Blue Belts!

We got our blue belts! The test was hard. we tested right after I got over the stomach flu so I didn't feel well anyways, but then Mr. Naurert said that we were testing. In the picture Miss Hume is giving me my blackbelt. Miss Hume is a 3rd degree blackbelt and is amazing at pattern. I am aiming on getting my blackbelt before I graduate. I am also working at Perry schools Honeycomb program teaching Tae Kwon Do. I enjoy it sometimes, but it can be stressful alot.

The Newsboys

The Newsboys is one of my favorite bands. Here is a concert promo for their cd Devotion. One of their worship albums.

Cowboy Logic

This is a great cowboy song by Michael Martin Murphey. He's one of my favorite cowboy singers.

A Real Job!

I got a REAL job, almost. Katy, Abby, and I are teaching Tae Kwon Do at a middle school. I can hardly wait. We taught once. It is not half as disciplined as where we take it. Most of the kids aren't really serious about it. It is really fun though. My aim is to get my blackbelt before I graduate. I really want to excel at Tae Kwon Do. I want to become as good as Stacey. We get paid $7.15 an hour. I am going to save it all for a car. I am going to tithe all of the money I get from feeding Broadway so that I can just keep the money from TKD and not worry about taking any from that. I'll post later.

Blue Stripes!

We finally got our blue stripes in Tae Kwon Do. Yes!!! Here are some pictures of when we received them and the class afterwards. Sorry the pictures are a little fuzzy. The first picture is of me getting my blue stripes. Stacey is the one giving them to me. She is one of my favorite teachers. The second one is us doing a U-Shaped block. (It is used to block staffs) The third one is of all of us learning one of our new blocks. I don't remember what it's called.

Does Anybody Hear Her?

Lately I have been really burdened for the lost. People are going to Hell and I can do something about it, but I don't. Another thing that has been bothering me is my hypocrisy. I act and say one thing around certain people and around other people I am a different person. This video by Casting Crowns hit me right in the heart. I need to be reaching the people like this girl in the video.

Countdown

This is a countdown of all the people that have died since you've opened my page.

Watch the Lamb

I found this video on Youtube by Ray Boltz, and I thought that it was absoltely amazing. Hope you enjoy!

Abby's Surprise Party

Abby had her surprise sixteenth birthday party two weeks ago. Her eal B-day isn't until December 9, but the only way we could surprise her was if we did it weeks early. Lot's of people came. It was so much fun. I'll post some pictures soon.

Mrs. Miller

Four years ago today, my accordian teacher, Karen Millier died after fighting lung cancer for several years. She and her husband were song leaders at my church for as long as I can remember. She played her accordian, and I remember watching her and thinking "I wish I could play the accordian." Well, I asked her if she would teach me how to play the accordian, and she took me to a back room and we prayed about it. Two weeks later someone gave her a accordian, so she started teaching me how to play. Mrs. Miller was more than a teacher, she was avery close friend. SHe told my Mom that I was like the daughter she never had. I had never experianced death before she died. I was just crushed. Now four years later I still miss her, but I know that she's in a better place. When I saw the video by Mercyme below, it was like God was talking right to me. I miss Mrs. Miller terribly, but I will see her again.