A few minutes ago I was just sitting on my bed listening to Hawk Nelson and I felt slightly bored. I wasn’t exactly sure what to do, so I glanced around my room, trying to use my awesome brain power skills to come up with something totally awesome, yet silent, since dad and Lucas are in bed…..my eyes passed over many things…..

My guitar. Out of the question. Too loud.

Eating candy. No way. It’s late and I had my dosage of sugar today.

Sudoku puzzles. Eh….fun, but it’s just one of those things I really don’t feel like doing.

Cleaning my room. Yeah, right.

Drawing. I can’t think of anything to draw.

Reading my Bible. I’d say “YES” automatically, but I like to read my Bible right before I go to bed and I’m not quite tired enough yet.

My laptop. Yes! writing!

That’s really what went through my mind……so, I picked up my laptop, opened it up and…..turned on Windows Live Writer so I could write!!!! I haven’t written something real in a while….of course I’ve written blog posts, homework and e-mails, but I felt that it was time to write something real. If you know what I mean. So after this….quite long introduction, my writings:

The water ran over Aidan’s feet as he stood on the shore, gazing out at the sunset. Orange and pink dribbled across the sky, painting a gorgeous display. Aidan crouched and let his hand run across the sand. Scooping some up into his palm, he slowly let it fall in between his fingers and back to its resting place. Sighing, he stood up and turned his back to the work of art plastered over the fading blue. Sadly, he walked away from the art, from the sand, from the incoming tide, trying to push away the pain. A tear slid down his cheek.

That was basically something that popped into my mind as I racked my brain for ideas. I seriously would finish it, but I feel it’s better left as it is. Now, my needs have been satisfied. :D

Over and Out.

Angela

Seriously?!

I don't quite understand weather very well.....outside it is bright and sunny, but it is cold at 39 degrees! I want 60 degree weather back!!!!!!!! I had to take the dog out today. I had a coat and sweats on, but ended up jumping up and down to keep myself warm. I was literally shivering and wanted to get inside as soon as I could.

I had a boring math lesson today, which was spiffed up a little bit by me listening to Hawk Nelson on my iHome. It didn't help my concentrate the least bit, but it made math more interesting.

I wrote a guitar song a couple of weeks ago and I've been perfecting it recently. It's called, Dear God. Yes, that title is original. I realize that there are other songs called Dear God, but I had to use the title myself, because almost every line of the song starts with 'Dear God' which may make it sound a little bit corny, but it fits with the song and the meaning, so I had to have it. :p

I think this whole font thing looks pretty cool! I've never tried doing color and different fonts in the same post as I've been doing, but it surprisingly works. I'm actually changing a few of the colors in my background too, if you haven't already noticed.

over and out.

angela

More Bible Verses

I came across some more Bible verses today that I really enjoyed and I thought you guys might too. (Honestly, I don't know what else to post and I figure this should come before talking about things happening in my life....involving church, which WILL wrap up the end of this post.)

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.

Joshua 1:9

The verse above can help you when you are feeling scared or nervous or basically....just alone or out of place....I know I'll keep this verse in my heart and try to remember it at my times of need involving fear.

"Do I bring to the moment of birth
and not give delivery?” says the LORD.
“Do I close up the womb
when I bring to delivery?” says your God.

Isaiah 66:9

Isaiah, I've found is a slightly confusing book, as is this verse, but when I read it I basically see.....God is almighty and powerful. God has a choice too, as do us humans. His choice is always for the greater though, ours most of the time....for the worse. The verse above shows me that he really has power over these things. That he can really control what happens at birth and that he really does. I don't know if you guys feel the same way about that verse or not, but I felt comfort when reading it and threw it up here along with the rest of these verses.

Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.

1 Corinthians 9:19

That verse was one of the many that the apostle Paul wrote. I don't understand it that much, but I felt that it was a good one to put up.

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Okay, so I was on Group1Crew.com today and I came across a few of these Bible verses that I put up, okay....all of them.....but I felt they related to them, I don't just like them because Group 1 Crew posted them, I'm not obsessed.

Anyway....a while ago Pablo put up something on the website about a sign he saw. It really caught my eye and got me thinking, here's what it said:

People can be divided into 3 basic groups:

• Those who make things happen
• Those who watch things happen
• Those who wonder what happened

I probably fall into all the groups, at different times though....it sort of depends on the situation I guess. That's probably bad of me, because we should all be the top one. (I'm sure we all agree on that.) But sometimes, either on accident or not, we do fall into those other categories. I'm asking for your prayer that I can stick with the top group and I'll pray for you guys and that you can try your best for God's glory to stick with that group too!

