Dec 29th, 2012

There's something about Saturdays..... lovely, relaxing and plain ... well beautiful. Snow is coursing down my windows and I'm warm and snug in bed.  It's a special kind of day. Hot chocolate at 8am while reading my new book, listening to music, and looking forward to what the day's going to bring. Dreaming of love and heaven and Jesus and indescribable happiness. Meditating on Rebecca St. James moving devotional, dwelling on the fun and glory that winter will bring. 
Oh... and by the way... Christmas isn't over yet! 9 more days( that is... you know the 12 days of Christmas. :) I decided I wasn't ready for it to end so I'm still caroling till " Feliz Navidad" and" I'll Be home for Christmas." I don't care if it's January by the time it's ended. 
as the saying goes.... 
On the 12th day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
two turtle doves and a pear tree 


 Here's a picture of my novel... wasn't sure if I posted it or not. 

Oh the joys of Christmas...

So Christmas is only 9 days away!!! Time just flies like crazy...... 
For this week's insane to do- list I feel I'm doing pretty well if I do say so myself:) 
I'm being lazy about a few things but I'm learning not to put them off... but to just get them done.. but not stress about getting everything done on time either. I've accomplished quite a bit EARLY this year.. there's for a first timer:0. All my presents were bought... even before December came.. the rest were done between Dec 1st- to today Dec 16th. and for the record.... this is the second craziest Sunday of the year. Wrapped all my presents, worked on practicing piano, made four gifts for long- distance friends, and cooked peanut butter goodies for the company in Dec 23rd. If not for music and deep breaths, it might have been a #stressoutotheextremeandgetawhoppingheadacheday :0 Thankfully, I learned to enjoy each thing and treasure the moment. like a old saying goes," no rush to hurry on to the next thing." so... now after a long day.. threading beads onto a chain while listening to" Little Drummer Boy" by Josh Groban and" Let it snow" by Jaci Velasquez. so now, at 9:17pm, I feel deserving of sipping a pineapple smoothie, relaxing on the couch, and watching Sunday Night Football  For next week's plans, I have school Monday- Wednesday and then Thursday, Friday, ChristmasEve, Christmas day, and Dec 26th are No school days. Dec 21st I'm going to Wasabi( A chinese restaurant where they cook the food in front of you!)  and the orchestra with my dad and some friends. Sugar cookie baking is for the 20th of this month and then on Saturday.. My Aunt Audrey and Uncle David are coming to visit. Then for the 23rd we have my Great- Grandma, great- aunt, and great uncles for a Christmas afternoon meal. My mom baked pumpkin pie bars and the delicious smell still fills the kitchen..:) And then on the 24th we have a concert for my mom, dad, grandparents, and aunt and uncle. It's going to be a lot of fun. I'm singing" I'll be home for Christmas,", "Let it snow," and "Jingle Bell Rock," with my little brother and my older brother is dancing to " Group 1 Crew"s new single," No Christmas( Without You). We're looking forward to partying!!! 

and last of all.... Christmas Day!!!

No- to do list,, everything check, check,, 

Relax.. watch Elf and the Christmas Story.... stay in PJ's till 1pm..

open gifts and eat leftovers and read my new novel :)

what about you guys?

Post your name and  blog spot link below, please.I'd love to see your Christmas plans for the season!

November Report Card

It's the end of November.

   

Time to sum up how I did on my goals for this month
In case you forgot, here they are
1: Take a walk in addidition to exercising
2: Eat an apple and a salad every day

  Trying to keep more active and eating healthy makes me feel great and I really am liking getting into it...

    I've learned a lot about being strict and not lazy this month.
So the grade is .....
 C+
Hey, I know that seems BAD but for the first time doing goals
I'm pretty proad of myself. I've learned not to make unrealistic goals.  
Taking a walk and exercising just doesn't work out.  I'm too tired after a invigorating  exercise to take a walk every day. Once in a while though it goes pretty well
But for having an apple and veggies every day... that's not hard. And I feel so filled up and good afterwards. Not eating so much carbs, crackers, sweets is WORTH IT! 

So for goals for December
1: Don't stress over getting all my shopping, presents bought and wrapped.. etc 
2: try more of a variety of veggies and fruits and eat more wheat bread and not white
What are your goals?   
    

          


          

School At The Robinsons

Wanted to take the time to write a small post on school.
School is.. awesome.. fun.. and well extraordinary!
My mom earned a teaching certificate shortly before marrying my dad
and she is an awesome teacher. Flexible, fun, and hard- working.
 School time in our house usally begins around 9:30- 10am and ends at 4- 5pm. I work for approxminatly three to four hours in the morning and one or more hours in the afternoon with my mom while the boys nap. Subjects consist of math, spelling, reading, Spanish, and handwriting every day and the subject of the day: Mondays( science), Tuesdays( health), Wednesdays( music), Thursdays( History), and Fridays( Art)
Spring break is most- likely when we vacation in February or January, but it's usually longer than a week. My mom miraculously always manages to see us to finish the school year by June, no matter how much time we take off. I do some of my homework on the computer which, obviously can be brought along and when visiting friends, papers, books and other materials are completed during school days at our friends house. It's a pretty convinent, awesome system!
Here's... FINALLY some pics.

sorry for the wait.

