Dear Anonymous,

Who are you?


Please leave a comment telling me who you are!!

Thanks!

Too Busy To Blog....

I just love these!! Do YOU?? 

Life has been incredibly busy as of late. We have had construction crews in and out of our house, numerous "travelers", and commitments that have kept us busy! (i.e. homeschool co-op, church.) I haven't even taken pictures since I went to Colorado!! Pretty sad, right?

Well, don't worry I will be back blogging here soon! I just need to take more pictures and decide what to write about!

So, I am asking YOU, dear reader, what YOU would like to see on my blog. Do YOU want more giveaways? Book/Movie Reviews? Do YOU want to learn about homeschooling? Do YOU want more pictures? Do YOU want to see me write about what I am learning in the Word? 

Its an open forum. YOU can decide! 

All YOU have to do is leave a comment telling me what YOU would like to see on this blog! Its that easy. 

:) 

I look forward to hearing YOUR answers!! 

In Which I Couldn't Find A Title...

In American Lit. this year, our teacher made us write a poem. I started brainstorming immediately....like in class.  I hope you enjoy it! :) 

Believe In

"Believe in yourself they say
     
but that is not the right away


You are dead and cannot be 


raised to life you see


But, God sent His Son


so we might become


children of life and light


All the world will know 


that Jesus is the Christ


He has come so you might believe


not in yourself you see 


But instead trust in Him


for He was raised to life 


So, now you can live for eternity."

~Written by Giann~
*11/18/10*

Please ask permission before using. Thanks! :)

America's Finest...

MEN.

Yes, be jealous people.

These guys are REAL.

L to R: Clay, Thomas, Justin, Charlie, & Dad. 

hahaha

"This is feminine..."

Clay's friends came over for the weekend to go to church with us and just to hang out! Clay brought Thomas and Justin to Secret Church and they wanted to come back and hear David preach on a regular Sunday. They also brought a new guy, Charlie.
I enjoyed getting to know them better and look forward to next time! :)

A Little Quiet....

"He leadth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul."
Psalm 23:2&3

"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you."
John 14:27a

(photos from weheartit.com and self-taken. :) )

#CantThinkOfATitle

My Mom and I had a wonderful three days in Colorado at the Set Apart Girl Conference hosted by Eric and Leslie Ludy! I met some awesome girls, (most of them in their 20s), spent time with my mom, and learned about what it means to be a set-apart girl!!

Here are some pictures I took of the campus and the girls.

Eric and Leslie introduced us to their kids on the last night!

Hudson

Harper

Kip

Avy

Are they not adorable??


We woke up Sunday to a fresh batch of snow on the ground!
It was sooo pretty!!

Its snowing!! lol

The "girls" with Eric and Leslie...

I will share more later once I compile it all! :)

Anyway, to explain the title of the post, I might as well tell you that we survived the lock-in of '11. aka THE BLIZZARD THAT SHUT DOWN ATLANTA ––– COMPLETELY.

yeah. not fun.

Coming back home from the conference, mom and I got STUCK in Atlanta. My Mom recaps the story here.

Needless to say, we are just getting back into life around here. Hopefully, I can post in the next couple of weeks of what I learned while I was there! :)

Happy Weekend Y'all!

Day 5 - Your Definition Of Love

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. 

4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered,it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8Love never fails. 

But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. 

When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. 

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 
~ 1 Corinthians 13


By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
~ 1 John 3:16


"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
~ John 3:16

Music Playlist at MixPod.com

Day 4 - What You Ate Today

ummm...okay...

Orange Juice

Granola Bar
PB sandwich

Pretzels
another Granola Bar
Water
Mexican Food - Bro's birthday dinner
M*M's

(all photos courtesy of weheartit.com)

Day 3-Your Parents

Mom and Dad

23 years of Marriage

&

16 years of Parenting

Looking forward to more....

:) 

And the Winner is.....

Aubrey Laine!! Congrats!

Thanks to everybody who entered!!! I look forward to having another one soon!

(If she does not respond in 7 days, I will pick another winner.)

