God's really blessed me. I don't deserve it and no one knows it like He does. I have an awesome family, a roof over my head, clothes on my back, food being digested in my stomach, and so much other stuff. Best of all, I have God as my best friend. I can talk to Him whenever I want and need to and He's been so merciful and gracious towards me that there's a place in heaven for me. I can't even begin to describe how much He's given me.
One way that He's blessed me is through friendship. I've asked God for some Christian friends to encourage me and guide me in my walk. He really answered prayer.
Yesterday, I went to Sow and Sews like I have been since January or February. This is a ministry started by one of my newer Christian friends, Connie. It is something that I've been looking forward to each week. It's really helped me grow and learn. I also made a new friend yesterday named Barbara. Truly a blessing. The last woman that comes (other than me) is my mom. All these women are older than me, so it also gives me some perspective.
There is also a girl I met last semester in math class named Corina. She never fails to make me laugh. She's lovely and so bright.
Two weeks ago, I was invited to come to a Young Life Club by a friend named Hailey. I told my mom about it and she suggested that I go. I did despite the fact that I was really scared. I am, again, a total introvert, and the thought of going to a place where there would be plenty of people I didn't know scared the living daylight out of me. But it was a ton of fun and I actually met some new people despite my fear.
I also went to a women's retreat last month. Besides the babies that some of the moms brought with them, I was the youngest person there. But no one really said anything about my age and they still welcomed me there. Even more friends were added to the list.
There is also band. I've met some pretty cool people through band. I went to a trumpet party yesterday with some believers. Many teens go to parties where they're pressured to do things they really shouldn't. It was awesome to be at a place where we just played games, ate awesome food and had a good time in general.
Finally, there's church. We started going to a new church called the Crossing back in September or October, which was scary. There were tons of new faces. But I actually started meeting people. I met Connie, for one thing, and I was introduced to a girl named Taylor, the daughter of one of the pastors there. I've even initiated some conversations at times.
God's really worked to bring Christian friends into my life. They're all wonderful and I'm so happy that I met them. My brothers and sisters are the coolest.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Nail Polish
I am going to take a break from the more serious stuff to talk about the problems with nail polish.
I've been thinking about it a lot. I didn't do my nails a lot because I'm horrible with that kind of stuff and it's tedious. Those are two problems. But I've been doing it more recently. And what happened is that I wanted to do my nails again after getting the blue off of them. But what I could choose from was pink, orange (my two least favorite colors, though orange is starting to grow on me a bit), and two shades of blue. And I didn't want to do blue again.
So what did I do? I went shopping for nail polish.
I went to Walgreen's yesterday, mostly looking for some dark red nail polish but also wanting some other shades if I could find any that I liked. The nail polish they had (which had a color called "Unicorn" but was a light yellow and therefore too ugly to use) was pretty cheap and they had a lot of colors that appealed to me, so I bought eight bottles. Three were in shades of blue (I know, I know, no more blue, but I love the color blue, and they were so lovely), two were purple colors, one was more of a neutral brownish color, one was a peach color, and the last one was the dark red color that I wanted. I've been seeing red nails a bit, but I didn't want a normal red color. I wanted something darker.
The first problem was deciding which polish to use. I was excited about the colors and I was torn. Eventually, I told my brother to pick a random color that wasn't pink or orange. He said lavender. So I used the lighter purple color, which looks like this:
A really pretty color. Love it.
Problem number two was that it took me about an hour and a half (I think) to do all twenty digits. That included fixing mistakes (problem number three) made when I accidentally brushed my hand against something or didn't do the nail correctly. They still didn't look that great when I was done, but they were a lot better than when I had started. Practice makes perfect, I guess, and I just started doing my nails more.
