Blog 9

Well, when you ask me to talk about a character, I think like tbs “character” meaning an interesting person. Therefore, I chose Mr. Boltinghouse. He is a very…unique individual, he is fun, moral, open, and in general crazy…I mean…um…special. He is probably my favorite math teacher ever, and regardless of the craziness, I would like to grow up similar to him.

Blog 8

I find that people overreact to cell phones. I do agree that it is wrong to talk to or text a person while in another’s company, that is just rude. I do not, however, think it is wrong to simply read a text or answer the phone to tell the other person you’re busy, you never know when there is an emergency.

Blog 7

Urgh, work!!! Kroger works me 5 days a week, and at some times (more often than not) I am at school from 8:15 to 3:15, then go STREIGHT to work…until 10…then I go home, do homework, sleep and repeat. I have talked to my stubborn (OBNOXIOUS, CONTROLING, WINEY, CONSTANTLY ON HER DANG PERIOD) stepmother, and I asked her if I could, instead of waking up at 6:00 (and waiting around for an hour…because it only takes me 20 minutes (if I’m being slow) to get ready for school), wake up at 6:30. I don’t go to school until 7:25 anyways, so I am still up early…but NO, her bratty kids will wine if I am up later, so I must wait…if you can’t tell, I’m not exactly…fond of my stepmother. Wow, this was supposed to be about my frustration over work…it ended on my stepmother…interesting…please help me

Blog 6

In my life, I have had surprisingly few failures worth noting. I am blessed by god beyond any measure, and I don’t deserve it…at all. I have always realized this, but now, with this blog, I see it even further. I am loved, regardless of all my faults. It really is true: god does not love us for ourselves, he loves us in spite of ourselves.

blog 5

I have only one light in my life, and that is Jesus. He lights up my entire world, even the other lights that I have are from him. He gives me hope, love, and a chance. He gives me a chance to get to heaven, a chance at eternal happiness. I have no worries in my life that could possibly eclipse him, not even the darkest of places is untouched by him. Now, if I only had the courage to remove the shade from my lamp and share the light with the entire world.

Blog 4

I personally have no notable demon in my life. I would have many issues, were I not such a optimistic person. I remember so few bad things that I have a very great life. Don’t get me wrong, I do have problems, but I don’t allow them to affect me. My parents are divorced, my mom has married and divorced twice, and my dad married a woman who I am not very fond of. I was the person in school no1 wanted to talk to for about 5 years, and to this day, I only have 2 friends in school whose phone numbers I know. I have many other things, but I don’t have enough time, or room, to write them. Yet, I am literally constantly smiling :). I am a happy person, and I will never let that change.

Blog 3

In the world, little really scares me. In the bible, there is a very true verse: for if god is for me, who can be against me?” This gives me much confidence, because I have the same one who raises the mountains and tells the sea where to stop. He helps me through every day, and I could not be safer.

blog 2

I used to think that all people who were against us (America) in a war were horrible people. I thought all Germans in WWII were horrible, racists people who all wanted Jewish people dead. I now know that this is not at all the case. You might have walked by someone in that society and never know. They might have been commonly racist, but many were not.

Blog 1

Hi again people who read this (if there are any…) I’m back in school. I have a new teacher this year, and she has new blog rules. For example, I cannot name my blog what I want…it HAS to be blog 1/2/3/4…ect. because she’s “OCD like that”. Well, oh well, I can still write whatever I want, there is no required topic, so I’m all good with that. I hope that my logs this year further improve my typing speed, writing skills, and spelling ability.

Funny sign

What you see here is a PERFECT example of why I should not be in the construction business. No, I didn’t do this, but I totally would. If I had the job they had, I would do this much faster than a heartbeat. I enjoy jokes, and I would love every second of that. Then someone would come along, see the sign, get mad because it is true and cuss me out. That is one of the many problems we have: sticks in the mud.

School is almost over!!!

