oh. no. you. didn't.

thoughts.

2009-01-10T13:22:00.001-08:00

This is in response to a post that was in a response to my previous post...confused?
anyway
it told me there was an error, which means that it was to big to leave as a comment, so here's my response.

first off- " Let me say right now that I do not see Rob Bell or Rick Warren as the leaders of my church. They are not the leaders of our church. They are the leaders of their own respective churches with their own respective followings."

i disagree with that whole concept. These men are preaching the gospel (the gospel being Jesus' death and ressurection as the sole reason we can have fellowship with God), and unless you can find evidence of them doing otherwise, they are leaders of your church.
that whole argument comes down to what is "the church"
and the way i look at it is, my church consists of believers everywhere, because they all have just as big of an impact even if they don't choose to use it.
we are all a part of this kingdom work, after all.

i agree with you, once again, there needs to be checks and balances even in the church... especially in the church, because history has always shown too much power being corruptive.

everyone has the responsibility to hear what a pastor is saying and weigh it in their own hearts to see if what they are saying is truth. that's why it's great when you leave a church service with questions that you need to seek for answers. if you find that the pastor's teachings directly disagree with the Bible, then it's time to act.
acting, in this scenario, means proving your postion, and first trying to talking with the pastor or elders of the church.

i realize in bigger churches, it's hard to contact the pastors, so sometimes this awareness needs to be raised in other ways... but not through word-vomit and biting sentences that do nothing but divide us further.

______________________

now about Rob Bell's statement on the creation of the world.

“God leaves the world unfinished, and invites people to take part in the ongoing creation of the world.”

this statement is right on!

God created the world and He did call it good. He, along with that, created us human beings in His own image. This image enables us to think for ourselves, create, and have relationships.

before you start raising the questions of "does abigail think that humans can create just like God" of course i don't. everything we do is because God gave us the ability to do so.
we are creative beings, and this is a huge way that we are different than any other creation that God made.
we cannot create something out of nothing, like God... but we sure as heck can create things in the world.

God seeing His creation as good should raise a lot of questions to us. He definitely didn't mean the earth was done growing, transforming, and learning. On the contrary, He saw what He made and knew everything that would take place on this "good earth" the sin, destruction, and hatred.

How could God have meant "done" by the word "good"?

He left this perfect creation to imperfect creators. He told us to subdue the earth and name creatures and to live.
He left the world to be discovered.

this all being said...
it is our responsibility to search and question. it is also our responsibility to do so in a God-pleasing way. my comment about the "write your own book of theology!" was definitely not to be taken literally... just simply so that people realize that it's not easy and should be treated with respect even if not respected as they are being questioned.

ignorant, little.....!

2009-01-06T15:19:00.000-08:00

so on facebook there are these groups-
Rick Warren- purpose driven lie
Rob Bell- makes me want to throwup

and various others that attack leaders in our church today

it really makes me sick.

like really, really.

here's a thought... how about instead of critiquing and railing on these speakers, you get out and teach God's Word to people (by action & tongue)
i'll be the first to admit there needs to be checks on any person in leadership in the church, the Bible even says that they will be held more accountable... but honestly, they are advancing the Word of God!
i think, even if they have some weird ideas, as long as Christ's message of love stays the same- how dare we critque?

let's be supportive of our church leaders, ok?

if you still disagree then here-
you write a book or make a short film about God and touch thousands of people's lives... and then we'll talk.

wake up, people.
we're a freaking TEAM!

hello

2008-12-28T20:44:00.000-08:00

one week until my Americorp interview. brian's doing his tomorrow, so at least i can hear kind of what it's like...

my heart is so set on it.

but lately i've really been wanting to go to seminary and start learning more. i was recently talking with someone who's just finished with his first semester of seminary, and it made me excited for the future.

i really wish i wouldn't get so much christmas candy for christmas. there's just all this pressure to consume it all within the first three days of post-christmas mayhem.

uhhhh 2009 is just around the corner... wanna know something weird?

i graduate in 2009.
___________________________________________________

i'm so glad God never stops pursuing me. this is something i kept finding myself thanking Him for again and again as we took communion today.
we ended by singing Amazing Grace.

" i was blind but now i see"

focus. focus. focus.
it's amazing grace that things come into focus.

2008-12-08T13:31:00.000-08:00

i always knew
i'd find someone
i never dreamt
it'd be like this
you've surpassed
all that i've hoped for and ever wished
and i'm trying so hard
with all my heart and mind
to make your life
as good as you've made mine

blizzard/music/chai tea/candles

2008-11-30T14:01:00.000-08:00

i'm taking a break from my homework. i feel chill right now, because i'm listening to bob marley... hah. i'm not looking forward to college papers. i have such a hard time getting started with them. i can't imagine someone just giving me this narrow topic and telling me to write 20 pages about it. i think i will strike.

i woke up sufficiently early today to go play with david at his church. i do enjoy a traditional service now and again. i think it's really neat to think about people hundreds of years ago singing the same songs and reaffirming the same words. i do know, however, that i'm definitely more of a "contemporary" girl. it's all a matter of preferance, and it's what i find it easier to worship with. so mike and i went on a walk the other day. it was eventful and we saw a great many things. my dog almost got hit, haha. what an idiot! we saw some america haterrrs. look at this outrage!

after our walk we worked on some music, and did a cover of- oh holy night. we experimented with sounds (scissor&paper), and recorded in our usual spot, the bathroom. this picture captures it entirely...

also if mike and i ever come out with a cd, i've decided this will most assuredly be the cover.

whatchathink??

________________________________________________________________

"i've run away, but away is not the better place
♥
there's a spacious place in my heart, in my heart, for you"

thanks

2008-11-29T21:27:00.000-08:00

this thanksgiving weekend was incredible.
i love seeing my family, and i wish it could happen more.

i got to spend time with friends.

i got most of my hugenormous honor bio project done.

and most of my christmas shopping.

i need to go to bed soon, i have to be up early tomorrow.

i'm the luckiest person i know :]
<3

snowsnowsnowsnow.

