I think It's obvious...

...I'm not very good at keeping my blog updated!

I've been busy with another ballet recital! We were told it was the best one yet. Now we're out for the summer. I already miss it! I'm very anxious for summer workshops to begin! This year we have a few guest artist coming. And some will be working on lifts with us!!!

Now that I'm not so busy right now, I hope to keep up with my blog more!

Anyways, one of my really good friends did a photo shoot with me last weekend. Here are some of the pictures she took:

I was laughing at the dog

Photos by "Brooklyn Deshea Photography" :)

Here Is Love

Here is love, vast as the ocean,
Lovingkindness as the flood,
When the Prince of Life, our Ransom,
Shed for us His precious blood.
Who His love will not remember?
Who can cease to sing His praise?
He can never be forgotten,
Throughout Heaven’s eternal days.

On the mount of crucifixion,
Fountains opened deep and wide;
Through the floodgates of God’s mercy
Flowed a vast and gracious tide.
Grace and love, like mighty rivers,
Poured incessant from above,
And Heaven’s peace and perfect justice
Kissed a guilty world in love.

Thanksgiving

I can't believe Thanksgiving is already here!

I went around the church today and got a lot of young people to write down what they were thankful for. I did this last year also. Click here to read it.

Brooklyn W.- I am thankful for God's love, grace, kindness, patience and unchanging self for us. What an amazing thing it is to be able to serve Him.

Catherine S. - Jesus Christ who died for rebels.

ChanyFehr B.- I am so grateful for the encouragement and inspiration I receive from the beautifully Godly girls with whom God has surrounded me.

Jacob E. - I am thankful for the privilege to go to a loving christian church.

Hannah D. - I am thankful for all of God's creation.

Anna Beth B. - Grace! His Grace!

Rowan B. - I am really thankful for how God has given the best family.

Katie S. - I am thankful for the never-failing, boundless love of Christ. And for hot chocolate.

Jordan C. - I am thankful for the sacrifice of Christ and His love for me.

Sarah Kathryn B.- I am thankful for Christian fellowship.

Johannah B. - I am thankful I am part of such a loving christian family.

Devin C. - My undeserved salvation through Christ and the love of my family.

Jonathon M.- Christ's love and faithfulness to His people who once hated Him.

Jennifer F.- The faithfulness of Christ; He has graven my name on His hands.

Kelan B. - I am grateful for a wonderful family; especially for a fantastic mom.

Hannah R. - My barn house.

Ellen R. - The restoring work of God.

Jacob R. - That Romans 5 and 6 are true of me.

Courtney C. - The blood of Christ Jesus

Katie C. - I am thankful for the free grace of Christ.

Hannah Br. - My family, school, my church, and good friends.

Will H. - Salvation of the Lord.

Hannah B. - That "God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life"

Katherine M.- New life in conversion

Matt M.- Missionaries who sacrifice their life for the gospel.


If you would like to share what your Thankful for, please do. Just leave it in a comment.



"O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good: for his mercy endureth for ever." Psalm 107:1

An Important Message From Alyssa

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Before The Throne Of God Above.

Before the throne of God above
I have a strong and perfect plea.
A great high Priest whose Name is Love
Who ever lives and pleads for me.
My name is graven on His hands,
My name is written on His heart.
I know that while in heaven He stands
No tongue can bid me thence depart.

When Satan tempts me to despair
And tells me of the guilt within,
Upward I look and see Him there
Who made an end of all my sin.
Because the sinless Savior died
My sinful soul is counted free.
For God the just is satisfied
To look on Him and pardon me.

Behold Him there the risen Lamb,
My perfect spotless righteousness,
The great unchangeable I AM,
King of glory and of grace,
One in Himself I cannot die.
My soul is purchased by His blood,
My life is hid with Christ on high,
With Christ my Savior and my God!

Pumpkin Carving

Me and Alyssa carved pumpkins today! Or, she drew on the pumpkin and I carved it.

Alyssa Drawing on her pumpkin

The finish! Alyssa's pumpkin has a flower on it,
in case you can't see it.

