tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16441553906822895562024-03-12T19:02:06.851-07:00Let your light SHINEUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644155390682289556.post-88620420927679291472014-06-21T17:41:00.000-07:002014-06-21T17:41:00.700-07:00A breakSooo...I'm really bad at updating this. So I'm deciding to take a break for now and stop posting because I honestly don't think more than 5 people even look at this anymore and that's my fault!<br />
I'm may come back to updating sometime in the future...whether it's in 5 months or 5 years I'm not sure. For this last post though, I'll write about an experience that I just had that brought me so much closer to God!<br />
Last week, I had the privilege of going to Lesotho, Africa with a team from school. We worked at an orphanage called Beautiful Gate, and I honestly want to live there now! God was so present everyday there, and I strive to have more of His presence in my life now!<br />
On June 10 (the day my mom died) I was in there in Africa. I thought that that day would be hard, but honestly it was one of the best days there. We went to a place called good shepherd and got to hear the stories of so many people who grew up there. We also got a chance to share our stories. I normally don't like being the center of attention... but I really felt God calling me at that moment to share what I had been through. So I did. I can't even explain how good God was that day! ahh.<br />
Here are some pictures of my time in Africa.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644155390682289556.post-57661326902003772422014-04-12T19:25:00.002-07:002014-04-12T19:25:36.762-07:00Colombia 2014!For spring break, my family went to Colombia this year to visit our sponsor child! It has been such an amazing experience to be here, but I'm ready to go home tomorrow! Tomorrow we have to wake up at 4:00 in the morning because we have a flight and then a 10 hour lay over...which should be fun.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644155390682289556.post-25782438267143322602014-02-28T13:30:00.000-08:002014-02-28T13:30:13.170-08:00February 28Well, the winter has not died down at all since my last post. We've had 10 snow days total this year and today we had a 2 hour delay! My dad told me that here where we live we've had around 140 inches of snow this whole winter. The wind chill was -15 when we went off to school this morning but it got warmer throughout the day. Oh and also, a while ago the temp was at like 45! So that was good.<br />
Last weekend my school had a dance, so here are some pictures from that!<br />
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Something that I read in my devotional really stuck out to me the other day, so I thought I'd share. </div>
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"I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. I know how confused you sometimes feel-and how much you long to find the way forward. You have tried so many different things; you have been so hopeful at times. Yet your hope-filed paths have lead to disappointment. I want you to know that I fully understand how hard your journey has been. I also assure you that I can bring good out of every bit of it." </div>
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This is from the devotional Jesus Today. </div>
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Also, on another note....If you haven't read <i>The Fault in our Stars </i>by John Green, I highly recommend it! </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644155390682289556.post-66783761396060826592014-01-29T04:21:00.003-08:002014-01-29T04:21:44.703-08:00A glimpse of Michigan...It has been a while, I know, but I'm going to try to get back into the routine of updating. The problem I've been having with updating this is that I never know what to write. I've tried to write entries but every time I write one, I feel like I'm just writing in a journal or something. So I've decided that maybe I should start to post more writings. Or maybe about my walk with God. I want to encourage people to follow God, so maybe if I put more about my walk with God on here it can help at least one person. I'll still write about my family too though.<br />
But, there is one thing that I really want to share with you all....and that is the weather! It's crazy in Michigan! There is SO much snow. We have a foot and a half or even more I'd say. We have been out of school since last Thursday. I thought we would go back today but I woke up this morning and got the call that we're closed again!<br />
Here are some pictures of what it's like here. All of these pictures were taken last week, there's a lot more snow now.<br />
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So yeah, that's why school has been out for so long. I never thought I'd say this but I miss school! </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644155390682289556.post-80970680335000388872013-09-13T18:30:00.001-07:002013-09-13T18:30:08.288-07:00September 13Okay, I know it's been a long time since I've updated but school has seriously been keeping me SO busy. I get so much homework every night, and I also do the musical so I have had no time to update this! Anyway, I'll fill you in on just what's been going on in our lives these past couple weeks.<br />
My dad went to New York! He got to go to the MTV awards and everything! So that was pretty cool that he got to go there.<br />
Nathan, Emily, and I started up school a little bit ago. We all love school and it's going really well.<br />
I actually got my license a couple days ago, so that's pretty exciting! I had to take a road test, and that was probably the most scariest thing I've done in my life. The instructor sits there in the car with you and watches your every move. I was shaking the whole time, but I managed to get through it without having any points taken off! The first day I drove my brother to school, he actually got into the back seat of the car because he thought we were gonna get pulled over because I "look too short to be driving." I made him sit in the front seat(:<br />
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Anyway, everything's going pretty well here!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644155390682289556.post-79020147519964182032013-07-24T19:57:00.002-07:002013-07-27T09:43:53.783-07:00July 24I had an amazing birthday today! I started it off with teaching kindergartners at VBS, and honestly there is no better way that I would want to start off my birthday! I love being around kids. Later in the day I was brought to my Aunts house for a surprise party that my dad planned for me.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644155390682289556.post-91735775861537892932013-07-18T20:39:00.003-07:002013-07-18T20:39:46.686-07:00July 18We went camping last week with my moms side of the family, so that was a lot of fun. While we were sitting at the beach I wrote a short little poem, so here it is. <div>
