Romans 12:1-2
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Wow, so it's been a long time since I have posted (again!). Oh my. Well, I have a post about my Mexico trip coming up VERY soon... I promise, it will be up within the next week, maybe even before. But, right now I just wanted to post some pictures of my new cousin! Sarah Joy Parker was born 7 weeks early on May 26th (4 days after my 17th birthday!:)), weighing 3lbs. 12.5oz. She is the cutest little thing, and she is doing really well! I have been to visit her twice, one time being last this past Saturday, and I got to hold her! It was so awesome. She's adorable. Congratulations to Auntie Jenn and Uncle Dan! Well, here are some pictures I took the other day! :)
Sarah Joy the day she was born. :)
Me getting to hold her for the first time. ♥
She's so precious:)
Susanna holding her for the first time. :)
I don't know why it's sideways, but I don't know how to change it, so, oh well! :P
Same with this one... She is so alive and alert for only being a week old, and being so small! :)
Little tiny clothes... so cute! ♥
The card that I made for Auntie Jenn, Uncle Dan and Sarah.♥
Nana holding Sarah for the first time. :)
So tiny.
This is my Papa's ring next to her wrist... It could probably fit around her wrist, but it wouldn't fit over her hands and fingers. So adorable! :)
*yawn*
Making funny faces in her sleep. :)
I want to share real quick the poem that I wrote about Sarah, and then that will be it for tonight! :)
Precious Little Girl:
Sarah Joy Parker came into this world,
On May twenty-sixth, two thousand and twelve.
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Welcomed by aunts, uncles, cousins and friends,
Grandparents, too, she’ll be loved ‘til the end.
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Ten tiny fingers, and ten tiny toes,
Two perfect eyes, and a cute little nose.
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I know she will grow up to be big and tall,
Even though right now, she is still very small.
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Mommy and Daddy are so very proud,
But their smiles will be bigger on the day she is found.
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Her name is just perfect for what she means to us,
Sarah means Princess, and Joy means-what else?
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You were made in God’s image, a perfect one, too,
And I look forward to watching you learn and grow.
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Sarah, you are fearfully and wonderfully made,
Even from the time when in your Mother’s womb you were laid.
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And if the day ever comes when you’ll turn ninety-two,
Still, there could never be a more beautiful you!
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I love you, Sarah, Auntie Jenn, and Uncle Dan!
All three of you are so special to me!
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~KNP, 5/30/12~
So there ya are! And like I said, I will have the post about my Mexico trip up really soon! :) Have a great week, everyone, I hope you are all doing well! :)
In Christ,
Karissa♥
Isaiah 55:8-9
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
When most Europeans in 1492 looked at the Atlantic Ocean, they saw a barrier. When Christopher Columbus looked at the Atlantic, he saw an oppurtunity. Columbus knew that sailing across it would be a challenge, but he envisioned sailing west as the answer that many Europeans were looking for to the problem of how to get to Asia more easily. Everybody saw the same ocean, but the difference was in how they saw it. Columbus' vision opened a new world for the Europeans and for world history. Although it was not what anyone in Europe expected (including Columbus), great blessings came from the world that was discovered.
When God was preparing to lead the Israelites into the land He had promised to give them, He had the people send twelve spies into Canaan to find out all they could about the land. Ten of the spies thought it was an insurmountable problem, while two believer that they could conquer the land with God's help. All of the spies saw the same land, but the difference was in how they saw it. The ten looked at Canaan through eyes of fear and doubt, while the two saw with eyes of faith. How these ancient explorers saw the land before them affected the history of their people from that time forward.
Let's take a look at this story in the Bible. :)
~Numbers 13-14
Chapter 13
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them. And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel. And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur. Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori. Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph. Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun. Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu. Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi. Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi. Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli. Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael. Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi. Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi. These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua. And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain: And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many; And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds; And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.
So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath. And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs. The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence. And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.
