BALTIMORE....

Kay, I know you people that didn't get to go to Baltimore are sick of us talking about it....


BUT I DON'T CARE. IT. WAS. AMAZINGGGGGG!


You see that picture at the top?? THAT WAS OUR AMAZING GROUP. :D WE WERE SO COOL. WE ARE cool. Like, seriously, the six of us that went off and got hats *well...I mean, David eventually joined us...so I suppose it was seven*...WE ARE THE AWESOME HAT CLUB! woooooooo!!!

The dolphin show was a bit of a fail though...'DOLPHINS have skin. HUMANS have skin. OMG!'

But the hat dude, at the mall...he was awesome. And the sunglasses dude, at the mall...he was awesome. And the creepers...at the mall...tehehehehehehehehehehe. xDD

Blonde creeper: Who are YOU looking at??
Devoo: Not at you!


XDDDDD FUNFUNFUN(:

And I'd say that bridge was pretty awesome too. And the three random people we made take our picture XDD

I love baltimore.

So it was funnnn....ESPECIALLY the random wandering(:


lovooozz!

BLog TeSts!

Okay, so one of the things that I do when I'm bored is go onto
blogthings.com and take random tests....

and sometimes the results are SCARY accurate!

Test: Are you an optimist or a pessimist?

Result:
You Are a Realist
You don't see the glass as half empty or half full. You see what's
exactly in the glass.
You never try to make a bad situation seem better than it is...
But you also never sabotage any good things you have going on.
You are brutally honest in your assessments of situations - and this
always seems to help you cope.

Dude, it totally helps me cope to see what's happening.

Test: How do you think?

Result:
You Think Emotionally
Your brain works best when you are able to really get passionate about
something.
You like to feel connected to whatever project you are working on. You
crave meaning

Test: How do you communicate?

You Communicate With Your Ears
You love conversations, both as a listener and a talker.
What people say is important to you, and you're often most affected by
words, not actions.
You love to hear complements from others. And when you're upset, you
often talk to yourself.
Music is very important to you. It's difficult to find you without your
iPod.

DUDEDUDEDUDE. That is like, SCARY accurate. Ohhhhhmmmmgeeeee.

Test: What's your best trait?

Your Best Trait is Creativity
You may seem like you're a bit flaky or flighty, but you're really just
deep in thought.
You are the artistic type, no doubt. However, you are also highly
analytical and logical.
You are able to solve problems in unique and interesting ways. Your
ideas are unpredictable, but they always end up making sense.
You are picky and sometimes downright critical. You expect the best of
yourself, but others are not prepared for your exacting standards. 

The first sentence????

memememememememe!!

love youzz!!
faithh

I think too much.

As the title says, I think too much. Waaaaaaay too much. And apparently, according to others, you can tell how I feel about my thoughts because my face gives it away.

Like yesterday, I was told that I looked annoyed. I was thinking about something that really annoyed me too.

And then all the time I'm told I look mad or sad. It's all because of what I'm thinking about. But occasionally, I lie and say I'm tired, just so no one questions my thoughts. Because I mean, seriously? Do I really want to spill out all of my thoughts to random people? No. I'd really rather not. And I mean, when you're annoyed, you REALLY don't want to. So sometimes I'll just say I'm tired. But there are times when I really am tired too, so I'm not always covering something up.

Guess what I finally learned yesterday??

A press handstand!! Yayz! I'd been working on that for FOREVERRRRRR. But I finally got it.

I know, I'm writing about nothing. But ze blog was looking a bit empty, ya know?

Luvv ya

Faithh

blahbadabadoo(:

Isn't that a beautiful title? It doesn't relate at all to anything I'm going to write, but I thought it would be amazingly fun to say(:

So my new year's resolution was to trust, as I stated a few posts earlier...so I thought, that as I said that, and I've had a month of practice, I should trust my beautimous blog readers.

1. I love to feel loved. It's one of those cravings I have. Which is why it sometimes seems like I just want attention. It's completely not true, I just want to feel loved. Which is also the reason I don't like hugs. I do like hugs, I just don't like them when they're unnecessary. Because then they feel...wasted. But when I'm feeling really down, I just want a hug.

