For English Class...

This is my blog! I don't post very often, but that's alright. Plus, I only have 4 followers because, well, I'm lame. So, yeah :) People can comment and various other things... fun stuff. Smile! Hannah

life vs. God?

life. not easy. sometimes a gift. sometimes horrible. sometimes great.

it seems to be the one word to sum up everything. something bad happens, you say, "life happened" and cry. something great happens, you say, "life happened" and rejoice. why is that we, as Christians, revolve our world around life? life picks us and and drops us when it is convenient. God is the one who sustains us. we all know that our world should really revolve around God.

john 14: 13-18 and john 14: 21 says
"And I will do anything you ask in my name. Then the Son will bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my name. I will do it. If you love me, you will obey what I command. 16 I will ask the Father. And he will give you another Friend to help you and to be with you forever. The Friend is the Spirit of truth. The world can't accept him. That is because the world does not see him or know him. But you know him. He lives with you, and he will be in you. I will not leave you like children who don't have parents. I will come to you."
"Anyone who has my commands and obeys them loves me. My Father will love the one who loves me. I too will love him. And I will show myself to him."

God is our everything, at least he desires to be so. but the thing is, we don't let him. is it that it is simply too easy to blame and rejoice in life? i would like to challenge not only my readers, but also myself, to make your world revolve around God this weekend, not "life." as we all know, life can end any minute, but God is the alpha and the omega. beginning and the end.

Love you all!
Hannah JOY!

(: It is finally here!

Christmas, that is. Last night we attended a Christmas Eve service at a local church then returned to the house for pizza, vienna bars (yes we are bringing them! (if there are any left...)), and then a surprise Christmas exchange! It was AWESOME! :) I will explain some details when I get there, but I got SQUEEZABLE APPLESAUCE! Woot! Anyways, we are leaving within the next hour. :) See ya!

<3Hannah

Merry Christmas! :)

Merry Christmas to Stephanie and Christie! :) I will be with you at your house at this time tomorrow. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOt! (: Yeah buuuuuuuddy!

See you tomorrow! ilooooveyou. (:

A little lesson from God.

Every morning I try to read my bible, pray, and listen for something God may want to tell me. This morning I decided to look back and read my journal that I write in sporadically. I was reading through, trying to remember what inspired me to write the things that I did. It amazed me just how much God has taught me in the last year or so. I have finally been able to lay down my burdens and trust God for basically the first time. I have laid down my fears and submitted them to him. :) I found one entry that really inspired me. I really have no clue where I got it; I don't know if it was a verse I read, someone told me, or God spoke to me, but I think someone told me. Here it is:

December 3, 2010
"Heed the call to come in and drink; the water is fine."

I just love that little thought. I think it is absolutely beautiful, and I am making it my goal to live that way from here on out. :)

Merry Christmas!
~tee~

oh my!

so as you can tell, i am going STIR CRAZY!! sooooo, I am blogging about it basically everyday. :) woooot!

I would now like to publicly apologize to all of my readers (to two of you) for my continued ranting and insane jumbles of words I throw together. :) Thank you.

I am SOOOOOOO excited to go to Michigan! I want to be there, like.... now! I have random moments when I am like, "Holy Crud. AGH! I HAVE to be there NOOOOW!" i seriously might jump out of my skin when I finally get there! It is possible that it is a little unhealthy.... :)

BYE!

WOwza! (:

So many surprises this time of year... that is all I can say! (: I cannot wait to see you; you are going to love your gift! Woot woot!!!

SURPRISE!

ahhhh, my favorite place in the world.

Merry Christmas! (: To my one reader! shout out to STEPHANIE!! yeah buddy!

*UPDATE: I officially have TWO readers! Wooot! Shout out to my favorite cousins: CHRISTIE & STEPHANIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am heading to my favorite place in the world in just 4 days!!! Where is that you ask? No, not the golden beaches of Florida, not the beautiful streets of Rome or Paris, not Hawaii or California, not even the cultural cities of Mexico, I am going to MICHIGAN!!!!!!!!!! The cold, sometimes wet, snowy, even colder, city of Haslett, Michigan. It is absolutely beautiful to me! (: I could not imagine a better place. All of my family is somewhat near by, i know the streets just about as well as the town I have lived in for 9 years, lovely shopping, lots of restaurants, the over used but oh so yummy Culvers, MAX AND ERMAS!, beautiful snow, merry people, and my loving family. THAT is my favorite place in the world. (:

I must describe to you a moment I will remember forever. It was Christmas morning and my parents were making me wait (torture) to go to Christie and Stephanie's house. We were staying at the Hampton Inn (my favorite) and I decided to go for a swim. Now imagine this with me: I LOVE swimming! the smell of the chlorine, the feeling of all that water on your skin, splashing around and laughing. It was perfect. My dad and I were the only ones there and I was the only one in the pool (he didn't get in). I looked outside to the patio area that we have never used because we always come when the temperature is like in the negatives, to see perfectly white and crisp snow on the ground. Sweet and simple. Then I realized that it was also snowing right then. It was a white Christmas, and a beautiful one at that.

Merry Christmas.

Solo Ideas...

I am doing a solo for solo/ensemble at my school. I am looking for a song to use. Any ideas? I want for it to show my faith and be by a group like hillsong, or like Kari Jobe, Chris Tomlin, ect. It can be by other groups; those are just ideas.

Just comment if you have any!

Thanks!

~tee~

Finals, hopefully the last time for quite a while!

Soooooo. Today's finals went great! Praise the Lord for sure! Seriously, that is a HUGE feat for me. I usually cry and stress, but today went smooth as silk. I think I did great on science, good with math, I know I did fantastic with english (I got the high score of the class, 57 out of 60), and tech Ed (wood shop class) went well as well(:

Thanks for the prayers! Round two with geography, band, and choir are tomorrow. Should be fairly simple(;

Got to go study!

Prayers....

I have finals tomorrow. I have lots of test anxiety. I'm not looking forward to it. Catch my drift? Please pray for peace and wisdom as I study and take the exams.

I will be praying for everyone involved in the memorial service tomorrow. I want to be there SOOOO bad, but I obviously cannot be ):

Thanks in advance!

The Oppers and My Crazy Day!

Well, my heart is somber for the Opper Family. I can't hardly bare the thought of Mrs. Opper's life ending, and from this? Not even leukemia? it was from Sepsis? I feel so terribly for this sweet family. Though I have never met any of them, God has placed their family on my heart and I lift them up in prayer constantly; I pray throughout my school day, while at lunch, dinner, when i wake up, before I go to bed. Please join me! I pray for Callie, Cass, and Caleb who could be without a mother just like that. I pray for Steve, suddenly left without a wife; he has been by her side every since this journey started and I know this must be rough. I am still praying that God does a miracle in this situation. I am not giving up. I know that God is more that capable; it's just a matter of if it is in his plan.

Anywhoooo. Today I have a CRAZY busy day!
Sooooo, this week is finals ): and I have a tendency to freak out about big tests so I have been studying, studying, studying! I brought home just about my entire locker and I have 3 text books, 5 folders, and 3 notebooks. ugh! On top of all that studying and study guide filling out, my stinkin' Language Arts teacher gave us like 20 questions on a novel that we read! GRRRR! It's always the Language Arts teacher. (: Then, on top of that I have my first winterguard camp day today from 12-6, then my brother is in a Madrigal Dinner that I have to attend at 6. Meanwhile, I am still grieving for the Oppers and thinking/praying about/for them.

I would call that a crazy day; wouldn't you?
Well, let the studying begin!

Hannah