A VERY BIG Birthday Surprise!

Today is my youth pastor's birthday!! My friend and I are going to give him a pretty big surprise. Between big church and youth we are going to go to his house and put a big happy birthday sing on the garage door. We'll find some time to have people sign it. Then, in his house, we are going to blow up some balloons and cover his chair that he always sits in with them. We even made a Certificate of Old Age for him. It's really cool looking. We will sign that then frame it and put it on the kitchen table. My friend and I got ribbon and rapping paper and we are going to rap his bedroom door and the bathroom door if we have time to. Once we are done inside we will go outside and decorate the driveway and sidewalk with chalk. Today will be a very interesting day, so wish us luck!!

All You Need Is A Bat And A Few Soda Cans (who needs a ball?)

Last night my youth group did something I never thought I would ever do. We got ten billion(mabe not that many) soda cans and we took turns hitting them with bats. This one guy shook up the cans then tossed them up. All you could do was wish that you hit it and wish that you didn't get sprayed. I got lucky and both of those wishes came true for me. We each got to hit three cans. The first one I hit didn't even pop, it just flew. The second one I hit pop alittle bit, but nothing sprayed on me. It sprayed all over the guy who was tossing the cans. I started laughing(don't worry, I was laughing with him). The third one I hit went really far, but nothing else happend. Some people took a few tries before they hit the cans and others hit the cans the first time. Some cans looked like they had exploded. The field we were in is probably covered in ants by now. The grass was really sticky and it smelt like grapes.

Over all I had a lot of fun!! I wish I will do it again sometime.

Prayer

"It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to the Most High. It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your faithfulness in the evening." -Psalms 92:1, 2

"The intense prayer of the righteous is very powerful" -James 5:16

"Don't fret or worry, Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life." -Philippians 4:6

I love knowing that whenever I get scared or I'm worried, I can turn to God and He will always be there. I don't pray as much as I would like, which is why I am posting this. Someone once told me that it doesn't matter where are when you pray. You don't have to schedule time with God. He is always there, ready to listen. Nowadays, our lives are so busy, so maybe you do have to plan a time during your day for Him. Always remember that He is worthy of our time. I hope that this encourages me and you to put more time aside for God.

"Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."
-Mark 11:24

Quotes For Today

I am going to make this post simple and sweet.( Sorry I haven't posted in awhile.)

"For the word of God is living and effective and sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating as far as to divide soul, spirit, joints, and marrow: it is a judge of the ideas and thoughts of the heart." Hebrews 4:12

Do you always live by God's Word?

"Either God's Word keeps you from sin, or sin keeps you from God's Word."
-Corrie ten Boom

"God can see clearly no matter how dark or foggy the night is. Trust His Word to guide you safely home."
-Lisa Whelchel

"God's Word is a light not only to our path but also to our thinking. Place it in your heart today, and you will never walk in darkness."
-Joni Eareckson Tada