2008-11-24T13:58:00.000-08:00

the frozen precipitation made it incredibly difficult to concentrate in school today. it's a darn good thing that my senior year is easy. i'm realizing how much i can truly own the school if i want to! well, the teachers at least. i come in late to almost every class, for real.
today, instead of weight lifting, i spent the whole hour making a snow man.

the snow is perfect packing snow. i cannot wait to go sledding.
we h.ing best be having the day off tomorrow.

drum lessons are cancelled for tonight, yeeehaw! actually mixed emotions, because i enjoy teaching them... but i needed the time tonight for homework (yeah, right abigail)

brian and i are meeting tonight to discuss the book for the book club. we're leading it this time around...some of us vicariously :]

last night at youth group as we were reading, this verse jumped out at me...
Colossians 3:23
"whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men"

this is hard to do. don't lie, you know it is! all your heart.
there's so many times that my mom will ask me to do something, and i will do such a crappy job at it, because i just think it doesn't even matter.
or even in school, with homework that i find pointless *cough* compostion *cough*

it's cool because i've been focussing on being thankful, and i can actually feel it changing the way i look at "bad" things.

michael, i was looking through some pictures, and look what i found! this was new years eve, and you were being harry potter... or is it barry plotter?

eclectic

2008-11-12T18:59:00.000-08:00

currently listening to- Sleeping At Last. a band i rediscovered my affinity for. wonderful songs and music. the lead singer is a mix between leeland's and lovedrug to me. i know you disagree with me, michael... but you're abandoning me on new years, so whatevvv :]

i woke up this morning to a confounded watch alarm going off. this is one of those watches that doesn't quit until you break it, or turn it off.
i thought i had a bomb in my kitchen.

currently drinking- english breakfast tea, yummm

the new NOOMA came out today. it's pretty incredible. what's new?

currently thinking-
"you are what you eat."
surroundings change you. mold your beliefs. you choose your surrounding a majority of the time.

i've been rereading "searching for God knows what" for book club. i forgot how much i adore that book. i wish i could read it to the entire world.
that would involve me speaking in many tongues, and couldn't even stand spanish for 2 years...!

this study hall makes my life!

abs

speculation

2008-11-11T19:10:00.000-08:00

i get more done when i have more to do.

wow, that sounds dumbly obvious... but i realize when i have a free day with not much going on, i tend to waste it much easier than a day with scheduled time to pee.

i watched the movie The Last Kiss last night with rachel. that movie makes me think a lot. it also makes me sad.
divorce sucks. i hope neither me nor my friends/family have to go through it. this is wishful thinking on my part, i realize, when looking at the divorce rate in america.
i was reading relavant and ironically enough their was an article written by a guy named adam smith who said...
"Everyone knows that divorce is ugly, but I don’t think they grasp how gruesome it actually is. It takes from you more than you could possibly expect. Your identity, your family, people’s perceptions of you. Worst of all, it robs you of your history. Every memory involving your former spouse is now colored by the grim realization of how things ended up. "

i hope for a reigniting of the sanctity of marriage.

<3

"i have a kingdom to gain"

Prodigal Daughter

2008-11-07T21:51:00.000-08:00

...is really what i feel like on this thing... it had been too long, and i was reminded by my two good friends (and i use that term subjectively) pauldo and tim to write in this again. good thing not much has changed around here, google is still just as boss as ever.

tonight was a lot of good.
at school i felt tired and needing of a nap, but this feeling always fades as i exit the doors of VLHS. (look paul, i capitalized!) on the way home after school though, i made my brother drive us so i could swipe a quick nap. that little jerk took all of the bumpiest roads just to be a jerk, and he was cracking himself up. as i complained he merely stated, "that will teach you for telling me how to drive" what am i supposed to do when he's about to hit a car???

anywayzzz on to better things... the carrolton v. nouvel football game. the temperature was just fine until we got there, of course. me, in my infinate wisdom, wore flips. my feet were colllld.
nouvel won, but rest assured carrolton put up a good fight.following the game to which we were verbally forced to stay at until the bitter end, we (being the dynamistupid duo and i and my new-found friend john) went to applebees. paul and tim think they are hilarious and desperately tried to make me feel about as significant as feces (which APARENTLY cause pink-eye) but it didn't work, because i am strong and can out smart them. anyway tonight was fun.

i think i'm still defrosting from the game.

this picture confirms it.
i think i wanna marry the fall. with it's leaves and pretty skies. the contrast of this gets me er'time.

why am i already tired??? it's merely 1 AM. i think i'm becoming mortal. i used to be so much stronger than this. weekend nights meant 3 AM and later. but i think i'm actually going to bed as soon as i type my last sentance in this thing.

well, i hope you enjoyed November 7th just as much as i did.
i miss writing in this... perhaps i shall resume?

-abigail elizabeth.

2008-07-28T22:54:00.000-07:00

i'm worried about something that i have no control over.

why do i do that?

i could be learning how to knit scarves or something!

it's a lovely day

2008-07-23T12:15:00.000-07:00

& i feel good.

yuck

2008-07-15T20:16:00.000-07:00

i think i need to eat mcdonalds about once every 3 months.
just to remind myself of why i don't eat there.

pardon me as i go puke my weight in hamburger.

ahem.

2008-07-09T23:06:00.000-07:00

i got my senior pictures today.
i'm frickin an oldie.

and when Jesus said the whole seventy times seven...after about the fifth time, i think He would even say that a punch in the kidneys is permissible.
if it happens 140 times. you won't have a leg.
i guarantee.

:]

2008-07-07T22:47:00.000-07:00

refer back to subject.

frustration

2008-07-05T23:19:00.000-07:00

i cannot take it anymore.

you don't even know.

2008-06-30T22:06:00.000-07:00

our God is such a God of restoration.
He loves to heal, sometimes when we least expect it.

i'm an owl

2008-06-30T00:46:00.000-07:00

it's nearing four in the morning.
yes, ridiculous, i realize this.
but i'm trying to stay up super late, because we're leaving for vacation in 2 hours. so now i'm debating with myself..."self, do i stay up two more hours or take a nap?"
i'm sleeping a lot. all the way to pennsylvania, i know that much.

i think the 6 AM abigail is gonna be mad at me either way.

anway. life has been really great as of late. since my last post i went to senior sneak and then participated in bible camp. (vbs, if you will)
and both were incredibly rewarding.

senior sneak was so much more than i thought it would be. i absolutely adore the senior class this year, and i look forward to keep growing with them. here are a couple of pictures of this unforgettable time.

so after we get back, we launch into bible camp. this year i played the drums. it was very fun, but i really missed being a guide. i get to watch kids have fun from the stage, but never really got to know any of them better. i loved it however, and you honestly can't help but smile when you look at all of the kids who were either praising their God or learning about Him for the first time.

so now... my feelings lately. dissapointed in myself. i'm not being all i can be, by any means.
why God chose me, i'll never know. why i choose God, i'm learning more every single day.

a song that's been awesome for me lately is "your love is strong" by jon foreman.
that is the chorus.

your love is strong.

sometimes that's just all we need to be reminded of.