I am sooooooooooooo close to the end of my junior year. Most people are excited that it is almost over, but I want it to keep going. I know how life is going to be, and I know how easy I have it. I really wish I had more time, I wish I was a freshman again. I do want to be an adult, to have a job and have my own life, but why is it so close? I have been told of the fun of college, but am I really ready? I guess I am just being paranoid, but I am anxious.

strange dream...

Last night, I had the most unusual dream. I dreamt that my dad and I were survivors of some apocalypse. I don’t know what it was, but we survived it. We were living in some tall beach house, trying to scavenge to find food. We had the constant fear of others finding our home, or worse, us. We had to be subtle, or we would probably die. We eventually ran into some girls, who had access to 3 helicopters and fuel. They were planning to go to some island, because the soul there was still useable (I am still not sure why the soil where I was wouldn’t work). It seemed so strange. I am not saying it felt real, but it did not feal like a normal dream. I have not been doing anything to think of an apocalypse. I am not sure of why I had it. All I know is that I think I felt…something in my room when I woke up. I am kind of weirded out by this.

How can you have a beautiful ending without making beautiful mistakes?

Well, that is a very simple answer: with wisdom. Even a fool learns not to touch the hot pan after burning themselves, but a wise man will learn from the fool. If you make the mistake, then you have to live with that for the rest of your life, while if you learn from others, you can live life just the same as one who made the mistake and learned, but without the regret. Although the world says “it is good to make mistakes so you can mature”, or “it is typical of people your age”, but anyone close to god (or who has read proverbs) knows that this isn’t true. The more mistakes you can avoid, the less that holds you back. Just as an example, look at Michael Phelps. He went through his teenage years without drugs, and went o to win 7 gold medals in the Olympics, a world record. It is, however, unfortunate that he did them afterwards. Excluding that, he is the perfect example of the rewards of learning from other’s mistakes.

Perversion

In our world, we have idolized the female body. Don’t get me wrong, I am not gay, but I definitely think that it is wrong to show so much. From movies, to video games, to inappropriate videos, we have gotten way too revealing. I am not trying to sound too uptight or anything like that, but there is too much. It has lead to the most inappropriate commercials that should not be shown on TV (TROJAN!!!). I have always thought that it is inappropriate, but I am not really sure why I am suddenly so offended by it. I just think it has gone too far.

Discipline

People have little discipline in modern day, me included. Discipline to me is a good work ethic, reliability, and self restraint. Those who lack discipline can have big trouble in life, unless they try. Those who lack discipline actually have to grow some to grow some, which adds complications. I have found a way to do this for myself, and it is surprisingly easy. I just need to make myself a routine, and I will have no trouble at all. This is my way, and there is a question you need to ask yourself: what’s yours?

Interests

All people have interests. For some, they control their loves, for some they are nothing but silent ambitions and wishes. People are judged by their interests as much as they are judged by their personalities. People who are into sports are normal, people who are into cars are normal, and people who are into girls are normal (or players, depending on the degree). On the other hand, people are judged negatively also, if their interests are contrary to most. Those who like fantasy are nerds, those who are overly into other’s personal livers are gossipy, and even if people are overly devoted to anything are considered obsessed. We humans seem to take every opportunity to judge that we can.

Reading

People should read, it is as simple as that. Some don’t like to read, but that is most likely because they haven’t found the right type of book, the right author, or the right series. Even people who have trouble reading have things available to them. Schools have the right idea making students read, but the wrong way to do it. They should DEFINITELY not force students to read particular books, but they should stay with the ar point system that is implemented in elementary school. It is bad to have a list of books to choose from, but at least students have a large selection of books to choose from.

