This is going to be my last post for a while because today I leave for Honduras! Well, today I start my trip but I don't really fly out until tomorrow morning. Still, it's quite exciting! I'm not sure how I'll ever get through today. I still have some packing that needs to get done, those sections of the research paper to finish and my room to clean. But still, this day is going to go by so slowly!
I just got a new camera so you can expect lots of pictures when I get back and I'm sure I will have tons of stories. I am just so excited to see how God works and what He does. This whole trip is for Him and His glory and it will be so interesting to see what He does through us.
Anyway, Friends, farewell! I shall certainly miss blogging while I'm away and it will be very strange to have a week off from school, but I will absolutely enjoy the break. Good bye and God bless!
Showing posts with label School. Show all posts
Showing posts with label School. Show all posts
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
TobyMac!!!!!!!
I'm going to see TobyMac and Relient K tomorrow in concert tomorrow with my youth group!!! Yay!! I'm so excited! I've waited months for this and now it's only one more day!!!! I can't wait!! All I have to do now is survive another school day...it will be so worth it though!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Sick
My family went on our annual fall vacation a couple of weeks ago. I had a great time but on the second to last day, I got sick. I spent two days there on the couch and another two days laying around at home. I ate hardly anything for three days and found it hard to eat after that. I still don't have much of an appetite. And I suppose I'm still sick. I haven't been feeling normal the past...11 days. Ugh, it's so annoying. I'm the one that usually gets sick in my family, must be a faulty immune system or some such problem. But I've never had anything like that before. I haven't been going to my dance classes or getting all my school work done, I'm not sure if I'll make it into work on Friday (even though I told my boss I could make it) or to a college visit this Saturday. Maybe I need more sleep (well, I don't know. I've been getting like 10-11 hours each night) or maybe I should eat more. I've certainly done my share of relaxing. I've watched movies, old TV shows, read 300 pages of a great, new book in only a few days. Bleh...life just really stinks sometimes, ya know? Like tonight, I'm missing out on a fun girl's night at my youth leader's house with his amazing wife. Grrrr....
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Psyched For Astronomy
Has anyone here every studied astronomy? I just started reading a book about it the other day and it is fascinating! I read briefly about the planets and how each rotates and revolves differently and about their orbits around the sun. And then there's all that history about people studying the sky and believing that we are the centre of the universe and everything revolves around us. The invention of the telescope comes next and how scientists a few decades ago developed really powerful telescopes that can see different types of light and even detect radio waves! I read today this section that talked about extraterrestrial life. The author of the book had come up with some really strange creatures that could live on planets like Pluto, Jupiter and Mars.
Everything I read is so interesting, astronomy has quickly become my favorite subject. It's really neat to read about all this stuff then look up at the sky at night and see it. I can't wait to learn more!
Everything I read is so interesting, astronomy has quickly become my favorite subject. It's really neat to read about all this stuff then look up at the sky at night and see it. I can't wait to learn more!
Friday, September 11, 2009
Rain Down
Darn, I had like a whole post typed out and my computer just lost it all. Let me try again.
It's raining. It's been raining all day; pouring, sprinkling and just plain old raining. I'm glad. I'm going in to work tonight after not working for a few days and it will be nice to have a slower night. Not many people come to a drive in restaurant in the rain.
I really should be doing school work instead of blogging about the rain. I have SAT stuff to study and college applications essays to write.
Does anyone here ever get really stressed out about school work? I usually do sometime during the school year and I feel like I'm on the brink of it now. There's one verse that's been really helpful to me, "I can do all thinkgs through Christ who gives me strength." This year I feel like God is more present in my life. Whenever I feel down or overwhelmed, He's the first one I go to for comfort. When I feel lonely, I cling to HIs promise that He'll never leave me. When I'm afraid, I remember that He is holding me up and protecting me. Life is so much better if you live it with God.
Well, that's all I've got for now. I'm off to do my school work.
It's raining. It's been raining all day; pouring, sprinkling and just plain old raining. I'm glad. I'm going in to work tonight after not working for a few days and it will be nice to have a slower night. Not many people come to a drive in restaurant in the rain.
I really should be doing school work instead of blogging about the rain. I have SAT stuff to study and college applications essays to write.
Does anyone here ever get really stressed out about school work? I usually do sometime during the school year and I feel like I'm on the brink of it now. There's one verse that's been really helpful to me, "I can do all thinkgs through Christ who gives me strength." This year I feel like God is more present in my life. Whenever I feel down or overwhelmed, He's the first one I go to for comfort. When I feel lonely, I cling to HIs promise that He'll never leave me. When I'm afraid, I remember that He is holding me up and protecting me. Life is so much better if you live it with God.
Well, that's all I've got for now. I'm off to do my school work.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
El Discurso Del Presidente
I didn't read anything about the speech before I heard it so my observations are unbiased.
One of the most powerful parts of the speech was when the President said that even if you are discouraged or feel that everyone has given up on you, don't give up on yourself. And just before that when he said you won't be good at everything the first time you try it and you may have to go over things a few times before it clicks in your head.