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I've seen a lot of pain</div>
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but I've seen beauty</div>
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that overcomes all my fears</div>
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although there is pain in this world</div>
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God finds ways to take that pain away</div>
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He cares for us way too much</div>
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to let us fall astray. </div>
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Next week is VBS! I'm leading a class of Kindergartner's with my friend. It's also my birthday on Wednesday! I'll be turning 16 so I could get my drivers license but I still need to get 18 more hours in of driving sooo, I don't think that will be happening(: </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644155390682289556.post-419019034226696772013-07-07T19:38:00.001-07:002013-07-07T19:38:35.982-07:00July 7We just got back from camping today with the small group, it was a lot of fun! I could seriously just go camp for the whole summer. I love it. However, I could do without the misquotes. I counted 52 misquote bites today, and I'm really hoping I don't have poison ivy again! When we were camping we went through bike trails, went to the beach, and sat around the camp fire. It was really fun. Oh, and I have to mention my amazing experience of carrying a 22 pound bag of ice back to our camp sight from the camp office. So, my dad sent me down to get some ice with my brother and a couple of our friends there. The ice was held at the check-in office of the camp, so it was a trip up there. We rode our bikes and didn't really think about how we were going to get the ice back. I wasn't going to walk the ice back and come back for my bike... that would have taken wayyy too long. So, I set the ice on my bike handle bars so that the front side of the ice was sticking over my handle bars and the back end of the ice was sticking out towards me. I bit the end of the ice with my teeth so that it would stay and then rode off like that. It worked really well! And, one of the camp rangers saw me and told me that I had talent. Sooo yeah. that was fun.<br />
We leave again for camping on Thursday with our family, so we're all really looking forward to that!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644155390682289556.post-9193173410195114252013-06-26T15:26:00.000-07:002013-07-28T11:15:14.197-07:00Wednesday, June 26Relay for Life went really good! I ended up staying up until 5:00am and I walked 16 miles and a quarter! I walked a mile more than last year. This summer has been great so far, we've all been keeping busy. We have a couple camping trips coming up that we're really looking forward to.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644155390682289556.post-82603515504199000202013-06-13T17:15:00.000-07:002013-06-13T17:15:18.670-07:00I'll Walk for YouTomorrow there is an event called Relay for Life. I blogged about it last year too, so it might sound familiar. It's where a lot of people gather at a high school track and walk around the track/raise money to find a cure for cancer. This is a poem that I wrote that relates a little bit to this event.<br />
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<i>I'll walk for you</i><br />
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The last time we talked<br />
I made a promise to you<br />
I said that I'll walk to find a cure<br />
if it's the last thing I do.<br />
So this year; I'm going to walk<br />
more than I ever have before<br />
I wish you could walk with me though<br />
There's nothing I'd want more.<br />
I remember the last lap we walked together<br />
your hand was in mine<br />
I looked over at you<br />
and everything was fine.<br />
I miss you so much<br />
sometimes I don't know what to do<br />
even though you won't be with me this year<br />
I'll walk for you.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644155390682289556.post-62937691681135901492013-06-01T10:09:00.000-07:002013-07-28T11:16:07.309-07:00summer!Well, we made it! It's summer! It went so fast! Next year Nathan (my brother) will be in 7th grade and Emily (my sister) will be in 3rd.<br />
I hope everyone has a great summer and I'll try to update more often now that I have more free time.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644155390682289556.post-38247168210687868482013-05-14T17:48:00.000-07:002013-05-14T17:48:00.417-07:00Dutch DanceLast week for Tulip Time, I dutch danced. I dutch danced a total of 17 times! It was a crazy week. I was going to update this blog last week but I could barely find the time to do my homework, so I didn't end up getting to it. I also do softball. I actually injured my ankle pretty badly a couple weeks ago. I was up to bat and the pitcher pitched the ball to me and it hit my ankle. Then, again in the next inning, I went up to bat again and I got hit in the same spot with the ball. My ankle was so swollen, it was crazy! I had to wear this air cast for a while. I was out for a couple weeks but I just got to start playing again today! I'm not very good at softball but it's been a good experience playing on the team and I'm glad I did it!<br />
Here are some pictures from dutch dancing.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644155390682289556.post-44869054721122714692013-04-11T16:42:00.000-07:002013-04-11T16:42:20.050-07:00PoemsSomething new that I am going to start doing is posting one of my poems and one of my moms poems.<br />
I won't do this very often, though. I'll probably do it once a month.<br />
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This is my moms poem:<br />
<b>Empty </b><br />
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There's a hole inside my heart<br />
that some day God will fill.<br />
There are many days I really wish<br />
that time could just stand still.<br />
Part of me doesn't want to live,<br />
it only wants to die.<br />
I get so very frustrated<br />