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Today at church they have a baptism ceremony.

27 people participated, from young children to adults.

I was one of them.

I'd like to say I'm prideful that I did it, but I'm not really, I'm just happy that God's happy.

I was pretty nervous before I went on....I was a lot nervous when I went on. (Went on, being on the stage.)

I said some stupid things like, "The water's really warm" or...."that's a lot of people." I wouldn't have minded much had there not of been a microphone....so the whole congregation heard those little comments....O_o

I shared my testimony. I got baptized and when I came out of the water.....I accidentally spit all over the youth pastor.......it was awful....utterly awful.......most people WOULDN'T have noticed it had he not of said, "Well, I've never had someone spit on me before during a baptism, but there's always a first, right?" Then everybody laughed.......shows you how stupid I can be. Haha.

Anyway, I enjoyed it and I'm happy that I did it....so.....

I'm outta here....I want to watch tv and eat a piece of cheesecake. :D I love cheesecake.

And a closing verse.....

⁴ Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! ⁵ Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. ⁶ Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ⁷ And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

⁸ Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

Phillipians 4:4-8

That's a verse I love, but I couldn't remember the reference and my brother told me!!! Yay Zechariah!

Angela

AWESOME Bible Verses

I have no idea what I should post about today, but I feel it would be best just to post some of my favorite Bible verses.

Enjoy:

Isaiah 40:31
but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.

Romans 8:28

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Hebrews 13:5-6

5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,

“Never will I leave you;
never will I forsake you.”

6 So we say with confidence,

“The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?”

1 Corinthians 15:55-57

⁵⁵ “Where, O death, is your victory?

Where, O death, is your sting?”

⁵⁶ The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. ⁵⁷ But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

I hope y'all enjoyed those verses.

Praise God!

Angela

Music Tag

Yeah, really I wasn't tagged to do this, but I don't really care and I couldn't really help myself....so here I am posting it.

List 10 artists in no particular order {before looking at the questions below}.

1. Owl City

2. Hawk Nelson

3. Britt Nicole

4. Skillet

5. Group 1 Crew

6. Brandon Heath

7. Tenth Avenue North

8. Red

9. Francesca Battistelli

10. Kris Allen

What was the first song you ever heard by 6?

Give me Your Eyes. (It was WAY over played....)

What is your favourite song of 8?

Already Over.

What kind of impact has 1 left on your life?

Um.....I'm not really sure if they've left an impact, I just like to listen to their music....

What is your favourite lyric of 5s?

I'm so B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!

from the song....Beautiful....

How many times have you seen 4 live?

never. this summer though!!!!

What is your favourite song of 7?

You Are More

Is there any song of 3 that makes you sad?

No....

What is your favourite song by 9?

The problem is that I dislike her....um, it would have to be....Blue Sky

How did you first get into 2?

Well, when I found out that my brother had a few Hawk Nelson CDs on his computer, so I "borrowed" them and started listening and....tada! I loved it.

How did you first get into 3?

Um.....I really don't know.....

What is your favourite song by 4?

Oh! Monster and Hero!!!! And Comatose....haha. I just love Skillet.

How many times have you seen 9 live?

Once. It was awful. (It was free too at a horrible amusement park.)

What is a good memory concerning 10?

Probably the fact that he won American Idol.....

Is there a song by 8 that makes you sad?

Sort of, I mean "Already Over" could make me sad, but only if I'm sad in the first place and then listen to it, but Red isn't really a sad sort of song band.

What is your fave song of 1's?

Peppermint Winter.

How did you become a fan of 10?

Through American Idol....

Yeah, some of that was really lame!!!!!!!

Anyway......I love music, and I'm really starting to love the band Red. I've been listening to them recently.....

Over and Out.

Angela

the Beautiful People Challenge

Well, I have to say that this week has been tough for me, but as I saw this Beautiful People challenge, it looked as if it could cheer my up. So, I did it. I've actually had this character for a while and actually....he's from medieval times so it may be a little bit harder to answer some of the questions, but I'll try my best of course.

1. What is their full name?

Carter Greyson. That's actually his first name and middle name. I couldn't really figure out a suitable last name, and he goes by Carter anyway so it doesn't really matter. Haha.

