An ode to air fresheners

First off id like to say sorry about changing everything around so much. Just the last one was giving me troubles. and although this one doesnt have links yet...i guess illhave to try to figure it out.

Anyways. Sure, this might sound a little silly, but I truly believe that air fresheners are one of the greatest inventions on this earth in years. They are so convenient now too. You can plug them in anywhere. When they are all out of that smelly good stuff, just pop in a refill and you are good to go.

Why am I making such a big deal about these cool devices? Well, let me explain. If you have an animal it takes away the smell.(unless its mine) If you left your leftover lasagna on the desk it can sit there and rot for a week before you start to realize it. After a long day you can come home and open the door to the smell of a frosty winter mist instead of musty gym clothes.

That my friend, is why I am in love with air fresheners. But, we can also take this further and relate it to our every day life as a Christian. God can be the breath of fresh air in our walk with Christ. By reading the Bible, you allow yourself to wash away the sin by realizing how you are to live. By praying, you can eliminate the foul odor by asking for help.

When we have the right tools and equipment, it is easy to make even my place smell fresh and clean. When we have the right stuff in our Christian life, it makes it easier to resist the sin that will stink up the place. If you are living in the dumpster it is time to get washed off. Put a clean pair of underwear on and get out there and make a difference in the world. God Bless

Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive Acts 20:35

Were just days away from the big day. If your house is as chaotic as my grandmas, in a day from now your living room floor will be carpeted with wrapping paper. The presents that are neatly wrapped under the Christmas tree will be handed out to whoever its for. Im totally excited for it.

Two years ago I bought my brother a new cd he really wanted for Christmas. he was happy because thats what he wanted. On the other hand, I was happy as well because I gave my brother something he really wanted. It was a joyous moment.

Our society is wrapped up in the opposite of our scripture. It is more blessed to receive that to give is the hearts of most people today. I want to introduce you to a woman who lived over 2000 years ago who understood what it meant to give. She was engaged to a carpenter. One day, the angel of the Lord appeared to her and told her that she would conceive a child. Yes, I am talking about the mother of Jesus, Marry. By her accepting the will of God on her life, she could have lost her future husband because she would be pregnant, and not by him. Yet she did it, and everything turned out peachy!

John 3:16, For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. God gave his son so that we may live. I want to look at one more giver. Hebrews 12:2, Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Though Christ had to suffer a lot of pain, He did so willingly because He knew of the future joy it would bring. The pain our Lord suffered mended the relationship between us and the Father.

I know for a fact that giving hurts at times. But the joy your giving brings to the person you gave for should totally be a blessing to you. Im going to leave you with one challenge. As you sit around the Christmas tree opening gifts, watch your family and friends open the presents that you bought them. Check out the smile on their face. Is it not more blessed to give than to receive?

I know i probably sound like a hypocirte. i have a problem with this too. im trying also

Yeah, Obviosly i changed my blog around. If you guys come across something that doesnt work tell me, and who knows how to change the background colour...because i sure dont. if you do, just tell me in the comments thing

sorry it was so quick,
God bless

Just for Carrie



pastey

Everythings just Funk-O-Matic

So, I'm on a roll. Todays still good. wOOt. Although this week is going extremly slow. and i have two huge projects due in the next two days that i wont be done. But its all good.

Anyways.I have another youth banquet tonight. This one wont be quite as fun because i dont get to dress up funny. Speaking of that. haha i forgot to bring my camera last night..so youlll all have to suffer by not seeing me in my costume.

But i have to go.
God Bless

I want a rubber chicken for christmas.