Thanksgiving Craze

hey everyone. having one of those " I'm bored" times , so figured that meant I need to write a new post. It's been a long time. Time is flying so fast and bringing awesome, unbelievable changes with it.
First of all... yesterday my dad ordered three copies of my book. I'm still in SHOCK!
my book is getting printed! I've waited and dreamed so long to have this come true and now it is!!!!!!! SOOO EXCITING!  In one of my older posts you can read  more about it,"Excerpt from New Titanic Book".  I won't go into detail with it now. But, I've decided to wait until Christmas Morning to read it, even though it arrives next week. I want my parents to read it first and get their opinion and besides, it'll give me something to look forward to on Christmas :) I love doing that.
Secondly, Happy Thanksgiving! We are having a calm dinner tomorrow( provided by Boston Market... Yum!) and a quiet day.. NO SCHOOL! I'm exuberant! I've grown rather sick of school these past weeks and I'm SO ready for a break. Then on Friday we're traveling to visit friends in Missouri and go to a wedding. I'm looking forward to watching October Baby in the car.


Here's the trailer. It's an awesome movie. If you haven't seen it yet.... you really NEED to! It's on DVD and can be purchased online or at Target, Walmart etc.

A good love story, inspiring, amazing:)

Currently Digging

WOW!! October is almost over! I can't believe it! Life this past year has been a blur.. to say the least.. this year will be over before I know it.. CRAZY! So I appreciate slowing down the pace at nighttime.. at the end of a long school day.. invigorating morning exercise.. or a long Saturday filled with baking, hanging out, football games, and so forth and just pop in a CD and close my eyes.. RELAXATION

So here are the MOVIES, MUSIC, BOOKS, and FOOD I'm craving.


A: Movies: I am currently in LOVE with this movie..:)

I've read the book and fell in love 1st then twice! I found this at the library and I WAS THRILLED! Kate Winslet is one of my favorite actresses and the movie is so neat. It was a lot more easier to understand having read the novel by Jane Austen than Pride and Predjudice( with Keira Knightley). And by the way I really want to read that book too! 

So check this out for yourselves girls

B: Music.

Group 1 Crew is the bomb! I've only heard the music once( till 3 weeks ago!) with the" He Said" song with Chris August. However, I looked more into them when I found out they were in concert with Britt Nicole( which I was going to with some friends)

and not I can't stop listening! Workouts, nighties, music for baking... it all is awesome for rocking to their songs. Encouraging, filling, thoughtful, honest, wholehearted dance- like music that never fails to amaze me! You can see their love for Jesus just spilling out so much when they perform live. It's indescribable!! I appreciate how honest they are about their struggles, and how they encourage us in our own. I love you 2! Log on to Group 1 crew.com to see some of their music! 

Secondly, The Young Victoria soundtrack. A friend of ours gave me a cd she burned with all the songs from the movie. I realized about a month ago I'd never listened to it. But once I did.. it was breath-taking.Beautiful, calming, awe- inspiring music( with no words) that helped me fall asleep dreamily and made my imagination soar...  I don't know what you guys like to listen to at night and you might think some of the songs are too LOUD for nighttime so depending on your style.. just listen to the songs first in the day- time and then try them at bedtime. I could gladly burn you a cd and send it to you if you give me your address. Trust me... even if you don't like it at bedtime it will still inspire you and prove to be a calming respite for a relaxing afternoon nap or a quiet Sunday morning. 

Amazon.com/ The Young Victoria Soundtrack

C: Books... 

hmm. actually can't think of two many except 

"Anne of Windy Poplars" I've read this twice now and plan to read in again( eh, in about a month or more, mind you) It has to be the most interesting Anne Shirley book so far. It is the 4th in the Lucy M. Montgomery( Anne of Green Gables) series. IT follows Anne to Windy poplars where she is to teach for 3 years before marrying her fiancé Gilbert after he completes medical school. From the strange, hilarious happenings while teaching peculiar pupils, to the dinners and unique events while staying at a boarding house with two elder spinsters and a maid, this book is #3 in my all- time favorites. read it at your local library or buy it online.

D:  last of all.... Food

Let's see.. Strawberry smoothies for sure.. with lots of protein. Since starting gym workouts 2 weeks ago, I need more health- foods. They're inspiring me to eat more veggies, fruits, and get used to trying new drinks and foods. Here's a link to my food blog..

(ttp://bakinginthenatural.blogspot.com) I love fruits and veggies.. the problem is just that I always forget to eat them. I'm too distracted by all the breads, crackers, pastries, and cheeses in the cabinets and kitchen. But I plan to set two goals every month in eating healthier

1: to eat one apple or banana, one or two salads( without too much cheese or meats) but more veggies and one smoothie a day

2: to take a daily walk in addition to my workouts.