And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land. And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it. Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there. The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan. And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it. But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we. And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature. And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
Chapter 14 The People Rebel against the LORD
And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night. And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness! And wherefore hath the Lord brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt? And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.
Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel. And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes: And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land. If the Lord delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey. Only rebel not ye against the Lord, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the Lord is with us: fear them not. But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel.
And the Lord said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them? I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they. And Moses said unto the Lord, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;) And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou Lord art among this people, that thou Lord art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night. Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying, Because the Lord was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness. And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying, The Lord is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation. Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.
God's Punishment on Israel
And the Lord said, I have pardoned according to thy word: But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord. Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it. (Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) To morrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea. And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me. Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the Lord, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you: Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me, Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised. But as for you, your carcases, they shall fall in this wilderness. And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness. After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise. I the Lord have said, I will surely do it unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.
The Death of the Ten Evil Spies
And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land, Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the Lord. But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still.
The Defeat of Israel at Hormah
And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly. And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we be here, and will go up unto the place which the Lord hath promised: for we have sinned. And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the Lord? but it shall not prosper. Go not up, for the Lord is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies. For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned away from the Lord, therefore the Lord will not be with you. But they presumed to go up unto the hill top: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and Moses, departed not out of the camp. Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah.
Lessons from the story of the spies: The majority is not always right. Five-sixths of the spies and almost all of the Israelites were convinced that they could not conquer the Promised Land, but they were wrong. What is favored by the majority and what appears to be popular is no basis for living and making decisions. People (including you and I) can be easily influenced by an idea that appears to offer short-term reward or by a persuasive speaker who has a hidden agenda. We have to live by what is right in God's eyes, regardless of how popular that is, at any given moment.
We become what we fear. The Israelites were afraid that they could not conquer Canaan and would die in the wilderness. Because of their faithlessness, that is exactly what happened to them. They did not conquer Canaan and they dies in the wilderness. If we fear failure, we are more likely to fail by simply trying to avoid failure. If we fear what people think, we will become captive to the opinions of others. If we fear God, on the other hand, we will treat Him with respect and will become more like Him. Fear (except for the fear of God) is no motive to live by. Look at your world through the eyes of faith. Anyone can make excuses and can see roadblocks and reasons why something cannot happen. The person who trusts God sees what is possible and looks beyond the problems to the solution. The eyes of doubt and fear focus on what is seen, which often includes difficulties. The eyes that see as God wants us to see focus on the unseen: the unseen and powerful God and the goal that God can help us accomplish.
The explorers of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries caught a vision for what was possible, despite the risks, and changed the world. Joshua and Caleb caught the vision of what God promised, despite the difficulties, and entered into the Promised Land. As you explore the life that God gives you, look beyond the difficulties and potential roadblocks and see what God can accomplish through you.
P.S. We finally got some snow the other night! In the end of October when we had that big snowstorm and lost our power for 4 days, I thought it was going to be a long winter. The past couple weeks, I had begun to think and wonder if Winter would ever come. It finally did! :) Have a great night, and a wonderful weekend! :)
There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, 'If I could only see the world, I will marry you.'
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend.
He asked her, Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?' The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn't expected that. The thought of looking at them the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him.
Her boyfriend left in tears and days later wrote a note to her saying: 'Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for before they were yours, they were mine.'
This is how the human brain often works when our status changes. Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who was always by their side in the most painful situations.
Life Is a Gift
Today before you say an unkind word - Think of someone who can't speak.
Before you complain about the taste of your food - Think of someone who has nothing to eat..
Before you complain about your husband or wife - Think of someone who's crying out to GOD for a companion.
Today before you complain about life - Think of someone who went too early to heaven..
Before whining about the distance you drive Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet.
And when you are tired and complain about your job - Think of the unemployed, the disabled, and those who wish they had your job.
And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down - Put a smile on your face and think: you're alive and still around.. ==========================
Sorry for the long time since last posting something, my laptop is now finally up and running again thanks to Auntie Jenn and Uncle Dan for letting us use one of their power chords! :) I'm not sure what happened to ours, but it wasn't charging the laptop, so I wasn't able to use it for about a week and a half.
