yipeee!!!!

Fun news. I am starting art lessons w/ Mrs. Gemmell! I'm so excited. My first lessons is like in a week or two. (!!!) YAAAAAYYYY!!!! I know that was random, but I must spread my joy somewhere. :P

Friends

Wow God is so good to give me amazing friends. :) I love all of them so super much. Today I am officialy making friends friday on my blog. Brilliant, I know. So I am going to pick a couple of my close friends and write something I admire/appreciate in them. (ill do this next week to so if your not on here and are devestated, no worries you probly will be.) It's going to be hard keeping it relatively not-as-long-as-a-novel so wish me luck....

Martha Machowski: <3 She is the best friend ever. We have known each other since I was like.. hmmm... 3 or 4 and we've been best buddies ever since. I know her in and out, and love her. She is godly, kind, generous, smart, sarcastic, and yet still manages to be utterly and hopelessly gullible. (how she does it, i know not) I have a million and one funny stories with her. (pouring ice cream on kt, seeing certain people at Target, rubber rats, prank nights, heehee, M's, remember that one where kt and Emma hung something ahhemm in the window and got in big trouble for it?? fun times) Also, she is always there for me. Whenever I am having a hard day or need prayer for something, I always call her. And she listens to me even if I am making no sense. Even after going on this church plant, me and her are as close as ever. She is a wonderful example to me in so many different areas, and I have learned an awful lot from her. <3

Talyn Demi: Well. Daisies. This girl is the best. I just got to know her this past year cuz we went on the church plant together! :) I didn't think it was possible to become such good friends with someone in such a short time, but it is. There are so many things I appreciate/admire in her it's sort of impossible to pick just one. So i'll try and fit as many as possible in a reasonable amount of space. :D First, she loves God. She just got saved at Youth Camp (!!!) and whenever I am around her, I am convicted in areas where I can grow, she is such a great example to me. I have grown a lot in my relationship with God since I've known her. Next, she is so sweet and kind. And tremendously fun. There is not one time I am with her that I don't have a hilarious story to go with it.. to name a few.... falling in mud puddles, getting paint in my hair (that still hasn't come out), having extremely confusing (oh, and embarrassing) chats, dying laughing on the hammock, the fire alarm, outreaches... and many more. She is such a wonderful, encouraging friend and i am so thankful to know her!!! (and we need to have a sleep-over soon)

Emma Blake: Oh dear. Where shall I start? With Emma it is very hard to pick a place to start. I just got to know her recently too, because of the churchplant (yes, the church plant is totally awesome). But, it really seems like I've known her all my life. Anyway, there are lot's of things that describe her but honest, genuine, and caring are the ones that come first to my mind. She cares a lot about other people, and that is apparent in how she acts, and what she says. She is such an easy person to talk to, and I so appreciate that in her. Also, one thing I <3 about her is that she doesn't butter up the truth, but tells it to you frankly. ("Becky, you need to lost weight." heeheee. jk) but seriously, she is so very genuine. We know a lot about each other's lives and I always feel comfortable telling her stuff. One more thing.. she just got saved this year at yc too!!!! (<3 youth camp) and I can see her desire to grow with God. :) Now for the funny stuff (no, I didn't forget it) hmm... dancing to Taylor Swift, hanging upside down for 15 mins (for real, we did that) talking about who's going to come to our funeral, disscussing life (and GP), making umm cookies, going on walks, soap-opera-like conversations, outreaches, and oh so many more.

Anyway, that's all for now cuz this already took me an eternity to write and I should be studying Bible Quiz right now. So thanks for reading and to Martha, Talyn, and Emma, <3 u and thanks for being wonderful friends!!!!

coming next week: Rachael Pope, Mary Mox, and Emma Machowski :D

What a mighty God we serve!

"Between sinners, and the wrath of God, stands the cross." Mr. Lynch said this in one of his recent messages ( a couple weeks ago i think) and I was just thinking about it today. How amazing is that? God, who is perfect in every way gave up His one and ONLY son for us!!!!!!! How great is God's mercy and love that He would do that for us??

This is a simple illustration I did to what Mr. Lynch said. It didn't turn out quite like how I wanted it. For instance, I sort of wanted my clouds to look somewhat intimidating, and not like puffy meatballs. And my sinner turned out to be a big-calved sillutte. But whatever. Let me know any criticism you have!

The fire alarm: the true story. :)

Ok so Isaac and Bailey both posted about what happened on Sunday, so I figured I'd share my side of the story as well. :)

Well, we had this amazing basketball show thing where hip hop and his hare raisers team came and did flips and threw t-shirts and it was fun. But anyway, they left confetti all over the gym so afterwards, a couple of us stayed and cleaned it up. So a couple of kids were playing basketball while we were cleaning and they apparently (not sayin who cuz i really dont know) hit some door alarm and it started beeping. But it wasn't loud or anything. So we finished cleaning and I went to the auditorium where a bunch of ppl were playing songs and hanging out. In the meantime, the janitor came to the gym and started fixing (or attempting to) fix the door alarm/whatever it was. Then, he by accident set off the fire alarm, and right as Jackie started to sing the whole building started beeping and flashing lights. It was pretty dramatic. So then, Jackie and Isaac jump off the stage and start sprinting towards the door to safety. It was pretty hilarious. I was with a bunch of my friends and so we left the building too, and 2 mins later i went back in to get kt, who was calmly playing the piano with Caleb R. I cracked up. :D Then like 15 mins later the firemen/women (one of them was a girl, i know that cuz Dad called them 'fellows' and asked who was in charge and one of them said 'i am' and it turned out her name was emily. So she was definitely a her) anyway i'm thanking God it wasn't a real fire cuz we would have been dead it took them so long to show up. But that is my side of the story. Hope you enjoyed.

