This is another one of the delightful stories of my childhood "and it's a doozy" (Woo! Disguised Finding Nemo quote!)
About 5 or 6 years ago my brother and I were playing with a bouncy ball in the kitchen. After bouncing it for awhile we lost it. We looked for it but we couldn't find it so we just went and did something else.
The next night my mom was baking bread to go with dinner when she noticed that there was smoke coming from the oven. She opened the oven door and behold! Fire! She debated whether to save the bread of put out the fire. Unfortunately, the bread lost the debate. After the fire was out Mom realized that it was the bouncy ball that caught on fire. Yep, Lewis and I basically started a fire. Good times...
The moral of the story is this: If you lose a bouncy ball in your kitchen, check the oven or you could burn your house down.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
I have something to say
Nate is the bestest. He's awesome. I love him lots. He makes me happy. Really, really happy.
I'm gonna keep him forever. =)
P.S. I still really love the flowers. *grins*
(They've opened since I took this and they are so much more beautiful not in a picture. He did a great job picking them out. Yellow flowers are my favorite. =D)
Monday, October 3, 2011
Favorite Owl City lyrics/quotes-The Owl City Blog
Whatever quotes that are here are taken from owlcityblog.com. I've smiled, laughed, and almost cried at a lot of his posts. They're that awesome...
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
Owl City Blog
The first post I feel like sharing I actually can't just post one part. I'm sure we people from NH can relate to some of this...
Oh, and these two? I have to post the link. It's too long to copy and paste. Ha.
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
"Life is such a beautiful gift and I’ll be the first to admit I haven’t got it figured out in the least. But the more days go by and the more I turn around and look back on them, the more I realize I have no interest in living for myself and that my focus is far better fixed on things unseen. I realize I’m being a bit ambiguous but it shouldn't be all that hard to put together.
A familiar way to sum it up may be this:
I am not my own
For I have been made new
Please don’t let me go
I desperately need You"
For I have been made new
Please don’t let me go
I desperately need You"
You Had Me at Hello
"It doesn’t matter who these hopeless romantics are or where they came from, the point is that they meet, and suddenly the old familiar pain of past shipwrecked relationships disappears. The old aches suddenly vanish. They’re made for each other and they know it."
Waiting in the Wings
"That’s when I realize I’m tired of waiting. I’m so sick of wishing I was there already. I’d rather look around and not have to squint to see the beauty that literally lies everywhere.
Just for a second, forget your weekend plans, forget what’s in the books, forget your date on Friday night, forget how crazy the world is and how you just want to be there already. Things can change in a split-second and sometimes you have no idea what you’ve got until it’s gone. Sometimes life is not about the destination, but about the journey designed to take you there.
Whether things are happy or life is hard, there is SUCH divine beauty all around, and I suppose in a manner of speaking, “the trick is to see it.”"
Everything Reminds Me of You
"But as everyone always reminded you, life has a way of operating, God has a mysterious way of working, and sometimes things change without a moment’s warning."
My Hope is Found
"As I’m so often reminded what a priceless gift my life is, I ache with everything in me to make it count, so that when I finally cross the finish line, I’ll hear the words, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”"
How To Get Abducted By Aliens
This is rather long but I think it's worth it.
Hy-Vee
"All this to say — hang in there. The future is bright, and by all means, it’s beautiful. There’s really no telling what tomorrow may bring."
One Cool Taco
"It’s commonly referred to as the “Choco Taco,” but referred to by many as “manna from heaven,” so before you knock it, allow me to take a deep breath and suggest at the top of my lungs that if you’ve never actually eaten one of these epic little tacos…BABY, YOU HAVEN’T LIVED!
I cleverly refer to it as “the best thing ever.”
Okay look, all I’m trying to say is that these things are AMAZING!
HIGH FIVES ALL AROUND.
And in reality, the whole point of this entry is to publicly proclaim my love for Choco Tacos from here to eternity.
Whew… I feel better about things already."
How To Become a Pirate
Hercules Goes Bananas
"this song’s deepest level of symbolism parallels Jesus Christ as the only ray of hope I have in this haunted house of a world. For me, sometimes it’s easy to focus on the bloody nightmares that inevitably show themselves from time to time, but despite such dismal distractions, it’s obvious the Lord has a way of planting victorious hope all around, and sometimes such beautiful blooms of color and vibrancy crop up out of nowhere when I least expect them. At times it requires wisdom to see them, other times it’s stunningly obvious, but regardless of circumstance, these angelic reminders are tremendously potent and absolutely real. Thus I continue to keep my knees black-and-blue, constantly on the hardwood floor, wholeheartedly thanking my Savior for the tremendous grace I’ve been given, for I’m not praying to the ceiling anymore.
At the end of the day, I can only answer for myself and I’ll be the first to admit I’m nothing but a worthless sinner, day in and day out. I’m as imperfect and flawed as they come. Thus, when the sun disappears behind the clouds and life suddenly turns into a haunted house, I cling to Jesus with every fiber of my being because He is unfailing, He is absolute, He is steadfast and His grace is deeper and wider than my imagination can even fathom. In Him and Him alone is where I’ve discovered a hope more bright and beautiful than words can possibly describe."
Ok, that's all. I'm done. I hope you enjoyed it. I did. I love the Owl City Blog. It makes me happy. (Not as happy as http://sidereallypensive.blogspot.com/ though.) I recommend it.
Everything Reminds Me of You
"But as everyone always reminded you, life has a way of operating, God has a mysterious way of working, and sometimes things change without a moment’s warning."
"As I’m so often reminded what a priceless gift my life is, I ache with everything in me to make it count, so that when I finally cross the finish line, I’ll hear the words, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”"
This is rather long but I think it's worth it.
"All this to say — hang in there. The future is bright, and by all means, it’s beautiful. There’s really no telling what tomorrow may bring."
One Cool Taco
"It’s commonly referred to as the “Choco Taco,” but referred to by many as “manna from heaven,” so before you knock it, allow me to take a deep breath and suggest at the top of my lungs that if you’ve never actually eaten one of these epic little tacos…BABY, YOU HAVEN’T LIVED!
I cleverly refer to it as “the best thing ever.”
Okay look, all I’m trying to say is that these things are AMAZING!
HIGH FIVES ALL AROUND.
And in reality, the whole point of this entry is to publicly proclaim my love for Choco Tacos from here to eternity.
Whew… I feel better about things already."
How To Become a Pirate
""If you stop fearing the Lord, you will stop fearing SIN. And when that happens, everything you deem unthinkable suddenly becomes tolerable, passable, admirable, moral, legal, and even applaudable. Dear Lord Jesus, help me to uproot such seeds of sin growing in my life and allow me to draw down daily grace so that I may glorify You with every fiber of my being. Take control of my soul, my mind, my emotions and my will. I long to follow You by all that I am even though it’s obvious I need more grace than I thought."
Plant Life
"this song’s deepest level of symbolism parallels Jesus Christ as the only ray of hope I have in this haunted house of a world. For me, sometimes it’s easy to focus on the bloody nightmares that inevitably show themselves from time to time, but despite such dismal distractions, it’s obvious the Lord has a way of planting victorious hope all around, and sometimes such beautiful blooms of color and vibrancy crop up out of nowhere when I least expect them. At times it requires wisdom to see them, other times it’s stunningly obvious, but regardless of circumstance, these angelic reminders are tremendously potent and absolutely real. Thus I continue to keep my knees black-and-blue, constantly on the hardwood floor, wholeheartedly thanking my Savior for the tremendous grace I’ve been given, for I’m not praying to the ceiling anymore.
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