I Am a Writer Award!

Hey guys! Thank you sooo much everyone for following me and commenting! It really means a lot to know that people actually "like" what they see here and are hopefully learning some stuff about God. Speaking of which I just got awarded by my newest follower, Natalie P. She's a sweet girl with an adorable,  fun blog. Click here to check it out!! :) And now for the award! (drumroll please :D)

Here are the rules. :)

1. Award 10-15 other bloggers if you get awarded                                                 2. Tell a little bit of information about your blog.

So here are a few things about my blog. This blog is a fun, silly place where you can grab a few laughs and learn some things about God. 

And now for awarding some people! Whoop, whoop!  

I award...

1. Meena K. at My Lil' Mud Boots

2. Emma K. at The Ramblings of Emma

3. Hadassa at A Girl After God's Own Heart

4. Emma-Lee In Real Life

           I wish I knew some more bloggers but that's it! Anyways, hope you guys have a GREAT Thanksgiving! (eat a few bites for me) :D


                                         

Bonjour!

Bonjour everyone!  Today's hello is in french! Ok, so I know I haven't posted in like...FOREVER!!!!! I'm really sorry about that. I've been really busy and I haven't been feeling very good for the past few days. But anyways today I want to do a post in honor of my soccer team from last year (GO PATRIOTS!). I want to talk about...drumroll please...doing your best and having a good attitude about things. 

So in soccer you have your offense right? For those of you who don't know what offense is-it is a group made up of two-three people who try to make a goal. My team didn't do the best last season. (Not to mention we only won 2 games) but the thing is we always did our best or at least I tried to do my best. We should always do our best no matter what, and if we don't win the game or come really close to winning we should always have a good attitude about it. You see, it really hurts when you have no points and say the other team has 2 and all of a sudden they score again and so you make your way down the field and have a clear shot at the goal and suddenly the referee blows the whistle and it's game. That hurts because you were so close to scoring and it just all blew away so quickly. When that happens to me I usually get a bad attitude and I'm sure it happens to all of us. I just realized while writing this post: why do I get a bad attitude? I should be happy at our hard work and happy for the other team. When the other team wins we should be happy for them, we should say, "High-five! That was a great goal! Congratulations!" whenever the other team scores. Don't pout all day, get over it and get on with your life. You did your best and that's that. See ya!

PS: We have 2,124 views!!! AAAHHH!

Ciao!

OK, so I got tired of posting the usual "hello" or "what's up"  and things like that on my post names. (I'm sure you guys were too!) So I've decided to start saying hello in different languages! What do you think?? Today I posted hello in Italian (ciao,which also means goodbye) in honor of my Italian friend, Antonella. Her parents own a B & B in Italy so that's where we stayed for one week and I made friends with their daughter, Antonella! It was really fun! Sometimes I helped her learn English and she helped me learn Italian. But most of the time, we played on our Nintendos. (she's really good at Cooking Mama) :D On our last evening in Italy we went to one of the oldest cities in the world, Matera. It was beautiful!!!! Afterwards, we went and we each bought a purse. (really fun) It was a great experience! Maybe I'll post some pictures on here of Italy soon. There's A LOT of them! Well, gotta go!

Wassup?

Hi guys! There was again no more entries into the photo contest. So I guess Hannah wins the contest! :) You can claim your prize at any time! :) 

Speaking of photo contests-Hadassah (a.k.a. Godsgirlz1) is having a photo contest! Your last day to enter is September 9th so goooo enter! :D 

Guess what?? I'm going to my Aunt's this Sunday!!! I CAN'T WAIT!!!! Whoop, whoop!! Her daughter, Crystie has a photography blog-you should check it out! Here's a few of her pics:

A dock near our beach house

Love this one!!

My Aunt's dog, Belle (she's a sweetie) 

My dog Ginger Snap

She's really good, right? Well, gotta go! Hope ya'll enjoyed this post! 

Hello!

Hello everyone! So we didn't really have that many people enter the photo contest (we only had 1, thanks Hannah!) and I've decided to give you another week. So you now have till' this Friday to enter! 

So I haven't done just a fun post lately have I? Well, let's see.... how about a little photography?!

Most of you have seen this one before! And if you haven't seen it- this is my horse, Cori. :)

My doggy, Ginger Snap. 

Took this one out of the truck, it turned out a lot better than I thought! Lol! 

This is a baby oak tree. I thought it was cool so I took a pic!

These are some flowers in our backyard. I think they're called Fox Gloves...

And this one's my favorite! 

I hope you guys have enjoyed this post! :D

PS: All photos are taken and edited by me. Please ask me before using any of these photos and please give me credit for them! Thank you! :)

PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST!!!!!

