My Last Day of Freedom

Ok well not really. "my last day of freedom" was a bit of a stretch. 

 But it was my last day...

 of summer vacation. 

my life as an all time homeschooler

of just saying "no i dont go to school, im homeschooled"

Though im not going to school full time,

I am taking 2 classes. 

The most iv ever taken at a public school,

Now I have taken 1 before but it doesnt seem like it was at school cause it was a drama class.

And its not like iv never taken a class before, because i was in a "school" for homeschoolers for about 5 years.

But this feels totally different.

Maybe its cause its at the HS.

Maybe its because im taking a math class (i dont like math very much)

Maybe it because iv always just been homeschooled. 

Maybe if because im afraid i wont know anyone in my classes

or what people will think of me.

I not quite sure what it is, but im going to school :)

Well i better go and get some sleep for for my first day of school.

I'll leave you with this...

Gods Love Never Fails!

so even if no one likes me in my classes God will always love me!

ps i may or may not post a picture of my first day of school :)

My Story

I sit here. Dad and Mom are out to dinner with friends. Josiah and Sarah are reading. Elijahs playing a game. The radio is playing in the other room. And i sit here typing out a blog post. I dont know where this post is headed, but im ok with that. I could talk about how sad i am that summer is coming to a close or how school starts on wednesday. I could tell you all how excited yet worried i am about taking 2 classes at the high school this year. I could tell you all about our camping trips these last 2 weeks or how im going to miss some friends that are going off to college. 

But instead im going to ask this... do you ever wish something in your life didn't happen?  or why God would let this happen to you/your family? Cause i do. I ask God why he wont give my dad a job. And why does life have to be so hard sometimes?

 Sometimes i wish that life could be the same as it was for me 5 years ago. I was almost 11, had lots of friendships i thought would be life long, went to a school for homeschoolers, had 9 siblings, helped in kids church, and i didnt have a care in the world. But im not. Im here almost 16, have friendships i hope will be life long, start public school for the first time in 3 days, have 11 siblings, at a new church(sense april), and i have lots of cares in the world. Now dont get me wrong I wouldn't trade my family, church or friends for anything. But what it took to get here, its been hard. 

First we adopted,  i LOVE Sarah and Rachel dearly and wouldn't trade them for anything, but as any adoptive family can say its hard. 

Secondly we stopped going to the homeschool school, and with that i lost some friends i thought would be my "BFF's". Some i still talk to occasionally but we're not as close. 

Thirdly my Dad got a job as a pastor in the San Juan islands. Then we moved to the island for 8 months, but our house never sold so we had to move back. After 18 months of Dad going to the island on weekends(thursday-sunday/monday), our house never selling and it being really hard for us with him being gone most of the time he quite the job and "moved" back home. 

You now find me in January 2011, im 14 years old, at a new church, dont have many friends, my brother jeremiah is married and due to the fact that my dad hasnt been really living at home the last 8 months and now doesnt have a job, life is hard. The next few months life goes up and down, one day its really hard and the next we think we see the light at the end of the tunnel. My mom finds out shes pregnant, but then has a miscarriage. July comes around and both Josh and Cassie get married. School starts and life goes on. Im in the musical and then run track, making friends along the way. 

Spring break comes and goes and we find our selves at yet another new church, this one with a few people i already now. School ends and summer begins, all the while making new friends at church. July comes around, i go to Tennessee and Rachel moves to a boarding school of types for adopted kids that need more help then their families can give. (thus why there haven't been many pics of her this summer) 

I now find myself in the present, August 26th 2012.  The last 4 1/2 years have been hard. They have been filled with tears, broken relationships, loneliness, lost friends but also new friends, learning, new churches, marriages, changes and transitions, memories, lots of prayers, new ways of life, unemployment and hardships but also happiness. But even though all the sadness and all the happiness its been worth it. If they hadn't happened i wouldn't be the person i am today, I wouldn't have 2 amazing sisters that i love oh so much! I wouldn't have learned so much. I wouldn't have made the memories iv made or the friends iv made. 

So all though i sometimes think i would like it if the last 5 years hadn't happened because of how hard they have been, im oh soo glad they did! They have shaped me into the young lady i am today. 

Now that the kids are in bed, Dad and Mom are home and you all know the true me. Not the me that is always happy and just shows you pictures iv taken. Tell me about the true you. Whats your story? 

Thankful Thursday {edition 8}

Well hello everyone! How's it going? This isn't going to be a long post cause I'm enjoying a view of the lake :)

Ok where were we? Thankful Thursday that right! :) 

 

1. The view. I'll post a pictures when I get home. 

2. Going camping 2 weeks in a row, before school starts again. Lincoln rock this week and alder lake last week! Fun times! 

3. The book... "being a girl who loves" learning to love like jesus. By Shannon Kubiak Primicerio It's really good. If you haven't read it read it!

4. Shad. It's supper nice on a hot day. 

5. You readers/followers! You keep coming back to my blog even when I don't post for a week or two. Thanks guys! 

6. Gods unfailing love! It doesn't matter how many time we fail to love God, because His love NEVER fails! 

Well that's all for now. I'm off to enjoy the lake! :) 

Up Up and Away!

ok the titles kinda lying cause im not going up, im going down. South that is. Im going camping this week. And i also went camping last week, thus no "thankful thursday" :( So im here to tell you that i have not dropped of the face of the earth, im just camping. :)

 In other news how do you all like the new design? I really like it and i hope you do to! 

So guess what?

Remember when i shared this picture

of my sisters baby?

Well its a BOY!

They found out last week. 

Im really excited. 

But i do have to say that i was kinda hoping for a girl. But its not about what i want. God had a different plan and im fine with that. I cant wait to meet this little guy!  