2008-06-13T10:47:00.001-07:00

"the essence of salvation is crying out to God and admitting we don't have it all together"

i don't do that often. i like control too much.
but when i do it's amazing how much things actually come together.

hello goodevening and goodnight.

2008-06-12T22:34:00.000-07:00

i had my "ahhhhh summer" moment yesterday, finally.
i was eating my favorite popsicles in the world and sitting out by my pool reading a book.
the feeling is quite satisfying, and scary all at the same time.

i don't know what i want out of the summer? i have some goals i suppose.
but mostly just to make the most out of it and have good times to remember.
anyway on to the important stuff.
mikeL turned 18 and we witnessed his first purchase of a lotto ticket. he was broke completely when he left the store.
attaboy. he's goin places.

anticipation

2008-06-09T11:09:00.000-07:00

i cannot wait for senior sneak. i really hope it doesn't just go by so fast that i barely know it's happening.

this week's full of gard parties and end of school things. (even though school's already ended...word to your mom!)

michael-it's your birthday this week! and i know EXACTLY when it is.
haha.

and just saying- we're gonna be the ones in the robes next year.

i don't know

2008-06-06T23:02:00.000-07:00

no...i really don't.

"our hearts are burning
a fire that won't burn out
in the midst of a world that's grown cold
You are all we have now"

we do live in one broken and cold world.

blast!

2008-06-04T13:00:00.000-07:00

i have pink eye.
how does that possibly happen the day before we get out of school?

i already had it once this winter. that's my fair share, i do believe.

and obviously i couldn't stay home from school because i had exams today. those were pretty easy though. so that's good.

in my first exam i made a terrible mistake and sat right under the friggin air vent. haha. needless to say, i looked like thom yorke today. [granton that was your shout out!]

i really wish i could have gone to the death cab concert tonight.

examz

2008-06-03T20:46:00.001-07:00

i'm studied out!
today was the last normal day of my junior year. the next time i'm in a class at valley, i will be a senior. frick! [insert all of the typical complaints about the rapid movement of time]
it's really almost like living with the thought of it being your last day alive, in a sense.
you start looking at people with a more observant eye. i found myself just taking a step back and smiling more today.

this is a class i will miss, most assuredly.
spanish with these fine people. i won't miss anything about the class, but we had good times all year. i'm pretty much fluent in espanol so now i can officially drop the class.
el fin!

also this class. it is 1st hour study hall. i thought it would be the absolute worst thing ever... come to find out, i was wrong. this was the best way to start off my day. there was a group of us in the back, and we basically just had a good time. eric and i would watch the office on my iPod on fridays, and laugh at silly things that people would do.

so today i was studying for my exams like a good girl. and i was getting to the frustration, overflow information point.
then something very wonderful happens.
a small visit from that one kid. he was bearing gifts of great joy. definitely the highlight of my day. it gave me the strength i needed to press on to great heights in US history.

the following.

2008-05-30T20:59:00.000-07:00

Romans 7:15
"I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do."

i always think about the will of God for my life being some big plan in the long run. i think i need to start breaking that down. God's will for every second of my life. Because if i can't do what He wants me to do in the next 5 minutes, how am i supposed to do what is right in my life?
sometimes it just really tears me up inside. that verse gets me.

paradox for the night...

To come to the pleasure you have not
you must go by a way in which you enjoy not.
To come to the knowledge you have not
you must go by a way in which you know not...

sunshine

2008-05-25T10:30:00.000-07:00

today is one of those days that i'm just excited to live. i looked outside and saw perfect sunshine and minimal wind, and i just had to smile. i plan on lounging outside and reading, while listening to the new death cab cd.

today in church we sang the song "i need Thee every hour"
and out of everything that one really stuck out. i really want to live with that mentality. just to acknowledge Him in the things i do. even the things that i feel like i can do just fine myself. i know that my decisions are better when they are made with something bigger than my life in mind.

so without further hesitation, i leave to soak up the sun.

-abs

my emo post of the week.

2008-04-22T18:59:00.000-07:00

i'm apprehensive.....

busyness

2008-04-21T18:11:00.000-07:00

i don't even deserve to write in this anymore, i'm so lame with the updates.

sometimes i just feel like writing. this is one of those times.

do you ever get the feeling as though something is amiss? i mean on the surface it all looks dandy, but you have this gut feeling there is something...just something.

anyway, i've been playing soccer which has been keeping me sufficiently busy. I like it, but it's more of a fun thing for me. i can take it seriously and all, but for me it's mostly a good time.
i like my team a lot. no drama, and lots of laughter.

but the drawback-it leaves me with virtually no time for music. which is how i like to spend my free time.
i need to start organizing my life again. it's been a scrounge as of late.

bye, whomever may stumble across this in the future...

ACTs

2008-03-11T16:04:00.001-07:00

were not that bad.

i have commitment problems with this thing

2008-02-17T22:03:00.001-08:00

i wish i wrote in this everyday. alas. 24 hours of the day don't appear to be enough for abigail.
when the truth is, i just waste a lot of that day.

i wish we never had to sleep. like we could if we were bored, but it was never a necessity.

so my parents are out of town for the whole week, which means my grandparents are "in charge"
this pretty much means, "hey, i'm out! see ya."

i have 3 papers to write, but you know what i'm going to do?
watch a few episodes of friends.

because i feel especially lazy right now.

so bye.

hey there

2008-01-22T21:42:00.000-08:00

i need to start updating this more then i do.

i can't get to sleep right now so i'm gonna talk

tomorrow starts a new semester. which means a new schedule.

a fresh new start??
that's not how i look at it. because if i was gonna change things for real, i would have done so a while ago.

i'm very uninterested in some of my classes. anything math related basically.
i will have nothing to do with math once i leave highschool.
i promise you.

Merry Christmas!

2007-12-25T04:24:00.000-08:00

remind me never to get another 10 year old sister.
7:10 AM sharp....."ABIGAIL! WAKE UP AND COME DOWNSTAIRS!"

sickkkkkkkkkkkk.

i think i'll go to boston.

2007-12-05T20:26:00.001-08:00

this time of year is bringing back so many memories.

weird.

dizzzang.

2007-11-26T20:08:00.000-08:00

life is soooooooo incredibly unpredictable...

i wouldn't have it any other way.

i'm important.

2007-11-21T18:58:00.000-08:00

i just received 6 things in the mail today.
50% of them were colleges i would never even consider going to..
but still i feel like a real person right now.

random thoughts.

2007-11-12T17:10:00.000-08:00

lately, a message that has been on my mind has been "serve others"
i feel like it keeps coming up in things that i read, and sermons that i hear. even songs that i listen to.

it's hard to actually do. because who wants to help other people when you're doing something a lot more enjoyable?

i've noticed it's a lot easier to serve people i'm not that close to. for example, i have a harder time doing nice things for my family, as opposed to my friends.

i wonder why that is?

crash.

