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Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Yesterday was so much fun! I wish I could see those people more often. Sometimes I think it'd be nice if all the RPers lived close to each other and we just had one big church. But I know that in reality, that would never work. I probably wouldn't take the time to get to know so many people, and I think the church would lose it's warmth. Plus, seeing the different people would lose it's specialness and excitement. Anyway...we ended up staying all afternoon with the Saunders and then going to the evening service at their church. We had so much fun with our family and their's! I did all the kid's hair, including the boys. And let me tell you, the boys have like the nicest hair ever. It's blo'nde and a little bit curly, and incredibly soft and...ugh I am jealous! Hehe, I told them the same. I also did Allens hair, which isn't as soft, but it's still fun to play with. I wish I had taken more pictures so I could put them on here. But when I mentioned that, I got some worried looks from them, so I guess it's best that I leave it to your imagination. It was interesting...I'll tell you that. ;-) We had a great time with the Humphrey's on Saturday night, as well. Flo and Kathryn spent the night, and we gi'rls all watched Emily's favorite movie - "Steel Magnolias". It was a great movie (it made me tear up a bit). Emily said that the movie came out when she was around our age, and it makes her cry more every time. It's kind of chick-flickish, but Micah apparently likes the movie, too, so you all should check it out sometime. Sunday morning, Pastor Long prached about having assurance of your salvation. It was a very encouraging sermon. i think almost all Christians have a time in their life that they doubt their salvation. He talked about the fact that if it is God's will that we are saved, no one, not even ourselves, is great enough to make us lose that salvation. And in doubting it, we are really not giving Him enough credit. He also mantioned that even though we know that a Christian cannot lose their salvation, one must still suffer the consequences of their sin. Anyway, I enjoyed his sermon a lot and I think I benifited from it, as well. :-) Question of the post: What's the weirdest thing you've ever done just for fun? ^-^ This is just a one-time thing, suggested by Maria. Quote of the post:"No, Dad, you shouldn't drop us off at the Sears entrence...there might be some young men there looking at tools, and you wouldn't want us to associate with them or anything!" --Grace Hanson ^-^ I'm not sure if that is an exact quote, but it was something along those lines! Verse of the post: "This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day." --John 6:39-40 ^-^ This was the passage Pastor Long preached from. Song of the post: "Slipped Away" --Avril Lavigne ^-^ This song brings back memories...I first heard it on Laura's Xanga almost a year ago and it just makes me think of then...I don't even really like Avril that much, but I really like this song for that reason. Charity | 4:29 am Comments-[ comments.]
Saturday, August 27, 2005
I figured I might as well just start another post since I never got around to adding more to that one yesterday. I've been into sending letters to people recently. I think I've sent 5 letters in the last week. It takes more effort and time than email, but it is SO much more fun. :-) School has started for the Blackwood family. Well, actally only part of it. I've only actually started Spanish, Algebra, and Worldviews. As is usual at the beginning of the school year, they haven't turned out to be very hard...yet. I am really going to work on not complaining about school so, though. My mom suggested that it be each of us kid's goal to not complain about school assignments this year. I'm really blessed to be able to be homeschooled and take these classes with other homeschoolers. We'll probably be moving in the middle of the school year, so I want to do my best in these classes while I have the chance. I know, I know...this is probably mostly due to my sort-of excitment about a new beginning starting, but I truely want to work hard. It's very easy to say that now, but it will be tough to carry out as the year goes on. It didn't work out for us to go to Lafayette last weekend due to some circumstances beyond our control (hehe). Instead, my sisters and I stayed at the Long's house ALL weekend. It was a LOT of fun. We got to go out to eat, then went shopping at Goodwill for a couple hours. Beth and I spent around 2 hours trying on clothes (mostly picked out by the other gi'rls there). We got some VERY interesting outfits and looks from other people as we walked out of the dressing room in them. Haha, it was a great time. Goodwill is a wonderful store, I must say. :-D However, this weekend we will be going to Lafayette (Lord willing!). Emily Humphreys invited my sisters and me over to spend the night then we are planning on going to church with them on Sunday morning. The Saunders also invited us for lunch Sunday after church. I went to their house with my dad on Wednesday and had a lot of fun. (They are the family Allen and Zachary are living with.) Their little gi'rls are absolutely adorable and sweet! Their whole family is incredibly nice and fun to be around. I think my brothers will have a great time living with them, and I know the Saunders kids are very excited to have them there. Quote of the post: "So, you're like our sister now because Allen and Zachary are like our brothers." --Emma Saunders ^-^ Awwwww! ;-) Verse of the post: "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." --Psalms 19:1 ^-^ Even when it's pretty dreary outside! Song of the post: "The Middle" --Jimmy Eat World Charity | 5:02 am Comments-[ comments.]