Colors bought: Fiji, Sugar Sugar, Zeus, Nirvana, Hazard, Gorgeous, Grecian Sea, Mint Apple; not all colors pictured
I've been thinking about it a lot. I didn't do my nails a lot because I'm horrible with that kind of stuff and it's tedious. Those are two problems. But I've been doing it more recently. And what happened is that I wanted to do my nails again after getting the blue off of them. But what I could choose from was pink, orange (my two least favorite colors, though orange is starting to grow on me a bit), and two shades of blue. And I didn't want to do blue again.
So what did I do? I went shopping for nail polish.
I went to Walgreen's yesterday, mostly looking for some dark red nail polish but also wanting some other shades if I could find any that I liked. The nail polish they had (which had a color called "Unicorn" but was a light yellow and therefore too ugly to use) was pretty cheap and they had a lot of colors that appealed to me, so I bought eight bottles. Three were in shades of blue (I know, I know, no more blue, but I love the color blue, and they were so lovely), two were purple colors, one was more of a neutral brownish color, one was a peach color, and the last one was the dark red color that I wanted. I've been seeing red nails a bit, but I didn't want a normal red color. I wanted something darker.
The first problem was deciding which polish to use. I was excited about the colors and I was torn. Eventually, I told my brother to pick a random color that wasn't pink or orange. He said lavender. So I used the lighter purple color, which looks like this:
Problem number two was that it took me about an hour and a half (I think) to do all twenty digits. That included fixing mistakes (problem number three) made when I accidentally brushed my hand against something or didn't do the nail correctly. They still didn't look that great when I was done, but they were a lot better than when I had started. Practice makes perfect, I guess, and I just started doing my nails more.
Colors bought: Fiji, Sugar Sugar, Zeus, Nirvana, Hazard, Gorgeous, Grecian Sea, Mint Apple; not all colors pictured
Thursday, March 8, 2012
International Women's Day
So today is International Women's Day. Of course, the radical feminists are going nuts over this. I myself am a feminist, though not like most feminists. But one person today said something along the lines of, "This day might have been nice for women 100 or 200 years ago when they were still fighting for their rights, but not today. Women today have the same rights as men, so this day is pointless." Made me roll my eyes. Because most women do have the same rights as men. If you live in America, that is. Because there are still women out there that are believed to not have a lot of value. Women can't even drive in Saudi Arabia.
For another thing, why should the day be about feminism? I think it should simply be about honoring the awesome women in your life. Because let's face it. Men would be nothing without us. (I will admit that we, too, need men in our lives. But men need women more than we need men. Am I right?)
Getting back to the topic of feminism. I'm a feminist. But many feminists today are the ones like this:
And this:
For another thing, why should the day be about feminism? I think it should simply be about honoring the awesome women in your life. Because let's face it. Men would be nothing without us. (I will admit that we, too, need men in our lives. But men need women more than we need men. Am I right?)
Getting back to the topic of feminism. I'm a feminist. But many feminists today are the ones like this:
I, for one, am a feminist that thinks the whole movement should be redefined. I don't know about you, but I really don't like being grouped together with those feminists that seem to have a pea for a brain.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Eating and Drinking Healthy Stuff
One of my New Year's resolutions was to have more healthy stuff and cut down on the junk food. I'm happy to report that it has been going (mostly) well. I've been paying more attention to nutrition labels and drinking more water. I even lost a few pounds (not intentionally, of course). But there was a huge challenge that came with this. I had to give up soda.
I think it's one of the hardest things I've ever done. I love soda. Pepsi is my favorite, and these past few weeks without it have become difficult. I also went for sushi with my dad on Wednesday, and at the restaurant we usually go to, they serve a Japanese soda called Ramune (which comes in many different flavors, but the restaurant serves strawberry, melon, and the original flavor, which tastes like bubble gum). I always had the melon Ramune while eating. It tastes soooooo good. It took me a lot of strength to order a water instead.