It was actually good for me, (I did go on a couple other computers during that time, but not as much), and I got to see what it would be like to not be able to go on the computer. At times I was frustrated thinking "I really wish I could go on right now. Why can't the laptop just work?" Then I would think, what if God took it away from me forever? Would I be "okay with it" or would I "not be able to stand it?" I still feel like I don't totally understand the aspect of just totally letting go of everything in your life, surrendering it to the Lord, and letting Him have control, but I think this experience (even though it was small) was used to teach me more about what it is like to surrender ALL of the areas of my life to the Lord. Being able to say, God, I surrender my whole life to you, whatever happens, I will give you the glory and will always praise You.
Like I said, I still don't understand it totally, but I think I am learning more and more of what it means to surrender different areas of your life to Christ. One of the things I think I have learned that it means is being able to say "I give this to You Lord. I could live without this. If You took this away from me, right now I would be able to stand it, and be able to say that He is enough for me, even if everything was taken away from me." God is still teaching me, and I'm still learning the process of how to let go of everything myself, and to truly be able to say that if everything else were stripped away from me, I would still have God, and He would be enough to fulfill my deepest desires. He should be being that right now in my life anyways, but I think you know what I mean. This video by Leslie Ludy really touches on what I am talking about, and it came to mind when I was typing, so I thought I would share it with you. It's more geared toward girls, but I think anyone can listen to it, and be encouraged by it.
Isn't that such an encouraging video? I want to be like that guy. If that happened to me, I hope that I would have that same attitude, and be so fulfilled in the presence of God, that even if I was in a dark place for a long period of time, my face would be shining with His love and joy, and I would think that it was like a honeymoon with Jesus, and I would gladly do it again! What a great attitude! And like the video said, we all think we have to have our computer time, our movies, our friends, our starbucks, whatever it is that you go to for comfort when what you really should be going to is the Word of God, time spent talking with God, pouring out your life for other people, etc. There are people out there who are suffering, who have no family, no food, no clothes. And we complain cause we don't like the food, or we want different clothes... Some people don't have any of this stuff! There are so many orphans, and we complain about the tiniest little things that have no eternal value! Sorry, I'm kind of getting off on to a different subject, but I'm just speaking from my heart. I didn't really start this post thinking I was going to write all this. lol. Anyways, like Leslie said at the end of the video, are you willing, my friend, to give it all up now, in order to have a honeymoon with Jesus? I sometimes think about that myself. I think would I do that? I think, how could I live without the computer, or my cellphone, or my blog, or whatever it is? But, I must learn to give these things up, so that I can have a honeymoon with Jesus. (**Not that I think that you have to give it all up, and just totally don't do it anymore, etc. But you have to make sure you are not making it your number one priority, or putting it above God in your life, for then whatever it is that you are putting first becomes like a god in your life. You have to be willing to say, if God asked me to, I would give this up**) I hope that I am making at least a little bit of sense. I just get really tired of lots of different things sometimes. Not that I'm perfect, cause I'm far from it, and nothing without Christ! Okay, I think I will leave this subject now. I may come back to it later, we'll see how it goes. Now for some pictures that I hope prove that Spring has to be coming soon! :)
Abandoned sweatshirts :)
Birds hanging out at the bird feeder :)
Fresh Green Grass! :)
I just stuck this was one in here cause I wanted to post it. I zoomed it in a little, but that's it. :)
Flower Buds on the trees :)
After it rained :)
Well, right now I am eating a yummy chocolate chip peanut protein bar and drinking water in case you wondered. lol. Today Susanna wanted to go for a walk, (we have been wanting to start taking walks/jogs, so we finally started :P ) so her, Mom, Julianna and I went around the block. When we started out it was just drizzling rain, and by the time we had about 5 minutes left, it was raining pretty hard. It was so refreshing and nice though! We were pretty wet when we got back, but like I said it was nice. Julianna and I twirled through the rain as we walked! :)
We did stretch a little before, but I think we are going to be sore tomorrow, cause we pushed ourselves a little bit for the first time. lol. But, it was good. Then we came home, and had eggs, grits, turkey sausage, and raisin bagels for lunch! Yummy to my tummy! lol.
