Merry Christmas

Love only at Christmas time?

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"It was almost Christmas time, there I stood in another line

Tryin' to buy that last gift or two, not really in the Christmas mood

Standing right in front of me was a little boy waiting anxiously

Pacing 'round like little boys do

And in his hands he held a pair of shoes

His clothes were worn and old, he was dirty from head to toe

And when it came his time to pay

I couldn't believe what I heard him say;

Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please

It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size

Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time

You see she's been sick for quite a while

And I know these shoes would make her smile

And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight.

He counted pennies for what seemed like years

Then the cashier said, "Son, there's not enough here"

He searched his pockets frantically

Then he turned and he looked at me

He said Mama made Christmas good at our house

Though most years she just did without

Tell me Sir, what am I going to do,

Somehow I've got to buy her these Christmas shoes

So I laid the money down,

I just had to help him out I'll never forget the look on his face when he said

Mama's gonna look so great

I knew I'd caught a glimpse of heaven's love

As he thanked me and ran out

I knew that God had sent that little boy

To remind me just what Christmas is all about."

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Alright, so we don't all have touching little stories such as this to remind us what Christmas is all about... But I'll tell you for certain, it has nothing to do with candy canes(I have nothing against them though, they're amazing!), or Santa Claus... It's the day our savior was born! And I beleive with all my heart, that if Jesus were here on earth, for his birthday gift, he would want us to share His love. So that's exactly what I'm going to do this Christmas season, share Christ's love with as many people as I can! ..And guess what! I just had a major epiphany! He wants it all year 'round!(What am I talking about epiphany..?? I already knew that...) ..And since I'm living for Jesus... That's just it, exactly what I'm going to do. Share His love as much as possible all year 'round! ...So my challenge, if you choose to accept, is to do the same. Try your very best to not be greedy, or worship objects...as hard as it is, Christmas presents are soooo super awsome!!... but worship Christ instead, and do it by sharing His love!

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Hey by the way... Santa Claus.. Did you ever think that maybe he was created to mimic Jesus?

-Giving of himself to strangers?

-Doing the impossible..(flying) ..

-Knowing wether you've been bad or good without physically seeing you?

-Knowing what you want for Christmas without you having to tell him?

Maybe he was created to mimic Jesus so that people..once a year..could physically see him?? ..Just a thought.

Taking Back My Brave!

"*I'm taking back my brave!

I kinda lost it for a while,

I had to force myself to smile.

And I quit going that extra mile.

Abandoned my belief.

And I spent hours on the phone,

Crawlin' back to my comfort zone.

Then I woke up one day;

And said I've gotta go home.

Even though it's not like me.

'Cause I like a challenge and I like to fly.

I'm not always perfect, and I'm not always right."

*Taken from a song by Carolyn Dawn Johnson and altered.

I'm gonna take back MY brave!

Wishing About The Past...

It's been a while since my last post, I suppose, if you consider 8 days a long time.... But either way, I guess it's time for a new one! So, this post is going to be all about feedback. Just because I love it! ..Well, not exactly, I'm just curious as to what you have to say....

When it comes to guilt, is it just a useless emotion? I mean, there's not really anything you can do about the past, right? What's done is done, and all the wishing and hoping and praying in the world is not going to change that, so is there any use in worrying about it?

"Never waste another day wonderin' what you threw away"

...I suppose I could try that...

So, sometimes life seems a little bit impossible... like I'm trying to built this...

Hmm...care to try it?

"Friendly" Competition?

So it's almost Christmas time now eh!? It's amazing! Lights everywhere! I'm a little disappointed in my own house however, we don't have as much as we usually do, but being the first year in this house I think we did alright. We blew a breaker when putting up the lights though.. It was kinda of funny because even thought my dad plugged all the lights in, the breaker didn't blow until my mom used the microwave.. therefor it's her fault..right? haha..right....





So I had about a million things that I was going to talk about, and now I can't remember.. So.. I shall go do something else and come back.

*PAUSE*

Alright, I'm back and my topic for this post is going to bEeEeEeEeEe....

*!*COMPETITION*!*

Is it good all the time? Should we limit competition? A quote that I've heard about a hundred times, that nobody seems to know where it came from is; "A little competition'll do you good." Will it really? Or do we just fool ourselves with egos? Of course, I think some is good...such as in games...erm..card games.. hehe, some of you(Sarah..Matt..) know what I'm talking about!! But really, where does it end? When does it get to be more than just friendly competition? Ever heard of those soccer moms/dads(or since we're Canadian(eh?)..Hockey moms/dads..) that freak out when their sons or daughters teams aren't the best, or don't win? Does that have anything to do with competition, or is that just underlying issues? I'm definately guilty of winning something, maybe more than once, and just getting super cocky about it..yes, ego trip..I have been known. Comments! ...Once again I say... LOVE 'EM!

Hmm...Just Blabber?

This may end up being somewhat pointless... Maybe I'll decide not to publish this, who knows.. I'll tell you who doesn't know. Me. I have absolutely no clue what I'm about to talk about, I have so much in my brain right now, not one thing is going to come out. Well.. Let's try. Well, I've been reading many other blogs for the last...whoa!, I just looked at the clock, I've been on this freaking computer for over an hour already!! Well.. At least I'm reading, ...right? Anyhow. I've realized how good some of you are at blogging! It's amazing. I really liked one that I just read, it was about empty "how are yous." I guess that one really got to me because that's something that's always bothered me, and what bothers me even more than someone saying "How are you?" and not meaning it, is me asking someone else how they are and having them say fine, and lie about it. If you're doing crappy and someone asks how you are. Say you're crappy!! .. Yes I understand sometimes we don't want to discuss what's going on, but you don't have to, just say, "not so good, but I'll be fine" or something along those lines..yes?? Opinions!! - That would be what the comment function is for, right? And a tip? Don't ask if you don't want to know! (And that goes for more things that just how are yous!) But, not that I've completely stolen someone else's rant, let's keep moving on.

Alright. Now that I'm trying to move on, nothing's comming to me. I don't have a whole lot of my own thoughts today that are worth blogging about.

Family... They're a pretty wonderful thing right? Or maybe they're completely horrible!! Like the time when I was really little, well, not just one time, but many... My lovely cousin Nate decided he would tell me he was a ghost or demon posessed and chase me around the house, and lock me in the cold cupboard..(In case you don't know what that is, it's a cold, damp, dark closet-ish, almost room but really tiny, like a cellar I guess.) It's not a pleasant thing to be locked in! Since I was 6, I wouldn't go in there...I've since moved out of that house, but up until I was about 15, I wouldn't set foot in there for fear of being locked in!! Got any family horror stories?? Feel like sharing!? Hope so!! See you guys soon!

Yummy?

So...Creativity... It's a wonderful thing isn't it? Well... Just recently my wonderful friend Sarah and I decided to get super creative...WITH SNOW! ...Since she couldn't go outside... We brought the snow inside! ..Strange, I know! What did we do with it??...

Ready for it??

SNOW SLUSHIES!!

Yeah we did!! ...See for yourself! ...

Glasses of snow...

...Coke INTO the snow...

And there you have it!!

Yummy snow slushies!!

Well...These slushies pretty much rocked...however, we did try something else first... You know that maple candy? Well.. ..we tried it.. I won't show all the pictures of that one.. but the tasting looked kind of interesting. See for yourself.

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I had to try it...

Okay, little missy, you have to try it too!

Okay..Not so much... It was pretty nasty!

Anyways.. That was our snow fun. ..It really was fun! You're awsome Sarah!!