While in Nursery Sunday,

A family that has been coming lately left their youngest upstairs for the first time and she sat in my lap most of the time.

Maggie, who was sitting in front of us, asked: "What is her name?"

Me: "Daisy"

Maggie (making a look as if she were grossed out): "That's not a very pretty name!"

A Post....

....For The H, the one who wanted me to post.


I don't know what to post. So, how 'bout a little update?

I had another dance recital...

I loved it...

I went to Boston...

And climbed this (294 steps)...

I "met" Paul Revere

Sigh....We've all started school back :(...and Malachi is now in collage.

Ok, That's all!

Now What?

Both brothers are gone for a few weeks.

Both Mom and Dad are asleep.



*sigh*

There's not a lot of noise around here........

Don't you just love children?

I sure do! Here are some cute ones!

Hudson and Kaylee

Sam

Hadley

Isaiah

Alyssa and Kaylee

Mercy

Lily Kate

Avelee

These are just some of the cute ones...I don't have pictures of all of them!

I'm still here....

My computer just blocks blogger. I'm at the office right now. I'll try to come up with a post later on!

Pixs From the Storm

One of the rivers

One of the large fields in town...now a lake in this pic.

Us driving through water on the way to church...really deep water

**

^Our yard**

This was right down the road from us. On the way home from church we came across this (not even a full mile away from our house), it looked really deep...SO we had to turn around and go the other way to our house. It took about ten mins. longer than normal to get home!

Happy Birthday, Hannah!

                                                   Hannah

                   Left to right: Hannah, Hannah, and Hannah



                         HAPPY 15th BIRTHDAY!!!!!!
   

       



                                               

A Totally Natural Picture

                 Me, Alyssa 2 years (left), and Kaylee 7months (right) 

Yep.  That's not something unusual to see from me! 


Their brother Jesse (3years) was elsewhere.  They are awesome!!  I love all three of them very much!  They are so much fun to play with!  And their parents are also really nice.  I love the conversations I have with their mom, Amy!  I'm thankful for every moment I get to spend with them!

You are Being Loved

So you think love is only for the good enough
And one thing you’re never gonna be worthy of
But there’s a song being sung over you
By the One who breathes life into you

You are being loved
You are being loved
Right now at this very moment
You are being loved
You are being loved
Right now you are being loved, loved, loved
You are being loved, loved

You ought to see the smile
you’re bringing to your Father’s face
You ought to hear Him sing His version of Amazing Grace
‘cause that’s the song being sung over you
By the God who breathes life into you

You are being loved
You are being loved
Right now at this very moment
You are being loved
You are being loved
Right now you are being loved, loved, loved
You are being loved, loved
You are

With every breath that you’re taking
And every beat of your heart
Even while this song is playing
Whatever you do
Wherever you are
There’s a song being sung over you

You are being loved
You are being loved
Right now at this very moment
You are being loved

You Know What's Hard to Do?

  Have you ever had to cook supper with an oven that won't even warm up?  And then you have to figure out how to cook it on the stove?


 Yeah, It's hard and takes a lot longer than it would to use an oven!

 *sniff*...*tears*  I miss you dear oven!  You always cooked such wonderful meals for the family!


Hint Hint,  Dad, don't you think it should be fixed?  :D

And the Answer is....

....  Ok. 

 I read this in a book I once read called, "Wake up and Live".    Some of you know this from the bottom of my emails.


  The translation is:

"Your own sinful inclinations, the world around you and the devil himself may all try to win your heart, but none of them was ever crucified as Christ was.  The Lord Jesus stands alone as being worthy of your love and service."

It's a really good quote!

Translation?

I want to see if anyone can guess what this says. Try not to use Google, Yahoo, or any of those search sites.


"Sus propias inclinaciones pecaminosas, el mundo que le rodea y al mismo diablo todos pueden tratar de ganar su corazón, pero ninguno de ellos fue crucificado como Cristo. El Señor Jesús está solo como ser digno de tu amor y servicio."

Some of the words are pretty accessible of what they mean in English.

I will post the answer later.....

Good Luck!