Last of all, I'd like to thank a dear friend of mine ( from blogger. We've never actually met)  who gave me the idea for setting goals. Thank you so much Kelli!

check out her blog when you have the time. It is so amazingly awesome! ..http://www.shelearnsasshegoes.com/

Extraordinary things

Oct 18th, 2012
 It is impossible to explain how much I was inspired, refreshed, and strengthen on that Thursday night, two days ago. In the beginning, when I clicked on Britt's website I thought at first it wouldn't work out. But it did.. and I finally got to see my dear friends, Charity and Angela after almost a year!! It was amazing!! We both love Group 1 crew and britt nicole and it was perfect. When the car pulled up to the Cunningham house, It was so worth all the waiting, planning, and  hoping to share a warm hug with the two of them. I love you guys! Catching up was so good. we talked about the usual teenage stuff; school, hobbies, Taylor swift, Facebook, video games, the worship bands we were going to see, all of it. the best was when we recalled past visits, staying up till 12am taking photo booth photos, listening to music, playing goofy games, being silly and ridiculous together." Good times." Charity says with a smile. Good times indeed. Those visits, talks, and hours spent together meant so much to me. they only come once, twice, or 5% maybe three times in a year. It's then I realize how much my far-away, long- distance friends mean to me. Time is precious, it goes by fast, and so we treasure every moment. Never hurrying on to the next thing. We arrived at the Britt nicole concert and I must say... I've never had so much fun this year( except for the time I went to see Titanic in 3d) this has been the best! we danced, worshipped, and sang with Royal Taylor, Group 1 crew, and Britt nicole. We cheered, hands held high. It was indescribably wonderful! and then there were those moments... of quiet reflection... talking to God with the soft sound of the gutair.. Britt''s beautiful voice softly worshipping, hugging people. I could feel and see Jesus in the room. See the smile and how proud he was of Blanca, Man well, britt, and royal taylor for .. encouraging their fellow friends in the Lord.. sharing their struggles with honesty and not hiding their imperfections.   And i knew.. he was honored and blessed by these whole-hearted servants who used their talents to glorify him.. who gave all the honor and fame to him. Towards the end of the concert, Britt let us up front. We danced and sang with her to " Gold". She even held Charity's hand and winked at her. I remember Charity saying afterward," her hands were soft." :) It was so sweet of her. B. N. ( Britt nicole)  shared with us her goal in being here, that she wanted it to be more.. far more.. than a concert. She wanted us to leave there refreshed, with hope, and knowing," God has not given up on you. If you think you've let him down so many times that he has just abandoned you, than don't give up hope. You think you've waited so long.. he'll never come. But he is is here.. he has not let go of you. and he's still holding on to you.. he's still there and he says you're beautiful.. just the way you are.'' Beautiful. I'm beautiful. Charity is beautiful. angela is beautiful. Every one of us. Yes, we have made mistakes. But God is changing us and he doesn't expect us to be perfect.. to always do what we're supposed to.  He loves us for our uniqueness, extraordinaryiness  our talents, personalities. We shouldn't try to be anyone but ourselves. This is the main thing that has really changed my life. Britt nicole can never know how much she has done for me. It was by no means ORDINARY. Group 1 crew and royal taylor can never know how much I was encouraged and full of hope afterward. Life is extraordinary and beautiful, even with it's hurts, joys, pains. It wouldn't be beautiful if it weren't for every part that makes beautiful.. even the hardships.. even the seemingly endless nights of waiting on God and wondering.. crying... feeling like we are never enough.  So many times I've thought I wasn't enough, called myself names and thought" You're hopeless." but I'm not supposed to listen to that voice. I'm supposed to listen to God's voice telling me" You are beautiful. Don't be afraid. I'm with you and I have an amazing plan for your life. So live with passion and hope and meaning in me" And to believe it.. not just say it.

Thank you guys so much! 

Of IV's, Fear, Grace, and Pumpkin Ice Cream

 

I hear the news... a voice rings in my ear...

  fear, that awful, bad adrenaline rush of shaking nerves, the verge of future pain, the downfall of our life's end...
the dentist stares me in the face and I pretend I'm okay... mature, brave, and pro- I can go through pain and sore lips. I answer his questions half- honestly...
the door shuts and we drive home...
 The next two weeks are strange... I feel like someone on a teeter totter... ranging from confidence to none... two voices: You can do it, trust me... my heart and Jesus speaking.  another voice: It hurts really bad and you won't make it. I know that last one is wrong.. I know deep inside I CAN DO IT.
I'm 13, getting an IV and getting my tooth pulled is NOT a big deal. I know I'm acting like a baby. Mom tells me of her experience getting her tooth pulled and I feel better
I think of something funny from Three Stooges and I Feel better again
I think Of God's ever present help and I feel better three times
I realize it's going to rain that day and Mommy tells me she'll let me pick a movie afterwards
 I'm motivated, only half - scared now... I can do it.. confidence surges through me like lighting in the sky.