2007-11-06T18:24:00.001-08:00

guhhhhh.

i got into my first "accident"

really let's just call it a "stupid idiot"
because i am a terrible parker.
yep...i hit a stationary car.
wow.

on the other hand.... halloween was a good time!

i don't have a voice.

2007-10-29T18:48:00.001-07:00

i got a new camera! and i totally have a crush on it.
my old one brokted, so it was necessary. i feel like it's my very own child.

my room, is empty right now, because i am getting some new carpet installed, since my old carpet is off white (pretty sure it's supposed to be pure white) and is from the 1600's or something.
i could probably tell you my life story with all the stains on it.

you know the feeling of knowing something is good and being completely turned away from it? because it's secure? because it's too good to be true?
i don't know.

i don't know what the heck i wanna be when i grow up.
but i like these things a lot- helping people via conversation, making music, photography, and discussion/politics.

all i know is i will never work with food, or work sitting behind a desk.
those are no-no's

something i have come to realize sooooo much lately is
there is a HUGE difference between believing in God, and having a relationship with Him.
technically there shouldn't be, because don't we act on what we believe?
but you can claim to believe in God until you're blue in the face, but until you have a relationship with Him you're never gonna know how awesome He is.

i'm just the typical.

2007-10-16T13:25:00.000-07:00

i've noticed that when life gets busy, the first things to go in my life is sleep and time with God. i don't like it one bit. i don't even know where all of the time goes.
i'm so jealous of those people who can just go-go-go and get everything done.

then again, i like being semi laid back.

i think i just need to "sort out my priorities"

happy apple poisin.

2007-10-06T12:30:00.000-07:00

life is happy right now. i'm enjoying it a bunch. junior year is going to be hard, i can tell already.
lately somethings that has been bugging me- how excessively we all live. Just all the things we "need." All our our silly traditions and stuff. this is an obvious example...but i hate looking in my closet, and seeing all of my clothing. it makes me sick to think of myself buying more.

we were watching this documentary in history class the other day. it honestly ticked me off. these guys were spending thousands of dollars on trying to find artifacts from the lewis and clark expedition. i mean, the story is obviously important...but i don't get how they could justify it. plus, who really cares to find the potential fire pit that they used way back when. whatever.

hayy

2007-09-19T21:10:00.000-07:00

weather is good lately.

homework sucks. and junior year is going to eat me alive.
but i'm having fun at least.

velvet elvis is such a good book.

i wish people still wrote stuff. myspace/facebook are taking over the world.
and along with that, ability to write sentences.

jesus vs. religion

2007-09-09T20:51:00.000-07:00

i think this is real good.

2007-09-04T18:56:00.000-07:00

i just really love this season we call, autumn.

because of football games

and pretty things/good smells.

and bonfires with friends

i'm back in the swing of school. i couldn't get my locker open today & i felt like a freshman.

i have this feeling like i'm waiting for something, but i'm not sure what...?

2007-08-15T23:20:00.001-07:00

he asked for a free refill.
it was one of the best things i have ever witnessed.
__________________________________________
so summer...
i'm obviously not ready for it to be done and over with, but i am fairly content with it.
i've completed all of my goals that i set for myself.
ie: go to a beach, sleep under stars, eat nothing but popsicles all day, and things of this nature.

junior/senior night is tomorrow, and wanna know the weird part??? i'm invited.
i'm not old enough to grow up.

well dang.

2007-08-11T21:38:00.001-07:00

i could karate-chop my parents right now.

annnnd
google moon.

zoom in. it's good.

WHAT-WHAT!

2007-08-05T21:20:00.000-07:00

"The last natural blondes will die out within 200 years, scientists believe.

A study by experts in Germany suggests people with blonde hair are an endangered species and will become extinct by 2202.

Researchers predict the last truly natural blonde will be born in Finland - the country with the highest proportion of blondes.

But they say too few people now carry the gene for blondes to last beyond the next two centuries.

The problem is that blonde hair is caused by a recessive gene. "

BBC News

if hitler would have won WWII the whole world would be dead in 200 years!

no, but seriously this made me kind of laugh.

that's all.

two spinning spheres.

2007-07-25T21:19:00.000-07:00

my life is pulling me back into reasonable bedtimes.
i'm not too pleased.

this is one of my favorite places in the world. it's the ending of my road and the crossing of another road. i love to stand right in the middle of it at night. it's incredibly peaceful.

2007-07-21T20:57:00.000-07:00

i think my phone has been dropped one too many times.
it's starting to have a mind of its own.
scary thought, right?

i really don't know why i still update this thing. ever since myspace vacuumed the nation this has fallen behind a curtain.

but i do anyway.

anyway this is probably one of the weirdest things i have seen in a while. kurt's slurpee looked like this for a while. if i didn't believe in one true God, this would have been one of my next idols.
hands down

2007-07-13T11:46:00.000-07:00

i wish i was more self motivated.

storm.

2007-07-04T23:04:00.000-07:00

God has us go through some pretty hard stuff sometimes.

i was reading the story of Jesus about when he calmed the storm. It really reminded me that God knows what He's doing. Jesus took them in the boat across the sea knowing full well of the storm that lay ahead. He didn't do this to see if He could calm a storm... Jesus knew full well that he could.

God puts us through situations to help us realize He can. It makes us figure out He is the only way.

We are His children. He created us and obviously wants us to turn to Him. Just like a parent/child relationship. The parent doesn't benefit physically from raising a child or providing for him. They do it out of complete love. God loves us completely; He wants to take care of us. Parents would be hurt if their child went looking elsewhere for provision. God is hurt when we looks to other people/things to meet our emotional and spiritual needs. He wants us to spend time with Him so He can prove to us that He can fulfill us.

with God i can be fully satisfied...it's probably one of the most comforting things i know.

flavo-flavvvv

2007-07-01T17:57:00.001-07:00

hotttttt dang these things are delicious. further more i have really enjoyed the weather that michigan has been producing lately.

Lately i have been grateful that i do not have to be the person who controls my life. That thought alone helps me get through a lot.

One more random thought...I have been reading Searching For God Knows What. (which is a super fantastic book FYI) and there is a chapter about Jesus. It's making me think about how truly wonderful He was. It points out that throughout Jesus' life that he just shows people love, and never asks for anything in return. He was rejected by men just because he wasn't "cool" enough. This is completely different then any other person claiming to be the savior of the world.He came to earth and loved people honestly and completely. He made no money from it...heck he died for it.

