The Joys of Budgeting

*sigh.
I sat down with my mom today and we mapped out my budget. It helped to have it all laid out in front of me, but it was not an encouraging sight.
The good news is, when I’m working a full month with no off time for holidays, I will make enough money that month to [...]

Christmas 2008

It was such a wonderful Christmas!
I sang well at all three services; Mom said this was my best performance yet. Something about my voice being perfect for country music. Haha. The only bad thing was hanging out in the cry room during the first two services so I’d know when to come out and sing [...]

So Many Happenings!

I can’t believe Christmas is in two days! I think I got out of school for break later than I’m used to or something because I feel like it’s coming waaaay quicker than it usually does. I’m hardly in the right mindset to sing at three services tomorrow night! (Although I was cruising around my [...]

Scholarship!!

Hey! I entered a scholarship and 90% of the chance of winning goes toward how many votes you get. I found the scholarship on Monday and the deadline is this coming Monday, so I haven’t had as much time to get up the votes! So here’s where you come in! Please click the link and [...]

A Fresh Perspective

I finished all my homework on Saturday after a very long 4 hour test in the morning and a 3 hour rest and recooperation period directly afterwards. Because I’ve been so on top of things, I’ve had some extra time on my hands–a luxery that I don’t get to enjoy often. Yesterday, I spent the [...]

Lowly Shepherds

Chalk it up to an interruption. God tapped humanity on its collective shoulder. “Pardon me,” he said, and eternity interrupted time, divinity interrupted carnality, and heaven interrupted the earth in the form of a baby. Christianity was born in one big heavenly interruption.
Just ask the Bethlehem shepherds. We know so little about these men. Their [...]

An Extrodinary Birth

The noise and the bustle began earlier than usual in the village. As night gave way to dawn, people were already on the streets. Vendors were positioning themselves on the corners of the most heavily traveled avenues. Store owners were unlocking the doors to their shops. Children were awakened by the excited barking of the [...]

16 Things…Bonus Edition

I did this on facebook already, but no one has just sixteen cool fact about themselves, so I’m going to do one on here too!
1. I collect miniature snowglobes from the places I visit….I recently started this and have 5, although one was a gift and I’ve never been there, so I’ll have to go [...]

Confessions of a 20-year old

My least favorite time of day is when I’m lying in bed at night, tired, and ready to go to sleep. This is the time that the devil likes best, I am convinced. He gets into my head and starts churning up those lies that I fought so hard to overcome the summer when I [...]

It’s been a little while…

I keep thinking to myself that I really want to blog about certain things that have happened and certain things I’ve heard, but my busy life has completely taken over and I haven’t had a spare minute to sit down and do so. And, now that I do have a spare…15 minutes…I can’t remember half [...]