I'v actually had a remotly good week. Busy. But good. I'm excited for tonight. It's our youth christmas party, and for some reason we have to dress up as something. so im just making a car out of a cardboard box and putting on a cape and a BK crown. I'm gonna take my didgital camera and if the software starts working. you might just get to see what the blimey im talking about. ( of course if i get the software working.. i need to find out how to put it on here, lol)
We also get to make music video type things in I.P. so im assuming that will be remotly fun.
I found a Good song to wake up to also. its called smellin' coffee. by chris rice. I love songs like that. Anyways i better get goinging.
God bless

Well today is just the dumps too
my grandpa died. and everything and everyone is just stressful and i just need to get away from it all. i can hardly think straight things are just...i dunno extremly overwhelming,
not just my grandpa..sadly thats the least of my problems its just stressful being around people that are stressed and its gonna be worse when my parents get home because my mom took this hard. and schools just frustrating
its like a line on a song how i totaly feel it says " i bet you build me up this high so i can crash a little harder" i feel everytime i get happy and good again. something just has to come along and things start slipping and i hit rock bottom..every time. and im sick of it
but my self worth is still down the drain but better than yesterday. Kim said something on haileys blog that kinda changed my veiw on things
she said she heard a quote and it was like.."Change the way you see, not the way you look."

gah sorry if this post confused you, everythings jumbled up in my head and thats kinda what came out.
i got my net back though so ill post more often
god bless

Today sucks.

sorry for not posting for a while. i dont have the internet at home at the moment
but yeah the morning went super slow. we decorated the first class and then we had math and french.. that speaks for itself and when i got home my dad was on the phone and he was crying and he got off and said my grandpa wasnt doing too good and he wouldnt last the rest of the day. on the weekend my grandpa went to the hospital because he had pnumonia then a little later he had a mini stroke. then all of a sudden all his vital organs shut down. So my parents rushed to lloyd to catch him before he..well died. and they left me and scott at home.
already i kinda felt of him as a bigger brother for the first time. he actually i dunno how to explain it but yeah. Me and him are going to set up the tree tonight and stuff so in a way its good but i just dont like seeing everyone sad so i dont wanna go up there later. but whatever.
my self worth is kinda low too.. but im in I.P and i already almost got caught...sooo i better go see yah.

Turns out Keith isnt as bad as people were saying. dirty rumors. Some people went to see him yesterday and he might have to get a skin graph but they have to wait a couple days before the swelling goes down because they say its like swollen to 2 times the size and its just his knee and the front of his leg are gross..still keep him in your prayers though
Were having a small group meeting tonight at our sponsors house so that should be fun., looking forward to tonight. and iv actually been alot better lately, im generally happier and learning to ignore my parents. I think everyones beginning to be in the christmas spirit anyways.or at least me
I better go though. i might have more later.
God bless

A couple days ago i guess a kid from my class "keith" got in a farm accident thing and his clothes got caught in a belt on a tractor and i guess his leg and hip are messed up pretty bad, and hes in the hospital for a couple weeks. he has to get some..skin transplant or plastic surgery, i dont know all the details yet but some people are going in to see him and ricks driving so ill know more soon, but until then. and i guess after. keep him in your prayers eh?
other than that im pretty excited for my birthday :D on friday, woot woot, my parents are probably getting me a guitar for christmas and my birthday.
Im really hungry and class is almost over so im gonna go
God bless

Hey, im still kinda bummed ,but something christine said at youth tonight hit me
Basically she said that we need to reach out to people we normally dont talk to,even if it means stepping out of our comfort zone. we can start with just a smile ,a simple encouragment card, or a quick prayer
At the start we kinda did a thing to pair up everyone in the youth group and we would pray for each other. and i thought that was an awesome idea becuase i got an oppertunity to pray with someone i dont know all that well. and its nice to get to know people like that and just to keep each other accountable
Then we wrote out encouragment cards for one another. those arent used as much as they should be and you just wrote something nice to encourage that person. I love getting things like that so that was great.
Good job christine
Eclesiasties 4-9-12

this is something that kinda oozed out of my brain whilst in I.P
enjoy?

Steph' s glad shes not a rock


why did i have to get up this morning
im tired
school is super boring and long today
sitting here isnt too much fun either
my work isnt coming up and my internet isnt working
and it causes me to write things that im thinking
like a big chocolate cake...
im hungry..
and i have to walk home for lunch
i wish i could drive
then i wouldnt have to walk anywhere
that would be cool never to have to walk and you got transported everywhere
i wish i could stay at home and sleep all day
kinda like a rock
I wish i was a rock
no worries
but you woudnlt know what worries were because a rock cant think
come to think of it im glad im not a rock

The following animals are funny when...

