Animals

     Wednesday was my youngest sister's 9th Birthday. Yesterday, we went out to Chuck E. Cheese for it. That was fun :). And we got an ice cream cake!

     Her birthday present was a hamster. So, after eating, we all headed to the pet store. There were so many adorable animals! She finally decided on getting a central asian dwarf hamster, and then named her Ginger. She also got a neat cage with lots of tunnels and even a staircase. Unfortunately, Ginger doesn't get along very well with our other winter white hamster, Winnie :(.

     While at the pet store, we also decided to get some fish to add to our collection. We ended up getting two GloFish and two Neon Tetras. And here's something really neat about the GloFish - the ones we got were Danios. But what makes them GloFish (with really bright colors and all) is that jelly fish DNA has been put in them. Isn't that really neat? But don't worry, they don't sting :).


In Christ Alone,

Mother's Day

     Hope everyone had a happy Mother's Day!

     On Saturday, all of my sisters, my mom, my grandma and I all went to an absolutely beautiful park and had a little bit of a photo shoot. We had a lot of fun!
    
     After that, we went to a Ladies' Tea at my church. I think for some of the ladies, the chocolate fountain was a highlight :D. A few of the little girls got quite messy, and my little sister, Megan, could've watched the chocolate flow for hours!


In Christ Alone,

I Found It All

     Well, you know the song that I said the Clark girls sang at the Teen/Parent Conference? Well, Here's the lyrics to it:

I thought it might be in my name a shining legacy
I thought it might be in a goal for success to follow me

I thought it might be in a plan to sail across the seas

But I didn't find what I really need

I found it all when I lost everything

And gave my life to serve a risen king

I found the truth that I'd been searching for

I found it all when I found the Lord

I'm letting go of all my ways I think are best for me

I'm laying down all my ideas of what I think my life should be

I'm leaving everything I am right at Jesus' feet

For it's here I find everything I need

I found it all when I lost everything

And gave my life to serve a risen king

I found the truth that I'd been searching for

I found it all when I found the Lord

In Christ Alone,

2012 Teen/Parent Conference

     Remember my post from a while ago about the conference? Well, it's happened! And it was completely Amazing!

     Of course, there were activities. A climbing wall, obstacle course, high jump, shooting range, paintball, a few blow-ups, shot put (I really have no idea if that's really how it's spelled :D), volleyball, basketball, football, carpet ball, etc. I did not do them all :). I did end up doing the climbing wall, obstacle course, and shooting range. My little sister, though, won both the girl's fastest time on the obstacle course and the girl's best jump for the high jump.

     Okay, now we get to the really good part - the preaching and singing. The Clark family sang quite a bit, the BBC York ensemble and their pastor's trio sang, and so did Kenny Baldwin. All awesome. And for the preaching, Charlie Clark, Mike Clark, Tim Ruhl, and Kenny Baldwin preached. Again, really awesome. All awesome preachers, awesome and practical messages. The theme this year was "Protect His house... I WILL!" I really learned a lot.

     The most amazing session of it all was the last session. First, Bro. Mike Clark preached on being a Phinehas. Phinehas, in Numbers 25, was bold for God, and did not tolerate sin. Bro. Clark also mentioned that his children would be blessed because of his boldness. Then, the Clark girls sang. They didn't remember all the lyrics to their song, and had to look it up on their phones. But they sang a song. I don't know what it was called, but it had a line in it that goes something like "I found it all when I lost everything." After they sang, Bro. Baldwin preached. He preached on total surrender. It was so amazing how everything from the previous message and the girls' singing just tied into each other!

     I can honestly say, God really worked. Right now, I will do my best - with God's help - to apply what I learned this year. And I can't wait to learn more next year!


In Christ Alone,










P.S. - This is my 100th post!!!