Fire and Driving

Saturday was a bit "interesting".

First, we sat around for the first part of the day. Around12:00n., We went outside to do some yard work. I cleaned the breeze way and the patio. Nathan and Malachi raked leaves out from around Mom's azela bushes. And Dad was trying to fix a water faucet outside. He had to turn off the water for the entire house.

We pulled up carpet several weeks ago. Dad lit the carpet on fire outside, and went to Lowes to buy something.

Still, no water.

What do you think happened?

The fire spread!

It was getting far out! It got up against our house at one part and against our air conditioner unit. Malachi and Nathan ran over with their rakes and me and Mom were with shovels trying to stomp it out. Nathan discovered that there was water in the ditch. So me and Nathan were running back and forth from the ditch to the fire with buckets of water trying to put it out. We finally got it all out, except were the carpet was. Since fire doesn't go over what it's already burned, we left it there. Most of our side yard it black!

The title says, Fire and Driving.
The driving part, well I got my permit Friday afternoon.
My only concern is that I don't hit anything....

A tag from Hannah

1. What time is your bedtime on a school night? 9:30 to 10:00

2. What time is your bedtime on the weekends? It depends...the past few weeks, 12:00 to 12:30

3. What is your least favorite school subject(s)? Algebra

4. What is the song stuck in your head? "Can I have This Dance"

5. What the last movie watched? Another Cinderella Story

6. What is your favorite movie right now? idk...

7. What do you think will be the next movie you watch that you haven't before? Hopefully, The Spy next door

8. Do you like action or romance movies? Action

9. Do you like tagging and being tagged? sometimes

10. What are you doing right now besides doing this tag? half watching tv

11. What has been your favorite question so far? idk...

12. Do you make templates? No

13. Where do you get your from templates from most of the time? LeeLou blogs

14. Which original HSB template is your favorite? What's HSB?

15. Do you draw? whenever I feel it

16. If so, what is your specialty in drawing? ??

17. Are you a professional artist? No

18. Do you sing? I don't sound great!

19. What is your favorite channel to watch on TV? idk...

20. What is your favorite show on that channel? idk...

21. Do you type fast? I can...depends on my attitude

22. Are you an author? No

23. Do you write stories? No

24. What is your favorite blog with a bunch of pictures on it? idk...

25. Ever dove in 10 feet of goop? No

26. Do you know how to swim? Yes, but not as well as I would like to.

27. Do you play video games? No.

28. Do you LIKE playing video games? sometimes...it depends on the game

29. What is your favorite video game? i don't really have one...

30. Who was the last friend on HSB that you talked to? ?????

31. What did you eat for breakfast? cereal

32. What is your favorite drink? Dr. pepper.

33. Do you dance? Yes

34. What text talk do you use the most? When using my Mom's phone, Katie A.

35. What was the last thing a friend told you? See you tomorrow

36. Who was the first friend you made on HSB? ?????

37. Who was the most recent friend you made on HSB? ???????

38. What was the last profile you looked at? Hannah B's

39. Do you know anything in spanish? a few words

40. What is a foreign language that you use frequently? Justi-neeze....(inside joke!)

42. Do you like LONG movies or SHORT movies? Depends on the movie

43. Do you make a lot of mistakes while typing? sometimes

44. Any siblings? Yes

45. Ever fallen off a cliff? no

46. Ever punched a pillow? Yes, because I was bored!

48. What time is it? 7:36 p.m.

49. Got your own room? yes

50. Favorite color? Purple

51. Pet peeve? ???

52. When was the last time you cried? Don't remember.

53. What was the weirdest name you'd ever heard in your life? I don’t know

54. Which parent of yours cooks dinner most of the time? Momma

55. Name 5 things that pop into your head when I say, "The pig blew down the house with his big, fat hoof." umm...ok....weird!!

56. How do you make your eggs, sausage etc.? I cook them, duh...

57. Who was the last person you text? Katie A.

58. Who is the last person you hugged? Cory

59. Last thing you ate? Doritos

60.(Last question) Who ya gonna tag?

Anna

Olivia

Julie

Sarah