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Hi. I havent blogged in awhile. I really don't have anything profound to say. Um. I went square dancing last night. That was fun. Yeah. That is all. If anything new comes up i'll blog more. <3

Heart Needed.

So this is going to be a fairly quick blog because i have to leave for good friday service in about 10 minutes so ill just write as much as i can. i got back from costa rica on tuesday this week just a few days ago. im still adjusting to being in america. i guess you could call it reverse culture shock. and im also fairly sure i left my heart there too. this is an issue. i need it back. im positive that God will help me with that though. i know that i need to be doing exactly what i was doing down in central america here in ohio. we had a very powerful message from one of the missionaries there our last night and he said that after we left was when we were entering our mission field. so im pretty positive that i need my heart back to do that. it was weird i got in my car headed tword home after our last flight and completly lost it. my dad asked me to start sharing stories only to find out i was in tears and was unable to answer at the moment. he said "are you ok?" and the only words that i could muster up to say were, "i just want to go back!" he laughed and understood and i laughed also. and i was surprised at the next thing i said. i said how i missed all the signs being in spanish and how far apart all the cars were driving here. that was kinda weird because the whole time we were down there where ever we drove on the bus i thought i was going to die because of how close they drove. nothing like in america. it was also super weird to see how far apart the houses are here again. in costa rica it was house on top of house on top of house, basically like millions of giant strip malls except houses... best way to describe it. anyway im just praying that i could have my heart back from costa rica. i know that i will always miss it there but i know now that i have a lot of work to do here that i need my heart for. God has way to many plans for me here... heart needed.

Crazy Day.

so it was the first day back to school in 4 days. its weird but i was actually anticipating it. you can only be at home so much. so yeah, i was excited to see all my friends and not be at home pretty much. so there is something special going on the next 2 weeks called the olympics, i hope you've heard of them.. if not.. there's probably something really wrong with you. anyway the winter olympics are awesome. personally my favotite. so i stayed up later than 'normal' last night to watch them. bad idea. so today you could very easily was i was tired. probably more than that though. i guess the next two weeks i'll deal with being tired because the olympics are only on ever 4 years. anyway. so on top of being tired, my eyes were super dry all day so it basically just hurt to keep them open. and yesterday i was also being genius and went running. stupid. so stairs were painful today. THEN, we had a mission trip meeting after school. that was fine. i really just wanted to be home at that point though. so my mom and i get in the car and head home. as we drive we see some guy getting arrested, great, that always brightens someones day. then we stop at the bank on the way. i listen to music in the car while she's doing whatever she had to do in the bank. she comes out we get prepared to leave. start the car.. well try to. yeah she really didnt want to start. so we look at each other "crap". well this sucks, ahh i just want to be home! so we proceed to call my dad. he says the battery is probably dead. awesome. so my mom watches as people walk by our car and asks each one of them if they have jumper cables. finally one does. he was a nice man. he jumped our car for us very nicely. thank you mr. stranger. so we drive home. and that end my very eventful annoying day. good thing Jesus loves me a lot.

Boy.

i have the cutest nephew on the face of this planet. period. that is all i have to say.

Brother. Nephew.

every time i glance at my nephew i see my brother-in-law, eric, all over him. i see the joy that eric has in Jesus and i see how much he loves him. eric is just the most amazing man of God i have ever met. he loves Jesus with all of heart and that light that eric has shines through his son. everytime i am with them together i just love to look at the look that eric always seems to have on his face. it is a proud daddy look. it makes me smile. zechariah is the most blessed little boy i have ever met in my life. he has a dad who loves Jesus so much and will tell him about Him as he grows up. eric is on fire for Jesus and you can see that so easily. yes, everyone says that zechariah and eric look exactly alike... and don't get me wrong they do. but i always seem to look past that and see how alike they are in that they are both sons of God and eric has the privilidge to watch over and care for zechariah. i always see that in eric. he was made to be a dad, and was made to marry my sister. he was made to be the father of my nephew and raise him to love Jesus just as much as him. i honestly could go on forever about how incredible he is. but there is just one more thing to say. when i look into zechariahs eyes i see the love of God and the joy of his Savior Jesus. and when i look at eric.. i see the same thing and i know beyond a shadow of a doubt that this little boy recieved that look from his earthly and heavenly daddy.