Friday, August 26, 2005
Heh, sorry about the last post. I wasn't trying to offend anyone. We just thought it was really funny at the time. ;-) But anyway...here I am to upadate! :-) A few people near and dear to me are a bit 'under the weather' (I never got that phrase...) right now, and I was just wondering if you guys could all be praying for them. One person is my mother. She has some kind of cold and fever so she's been in bed most of the day. It's kind of tough for our family because she is the one who kind of runs the household. It kind of makes us realize how much she does around here when she can't do it anymore. Another person is Beth Long. She had an acci'dent with a skateboard last weekend and is on some pain medication. She's normally her hyper, happy self, but these meds kind of knock her out a bit. I know she'd appreciate some prayers for quick recovery as well as some cheering up. She's usually the one who does that for others, so I think a few of us, at least, could return the favor. I think Becca Long is a bit sick, too. And last time I heard, a few of the other Long's weren't feeling so well, either. This is kind of bad news because I believe the Long's are planning on going on vacation this weekend. I would normally update with more, but I kind of need to get off right now. I might add more to this post later. Quote of the post: "God likes colors, doesn't He? What do you think His favorite color is - blue, or green?" --My Mother ^-^ Aren't mothers brilliant? :-) Verse of the post: "He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all." --Isaiah 53:3-6 I'll try to change the song in a bit... Charity | 9:18 am Comments-[ comments.]
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Warning: This post is not for the weak of...ehh...stomach Right now I am at the Ray's house waiting to get my physical for Australia. Mrs...I mean Dr. Betty Ray is going to do it for us. Benjamin is a little worried because one of the things we have to do is umm...well...urniate. In a cup. Hence, the title is a quote of Benjamin's. (Alright, I'm under the influence of my two sisters right now, therefore I cannot be held responsible for what is written on this post.) Hehe, instead of being weird about it, we're just kind of making a joke out of the whole thing. My sisters absolutely insisted that I take the time to post while we are waiting. The rest of the Ray family is doing school, so we don't have much to do anyway. Actually, Mary is standing right here, so I think I'll end this lovely post and con her out of some food or something. Har har har. Rebekah was forbidding me of certian foods, but Mary tends to be a bit more generous. I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it!! :-D Quote of the post: "Um, Rebekah...where are your yogurt cups? We need to pee in them..." --Me Charity | 6:33 am Comments-[ comments.]
