Hmmm...

On Sunday at church we heard some pretty interesting stuff that has been on my mind all week. What was talked on(that I can remember), was that we should go to God with all our cares, even the small ones. And going to God for your brethrens cares and remembering to bow down and pray for them when they ask, and not forgetting about it. That's all been kinda on my mind lately. Sometimes I forget I can just go to God for things. Sometimes He's the last person I go to , sometimes because I forget totally, or because I think it's such a small thing that it probably doesn't matter much to God. But I had remembered a prophecy I got the day I was baptized that said He'd answer the great things and the small things that I asked of him, and it just got me thinking after that was talked on in church. I guess I just think that I shouldn't be asking God to take away a headache because I think I should be suffering through it without a word, because Jesus suffered alot more than I've ever suffered,so why can't I suffer through a bad headache? Weeelll, most the time with me, my headaches hurt so bad that they feel like your head going to explode, and the first person I go to crying, are my parents! And after suffering with the headache for hours, someone'll ask me, "have you prayed about it yet?" and then it's like...no...I didn't even think about it!! :/ After the first couple times (you'd think I'd learn the first time) that happened I prayed after each time, and not 5 or 10 minutes later,the headache that was painfully bad ALL day was gone so fast! Now, If I would've asked earlier maybe it wouldn't have gotten to the point where you can hardly bear it. I guess I'm probably failing in that. God has done so much for me, why isn't He the one I go to first with my cares? I'm still learning to cast all my cares on God, but some seem so silly or something I can suffer through, or I just can't even begin to put into words HOW I feel.I'm still learning how to do this....

Anyways!


Tecumseh(our dog) is back! heeehee, I don't think we'll ever get rid of him. Everytime I hear that he's lost in the woods and isn't coming home, a couple days or hours later we hear that he was found. I should just stop believing it!! He's never going to pass away. Lol. He's probably got 20 lives or something like that.

Well, I'm taking a little break from my day and relaxing. I worked at the library today, and there was a Halloween story time there, and all the little kids dressed up in their costumes, it was sooo cute! Mandy, Kristen and I dressed up too in our costumes. ^-^ Kinda embarrassing, but it was fun. After story time Kristen and I rushed home to get out of the costumes, and ran over to the church to meet Tiffy and do some decorating for the halloween party before Kristen had to go to work. The decorating still isn't done, so Kristen and I are going there later to finish it all up, but it's looking cute.

1993-2007

Tecumseh our dog isn't coming home. :( Yesterday dad and timmy went hiking in the mountains with Tecumseh, and when they started to walk down he didn't want to come with them. Even with a leash on he didn't want to move. And where they were at was a dangerous place to be pulling a dog down the mountain, so they called him and he still wouldn't come...so he's still up there somewhere!
It's sad,but it was probably the best way for him to go. He didn't seem happy in the city like he was happy in the country, so maybe he'll pass away a much happier free-er dog then he was here in the city. Its weird not having him around though. I already forgot he wasn't here, I was getting ready to throw some extra food out to him, and was like, Wait a second! He's not even here!!! :(

A song

I liked this song alot. I heard it for the first time today on an old CD mom had of Paul Overstreet's Christian CD. I just thought it was a sweet song. I couldn't get the music to it,so I'm sorry you'll just have to read the words...

"I won't take less than your love"

"How much do I owe you?" said the husband to his wife,
"For standing beside me through the hard years of my life.
"Shall I bring you diamonds, shall I buy you furs?
"Say the word and it's yours.

And his wife said: "I won't take less than your love, sweet love.
"No, I won't take less than your love.
"All the riches of the world could never be enough,
"And I won't take less than your love."

"How much do I owe you?" to the mother said the son.
"For all that you have taught me in the days that I was young.
"Shall I bring expensive blankets to cast upon your bed?
"And a pillow for to rest your weary head."

And the mother said: "I won't take less than your love, sweet love.
"No, I won't take less than your love.
"All the comforts of the world could never be enough,
"And I won't take less than your love."

"How much do I owe you?" said the man to his Lord.
"For giving me this day and every day that's gone before.
"Shall I build a temple, shall I make a sacrifice?
"Tell me Lord and I will pay the price."

And the Lord said: "I won't take less than your love, sweet love.
"No, I won't take less than your love.
"All the treasures of the world could never be enough,
"And I won't take less than your love."

"I won't take less than your love, sweet love.
"No, I won't take less than your love.
"All the treasures of the world could never be enough,
"And I won't take less than your love."

"No, I won't take less than your love."

I mostly liked the end of the song when the man asked the Lord how much he owed (is that a word?Lol.) him. It a simple thing the Lord tells the man He wants in return. Easy to say, hard to prove it sometimes. Just got my brain thinkin'. Anyways, there ya go, that's my song of the day.

Birthday!