   I wake up- Oct 5th, 7:27am. Mom wakes me up... I'm ready.. well sorta've. I listened to soothing lullabies overnight and I know it's strange.. but they are one of many blessings that helped me get through today. Dad follows me out to the garage. I store my water bottle in the side door and pop in watermark's " Peace" and Jordan's "Beginning." my spirits rise. We reach the hospital and I repeat to myself... " I trust you." to Jesus and to my heart. We enter.. I hesitantly flip through some magazines while waiting in the library. I have no idea what the next 2 hours will bring. " Alyssa." come's the nurse in blue's voice. I square my shoulders. I'm introduced to Dr. Powers, I am confident again. We enter, go through some basic papers and introductions for the surgery at hand. I follow the nurse I've grown to like so much.. depend on.. she smiles and explains what she's about to do. I settle into the chair. Surprise. she has me so involved in talking about life.. piano lessons, my favorite subjects in school, I feel the pinch in my vein but I'm not afraid anymore. Everything stops for an instant.. this scared girl didn't know it.  my head is filled with funny phrases, happy romantic pictures, and Jesus's comforting form. I awake and numbly follow the nurse to the lobby.. in a daze i'm escorted to the car.. I step in.. turn the cd back on and I am beginning to feel strangely wonderful.... I turn the volume up on Britt Nicole's " Have your way" and the words have never rung so true and real for me. Have your way, Jesus. You know what's good for me, you have a plan, you love me, you'll take care of me. And I love you so very very much:)  I step in the door... scroll through pages of Twitter..... fall into the bed in the basement and turn up Ilan Eskeri's  song" Love" to the highest it can go through my headphones. This is one of my favorite types of days where I wonder what limits God can take me in true happiness and peace.... " You made it! I'm proud of you. You See, I told you you could. Just Trust me. Trust my love." I smile.
Because I trust him.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

i've been unable to stop listening since I bought this..
peaceful, lovely.. and  I love this line:
then on A Wednesday in a cafe I watched it begin again...:)

Adele- Lovesong

I really like this song even though it is kinda sad. I love having a good cry over songs like this..:( It is such a romantic song.. though and I love sad romances

Things that make me smile

taking a break from scheduled blog posts to share a few things that make me smile. I'm in the mood for random. and goofy.. but if I'm ever having a bad day I think of one of these an a bright grin has to come... :)

Jesus :)

my family....

rain.....

  this picture:)

  kelli and Jordan... so cute and funny! :)

k now it's your turn. Share some things that make you smile. 

Hey everyone... just a short update on happenings at my house. School just started and as crazy as it may sound, I'm really excited about the 2012- 2013 upcoming school year. I got pretty bored at the end of July and I was ready for school again... one month before my mom. Weird... right? The truth is I'd had enough of summer break and my brothers seemed to agree. In summer, I usually read books, but I'd gotten through just about every book I get could get my hands on... not to mention writing my " Forever Love" book. July was an amazing month... I was rarely bored when I was writing. But.. August.. uggg... a different story. I found myself looking forward to the most normal things... I'd be like yippee.. when my mom said we were going grocery- shopping or to visit my Grandma, the most simplistic things.. I hated being cooped up at the house... with nothing to do... I got in very disagreeable, complaining moods.... reading was my only comfort.... everything else was dry and non - amusing. So.... this past first week of the school year has been ....... Spectacular! learning new things.. occupied from 9am- 4pm.... never bored... I enjoy free time as well of course... and spend most of it reading books... making finishing touches on my novel( I've finished it!)... or swinging on the swings. This weekend I won't be bored there.. my friend Brianna said after a few days school will tire me.. I figure she's right but for now I'm in seventh heaven... I'll enjoy it while it lasts. So do any of you have plans for the weekend? We are having some friends over for a sleepover.. Jenny and Brian Pruitt.. good friends of ours. Saturday my brother has a football game in the morning we are going too and Saturday night we are having a camp out in the back yard and watch Nancy Drew on my laptop. We are so excited because it rained the last time we tried to do it so we had to wait a whole week!  Tell me your plans for this weekend... or even the next month. Shatter me... ( writer talk). pics from school time coming soon! All for now. Goodbye, dear readers. 

Excerpt from new Titanic book... enjoy;)

a love story book I am writing based on the 1997 film

 She walked forward, her heart beating softly for the first time in her life.  So happy and glad she had come. The quiet lapping of the waves against the ship’s sides was all that could be heard in that moment.  She saw the smile on his face and she didn’t mind it any more, not this time.  Didn’t mind the way he looked at her, in fact, she liked it, loved it.  Loved him, so very, very much. Her hair blew with the breeze and she smiled too, at the words she had said just a minute ago, which brought a peaceful freedom in her soul. Turning, she saw the sunset, its rays of orange and pink reflecting again on the waves of the Atlantic, the Titanic lit up with light.  Then back to him. He held out his hand, his jacket moving with the wind, a welcoming expression on his face. There was no hesitation in her motions this time and she didn’t care about anything, her old life that nagged her to return to it, her mother and fiancee that would be upset if she did. It was time to say good- bye and accept his invitation. To forget and forsake, never to return. Longing for more of this, she took his hand and trusted, taking the leap of faith.  This time letting him lead her into a new world......

read the book to find out what happens... coming to print soon. 