Hey guys! Guess what? As you could probably tell from the title-I'm hosting a photo contest!!!!! The prize will be a blog button of your choice for your blog! Here's what you have to do:
                                                

   1. Get your favorite Bible verse and take a picture relating to it. 
   2.Then post your picture at your blog and leave a link for that post in a comment here. 

You have till' August 10th to get your pics in! Remember, the picture has to be taken by you.

Get ready,

Get set,

GO!!!

Can't wait to see all of y'all's pics!

Hello Again!

Hey guys! I know ya'll are pretty mad at me for not posting since like JUNE 6TH!!!!!!!!!! I mean really! But that's kinda how summers are for some people. Camps here, camps there, vacations, slumber parties. But that's why we have to learn how to prioritize our time. And that brings us to our Wordy Wednesday (I hope you guys remember what that is! LOL!)!!! 

Today's Wordy Wednesday word is.....drumroll please........

           

                   Prioritize!!

Prioritize: Determine the order for dealing with (a series of items or tasks) according to their relative importance.

So basically we need to figure out what the most important things are in our lives (that includes brushing our teeth and taking baths) :) and do them first and then later on in the day we can do the small, non important things that we enjoy. Remember that we need to prioritize our time for God because he should always be #1 in our lives. He has done so much for us so we have to give a little bit back to him, don't ya think?

Speaking of prioritizing it seems like we have quite a few people prioritizing a little bit of their time for this blog. Ladies and Gentlemen we have 1,044 blog views!!!!!!!!!!! Woohoo!!!! And we have a very special person that has prioritized her time especially for her blogging friends. Give it up for Hannah!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Thank you Hannah for checking out my blog so much AND becoming my first follower! For that you get the First Follower Award!!!

Here's what you have to do:

Explain why you became a follower.

Link back to this blog. 

Award your first follower.

And a GIGANTIC thank you to everyone who has looked at this blog. I think YOU guys deserve the...

YOU GUYS ROCK AWARD!!!!!! YAY!!!!!

I award..... ALL OF YOU!!!! So if you have a blog you can put this award on your blog and award other people. :) 

  

I'm Back With Lots o' Stuff!

     Hey guys and girls! I know I haven't posted in like FOREVER, but I've been really busy and I went on a small vacation.


     I have a lot of stuff planned for today so let's get started!


     First of all I want to do a quick talk on modesty.


     All of us want to keep up with the styles (come on, admit it) but recently, a lot of the "cool" clothing has been, well, on the immodest side.


     Since summer is coming it'll be hot and most of us won't be wearing as much clothing. So I want to talk about a few things to make sure you can be cool, stylish and completely modest!


     I recently read a book called, Fashioned By Faith, that was written by an international Christian model named, Rachel Lee Carter.


     Being an experienced model, she knows all about the fashion trends. She has a bunch of guidelines in her book so that you know which threads are modest and which are immodest. Here's a few of those guidelines that I've put into my own words:


     If you want to be trendy but modest with your skirts and dresses, make sure those skirts and dresses aren't more than 1" above the knee!


     If you want to wear tanks alone to a public place make sure the straps are two fingers width!


     There are plenty more guidelines in her book so I encourage you to go check it out! It's all about being modest and beautiful. Here's a few more that came from her book that again I have put into my own words.


      Do you like cropped tops? Well, to keep it modest, put a matching tank top underneath to keep it stylish. How about those cute but super sheer tops? Again, just put a matching tank top underneath and you're good to go!


Thanks for reading my not-so-quick talk on modesty! :D Now let's get on to the other stuff!




I got awarded by my one of my buds, Hannah, for the Versatile Blogger Award! This is my first time being awarded so thank you sooooo much Hannah!


     







So basically all I have to do is share seven random things about myself and then award 7 bloggers. Here it goes!


1. I LOVE SOCCER!
2. I have four horses.
3. I am going to Italy at the end of this month. (!!!!!).
4. My brain just went blank on what to write. 
5. I have AWESOME parents.
6. I have two dogs and a cat.
7. I love blogging and hanging out with my friends.


So now I have to award 7 people but I don't know that many so I'll just award two:


Hannah

AND


Crystie's Corner

     And now I've been awarded again by Hannah for the Kreativ Blogger Award. Thank you Hannah!





So I have to answer ten questions that I have been given and share ten random things about myself. 


What is your favorite song? I DON'T KNOW! Probably Wannabe by Royal Taylor or This is the Stuff                                                         by Francesca Batistelli.


What is your favorite dessert? Chocolate pie (can you see my shifting eyes?).


What ticks you off? When it takes 3 days or more for people to text me back. Especially if it's important. 


When you’re upset, what do you do? I don't know!
      
What is your favorite pet? Hmmmm....... I don't know! They're all too cute!!!!

Which do you prefer; black or white? To wear? Definitely white.