Gerbils, especially when seen lifting weights.
Platypus's, especially when used out of context.
Beavers, in any number of jokes involving the word "stuffed."
Giant Ground Sloths, in almost any context.
Sheep, especially the vampire variety. Or when discussing David.
Howler Monkeys, when discuss screechy people.
Chimps, when dressed as 80s action film heroes, when wearing tutus and riding tricycles.
Donkeys, when wearing sombreros and walking into easily visible walls.
Bunnies, when commenting on the mighty Esquilax, a lion with the head of a rabbit and the body of a rabbit.
Circus Folk, while commenting on things with small hands which smell of cabbage.
Pooh-Bears (fictional), upon a) meeting someone named "Winnie" or b) when someone gets their head stuck in a pot of honey.
Cows, almost anytime.
Ducks, when speaking in British accents.
Penguins, when shooting out of icy water, when waddling around Antarctica, or when trying to kill batman

Mmm Mmm Good.

the progressive supper is tonight! . im insited. and im getting hungry even thinking about it.
For those poor souls who dont know what the progressive supper is...its 7 houses hosting a part of a meal. in groups you go to diffrent houses and the first they serve you punch, then you go to another house and they give you soup then go to another and they give you salad then another which is appetizers. then another wich is main course..and i think you go back to the church for dessert.
so that will be good
As for my feeling status. im a bit better but still crappy, and im super frustrated with someone.. but i wont say who it is at the moment..for obviouse reasons. anyways i better be off.
God bless

Things havent been much better lately..in fact theyve been kinda worse.
I dont know if all of you know so im just gonna say it now. I come from a home where im the only christian. In fact, my parents are far from being christian. And both of them have cronic depression. So our house is usually filled with anger and yelling because my dad is new to this because he just got diagnosed so the meds are affecting him weird and my mom has always been an angry person even with the meds.
My brothers the closest person i have in my immidate family and he snaps at me more than not, but sometimes hes nice. My parents give me no support in what i do. they point out the bad things and hardly compliment me. and for those who say " Oh, iv seen your parents they arent all that bad from what i see" i dont want them to sound like.. some friggen maniac but thats just a face they put on when companys over.
So as you can see my home isnt a happy place. and thats part of the reason im always bummed...
Just thought some of you might like to know a bit whats going on.
anyways God bless

*sigh* this weekends been good in the sense that I haven't been locked up in my house all week. But its been bad in the sense of my feelings and stuff. I have lower self esteem than usual. I don't know why and I just feel lonely and just plain down and I haven't been learning all that much in the spiritual sense..There's been a couple people who have been trying to help and I thank you very much and I think you might know who you are. Just right now is really tough..So if your up to it. Keep me in your prayers
something I was pondering today.
When you pray. Don't pray for God to take away your trials,for they are there for a reason and God wouldn't put you there if he didn't have a purpose. Instead pray for God to help you through the trail and to grow through it.
I guess this is what I need to do more of. Just realize he's putting me through this for a reason and God would never put anyone in a situation without having a way out. This is just one of his crazy ways that he works to perhaps make me stronger

God bless

Im at school at the moment so I should make this one quick.
schools still stressful but I don't think it ever isn't going to be. we were out in the snow playing capture the flag for some reason. oh yah Hooray for snow! Its actually staying. I know later on this year ill be saying " oh man I hate the snow" but I always love it first off. So praise God for the snow!
yeah, back to venting. I have a large headache. And drivers ed after school. Sometimes it can be funny. Like when my teacher said she stuffed her son in the trunk of her car and drove around the block 6 times..haha..Good times
or when this French version of the video was playing and it was turned really loud and I said " wow that was loud" and she replied with "yeah especially in French.."
(since French is louder than English?)