Busyness pause;)

Okay..... life is busy right now.... getting ready to go back to school... planning for new lessons in ballet and piano... fun times with friends... unexpected  2 week trips to faraway cities... now this morning it's slowed a little bit. And I need to remember... need to open my Bible.. meditate on the words.. not just breeze through because I'm in a hurry to check email or get on to something more important.. spend some time praying for the lost... listen for God's voice in the quietness. 7am, why am I awake now? I don't know why.... sometimes I'm just excited about life.. it's so interesting and in the mornings I find a freshness... an eagerness to live, breathe, and explore this world. But I have to remind myself... don't be so busy, so caught up in today and now, that you forget to look... look from the comfort and entertainment of reading google plus on your screen... the enjoyment of lazy rainy mornings watching little house .... and look to him. He's here. Jesus is with me and he wants to talk... wants to commune and hear my thoughts and troubles... help, advise, and discipline me. Oh I know this... yes and I'm eager to learn. But I'm more eager to shut my Bible, turn the light on and climb down the ladder in a hurried" Well, I prayed for 1 minute and read my bible for 5 minutes so I"m okay." way. Today, I need to remember.. go back to Jesus's words... he wants devotion and love and if I'm losing this love, I should stop... think...  repent.. ask for it back pray diligently. If I would only ask.. oh.. what I could see... ask Jesus to open the eyes of my heart.. I'll see him there... for real.. standing where he always does in my bedroom.. on the rug by my closet.. in his white robe and sandals.. with an inviting smile... " Come, Drink, be filled." he says. He holds out his hand and I want to willingly accept.. today.. now.. this moment. Because life is for him and because of him and I don't want to run on empty.. I want each and every day to be with him and for him.
 This just  reminded me of a great song by bethany dillon that encourages me  so much.  enjoy;)

Hilarious Messy mondays video

Hey guys what's up? Just wanted to post this hilarious, so- true video about stupid stuff people do on the iterate by Jordan Taylor who makes tons of videos about homeschooling, God, and other stuff. IT is great and " Foodies" the one part at 6:45 reminds me so of myself I crack up so hard! Hope you all enjoy! 

Update: Aug 13th, 2012

Hey everyone, I'm so sorry it has been such a long time since I wrote. Wow! The last time I blogged was two months ago! Life has been crazy this summer, filled with little trips and changes I'd never imagined possible. I will do my best to try to sum them all up for you. First, my grandma is getting married again! I am really happy for her yet very much surprised. I never expected it to happen, it has been  a long time since my grandpa died, 7 years but I remember it well. I know how lonely my Grandma has been without him but she's kept herself busy and found healing over the grief. She wasn't looking for love but it came to her in the form of a kind, understanding man named Tom. I like him very much and I'm soooooooo excited that he is going to be my future grandfather. He is so sweet and affectionate and easy to talk to. On one occasion a few days after I'd first met him I went with Gramma to his house for dinner. We had the most heavenly time eating shrimp over the most interesting conversations and playing bochie. I made some pumpkin bars for dessert and we left about a dozen for Tom. Well, the next day his son came over and was eating a lot of them( apparently he liked them) and Tom said to him," Hey, don't eat all of those. Rosie made them for me." ( Rosie is the nickname he gave me.. because I told him I despised being called Lys which is what my family calls me). He is such a dear!   So their wedding is going to be September 5th, I AM BEYOND EXCITED... I am exuberant with delight! Secondly, our life and home have been up in the air up until the moment we'd found out God was telling us to WAIT.. wait on moving to Kansas City. For the past two years, we've lived here in Ohio with no fellowship or close friends and no directive for the church of kent that we thought could be rebuilt. So we looked for houses in KC whenever we traveled down there and prayed all the more, finding it harder than we thought when it came to looking for the right house. So right now we're here up in Ohio and this lesson is teaching me a new lesson in life... to learn to be content with whatever God has planned for me... to accept his will even if I don't want too. Cause' when dad first talked about moving to KC, i was like, " No Way! I love it here, I have a few good friend,  my family's here, we have a nice house everything's perfecT! And I don't way to live in KC!" but God changed my attitude to where I was cool either way. I cheerfully tried to find the positives of both. IN KC I have older good friends and the familiar excitement of going back and forth between Ohio and Missiouri is fun. Ok so now we're here and I'm content. Life is very good right now. I just became a teenager and there is so many exciting new things going on.. I'm learning new things.. experiencing new things.. it's great. Okay... so some of the great things that happened this summer included: 1: Grady and Paula Gamble, two or our best friends came with their adorable crew of four kids. Let me just tell you: they are the bomb! They're both wholeheartedly in love with Jesus and do workouts and eat healthy! They always encourage us when they're around. They stayed for two weeks... the two most heavenly weeks of my entire summer! Filled with a crazy fun day at Cedar point, watching little house on my laptop in the mornings while munching cereal together with the kids, crazy campouts watching star wars till 1am with their little kids, playing superheroes, going to Spiderman 4, my lord it was like YEAH baby! It was soo great. And I'm afraid I just have to tell you this hilarious story that went along with it... okay here it is.... the most stressful, exhilarating experience at a movie EVER! K, Dad and Grady took us to see the new spiderman. The craziness begins here. Six kids, two dads crammed into a van( now I loved this!). We arrive at the theater after sitting all of us in the back seat leaning over to watch little house on my laptop. We hop out and of all wonders... guess what? Naomi and Zac forgot their shoes! Yippee skippey! So.. ok Naomi finds hers but Zac's forced to go tramping in wearing nothing BUT A SUPERMAN OUTFIT.... the hems hanging over his feet! We've must have looked like quite the party... Elisha( Grady's oldest son) wearing a batman outfit.. Zac wearing superman.. two dads, two girls nervously watching to see if we got caught, and Noah the only one keeping his peace. We enter... suspicions are raised.. but the movie crewman overlooks Zac as he sneaks through the doors.. in we go.. we're late.. 5 minutes hurry! Me and Naomi have to go to the bathroom... we rush in.. oh joy of wonders..// I forget the 3D glasses! Dad fixes me with an angry glare as I rush back and FINALLY we take our seats. AT least the movie was great and there was no interruptions.. nothing that is save swapping popcorn the whole time.. Dad getting up 10 times... and me and Naomi switching seats three times. We exit and begin the quiet ride home... am I nuts to say this? It was crazy.... Dad and Grady having an important involving conversation on who knows what and in the back.... , Elisha, James, and Noah ARE..... sprawled out on the floor of the car wrestling! But it's ok because in our car kids do whatever they want! Dad and grady are too caught up in their conversation to notice or care.  Not to mention the fact that Noah came up with some new brilliant joke to make the others burst out laughing Don't judge me for sarcasm( JK) but it was the most funny moving experience ever... I laugh just thinking of it! K, so done with that. The 2nd greatest thing the summer was: writing my book. I had the most stressful, heavenly, romantic, fun time writing it ever!! K, so it's about the 1997 movie Titanic, the love movie I spoke about earlier and the BEST Romantic movie ever in the history of mankind, not a joke in my opinion. I won't go into detail on this one, you'll have to read it yourself. but, hey I felt so professieniel when my dad gave me a deadline and I worked for it for hours, weeks, months, stayed up late, every spare second going into my dream to someday get it published. Not to mention the fact that I got to do this while the gambles were visiting! WHAT COULD MORE EXCITING than the adrenaline of work and play every day? Living with them for two weeks was heaven... even if we weren't doing some extraordinary fun thing. Normal life.... chores.. sleeping... meals.. playing outside... swimming until we turn in water logs... drinking Paula's amazingly great smoothies... watching another part of a little house episode while propped up against the swing set on a cloudy morning... watching cartoons in pjs... cracking up on a Thursday night while watching Stuart Little while Paula and grady go on a date... sleeping from 3- 7pm after an exhausting but fun fireworks show and night before when we stayed up till 2am watching Narnia; prince caspian... talking and joking about videos and our favorite scenes from the New spiderman... the list goes on and on. Those were the most amazing 2 weeks my whole summer! Tada! Summed up for the greatness of this summer.. Dreams while bringing back the mail... imagining delightful things about Jack and Rose... dreaming in bed while listening to Jewel lullabies and the frogs croak outside my window... staying out in the dark till 10pm on the swing by the waterfall while working on my romance novel... watching my brothers play... listening to James ideas about life and football... sitting in chairs at football practice where believe or not, my brothers are attired in helmets and playing hard... watching the rain fall while rushing to finish a crazy scene in my book.. eating pizza and watching Sport's center.. cleaning bathrooms and doing cooking lessons with Mom... watching the boys play with their new friend from football Mckaven.. staying up to 11pm to finally complete my book while listening to parts of Messy mondays... bursting out laughing in the middle of the night when I think of a hilarious scene from Napeleon dynamite... reading the most amazing verses in the Bible during quiet time... hearing Jesus tell me he loves me while watching the water turn on the lake.. reading Anne shirley while propped up on two pillows outside.. amazing fun times with friends at a water slide park.   Not  to say that they're wasn't some bad days too. But these are the good things  LIFE IS GREAT and I'm thankful for it.

