Independence Day

Happy Independence Day! I pray that America will continue to enjoy the freedoms that our founding fathers faught for over two hundred years ago, and that we will return to being a Christian nation.

"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turne from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."

~ 2 Chronicles 7:14

In Christ Alone,

Day 30: A Motto

I have decided to make this my motto for the year:

"For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain."

In Christ Alone,

Whew! I finally finished the challenge! Guess I didn't do it on time, though :(

CHAP conference

In the middle of May we went to the CHAP homeschool conference (in case you were wondering, CHAP stands for Christian Homeschool Association of Pennsylvania :D). I was glad we were able to go both days!


The three main speakers we went to were Doug Phillips, Mark Hamby, and Ken Ham. I was sooooo glad that Ken Ham was able to make it... I've never got to see him speak (at least, only in tapes), and he had been kicked out of a couple of homeschool shows for mentioning that somebody else's "Bible" curriculum wasn't all it claimed to be. Unfortunately, we only went to one or two of his talks, because we had to go to the other speakers.

Mark Hamby's sessions were a lot on parenting, but I still enjoyed them. He is an awesome story teller!

Doug Phillips was great as well. And I was sooooo absolutely glad we went on the second day... if we hadn't I still wouldn't have known anything about the Alone Yet Not Alone movie! At one point, Mr. Phillips was talking about media... how it can be bad, but if it's used right, can be used for the glory of God. Well, he mentioned how he was in a movie. This is what I heard... he was in a movie... was a red coat... in the French and Indian war... That must be Alone Yet Not Alone! I whispered it to Jess, and the next thing he said was that this movie was called Alone Yet Not Alone! Later, Mom talked to Joshua Phillips about it, and he said that the website (http://www.aloneyetnotalone.com) will be up and running sometime soon, and that the movie is coming out this fall. I could hardely contain my excitement! Don't worry, I did get something out of his messages other than that :D.

Oh, and we each got to pick out one or two things to buy. I bought the "Letterbook of Eliza Lucas Pinckney" audio CD. I really love to read or hear read letters and things that are really old... and I know it my sound crazy, but artifacts and things don't excite me much, but if I find a book with the date 1904 on it, that gets me all excited. Anyway, after I listened to that CD, I decided to start a letterbook. I hope I get to fill it up soon.



In Christ Alone,

Memorial Day

I would like to give a great big THANK YOU to all those who have served or are serving in the U.S. military. I pray for them every day, that they would trust in the Lord... and I pray that they will never, ever be called upon to fight Israel.

In Christ Alone,

Sight & Sound: Joseph

Wow, have I got a lot to blog about! Since this is still kinda fresh in my mind, I'll start with this. Yesterday, for Mom's and Dad's anniversary, we went to see Joseph at sight and sound theaters. It was really good! At the beginning it was a little bit dry, but after that it was awesome. In the dream about the stars, sun, and moon, Joseph flew up above everybody's heads. That was neat. The jailer when Joseph was in jail was absolutely hilarious! Apparently, as he said, he'd been kicked in the head by a horse and, after that didn't do much thinking. It made us all laugh... I can't wait to go the the Jonah play next year!

In Christ Alone,

29: Hopes, Dreams, and Plans I Have For the Next Year

That's easy! Ultimately, to follow Christ without comprimise. Some more specific things that I want to do are: to improve in my piano playing for His glory, to post more often on my blog, and to expand on my knowledge in good Christian authors and books.

In Christ Alone,

Day 28: A Scar I have and it's Story

Okay, I don't really have any scars... I think the closest thing to a scar I have is right under my right big toe. It's not really a scar; just a greyish dot. I was just walking around the house one day, and somehow there was a pencil on the floor. I have no clue how, but it got stuck in my toe. It came out pretty easy, and we took care of it, but it left a spec of grey color.

Day 26: A Childhood Memory

I know I said I'd put up a pic, but I decided to just get it over with and put the pic up later. =D

Okay, so one day when I was about five, by great-grandparents came for a visit. They brought with them a box of donut holes. This box of donut holes got set on the kitchen table, opened. Whenever I went through the kitchen, I ate a donut hole. The house we were in then was the kind of house where you could go through the kitchen very often, and so, by the time dinner came along, the whole box was empty! I had eaten every single donut hole!!! I guess you could image how I was feeling.... Y-U-C-K! I looked pretty pitiful, too. :D

In Christ Alone,

Mother's Day

Hey everybody! Hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day!!!

In Christ Alone,

Prayer Request

Hi... a few days ago my mom woke up and her eyes were a little swollen. Just today, her right eye was almost swollen shut, so she went to the emergency center. It looks like she has something called orbital cellulitis (not sure if it's spelled right) and has been admitted to the hospital for two days. My Gramma has been down visiting, and so she decided to extend her visit for a while longer. It sounds pretty bad, please pray! In Christ Alone,