and all I can do is cry.<br />
It's not that I want to 'die'<br />
I know that isn't the key;<br />
life on earth can be so frustrating;<br />
heaven is where I long to be.<br />
We were made to live on earth<br />
for just a little while.<br />
The thought of entering heaven<br />
always makes me smile<br />
I'll keep going with this hole in my heart<br />
and god's grace will see me through<br />
I'll listen carefully for His voice<br />
that will tell me what to do.<br />
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This is my poem.<br />
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<span class="s1"><b>Broken</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Why is there so much pain in this world? </span></div>
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<span class="s1">How can we make it go away? </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Why does it feel like God is so distant?</span></div>
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<span class="s1">God, please don’t let us fall astray </span></div>
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<span class="s1">We all need to recognize</span></div>
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<span class="s1">He will never let us go</span></div>
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<span class="s1">He is always near</span></div>
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<span class="s1">This pain in our life </span></div>
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<span class="s1">could be a sign</span></div>
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<span class="s1">This pain could be telling us</span></div>
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<span class="s1">That God wants us to shine</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We need to use our pain</span></div>
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<span class="s1">and turn it around </span></div>
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<span class="s1">God wants us to let people know</span></div>
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<span class="s1">that good <i>can </i>be found. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Even though there is brokenness in this world </span></div>
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<span class="s1">God has everything planned</span></div>
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<span class="s1">He will hold us all up</span></div>
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<span class="s1">In his majestic mighty hand. </span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644155390682289556.post-34118608663932481952013-04-09T17:02:00.000-07:002013-04-09T17:02:29.734-07:00Spring BreakI went to Florida over spring break with my friend and her family, so here are some pictures!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644155390682289556.post-63677578019550615272013-03-05T14:11:00.001-08:002013-03-05T19:18:39.833-08:00God is so good.God is so good. I can't even handle it! Today I met with someone who I haven't seen in a long time.... and I seriously have a new perspective on everything now. I watched a video a couple days ago, and it seriously changed my life and how I look at everything. Here's kind of what I took out of the video.<br />
Our lives are full of pain. It's the truth. But God isn't giving us this pain just to watch us suffer! I seriously have yelled at God so much just because it feels good. I feel like I need to get my anger out somewhere, and God seems like the perfect target. But I was so wrong to do that!<br />
The Bible tells us that every good and perfect gift comes from above. Nothing bad comes from God. The reason there is so much pain in this world is because of us. When God was in control of the world, the world was perfect. But when he gave control over to us, that's where it all went wrong! The devil got a hold of this power and that is why there is pain in the world today. God doesn't always win, and that's why my mom went to Heaven. I've heard this phrase many times: "Everything happens for a reason." But the person who I was with today put it in better words: "God makes a reason out of everything." It's so perfect! Anyway, 1 John 5:19 says this: "We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one." God admits here that the devil has control of the world, so it is written here that God will not always win, but there really can be a shining light in all darkness! Anyway, just thought I'd share what I learned today and hopefully it can impact everyone who reads this as much as it impacted me.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644155390682289556.post-42742242311310225922013-02-19T06:41:00.001-08:002013-02-19T06:41:22.744-08:00February 19Well, the school I go to has a snow day! Of course, though, I showed up at 6:15 along with a lot of other people because of Dutch Dance. At first it was only a 2 hour delay, so we just hung around at school for a while waiting for school to start. And then, it was a snow day, and we were all pretty happy about that.<br />
Anyway, I thought that since it's a snow day I would spend some time in the Bible, so here are a couple verses that I like.<br />
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Psalm 73:23-26: <b>"Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."</b><br />
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Zephaniah 3:17: <b>"The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing." </b><br />
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John 14:1:<b> "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me." </b><br />
I know this verse is short and simple but it has a lot of meaning behind it.<br />
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Hebrews 12:2:<b> "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and st down at the right hand fo the throne of God."</b><br />
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Isaiah 31:21: <b>"Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you saying, 'This is the way; walk in it.'" </b><br />