Well, before I head out for the night, I want to share a song with you all that I heard when I was listening to Air1 on-line the other day. It was the first time I had heart it, and I really liked it. I wanted to share it with you, because the words are indeed what I would say to you if I were talking to you face to face. Whatever you are going through, my friend, whether bad, good, or in-between, remember to always be strong in the Lord, and never give up hope. God has His hands on you, don't live your life in fear. I will let the words finish! As you listen to them, know that this is my prayer for you today, and what I hope you will remember and do as you go throughout your day. :)
Well, as you can tell, I have done a lot of things to my blog! I am still working on it though, and doing some more. So keep watching. I am still looking for a background that is just totally me, and will work for me as well! :) I am adding pages (at the top), and about page, I am going to add a photo album, Quotes I love, and also blogs and websites that I like to visit. So.... Keep watching cause I am still going to be doing lots more! I think I am also going to change the name of my blogspot... It is going to be http://www.setapartgirl4christ2.blogspot.com/ But I am not going to change it just yet, so that people will be able to see what it is, so they don't have any trouble finding it. :)
As you can see I have changed the background design for my blog! They have so many new templates! It's awesome, but I ended up picking this one. If you know the story of It Is Well, you know that it had something to do with water. If you don't, look it up!
I can't believe we are heading up to Nh in just 4 days! I can hardly wait, it seems like yesterday was winter carnival! But anyways, it has been really hot here, and I can't wait to get up there and go swimming, etc.
We have been up to a lot since the last time I wrote, so I will try to cover as much of it as I can without loading you with stuff to read! First of all, back at the beginning of June, we got to help out at a Wedding reception (Susanna and I) for someone who used to come to our Church. That was really fun since we don't really ever get to do that stuff.
We have had a lot of graduations this year, but I think they are all done for the summer now. 4 from our Church, a friend and a cousin. We went to Steve's (cousin) on Saturday. It was good to see all the cousin's and have some fun. I got to try the unicycle again... I was getting pretty good at it, if only we had one that I could try here, I would probably be able to do it!
On Friday June 18th we had a big "teen bash." When we first got to the Church at around 2:15, we split up into teams (boys against girls), and went out on a scavenger hunt... Taking pictures of the "team" with different things. For example the whole team near a fountain,... The whole team with a boat in the background... The whole team with a convertable... And a bunch more (about 20-30 things to do). So, that was really fun, and they never really said a winner, but we all think the girls won. Lol. Anyways...
Next we came back to the Church and ate a delicious meal prepared by Ann Marie Smith and Becky Galvin! Yum! Thanks to both of you in taking the time to do that for us! After supper we all went into the teen room and watched all the pictures that were taken. I hope to maybe get them, so we can have them to remember, cause it was really fun!
Next stop? Mulligan's Mini Golf! We had a good time there, and out of all the people, three girls got a hole-in-one (me being one of them), and NO boys! Yay! Haha. After that we were going to go to the new Kimball's ice-cream that is near us, but someone from the Church told us that it was Hot-rod night, and we would have had to wait 3-4 hours in line! Can you believe it? So, we went to Market Basket instead to get some half gallons of ice-cream, toppings, etc. Then we headed over to the Owens to play games, eat dessert, and other snacks, until we got tired of each other and wanted to go home! Well, we ended up leaving at mid-night! But, we had a lot of fun, and learned some new games, that we can't wait to play again sometime hopefully! So that's that!