The statue of liberty
i lust left the island where the statue of liberty is located, and wow. It is so humbling to be here. Just the knowledge that this is, other than the flag, the main symbol of america. It is among the first things that imigrants used to see when they arrive here. Standing on the top of the 156 steps that lead to the top of the pedistol, i could not help but be in awe. The sight of the manhatan island skyline was an amazing sight, and i am very glad to have gotten to see it. After the walk down the 151 steps to he top if the star shaped base, we just sat in the shade of lady liberty. It was the first time we had been outside in compleate scilence the whole time we have been here. I am sad to only have 1 more day here.

I just went through ellis island, and it was interesting. It was full of pictures, artifacts, and even sculptures of different times of the island's history. It had different coking materials of the time, clothes worn, and some hospital equipment of the time. It realy shows what people were willing to go through to get out of the harshnedd of yhe east and come to america. We are all so mad at our government and country, but we should be eternally greatful for all of the luxuries we get to live in. Compared to much of the world, we have a life of luxury. Everyone has the opertunity to make something of theirselves, no matter what we think of our situation. This is rare, we have opertunitys that other people are willing to endure horrifying conditions to experience.

The statue of liberty (before)
i am standing at the dock, waiting for the ferry to arrive to take me to ellis island. We arrived right as one ferry left, so we've got to wait for the next. Im excited, because of all of the things that have happened on this island. I can't wait to arrive, but there is bad news. We are going to get to see the statue of liberty and it's museaum, but the crown is closed today :(. Well, at least i get to see the museaum, so i'm not upset. I have been waiting for a while, so i decided to get out my i-pod, only to find it dead. This allowed me, however, to blog, so it's not all bad. Well, her's my ferry, so bye.

Subway
here in new york, the subway system is quite famouus (and dirty). It is used daily by literally millions of people, so it is verry buisy. It seems like a very mundain task to the residents here, but to tourists, it is rather cool, or unenjouable, depending on your perspective. I, personally, think it is rather cool. It is a quite old system, with lots of history. I am into architecture, so the fact that is underground, suporting the weight of massive skyscrapers is verry facinating to me. It is interesting, also, to see the many diverse faces that are riding. It may seem normal to some, but i enjoy it (especially when im tired, and there are open seats.

New york
this is my first real day in new youk. Yesterday, we just hung out in my hotell. Today we walked aroudn the city for 6 and a half hours (and my feet fealt every bit of it :/). We saw many many cool sites. We went to 3 incredible churches. We went to the US's biggest catholic church, a church that is about 100 feet from the world trade center ground zero (it was made into a memorial and is still a church), and we went to a church that george washington went to. We also visited the world's biggest toy store (not overly impressive, but still cool) and trump towers. That place is a modern archectural mastterpiece, with it's waterfall and impressive walls and staircases. I really wish to see the upper floors. I am excited to see the rest of new york.

Of Mice and Men

I watched the movie “Of Mice and Men” today, and it was extremely good. It was not quite as good as “The Dead Poets Society”, but I loved it. I loved the Lennie character in the movie, and I loved George and Lennie’s relationship. I think that I liked the movie more than the book, mostly because I read the book first which always makes the movie better.