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Psalm 145:18-21: <b>"The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them. The Lord watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy. My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord, let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever." </b><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644155390682289556.post-32736090475120242032013-02-11T15:59:00.001-08:002013-02-11T15:59:36.321-08:00SemiformalSaturday night was semiformal for the school that I go to, and it was a lot of fun! Here are some pictures of the night.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644155390682289556.post-1007990537055495082013-02-05T14:48:00.002-08:002013-02-08T17:44:09.179-08:00Some poems<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We're doing this poem writing unit in English, and I'm really enjoying it!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are a couple poems that I've written in class. I realize that some of them aren't the best but that's because we only had 15 minutes to write them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is called a "Found Poem." A Found poem is a poem where you take another poem or Bible verse, or something like that, and just take out the key parts of the writing and make your own poem out of it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, I made a poem out of Psalm 13. Psalm 13 originally is this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How long,<sup class="crossreference" style="vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14076A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)"></sup> <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>? Will you forget me<sup class="crossreference" style="vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14076B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)"></sup> forever?</span></div>
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<span class="indent-1" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-13-1" style="position: relative;">How long will you hide your face<sup class="crossreference" style="vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14076C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)"></sup> from me?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="text Ps-13-2" id="en-NIV-14077" style="position: relative;">How long must I wrestle with my thoughts</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-13-2" style="position: relative;">and day after day have sorrow in my heart?</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="indent-1-breaks" style="line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-13-2" style="position: relative;">How long will my enemy triumph over me?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Look on me<sup class="crossreference" style="vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14078F" title="See cross-reference F">F</a>)"></sup> and answer,<sup class="crossreference" style="vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14078G" title="See cross-reference G">G</a>)"></sup> <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> my God.</span></div>
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<span class="indent-1" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-13-3" style="position: relative;">Give light to my eyes,<sup class="crossreference" style="vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14078H" title="See cross-reference H">H</a>)"></sup> or I will sleep in death,</span></span></div>
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</span><span class="text Ps-13-4" id="en-NIV-14079" style="position: relative;"><sup class="versenum" style="display: block; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </sup></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="text Ps-13-4" id="en-NIV-14079" style="position: relative;">and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,<sup class="crossreference" style="vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14079J" title="See cross-reference J">J</a>)"></sup>”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-13-4" style="position: relative;">and my foes will rejoice when I fall.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I trust in your unfailing love;</span></div>
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<span class="indent-1" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-13-5" style="position: relative;">my heart rejoices in your salvation.</span></span></div>
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</span><span class="text Ps-13-6" id="en-NIV-14081" style="position: relative;"><sup class="versenum" style="display: block; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </sup></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="text Ps-13-6" id="en-NIV-14081" style="position: relative;">I will sing<sup class="crossreference" style="vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14081N" title="See cross-reference N">N</a>)"></sup> the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>’s praise,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-13-6" style="position: relative;">for he has been good to me.</span></span></span></div>
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Here's my poem about it: </span><br />
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Day after day I feel forgotten</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I feel like like God’s love has left</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I’ve been defeated, I have fallen</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I’ve been overtaken by death</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Lord, help me trust in you</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I need your love to help me rise</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I’m longing to see you now</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>help me open up my eyes</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We had to mess around with different poem types, so here is a poem that I wrote. It's a "Cinquain" poem. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="internal-source-marker_0.5989502349402755" style="white-space: normal;"><b><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nature never fails to amaze </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">me</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">it takes my breath away </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">everyday</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No matter what </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">season</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">there is always a </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">reason</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">to let nature tell me that it will be </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">okay. </span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Music plays a big role in my </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">life</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">it defines who I will </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">be</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Music will never fade </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">away </span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">it is here to</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> stay </span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Music brings comfort to </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">me.