Last night when I was at youth we were talking about a book written by"ralooul(sp?)" spraoul(sp?) lol, called. "Now that's a good question" its faq's about life and faith. He supposedly is one of the most sought after of today's theologians, But Kim pointed out that the book is about as big as the bible, and its written by a man, probably inspired by God, but the bible itself is full truth, no opinions just 100% truth.
then lark made a good statement * Kim probably said it this way just made it more clear* she asked which one of these would be most appealing in times of need. A quick fix. Or full truth. Most people would pick the quick fix, whislt you should be seeking the whole and complete truth. Whatever God wants to show you He'll show you. you just have to look in the right place.
I have tons of thoughts crammed into the small space that my mind is right now. But I wont go on any longer
anyways. I guess it wasn't as short as I thought it would be. So I best be off
God bless

Ah crappy. well i knew it would happen but i didnt know it would come this fast.
I have a sequence of bad days where i feel awful then they start getting awesome.. it usually lasts like 2 weeks but this one lasted a couple days and im back where i started..
And i need to make that decision by tomrow. the one i talked about a couple days back i think.
i just feel alone. for no apparent reason. no one to confide in but i know i do. i just feel like i dont.. but i guess this will all pass. as it always does. but comes rolling back. routine a guess. i might get used to it

Yeah, i read this thing somewhere. i completly forget though. but basically it said whatever you dont learn in school is just your brain filtering out what you wont need in the future. its sort of a survival tecnique used back in the old...days lol because they couldnt have so much crammed in their brain
all i haveta say is THATS WHAT IV BEEN TRYING TO TELL THEM! lol
yeah its just theory..or something i dont know.so dont rely on my sources i just thought it was funny/cool

I just got back from the city with my brother and Jess's brother. and saw the new bob dylan movie " masked and anonymous" , one word. SWEET. i highly reccomend it. although it is only here for 2 more nights at the broadway theater. some parts dragged on but the rest was awesome. had little things in there for no reason that was pretty funny and other parts that just made you think.
anyways. last night i went to this spiritual renewal thing, i forget the speakers name but he had some good points, but he dragged it on and i ended up not listening at the end. but im just going to talk about what separates Gods love from any other
Gods love
- God IS love
- Gods love never runs dry
- He has perfect love ( complete )
-Gods love is not timid ( hes not afraid we'll waste it)
- Gods love is unchanging no matter what

aaanyways i should be doing homework...soo God bless

Yeah tonight i got out to a hockey game and a friend really challenged me to take a step of faith ( and i thank her ) and step out of my comfort zone to do something to please God. sooo if you could all keep me in your prayers for that, that would be great.
thanks God bless

Well, here i am. very extremly bored. surfing the net.
todays been sorta blah.. its crappy outside and i doing abosultly nothing. hopefully my evening is alot more eventful...
anyways wilst surfing i found a pretty funny video on a site check out http://albinoblacksheep.com/video/pistachio.php

Just got in from the pumpkin smash. That was a blast. Good ol moshing and breakdancing in a panda suit.. haha anyways. i was looking through my notebook and i stumbled across something we should all apply our lives to.
just the basic "armor" of God.
shazbots..Well I cant find my bible.. lol but the verse the thing starts out with is Ephesians 6:10
there's the belt of truth , breast plate of righteousness, feet of peace, shield of faith, helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spirit

first you have to be wearing the "belt of truth" basically the belt holds the apparel together. So basically you must cling to truth.