Harry Brackman

President Harry Brockman is a great man. He is a fifty-three-year-old man, about 6”2 and balding. He has blue eyes and long arms, which has become the basis of his entire presidency. He is extending the long arms of the law and of kindness to improve all of America. He is a Democrat, and a very devoted man who loves to do everything he can to help all of America. He is nearing the end of his second term, with literally daily petitions to allow him to remain in office for another term. He has done so much for the country, and has a 97% approval rating. He has lowered poverty and unemployment to less than 1%, and halved all of America’s debt. He has befriended all but the most violent of countries, and nearly has achieved world peace, with the only exception being African tribes and warlords. He is a devoted Christen, and has turned America back towards god. With all of these great things, you’d think he was always loved, but you would be very wrong.
Just 8 years before, Harry was a very successful congressman with the democrats, but was hated by all republicans. Even with this, he wanted more. He was forced to pass bills that he thought would do some good, but didn’t see the whole picture. Nothing that came through his office truly pleased him. He knew change was needed, and soon. After 2 terms of being a senator, he declared his intent to run for president. He had a roaring approval with literally every democrat, but almost no republicans. In fact, he had heavy disapproval from republicans. Every time he would pick up the phone, check his email, or read his mail, he had death threat after death threat. After about 2 months of this, he was a little nervous. However, instead of going into hiding, he went to action. He told all of America that he had 2 goals: lower poverty (which was his angle from the start), and now he was determined to bring justice to all. He had speeches in front of police stations, National Guard buildings, and at Coast Guard ports. He gained massive approval in high crime areas, such as L.A. and Ney York City. However, as expected, he nearly doubled the amount of death threats aimed at him. He eventually began to use these as rallying calls to all of America. Surveys showed that he was nearly definitely going to win, with the voting being in his favor 82% to 21%, with the other 1% going to independent parties.
On Election Day, Harry was anxious but confident. His gut said he would win, but he stressed regardless. After the election, the votes were counted, and the answer was amazing. Every state in America except Florida, California, and Hawaii voted in his favor. He won the election in the biggest presidential landslide in history, in both electoral and popular votes. After being sworn in, he began action within 3 days. He wrote a bill, completely by himself, and had it before congress within a month. This bill called for radical tax changes, target heavily at extremely rich people. Those who had over 100 million would literally be taxed 750,000 per year on average, with the amount going increasingly up as their riches rose. Many fled the country, only to be affected by similar policies made by other countries. This one bill funded the governments of the world enough to lower the global poverty rating 72%. He was the most successful man in history, and received a Nobel Peace Prize, along with over 21 other major awards and recognition in the first year of his first presidential term.

<--I GOTS FISH!!!!

I’M STILL BORED, SO I DECIDED TO BLOG ABOUT THE FISH ON THE SIDE OF MY HOME PAGE IN ALL CAPS. I LOVE THEM, BECAUSE I CAN NEGLECT THEM AND LEAVE THEM THERE FOREVER, AND WHEN I LOG ON, THEY WILL BE JUST SITTING THERE, READY TO CHOW DOWN. I CAN CLICK FOR HOWEVER LONG I WANT, BECAUSE THEY NEVER GET FULL. THEY LOVE THE FOOD, AND YOU SHOULD TRY IT TOO. IT’S A SIMPLE FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT. OK, I’M DONE CAPS LOCKING NOW, BYE!!!! :)

Bored

I’m bored, I’m bored, so bored,
I decided to blog ‘cause I’m bored,
I wish I was home, or at a fun place,
But I’m not, I’m just not, so I’m bored.

I’m bored, I’m bored, so bored,
I decided to blog ‘cause I’m bored,
I want to have fun or make a funny face,
But I can’t, I just can’t, so I’m bored.

I’m bored, I’m bored, so bored,
I decided to blog ‘cause I’m bored,
As I sit and I type while in a quiet place,
No noise, no fun, so I’m bored.

I’m bored, I’m bored, so bored,
I decided to blog ‘cause I’m bored,
Im getting less bored, because of this rhyme
I type and I type, ‘cause I’m bored

Stuff

In life, we are always getting or wanting stuff. We want the newest computers, the nicest car, the biggest house, and the fattest wallets. We are always trying to compete with the Johnsons (or out due our neighbors). We live thinking we are judged by what we have. We all want to have more attention than the next guy, but this is wrong. If this is our focus, then we must rethink our lives. Our focus should be on god, and then we will get those things. If we have good lives, then that is what we are judged by, not our possession.

Personal Characterization

In one boy's house, there is a blue room. The walls are blue, the bed is blue, and even many books he has red are blue. which although it sounds depressing; it is actually quite a decent room. The blue is quite calming, but the room is in contrast. Between the calming walls is a messy, random room. It doesn’t seem to have any real organization, and is near chaotic. Then, there is the boy whose room this is. He is a happy, energetic 17-year-old, who enjoys nearly everything in life. He is rarely sad, and easily excited. Regardless of the strong contrast, this room is very calming for him. it is the perfect home for him to rest in.