Day 2 - Your First Love

I fell in love almost 8 years ago with My Creator, Father, Friend, King, and Savior.

So many words to describe Him.

 "And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God." ~ Revelation 21:3

"They will see his face,..." ~ Revelation 22:4a


I cannot wait!!! 

I LOVE My Maker, Jesus Christ. I could not imagine life any better than a life lived for and with Christ.

I pray that you may fall in love with Him, too.



"Jesus said, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except by me." ~John 14:6




Music Playlist at MixPod.com

Day 1 - Introduce Yourself

Well, I don't know where to start but, you can check out my bio here and here.


Yeah. That pretty much sums it up.

Sorry for being so boring. lol.

This song pretty much sums me up...

Music Playlist at MixPod.com

30 Days

I am copying this from my friend, Anna's blog. I thought the second week in each month I would post five days from the following list until I run out.  

Day 01 – Introduce yourself
Day 02 – Your first love
Day 03 – Your parents
Day 04 – What you ate today
Day 05 – Your definition of love
Day 06 – Your day
Day 07 – Your best friend
Day 08 – A moment
Day 09 – Your beliefs
Day 10 – What you wore today
Day 11 – Your siblings
Day 12 – What’s on your iPod
Day 13 – This week
Day 14 – What you wore today
Day 15 – Your dreams
Day 16 – Your first kiss
Day 17 – Your favorite memory
Day 18 – Your favorite birthday
Day 19 – Something you regret
Day 20 – This month
Day 21 – Another moment
Day 22 – Something that makes you cry
Day 23 – Something that makes you feel better
Day 24 – Something you are thankful for
Day 25 – A first
Day 26 – Your fears
Day 27 – Your favorite place
Day 28 – Something that you miss
Day 29 – Your aspirations
Day 30 – One last moment


So, look for my first post soon! :)

Wordless Wednesday

Love it. 

Finally, What You All Have Been Waiting For...

*Giveaway is now closed*

To kick off the New Year, I decided to host a......GIVEAWAY!!!! Yes. Isn't that exciting??

I am going to be giving away a $5 Starbucks gift card 

and, either the book "Radical" by David Platt

or....

"The Lost Art Of True Beauty" by Leslie Ludy.

The Rules: 

• The giveaway will be open from Monday, January, 3rd to Monday, January, 10th. 
• It is open to US residents only.
• Any age can enter. 
• At the end of the giveaway, I will go to random.org and pick a winner. 

Ways You Can Enter: (please leave a separate comment, on this post, for each entry)

1. Comment on THIS post.
2. Follow my blog or comment that you follow it already.
3. Tweet, blog, or Facebook about the giveaway and comment letting me know. 

Happy New Year!!! 

{Disclaimer: I was in no way compensated to write this post about the products above. I just wanted to have a giveaway featuring these products. }

Goodbye 10, Hello 11!

Just for journalisms sake I am going to recap my year. Hang on, its a wild ride! ;)

January: 

• I realized I might be marrying a celebrity. 
• Jason entered teenhood.
• Embarrasement 101. 

Feburary:

• SNOW!!!! and more SNOW!!!
• The Sweetest Valentine! 
• My First Award

March:

• Government Made Fun
• First "Photo Shoot" With Jessa

April:

• Easter.
• When I Lost By A Millisecond

May:

• I LOVED This!!
• Matching?!?!? 
• My First, EVER Camping Trip

June:

• Beach Trip
• More Pictures
• I Gained A Sister

July:

• I Turned Sixteen!!! 
• I Went To Guatemala: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (p1), 5 (p2), 5 (p3)
• I Experienced A Guatemala Wedding

August:

• School Began...

September:

• Busy!

October:

• Cure Dat! 

November: 

• I Had An Anniversary
• The Day I Felt Like The Duggars
• I Took One For The Team
• The "First" Thanksgiving

December:

• My Favorite Thing
• An Indian Birthday
• Caroling
• I Broke A Tradition
• A White Christmas

And thats my year!

Happy New Year Everybody!!!!