<3 weekends.. specially the ones filled with lot's of fun stuff. :) I could write like ten paragraphs on the weekend but I don't feel like staring at the computer for 2 hours so I'm gonna just jot down the highlights. :)

*watchin pirates
*coffe and bagels
*freezin my butt off waiting in line at Plato's..
*crawling under tables :)
*modesty scarf
*Gerald, our fish we almost bought :(
*eating ice at subway
*chilling in Jens messy room ;)
*taking pics :)
*watching America's next top model
*shoving laundry in the closet..
*talking to Elma siiiigggghhhhh
*telling Jen all of our problems :)
*playing "clean up the bus driver" oh my now I'm laughing..
*praying/pizza
*talking about how we all used to hate each other on the ride to cc. ;)
*worship/message
*"If anyone asks, J stands for Jesus" :) "If anyone asks what P stands for.. don't say"
*snow man contest :)
*bg assembly line
*gettin second place (i was very proud)
*talking with friends
*church, finding out we can't meet at the school starting in July :P (pray)
*praying with Emma. i love that girl.
*discussing dead birds. ew.
*writing birthday cards..
*Shel's party
*squeezing into one double bed with 4 ppl and trying to fall asleep (fail)
*talking to M on the phone
*watching the Olympics



I love weekends. :)



<3,

Bece

Do harder things. :)

me and Mom ad kt went on girls night tonight and I'm gonna write about what we talked about. :) Over our frosty's and waving to passingby trains (I kind of love you kt...) we read the "Do hard things" book. The chapter about 'The myth of adelesiance" It was really good. It's amazing how strong the message of the world really is. No one really expects us teenagers (well besides our persistant parents) to do anything hard or difficult that would benefit others in some way. The world tricks us into thinking that the 'teen years' are where u just kick back and have fun and everything you do is for yourself. It tells us that the most important things in life are being cool, being hot, being 'in', and being bad. I mean seriously. You're not cool unless you wear stuff from a certain store, and you can't wear stuff from that store unless your hot, and if your hot, you have to be bad to. And your not considered in the 'cool' group unless you are all of the above. Doesn't sound to cool to me. The world basically takes evil, dresses is up to look attractive, tells us it's good, and encourages us to indulge in it. And it's so easy to! I mean it's everywhere we turn. If you really think about it, the world is telling us to take these years of our life, experiment with evil, and basically throw them away. Obviously most of us have parents (thank God) who won't let us do that but it's still easy to get caught up in the world, even if it's not in an obvious or big way. It's so easy to waste years of our life worrying about stupid things like who likes who, and what this person said or didn't say. Honestly, if it wasn't for my very Godly friends, sisters, and parents i could get caught in gossip for hours on end. Reading through this chapter made me think back on the 15 years I have been alive, what have I acomplished? What have I done that I can look back on and say, "wow that was a great use of my time". Unfortunately, not as many times as I would like to say. But God's mercies are new every single morning and I know He has the grace for me to do hard things. Even stupid little things that really should NOT be hard like changing the subject when u see it headed towards gossip, sometimes those little things are the hardest. :P Anyway this post is getting very long and I have to go finish homework. that's my amazing start to doing hard things, impressive i kno. ;)


thanks for readin,

<3,

Bece

Colossians 3:23

In family devotions this morning, we read Colossians 3:23. I was so struck by it it's worth a post. :) This is what it says, "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as as reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving." The part that really struck me was the beginning where it says WHATEVER you do, work at it hard as working for the Lord. That includes all the everyday chores i have to do, school, and any extra things that happen to come along. Once I got to thinking about this, I realized how bad at it I really am. I mean, come on, when was the last time you cleaned your room like you were doing it as if Jesus were right there watching you? As if Christ asked you to do instead of your Mom? uh.. not to recently. It's so easy to go about your day like everything you have to do is a bother and an annoyance. At least, that's what I find. But reading this verse reminded me how God calls us to do our work. As if we were working for the Lord, because overall we are doing our work for God. Isn't that amazing? It makes it so much easier to do stupid little things like loading the dishwasher when ud rather do something else. Remember that verse and think of it as one thing you are doing to honor a God who DIED for you. And I was planning on complaining about it? It makes my selfishness, laziness, and complaining seem pretty darn stupid. :P So anyway just felt like sharing that. :)


<3,

Bece

Valentines day

:) Today is Valentines day. My second favorite holiday of the year. <3 And I decided to do a post about it just because I love it so much.


that's it. Happy Valentines day.




p.s. kt took the pic.

<3,

Bece

weekend.

i had a very fun weekend. And I decided it's worth posting bout since the only other thing i have to do right now is write my paper which i've been doing the last 3 hrs. :P On Friday we were spossed to have a sleepover with Marcy and Emma M. but it got canceled cuz of snow. So we had family night and watched Star Trek for the bazillionth time. Then on Saturday we did chores and cleaned all morning then me and kt went over the Blakes to chill and build a snow fort. :) It never quite got to two stories as we had planned but ah well. It's the thought that counts.






After freezing our butts off, me and emma and her friend Sarah came in and i cut Elma's hair then like and hour later kt, caleb, and billy (their neighbor) came in and we all played mow. =much fun.









Then we went home and watched invincible and ate ice cream. Sunday morning we had youth prayer (<3) and God moved. After that I watched a buncha crying 2 yr olds for what seemed like hours on end but it was still fun. Then after the service we attempted to play the stupid ninja game with like 10 ppl which was pretty crazy. Then my Dad took me, tal, elma, and snead sledding. haha good times. :) There was this killer hill that took *forever* to walk up so me and tal and snead snowboarded down the bunny hill half the time. ok we tried to snowboard. on sleds. Then we all got soaked thru so we left. But first we did summersaults over fences. Dad dropped us off at the Demis where we straightened hair, talked, danced, and had pillow fights. ;) dangerous pillow fights. oh and we vacummed. Then we walked to the Hayes for the superbowl party. It was lot's of fun and we played cards legitimately the whole entire time. :)
















Then we left and now it's Monday and my life is boring again. :P

<3,


Bece

life.

We got a camera! We (i) lost our old one so i had to pay 60 bucks to a new one but it's all worth it because i really desperately missed my camera. :P So i took random pics all night ;)












i told u they were random. then on Wendsday i had an art lesson and i did this logo thing that i would love ur advice/criticism on. :)


And that's about it except tomorrow is Friday which means the weekend and I am greatly looking forward to it. :) plus it's gonna snow which is awesome but it better not mess church and the superbowl party cuz I think I'd be insanely dissapointed... so i'm praying :)


"Isn't He good? Isn't He kind, hasn't he blessed us, time after time? Isn't He good, all of our days, with endless mercy and ceaseless grace!?!?! Let us sing, He is good."

anyway sorry that last pic is blurry, my computer doesn't like me today. :(


<3,

Bece

just because.

I have been tagged. :P by the loverly rii. So I'm spossed to go to my sixth picture folder and pick the sixth picture and pray i remember the details. ;) then post it and tag 5 others. So here goes:



um. well ok. I was sitting at the computer doing my school, and I decided to take pictures. :) Just because.. and this pic is scary just because i needed a scary pic in my album. Not to interesting but ah well...


i tag:
elma
tal
phoebe
emilee
Emily R.
Ruth
Aiswarya
Bailey

i decided to do 8 ppl instead of 5 just because. :) Go to your 6th picture album pic the 6th pic, post it and explain. :)

ttyl peeps.

<3,

Bece