Saturday, August 20, 2005
I'm sick of our generation being 'depressed'. I know I say I am quite a bit, but that's pretty selfish of me because if I have the right perspective, my life is pretty good. I have a loving, Christian family, an awesome God, some great friends, and many 'earthly possessions'. Life sometimes seems so hard. I am so blessed, though! If I spent more of my time thinking of all my blessings instead of being 'depressed' about the bad things in life, I'd be a much happier person. I also think maybe right now I'm trying to grow up too fast. In some ways, I wish things didn't change and I could just be a little gi'rl forever. But I know that is not God's plan, and through these changes, He is helping me grow. Ok, I'm done with my rant...for now. I went to Ki'ng's Island yesterday with Allen, Zachary, Sara, Sean, and Eleni. It was a ton of fun! I rode on the "Son of Beast" and it ki'lled my neck (plus I was terrified!) so I passed on a couple of the other roller coasters that everyone else went on. Another really scary ride was the Drop Zone. Ohhhh my goodness it was sooo high and dropped so fast! We went on it at the very beginning and at the very end of the day. It was kind of a rainyish day, so there were practically no lines for all the major rides! We had a wonderful time and got to do a TON of rides. I'm really glad they invited me to come along, even though I am younger than all of them. Thanks, guys! :-D My sisters, Beth, and I are all trying to come up with this crazy scheme to go to Lafayette this Sunday. It was going to work perfectly with my brother's moving, but apparently they are going to Southside for their last Sunday before college starts...so our plan keeps getting more and more complicated. We'll have to just wait and see what works out. Ohh yeah last Saturday, I went with the Pulliam's to lake Wawasee and stayed till Tuesday. It was a lot of fun - tubing, knee-boarding, and skiing. I was pretty sore and sunburnt afterwards, but it was pretty worth it. It took me forever to get up on the ski's, but once I did, I could get up right away. Knee-boarding was a brand-new experience for me. But the times I tried to 'get air', I feel off pretty hard. I got one or two 'face-lifts' (aka I hit the water really hard face first) and those were pretty painful. This is a pretty random post...I think I'll end it. Just a reminder - focus on Christ in your life instead of all the 'horrible' things, and life will be GOOD! Quote of the post: "I love those anti-bad-guy signs." --Sara Young ^-^ I'll post the picture of the sign whenever Sean sends it to me! Verse of the post: "But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." --Romans 5:8 Song of the post: "You and Me" --Lifehouse Charity | 1:57 am Comments-[ comments.]
Friday, August 19, 2005
I really need to update, but I don't have the time. I am going to King's Island today with my brothers and a couple other people. Allen and Zachary are finishing moving this weekend and they start school at Purdue on Monday. *sigh* I am really going to miss them. I was sort of depressed a couple nights ago thinking about everything. Why does everything have to change all of the sudden!? Ok, ok, I know why...but it's still really sad. Anyway, I better get going. I'm glad my brother's invited me to come along - it will be a fun way to spend one of the last days before they move. You could pray for us all...with God's grace, we can get through all this. Sorry if this is a bit depressing...I'll try to be more cheery when I update later. Oh and thanks again to all the people who helped paint on Saturday! You all are the BEST! :-D Charity | 12:10 am Comments-[ comments.]
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Before I start talking about the actual title of my post, I just want to apologize to James for all the headache, stress, insanity, nuttiness, and whatever else I might have caused her by my music! Don't worry, once I finish this post, I am changing it to a different, less annoying song. But, I'm sure that about any song one acci'dently has going three times at once is rather annoying. So again, I'm soo sorry!!! (But I must admit I had to laugh a couple times about it... ;-)) Now, back to the title of the post... WARNING: IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THIS MOVIE AND DESIRE TO DO SO WITHOUT ME SPOILING IT FOR YOU, STEP AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER, GO SEE IT, AND THEN COME BACK AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OF MY ANALYSIS! Now...I saw this movie last night with my mother, my brother, Benjamin, and my two cousins, Hannah and Paige. For the third Tuesday in a row, I saw a movie for only 50 cents at the dollar theater. It's becoming a tradition! Sadly, it's most likely a summer "tradition", so I will not be able to continue it for very long. Sorry--back on the subject. I'm not exactly sure what I wanted to say about this particular movie, but I did want to say something. I can start by saying that I cried in at least three different places (probably more than that). And this wasn't just a little glistening of the eyes; this was a tears-rolling-down-the-cheeks-wanting-to-sob-out-loud-but-knowing-that-would-be-dumb-to-do-in-a-theater type crying. I don't remember the last time I've cried that much in a movie. Actually, I'm pretty sure I never have! The story was one about four gi'rls who have literally been together since birth. They were all planning on spending their summer in seperate places. The night before they are to be seperated, they go shopping and buy a pair of pants that mysteriously fit each and every one of them. The mysterious thing is, they are all very different sizes! They decide these pants are a "gift" and make rules to share them equally throughout the