oh and by the way...... this is one of the reasons going to the movie theater CAN be stressful. I said can, not every time.

I'm really starting to like Taylor Swift's music, and her too, she is so much like me, just the things I like to sing about, write about, my personality and everything.
So wanted to share my newest favorite by her, so sweet, cute, and good.

just wanted to write a short, sweet entry to update you on recent happenings. Sorry I have  neglected this blog for so long. Anyway, right now I am living in a beautiful, fun, happy dream. Because it is the truest thing to say a dream is coming true! My  dear, funny, lovable Uncle David is getting married! Ever since I was 4 years old, I have dreamed, hoped, and planned. I've almost given up on it every happening and firmly decided it never will. But then, my dear Uncle falls in love with my dear future Aunt, Audrey. I knew from the moment I saw her she was the girl I had always dreamed of being my Aunt. She was perfect and I loved her so much. And so they fell in love and now they are getting married!!!!!!!!!!! It is so excited I can barely describe how happy I am!!!!!! all I can say is.. I love you Uncle David & dear aunt Audrey!( Soon to be!!!) so excited she is going to be my aunt!!!! I had so much fun at the wedding rehearsal today, it was so enjoyable  and I love where their wedding is.. it is like a land of fairytales.. beautiful churches with stain- glass windows, rolling green hills of Maryland, cool breezes, and unimaginable beauty and charm and I love Audrey's family and everything about this dream which is only just beginning! .and now we are going to a delightful little , yummy bonfire dinner. Nothing fancy, just laid back and wonderful! And tomorrow... the beautiful, golden, heavenly wedding day will dawn and we will be transported into a paradise of fulfilled dreams and unending happiness and love as our dear son, brother, and Uncle David and daughter- in law, sister- in- law and Aunt are married

and start their life together, filled with hope, love, and joy.

Francesca Battestelli- Hundred More Years

hope you all enjoy this song by one of my favorite  artists, Francesca Battestelli. It is such a cute love story song, I love it!

Random cute love story pictures

thought these pictures were cute.

