I'm leaving again...

Going to VBS in Illinois.  I may or may not be able to blog.  We'll see.  It's going to be so much fun!

So Excited!

My birthday is coming up!  I'm so excited!  That's all that I have to say!

It's Good to be Home

Boy, did the car ride seem extra-long, but it's good to be back in the city.

And grandma came with us!  We have a dog now (kinda; her dog, Bubbles came too).

Mall

Today we went to the mall in Springfield because it was rainy (originally we had planned to go swimming).  My dad got new shoes and we ate Chinese food for lunch and had smoothies and rode the old carousel and everyone was happy.  Yay.

Papa is in heaven now

So that's why yesterday I said I was surrounded by flowers and the TV show wasn't really that annoying, I will admit. 

But I'm glad.  I think that it was his time and I'm glad that he doesn't have to be here anymore.  No more cancer and no more hurt.

Ahh, I can't wait.

(PS daddy you did a really good job on your speech.  It made me cry.)

Since I left...

I've been gone for awhile, haven't I?

So...

I went to a bible camp from Sunday the 12th to Friday the 17th.  Everyday we would:

7:00-wake up (& get dressed etc.)
8:00-quiet time(read bibles and respond)
8:45-breakfast
9:30-chapel with Aunt Sue
11:30-activities (I did boating)
12:45-lunch (really good food!)
1:30-swimming
3:00-recreation time (boating, craft, mini-golf, snack)
4:00-free time in cabins
5:45-dinner
6:30-chapel
9:00-prepare for bed
10:30-official lights out

It sure was fun, but phew was it exhausting! 

For boating you could either go in a paddle-boat, a row-boat, a canoe, or a kayak.  The kayaks were my favorite!  They were a little tippy though, and I did fall in.  But it felt good!  Except for the bottom of the lake was like up to your ankles in lake slime.  Y-U-C-K-Y spells yucky.

The food was also really good.  Not as good as like thanksgiving food, but pretty good.

For free time I mostly did boating but I also had snack and went mini-golfing.

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So, right when I got home from camp I litterally ate lunch, used the bathroom, grabbed a book to read and went out the door to go to Illinois. 

Now I sit in my grandma's living room listening to this annoying TV show my cousins are watching typing on my blog surrounded by lots of flowers from the funeral.

I'm Not Dead

I'm just going to camp.  For five days. 

And don't worry, I'm taking blankie with me.

New blog!

www.jesussongoftheday.blogspot.com

Considering a New Blog

Not replacing this one, just in addition to.

Maybe something like a song of the day.

Just thinking.

Comments?

Summer

I just love summer. 

I'm so glad it's summer.

Summer is the best.

That's all I have to say.

Last Day of School!

Today was [finally] our last day of school!

We [us; our school] had a big picnic in Valley Grove Park today!  [Sorry, I always make these pseudonyms and then I try to remember them and then I get all stressed out because it's probably not the same every time.  On the flip side, you all probably know what I'm talking about anyway.]  It was very fun.

Mr. Teacher allowed us to wear our T-Shirts that we made with Mrs. W!  That was nice that we didn't have to wear uniform on the last day. 

So we played around on the playground and with balls and whatnot, then had to play silly games. 

For lunch I had carrots, quesodilla, almonds, grapes, oreos, and the end-of-the-school-year-cookie-that-you-usually-receive-from-your-teacher. 

After some kids had been dismissed, their parents were just handing around and they decided to drench all of the teachers with freezing water.  It was so funny!  After Dorothy got Mr. Teacher, Mr. Teacher mumbles:  they are in so much trouble next year.

It's been a good day so far.  I am so tired though. 

Something that makes me want a Facebook account [so I could post this on the JOY FM Facebook page] just for this:

There is this christian radio station that I always listen to, and when I go up to my room I always turn it on.  I turn it on:

Ooo, I love the way you hold me
By your side I'll always be
Ya take each and every day
Make it special in some way
I love the way you hold me
In your arms I'll always be
Oh I love the way you hold me

It just reminded me that no matter how annoying sisters are or how long the day has been, He is always holding me and He's never letting go. 

I needed that.

P.S.  The radio station is 99.1 in St. Louis.

Things to be Excited About

1) SUMMER!

2) MY BIRTHDAY!

3) Me, Dorothy, Bree, and Linda are bridging to Cadettes in Girl Scouts!

Sorry it's such a ridiculously short post.

Nature Girl

Grandma's cat had kittens!

SOOOOO CUTE!!!!!

Summer!

I can't believe that summer is almost here!  Although, it didn't really feel like it today.  Rainy, wet, cold.  Ugh.

I'm so excited for school to be out.  To not have homework.  To swim every day.  Ah.

I want summer!

To be done with all of these tornadoes and storms!  At least until next year!  I don't like it!  it's crazy!  it makes me sad! 

The storms are huge!  There was hail the size of my fist!  It is crazy!  Insane!  Ridiculous!  Terrible!  Weird!  Supercallafrajalisticexpealidocious!