summer. The movie tells the story of what happens to each gi'rl on her summer adventure. Carmen goes to visit her dad in South Carolina. When she arrives, he hesitantly tells her that he is living with a woman who has a son and a daughter and they are planning on getting married by the end of the summer. Carmen begins to feel left out and unwanted amoung this new family, and finally decides to go back home to her mother. Carmen's story is a bit emotional, but not as much so as Tibby's. Tibby has to stay home while all her other friends go to exciting places. But she probably has the best experience of them all. Her story involves a little gi'rl named Bailey, who starts out annoying her incredibly. But, after finding out that Bailey has lukhemia, she starts spending a lot of time with her. It starts out as feeling sorry for her, but as the summer goes on, she gets to know Bailey and starts to love her as a good friend. The next two gi'rl's stories involve, of course, guys. One goes to Greece to visit her grandparents and finds her dream guy who helps her open up and really find out 'who she is'. The other one goes to Mexico to a summer soccer camp. She is a beautiful and amazing player. She decides she 'wants' one of the head coaches, and becomes obsessed with doing everything she can to get him. In the end, she finds out that what she wanted and thought would make her happy really only left her feeling empty and lonely. This story was about love, dea'th, life, and everything that comes along with it. I think the most interesting thing for me was that I sort of wanted what all the gi'rls had, but I also realized that they were finding their hope in all the wrong places. While they seemed to still find happiness, I knew that the whole message of the movie was not right. Don't get me wrong, I loved the movie! But, I don't think I loved it for all the right reasons. The producers definitely did a great job in getting the audience involved and feeling for the characters (Did I mention that everyone in our row cried, including Benji!?). Yet still, it made me at first want the wrong things. After thinking about it, though, I really did realize how empty and hopeless I would be if I continued to long for and try to get all the things these gi'rls got. I'm not sure exactly what the point of this post was...I'm still very thoughtful about the movie and this was all rambly and scattered and probably didn't make a ton of sense. I guess I'll just end the post, then. I'm not sure I would reccomend this movie to everyone - even though it's rated PG, it has some perhaps more hidden meanings, and is perhaps a bit questionable in a couple of places. It also has a little bit of language that, though mild, is still inappropriate. The worldview isn't great, but it definitely made me think, so it's very good in some ways. Anyhow, you can decide if you want to see it or not. Sorry this post is so long...I'm not exactly expecting everyone to read it all. Quote of the post: "Love without truth is like feeding someone suger-coated kitty litter. Truth without love is like feeding someone razor blades." --My Dad's friend Verse of the post: "Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out." --Proverbs 17:14 Song of the post: "Falling Away With You" --Muse Charity | 2:32 am Comments-[ comments.]
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Okay, guys, I have to say that I have some of the coolest cousins ever! I'd met them before (long ago), but I didn't really remember them too much. It's crazy 'cause they remembered like everything we did at their house! For example, one of them remembered that when I was 8(ish), I left my teddy bear at their house. He even described what it looked like! I remember nothing of this bear, much less leaving it somewhere! But anyhow, we had a blast at the family reunion! We went swimming several times, and even though I've washed my hair twice since, it STILL smells like cholorine! There was also a hot tub, and we had fun going from the pool to the hot tub and back again. Some of us even attempted doing "cannon balls" into the 1 or 2 foot hot tub. We also played a lot of basketball. Correction: they played and I attempted to follow along. ;-) There was another family reunion going on at the same hotel, so one night we played a game of basketball with them - our family against theirs. Their family won, but I have to explain that they had this huge black guy (like 6' 5"!!) who, even though he played nicely, had many obvious advantages. I also managed by some miracle to make a three pointer during the game! That was the only time I even had a chance to attempt to shoot it because every other time that I got the ball, a little boy on the other team (I think he was 12) would come up behind me and totally knock it out of my hands. Pathetic, I know. We also played many, many games of free-throw knock-out. During those games, I got to mostly just sit out and watch my indredibly tall and talented cousins play. They even did a few amazing, climbing-up-the-wall dunks. I am proud to mention that Zachary also attempted and succeeded in doing a few. It was pretty fun to watch! Alrighty, I think I'm done ranting and raving about my amazingly great cousins... Now, this is totally unlike me, but I am going to end this post here, despite it being pretty short. I hope you all had as wonderful a weekend as I did. :-D Quote of the post: "Other things may change us, but we start and end with family" --Anthony Brandt Verse of the post: "The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies." --Psalms 18:2-3 Song of the post: "Bangs" --They Might Be Giants ^-^ If you haven't heard of this band, you have to listen to some of their songs sometime. They're random, nerdy, and hilarious! Charity | 1:34 am Comments-[ comments.]