2. I have a miserable temper. Things set me off really easily. But I can't hold a grudge. Sometimes I wish I could, but every time I try...it never works. I just can't do it.

3. I don't trust people, as you could tell by my resolution. I only have three people I actually, honestly trust. Well, four, I must count God, seeing as I trust him the most out of everyone(:

4. I've recently really started to like prayer. Like, I used to not to, because I doubted it for so long. But...after...um...was it 4 months? Yes, I do believe it was four months of praying for the same thing, my prayer was addressed in ways I could never have imagined. But really, if it had been answered sooner, some things might have turned out worse, so I'm glad it was late. It's all in the plan people, all in the plan...

5. I only really became a Christian in May. Shocking to some of those who have read blog posts from months ago? Probably. But see, I had always thought I was Christian. I went through all of the 'act' of it...but there was something totally different inside of me when I actually...cared. I cried for like, an hour because I was so sorry for everything I had done. But it was all so cleansing...so refreshing...

6. I am not as peppy as I often seem. I'm just very good at hiding my feelings. Like, apparently I'm amazing at it. So if you want to know how I'm really feeling, you have to ask, because another thing about me, is that I don't lie. Scratch that. I lie to avoid getting in trouble occasionally. But really, I truly don't lie very often. So if you ask me how I am, and I respond with something other than 'good' that means I'm not good. Just saying.

7. I don't express my feelings verbally very well. Like, not at all. Whatsoever. Urghh. I hate that. Sometimes I'm itching to say something, but I can't because I know it'll come out wrong. Urghh.

8. I don't get why I keep a blog. I really don't. I get why I have one, but not why I've actually kept it. Because I don't stay with projects very long. I get side-tracked rather easily.

9. Biggest fear?? Loneliness/Abandonment. Part of the reason I don't trust people. Because I'm scared they'll eventually leave me. And then...I don't want to be left alone...scared, vulnerable..ehh. I don't want to be abandoned, and I am absolutely miserable when I feel that way...

10. I like being trusted. I loooove it. I hate being lied to, because I can always tell when something's up. I'm actually REALLY observant. But only to people, not my surroundings. But in people, I can tell their likes, dislikes, needs, wants, moods...I can tell a lot of things....


Okay, so new favorite website! praywithme.org It. Is. AMAZING. It totally suits my new love of prayer too(: YAY!

*sighhs* I have song lyrics stuck in my head. They've been stuck in my head for hours....

"I will worship you for who you are,
I will worship you for who you are,
I will worship you for who you are,
Jesus..." you can find it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU7D369avGI

But see, me with my weird thoughts, took this another way.

It's so easy for us to accept us for who he is. I mean, he's perfect. We know this. It's easy to accept a perfect person

But he will accept us for who we are too, which is something we don't always understand/ accept for some reason. We think, "How could someone accept ME? After everything I've done..." But he really doesn't care about our flaws. We're still amazing in his eyes. He still has a plan for us. He still loves us.

So let's change those lyrics for a second. *even though I love them as they are*

"He will still love you for who you are
He will still love you for who you are
He will still love you for who you are
Jesus...."

Don't think you aren't worthy of his love, that you've done too much wrong, that you're completely undeserving. You haven't done too much wrong and he will always accept you. You can tell him anything, and he'll still love you. ANYTHING. I'm not just saying a few things. I'm talkin' everything. He's the expert of loving AND forgive and forget, remember, he wrote the manual!

So my message for today is, why not have a let go time? Maybe even right now. You might do this often, but it's oh so refreshing, and he will still accept you after, despite what you say. He loves you. A lot.

luvvvvvvs...

faithh

blehh

I'm really really confused right now...about...a lot of things. I'm confused about my own feelings on certain subjects, and I don't like it...

blehh.

I need to figure a few things out...

byezz...
faithh

Resolution

It might be a bit late to write about this, but I'm going to anyways.