We have this "bulletin" at our Church called the scoop and it is written by teens... they have a activity central where someone writes about the last activity that happened, they have a parents corner, picture of the month, things that are going on this month, teen talk back (I know doesn't sound too good), what teens are saying, where someone asks a question, and a bunch of teens answer it, and then also a teen testimonie. This month I am writing the testimonie for the scoop! So, maybe once I get that finished, I will post what I wrote on here, sound good? Okay, deal!
Hmmm, anything else new. I'm sure there is, just nothing I can think of off the top of my head. If I remember anything that we did that was really exciting I'll let you know, but for now we have just been packing and getting ready to head up to Alton Bay on Friday!!!!!!! :)
Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you come again real soon! (That being said, I hope to have more blogging going on also! :D)!!!! Have a great night, and a wonderful week....
With His Love,
-Karissa-
Psalm 56:3, 10-11
3. What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
10. In God will I praise His word: in the LORD will I praise His word.
11. In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
Hello everyone, how are you all doing? I am doing well, and finally feeling I think 100% better from when I was sick. I think everyone else is also.
What's new? We got texting yesterday on our phones!!! It's sooooooooo fun to text. We are so excited! Caleb (i.e.) received 110 texts yesterday! lol That is a LOT. I got a bunch too, but only 52! Ha-ha. Susanna however only received about 15 or so. Oh, well....she just didn't do it as much as us. She'll catch up! haha
We are getting ready to go to a nursing home at about 10:00 to sing and play our instruments for Christmas. Then , I don't know what we are doing the rest of the day. Actually I do know that we are going to a living nativity tonight (I think). So, that will probably be fun.
I went to the orthodontist the other day and they took the pictures for me to send in, to see if Mass Health will pay for my braces. They already denied me once (about two years ago), so we'll see what happens this time! Also earlier that morning we went Christmas Caroling with the Home-school group at our Church. Then we went back to the Church for a pot-luck, and had to get out of there pretty quick after to go to the orthodontist.
I thought of another thing we did that was fun recently (I really haven't blogged in a while. haha). We went to a cookie swap a couple days ago, and got 96 cookies there! We had to bring 6 dozen, and then we would get 6 dozen back. But, there were a couple left over, and one lady didn't want to take "her cookies" back, cause she had some left at home, so we got to take a couple extra dozen....so that's how we got so many!
Well, that's all for now. If I think of anything else that happened exciting that I forgot, or if something else exciting does happen....I'll try to post something about it! Oh, and I have some pictures that I want to post sometime also!
This is a joke that I saw in something that we got from our Church....I thought it was funny, and thought that you might get a laugh out of it also!
Dear Child, I am writing this to you slowly because I know that you can't read fast. We don't live where we did when you left home. Your dad read in the paper that most accidents happen within 20 miles from your home, so we moved. I won't be able to send you the address, as the last family that lived here took the house numbers when they left so that they wouldn't have to change their address. This place is real nice. It even has a washing machine. This week I put a load of laundry in, pulled the chain, and haven't seen them since. The weather isn't too bad here, it only rained twice last week. The first time it rained for three days, and the second time for four days. Your Uncle Steve thought that the coat you wanted me to send you would be too heavy to mail, so we cut the buttons off and put them in the pockets, Hopefully you will find them and sew them back on. I am sorry that we had to do this and cause you extra work, but our financial woes are laying heavy upon us. Things are tough all around. We got another bill from the funeral home. They said if we don't make the last payment on Grandma's grave, up she comes. John locked his keys in the car yesterday. We were worried because it took him two hours to get me and Shelby out. Your sister had a baby this morning! I haven't found out what it is yet, so I don't know if you are an aunt or an uncle. If the baby is a girl, your sister is going to name her after me. She is going to call it Mom. Three of your friends went off a bridge in a pick-up truck. Ralph was driving. He rolled down the window and swam to safety. Your two other friends were in the back. Sadly, they drowned because they could not get the tailgate down. There isn't much more news at this time. Nothing much has happened.
Love, Mom
P.S. I was going to send you some money, but the envelope was already sealed....sorry.
