My 16th Birthday Party minus the pictures...

I had the best birthday ever! I love each and every one of my friends! You guys are AWESOME!! I would post pictures, but, unfortunatly, my computer is messing up. Soo... I will try to get pictures on here at some point, but no promises. We had pizza and cake, we played "Prince Albert Lost His Hat" and I believe that everyone had a good time playing that. :) "Prince Albert lost his hat and he doesn't no where to find it, number 4 go to the end of the line!" Ah yes. Good times. Afterwards, we had a worship time, and after that I sang a song to all of my friends there. i hope people were ministered by it. I wish that all of my friends could have been there, but, oh well. So thank you to all who were able to come! I love you guys! I had friends from church and from Greenleaf there. I LOVE it when my worlds collide. For those of you that couldn't make it (or the ones who live several states away) here is the song that I sang.



The Words I Would Say
Sidewalk Prophets

Three in the morning, and I’m still awake
So I picked up a pen and a page
And I started writing just what I’d say
If we were face to face

I’d tell you just what you mean to me
Tell you these simple truths


Be strong in the Lord
And never give up hope
You’re gonna do great things
I already know
God’s got His hand on You
So don’t live life in fear
Forgive and forget
But don’t forget why you’re here
Take your time and pray
These are the words I would say

Last time we spoke you said you were hurting
And I felt your pain in my heart
I want to tell you that I keep on praying
That love will find you where you are

I know cause I’ve already been there
So please hear these simple truths

Be strong in the Lord
And never give up hope
You’re gonna do great things
I already know
God’s got His hand on You
So don’t live life in fear
Forgive and forget
But don’t forget why you’re here
Take your time and pray
These are the words I would say

From one simple life to another
I will say… Come find peace in the Father

Be strong in the Lord
And never give up hope
You’re gonna do great things
I already know
God’s got His hand on You
So don’t live life in fear
Forgive and forget
But don’t forget why you’re here
Take your time and pray
And thank God for each day
His love will find a way
These are the words I would say

So.... yeah. I just sang that song a little bit higher.

My friend, Stephanie, has a blog. Her blog is deticated to book reviews. She reads one book a week and does her own personal review on it. Last week, she did a review on Josh Harris' book "I kissed dating goodbye". I was really blessed by it. And maybe that is just because it is an amazing thing for me to see the girls I grew up with writing stuff like this. Steph gave me permission to share it with you so... here! Thanks Steph!

Once more, I love all of you guys! You are my brothers and sisters in Christ. Thank you so much for constantly pointing me towards the Cross. And thanks for making my party totally awesome... and as least about me as possible! :P

I gots a phone!

Yep! Tomorrow is my birthday, but I got this as an early present. Sorry the quality of the pictures aren't better. My camera is goofing up on me. but im really happy. I think I'll call it.... hm. What should I name him?



What do you think I should name him?

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony by Rockapella

So, I'm studying Beethoven for a research paper for my Comp. 1 class at JCCC. I found this and I really liked it. I LOVE acapella music. So cool... Hope you enjoy!


Beethoven's Fifth by Rockapella

Adversity

I was reading this in my devotions and I thought that I would share it with you all...

Adversity
From Light For My Path for Teens

The Lord will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; for You, O Lord, have not forsaken those seek You.
PSALM 9:9-10

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
James 5:13

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you.
Isaiah 43:2

For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort.
2 Corinthians 1:5-7

Cast all of your cares upon Him, for He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7

Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
Psalm 30:5

Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.
Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man! Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.
Luke 6:21-23

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.
John 16:33


He will swallow up death forever;
and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces,
and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth,
for the Lord has spoken!
Isaiah 25:8



There are so many more verses on adversity, but I had to stop with this last verse. Look at the last line of Isaiah 25:8: The Lord has spoken! Is that not encouraging? He will wipe every tear from our eyes and he will take all pain from the earth. He SPOKE that! How can we doubt that it will happen? I find myself in places of questioning his promises all the time. But 'The LORD has spoken!' The God that spoke our world into existance, who, with His very words, made you and I, who made everything good and beautiful on this earth, SPOKE and said that there will be a day when all evil will be stripped from this world and it will be made anew!

What a good God we serve!

SOLI DEO GLORIA!