I just feel excited!

About, like, everything!  I don't know why!  I feel like using exclimation pionts!  This is fun!

1)  I have a new bed.  You see, my grandparents are coming to live with us, so they get my super-comfortable queen size bed and I get a new super-comfortabe double bed.  Win, win.

2)  We have a new kitchen sink!  Well, faucet.  But it's great because now only your hands get wet instead of all of your body and not your hands.  It's great.

3)  My mom bought this new hand-soap and it smells so good!  I just love washing my hands now!

My Weekend

It was a fantastic one.

Starting on Friday:

Got home and started frantically packing because I had a sleepover birthday party.  I say frantically because my mom (incorrectly) told me that it was to be at 5 o'clock (it was really 5:30), and it was now 4:45. 

Mrs. W, I'm going to use some of your pseudonyms, if it's okay.  Too late.

It was Bree's birthday and Fiona, Genevieve, and Felicity were there.

Before dinner, we went on kind of a scavenger hunt.  We split up into two teams; on my team was Fiona and Felictity, and Bree had her brother and Genevieve.

Each team had one side of the block.  We knocked on people's doors and politely asked if they would like to donate food to Operation Food Search.  Whichever team collected the most won, but then it was more than that; my team didn't win, but when you do something to help others your heart swells up and you get this lump in your throat that says, "this is right."

For dinner we had cheese fondue with bread, vegetables, crackers and cheese to dip into the cheese.  Afterwards there was chocolate cheesecake with strawberries on top. 

After dinner, Zelda and Travis made us go up to the third floor while they hid candy on the 1st and 2nd floors.  Then, we had to find it in the dark; although the let us have flashlights.  It was so fun! 

Saturday:

Went home from the sleepover.

There is a farmer's market in Grove Valley Park every Saturday, and my uncle sells strawberries from his farm there.  So my cousins were at our house.  It was fun, but they kinda made me tired.

For Girl Scouts we had archery in Timber Park and then afterwards we dropped out cat quilts that we made at the APA.  We had a look around.  It was so sad.  I cried.

Sunday:

Went to church. 

Had people over for dinner.

Slept in my new bed.

Monday:

Kept thinking it was Tuesday.  Don't know why. 

Went to school.

Came home. 

Did homework.

Blogged quite extensively.

Heaven is For Real

It's a book I just finished (read it in like less than 2 days), and it was REALLY good.  I gobbled it up.

It's about a family-the Burpos, who have to go through a lot.  The dad is a pastor and he shatters his ankle, then survives breast cancer (the dad!).  Todd and Sonja's son, Colton, his appendix literally explodes.

The first doctor dismisses the subject as just the flu.  When Colton doesn't stop throwing up--for like a week, Todd and Sonja take Colton to several different places.  Finally,  one doctor decides to order a CT scan, revealing the need for an emergency appendectomy.

Several months after the surgeries, Colton reveals some amazing stuff.  Apparently, he 'went up out of' his body' during the surgery and saw his dad praying in a tiny room and his mom was praying and talking on the phone, things his parents had never told him.  Then, angels sang to him while he sat in Jesus' lap.

There are lots of other AMAZING things in there, but I won't give away the whole story.  You should really read it for yourself.  Read.  It. 

One more thing. 

After his experience, everybody kinda makes up a game where whenever somebody sees  a picture of Jesus, they say, "Hey, Colton, it this one right?"  "What's wrong with this one?"

So one day, Todd reads an article about a little girl named Akiane Kramarik who has also 'been to heaven.'  She paints amazing pictures.

"Hey, Colton, what's wrong with this one?"

"Daddy, it's right!"

No homework!

Because today is Wednesday and most of our school is going to the Cardinals game at Busch Stadium tonight.  We get to go down on the field during the 7th inning and sing Take Me Out to the Ball Game.  Nervous!

GO CARDS!!!

Ten on Tuesday: Things to be Thankful for

Well, things I am thankful for.

1) A warm or cold (depending) house with electricity and running water.

2) A good school with good teachers and good friends where you can go every day and know that you are in a safe environment where you don't have to work on the same thing everybody else is and it is okay if you are smart.

3) Food that will nourish your body and fill you up so that you can be productive in your work and not be all grouchy or tired.

4) Water and milk (and other things to drink) so that you can stay hydrated and so your body may properly function.

5) Clothes to wear so that even though Eve ate the apple and became ashamed, we may not have to suffer in such humility.

6) A warm, comfortable bed to sleep in so that in the morning you may be well-rested and able to carry our God's will.

7) Books to read that are entertaining and keep us busy, and sometimes teach us a lesson.

8) Friends and family who will always be there for us and provide for us, help us, teach us, care for us.

9) A Holy Book to study and learn so we can know what He requires of us and prepare us for His coming.

10) A savior who saves whoever believes and a God who forgives if we forgive and is faithful if we are.