Worst first pain

When I was young, I lived in Henderson, Kentucky. It is a fairly small town, and it had many parts in a state of disrepair. For example, my sidewalk was comprised of numerous concrete slabs, not one parallel with the other. I literally had to make about 3 about ½ foot jumps on my bike to get to one of my friend’s house. I did this nearly every day, and I had the path you had to take to have fun known by heart. There was a certain way where you could hit every ramp to its fullest, and I almost never crashed, until that faithful day. As I was going up my favorite slab, one of the only ones that was whole and still made a ramp, it happened. I’m not sure why, but my bike turned sideways in mid air, causing me to land on my side, and slide on the ground a bit. I was literally gushing blood from my knee, forehead, elbow, and a bit on the side of my head. I was in so much pain that I had to be carried to my mom’s house. I passed out from one point, and I was pale from blood loss. I was scared out of my mind.

Nervousness

In life, there are many hard choices. Some may major life turning events, while others may be minor things. Most all of us have been nervous many times, apprehensive about our decisions. We get nervous about choices very often, even minor ones. We must learn to be brave, and must be willing to take the first steps. In the end, overcoming nerves can have a major, probably positive impact on one’s life.

The Dead Poets society

This movie is one of, if not the, most inspirational movies I have ever seen. After that movie, I have a new view of poetry, because of that one teacher, and he doesn’t even exist. He taught with very unorthodox means, in a very structured school. He had inspired students more deeply in his half of a year than any other teacher has probably done in their entire lives. I really wish I could live the life of one of the boys, if only for a day. I actually feel bad that the movie is over. I wish people could be more like him, including me. That movie is easily the best movie I have ever seen, and I know that it will stay around for many many years to come, and if you have never seen it, you are truly missing out.

Funny one liners

Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.

When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.

You laugh because I'm different...........
I laugh cause I just farted!

What are the three words guaranteed to humiliate men everywhere?
'Hold my purse.'

Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where the heck is the ceiling.

Energizer Bunny arrested, charged with battery.

I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places.

If your wife wants to learn to drive, don't stand in her way.

Everybody wants to go to heaven; but nobody wants to die.

A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.

Worst excuse for not turning in homework: The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory.

The White Wolf

A while back, I went to the Evansville Zoo with my mom and little brothers. I didn’t really expect to be overly entertained by the visit, but I went with them. While there, we saw a few things that hadn’t been there last time I went. I liked some of the things I saw, but there was one that got me more than the rest. While my little brothers went through some tunnels through the groundhog exhibit, I was looking at something a bit bigger. I stood in amazement at the alpha wolf of a pack of white wolfs. I knew that he was because he had the purest white fur, as white as snow. He sat in the most proud of stances, just like in a movie. His fur bushed out, making him seem much bigger than he was. I had never seen a zoo animal look so majestic. I almost wish I could go in with him, but if I did, the very same beauty that I once marveled over would kill me. That makes him all the more majestic.

My favorite place

My favorite place is not a physical place at all. It is a place where my worries are relieved, my hopes are strengthened, and my faith is furthered. I find things of myself that I never knew, I find things I need to improve, good things I do daily that I don’t even realize, and things I want to do someday soon. This place is one I cannot describe, because it is not there, yet it is always available for me to go to. I do not know the smells, because I am there, but not there. I do not know the sights, because my eyes are closed while I am there. I know not the sounds and I do not know even where exactly it is. I cannot touch anything there, but I know it feels like home.

When I am there, I feel relief, I feel strengthened, and I feel loved beyond all other places. It is the place I go every chance I get, yet it is not enough. It is a place of rest, of happiness, of peace. At the end of my time there, I feel fulfilled. It is the beginning of all, and the end of those who go there often. This place is my favorite place.