</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What makes me the person I am</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is simply my passion for the Lord</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I know that he’s always there</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">anytime and anywhere</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and I know that from him, I will never be ignored. </span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And finally, here is my "I am" poem. </span><br />
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<span id="internal-source-marker_0.5989502349402755" style="text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Everyday is a struggle </b></span></span></div>
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<span id="internal-source-marker_0.5989502349402755" style="text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Everyday is the same</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I wipe a smile on my face</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">that covers up all my pain</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">People think that I’m doing okay </span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">they think that I am staying strong</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I just wish sometimes</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">that this pain wouldn’t last so long</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I miss her so much</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">this pain doesn’t even seem real</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I don’t understand God</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">when will this pain begin to heal?</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Starting life over without her</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is the hardest thing I’ve ever done</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I need a mom here</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">to help me when troubles come</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Music is my foundation</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">it rescues me everyday</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I’m lost and when I feel alone</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I play the piano and sing away </span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I hope that someday soon</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">my fake smile will go away</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I hope that a real smile can appear on my face</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and this time, I hope it will stay. </span></b></span></span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644155390682289556.post-41182816448453228742013-01-30T19:22:00.003-08:002013-01-30T19:22:53.972-08:00Acacia TreeMy Bible teacher really likes Acacia tree's, so I wrote a poem for him about this type of tree(:<br />
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<span class="s1"><b>The Acacia Tree</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">The Acacia tree has a foundation</span></div>
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<span class="s1">a foundation that will forever stay strong</span></div>
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<span class="s1">this Acacia tree provides shade for everyone</span></div>
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<span class="s1">and stays alive all year long</span></div>
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<span class="s1">you may think that humans are nothing like trees</span></div>
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<span class="s1">however that is not true</span></div>
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<span class="s1">we both need to have everlasting roots</span></div>
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<span class="s1">that help us become new</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We need to be planted into God’s word</span></div>
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<span class="s1">just like the Acacia tree is planted into the ground</span></div>
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<span class="s1">God’s word will keep us alive </span></div>
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<span class="s1">just like the water keeps the Acacia tree profound</span></div>
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<span class="s1">When pain taunts us left and right</span></div>
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<span class="s1">we all need a foundation to return to</span></div>
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<span class="s1">we all have to let our roots dig deep into God’s word</span></div>
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<span class="s1">That is what God wants us to do</span></div>
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<span class="s1">People who have no roots have no where to go</span></div>
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<span class="s1">they are left feeling sad and alone</span></div>
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<span class="s1">They have nowhere to run to and no one to count on</span></div>
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<span class="s1">but maybe that is all they’ve ever known</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Once you have a foundation</span></div>