Yesterday was moms birthday! We didn't do too much for it, sadly. Philip and Tiffy are in Idaho, and we thought mom would love it if the WHOLE family was there to celebrate her birthday, so it's just going to have to wait until Monday. Amy and I got dinner all planned out for mom on monday so that she doesn't have to think about anything, and dessert is being taken care of. I can't yet tell what were going to have, because it's a surprise...or really it's to keep mom from having to think about it at all! ;)

Anyways, today is a big sewing day...for mom. She's finishing up my costume for the Halloween Party (Since I don't know how to sew yet....)and starting Jonathan's costume! I'm really excited to see how they both turn out! ;) Were going to team up and be Dorothy and the Scarecrow! ;) I personally think Jonathan should be the cowardly Lion! Not because he's cowardly or anything, he just looks more like he'd look good as a lion! Lol! But it'll look cute. I tried getting Timothy and Russell to be the other guys, but no such luck. ;) Would've been too cute. Jonny and I will have to come in Skipping or something. Lol!
Sometime next week before Halloween, Tiffy, Kristen and Sis. Lorri (amy's mom) and I are going to decorate the church and get it all ready for Halloween. There's alot to get ready for this week. Mom and I are in charge of making White Chili for the Halloween Dinner.Yummm!!! I'll definitely will post pictures of everyone at the Halloween Party, and post the pictures of the winners of the Costume contest!!

Yippee!

Today is a good day. I worked all my 5 hours at the library (I usually work 2.5 hours on Tuesday and 2.5 on Thursday) so that I could go into town with Amy on Thursday. Feels nice to not have to worry about going into work on Thursday. So i got home and decided I'd make some tortilla soup for everyone and monkey bread. Yum yum! When I cook, it's a good day. I have alot of fun trying out new recipes, or deciding what's for dinner for the family. It makes me happy.

A few nights ago Amy came over and had found a website on how to make an old pair of jeans into a jean skirt, so I decided I'd try it too with her! We both don't know how to sew, so mom helped me alot with some parts. I got an old pair of straight tan jeans and started tearing it apart,basically.
That's what it looked like (these pictures i got online..not my pants or Amy's.) Next,we got fabric to go in between the legs of the pants. I picked fabric that was red and had little flowers on it. Then you pin them on the way you want it to go.
You could put the fabric on both front and back, or just in front. I wanted to do just the front, but we kinda messed up and had to do both front and back. (the directions weren't easy) And instead of making it be a floral fabric you can do a jean type fabric. In the end it turned out pretty cute. And it's a cheap way to make a skirt, if you've got extra fabric sitting around, and pants that are either too tight, or too short, or whatever it may be on you. That pair is my finished project! Now, Amy's gotta finish hers!

Is it worth it?

*sigh* i straightened my hair today, got it most the way straight, and I'm sitting here thinking, was it worth it? Was it worth my time today? Probably not. It's probably all vain anyway, and a definitely a waste of time. For the people who know me good, I've got REALLY poofy hair. Let's just say, dad was able to have an afro when he was younger..so he's passed down afro-y/curling hair to me and most of the boys. I used to struggle with this every once in a while, where I'd want to just 'accidentally' chop off my hair in my 'sleep' one day and call it good. Get rid of the hair that I've been made fun of since I've been in my teens. I learned a couple years after I turned 13 that my hair was in fact curly, and not JUST afro-y. Some of my cousins got the same hair as me from their mom (my aunt) and so they kinda showed me how to sorta get rid of the poof and get more of the natural curl that was in my hair hiding. But even when it's curly it's THICK and long, and hot. So, I straightened it this morning, and I'm thinking why did I do that when I could've let my hair just curl!? I guess I'm not very content with what I have sometimes. I get so frustrated with my hair because I've gotten made fun of alot for it...called Afro America, or Puff the Magic Dragon, isn't the greatest. Then, I see girls with straight hair that are trying to get curly hair. Or I talk to a girl that has really thin hair that wants thick hair like me...I guess we kind of all want what we can't have. Really what it all comes down to, I should be thankful that I have hair, and thankful with what God gave me. Some days I'll be walking down the street feeling like I look like a wild woman, and someone random will come up to me and give me a compliment about my hair, and its like, wow, I needed to hear that, because half the time before I hear something like that I'm JUST thinking I wanna cut my hair off now and kinda asking God why I got stuck with crazy hair like mine. It's all vain stuff.Stuff that doesn't matter one bit,because it doesn't matter WHAT you look like, whether you look like a wild woman or a fancy one God doesn't care one bit about it I think. Thankfully I haven't 'accidentally' cut my hair off in my 'sleep' and don't plan on it. Who are you really trying to impress? I can't really answer that, because I don't think i'm really trying to impress any one, it just gets on my nerves sometimes, or gets old curling it everyday.

I wasn't posting this to say the people that straighten their hair are bad for doing it, I do it maybe once a month,or once every two months. These are just my thoughts, and you can do what you want with your hair. :)

5 Days, and safety pins....

Alot can happen in 5 days! I went to baby-sit today, and Sarah is already walking everywhere! When I left here she was just learning to take a few steps, and now she's not crawling at all!! It's kinda sad that I missed all that! :'( But this makes things ALOT more fun, now I can go for walks with her without the stroller! YIPPEE! We walked all the way down their road to go pick up Natalie at the bus stop, and she walked the whole way. ^-^ So so cute. Although, now this means she's getting into anything and everything, so I have to keep a close eye on her. Today she found a safety pin somewhere in the house and was carrying it around OPENED. I about had a heart attack! She was just starting to put the needle in her mouth when I caught her. Thank the Lord she didn't fall with that thing opened. Phew.Anyways, that's about all that happened today. Just had fun working. :)