2. Does their name have any special meaning?

Sort of. You see, I watch a show called Robin Hood. It used to be on the BBC channel. (The show actually ended.) But since it is my favorite show I watch it over and over and over again....anyway....there's an episode called "Get Carter!" and I absolutely adore it. Carter was the main character in this episode so....I sort of grew attached to the name and then a new family moved to our church and one of their kids was named Carter. I became fairly good friends with him and then they moved, so it added for sentimental value to the name.

3. Does your character have a methodical or disorganized personality?

I guess he does. I mean, he has anger management problems and slight...uh...revenge issues. He lost both parents when he was eight and when he turned eleven, his only sibling, his brother, died. So, he doesn't exactly know how to control his feelings. Don't know if that's what the question meant, but I tried.

4. Does he or she think inside themselves more than they talk out loud to their friends? (more importantly, does he or she actually have any friends?)

Carter is....well, since he lost his parents, he basically lives in the castle yard. He sleeps in the stables, but doesn't work as a stable boy. Actually, he's training in sword fighting, so he doesn't have time for friends and since he doesn't stay in the castle like a normal "knight in training" he doesn't know any of the local kids. So, I guess you could say, he doesn't exactly have friends, but he talks to his "brother" who rests in Heaven.

5. Is there something he is afraid of?

Yeah, he's afraid of defeat. Another reason he doesn't have any friends, he can't stand being around them and having them beat him at something. He's also afraid of fire. Not campfires or such, but untamed fire. (That was how his parents died.)

6. Does he write, sing, dance, dream, or photograph?

Well, that's an obvious no, since he is from the old times. I mean, he writes in a journal type book, to keep log of how many hours a day he practices his fighting. He doesn't sing. That's an absolute no in his book. Dreaming. He's too tough for dreaming. He knows that dreams fail.

(I would do the next questions too, but you know....he's.....from the "old" days....

7. What is his favorite season of the year?

Fall. The nicest of the seasons. Not too hot in the stable, not too cold and not a lot of flies and bugs.

I seriously have no idea what happened to my font.....:p Anyway, I hope you enjoyed, except for the questions I skipped...

Over and Out.

Angela

Important

I'm not sure how to state this problem....

I'm not sure if I should use euphemism or if I should bluntly say it.

I'm not sure why it happened or how.

Yesterday was a tough day for me.

Yesterday was a tough day for her family.

Yesterday was a tough day for the friends around her.

Her name was Abby.

She took her own life yesterday morning.

I don't understand how someone so young could feel so much pain and hurt that she would kill herself.

She was only thirteen.

She was funny.

Her smile cheered people up.

Her laugh was distinct.

People loved her and cared about her.

Why did she do it? Could I have changed something? It's my fault.

When a friend commits suicide, that's what you think, right?

That's what I thought at first.

We had a youth group prayer time last night for people to talk about it and try to understand.

When I got there I broke. I pulled my friend, Justine from the room so we could talk.

I realized, it's not my fault.

There was nothing I could have done.

It was in God's plan this whole time.

I couldn't have changed that.

It still hurts. It'll hurt for a while.

I know though, that I should be blaming myself, I couldn't have changed something.

But why did she do it?

She had friends bawling last night.

Why would she leave us like this?

I see that we should be rejoicing because she's in Heaven with her Father.

So why I am I crying?

It's part of the mourning process.

She was a good friend.

God Bless.

Angela

PS I'd like you all to listen to Zero by Hawk Nelson. I listened to it probably 40 times yesterday. It helped me through it better.

the third part of the BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!!!!!!

Well, from what I remember I left off at getting Group 1 Crew's signatures....the letter and the hug....so, that leads to:

The next session started. We heard a speaker and the Drama group and then....HAWK NELSON!!!!!! Okay, so originally, our seats are fairly far away from the stage, so we weren't as close as my friends and I would like to be, so three of us moved down onto the floor and got up as close as we could to the stage without getting in trouble and boy was it AWESOME!!!!!

The picture above is a pretty good idea of how close we were to the stage, and of course on the camera it seems even further away, so really we were closer. The letters you see behind the band spells out 'HAWK'. They were basically standing lights, they had like lights inside and lit up according to the overhead lights, note that they are green in that picture. Sometimes the 'HAWK' flashed red, white and blue, others they were yellow....it was just really cool.