Well thats about all the exciting news from my life. 

I'll try to post a "thankful thursday" this week, but no promises :)

See you all next week!

Thankful Thursday {#7}

1. God wonderful creations! They are soo amazing! Im so glad he has a great imagination! :)

2. Tickle fights with my sister. Oh man no words to describe it! 

3. Sun sets. Bon fires. The beach. But them together and it equals greatness! 

4. Fiestas! Im going to my work fiesta tonight. Cant wait for the tacos! Authentic mexican tacos. Yum!

5. Christian athletes. They are soo courageous and great! Here are a few...

                            Kurt Warner                                                           Lolo Jones

    

                            Gabby Douglas                                                     Tim Tebow

     

6. Warm summer days. I wish there were more!

Well those are a few things im thankful for on this fine August day. Sorry i got this post up a little late :) If you missed tuesdays post dont forget to check it out!

Hope you all have a lovely rest of the week!

All pictures via google excluding the first one. 

Do you have the courage... to tell the world?

Here we are another time. Another day. Another post. But what is it all for? 

Is it so we can have lots of followers? 

Is it so we get lots of comments? 

Is it because we have nothing else to do?

 Is it because we just like to write?

 Is it so we can share our photographs?

 Is it because we want to feel in with the crowd?

But most importantly is it a place where all the glory goes up to God?

Here on my blog. My little corner of the interwebs. I hope all the glory goes up to God. I hope that you all can see that I love and serve the creator of the universe. 

Some people think that one day they will be able to tell the whole world that "all the glory goes up to God". They are waiting for the day when the whole world is watching to say 

"I give all the glory to God!"

Gabby had the courage to say it.

She had the world watching. 

 She said what she believes. 

She gave all the glory to God.

Lolo Jones had the courage to say this after getting 4th in the 100m hurdles.

 She thanks the Lord in the midst of her pain.

She cries out for comfort and healing.

She tells the world she believes in the Lord Jesus.

Would you have the courage?

The courage to tell the world that you believe?

The courage to tell your town?

The courage to tell your school?

The courage to tell your friends?

The courage to write it on your blog? 

Im taking the step. 

To tell the world.

To tell my town.

To tell my school.

To write it on my blog.

I believe in the Lord Jesus Christ.

I believe He created the universe.

I believe He is coming again.

I believe He has a purpose for each and everyones life. 

I believe He loves me and you like no one else could.

I believe He is Lord.

I believe we all should stand together and tell the world

Tell our towns.

Tell our schools.

Tell our readers.

Tell our friends.

That He is lord

That He does live today.

That he is coming back again.

That he loves US.

That he has a plan for US. 

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

-Jeremiah 29:11-

Dont wait till your in the olympics or your famous.

Cause really how many of us are acualy going to have the whole world watching?

But we do have people watching.

Our friends are watching.

Our school is watching.

Our readers are watching.

Our families are watching.

So lets tell them, the people who are watching.

That He is lord

That He does live today.

That He is coming back again.

That He loves them.

That He has a plan for them. 

He has a plan for you.

 A plan for me.

A plan for the world.

Will you join me in telling the world?

Our schools.

Our families.

Our readers.

Our friends.

Have the courage.

Take the step.

Write the post.

Tell the world.

* Gabby pictures/quotes via google

A Random Post full of Random Stuff...

So here i am. Sunday the 5th of August. Its currently 90 degrees fahrenheit. Im sitting here in the school room/office. Writing a blog post about random stuff. While listening to my Jamie Grace pandora station and chatting with a friend. Its a pretty exciting life :) Im also thinking about

my crazy friends and silly sisters!!

 man i love them!

CHIC 2012/Tennessee 

    

 The worship was amazing! Check the songs out HERE!

What my friend and I did when she was over

Yes those are my old polly pockets. My friend Sarah was over and she saw them under my sisters bed and was like "what polly pockets? can i play with them?" I then said sure. So she and I made them into our friends and us. It was quite funny. She then put it on facebo*k and tagged them all. Good memories! 

Im also wanting to hang out with these people!

                              Kayla                                                                      Madison

My wonderful, amazing older sisters! I love them sooo much!

Carissa lives in MN, Cassie lives in MN and Lindsey lives in Australia 

Do to the fact that i live in WA i cant really hang out with them right now :(

Well thats enough random for one day. 

So farewell!

ok just kidding its not enough so one more :)

Im sooo glad me and Ben dont look like this all the time :)

Nerd Bowling 2012

so on that note i will say farewell...

for real....

Thankful Thursday {part 6}

Hello everyone! Sorry i haven't posted in a week. Iv been quite busy. And to prove my point this post was supposed to be written yesterday and posted this morning but now its thursday night and by the time you read this its going to be friday already! Crazy how time flies by! Talking about time flying can you believe its already August??? I cant! So before more time flies by ill tell you a few things im thankful for...

1. Sunny weather! Oh its sooo wonderful!!! You who dont live in the pacific north west are probably like "what? its been sunny for months" Well here in washington its just gotten to be "normal" (whatever that is) summer weather, as in hot and sunny for lots of days in a row. This Saturday its supposed to get up to 84 degrease!!! For here in western WA thats hot!!!

2. S'mores that are hug! As in the size of your hand! It was really good :) But quite bad for me :(

it was made with these jumbo marshmallows...

3. Getting most of my room put back together :) and putting up most of my pictures! Yay for mostly organized bedrooms! I'll do another post when im all finished redoing my room :)

4. Memories. They are amazing! I dont know what id do without them. I have sooo many GREAT memories! What are some of your favorite memories?

Well its now 11:45pm and i need to go to bed so goodnight all and to all a good night :) 

See you soon!