I think it's a beautiful thing.

one small thought.

2007-06-16T18:48:00.000-07:00

why do we watch movies more then once if we know exactly what is going to happen every time?

i do it too, but i want to know why it's considered normal.

tellmewhatyouwant/whatyoureallyreallywant.

2007-06-14T15:04:00.000-07:00

Life is empty. Delete it?

on facebook i had an album named life, and i deleted all the pictures from it, and this message popped up. it was too encouraging of a message not to share.
_
today i babysitted/babysat from 8 until 4.
it wasn't difficult. i basically hung out. but let me tell you 8 till 4...it's a long day.

i have the opportunity to do this 2 days a week during the months of july and august. i would make money really easily...but do i want any form of commitment this summer?? not really, no.
_
i've been living on freeze pops. quite literally.

2007-06-05T20:35:00.000-07:00

i am so ready for the summer. oh my gosh.

this song.

2007-06-03T18:10:00.000-07:00

hello, good morning, how ya do?
what makes your rising sun so new?
i could use a fresh beginning too
all of my regrets are nothing new

so this is the way
that i say that i need You
this is the way
this is the way

that I'm learning to breathe
i'm learning to crawl
i'm finding that You and
you alone can break my fall
i'm living again, awake and alive
i'm dying to breathe in these abundant skies

hello, good morning, how ya been?
yesterday left my head kicked in
i never thought i could fall like that
never knew that i could hurt this bad

i'm learning to breathe
i'm learning to crawl
i'm finding that You and
You alone can break my fall
i'm living again, awake and alive
i'm dying to breathe in these abundant skies

so this is the way
that i say that i need You
this is the way
that i say i love You
this is the way
that i say i'm Yours
this is the way
this is the way

spectrum

2007-05-14T18:08:00.000-07:00

'nuf said.

america!

2007-05-03T19:58:00.000-07:00

today i had only a half day of school...this is due to the fact that the other half i spent at law day. Basically law day is different teams from all the schools around that have a mock trial. This year, since i am a sophomore, i could only be on the jury. I loved it though. I mean i have always known that i like to debate and discuss, but it never really occurred to me that there is a line of work that is about proving points and serving justice.
this probably does sound nerdy, but i was intrigued. I never got bored, and it was so hard not being able to talk (because the jury just doesn't do that sort of thing)

i have passion for seeing justice served out.

promish type stuff

2007-04-22T20:28:00.000-07:00

this is ben.

prom was a lot of fun this year. pictures explain things pretty darn well. so observe if you wish.

look what you've done.

2007-04-04T13:34:00.000-07:00

snow can just ____ my ____-ing ____.

one good thing came out of this weather. our soccer game got cancelled, and then we didn't have soccer practice.
i got to come home after school today and it was glorious.

i don't feel as excited for spring break as i was last year. i mean, do not get me wrong...i am excited for it. But i don't feel like i need it as much as last year. Probably because i like school better this year.

It's funny, i've come to realize it's not really the amount of time you have as much as it is what you choose to do in that time. I think it's funny i get a lot more done when i come home around 6 or 7 then i did when i came home right after school.
probably because from 3-4ish is my designated nap time. and if you are forced to run around in your DN time, then it must mess with your brain a little bit.

that was my first slurpee swipe!
sorry ladies...he's taken (by about 3 girls)

moral of the story...i am an excellent driver. would i go so far as to call myself a perfect driver? perhaps. hah

anyway

just the smell on the summer can make me fall in love;

2007-03-20T16:44:00.000-07:00

it's happening again...
looking longingly out the windows in class
restlessness
deep sighs
the craving for ice cream and popsicles
the desire to purchase a bathing suit
constant music
the smiles caused by the fact the sun is out and shining

summer is coming. i can feel it.

the 3rd quarter ends this friday. that to me is a weird thing. time is passing me by so quickly. i complain about it a lot, but it has honestly been on my mind a lot.
a thought...
when we look at the clock, we usually always look at the minute or hour hand to see what time it is. But i think the most important hand on the clock is the second hand. It reminds us time is always moving with or without us. Check that sucker out sometime. serious.

also 9 more school days until spring break. heck yeah! heck yeah...

this is the way i live.

2007-03-19T16:03:00.000-07:00

jeesh! ( to borrow the words of a broken friend)
march madness is right. this month has been crazy.

many things have been going down lately. I'm legally able to drive now. I passed my driving test, but completely failed parallel parking...she made me retry a few times and then gave up. can't win' em all.

soccer started, and i need to get in better shape. you would think i would manage my time better as a result, but nope not so much.

i haven't been home a lot lately because of various youth group retreats, and then our choir tour for school. (going to random places around states to do concerts)

i like to be busy sometimes. i think it makes me feel important, but it also can get really old when you don't have much down time.
it's a strange thing but when life is going slowly and i have a lot of time i can't wait till major events start happening, but when life gets crazy busy i can't wait to have nothing to do.

now for pictures that i feel like posting

this is what 4 burgers and 2 hungry hippos look like...

i hold this picture near and dear to my heart.

i eagerly await summer weather and freedom.

scooter.

2007-02-19T13:08:00.000-08:00

I miss being a regular on this website of mine.

i didn't have school today, maybe due to presidents day. but i'm really not sure

ok so school. it's going by so fast lately. when soccer starts up it will go by so much faster. hmmm. sophomore year will be over before i know it.

i'm really excited for snow doubt. i can't believe it's this weekend already.

i miss zabros pizza....

and that's pretty much all i got for now.

OUT!

ring a ding a ling.

2007-02-02T21:53:00.001-08:00

ehhh.

hello my long lost friend.

2007-01-25T15:49:00.000-08:00

I hardly know what to write.

life's been running along, in class slowly, anywhere else very fast.
it's weird to think that half of my half of my halfway point of high school is here.

i've been in such a death cab mood lately.

i also have so much to look forward to in the near future. and it makes it hard to concentrate on the day--ly grind.

what's more...i cannot wait to drive.

this picture will be real in a few months. please note the following: the amazing car, the sweet sound of music, the good driver who can drive right in the middle of the road if she wants to, the passengers having a ball, and the owned road kill.

dear catastrophe waitress,

2007-01-09T16:50:00.000-08:00

dear snow,
you're late.

dear life,
you are moving very slow right now, but in hindsight you are sprinting faster than the speed of light.

dear hungry howie's pizza,
oh, it is love.

dear schooool,
you are losing my interest.

sincerely,
abigail

2007-01-02T15:41:00.000-08:00

Tradition- the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, esp. by word of mouth or by practice.

Happy New Year.

Amazing!