 I love the movie October Baby, a very good,

inspiring movie about forgiveness and healing and of course I loved the love story between Jason and 

Hannah. They are so cute together and I loved this pic when I found it! 

I also loved this picture  thought it was very cute  and sweet of anakin and Padme) From Star Wars: Episode 2 Attack of The Clones

Thankfulness

I have been thinking lately about the true meaning of being thankful. I read this thing in a Corrie Ten Boom biography that really blessed and encouraged me. Corrie Ten Boom and her sister, Betsie, Christian women who were captured in World War II for hiding Jews in their home, were talking in their concentration camp bed and reading the Bible. When, Bestie was meditating on a passage she said " Look at this verse, Corrie. Give Thanks in all things." Corrie had been complaining about the fleas in the concentration bunk when she stared at Bestie and said." You mean we should give thanks for fleas?" " Yes!" Bestie cried." It doesn't say give things for pleasant things, give thanks for everything."Corrie found this extremely hard to do, as it is for all of us. How could one possibly be thankful for irritating, annoying fleas? But later that week, when she was talking, reading the Bible , and praying with the other prisonors    , she found out the reason the guards did not enter the dormitories. You see, reading the Bible was not permitted and Corrie and Bestie were surprised the guards did not notice and punish them. They found out it was because of the fleas! The guards did not want to get near the prisonors because of the fleas! And that's when Corrie truly learned  to be thankful for fleas. God truly did have a reason for everything in his world and all one could do was to thank Jesus for everything he gave to them. For it was in thankfulness and gratitude you found joy and happiness. We are so blessed with everything the Lord had given us and this really taught me to not sin by complaining about minor things, when those in poor countries are really suffering and are not complaining at all. It reminds me of Job who suffered from so many horrible things happening to him, and yet did not sin with his mouth. Lord, help me to not complain! I need Jesus's grace and strength to overcome complaining, because I know I can never do it alone:that what one of the things I learned from the Corrie Ten Boom book and I really enjoyed the Corrie Ten Boom biography by Sam Wellman. I encourage you to read it yourself, it has taught me so many things that will always help and strengthen me to live a full life in Jesus, portraying his image to the world. 

Flowers

Here are recent pictures of the spring flowers blooming this 2012. I couldn't help but take pictures to remember and treasure  the beauties of Spring!

Beautiful flowers, hyacinths, which are my favorite flowers! They smell wonderfully fragrant and are so springlike and beautiful!

 

 daffodils.

 crocuses.

I LOVE FLOWERS!

All- Time Favorite Movies

Okay, everyone, so I have way too many movies  I like, it would take like forever to blog them, so for right now, I'm just going to share the Top Of The list movies, the ones that are so inspiring, have good story lines, and so wonderful that no others will ever be able to match up to them, truthfully and honestly. I could watch them over and over and over and never tire of them, even though I've probably seen them a dozen times or less!

First and foremost,
The wonderful, encouraging, filling " Jesus Of Nazareth" film( probably watched about 15 times or more!) It is a excellent movie all the way through, telling the story of Jesus's life serving us,  his wonderful , wholesome teaching, from before his birth to after his death till his wonderful  resurrection and ending with the wonderful, never- to be forgotten lines to his disciples, before his ascension into heaven, " Lo, I am with you always until the end of the world." Those wonderful words spoken 2,000 years ago are still the same for all of us who are washed in the blood of Jesus and are following his plan for our life. I have never seen a better interpretation  of Jesus, his life, family, and disciples, everything about our loving Savior who is everything to us, than this movie. It came out  in 1977 and stars: Robert Powell as Jesus, Olivia Hussey as Mary, and Anne Bancroft as Mary Magdelene.
cautions: there are a few parts  that are not appropriate and must be skipped, but that is the only thing.

 Jesus in Jesus of Nazareth when he first meets Peter.

Next, would be Star Wars: Episode Two, Attack of the Clones. I know a lot of boys

and guys like Star Wars because of the fighting, especially my brothers, but I like it mainly for

the love story between Queen Padme Amidala and Jedi knight Anakin Skywalker. It is a sweet, cute, romance, a story of true, selfless love, and has a happy ending as well. And i would not watch it if that part was not it!  But, I also enjoy the fighting 

,because it makes it more exciting and there is lots of funny parts with the robots, C3P0 and R2D2, which my brothers really like. For example, Anakin is assigned to guard Padme because

being queen during a time of war and turmoil, she must go into hiding because bad guys( as my brothers would call them them) or bounty hunters are seeking her life. So that gets the movie off to a romantic

start and of course, as you can guess, while visiting at Padme's home planet, Naboo, they fall in love. 

So that is basically a small view into the movie and I won't tell you any more as I don't want to spoil it,

should you ever want to watch it yourself.  It is a great part of the Star Wars Saga.It was released in 1999 and stars: Hayden Christian as Anakin and Natalie Portman as Padme. 

rated: PG for some fighting that may scare children

watched about: hmmm.. probably 5 times or more.