I can't believe that October is already past......and I also can't believe that it snowed a couple times already. That's just not even funny, I mean I know it's bound to happen sooner or later, but snow in October? It's not unheard of, but I don't like it! lol. Anyways, We went to the Dentist the other day (6 of the children), and we had NO cavities. We barely ever get cavities anyway, I don't think I have ever had a cavity in my life. Ok, is it weird that I am talking about that? Whatever! lol
When we were at the Dentist, they said that they think I need braces! They already told me that before, and I went to the orthodontist, and they said I needed braces too, but then Mass Health who would pay for it, denied me. Oh well, I am scheduled to go again December 3rd, and we'll see what they say this time. I'm not so sure about the whole idea about braces?
Julianna still hasn't won any soccer games or scored anymore goals :( but, her and her team did come REALLY close to scoring a goal in the past two games! Well, even if they didn't win any games, it was still a good experience for Julianna, but it's still not fun to lose all of your games :(
School is going ok, but it still comes down to the same story........I don't like school! haha Well, I guess that's all for now.........I just felt like posting something for some reason! lol 'Til next time..............
Wow, I am actually finally posting some pictures....lol. When was the last time I did that?? Let's see...........besides the couple posts where I put one picture, it was August 11th! Wow. So, here I am on October 9th finally posting some pictures! Well, for the first one.........
The Red Sox are in the Play-offs!!! Yeah. They did lose their first ALDS game, but they are going to win tonight! Ha-ha!!!
This was the picture of Micah on his birthday that I was going to post, but then couldn't get it to go on the computer! :(
The mums that we have outside the house.
Orange mums.
I'm not quite sure how this happened, but Julianna was leaning down near the harp, and I took a picture, and this is how it turned out (I must have done something.....moved or something, I just don't know what)! lol!
This isn't a great picture, but shows you the apple crisp Susanna made...yum! She is a good cook!
A sunset! One of God's many beautiful paintings!
This was a picture of the moon, the night we got home from NH,but it didn't really work to just take a picture of the moon (which was really neat)....but I thought that this was cool anyhow!
Julianna, Diana, Lauren, Leah, Susanna, Caleb, James, Derek, Micah, and I with Miriam Petrofsky (Sky for short), from Fiery Faith and Fiddles!
All of us at fun-spot.
A Blue Jays feather!
Micah and Julianna being crazy.....lol!
Smiles!
"Daniel's house cleaning job....call me if you need help cleaning up your house." Haha!
Daniel enjoying his popsicle.........
Julianna enjoying hers..............
Kristianna enjoying her popsicle................
and Micah enjoying his popsicle!
A pretty "something". I don't know what it is, I just know I like it! Haha!
An ant hill...I tried to get one with the ants in it, but I couldn't find any ants!
Daniel being his usual cute self!
Art
Daniel and I listening to my Mp3 player!
Well, that is all the pictures I have for now!
School has been going pretty good, except for the fact that I don't like it, and it is still hard! Julianna has been taking soccer for about 4-5 weeks, and she has practice every Wednesday and Sunday, and a game on Saturday. She does not have a game tomorrow for the Holiday! She has played about four games, and hasn't won one yet :( I am hoping she will win one at least...soon!
We haven't gone apple picking yet, but are thinking about going tomorrow! We are now back into the routine (Caleb, Julianna, and Micah at least) of going to piano lessons every Wednesday....Susanna and I are not taking lessons this year (not yet anyways). Mom was saying something about us maybe us taking a lesson once a month and picking a song to do every month, and then when we go to our lesson, our teacher could just "critique" us on that song and tell us what we could do to make it better....and the next month pick another song, and so on!! I am also taking violin every other week..... and am hoping that I will take for about one more year, and maybe during that time take on at least on or two students to teach!! That will be fun (I hope. lol)! Well, that is what has been going on in my life since I last blogged, and I will hopefully not take to long in-between posts this time (I think our pictures are finally going on the computer easier, so hopefully.....)! Talk to y'all later! :)