EAGLES!!!!!

Yipeee!!!! Ok, so I just heard some VERY exciting news!!!!! Jeff Garcia is back and playing for Phillie!!!!! Yay!!! As far as I know, Mcnabb has a broken rib but still wants to try and play next week (don't think it's happening) so we have plenty of qb's to cover for him. I'm hoping Reed puts Garcia as a our 1st string, but i'm not really sure what he's doing yet. He might use Kolb, which would be fine too. So anyway, i just had to let you all know the happy news!!!!!!!! :)

GO EAGLES!!!!!!

God's sovereignty

Well, as i think i already mentioned in a previous post way back when our cat is missing. She has been gone for a week, and we pretty much figured she was gone for good. We've had her for about 9 1/2 years and I love her a lot. She was my favorite. She used to let us (well, with a little hissing and meowing) dress her up in doll clothes and drag her around like a baby doll. She caught many a mouse for us as well. :)

Well anyway just last night (when we were pretty positive she was gone) Mom heard a meowing in the front yard. So I went out and found her in the bushes. She was really freaked out though and when I tried to pick her up, she skittered away from me. I was practically kicking myself for not trying harder cuz after that she ran off in the dark and didn't make any noise. After about an hour or so of looking and calling for her we gave up and left some tuna on the front step in case she came back. I was still mad at myself for not getting her so I decided to sit on the front steps for awhile till she came back. Nothing happened and I realized it wasn't up to me whether we found her or not. So I started praying and praying. I got myself a pillow and blanket and was determined to sit on the front steps the whole time until she showed up again. But Dad put a stop to that quick and said I could have another half hour. So I kept praying and praying until I heard her meow. Everyone else was in bed so I creeped into the neighbor's yard with some tuna. She was under this giant pine tree that looked pretty freaky in the dark, so i got on my stomach and slithred under it (yup, i probly looked like a not-so-right-in-their-mind maniac) and grabbed her. Then I brought her in and we all showered her with attention. (and locked our dog in a room). It was a very happy night!!!

But anyway, I just wanted to share that story because it was very encouraging to me to see how God can work in even these little small ways! :)

"But God's weakness is stronger than man's streghth, and his foolishness is wiser than man's wisdom." 1st Corinthians 1: 27?

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Well I got this pair of shoes from the thrift store for 5 bucks and they were sort of boring so i decided to splatter them with paint. Pretty weird I know. :P It was just one of those whims you get while reading history. Anyway let me know what you guys think!

hmmm

Well, I have a confession to make and a question to ask. First, my confession is that I s-t-i-n-k when it comes to fashion. To start, I don't really have any fashionable clothes. So I'm not exactly learned on the subject, plus I seriously don't think it makes a difference if your jeans are skinny on your calves or billowy. I mean who in the world notices??? Apparently some people do. Not that I care, but I figure if I want to keep sewing and ever be succesful selling my clothes, they can't be from the previous decade. :P So, that's why I have an amazing sister who can tell me whether they are a hit or an umm... absolute miss. Just yesterday, I was looking through my old clothes and came upon a little-girl plaid skirt. I was planning on making a cute plaid jumper/shirt to go over jeans out of it but decided to concult my sister first. This is her, "umm, a jumper? No Becky don't make a jumper." So I decided to make a vest. She thought it was a silly idea since no one wears plaid vests but I had my mind set on it. So here are some pictures. I'd really love for some critisism, if it looks horrible, please just tell me! :)


p.s. sorry this pics are blurry, i took them on the computer cuz it's ten times faster than finding the camera, charging it, taking the pictures, and loading them. Please forgive my laziness. :P

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I just realized I haven't posted any pictures of crafts or sewing stuff for awhile, (which was the main point of having this blog) so, i'll post a picture of a watercolor I did for our room. It's of nothing in particular, just nothing. :)

September???

Well, school has finally started. I am not enjoying getting up early in the freezing cold, but besides that, I'm actually pretty happy to get back into a routine. Lot's has happened in the part like month and life has been sooo crazy it's nice to have it all behind me. I'm sick and tired of packing things, painting things, (yeah check out my hair), staining things, weeding weeds, unpacking things, decorating (that was nerve-wracking!), cleaning, painting some more and sleeping on air mattresses. I don't want to move again in my life until I get married and have my own house. Then I won't have to live with nasty looking wallpaper.. I don't think I'll go into that right now though. Let's see, what's new? School, if that counts as one. I'm a freshman this year ( Yay!) and enjoying it so far. The work doesn't seem to be all that much harder as it is made out to be, so far anyway. Well, church has been going really well, and I have gotten plenty of practice evangelizing cuz we have had an outreach pretty much every week. It's been lot's of fun! It's amazing how many people there are out there that don't know God. It's a sobering thing to think about, but also encouraging in the sense that God can use this church to save many people. We started care group, which has been really fun. I personally think we have the best care group ever. :) We're going to the Demi's. Oh, and I am really enjoying our new house. :) It is perfect for our family, and only ten minutes from church! Well, actually, it is perfect except for the wallpaper. Which will be fixed. Lord-willing. I think it's my pet-peive, old-fashioned wallpaper. Every time I looked at it I want to scream. Seriously, it's that bad. Oh yes, I just thought if something else that is new. My sister got her permit. Yipes! No, jk she is a great driver so far, even if she stops a little suddenly. She is also applying to get a job at the orchard right up the street. Lucky duck. I can't wait to grow up. Anyway, nothing much is new except compass starts next week! Yay! I'm so excited. :) I miss it.

As an ending for this post, I have a prayer request. Well, actually two. First, pray that we find our cat. She is missing and we're all very sad. Next, please pray that the Eagles do better in real football. Cuz they aint doing so hot in pre-season.