This is the place of prayer.

Expect the impossible

When we pray, some just say a few words, and get upset when they don’t come true. This is not how we are supposed to pray. We must pray from the bottom of our hearts, and know that our prayers will be answered. If we have any doubt at all, they might not come true, but if we absolutely know that they will come true, than they will.

Guard your thoughts

In our minds, we always seem to see more of the bad than the good. How can one do this? “We hope vaguely but dread precisely,” says Paul Valéry. As much as I hate to say it, he is right. It is so much easier to remember the bad than the good. Think back, we all have the one person who bugged us, and we can remember many of the things he/she did against us, but we would be hard pressed to remember one thing they did for us, even if they did many things. This is why there is pessimism; some just won’t remember the good. Some only know the bad.

Laughing with life

Laughing is something that we sometimes don’t do enough. They say that laughter is the best medicine, and they are right. Laughter is something that we should do every day and often every day. We have optimists, pessimists, and people in between. In the long run, what is the point of being a pessimist? You are depressed about everything, and you cannot find the joy in life. As far as I can tell, that is no life to live. You should love life, and be excited about all that is to come.

Trust

God has a plan. His plan is always better than our own, no matter how hard it may seem. We may have plans of our own, but whatever they are, unless they come from god, will fail, and cause us to go to his plan. He loves us, he sent his son to die for us, and he proves this to us every day, and we see it if we truly believe in him. If all of this is true, why don’t we trust his plan? If he takes care of us, he is going to plan good things for us.

Working towards god

In life, there are many things that can lead us astray. There is sin all around us, and it can be hard to avoid it. We must work to avoid it at all costs. There is little more deadly than falling to the temptation of sin. The only thing that is more deadly is a lack of godly deeds. The bible says that without good works, faith is dead. We must learn to not only avoid sin, but to do good things with our lives. We must live for god, and fall for no others.

Quotes I love (well, I found them, and I liked them, so I put them here)

Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.
C. S. Lewis

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.
C. S. Lewis

I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.
Henry Ward Beecher

I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is.
Albert Camus

(All you atheists, you like logic, think about that one!!!)

It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui.
Helen Keller

Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.
Albert Einstein

No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means.
George Bernard Shaw

(It’s sad, but true)

He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would reach heaven: for everyone has need to be forgiven.
Thomas Fuller

Greater is he that is in me than he that is in the world
1 John 4:4

Guilt

Guilt can be considered, by some people, a bad feeling that they just want to get rid of. Others succumb to it and become near emotionless, sad vegetables, maybe worse. Others still learn the important lesson it offers us. It makes us remember our mistakes, and might keep us out of the same trouble in the future. It is something we must learn from, but keep it from leading our lives. If it is too strong, we lose and become sad. If it is too weak, we overcome it, and we end up being without regret for anything bad, and that makes us lose. In the end, we must find the middle ground.

Idols

We Americans make idols out of every person who can sing, play specific sports, is rich, or can act. They are all average people, they just have money, and use their talent from god. People like to delve into their personal lives, for some reason I don’t know, and think it is so interesting. Why can’t they do their jobs, go home, and have a life? People who win Peace Prizes get less American attention than most of our actors. Why, I will never know.

Is it Innocent?

“Oh, it’s just a little white lie,” that is the excuse for lying. We they say this to justify what they said, but this does not work. Any lie is a lie, no matter how small it is. Any lie can hurt, any lie is bad. Telling a lie is not the solution to any problem; it actually can make it worse, if you are found out. Think of this. In a court, many people who plead guilty get a reduced sentencing. It is always a risk to plead not guilty, because if you are found guilty anyways, you get the full sentence, and maybe even worse.

