Jimmy Needham and paint....

I recently found this artist, Jimmy Needham. I like his voice a lot. It is very unique.

Lost at Sea
Jimmy Needham


How could you see what you see and not totally
Want to discontinue me for all eternity and then some
It bothers me so that I could be so
Completely unaffected when connected to the holy one
And so I sit here and stare at this page and wonder
At what age it will become clear to me
So for now I am clueless to how you do this
And how you move this spirit in me

I'm going Your way
Even though I cannot see in front of me
I'm going Your way
Even though I feel lost at sea

How could your favor be the flavor I savor
When the fruits of my labor are so unfavorable
And old pages are setting the stages for something outrageous
A man who can save all our souls
And you know and you know

I'm going Your way
Even though I cannot see in front of me
I'm going Your way
Even though I feel lost at sea

Ride the wave, wave goodbye, by the way did I mention today
That I don't know the way home
So could you take me by the hand and lead me to the dryer land
So I can finally breathe again instead of sinking like a stone
And now I will diligently and not religiously but affectionately come
Before the throne of your grace in this place and seek your face
For all eternity and then some

I am New
Jimmy Needham


I cling to the veil to no avail without fail
Reaching for the God if Israel in man's jail
Wailing on my knees and hands to draw the curtain and stand
Thank God for bloody feet and pierced hands

Chorus
I am new I am am new
And He says of me is true
I am new

I hold to the law to stop the fall
To drop the ball to fix it all
Falling on my hands and knees if these walls could talk they'd scream
Release him, O God release me

I am new I am am new
And He says of me is true
I am new

I lay by the grave to save to un-enslave
To make a rich man out of a knave but you saved me
O Jesus you raised me
How could I ever return
To things that you told me would burn
When will I ever learn That I

I am new I am am new
And He says of me is true
I am new



Oh, also, my grandpa sent me this link: click here This website fascinated me... What can I say? I'm easily entertained. :)

Okay... Randomness... In the EXTREME!

I was just trying to figure out what to post when I came across this.... Click Here Apparently, my dad did this. On our church's website! All of you out there who know me... you can see where I get my complete randomness from....

Mexico quotes

So, I have more pictures to post from Mexico because I took a billion pictures... okay that is a bit of an exaggeration, but still... Until then, here are all of the quotes that Elisabeth and I collected in our "Quote Book". A lot of these are from the Canadians. So, if you are from my church and you don't recognize the name, it is one of our French-Canadian brothers and sisters. I'll post more pictures of them in a bit...


Mexico Quotes

“Where are the sunglasses?”
~ Dad

“I belong on the short mission bus”
~Dad

“How many of you cannot speak English?”
~ Naomi

“That-That is SWEAT.”
~Me

“I have Hannah Montana lip-gloss. I know you’re jealous.”
~ Coco

“I’m not a bad missionary…just a bad packer.”
~ Naomi

“I look like some stupid tourist.”
~ Naomi

“With rollers-a-rolling…” ~ Sadie (singing)
“…and painters-a…paintering!” ~ Coco (singing)

“Hey Chuck…we need Duct-tape!”
~ DM

“Come party with the green Jesus!”
~ Naomi (in Spanish)

“I used to do yo’ mama jokes…then I turned five.”
~ Coco

“Josh! You are awesome!”
~DM

“I read about other people’s lives…but I don’t really care.”
~ DM

“Don’t you have the fear of God in you?”
~ Mike

“Oh my gosh you guys, how embarrassing. We wore the same shirt!”
~ Coco

“I love you, my fluffy rabbit.”
~DM (in a letter in French)

“I taught the kids how to say booger in English!”
~ Naomi

“If I spoke Spanish, I would know what that meant.”
~ Ben

“Everyone who knows what I’m saying…do it.”
~ Dad

“Ok…I’ll be the good-guy, you’ll be Obama.”
~ Keith

“B-P-G…Butter, Peanut, Jelly!”
~ Antonio

“Why does your mom have a facebook, but not you?”
~Lydie

“We understand each other, even when we don’t make sense.”
~Me and Elisabeth

“Skin shouldn’t move”
~Ben

“Just so you know…I’m wearing underwear.”
~ Kaleb

“Hey everybody…its Pete!”
~ The boys

“I feel like we should hold hands, sway back and forth and sing, ‘friends are friends forever.’”
~ Dad

“Ah…young love!”
~ Coco

“’Sucre’ is sweet in French. But ‘sweet’ doesn’t mean the same thing in French. You say ‘Sucre dude’ and people say ‘you suck.’”
~ DM

“He [John Cooper] looks like someone who smokes a whole pack of cigarettes each day.”
~ DM

“It’s a wheelbarrow without a wheel… I guess it’s just a barrow.”
~Little Michael

“Just call my Michael Angelo.”
~ Mr. G

“Thanks for being the American Coco.”
~ Tom

“I’m not even mono-lingual…”
~ Keith

“Did you just say Canadians are more compact?”
~Me

“How far do you live from the Eiffel Tower?”
~ Mr. G (to the French Canadians...)

“I had to go fishing twice.”
~ Mr. G (you don't even want to know what he went fishing for...)

“How are you, Naomi?”
“I’m okay… But Keith is sweaty.”
~ Naomi

“I would cover myself with honey and run naked through a swarm of bees for a Klondike bar.”
~ Shuman

“That was NOT chicken… That was cat.”
~Sadie

“White-American-girl-spending-to-much-time-with-French-Canadians-missionaries-SAY WHAT?”
~Elisabeth (to me) :)

“Do you like air?”
~Ben

“Think happy thoughts…. Rainbows… butterflies… unicorns… grapenuts!”
~Naomi

I've Been Tagged

If you could live anywhere in any house, where and what would it be? I would live on a far away island in a big house with a huge wall of glass looking out on the ocean where I could draw...

