Should I post? Ok, I will.

Well, today I felt like making a post at like lunch time. But, I couldn't because I was still doing school and didn't want to get online and get distracted. I'm good at that. haha

Anywho. So. I suppose I should talk about something. Since that's generally what you do when you have a blog and make posts. =P

First off, I am crazy. Or at least my mind feels like I am. School takes so stinkin' long. Like for seriously. I started school at 8am and didn't finish until 7pm. And I did not waste time. Yes, that's what it is. School is to blame for making me crazy!!

Also. I am so stinkin' thankful for the friends I have been blessed with. They rock. They make me love my God even more. And right now, I feel like mentioning Sam, my online friend. I want to meet her some day. She's quite awesome herself. =]

So I have been taking a swing dancing class with about 14 other friends. We have had a blast taking the class and i have learned a ton. Swing dancing is probably my favorite 'hobby' or whatever you call it, ever!

I'm not sure what else to talk about. I could always ramble on but, I don't want to waste your time. And my brain is too fried to think of something deep or intelligent to say.

'Night =)

Our Little Adventure!

A couple of weeks ago I went camping with my family and several other families. On Saturday afternoon, Eric, Brandon, Morgan, Cara and I wanted to go for a little walk. It had been raining on and off all morning, so we just wanted to take a short hike around part of the lake....or so we thought.[insert the DUNDUNDUN here] ;)


Well, after hiking for about 30 or 45 minutes, we decided we *had* to be almost half way around and that we'd just keep going. Well, we kept going farther and farther, and it kept seeming like we were about half way around. We walked by the 'day use area' that had bathrooms and water fountains, so we figured that it wouldn't hurt to take a quick break there. And then we kept walking. Finally, after thinking 'ok, this is a little longer than we thought', we were considering turning around, we thought we just *had* to be half way at that point and turning around would take longer. So we kept walking and yes, we followed trails this whole time.

Then, at one point the trail just seemed to end, but we figured that if we kept walking along the lake that we'd eventually find it again. Well, we didn't exactly. And for a while were in the middle of tall grass and thorns and trees. Let me just add right here that out of all 5 of us who owned cell phones, all of us happened to forget our phones...go figure. Eric decided that we should stop and pray(thanks bro ;)), cuz' we were really starting to get lost and were probably in a little over our heads. Shortly after that, we found a deer trail, that we followed and it led us to a trail that was obviously made by people. At that point, we noticed that we hadn't seen any other humans in quite a while and that even though we /were/ walking on a trail, it wasn't a marked one and we had no idea where it would lead(and we had heard gunshots the day before in these woods).

Anyhow, to make a long story short-er, this trail led us to a road that had no street signs, so we still didn't know where we were. We were considering stopping a car and asking because at this point we had be hiking for nearly 4 hours. But no cars seemed interested in stopping, so we kept walking. We came upon a few houses and decided we needed to go knock on someone's door and at least see what road we were on and maybe ask to borrow a phone. We decided to have me and Brandon go knock and luckily, these people were pretty nice. The lady felt so bad for us and they even offered to drive us back to the campground. Apparently, it would be another 3 or so mile hike back to the campground. So, we took the offer and all jumped into the back of the man's truck, who then brought us back.

Yes, it was an adventure. God was faithful, He lead our way and kept us safe. Praying always pays off. We ending up hiking an estimated 5 or more miles and I have never been more thankful to have guys with me, haha! The 20 minute hike turned into more like 4 hours and the trail that we thought went around the lake was actually non-existent(we checked the map when we got back to the camp site, lol). I don't think any of us will ever forget this, lol.

The end. Yeah, sorry it was this long =P

Hannah!

Hope you have the most fantastical 17th birthday ever ^_^

Happy Birthdays!!

Happy birthday to Lindsay and Matt today =D

Lindsay, you are hilariously awesome. We've had so many fun times together and it's always fun when it's with you ;) haha, and I'm still a whole 2 1/2 months older than you =P

Matt, I've enjoyed getting to know you over the past couple of years. I've seen you grow in your walk with the Lord a lot since I first met you and I'm excited to see how He works in the through you this coming year!