This picture (above) shows Jason Dunn, the lead singer, doing....a jig? He really knows how the put on a good concert. Well, of course almost all the girls adore him....so they thought it was a good show just for that reason. I thought it was a good show because of the lighting effects, the song choices and the ways he livened up the crowd. At one point he actually jumped off of the stage and into the crowd, which was in my opinion a little bit stupid. He ended up getting back on the stage covered in what looked like glitter. He signed some autographs of the people right against the stage and then he took some girls camera from her and was taking pictures from onstage of....himself, the crowd, the other band members....it was so COOL! I was jealous. I was a little bit disappointed that they didn't do 'Friend Like That' but they did do some great songs.

So, the concert finished and.....we heard a few more speakers and then the Tour ended. :( My friend and I headed to the signing section to get Hawk Nelson's autograph. It was really really cool!

Here's some pictures:

Above: Other members of the band: Daniel Biro (left) and Justin Benner (right)

Above: (left) Jonathan Steingard (right) Jason Dunn

In the picture above, they are signing an iPhone case, with the iPhone in it. The genius who's iPhone this is set the video on record, so she's getting a video of them signing it. Pretty smart.

This above is Jason Dunn. I think he looks like a bunny in the picture, but that might just be me. I don't think he's that good looking....I do think he's a great singer though!

Okay, so the signings were over and we exited the building. We went out to eat dinner, blah blah blah....okay, skipping dinner and shopping and other stupid, boring stuff, we decided it was time to head home. (finally) We were debating just heading straight to the parking garage opening and getting to our car, but a few of us wanted to use the restroom before we left, so we decided to cut through the hotel lobby. (THANK GOODNES!!!!!)

So, one of our friends went in before us. (She's a faster walker.) She told us that Jamie Grace and one of the speakers was inside and that we should thank them. So....we two of my friends and I went over to thank them. We talked to them like three minutes then asked, "So what do you do for dinner after the show?" Jamie said, "Oh, normally a few of us go out to eat. Like tonight we're going out" (she motioned to her friend and her) "with Britt." Then a lady who was standing there with her back to us turned around and my jaw dropped. IT WAS BRITT NICOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Really, I have never seen a "celebrity" so out of it. I guess she was really that tired. She couldn't stop laughing! She finally was able to stop and pose for a picture with us, which was pretty great.

Well, I know that this picture is....edited, but I made sure that the faces of my friends and stuff, were covered for safety reasons. I left the "celebrities" faces the same.

And then we drove home, the whole time listening to Group 1 Crew. Over and over and over again.....

Live it Up!

Angela

PS Catie, I'm sorry I didn't have a lot of pictures of Britt Nicole, all the ones I have of her on stage performing were blurry, but I hope the one I do have is enough. :D

continuation of the BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!!!!

Okay, so I got my Bible signed, right. We headed back

to the hotel and watched Madagascar 2 on tv. I must say "I hate that movie as much as someone can hate a movie." Anyway, didn't get to bed until like 12:30, which is actually a great time remembering that there were five girls in my room includi

ng myself. In the morning the stupid hotel alarm clock went off at 5:30!!!! So, we got up an hour earlier which kind of stunk....ate breakfast (a ziploc bag full of cinnamon cheerios) at 6:45, washed my hair, got dressed and took my luggage down to the car. My mom, one of my friends and I headed down to the building early to get in line for tickets for....more signings.

Really, you're only supposed to get one signing ticket per day per person, so my first instinct was to get a Hawk Nelson ticket, since I got Group 1 Crew the night before.....so I got that, my mom got one and my friend got a Chad Eastham one. BUT...different people were handing out other tickets, so I kind of took another one....a Chad Eastham one. I would've gotten a Group 1 Crew one too, but you know, they were all gone. Then.....the guy shouted, "I've got a few Group 1 Crew tickets left, who wants one!?" My hand shot up. Guess what I got? Another signing ticket! Yeah, I know that's sort of cheating....but other kids did it too....haha.

Anyway, after the morning session I got Chad Eastham's signature and my picture with him and my friend. It was pretty sweet.

Then....GROUP 1 CREW CONCERT!!!!!!!! YAH!!!!!

I'll post pictures to make this part more interesting.

This concert was SO cool! They sang some really sweet songs from their newest albums and some songs from the older albums. At one point Manwell (the one with the curly hair) taught a dance move. Also, for their song Breakdown they had a dance for the chorus that you were "supposed" to learn before the show, which I did, but quite a few didn't, which was unfortunate. Anyway.....It was really really cool! Then, after the concert and a speaker....I think......I went to get Group 1 Crew's autograph. (This is the highlight of my weekend.)