There was definitely an appeal to pathos in the speech. The President talked about when he was a kid and got up at 4:30 to do his lessons with his mother and how he wished he was back in bed. It put him at the same level with us. He made a connection with his past and what we as students deal with now. His tone of voice when he got to this part of the speech, how he got quieter, really created a picture in my mind of him sitting at a table with his mother and made me feel almost sorry for that boy living in Indonesia. I guess that would be ethos as well. And it was pathos and ethos again when he talked about his father leaving, his mother dealing with everything else while trying to raise him on her own, and when he felt lonely and like he didn't fit in.And there was an appeal to logos. The President used the examples of JK Rowling and Michael Jordan to illustrate his statement that you won't succeed the first time you try. He also used the stories of three students in difficult situations to show that you can succeed when faced with challenges and that you shouldn't give up.
I thought that over all the speech was pretty good. Like others have said, it was a very good pep talk. It seemed to me that President Obama was trying to motivate kids to do well and not give up when things got tough. It was like he was saying "I know school can be hard and not all that exciting, but we're all expecting great things from you. We expect you to stay focused and work hard this year. Don't let us down." Throughout this school year, kids are going to think back and remember this speech and push themselves to excel because that's what President Obama told them to do.
One of the most powerful parts of the speech was when the President said that even if you are discouraged or feel that everyone has given up on you, don't give up on yourself. And just before that when he said you won't be good at everything the first time you try it and you may have to go over things a few times before it clicks in your head.
There was definitely an appeal to pathos in the speech. The President talked about when he was a kid and got up at 4:30 to do his lessons with his mother and how he wished he was back in bed. It put him at the same level with us. He made a connection with his past and what we as students deal with now. His tone of voice when he got to this part of the speech, how he got quieter, really created a picture in my mind of him sitting at a table with his mother and made me feel almost sorry for that boy living in Indonesia. I guess that would be ethos as well. And it was pathos and ethos again when he talked about his father leaving, his mother dealing with everything else while trying to raise him on her own, and when he felt lonely and like he didn't fit in.And there was an appeal to logos. The President used the examples of JK Rowling and Michael Jordan to illustrate his statement that you won't succeed the first time you try. He also used the stories of three students in difficult situations to show that you can succeed when faced with challenges and that you shouldn't give up.
I thought that over all the speech was pretty good. Like others have said, it was a very good pep talk. It seemed to me that President Obama was trying to motivate kids to do well and not give up when things got tough. It was like he was saying "I know school can be hard and not all that exciting, but we're all expecting great things from you. We expect you to stay focused and work hard this year. Don't let us down." Throughout this school year, kids are going to think back and remember this speech and push themselves to excel because that's what President Obama told them to do.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
No Place Like Home
I just got back from vacation yesterday. It took us 12 hours to drive from Oak Island North Carolina, to Montandon/Milton Pennsylvania. Being stuck a car with your parents, brother, ten year old sister and two other sisters (one younger and one older) isn't the most fun thing in the world. My sister and I (the younger but not the ten year old) did have some good times. We played chess and were goofy and looked at license plates (we saw Alaska!!). But there were times of fighting and boredom and times of extreme sleepiness. We made it through though. Now I'm back in the real world. I'll probably have to work tomorrow or the next day, I've decided to start my school work on Monday and my sister goes back to college on Saturday. No more sitting around and reading, no more swimming in the ocean, no more taking walks on the beach, no more endless oreos in the car, no more funny cousins (for a little while at least) and it feels like no more freedom. Laying in bed this morning I felt completely overwhelmed. I just felt like I couldn't handle it. I felt stressed. I felt completely miserable. And I prayed. I told God all of this; I told Him I needed His strength, that I couldn't do it on my own. I told Him that without Him I just couldn't do it. I asked Him, begged Him, to be with my and to hold me up and take away my painful feelings. And then I fell half asleep and all my fears and stress seemed to vanish. I felt peace. It was wonderful. And now I know that even though life may be stressful, chaotic, full of unwanted change, complicated and completely beyond my control, I can have peace in my Lord. My Lord who never takes His eyes off of me. Who watches my every move. Who holds me up because I can't stand on my own. Who loves me more than I could ever dream or imagine. Who is always there to comfort and guide me. Who I only need to cry out to and He'll save me. That is my hope. Without my Lord, I would be so lost and to hopeless. I could not live. I would be nothing.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
School
OK, anyone else feeling like: "AHHHHH! I'm not ready for school to start!"? Well,(haha)I am. I was looking at the syllabus a minute ago and there are already assignments we can be working on. Too soon! I go on vacation with my family for 8 days next Wednesday and I am so psyched for it(we're going to the beach!). So to have assignments hanging over my head, waiting to be done, stresses me out a little. Anyone else feeling like this? September 4th is still a ways away but it's coming. *Deep breath* I can do this. More fear. I'm already afraid I won't get everything done on time. Ugh, I did this last year with AP Psych. Dread again. I was so afraid I wouldn't get everything done but ended up doing it all and having extra time. I've still got 23 days until September 4th! Granted I'll be on vacation for 8 of those days but still, that's 15 days I've got do do the assignments!
I'm done with my tangent, got over my initial stress and fear. I'll be fine. But does anyone else feel like this?? ("Can you hear me? Does anyone around me feel that way that I feel now?" ~ Hawk Nelson, Take Me)
I'm done with my tangent, got over my initial stress and fear. I'll be fine. But does anyone else feel like this?? ("Can you hear me? Does anyone around me feel that way that I feel now?" ~ Hawk Nelson, Take Me)
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