Next, there would be the amazing Anne of Green Gables. She is like me in so many ways: her imagination, dramatic funny ways. It is rather hard to describe this movie,  i love it so much! but I will try to do my best. Okay, so a brother and sister, Matthew and Marilla, need to adopt a boy to help with chores, because Matthew is getting older and his doctor is advising him to rest. Well, there is a misunderstanding when sending the message to the orphanage and instead, a young, spunky, talkative 13 year old girl appears on The Cuthburts door-step. Marilla is very upset and intends to take her back right away.. She is annoyed with Anne's strange, overly talkative character and ways and does not want her. Anne is heart- broken, a orphan, who some one has never wanted and who has been treated as a burden. However, Marilla eventually realizes and begins to love Anne and to understand her hurt. She and Matthew( who loves Anne already) from the very first moment he saw her, decide to adopt Anne and then starts the wonderful story of Anne's  dramatic adventures, trials, and hilarious accidents  leading on the Sequel and ending movie, as Anne grows up into an accomplished, smart , lovely young woman.  It was released in 1985 and stars: Megan Follows as Anne, Colleen Dewhurst as Marilla, and Richard Farnsworth as Matthew.

rated: G( GREAT for everyone!)

10 times or more!

And last of all, is the 4th all- time favorite movie, Titanic. I have loved this movie since the first time I

saw it( now, I have probably watched it half a dozen times) It is, of course, about the Titanic, from the

time it leaves till after it's tragic sinking. I have always thought the story of the Titanic was sad, intriguing and extremely interesting so I really loved this movie and thought the directors and crew did a great job making everything look real. And of course, there is a love story, between a third- class boy named Jack and a first- class girl named Rose, which I love a lot too and  especially for the most romantic part, the famous flying scene.  This movie is really a masterpiece and the amazing love between the couple never fails to astound me! It has a rather sad ending unlike the other movies but it is also happy in a way. It will always inspire me. It was released in 1997 and stars: Leonardo Dicapprio as Jack and Kate Winslet as Rose. 

cautions: there are a few bad parts that must be skipped, but other than that, the  other 90% of the movie is appropriate for people ages 12- 100, depending on your preferences for your family. 

So, now that you've had a little glimpse into my little movie world, I hope you have enjoyed it and 

will perhaps watch one of these movies yourself when you get the chance. They really are wonderful movies, once you get to enjoy them.

   

Britt Nicole - The Lost Get Found

Life with Jesus Is Everything!

Life is a never- ending road that is constantly swerving and turning with trials, temptations and hard times. When I was reading" Violet's Amazing Summer" by Martha Finley, I was inspired by this section of the book. Violet was in a conversation with her dear Aunt Wealthy, who she visits in the story, when her aunt plainly and truthfully  stated" Life is not a tea- party, my dear: it is an adventure, and one that is often hard at times, but we have our heavenly father to guide us and to be with us." This was such an encouragement to me and one of those things you read in a  book that you never  forget. Life is hard, but when we have Jesus beside us he is all we need. His presence is like no one else's. If we ask Jesus to open the eyes of our heart, we will see him. He will give us peace and joy that is like no other; because, fake peace and joy will not help us in hard, sometimes unbearable circumstances. IT will only last when we are doing something fun.Jesus's peace and joy do.  Because No matter what is happening to us we are content in the assurance that Jesus is right beside us, holding our hand, guiding us and helping us. We will make mistakes and we will stumble,; but he will forgive us, he is merciful and loving despite our mistakes and he is always there to pick us up and to give us strength to overcome sin and our weaknesses; and this assurance will lead us on to great heights of joy and peace and he can do great things through us to glorify his name; if we will only believe.  Because life is not about fun, it is about Jesus. I am very bad about this, I am constantly forgetting that life is not about fun, I have to constantly ask Jesus to help me remember the true purpose in life is him, living for him, wholeheartly serving, obeying, and loving him and not to waste my time here on earth always looking forward to fun events and forgetting to treasure the moment and spend my time getting to know my creator.  It is okay to do other things; for example you of course have to do your job, go to school and it is okay to enjoy entertainments like movies, music, reading a book, but your main thing, YOUR ONLY REALLY IMPORTANT THING Is Jesus and the majority of your free, leisure time is spent on him. Because every day is a fun day, a weekend, a Friday, A Saturday, a Sunday, when Jesus is with us.

Some of My Favorite Foods.

Here are some of my favorite foods that I enjoy and would
eat any-time, except for breakfast. I will put the recipes to these later on: please note however that some of these are known foods who do not need recipes along-side them, such as: drive- thru and fast-food meals.




Quiznos pita-bread
sandwich with spiced,  grilled chicken, lettuce and tomatoes.

ravoli with Parmesan cheese and garlic bread.

Arby's cheese and turkey melt

Cheesecake Factory lemon and lemon cake cheesecake with strawberries and whipped cream

lemon bar with powdered sugar.

melted swiss cheese pita bread sandwich, warm!

warm, sweet, glazed cinnamon rolls with sprinkles!

PUMPKIN PIE I COULD EAT IT ALL DAY!!

a warm cheese and pepporoni roll

And last of all... 

DRINKS:

chocolate milk, doesn't have to be this brand

but they make the BEST! Sorry just had to put it twice, that tells you how much I love it!

hot chocolate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well i hope you enjoyed my little excerpt of some of my many favorite foods: though now
I have to say bye for now all be back with some more favorite foods I will add to this entry later.
for now.. enjoy and please try these out for yourself when you get a chance.