Okay, so I stood in line for a few minutes. Okay, I'll back up a little bit. When I knew I was getting signatures from people and I figured out who, I wrote them letters....I know, some of you may think it's stupid, but I wanted to thank them for coming out and tell them how awesome they were without stopping up the line....so I wrote letters.....

Now, on with the story. I got to my turn. I handed them the ticket thingy I wanted them to sign. As Manwell, who was the first one at the table, was signing my ticket, my nerves took over and I couldn't say anything, then I controlled my frozenness....I said, "I wrote you a letter." His eyes lit up and he smiled huge and said, "Thank you so much!" Then, since I was not nervous, I said, "Can I like....hug you?" He said, "Absolutely." My heart jumped. So....I hugged him!!!!! *insert extremely loud screaming* I didn't really scream out loud, but I was doing it in my head. Haha.

I cut my head out of this picture for safety reasons, but I thought you'd still enjoy it!!

Yeah, it was totally awesome. Then, I moved down the line so that Blanca and Pablo could sign my ticket too, which you can actually see in my hand. He said to the other singers, "I got a letter." I corrected, "Actually, it's for ALL of you." He said, "No. It's for me." Blanca said, "He's a little bit selfish." I just laughed.

BEST MOMENT IN MY LIFE RIGHT THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, I really don't feel like posting the rest of my day right now, since it's all about Hawk Nelson and Britt Nicole, so even though this was supposed to be two parts, I guess I'll be making it three.....

Angela

BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!!!!!

I have to say that this past weekend was probably the best of my life. I traveled a few hours to Baltimore to see the Revolve Tour. There were speakers, singers, dancers and many screaming girls. The audience consisted only of the female gender, so you can imagine how loud it got when Hawk Nelson walked onto the stage.

I'll start with slight info on the Revolve Tour before I go into the story of my weekend. There were lots of speakers and a few bands and singers, not including the praise team. Chad Eastham, who I must say is an amazing speaker gave two sessions which were really great. The singers were: Hawk Nelson, Group 1 Crew, Britt Nicole and Jamie Grace (who sang "Hold Me" with TobyMac btw.) Now, Hawk Nelson is my favorite band and Group 1 Crew is my second favorite band, so you can see how ecstatic I was to see them in concert.

Now for my story:

The first part will be a quick summary. I went with my mom and a few friends and there moms. We watched 13 going on 30 in the car on the way there and listened to some awesome music. We had a pretty nice hotel, which also had a piano in it. Then we figured out all the singers and speakers were staying in our hotel too. *insert girly screams* We went to Barnes and Noble and Starbucks and ate dinner at the Cheesecake Factory.

Friday night Group 1 Crew sang one song, Hawk Nelson sang one song and Britt Nicole put on her concert. We had a few speakers and Jamie Grace sang one song.

Friday night Group 1 Crew autographed my Bible.

Now, I have to go do some SAIL homework, so the rest of the story will be finished in detail, another time....

Over and Out.

Angela

American Idol

I don't know how many of y'all watch American Idol but it's a great show! My family watches it and we've been watching it since season two....I think....I was only like.....yeah, let's just say I was young. Our family watches two shows together, besides sports of course. American Idol and Wipeout. Both: AMAZING!!!!!

The talent on American Idol this year is out of this world!!!!! I hate to see people go....well, the people I like. Haha. I love when the songs that they sing are available on iTunes. :D I actually just bought Stefano Langone's song: Lately. Well, it's not really his song, it's Stevie Wonder's song, but it's him singing it.

I just thought I'd make a teency-weency little post about American Idol since we watch it.

Oh! And Casey Abrams, from American Idol, was admitted to the hospital for stomach bleeding which means he has some sort of ulcer (if that's how you spell it.) So, please keep him in your prayers.

Oh....and here's a list of my favorites in order. One being the greatest, 12....being my least favorite.

1. Stefano Langone

2. James Durbin

3. Lauren Alaina

4. Paul McDonald

5. Haley Reinhart

6. Scotty McCreery

7. Casey Abrams

8. Jacob Lusk

9. Karen Rodriguez

10. Thia Megia

11. Pia Toscano

12. Naima Adedapo

Yeah, notice how I only have two girls under the 9 mark, that means the girls STINK in my opinion, except for the two that are high up on my list: Haley and Lauren.