My new year's resolution is to trust. If you know me, you know that I keep a lot to myself. Well, I keep the important stuff to myself. So my word for the year is trust.

Now. Don't think I'm going to tell everyone everything about me. Nooooo. But a few people, yes. Because even those I do trust I have either, A: not told some key fact or B: it still takes me too long to say some things to.

So I'm going to try it. Some things, I know, are going to take MONTHS for me to let out. But from experience, I know everything's a heck of a lot less stressful once you do.

What was your resolution?

luvvsss
faithh

My G's...

 

This is a collage of me with my best friends, Kathryn and Elizabeth. These two are always there for me through everything, and I love them to pieces. If I didn't have them, I don't know where I'd be, so I'm glad I have great friends like them.

WHAM. Thank you!

If you ever need something, don't hesitate to ask. There is no shame
in asking God for help. I mean, he already knows what you need, and
he's going to provide it, but it makes him feel good to be asked. It
really does.

Like, a few weeks ago I needed COMFORT. Majorly. So I prayed for some
comfort. The next week WHAM! I got my comfort. I was soo happy :] Then
I did happy prayers :]

I also do lots and lots and lots of safety prayers. Before I go
anywhere I'm like, 'please keep us safe on our way to the *fill in the
blank*'

I loove noticing when my prayers are answered. They always ARE
answered, but I don't always notice. But when I do notice....it's a
great feeling :]

g'bye now!

luvvvvsss...

My thoughts on....Karma *for monica :]*

Karma.

To put it in simple terms: for every good thing you do you recieve
something good, and for every bad thing you do you recieve something
bad.

Simple enough, right?

Well, Karma is one of the biggest parts of Hinduism. They believe that
you will be reborn until you reach enlightenment, or perfect
understanding of, well, everything. And when you are reborn, your
karma decides what kind of family/ body you are born into. If you have
good karma, and have done lots of good things then you might be born
into a wealthy family. But if you have bad karma and have done lots of
bad things then you might be reborn a peasant or even a beetle. And
this cycle of rebirth continues until you reach enlightenment. *Which
doesn't make any sense to me, how are there new people/ an increase in
population if the same people are coming back? And why can't anyone
seem to remember a previous life?*

The Hindus also have one God consisted of many Gods. They have
thousands of Gods that all make up their one big God, Brahman. And
according to Hinduism, once you have that one final death after
enlightenment you become part of Brahman.

So where am I going with this? Well, their God, Brahman, is said to
have this perfect karma. They say he's never done anything wrong or
bad, so nothing bad will ever happen to him.

But then you think, Jesus never did anything wrong either. He lived a
perfect, sinless life and look how he ended up. He had a 'perfect
karma' too, but something terrible happened to him. He was murdered
for no reason other than telling the truth.

So guys, karma isn't real. Sure, you may have something good happen to
you after doing right by someone else, but it isn't because of karma.
If anything, it's because of God's love.

luvssss....
faith

I'm here...

Hello my darlings :)

I'm sorry I haven't posted for the past week, but I've been writing a
bunch of devotionals for people at church and it's been taking up
quite a bit of time.

One of the devos I wrote I liked a lot. It was based on a different
devotional (ish) book called 'His Princess'.

We all know that God is the king of everything, right? And that God is
also our father? Well if our father is a king, then we are princes/
princesses and we are royalty! Isn't that an amazing feeling?

Now, if you have read a lot of this blog, you will notice that the
vast majority of what I write about comes from Matthew. Well, it's
time for that to change....

1 John is a book that is completely devoted to love. The first time I
completely understood why God wants us to love everyone was after
reading this verse.

"For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot
love God, whom he has not seen." 1 John 4:20

It really just makes sense. If you can't love someone you have a
chance at understanding, how can you love someone you can't even see?

"God is love." 1 John 4:16

One of the shortest verses, yet one of the most descriptive, in a way.
It tells you who God is, and that he always has good intentions. And
it also tells you that someone who does not really know God can never
truly recieve love. Because the most loving thing that has ever
happened is Jesus dying on the cross for us.

"As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love."
2 John 6

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*fAiTh*