I quit drinking soda on February 16th. I decided to stop drinking it for a year. Hopefully, by the time my little soda break is over, I'll be so used to water and stuff and I'll think of soda as too sweet. I believe it's been getting easier each day, but it's still difficult. At the moment, there's Pepsi in the house, but I just had a smoothie, so my sweet tooth is satisfied. But I fear that sometime, I'm going to snap and have a can.
It's been difficult to resist junk food, too. If I have any, I manage to limit it to just a little, but it's better to have none. The fact that it's not spring yet also sucks because fruit is out of season and a bit expensive. I love fruit. I don't know too much about bananas, but those are packed with protein and help boost your metabolism. And the Doctor approves. Bananas are just awesome.
Watermelon and peaches, however, are my favorite fruit. Watermelon is the best summer treat ever. Sinking your teeth into it and letting the juice drip down your chin is like heaven. (Of course, the same can be said about corn on the cob, except it's more like letting the butter drip down your chin.) I just love the flavor of peaches. And the smell. Which is why I love peach-scented stuff like lip gloss. (I do have it, but it's missing. Sadness.)
I've been trying to find new healthy foods and drinks to try to make. The first one I tried that came from Pinterest was a Green Monster Spinach Smoothie. The woman who created it said it did not taste healthy at all and that she loved to indulge in it. So I tried it. It tasted pretty good (it had bananas and peanut butter in it, though the spinach made it look like it belonged in a witch's cauldron), but I only wanted one glass, so I put the rest in the fridge to have later. But when I came back for more, it just tasted like pure. Liquefied. Spinach. It was disgusting. I love spinach, but I learned that I preferred it in its solid form. It was either because I let it sit in the fridge for so long or because I added so much spinach (four cups of it). I'm guessing more of the former.
Eating healthier has been a challenge, but it's been rewarding.
I think it's one of the hardest things I've ever done. I love soda. Pepsi is my favorite, and these past few weeks without it have become difficult. I also went for sushi with my dad on Wednesday, and at the restaurant we usually go to, they serve a Japanese soda called Ramune (which comes in many different flavors, but the restaurant serves strawberry, melon, and the original flavor, which tastes like bubble gum). I always had the melon Ramune while eating. It tastes soooooo good. It took me a lot of strength to order a water instead.
I quit drinking soda on February 16th. I decided to stop drinking it for a year. Hopefully, by the time my little soda break is over, I'll be so used to water and stuff and I'll think of soda as too sweet. I believe it's been getting easier each day, but it's still difficult. At the moment, there's Pepsi in the house, but I just had a smoothie, so my sweet tooth is satisfied. But I fear that sometime, I'm going to snap and have a can.
It's been difficult to resist junk food, too. If I have any, I manage to limit it to just a little, but it's better to have none. The fact that it's not spring yet also sucks because fruit is out of season and a bit expensive. I love fruit. I don't know too much about bananas, but those are packed with protein and help boost your metabolism. And the Doctor approves. Bananas are just awesome.
Watermelon and peaches, however, are my favorite fruit. Watermelon is the best summer treat ever. Sinking your teeth into it and letting the juice drip down your chin is like heaven. (Of course, the same can be said about corn on the cob, except it's more like letting the butter drip down your chin.) I just love the flavor of peaches. And the smell. Which is why I love peach-scented stuff like lip gloss. (I do have it, but it's missing. Sadness.)
I've been trying to find new healthy foods and drinks to try to make. The first one I tried that came from Pinterest was a Green Monster Spinach Smoothie. The woman who created it said it did not taste healthy at all and that she loved to indulge in it. So I tried it. It tasted pretty good (it had bananas and peanut butter in it, though the spinach made it look like it belonged in a witch's cauldron), but I only wanted one glass, so I put the rest in the fridge to have later. But when I came back for more, it just tasted like pure. Liquefied. Spinach. It was disgusting. I love spinach, but I learned that I preferred it in its solid form. It was either because I let it sit in the fridge for so long or because I added so much spinach (four cups of it). I'm guessing more of the former.
Eating healthier has been a challenge, but it's been rewarding.
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