It's been awhile

I has been a long time since i've blogged. I think im going to start doing this regularly again :)

Sister(s)

I have a sister. Her name is Emily. She is the most amazing woman of God I have ever met and I have known her my whole life... ha! Anyway, she encourages me is everything I do, say, and believe. When she's hurting she shows it, like anyone else. Yet in the midst of her hurting, there is praise. Unbelievable unending praise, and I love her so much, she is my sister and why yes... I am bragging!

I have 3 sisters. All of them different in everything that they do yet one thing is the same... their incredible faith in their father... creator... LOVER! I admire that in them so much. God is unfaithful and amazing. He's my love and he has given me an amazing family that I never take for granted.
Time after time I hear people tell me,"I hope you never take your family for granted!" I always reply with,"Never would I even think about taking my amazing family for granted (but I never mind bragging about them)!"

You Never Let Go!

So I realized that I haven't blogged in quite awhile, so last night I found something that I just had to blog about! I was home alone last night for most of the night, so I decided to put some music on. I then proceeded to click on iTunes and play my recently bought songs. I had bought a song for a video I made for chapel about our recent Biloxi mission trip called "Never Let Go" by David Crowder Band. It seemed like an awesome song at the time but I didn't really think about the words very much because I was getting frustrated with the video making process. So as I was listening to it last night and singing along, the song hit me in a way where I just fell silent and started crying. The words "You never let go, you never let go" are truly the most comforting words ever! Jesus is AWESOME!

God Will Lift Up Your Head!

Hi Welcome To Cold Stone!

Yep, I work at Cold Stone! With all the ups and downs of working there, there always seems to be a little child that comes in and wants "the blue ice cream" with chocolate ice cream and gummy bears. Seems gross to all of us but thats a child's imagination for ya! They like blue so they get blue, and they like chocolate so they get chocolate, oh and gummy bears are awesome, LETS MIX THEM ALL TOGETHER!!! YAY! Children at Cold Stone are my favorite!

Zechariah :)

Hi! I have a nephew. He is really cute. His name is Zechariah Miller Thayer. He has a new found favorite, giggling when grandma tickles him on his thighs. He likes to spit up, but hey what baby doesn't? Oh and yeah he is really cute!

"When we are faithless, God is faithful!"

Driving.

So I got my license finially last week! I have been driving with a temporary one for now and I got my real one in the mail today. I felt like a real driver as soon as that little piece of plastic slipped into my wallet. Funny how something so small seems so big, so amazing. Funny how something that looks so insignificant, is a very important little piece of plastic. Its a license, it gives you the freedom to drive anytime you want (except after mignight and before 5 AM. hehe). Shows that you are a responsible high schooler and that you can be trusted with driving by yourself, and driving safe. It shows that when you venture out on your own you are allowed to be there. Kind of like God. Not that you need a certificate showing that you love him and he loves you and your going to go to heaven. But the bible, when I got my first fit-in-my-purse bible i felt so much older than I actually am. I love having that assurance of my salvation in a small little book that goes with me everywhere. I am a christian and I'm never giving it up. Marking on the back of my license to donate organs is like showing an unbeliever your bible and they are saved, and showing them heaven, ETERNAL LIFE!!

All in a piece of plastic! (and a little book)

Finially!

Ok so maybe I never really intended to start a blog, but it just seemed like something i needed to do. Maybe the rest of my family has one and are all so "addicted". Everyone of them telling me oh you really need to get a blog once you get one you will be hooked. So I tried it!

Well I am starting to actually like it! I think this is the beginning of being a hooked blogger. I always thought my life wasn't interesting enough to be able to keep up on a blog. I go to school every day, come home, and go to work if I'm scheduled. How much more interesting can it get. But within the past few months my life has gotten more and more interesing what with a new nephew and God putting us in the right direction in our life with Him. He has called my dad, a pastor, out of the congragation we were in. We discovered very quickly that when God say to do something... you do it, and it all works out for the better :D

So I hope that starting this blog will give me a new look on my life, and help with any stress that I need to overcome by just writing it out... and of course praying! God is Great and he always will be!

"Jesus Chirst is the same yesterday, and today, and forever! Hebrews 13:8"