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
I cannot believe it is already August. School will be starting before you know it. Not to start this post off on a depressing note or anything.... Alrighty now, moving on to bigger and brighter things. I wanted to describe some of the events on youth group camping trip. I was just looking at my blo'od blisters on my finger, compliments of certian males on our trip who insisted on pulling the rope attatched to the tube I was on and then promtply letting go. This resulted in a rather large jerk of the tube. In order to keep from falling off backwards, we on the tube had to grab the handles and let our hands be jerked pretty hard. I got used to it after a while, but I had pretty sore arms afterwards. I also attempted to learn how to water ski. The first time I tried, I managed in some unknown way to stand up on the ski's. The other three or four times I tried, I fell to the side and didn't even come close to standing up. But it was definitely a blast to try. Friday night, we all gathered around the camp fire for some silly songs, sharing time, Psalms, and then s'mores. It was wonderful to just sit there in the dark sharing our hearts. I won't even try to describe all that was said because it's one of those things that you defintely have to be there. We also had a lot of fun playing a few games of Ultimate Frisbee. I was pretty bad at it. I sort of kind of (in a way not really) got better by my third time to play it. I was kind of depressed--well that's not the right word, but something like that--when I got picked last for the teams (which I learned from a pretty reliable source was a planned event) and only one or two people even attempted to throw the frisbee to me. I was already pretty exhausted and grumpy that evening, though. So, I probably would have had a lot more fun with a better attitude. All in all, the trip was definitely my favorite YG event I've ever been to. I wish I could say I hope to go next year, but it's most likely an impossible goal, so I won't get my hopes up. I've been thinking about something lately - common courtesy. Actually, it's not so "common" anymore. In thinking and talking about it, I'm mainly concerned with the lack of courtesy from guys. I don't mean to pick on you guys...all right, maybe I do. ;-) I've just commented a few times that I had more 8-year-old boys opening doors (etc) for me at Covfamikoi than any other age guys. Well, I'm sure some older men did it, too. But it was just more noticable and impressive when the younger boys did it. I just think that it is really nice when boys are, well, gentlemen! I mean, is it too much to ask of guy to simply stand back and let a gi'rl go first? I know a few guys at Covie did it very nicely for me and a couple other gi'rls a few times. But, I might point out that it was only after I made a 'big deal' about it. Alrighty, I think I'm done with my lecturing to the males. I just want to say that if I ever get married and have little boys, I'm going to do my best to teach them young to be gentlemen. Well, my cousin is standing here combing my hair and waiting for me to get off, so I better end this post. Sorry it's been a while since I've updated. I probably won't be able to do much updation this week because my cousin is here then we have our long-awaited Blackwood Family Reunion. Hope you all are having a fantastic day! :-D Quote of the post: "The more you act like a lady, the more he'll act like a gentleman." --Sydney Biddle Barrows ^-^ Okay, so I guess we gi'rls need to do our part, as well. Verse of the post: "Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" " --Isaiah 6:8 Song of the post: "Inflatable" --Bush Charity | 4:20 am Comments-[ comments.] |
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