Exploring extended

We all have those temptations. We all want to be crazy and do whatever we want. Anything we want, anything that we have been told not to do. We can’t always learn from other's mistakes, and sometimes have to make our own. This causes us to grow, but it is still better that we avoid them. People often say that they do these things so they can learn, and it will make them better people. This is just an excuse to do them. It is true, you learn from mistakes if you try, but this is not what you think of while making the mistake, it is something for afterwards. It is obvious that you have not gotten the point of the saying if it is your reason to make mistakes. In the end, the best person is one who learns the same lesson from other people, and avoids their mistakes.
Think about it. If one never makes mistakes, they don’t have those things to haunt them. If a person used to party and party, and they quit, there has been irreparable damage done. Even after they quit, it will haunt them possibly throughout their whole lives. Say this happens: it is ten years later. The person is a successful politician, and they decide to run to be a senator. Any pictures of their party days will surface, and their rep will be ruined. Or, let’s say that a guy meats his college party buddy. He has stopped partying, and has a wife and kids. The only problem is that his friend hasn’t. He is still out there, partying every day. His friend convinces him to go out, to a local night club. They get drunk, and he ends up cheating on his wife with some woman. This will ruin his life, his wife’s life, and most defiantly affect the kids. All this happened because he partied in college.
Now, on the flip side, what about his friend? The poor guy hasn’t quit partying since he was twenty. He is drinking nightly, smoking, and possibly doing other drugs. He has absolutely no future. Once his partying days are over, he will have even less than what he has now. He is running himself deeper into debt, and ruining his body. He regrets it and wants to change, but the party life is just too fun. One night, he is drunk and taking some girl he doesn’t know home. He is flying down the road to impress her. CRASH! He runs head on into a car because he ran a red light. He is fine, but the driver of the other vehicle is killed upon crash. He is facing years in prison, and even once he is out he cannot get a good job because of his background. Now, does all of this sound worth a few years of partying?

The Search

In our life, we all have plans. We want to be an engineer, or a pilot, or farmer. We must learn to forget our plans in favor of God’s. Even if we have plans to be godly things, such as a missionary, it is not good unless you believe God is leading you to do so. In the end, his plan is better than whatever ours is. We must follow it, whatever it is. It will give us more happiness than whatever we have planned.

Exploring

We all have those temptations. We all want to be crazy and do whatever we want. Anything we want, anything that we have been told not to do. We can’t always learn from other's mistakes, and sometimes have to make our own. This causes us to grow, but it is still better that we avoid them. People often say that they do these things so they can learn, and it will make them better people. This is not why we say this. We are not supposed to use this as a mistake, but it is just a theory. In the end, the best person is one who learns the same lesson from other people, and avoid these mistakes.

Another day

Today, we were supposed to have no school. We have a snowstorm on the way, and we were supposed to have a huge amount of snow. But instead we will get around 2 inches of snow. School should have been canceled, but they called the weatherman’s bluff. They waited to call us off, and we ended up just coming to school. I am in school now, typing this. I’m mad…oh well.

Breaks

Day after day, we go about the same routine. We go to work or school, come home, eat, sleep, repeat. We can be in such ruts, and there is only 1 thing that can get us out. Breaks. Snow days, sick days, personal days, holidays, any Is fine. These days give us a taste of what it is like to have no job worries. We all want these days, a break from the daily grind, but they are rare. Oh, how we all wish they were every day, but no, they aren’t. so, we must take advantage of all of these, weather we sleep, party, or be with friends or family.

Change

Change. Some fear it, some love it, and some can’t live without it. We all have it, but not all embrace it. Many try to avoid it, many try to cause it, and many, still, just go with the flow. Nothing ever happens exactly the same. Change is all around us, none can deny it. It is necessary to progress and improve, so it is a good thing to embrace

Jesus

Over 2000 years ago, a baby was born. This baby, which to an onlooker would appear normal, was destined to be king of the Jews, and save all who would believe in him. The king of kings, the lord of lords, the prince of peace would be what we called him. He would be exalted to the highest place by God, his father. He would have love for all, and teach many. His teachings would save countless souls. His very words and thoughts would be powerful above all. They could move mountains, control life, command demons, and call armies of angles. He is above even the highest of all of us, yet he came down to be humbled, suffer, and even die for us. He is truly the greatest, other than god. all should answer to him and god, but yet he and god answer to us. They love us more than we could ever knowjavascript:void(0) or deserve, and he should be exalted to the highest place in our hearts. It is in him we live, and are saved.

