emerald pointe! (:

i've been wanting to put some pics up on here for awhile, so the other day some friends and me went to emerald pointe! here are some pictures.

mikaela and wesley...

mikaela and me.

 casandra and me.

this was just the beginning of our powdered sugar fight. lol

mikaela finally decided to just throw the plate of powdered sugar on wesley. haha (:

fun times indeed!

only one person was missing from the day...maybe before summer ends.

blink.

I really like the lyrics to the following song...."blink"

Teach me to number my days
And count every moment before it slips away
Taking all the colors before they fade to gray
I don't want to miss even just a second more of this


It happens in a blink
It happens in a flash
It happens in the time it takes to look back
I try to hold on tight, but there's no stopping time
What is it I've done with my life
It happens in a blink

When it's all said and done
No one remembers how far we have run
The only thing that matters is how we have loved
I don't want to miss even just a second more of this

It happens in a blink
it happens in a flash
it happens in the time it takes to look back
I try to hold on tight but there's no stopping time
What is it I've done with my life
It happens in a blink

Slow down, slow down
Before today becomes our yesterday
Slow down, slow down
Before you turn around and it's too late

It happens in a blink
it happens in a flash
it happens in the time it takes to look back
I try to hold on tight but there's no stopping time
What is it I've done with my life
It happens in a blink

life...

hey everyone...I know that it has been forever since i've posted something on here. tonight as I sit here on my bed, with my laptop, I just can't help but thank God for the home he has given me, and the jobs he has blessed my parents with to be able to give me a home. As I sit here and think about the families in Haiti that are hurting from the devastating earthquake that hit, I can't help but feel blessed for what I have. There are so many people in that country tonight that don't have a place to lay there head tonight. As I am soo tired tonight from only getting a little sleep last night,the stresses of school, and basketball practice, I know that I have a home and bed to lay down in tonight. there are people in my community that don't have a house to go to. As my feet and legs are killing me tonight, it also reminds me of the pain that Jesus went through to save us from our sins. The pain that I am feeling is nothing to the pain He endured for me. When hectic weeks occur from school and basketball games and many other things, I seem to feel like I am holding the whole world on my back...but if I think about it, I have to remind myself that Jesus carried everyone's sins on His back the day that he allowed the men to crucify Him to the old rugged cross. He could have said NO i'm not going to, but He loved me and you sooooo much that He allowed them to. From that, if we believe on Him and believe that He died for our sins, we can be freed from our sins. When you feel that you are holding the whole world on your back, just give it over to God...just as I find myself doing when I feel overwhelmed by the stresses life throws at me. I heard a friend say..."life is tough, but God is tougher," and that is what we need to remember. God is always there for us when we need him!! :)

High School Life!

Hi everyone...it seems like forever since i have posted something. The past couple months have been rather hectic. In August I went back to school after being home-schooled for five years, high school on top of that. I still cannot believe I am already in high school. that just shows me how fast my life has flown by. I still remember to this day, me sitting and wishing I was in high school, now look, I am. High school is way different from elementary and middle school....though there is more freedom, it is also much harder. I get scared sometimes thinking about in just four years I will be graduating, and then off to college. to tell you the truth, I wish I could stay little just a tad longer. My guidance counselor stresses to us freshmen how important it is to start planning for college. He keeps on giving us all this college information, and when I really think about that, I get really nervous. I know that I do not need to worry about all this college stuff as I'm only a freshman, but you can't just ignore it. Before I know it, college will be here, just like high school got here before I knew it. Life in general is different for me as a teenager. Worrying about whether this person likes me, or how I look, etc., but these past couple of months have made me realize that I don't need to turn into a person that I'm not. If someone can't accept me for how I am then they are not the friend for me.

Making A Decision!

Hi friends. The past couple of weeks have been rather difficult in trying to make a decision. See, each year in the month of July my church youth group heads to camp for a week ( Sun- Fri.), and each year I make the choice not to go. The year before last, I sent in my registration slip, I was packed and ready to go, my parents drove up to the camp with us, and well when it came time to un-pack and get settled in for the week, I chickened out and wanted to go home with my parents! At that point, I didn't care what my friends thought about me; I just wanted to get out of there! As I say sometimes, it was out of my " creature comforts"! Each year, my friends, youth pastor & parents encourage me to go and have a good time, but each time I say NO!! The past couple of months I have felt the burden to go thinking that this would be a "BIG" step in my life! So, this year on Sunday, July 5th, I will be going to camp for the first time in my life! Philippians 4:13 which says, "I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me," has been a HUGE inspiration to me in the past couple of months in making my decision!

DRAMA QUEEN BLOG BEGINNING

OK...so today is the day. I finally set up my own blog! For the past couple of months I have watched my mom on her blog Home Is As Close As A Robin's Nest. You should check it out. I've been telling myself that I should set up a blog, too, so finally today I took the plunge...yipee! :) WOW! Blogland is amazing, so many things that you can do! I plan to blog about my everyday life happenings and add pictures...sort of like a journal only on the computer and open for the world to see. I pray my love of God and family are reflected in my blog. As for the name of my blog, I'm not always a "Drama Queen," but being 14 sure has its drama moments!!