2006-12-19T13:07:00.000-08:00

car accidents can be good things....especially when they result in the closing of one mid michigan school!

yeahhh, i didn't have school today. well i did go to school, and we had to make it through 2 hours, and then they relized the lights weren't going to come back on for a while. so they sent us all home.
i had to use my cell phone to light my path through the hallways, and to open my locker.
it was very much worth it though.

we might not have it tomorrow either if they can't fix it.

it was a gift.

(edit)
the people were unharmed so it was a win-win situation

think, thank, thunk

2006-12-10T20:15:00.000-08:00

I love riding in the car at night. even if i can't stand the person i am riding with, i will still love them better for it.

i think everything looks prettier at night.

we finally got ready for christmas tonight (minus the lights outside which have been up since LAST year)

I have heard it said that the true test of a marriage that will last is putting the christmas lights on the tree. my parents have been doing pretty well for about 19 years now. but i still don't like to stick around while they untangle the mess.
look how...happy...they look.

ok here's the thing:
I cannot stand close-minded people.

too many christians are close minded toward so many things.
i feel as though they all make the rest of us seem uneducated and well. just plain dumb.

no matter what anyone says we need to think outside of the box, otherwise you're just believing in things you can't even back up.
i know a huge part of our christianity is faith, but God didn't just give us a faith without at least some detail to back it up.

one of the things that bugs me most is the whole creation of the earth issue. (and i know not everyone will agree with me here) But i honestly don't think it is such a huge deal as to how and when God created this world. I think as long as we agree to the fact God created it, and could do it with as much or little time as he wanted to, then it should be good enough.

no matter how hard we try to get around it, there are smart scientists with some "proof" that the world is very old.

i definitely think more of us need to listen to what others have to say about this. Because we would sound very silly to just say "no, it's impossible for the world to be millions of years old. i don't care what evidence you have to back it up"
God and science were never meant to be two competing gods. He did, after all, create science.

I honestly believe the more we look into science, the more we will see God's power.

we can't be scared of it.

hark!

2006-12-07T15:06:00.000-08:00

Did i mention how much i dislike snow??

But i eagerly await christmas break.

and i can't wait to see the play!

also i can't wait till i turn 16, so i can drive my nonexistent car! (but i have faith in my car, that it will appear)

on saturday, i am going down to Grand Rapids for the day; for my little cousin's 1st birthday. it will be a long day since we get back that night.

i feel really cozy right now. that's the one thing i like about winter.

these are the thoughts circling my mind right now. no order what-so-ever; that's the way i like it.

if this doesn't put you in your place i don't know what will

2006-11-30T19:24:00.000-08:00

school is getting longer

2006-11-27T13:29:00.000-08:00

Fact (or truth kier haha) this post is unorganized and unflowing.

I am starting to wish away my hours at school now. such as i'm in 1st hour and i can't wait for 4th hour and when i'm finally in 4th i can't wait for 6th... and so on.
but that somehow makes my days go by slower then ever. I hate the winter dragggg until christmas. then after christmas is all coo'
it is so hard to get myself up in the morning. some mornings i just turn off my alarm and go back to bed till my mom runs into my room saying "why aren't you up yet?"
new topic
chemistry is killing me. my teacher is awful, because she's the most ornery person i know. i don't even bother asking questions anymore because she's so mean about it.
new topic
I am starting to relize that God didn't give us standards to live by just for his own glory. The older i get the more examples i see of what sin does to our lives (from others and myself) God just wants us to be content.and when i look at older people it makes me sad to see the lonely people who lived for themselves their wholes lives, who are all alone now. but others who surrounded themselves with people to love, are joyful no matter what.
this isn't completely off random. it's been on my mind lately.
new topic
so... I'm starting to find everything more funny then usual. the little things.
new topic
now i'm going to go off on a picture kick.

such as this one. it was a party we had in one of our classes for winning a contest. we even had a piñata. (plus powder puff football was that day hence my attire)

this is probbaly one of my favorite picture that i own!
kaleb is amazing!

these are the same picture. just zoomed in. because their faces are priceless

sure

2006-11-23T23:30:00.000-08:00

I have decided i do like copeland's new cd.
i was undecided until this point,
i think it's beautiful.

that's all

& goodnight

2006-11-17T13:18:00.000-08:00

I don't have a whole lot to "blog" about besides the fact that i love weekends. it reminds me of the summer. i miss staying up late, and sleeping in a long time.

tonight i don't have to do ANYTHING or go ANYWHERE! (besides one little thing that will only last an hour) but i haven't had a friday night like this since school started.
i plan on reading, relaxing, and staying warm. there's about 3 books i started that i have yet to finish.

have a nice night everyone :]

2006-11-04T21:24:00.000-08:00

Today i went to an MSU game with some friends. It was a lot of fun. But it was very very cold, and they didn't win....

and the band was hilarious (they were good) but sooo funnny to watch up close. they were intense. and this picture makes me laugh at him.

2006-10-30T18:22:00.000-08:00

Frakk or Treat!
holy catch phrase!!!!!!!!!
compliments of myself and a certain nazi grandma.

So tomorrow will be a day of comminity and food (also known as candy) you will also get a workout if you come along, because we are cut-throat trick or treaters.

you are invited i promise. it's takes place in the lauckner/nall neighborhood.

here's what you might expect.

mucho gusto.

2006-10-26T15:55:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone is having a happy fall.
i think the smell is one of fall's finest features.

Tomorrow I will be involved in a little game called Powderpuff Football.
i am very excited. our teams colors are black on black. I have a good feeling that we will win.
Wide receiver is what i am.

Satisfy

2006-10-23T17:08:00.000-07:00

I don't know how to word this.
God has really been placing a lot of things on my mind. It really amazes me how much easier it is to talk to God by just getting away from civilization for a few minutes.

The main thing lately is satisfaction. I really don't like how easily my moods get affected by certain things. Lately, I can feel completely down with just a few things going wrong in my life. It isn't normal for me.
I keep coming back to the word satisfaction, and what it means. in a way it's like joy... it should be there whether i am happy or sad. I have kind of been figuring out myself more. And i feel like sometimes i live for all of the wrong reasons. And when things go wrong it seems a lot more dramatic then it should.

i found a good verse in the bible. because for some reason i always seem to find good verses to fit what i feel when i need them
it's Matthew 5:6 "Those who want to do right more then anything else are happy, because God will fully satisfy them"

It's really hard to focus my existance on living a life that will please God. But, the more i search out the other things i could be focusing on, the more i relize how they don't truely satisfy me.

i found really great David Crowder lyrics for this subject also:

I’m finding everything I’ll ever need
By giving up, gaining everything
Falling for You for eternity
Right here at Your feet, where I want to be
I am Yours

It just really stuck out to me when i heard it.

anyway... sopapillas are probbaly my new found favorite food. gracious beth and kier for sharing the love. and thanks alli for showing them.