Disaster

In times of wellbeing and prosperity, most all are happy. People have money, comfort, and shelter. We can mostly manage ourselves, and so we do. Everyone minds their selves, and ignore others. We live in our own little world, and we are fine with that. This is the American world.
But, with just one event, everything and everyone changes.
We all come out and help out brothers and sisters, we all come together, and we all stop our isolation, after a disaster. If there is a tree in the road, everyone with a chainsaw comes and helps. If there is a destroyed, everyone gathers and helps. If there is no power, you can find carts, going around with cold water and hot food. Sacrifice becomes the model of the community. When help is needed, we all respond.

The questions we ask

What power rules us?
Being a Christian, the obvious answer is God. But, the more you thing, the more is may seem different than the first thought. Yes, God rules the entire universe, but he gave us all free will. He controls circumstances around us, but we make our own decisions. He doesn’t control us like a puppet master, but with a guiding force, and allows us to choose whether or not we follow it.
How well do we even know ourselves?
Most of us think we know who we are, but it may be different than we think. How can we know ourselves unless we ether are told, which is unreliable, or we can sit down, and just think. Think of all we do, think, and say, and what we don’t do and thing and say. The person we all think we are may be different from what others think.
To what extent can we be sure of anything?
This is a complicated question with a certain answer. There are very few things we can be certain of. Only God’s word, we not be here on earth forever, and that we live now, and that we cannot be certain. We depend on certain truths and parts of life that we think will never change. This is something that we all do, but these things are rarely permanent. They will all almost certainly change.

My scariest experience ever

“Chance, get up.”
“Wuh…why? It’s 1:10 in the morning.”
“just come downstairs.”
I walk down the stairs, still half asleep. Once I reach the bottom, I go towards the couch, fully intent on going back to sleep. I then look at the T.V., only to see the weather channel. I know this must be bad, because my dad never watches the weather in a storm. As a matter of fact, he does all he can to avoid the news. I didn’t actually watched it, because he stops me and tells me to get into the kitchen. I know this is bad, because we decided this was our safe spot, in the event of a tornado. I get down, and wait. I look at the clock. 1:13. My dad dives down on top of me, and seconds later, the storm hits. I feel the house shake, stop, and shake again, then stop. Silence. Darkness. This was a tornado. We get up, and nothing has happened to the house, we think.
“I’m going out to see what it looks like.”
“But what if there is another one?” I say.
“There won’t be, do you want to go?”
“No.”
“okay.”
He exits the door, and I sit and wait…and wait…and wait…and wait…and he doesn’t come out for what seems like forever. I step out to look for him, only to see that he has barely gone any distance. I catch up with him, and we walk in silence. We walk around for about thirty minutes, and then return to the house. I sleep in his bed tonight, by his request. (I don’t complain)

Christmas

Most every child in the world knows what Christmas is. Most get presents under a decorated tree, and look forward to the day throughout the year. The holiday is well known as a gift giving holiday, but that is just plain wrong. The season is entirely about Jesus Christ, who was born on this day to save us all. This gift is greater than all gifts, no one can ever out give him, and I love him for that. This is the reason we give gifts, but that is NOT the reason we do all of this. This is a season for Christians and Catholics, not for anyone else, especially not Atheists. These people do not deserve this time. But, then again, neither do the Christians and Catholics. The only reason we can is because we needed him. In the end, we only get it because we believe.