What is your attitude? I don't know! :P


What is perfection? Rainy days with pj's, hot coco, movies and cookies. Or a day with my buddies!


What is your guilty pleasure? Soccer and riding horses (but that's kinda been made obvious).


Now I have to give 10 random things about myself. Oh boy! I'm seriously gonna have to think!


1. I have a lot of friends.
2. I love blogging.
3. I love setting up our huge tent and playing in it with friends. (sometimes camping out in it!)
4. I love jumping on my trampoline.
5. I'm halfway done!
6. I'm running out of stuff to write.
7. I play the violin.
8. I love to read books.
9. I have no idea who to award this to.
10. I've been out of school since April, I think.


Now I have to award 7 bloggers but I don't know that many so I'll only award one.


Crystie's Corner


Thank you so much for reading my SUPER LONG post!  

ANOTHER ONE!!!!

Ello!!!! So I am entering into ANOTHER photo contest this week. GodsGirlz is having a photo contest..... YAY!!!!!!!! this is the photo that I took for her contest. If you want to do this photo contest too just head on over to her blog! 

This is one of my horsies, Cori! :)

You get your inspiration for your photo from the Bible verse below:

Genesis 1:25

²⁵And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Hannah's Photo Contest

Hello once again! Today I'm entering into Hannah's photo contest! The picture that you enter has to be heart shaped and it has to be taken by you. Here's the picture that I'm entering!

If you would like to enter just go to:

www.danz4god.wordpress.com

 Thanks for lookin! :oD

Melodic Mondays

On Mondays I will be doing something called Melodic Mondays. Melodic Mondays is where I take a song write it in and do a devotional about it! :) Shout out to GodsGirlz1 for the idea to do this!! You can check out her blog at www.godsgirlz1.wordpress.com.


Here's this week's song: Good to know by Francesca Batistelli.

Hello, old friend
I know it's been a while
I'm here again
And it won't be the last time
I fall apart
But You won't let me get too far
You're speaking to my heart

(Chorus)
It's good to know
It's good to feel the arms of grace
To know that my mistakes are covered by Your love
It's good to know
It's good to see that You won't change
When it's said and done
You'll always be enough
To know that I can always come back home
It's good to know
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
It's good to know
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh

Goodbye, old me
Yeah there's so much more that I
Know I could be
So take my worries with
You when you leave
There's hope that I am counting on
[ From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/f/francesca-battistelli-lyrics/good-to-know-lyrics.html]
'Cause I'm never too far gone 

(Chorus)

It's good to know
That there's a second chance
Know that it's all in Your hands
Even if I just don't understand
'Cause I know that I will be alright
I finally see the other side
It takes the darkness to open up your eyes
Sometimes 

It's good to know
It's good to know
I'm covered by Your love 

It's good to know
It's good to see that You won't change
When it's said and done You'll always be enough
To know that I can always come back home
To know that You will never let me go
It's good to know
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
It's good to know Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh


These lyrics were pulled off a website. They are probably copyrighted so please be careful of how you use these lyrics and anything else that is copyrighted. Thank you!

Did you see what point the song artist was trying to make? She was trying to say that God will always be there for you through good times and bad. When we don't quite understand what's going on-just let God handle it. He will always help you through your problem or anything that you need help with. The only thing we need to do is pray and He will hear you and help you. He's a busy man but he ALWAYS hears and sees everything. I hope this song will help you through your week! :)

Topic Tuesday

OK, so today's topic is, What is your favorite bible verse and why?




Hannah said: "One of my favorite verses is Proverbs 31:30."


"Charm can be decieving, and beauty fades away, but a woman who honors the Lord deserves to be praised.”  


"I was doing a thing at my church where we gave away slips of paper with verses or encouragement, and the one that I got had that verse on it. Pretty special to me, and it came right to me. I love it!"




Tori said: "My favorite Bible verse is Psalms 150."

Praise the Lord.
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heavens.

 Praise him for his acts of power;
praise him for his surpassing greatness.

 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
praise him with the harp and lyre,

 praise him with timbrel and dancing,
praise him with the strings and pipe,

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

 praise him with the clash of cymbals,
praise him with resounding cymbals.

Praise the Lord.

"I like it because its about praising God wherever you are."

Godsgirlz1 said: "My favorite Bible verse is Romans 8:28."


And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28


"I chose that one because it reminds me that I can do anything with God on my side."



I love all of these verses that my buddies have given me. :) Thank you so much for sharing with me. One of my favorite Bible verses is Philippians 4:13.


I can do all this through Him who gives me strength.


I like this verse because I tells me when I am going through a hard time I will be able to get through it because God will give me the strength to do so.




Do you have a favorite bible verse? If so, why is it your favorite? Tell me about it!!!!!