Thoughts

2006-10-16T15:26:00.000-07:00

I have had quite a few thoughts on my mind lately.
so i am just going to write.
i don't know how this will turn out but. i'm gonna go for it.

I have noticed a few things about myself lately. I think that subconsciously i have said to myself that i don't have enough time in my day to spend time with God. Life is pretty busy, and for some reason God is the first thing to go in my life. When i step back and honestly look at my day, i realize how many time i could have just read my bible, or gotten away from the busyness of life.
in my head it almost feels like i'm wasting time while doing these things. Though i have never said those exact words in my mind. it is really the most important time of my day. "i need to sort out my priorities."

Yet another thing on my mind. I feel like i have been focusing a lot on my relationship with God, and how i can get closer to Him. I need to start changing my focus to others, and how i can help them reach God. And i think that i will grow closer to God by doing this.

One more thing and i am done...
i have been thinking a lot about the person of jesus. I want to get to know him better, but i almost feel scared to. It seems like the more i read about him the more doubts come to my head. This kind of stuff is so necessary for growth. Because i have been thinking harder then i ever have before about who and what i have trusted in my whole life. I just hate the feeling deep in my stomach, like brief glimpse of things. When you sit there and think about what the heck you believe.

thanks for reading.

2006-10-11T18:54:00.000-07:00

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh life!!!!!!!!!

I am just having a great time at school, i really am. I mean sure i have my bad attitude days, but my classes are fun. and people make the days fly by. I got a new camera recently and i have been taking many, much, a lot pictures.
I have been hanging out with a lot of people from school lately, so i miss "the youth group" friends. I really want toast to start up soon.

this is probably one of my favorite pictures yet.
because we look like ghosts

mike, i accept BSG as a TV show now.
he made me watch an episode.
believe it or not...it wasn't bad at all.

and if you want your day to be made then i suggest you watch this...
http://s20.photobucket.com/albums/b243/igbethdehart17/?action=view&current=114_0083.flv

2006-10-02T17:47:00.000-07:00

Homecoming was a lot and a lot of fun this year.
I had an absolute blast. i have quite a few pictures. so without further ado...

the date...

this is my mother

this is carly.

a few of the girls in my group

the lovely kate morse

amy renae nae

ellen and I

nicole nicole

and last but not least rachel!

and i am done i promise

H C

2006-09-29T14:26:00.000-07:00

Homecoming game tonight!
Homecoming tommorrow night!

Get Pumped!!!

2006-09-25T18:12:00.000-07:00

these are some of my favorite places to be currently

on walks.

around my house.

on my cute little white swing.

at football games.

in my messy room.

I'm just loving fall. and everything about it.
i really love taking pictures of things.

I guess what is hitting me these days is...how could there not be a God?

what.

2006-09-11T15:29:00.000-07:00

A l r i g h t !
I need a new camera, because i have no new pictures from my current life. and what is a blogger post without those pictures? so i had to bust out the oldies.
this post isn't meant to be about josh...but i just had two funny pictures of him dying to be shared.

So now i will get to the purpose of my post.
I really enjoyed youth group last night. i thought it was one of our best in the year and a half i have been in highschool. "Live with Expectancy" is definitely something that sticks in my head. Because it not only sounds cool, it is encouraging.
Life is going very well right now. i enjoy being busy. i mean after a summer of random things everday, it feels nice to be able to know what i am going to do, and on which day. i mean of course being busy has it's set backs. but i like it for the most part so far, because i think i get more things done.

Ohhhh P.S.
our stupid, dumb, retarded, outdoor cat is pregnant.
i want a kitty abortion! before we have more devils walking around. that won't happen.

thats it.

School

2006-09-06T16:48:00.000-07:00

Me llama Abigail.

I am learning spanish!!

I like being a sophomore, ohh so much. It feels great not to be the youngest, and it feels great to know my way around and stuff. i am really starting to appreciate being at a smaller school. there are quite a few advantages. even though i still kinda would like going to heritage

Tomorrow is the soccer game, and the next day is the first home football game! then after the football game i am going to help with the freshman lockin. which will be fun.
in conclusion...
i love the fall

:[

2006-09-04T01:13:00.000-07:00

i am sad. i liked this guy.

First Voyage!

2006-09-01T18:01:00.000-07:00

We finally got a boat! yessss.
so we picked it up today and "took it out for a spin" haha.
We named it Fresh Prince.
it's pretty hott

there was no need for sunglasses today...but it looks cooler on a boat.
duh

animals?

2006-08-31T22:22:00.000-07:00

cheetahs are definitely my favorite animal.

yeah anyway!

i moved out

2006-08-23T20:01:00.000-07:00

technically... but i at kier's house for the week! it is a blast so far.
kierstin had a middle school get together tonight. woo hoo!

2006-08-21T11:13:00.000-07:00

this is a picture that makes me smile

you have no heart if it doesn't make you smile

Hi there...how are things?

2006-08-13T22:11:00.000-07:00

I am off to Mackinac Island until Friday night.

i will think about you the whole time!
yes you!

Hicktown USA

2006-08-11T16:14:00.000-07:00

So this is in our yard... and this is only half of the chaos.

deharts...

drive by for a laugh!

