Minnesota!

Hey Everyone!

My mom and I are going up to Minnesota to visit our family. We leave July 5th and come back July 16th! I'm really excited! I love flying! It is soooo fun! Well, I am going to put pictures on here when I'm back, Kait is going to show me. Right Kait?

Sorry it took so long!

Tagged:
1.How many candles on your last birthday cake? 13
How many siblings do you have?2; Calvin and Kaitlin
How many first cousins do you have?16
4. Name five smells you like. Fire, mangos, dinner, dirt, and anything fruity and sweet!
5. Name the four funniest people you know. ARI!!!!!! Kait, Calvin, and... I dont know.
6. How many different countries have you lived in? 2; United States and South Africa
7. If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be? My hair.
8. Name the friend who has touched you more than any other? Touched? What do you mean? I guess I cannot answer that question.
9. Have you ever volunteered your time anywhere?Um... I don't actually know.
10. Do you cry often? No
11. Something you are looking forward to? July 5th! I'm going to Minnesota!
12. A friend you wish you could see again? Chanelle, Melissa, Bronwyn, Nate (first time :)), Kim, Anna, Sam........
13. How many people have you cooked a home-made meal for? I can't really cook, I can bake though! :)
14. Where do you see yourself in ten years? I hope to go to beauty school, but if not, then anywhere, the Lord takes me.
15. Tag five people: Nathan, Ari, Randi, Kim, Anna.

Who means what to me.

I thought since I don't really have anything much to write about, that I would write about a bunch of people and say what they mean to me. I will start will family members and go on from there.

First there is my dad. Who I sometimes call daddy! :) He is SO important to me and I have no idea what I would to without him. I would absolutely die! He teaches me about the Lord and about things that lead me further in my christian life. He is loving and kind, and ALWAYS helps me with anything I need help with. I LOVE YOU DAD!

Next there is my mom. I mostly call her mommy! She is AMAZING! I can't live without her! First she is the worlds greatest cook, (No offence to anyone!) she does much more than I do, even if she doesn't want to. She is the such a generous person too! She always puts others before herself, (It makes me want to be more and more like her!) She also helps guide me in my christian life! I LOVE YOU MOM!

Now there is my brother, Calvin! OH BOY! Well, what can I say about Cal??? Except that he is one of the funniest people I know. He is A-L-W-A-Y-S smiling! He laughs more than I feel like smiling sometimes. He puts a smile on my face everytime I see him. (Even if it's not on the outside!) He is a great christian man and is loving to everyone. I rarely say this, though I ALWAYS think it, I LOVE YOU CAL!

Then comes Kait! There is so much great things to say that I will start with this. Kaitlin is one of the kindest people I have ever known. She is a great blogger, (actually the one who made me want a blog more and more) and she is very funny. One thing she is known best for in my family, is her "One liners" You have no idea! And her puns! Oh boy! Maybe I will skip that part. :) She is the best sister I could ever ask for and, I LOVE YOU KAIT!

I guess now I will go through my friends!

Janece- She is thirteen just like me and is hilarious! She has the most beautiful smile I have ever seen! She laughs at just about anything and is a great singer. She makes the wierdest faces ever! She and I talk every minute we can!!! She is my best friend and I LUV HER!

Now there is Ari- She is also thirteen and probably the strangest person I know! That's what makes her so awesome! She goes to my church and is extremly funny! (I don't think there are any of my friends that AREN"T funny!) Anyway, she makes me laugh all the time. She is another one of my best friends! I LUV HER!

Next come Nate! I haven't know him all that long but we are great friends! And another one of my best friends! He puts a smile on my face everytime I talk to him. He is also thirteen and is a christian! He is so funny, and one of the nicest guys I know! He is like a brother to me and that's why I LUV HIM!

Now there is Sydney! She is thirteen too! She goes to school with me as well as Janece and Ari. She is very funny and makes me smile. We haven't known each other that long but she is another one of my best friends! I LUV HER!

The list really does go on and on so if I didn't list your name please don't feel left out!

Steph

A Good Heart

I was listening to Adventures in Odyssey, and there was an episode with a young girl named Julie. Julie had recently overheard that a boy that used to go to her school had died about a week ago. She tried to figure out what his last name was, and when she did, it sounded very familiar to her. The name did ring a bell, she had remembered that the box where she kept every report card and letter from friends and family contained a letter from the boy. It was a note saying that he had a crush on her in the third grade and it was signed MIKE. Later that day Julie visited Mike's mother and talked to her for quite sometime. Mike's mother had told her that Mike hadn't ever had a lot of friends and told her what some of his interests were. Julie realized that the week before she had attended the same Jazz concert Mike had attended. She thought about it and nobody ever really payed ANY attention to Mike. He was a lonely kid, with no friends. He was a Christian boy and loved to draw, write comics and listen to jazz music. Julie wished that he hadn't have died, she could have become good friends with him. A few days later at school Julie sat alone at lunch. She felt so alone without her friends, and realized that Mike must have felt so sad and lonely. Julies friend Heather came over to see what was wrong and Julie explained that she wanted to know what it felt like to be alone. Julie noticed that there was a girl sitting alone eating her lunch. Julie walked over and invited her to sit with her and her friend Heather and the girl introduced herself as Michele, she told them to call her Mikie, because that was what her friends at her other school used to tell her. The reason I am telling you about this story is to tell you if there is a person that you see often who is all alone, don't sit there feeling sorry for them, go over to them and talk to them, try to be a friend. I believe that inside everyone there is a good heart, you just have to find it. God can help you do that if you invite him into your life, you will never be alone again.

Hi Everyone!

Hello, I'm sorry I haven't had any posts lately, but I'm not sure what to write about. Soon there will be something here for you to read.

Until then,
God Bless.

Fcats!!

This Monday and Tuesday at school, we have Fcats. They are tests that the whole of Sarasota, public schools have to take. You do not take them in Elementary School only from 6th to 10th grade. In 6th and 7th grade, there is only the Reading and Math Fcat. When you get to 8th grade, then you take the Science Fcat as well. To pass the test you have to get a score of at least a 3. There is a possible score of 1,2,3,4 and 5. If you do not pass this test, that doesn't necessarily mean that you're staying behind and repeating the year. They compare you average quarter grades with the score that you get on the Fcat and then they take it from there. I really don't want to go today or tomorrow because when it comes to tests, I freak out sometimes. So please pray for me this week.

Job

I want to talk about Job, because he is one person that I truly admire. Whenever, I lose something, or something doesn't go the way I want it to, I always seem to blame God and never thank him for the good times. This verse really makes me think:

Naked I came from my mother's womb, And naked I shall return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed is the name of the Lord. Job 1: 20

Sorry this post isn't very long, I just wanted to remind you to worship God at all times.