I'll Be In Utopia

I have been so stressed because of my speech coming up. Here's a little equation for you:

Stress+My A.D.D.=Brink of insanity

I have been so scatterbrained lately it's not even funny, the lack of sleep isn't helping either. I think I'm going crazy but only time will tell. It seems that I never have time for anything anymore. The movie 'Back To The Future' is looking very appealing right about now. I need a brownie and a cruise to Utopia, I'll be just fine...

What Was and What Is

Everyday at lunch me and one of my friends pray before we start eating. Since I don't go to a Christian school this is not a normal thing to do. There are always kids looking at us from the corner of their eyes but they don't say anything or even acnowledge that we are doing it. My dad used to work for Youth For Christ and visit my school (long before I was even born) and he would have meetings with kids early in the morning. He said more than twenty kids would come every morning. That's more kids than any club at my school has. A lot has changed since then. Youth For Christ doesn't do that anymore and my dad is a financial advisor. I wish I could have seen him teach all those kids about God. How can something so accepted and even popular back then turn into tabboo today? I try everyday to follow God and live my life as a Christian to the fullest and encourage other people to do so too. Is it enough?

No Pressure (sike!)

I'm competing In a speech competition to sharpen my writing skills. The competition is on Feb.10. I am realy nervous about it. It would mean a lot to me if you would please pray for me.

Heavenly Humor

My dad hasn't been feeling that great lately, God sure did have a weird way of cheering him up today. He and my step mom were meeting at a restaurant to have dinner together. When he got there my step mom surprised him with some tickets to a play. She handed him a paper name tag and directed him to a room in the back of the restaurant where the play was to begin.

It was a narrow room filled with church pews and a big projector screen at the front of the room. The church pews were aligned against the right wall with very little walking room on the other side, so once you sat down there was very little hope you were going to get back up unless you were on the open side of the pew. While my step mom was in the other room getting a snack my dad asked a couple behind him when the play was going to start.

The husband chuckled "that's a good one, the meeting starts in about ten minutes", my dad waited to see if the guy would yell "sike!" but after a few seconds of looking confused he asked what kind of meeting it was.

I guess the guy realized my dad was being serious so he replied "this is a meeting for film makers".

Dad turned around in his pew looking bewildered, that explained the name tag. After sitting in shock for about five minutes he slipped his phone out if his pocket and sent a text to my step mom that read the following: GET ME OUT OF HERE!!!. My step mom came back into the room with her snacks to ask my dad why on earth he would want to leave this wonderful play that hadn't even started yet. I wish I could have had the liberty to see her reaction when she found out what she had actually bought tickets for.

After meeting a Christian film maker who made the short film 'The Last Miracle' and meeting the anchorman for news channel four they finally left two hours later. The Lord sure does work in mysterious ways.

What a Day!

The other day in youth we were talking about the problems we have and how to trust God with them, coincidentally I had a horrible day today so I know God is trying to get my attention (it worked). The hot water ran out five minutes into my shower this morning. Then at school I was checked out while I was working on a group project, now I have it for homework. This may not seem like a huge deal to you, but it hit me pretty hard. I know it happened for a reason so I asked  God to help me with it. Writing this has cooled me off a little although I'm still slightly irritated about the whole thing. I should give my problems to God more often than I do, and as my last twinge of irritation diminishes I thank God that I did.

Please Pray For...

My friends grandfather died recently, he was very close to him. I encourage anyone that reads this to pray for the Lucas family in their time of grief.

You Should Totaly Read...

There are two awesome books that I just gotta tell you about! The first one is called 'Do Hard Things' by Alex and Brett Harris. Its about how the expectations of teens are really low and how they are getting lower all the time. God knows our true potential and we can do amazing things through Him! So join the rebelution against low expectations and do hard things for God!

Another book I have to tell you about is 'The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe' by C.S.Lewis. I know what your thinking, you've already seen the movie. I thought the exact same thing, until I read it, and you understand the whole Aslan and Jesus thing better.

If I Could Be Like That. . .Wait. . .I Can!

Today in church my mom was having a rough time and the lady in front of us noticed and prayed for my mom. Then, after she was done another lady came up and prayed with my mom. That just blew my mind! I realized that God was showing me what I could do as a Christian in everyday life. Thanks God!

Walking With God

Today the topic of my youth group was 'if I were to walk with God, what would it be like'. I have thought about this before but not as deeply. I have always imagined walking with God (or Jesus) by the tide of a beach with the sun setting. I imagine Him telling me to live for Him more and that we should have these talks more often. Sometimes I can feel Him telling me (in my daily life) to pick up a Bible for a minute or two but I make up an excuse like "I have to finish homework" (I know it's a pretty lame excuse, right?) and I ignore Him. I always kick myself for that later on. I am very thankful our God is a forgiving God.

Reunited And It Feels Sooo Good

I finally got to go to youth group for the first time in like a month because of family and the holiday etc. and I forgot how much I love it. My youth group is just so awesome because nobody fights or let's anyone feel left out. I'm pretty sure there is some dating going on too, and even breakups don't stop us from loving God or one another. I always feel welcome like I fit in, everyone fits in here because we all come to worship God. So if you want to come to my youth group or recommend it to a teen friend just email me.