Also, late happy birthdays to Hannah, Becca and Nathaniel :) I hope each of you had a very special day :)

Hello there faithful readers!

Yes, your unfaithful blogger has decided to post again. I'm not really sure what you like to read most. So, I'm just going to post what I feel like talking about and hopefully it isn't too boring...lol

This past month or two has been very interesting for me. I started school 4 weeks ago and I am so busy with it. I have had to work harder than I ever have, and it feels really good :) I have lots of subjects and actually will have enough credits to graduate at the end of this year, but my parents have deemed it wiser for me to do a full 4 years of school and not graduate a year early. I always have wished I could graduate early, but when it actually came up as a possibility this year, reality really struck me. In one way, it's hard to imagine myself as a full time college student next year and entering a whole new season of life. But, I'm going to trust my parent's decision and be content with where God has me now. =)

In addition to life picking up in busyness, it is also hopefully going to be changing again soon because I have decided to apply for a job. I really would like to work at Chickfila where I can work half-way normal hours and get a regular paycheck. I'm going to probably apply this month, so we'll see where I get with that. If it's God's will for me, I know He will work it out :) If/when I do get a job I can't wait to see how God will give be the strength to keep up with work, school and life. It'll be a lot of work, but I know I can do it with His help :)

hmmm, what else? Oh, I have some more baby hedgehogs :) They were born two weeks ago and I wasn't too sure how they'd do, because last time, this same mom killed her litter. Sad, I know, but that is just sometimes how it goes with animals. Anyhow, right now, the babies are doing well and I'll hopefully get to hold them sometime this week and get pictures, which I will be sure to post =D

Random, but: next month, I'm taking swing dance lessons and I'm soooo excited about it. Yay! =D *does a little happy dance*

Fall is officially here. I am excited for the cooler, beautiful weather.....I just love it...jeans, hoodies, baking....all good stuff ^_^

With fall starting to 'show up', we are in a rush to finish filming our movie. We have only two more filming days and then it's just time to get the movie edited. I'm very exicted to be done and see the finished product! And, when we're done filming, everyone will have 'freedom' and a lot more free time on their hands, lol!

Ok, so there is a little(or rather big) update from me. Life is good. God is good.

One more thing. I was reading in Proverbs last night and came across this verse: "As in water, face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man." What a reminder this is. That my heart is going to make me the person I am, or rather, my 'image'(character) and heart are connected... they are either both going to be beautiful or both be very ugly...and you ca't fix one without fixing the other ;) Just a little random thought :)

I feel bad...

I know I haven't posted a lot recently. I guess I just don't feel like talking about myself or my life. I really want to make some deep, meaningful posts. But, whenever I sit down to make a blog post, I have 'blogger's block' or something =P But let me think for a second here.

God has really spoke to me this week about my future. I have never been worried or stressed about it, but it's kind of cool to actually see God possibly revealing some stuff to me. I have really been unsure as to what career to pursue. I just have always felt like I have so many interests and didn't really feel a really strong calling to one thing. I don't know if I could pick one thing I'm super passionate about, other than God. Well, God has shown me that it's not what I do, but how it serves Him that really matters. I feel like He has shown me that my passions are actions and services, rather than something physical like 'music' or 'animals'. Yes, I do adore those two things, but I don't know if it would be a passion. So anyhow, what I feel like God has shown me is that whatever I do, it'll include: caring, encouraging, helping/serving and challenging. Obviously, there are a lot of forms of all of that. And i don't know what form that'll be for me. I am just excited to see what God has in store :)

Beach!!

Ok, so this past Saturday we left our home to go stay at Holden beach for a week. Right now, I am sitting in my beach house and thought I should give a little update. The beach has been gorgeous, I have spent a lot of time in the water and on the beach. Some of my cousins are here with us, and we're having an awesome time ^_^ I have also had some awesome times with the Lord. He has revealed himself to me in some amazing ways and it feels so awesome. I might make a more in depth post on that later.

We have went out in the ocean while the sun has been setting the past few nights. That is absolutely breathtaking beautiful. We've found a lot more shells than we normally do. I will be sure to post some pictures when I get back =)

Well, I guess I better go now. I'm going to go build a sandcastle(ohhhh yesss =P). Peace!!