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<span class="s1">like a tree, you need to grow</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Some people need God in their life</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644155390682289556.post-59194348643504564302013-01-12T15:51:00.001-08:002013-01-12T15:57:53.452-08:00January 12<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I read something in my devotional the other day that I feel like should be shared with a lot of people. I read this: "Hope in Me, and you will be protected from depression and self-pity. Hope is like a golden cord connecting you to heaven. The more you cling to this cord, the more I bear the weight of your burdens; thus, you are lightened. Heaviness is not my Kingdom. Cling to hope, and my rays of Light will reach you through the darkness."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love that so much. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, the other day I was rip-sticking around the block. I was praying and asking for God to give me a sign because I really couldn't feel his presence anymore. I didn't think that God was going to give me a sign because I've never really gotten an obvious sign from him before. Anyway, as I was riding along the street, I looked into the sky and in the sky was a cross formed out of the clouds. It was <i>amazing. </i> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I haven't really posted much about my family lately, so I'll give you a little update on how everyone is doing here. My dad is doing good with work, and my siblings are loving school/loving their teachers. I'm also loving school but I'm not loving the exams. Next week is exam week, so I've been studying all day. I've actually been studying in our storage closet in the depths of our basement because it's the quietest place in our house. Once Exams are over, then I will begin to start writing more. I'll be updating this blog more often once I get into that routine(: </span><br />
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Here is a link to a video that me and my siblings made for my dad(:<br />
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Here are some pictures of me and my sister. We attempted to go sledding but because of the lack of snow, it didn't work so well.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644155390682289556.post-33472428650224518182012-12-17T19:19:00.000-08:002012-12-17T19:19:10.791-08:00Her BirthdayIt was my moms birthday today. I really wish that she could have been here, but I'm glad that she got to spend her birthday with Jesus. I know that she had an amazing party up there in Heaven and I can't wait to be able to see her and celebrate her birthday with here again soon.<br />
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My brother and my sister woke up sick today. They both have a fever. I'm trying my best to stay away from them because I have a Spanish exam tomorrow and Thursday, and three English papers due on Thursday as well. This is my first high school exam experience.... and I can't say I'm enjoying it.<br />
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Anyway, I wrote a poem and I dedicated it to anyone who was affected by the shooting at the elementary school in Connecticut. There were multiple 6 and 7 year old children killed in this. I can't even begin to imagine the hurt that some parents are feeling right now. I want so badly to do something to help them, so I just started with simply writing a poem.<br />
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<span class="s1"><b>Broken</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Why is there so much pain in this world? </span></div>
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<span class="s1">How can we make it go away? </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Why does it feel like God is so distant?</span></div>
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<span class="s1">God, please don’t let us fall astray </span></div>
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<span class="s1">We all need to recognize</span></div>
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<span class="s1">that God is here</span></div>
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<span class="s1">He will never let us go</span></div>
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<span class="s1">He is always near</span></div>
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<span class="s1">This pain in our life </span></div>
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<span class="s1">could be a sign</span></div>
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<span class="s1">This pain could be telling us</span></div>
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<span class="s1">That God wants us to shine</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We need to use our pain</span></div>
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<span class="s1">and turn it around </span></div>
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<span class="s1">God wants us to let people know</span></div>
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<span class="s1">that good <i>can </i>be found. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Even though there is brokenness in this world </span></div>
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<span class="s1">God has everything planned</span></div>
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<span class="s1">He will hold us all up</span></div>
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<span class="s1">In his majestic mighty hand. </span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644155390682289556.post-76864231970179626572012-12-10T18:13:00.000-08:002012-12-11T17:52:12.626-08:00ChapelLast week Friday I got the privilege of leading a chapel in front of my whole school. There are about 850 people in my school (Holland Christian). A question that I got asked a lot after the chapel was "were you nervous?" The answer is no, I really was not that nervous. The night before the chapel, I thought that I was going to be so nervous. However, when I was standing on the stage watching people fill in their seats, I wasn't nervous. I was excited. I think that it was by the grace of God that I was able to be so calm. Anyway, my chapel was about how God is always there through the storm, and how pain can be turned into a blessing. I told my story. Here is a link to the chapel if you're interested in watching it.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click on the video that has the date December 7. </span></span><br />
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