Mother's Day!!

Happy Mother's Day!!!! Make shure you tell your mom how much you love her!! Tell us what you got your mother.

Growing

Seed

Small, Hard

Planting, Growing, Sprouting

Petals, Stem, Leaves, Bees

Maturing, Blooming, Living

Colorful, Delicate

Flower

This is my diamond poem.A diamond poem gets it's name from it's unusual shape.

Peace, Love and Happiness

I drew this with oil pastels. It was supposed to be PEACE, LOVE, and HAPPINESS but when I put them together, they got mixed up. That's o.k. I still liked how they turned out! Hope you do too!

Hot Dogs: Hall of Fame!

This is poster I made with hot dogs I cut out of a magazine. It was for speech. I tried to name each hot dog, but could not quite figure out what to name the bottom one. We were performing T.V. shows and there were interviews. My name was LaBeef LaWeeta. I was a famous hot dog eater. Pretty random...I know. That's why I made a Hot Dogs: Hall of Fame!!

The Book Thief.

This is one of the best books I have ever read!!! That is enough said. You should check it out.

WARNING: This book takes place during the Holocaust and if that is a sensitive subject for you I would not advise you to read this book. I did cry allot while reading this book. Let's just say that those were not happy tears.

But happy tears or sad tears, any book that can make you cry is a really good book. I love this book. I would read it again and again, again, again, and again........

Oh, it is narrated by death.

I Challenge you!

Think about this:
Have you ever tried to leave the house to go somewhere, but you can't because you have misplaced your cell phone and you can not live without it?
Dinner is ready. Time to sit down with the family, but your eyes are glued to the T.V.?
Are you ready to go to church? No, because you can not let go of the remote to the Xbox.
Technology has become a big part of your life whether you realize it or not. Sometimes, it may even end up controlling your life.
Now think about this: What if people were that concerned about other things, more important things. Like spending time with family, cleaning your room, doing homework, or even reading the bible and talking with God.
Because we are humans, we will have problems. But, sometimes, instead of turning to God for help, we play video games, search the Internet, text our friends. Then our problems get buried and may even become worse. Don't get me wrong. Technology is great! But if it runs your life and that is your life, take a minute and pick up a bible.

Now this is your challenge:
God deserves more attention than your cell phone. Find time during the week and turn all your electronics OFF. Talk to God. I promise you He does not mind and He will listen to you.
(P.S. Use you head. Don't turn anything off that might aggravate the parents!!)

Let me know how it woks out! =D

Learn to LAUGH!!!!

WOW!!! I can not believe that the school year is almost over. This year has gone by real fast. I have learned over the years(that makes me sound old, which I am not( no offense to anybody)) that the older you do get, the faster time flies. Ha HA! Like time really flies. I meant, the faster time goes by.

Well, I am not going to stress myself out over the future. Let's concern ourselves with the present. In school I am in a speech class( which is basically a theatre class). The past two or three weeks we have been working on Duets. Oooooh Duets. Everyone in the class got a partner. I got a good partner, but you could say that she didn't receive the same. I tend to play more than work sometimes and I think I got on her nerves allot. She is just too nice and decided she would put up with me.

There were about 17 groups in my class. Each group received a different script. My partner and I got a boring one. It was called "He's Mine". Girl thinks boy is cute. Boy meets girl. Girl decides she does not like the boy. Friend of girl says they should hang out anyway. Girl suffers and friend is entertained. How typical.

We practiced and practiced. These duets are about 10 min. long, so it was a little of a struggle. My lines basically repeated themselves all of the time. Because of that, there were a few lines that I got mixed up all of the time. Then ( thanks to all of that practice) i finally remembered the lines. Now all I had to do was perform it in front of the class.......for a grade. I was determined to not forget any lines and do great.

Our teacher films the duets so we can watch them ourselves later. The day came to perform and we were ready. The camera was recording and we were performing. Everything was going great. Then I forget my lines.......

Let's skip ahead for a moment. My partner and I got a 100 on this performance. Now you ask, "How? You forgot your lines and it is 2 points taken off each time you forget them." Then I say," Yes it is true and I forgot my lines a total 3 times. I used the art of add libbing(I do not know how to spell that)."

Now back to the performance. Then........ I forgot my lines! I had already come up with some back up lines in case something like this was to occur. So, to the audience I said," That boy is so cute, he has took the words right out of me." The class starts to laugh knowing that those words were not the ones i was planning to come out of my mouth. This gives me a moment to make up something.

As you can tell from the grade, I did not give up and I did move the performance along. I remembered the rest of my lines and ended with the whole class laughing. The camera did not stop filming once. I pursued what I had planned to do. I even turned a boring script into an exciting one.

I soon learned that other speech classes got to watch my hysterical performance. People were walking up to me telling that they saw it and what their favorite part was. We would start to laugh at the funny memory.

I am going to hold on to this memory forever. Why? you ask. Because it taught me to laugh at myself. That I can't be perfect and that (like every other human being) I will make mistakes. I took that mistake and made it a funny. Not to mention that I had so much fun doing it!

HI!

Hey everybody! It sure has been awhile. Sorry about that. I really don't have time anymore to post. But I 'll keep trying. My days are really long. And I am not writing to express how I feel. I am here to show all of you who are just as busy as I am something. They are two bible verses. I have them with me everyday for the times when I feel like I just can't move on. Here they are:
"Every morning he wakes me. He teaches me to listen like a student. The Lord God helps me learn....." Isaiah 50:4,5
"The Lord says,"I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you." Psalm 32:8
I hope these can help you through those long days. I know they help me. =D

The Competotors Creed

This year I am planning on joining FCA ( Fellowship of Christian Athletes). It sounds really neat. I went to a informational meeting for it and received a packet that has a creed(The Competitor's Creed) written in it. It hit me hard. I now have a different look at the pain I endure while doing my conditioning. Here it is:

I am a Christian first and last.

I am created in the likeness of God Almighty to bring Him glory.

I am a member of Team Jesus Christ.

I wear the colors of the cross.

I am a Competitor now and forever.

I am made to strive, to strain, to stretch and to succeed in the arena of competition.

I am a Christian Competitor and as such, I face my challenger with the face o f Christ.

I do not trust in myself.

I do not boast in my abilities or believe in my own strength.

I rely solely on the power of God.

I compete for the pleasure of my heavenly Father, the honor of Christ and

the reputation of the Holy Spirit.

My attitude on and off the field is above reproach-my conduct beyond criticism.

Whether I am preparing, practicing or playing;

I submit to God's authority and those He has put over me.

I respect my coaches, officials, teammates, and competitors out of respect for the Lord.

My body is the temple of Jesus Christ.

I protect it from within and without.

Nothing enters my body that does not honor the Living God.

My sweat is an offering to my Master. My soreness is a sacrifice to my Savior.

I give my all-all of the time.

I do not give up. I do not give in.

I do not give out.

I am the Lord's warrior- a competitor by conviction and disciple of determination.

I am confident beyond reason because my confidence lies in Christ.

The results of my efforts must result in His glory.

Let the competition begin.

Let the glory be God's.

What is highlighted is my favorite line. Reading this really gave me a different way to look at some things. How did it affect you?