this is the result of kierstin nall, and being bored at my house

2006-08-10T21:07:00.001-07:00

*Series 1-8*
[ series 1 ]
Name:	Abigail
Birthday:	march 12
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Current Location:	Michigan
Eye Color:	blue
Hair Color:	blonde
Righty or Lefty:	right handed
Zodiac Sign:	i don't know
Font:	font
**...............**
[ series 2 - your favorite ]
Music:	genre
Cartoon:	lion king
Color:	red
Car:	jeeps
Slushy Flavor:	dude. it's a slurpee and it's coke with a dot of cherry on the top
Magazine:	Yekazsjdh
TV Show:	Fresh Prince of Bel-air
Song at the Moment:	that is an unawnserable question
Language:	eng-ish
Spice Girl:	dumb
Food & Beverage:	slurpees
Subject in School:	history
Weekend Activity:	having a good time
Frozen Yogurt:	dunno
Roller Coaster:	millenium force :]
**...............**
[ series 3 - what is ]
Your most overused phrase:	the cheese is in the fridge
First thing you thought when you woke up:	i don't sleep...ever
Last image/thought you go to sleep with:	i don't sleep...ever
First feature you notice of opposite sex:	the fact that they are the opposite sex
Best name for a Butler:	Fool
Wussiest Sport:	cheer....ummm
Your best feature:	my big toe is adorable
Your greatest fear:	electric eels
Your greatest accomplishment:	learning allie's pom routine
Your most missed memory:	having time to do silly things such as...
**...............**
[ series 4 - you prefer ]
Pepsi or Coke:	pepsi
McDonald's or Burger King:	fries from mc d's and burger from BK
Single or Group Dates:	umm both
Adidas or Nike:	who cares
Chicken nuggets or Chicken fingers:	fingers
Dogs or Cats:	dogs...i hate cats
Rugrats or Doug:	who cares
Single or Taken:	single
Monica or Brandy:	who cares
Tupac or Jay-Z:	who cares
Shania Twain or LeAnn Rhymes:	who cares
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:	who cares
One pillow or Two:	one
Chocolate or Vanilla:	vanilla
Hot chocolate or Hot cocoa:	what the heck?
Cappucino or Coffee:	cappuchino
**...............**
[ series 5 - do you ]
Shower everyday:	yes sir/maam
Have a crush:	yep. i am rarely without one.
Think you've been in love:	nope
Want to go to college:	yep
Like high school:	yes
Want to get married:	of course
Type correctly:	i'm working on it
Believe in yourself:	i believe i can fliy...if that counts
Have any tattoos? Where:	nope. and nowhere
Have any piercings? Where:	no...i am a wimp
Get motion sickness:	yes
Think you're a health freak:	nope
Get along with your parents:	for the most part
Like thunderstorms:	yessss
**...............**
[ series 6 - the future ]
Age your plan to be married:	13
Number and names of children:	later
Where will you be at age 20:	in my body
Dream wedding:	i plan on having a real wedding thank you very much
How do you want to die:	that's a little morbid don't you think?
Dream job:	photgrapher/youth pastor's wife
Country you'd like to visit:	England!!
**...............**
[ series 7 - opposite sex ]
Best eye color:	dark brown
Best hair color:	darker blonde
Short or long hair:	meduim
Best height:	not too much taller then me
Best weight:	what looks the best for them
Best clothes:	not too loose, and deffinately not too tight
Best first date location:	a good time place
Best first kiss location:	on the mouth...
**...............**
[ series 8 - other ]
Last time you slept with a stuffed animal:	dumb
Rings before you answer the phone:	ehhh. a lot
What's on your mousepad:	i don't have one...!
How many houses you've lived in:	2
How many schools you've gone to:	4
Bedroom carpet color:	white...with annoying random stains
Shave your head for $5,000?:	nope
Stranded on a desert island. Take three things. No people:	speed boat, food, and a slurpee
Best time of your life so far:	current of course

2006-08-06T10:58:00.000-07:00

Laguna beach, minus drama minus california, plus a good time.

kierstin's laugh

heck yes we're photogenic

walks :]

what are the odds?

ohhh WoW

2006-08-04T20:00:00.000-07:00

I just walked past my brother sitting at the computer, and for some reason he went "abigail...i'm cooler then you are."
and i stopped dead in my tracks, looked at the computer, and saw he was playing world of warcraft.
i didn't even need to say a word.

anyway...

that looks about right....except for i won't be in the bahamas...same basic idea.
i'm going on a day trip to the beach!
wooooo!

2006-08-03T18:39:00.000-07:00

well today i woke up at 12, because i was super exhausted from life lately. My mom left for Pennsylvania, to visit her sister, so i'm basically the women of our household currently.
I planned on spending the whole day in my pajamas. All i did was lay around and read...until a group of junior boys ruined my plans.

But i was super glad because i had somewhat of a life today. It was Dave's small group guys. they biked over to my house haha. (they were at the ledtke's pool party) kurt and kevin rode a double bike, and it was hilarious.

three cheers for no showers!

I hate cats...

2006-07-29T17:59:00.000-07:00

So our stupid cat that shouldn't even be living tried to get inside of our house today when i opened up the door. I got really mad at it because it always tries to get inside. I kicked it in the face...on accident i think...
but i nailed it pretty hard.

and then i felt it.
the dark and evil anger that fell over the sky.
i relized the stupid thing wanted revenge!

so i just barely made it inside. i was so scared. and it keeps looking through the door at me. with it's nasty eyes that say "come and play with me" needless to say i won't be outside for a while

I have a healthy fear of cats

Reflect

2006-07-24T14:02:00.000-07:00

Today i got together with an old friend who i haven't talked to or seen in a long time. It was really great to catch up with him! After a while we started talking about faith and God (deep conversations tend to lean towards that subject anyway) and i've known he doesn't believe in God for a while . He used to be a Christian, and i knew he was because you can just tell. But he's a very smart person and thinks very deeply about things.

It's hard because this is really the first experience i have had with a good friends not believing. The hardest part of this is that he is an agnostic. And he knows the Bible. There not a lot i can do except pray and be there to talk with him.

I think today i finally said some meaningful stuff to him. I used a lot of the stuff i learned at ExTend. Now that i am back from ExTend i realized...it taught me a lot and i didn't even know it.
Plus i've been reading tons of books lately that have to do with faith and Christ
It somehow gave me a new vision and passion for following Christ. Add on all of the youth group messages, and pastor kirk's message on sunday.
Everything i've learned my whole life is seeming to start to come together and make sence.
it's kind of encouraging to me.

gotta love late night conversations...

2006-07-19T23:07:00.000-07:00

PlotterFilijunia: this is random
PlotterFilijunia: but there making a halloweentown 4
abigaiLizabeth: hahahahahaha

i love him ^

America!

2006-07-17T11:12:00.000-07:00

Hey!! I was driving...ok riding home from my hair cut today, and i was struck with this thought!
I can vote at the next election!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is amazing!
This picture serves two purposes. it shows that i am an american who can vote, and it give you a sneak peak view of my haircut. which is nothing special...just a trim i guess.
but either way.

I wonder who i will vote for?

Today I am going to the softball game! it will be interesting. i wonder which team will win?

[edit]

The next (presidential) election.

and i forgot these pictures!

Chocolate Chicken anyone?

josh majorly overdosed on gummy bear vitamins...i'm a bit worried.

"fracking" adorable
bsg-ish

Summer is random.

2006-07-16T10:44:00.000-07:00

Yeah. I love summer sooo much! it gives me so much more time to do nothing. but i've been enjoying it quite a bit the past few days.
if you want a laugh the click on this link... because Mike and i tried to leanr the "lean wit' it rock wit' it" dance.

http://s20.photobucket.com/albums/b243/igbethdehart17/?action=view&current=IM003209.flv