English
4. Hugged Aubree (she was feeling sick)
5. Ate Chili & a PB&J
6. Rented two movies from the Red Box Office (Evening & Freedom Writers)
7. Looked up facts about Demons in the Bible
8. Checked my facebook, myspace, & my blogspot
9. Cooked Spaghetti
10. Daily Devotion && read some of my AR book

Tag!!!

Ricky tagged me. Now I must answers these questions or be struck by lightning-I choose the former:
-Where was I ten years ago? I was in second grade playing with my buddies && learning how to add.
-Things on my to-do-list today: Well its after ten so finish updating my blog, read, pet my dog && sleep.
-What would I do if I suddenly became a billionaire? Have a heart attack; pay off my mom's house; buy a nice car/new wardrobe; sponsor like 100 children from 3rd world countries (not in that order)
-3 of my bad habits: speaking b4 i think, cheating on school work, making up lame/false excuses about why I have to get off the phone (i hate speaking on the tele)
-5 jobs I've had: student, sister, daughter, grandchild, babysitter
-5 things you don't know about me: I don't know anything about Geography, I'm not into polotics, I love the smell of vic's vapor rub, My ears turn red & i break out b4 every one of my games, && I used to eat country crock butter by the spoonfuls

No one really reads my blogs but I tag Jennifer...

Some Favorite "Saving" Scriptures of Mine

• Romans 3:23: All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.
• Romans 6:23: The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Acts 16:31:They said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house
• Ephesians 2:8,9:By Grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast.
• Romans 10:9,10:If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
• 2nd Corinthians 6:2: I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I helped thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
• John 20:31: These are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

I Get Down, He Lifts Me Up

Today was bitter sweet. I got to sleep in (kind of) because its Spring Break!! yeah...so that was great. Then I read a few chapters in a really good book. Then I had to go to softball practice...this was when the devil started pestering me. I started off this year playing short-stop. I thought that I was doing pretty well but Arel took my spot. She has been playing the sport longer than I have & our coach is new this year so he didn't really know where to put everyone. Apparently she is better than me at playing the position. About a week ago, when this happened I was upset. I didn't think it was fair that she took my spot. I began talking to Jesus about it & I saw how foolish I was. Life is too short for me to be sorry for myself. I realized that God has a master plan & I'm pretty sure this "tiff" was in it so that I could come closer to Jesus. Okay...so I rambled off that to tell u that I'm okay with Arel playing short now. :D About today at practice. I'm all pumped up to get to hit when we scrimage because that's what I am now (designated hitter). I pretty much tell myself I'm going to hit it to the fence. But both of the times I'm up to bat I barely get a hit & I get out. This bummed me out because batting is supposed to be my strength. So I'm all upset for this dumb reason when the end of practice comes. We run our bases like every practice & when coach tells me to stick on 2nd I totally miss the bag. He hollers at me & I pretty much give up on life. I can't field well anymore, I cannot bat well either, & to top it off I can't run the stinking bases without messing up. So I'm waiting for my nana to pick me up...& I look up at the sky. I started talking it over with Jesus and BOOM...it hits me. Here I am being sorry for myself all over again. Something Ricky said a while back came to my mind. We can't be God's light if we are only worried about ourselves. (something like that) How was I supposed to be a good witness to those girls on my team by pouting around. God also showed me that this life is so much greater than one lousy practice that I have. Softball is not the reason I'm on this earth. My job is to love God, be loved by Him, and help lead others to His kingdom. Wow. Thank You Jesus.

Resurrection Poem

Jesus came to earth,

To show us how to live,

How to put others first,

How to love and how to give.

Then He set about His work,

That God sent Him to do;

He took our punishment on Himself;

He made us clean and new.

He could have saved Himself,

Calling angels from above,

But He chose to pay our price for sin;

He paid it out of love.

Our Lord died on Good Friday,

But the cross did not destroy

His resurrection on Easter morn

That fills our hearts with joy.

Now we know our earthly death,

Like His, is just a rest.

We'll be forever with HimIn heaven,

where life is best.

So we live our lives for Jesus,

Think of Him in all we do.

Thank you Savior; Thank you Lord.

Help us love like you!

>Church[[TLW]]<

We had our second Wed. night of True Love Waits tonight. It was the night that we signed the cards. I'm glad to get my committment down on paper but I feel like some of the ppl's weren't sincere about it. I don't know though. I'm praying that everyone was. I used to be so into guys. & now that I think back on those times I just want to shoot myself in the foot. Real LOVE is only from God & God is the only one who can create it. He meant for me to be with ONE person & I don't want to disrespect that special future husband of mine by lusting after other guys. What is the point, really? Its just emotions that ppl misinterperut (sp) & then they go too far & they can't get that pure virtue back. Well...I set my boundary tonight. If I ever date again in high school the farthest Ill go is hugging/holding hands. & if my bf doesn't like that idea or tries something then its over. I know its probably easier said than done but with God I know that I can do this. It is God's will for me to wait. I'm just thankful that I've gotten into His word & started attending SHBC before I made the mistake of giving myself away. Ok guys...I guess that's enough for tonight. By the way...I wanna give a shout out to Jennifer McCullough!!! (Its prolly not safe to put ur whole name in here but whatever) She is my best friend & I love her to death!!! She is also my accountability partner so please pray that I take her criticism tactfully :D yeah. okay. My bath water is getting cold...........Peace

Update

Today was good. It goes so much smoother when I talk to God first thing in the morning. :D Well guys, we won our second softball game today!!! By 15 I might add. I didn't play short-stop though. That's okay. Arel is good at the position. I was DH though & I got three runs. A single, triple & homerun!!! I was pretty syked. Right now I'm watching New Amsterdam on TV (I love it) & im about to go stir my macarroni & cheese. Well, that's about it. Oh, I cannot wait until Wednesday :D True Love Waits is awesome. I really wanna sign that pledge thingi & get a ring!!! Sex is made for marriage...I wish this world would get that through their thick skulls....but they have to be saved in order to want to follow God's word...and so many of them aren't. We really need to get to work. <33 u all. Peace

BB: Beginner's Blog

Hey guys. This is my first blog site...ever. I'm pretty excited. I read all of my youth pastor's blogs & had to join. Today was a great day. Truthfully, I woke up feeling like junk. Sometimes it happens...I don't exactly question my faith but I feel discouraged and useless. It sucks. But it always wears off when I go to church...just being in the house of God fills me up. Brother Scott talked about something that really got to me. I can't really remember what it was now though. That's bad. I'm thankful that God never changes...my emotions go up and down but He is always the same. The only one that I can always rely on. We've been growing closer. Before SHBC student ministry I was so lost. But the sad thing was that I didn't know it. I was saved but my relationship with Him was dormant. I chose the world everyday over Him & I thought that reading my bible & having daily quiet times were boring. Now all of that has changed. I get so much out of Ricky's messages & it seems all good but.........I should be doing sooo much more at my school. & i know that i have so much spiritual growing to do. I know it will take time but I am more than willing to do it. I can't wait to get to the point that Ricky, Megan, & Brother Scott are w/ Jesus. :D well...i babble a lot so i apologize for that...until next time.