The "breast plate of righteousness". The breastplate protects your soul. If you lose righteousness, it can create gaps and the enemy ( the devil ) can hit you in that area of your life

the "feet of peace" peace gives us something firm to stand on to bring us assurance in trails that we go through

"shield of faith" I think most of us struggle in this area then the others. The shield gives up support of the attack and like the breastplate if you lose faith it creates gaps giving an easier target for the enemy to hit

"Helmet of salvation" is your assurance of salvation with this you are untouchable. No demon can touch you.

and last " the sword of the spirit" the only offensive weapon in your apparel basically its your knowledge of scipture that you can use to fight back at the enemy and defeat him

I dunno thats just a little analogy type thing...sorry if you didn't get it lol
anyways i better jet
God bless

I just got back from school and for once i actually had a good day. Today was our last school day for this week and we got to dress up and stuff so that was fun. i went as the dread pirate roberts from princess bride then jess dressed as buttercup ryan dressed up as agnito mgnoitntez...or whatever i forget his name then terri dressed as fezzik...all we needed was the guy that always went " inconseivable ". then second class we went fencing..heh heh..funny times. got back had a pizza lunch had drama for english and now im home chillaxin, so i hope everything goes good.
iv been doing some reminising from past youth devos and i stumbled upon a few good verses about god promises to us.

Psalms 34:18 ".. he rescues those who are crushed in spirit

Isaiah 65:24: I will answer your prayers before they are even called to me. While
they are still talking about my needs i go ahead and answer their prayers

Jhon 14:27 I am leaving you with a gift, peace of mind and heart, and the peace isnt the kind of peace the word gives so dont be troubled or afraid

Jhon 16:33 "...here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows but take heart because i have overcome the world

Romans 8:1-2 So now there is no condemtion for those who belong to Jesus Christ for the power of life-giving spirit has freed you through Christ Jesus from the power of sin that leads to death

1 Cor 10:13 But remeber that the temptations you face are no diffrent from whats others experience and God is faithful he will keep the temptation from being strong so that you cant stand up against it when you are tempted he will show you a way out so that you will not give into it

sorry if the translations are funny.. i have an NLV. anyways im out...God bless

Yeah. sorry about the many posts...but whatever, i got moved back into my small group, good ol kim. anyhow she said something tonight that really hit me. She said your constantly communicating with God, in all you do, whether its good or bad. In other words the way you live is your prayer to God. So that made me think of a few things.. i dont really know how to put it into words..but it opend up my eyes to change a few things about myself.
God is alot bigger than we give him credit for.
anyways i should be off. iv got the munchies...mmm ...munchies..
God bless

I dont know why, but all of a sudden wave of ...sadness i might call it or depression just hit me. iv been having a bad couple of weeks.. seems as if alot of people have been having them.
one of my friends at youth kinda is in remotly the same boat as me. putting on a facade of being happy. when inside its really quite the opposite. in my case im a wreck. when i go to school i put on that mask until i get home. and i dont bother to do anything about it. I just kinda shrug it off and say things will pass. but since im not doing anything about it. its not going away and getting stronger and stronger. because im hiding my feelings and bottling them up i guess.
anyhow...i should be off to youth again where i help out with a group of grade 7's. me and carrie are the leaders. i'v only been helping for 2 weeks..or 3 i dont know, now. and its getting super fustrating and i feel like im not learning anything. let alone helping. so tonight im asking my youth pastor if i can go back into the small group where i have a leader and stuff...so anyways i best be off to do that
God bless

Well I'm at school now, schools actually been pretty stressful lately. I wont get into that yet. So far today's been alright I guess. But I am looking forward to tonight's youth and
also on Friday I'm going to this thing at the soccer center called pumpkin smash. There's gone be a load of people there so it should be fun.
but anyhow I should be doing my school work....Dirty school
aurivour and God bless

Alright. So we all know that worked
First id like to introduce myself, I'm a 15 year old girl. I have a mom and a dad ( Brian and Cheryl) and a 17 year old brother , Scott. Oh yah, i also have a really stinky dog named Stanley. But he doesn't matter.
welp. i play guitar and draw alot. those are my 2 biggest hobbies. uuuhm.. i have some great friends but i wont name them all.. im in grade 10..so here you'll find the strange and derranged thoughts going on in my mind, stuff that Gods been teaching me..and stuff thats just on my mind.
anyhow..God bless

yep, this is my first post, im just trying to figure out this whole blogging deal then we'll get the show on the road, i might make one soon if all goes well.