What are you wearing now? Shorts and a red shirt.

What is on your desk? A box if junk, a flower and pictures from my surgery.

What would you like to learn to do? paint with Oils.

What was the last thing you bought? Reading glasses

What one item are you currently wanting? A new, high tech camera

What languages can you speak? English and a bit of Spanish

What is the last book you have read? Company of Swans, and The Reluctant Heiress both by Eva Ibbotson. And Father of Dragons by L. B. Graham, and The Hidden Threshold by Me. :)

What do you want to be when you grow up? A surgical nurse. Or something like that.

What are your favorite websites? GrooveShark, LineRider, Shutterfly, all of my friends blogs, and Yahoo mail.

If you were to pick up a pen right now, what would be the first thing you'd write? "The swords clashed together. His ears rang mercilessly. 'So,' he thought, 'this is what fear is.'

If you you could be anywhere in the world at any point in time, where would you be? at any point in time? I would definitely stay right in this time period but in Ireland.

If you could be an animal, what would you be? Without a doubt, I would be a Griffin. Even though they really aren't real, they are, by far, the coolest creatures ever. :)

What are you looking forward to in the near future? Going to Branson in two weeks, then Texas, Mexico, and Florida in July, and school at Johnson County Community College starting two days after we get back from Florida. (That was a really big run-on sentence ;))

If you could open up your own store or business, what would it be? A store that provides appropriate clothing for girls at an affordable price.

What are you doing right now, besides typing out the answers to these questions? I am listening to "Irene" by TobyMac

I'm not going to tag anyone, but if you want to do it, feel free.

Fish Dissections and Settler Women

So... At Co-op yesterday, we dissected a fish!!! I am usually more enthusiastic about the dissection process than any of my friends (not that there is that many of us anyways.) According to Mr. D, our teacher, the girls where actually happy that I was able to come so that I could take the really big fish. It did not smell as bad as the crayfish, but it was definitely more juicy. There was a literal puddle of whatever liquid was in it on our little tray... YUCK! I'm telling you there were scales everywhere! One even landed on my face... That was a little too much...


Lauren and I had one fish, aka Mushy...

Elisabeth and Alexandra had another, aka Tapioca...

Mushy was quite a bit bigger...
I turned Mushy so that he was looking at Elisabeth...

Oh yes, Mushy's juicy innards.









Okay, let's end this post with a not so gross end.

As many of you know, I am in a play! It is the real story of Pocahontas... emphasis on the REAL. This is a story of redemption and reconciliation. Anyways, I am a settler. So this picture here is of me and my fellow settler women. There are a few missing, but this is most of them.
Left to Right...
Jessica, Laura, Janice, Marissa M., Marisa H., Me, and Cassie. We all have so much fun being in our costumes...


I know that had nothing to do with fish, but oh well...

Girls Lock- in!!!

Yep, girls Lock In!!! We had a blast! These pictures are only a portion of what I got.

I made pancakes...



This one of the only pictures I got of Elisabeth...

WE were showing off our awesome moves in the bounce house... (That is me. I know, Quite a beautiful picture.)

Then we decieded to deflate or melt (LOL Elisabeth :) the bounce house...

...and get on top of it... that was interesting. I got trapped in it more than once...


This is one of those times...


Yep, that is Elisabeth's mom in the bounce house...

Anna and I look like hobos or something...



This is my beautiful mother...

Thanks for putting up with us, Mom. And for being so gracious about the fire alarm going off...


Monday was Kelsey's birthday so we got her a birthday cake...

This is the only front picture I got of Elisabeth...

Hi Sadie

The people with musical abilities brought their instruments to church and we messed around with the sound system. That is were I was the whole time, just in case you were wondering...


Hi Anna!!


Thanks to all who were able to come and thanks for bringing loads and loads of food.
Emily S, I'm really sorry you weren't able to come. We really missed you. Get Better Soon!!

Baby-sitting with a Friend and Dancing Lessons

I was baby-sitting Grace all day on Thursday, and Mrs. G. was so nice to let Emily S. come and keep me company...
I know it is sideways...



Emily trying to give Grace BOTH of her forks...

I got her in mid-'AHHH'

They got a new "Jumbo" Soccer Ball, so Grace had the pleasure of being the first to kick it...



Emily with Grace's new favorite book, "Sue Likes Blue". (She read it to herself by memory!)

Emily S.,
I just wanted to let you know that you being there was more than just keeping me company. I was really glad to have you there. I am so happy that we get to grow up and grow in our faith in Christ together.
LYLAS!!! (Love Ya Like A Sister!)
And these are pictures of my mom and I giving Christian a couple pointers in dancing...

Reminiscing

Reminiscing... That is a fun thing to do. I have been meaning to post some of these pictures for a long time. So, I present... Camping pictures of '06. (I might post more later... Emphasis on the "MIGHT":)

Geneseo- Day Three + What happened like 10 min. ago

Okay, now I conclude my thing on our trip...
My cousins, brother and I in our hotel room.

My mom, dad, Aunt, and Uncle sitting on a couch. (My six year old cousin Jesse took this picture.)
Here are some random pictures...

My dad had just mowed the lawn when I took this picture. This is how Bailey got the name "Greensleeves".
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Emily S. is staying at our house for a while so she was able to take pictures.
Here is what happened about 10 minutes ago...

No, I am not trying to bite off my brother's finger...

Yes, my little brother is sitting on me...