See y'all later.

Angela

Today was like any other ordinary day, but I'll spiff up this post especially for you, just to make it....well, extraordinary. The list of things I did:

1. Eat.

2. School.

3. Try on dress-up clothes.

4. Bible Study.

Starting with number one. I ate a muffin for breakfast. With butter on it. A blueberry one. A slightly burnt one. So....a slightly burnt blueberry muffin with butter on it.

Moving on to the magnificent number two. I read Part III of Augustus Caesar's World for my Ancient History class. I wrote a poem for my poetry class. I did a few problems for my Math work. I practiced my piano piece for IFCA.

Now the wonderful number three. Yeah, this one is a little bit different I must say. It involves the dressingupwithmyfriendsatchurchthing though. Lucas and I were trying on some of the pieces of our old dress up clothing, hoping to find some new ideas....and oh, boy, did I find ideas alright. Some of those amazing costumes I had forgotten about....such as.....the clown, the alligator, Batman and the weird red dress. The ones I remembered included....the Chinese outfit, the Indian costume, and the Peter Pan costume. Tonight, I believe I will be sticking with the indian outfit. It's definitely worth wearing. :D

Number four. Bible study. This was my first time participating in a Bible study before. It was actually a lot of fun. There were three other girls. We talked about having an 'undivided heart' for God. I was happy that I learned something from it and that my friend Gillian invited me.

Now, I'll go on my random ramblings, since I covered all the things that happened in my day.

1. I love popcorn. All types of popcorn: Kettle corn, caramel corn, buttery popcorn, salty popcorn, plain popcorn....Even if the popcorn gets stuck in my braces, which it does, I love it. A lot. What I don't really like about popcorn is the Popcorn flavored jelly bean and those things in popcorn that are like....the outside papery layer of the kernel that gets stuck in between your teeth. I don't like that thingy.

2. Swimming. I don't like swimming. At all. The only time I really swim is at Lake Erie every summer, when we visit with my cousins, on quiz trips because my friends beg me to, or when we go to a water park. I don't really like swimming in the public pool very much. I like swimming with just people I know, not when a lot of other people are there too. And it's hard to find decent swimsuits lately. I hate some of the swimsuits that are available to buy.

3. I have to go do my math, so I'm going to stop writing.

Angela

Pigtails, Hair Ribbons and Children

Pigtails and rich red hair ribbons, along with a solid red long sleeve shirt. That was my outfit today. A few said I was "cute" others said "weird" I say....."different"

I love dressing up in different ways. It makes me stand out as a person and it shows off my unique style, along with my two other friends of course. But even still, our outfits aren't exactly the same. Anyway, our sunday school lesson was on....Reading Your Bible: The Daily Dos. Yeah, it's a weird title. Pastor Josh is away visiting family, so a "sub" was teaching. He's a little bit older, but he still has a good sense of humor and he knows a lot about the Bible. He spoke on how when we pray and read our Bible we should have the three Dos.

1. Have a set place.

2. Have a set time.

3. Have a set routine.

And then...the information on them.....

1. You should pray and read your Bible in the same place. It should be a place without any distractions, with just you and your Bible. It can be outside somewhere: in your backyard, in the bed of your pick-up truck, on your driveway, on your deck, on your porch, or on your swing set.

2. You should have a set time so you make sure you can keep your schedule open at that time.

3. You shouldn't just open up your Bible randomly and read at a spot, you should try to read through the Bible in order or one book at a time.

Now, the children part comes in.

I love kids. Absolutely adore kids.

My love language is gifts supposedly. I love giving gifts. Especially to little kids. Mostly candy, because I know they love it. Or silly bands, because kids love silly bands.

I become attached to kids, especially the cute ones.

Wow, I went into that long spiel when all I really meant to do was tell you about the adorable kids at church.

A lot of the kids at church are....I use the word again....adorable. I love them. I've worked at baby-sitting some of them along with other teens helping me. (For activities at church where child care is needed.) I've given gifts to children. Again, my love language. I would probably do anything for some of those little kids, at least to my abilities.

That was all really a bunch of rambles, but children were on my mind and I just felt like talking about them. Haha. *insert belly laugh*

I'm going to a roller skating party tonight. I'm also taking a baptism class, because I haven't been baptized. I'm really excited about both.

And to wrap it all up.

LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.

~Isaiah 25:1

Angela