Kayleigh McHugh
Camryn Zorn
John David Spell
Jack Chichester
Danni Waller
Camden Hill
Kaeden Richards
Zachary Weddington
Garrett Marschka
Jada Moore
Ciara Buddie
.......... These kids know that there is only ONE true God
Friday, June 25, 2010
Sunday, June 13, 2010
New Hobby
So. I know I haven't posted anything in a while, but lately I've been having "blogger's block". I've been so busy with work and other things that I've hardly had time to do other things, which I know is good, because I'm getting a lot of hours in at work, but my summer is kinda flying by, waving and laughing at me because I can't really enjoy the relaxation that should be taking place. BUT. There has been something that has sparked my interest lately... and that is
COOKING
... pause for gasp
Ok. so for all of you who know me, you know that I'm no cook. I am clueless when it comes to the kitchen. But as time goes by and I get older, I realize that someday, I'll have to provide food for myself and other people.. that won't kill them, or leave them with eating cereal three times a week.
I only have made a few things, but it's kinda a big deal for me, since my latest record was a big huge 0.
So far my list is :
A delicious breakfast dish
Chocolate covered strawberries
Italian Chicken and turnip greens
Don't laugh, the chocolate covered strawberries were more fun than difficult. All I had to do was wash strawberries and melt chocolate, but the breakfast dish was so delicious that I must share.
The recipe:
12oz cream cheese
1 roll of ground Italian sausage
4-5 eggs
as much shredded cheese as you want
2 containers of crescent rolls
* Roll out the bottom layer of crescent rolls on the bottom of the pan and cook as long as the instructions call for
* Mix cream cheese, eggs, 3/4 Italian sausage and cheese together (easier if you melt the cream cheese) and put on top of cooked bottom layer
* Place rolled out 2nd container of crescent rolls and gently place on top
* Cook as instructed on crescent roll package
(I found that it needs to be cooked longer)
COOKING
... pause for gasp
Ok. so for all of you who know me, you know that I'm no cook. I am clueless when it comes to the kitchen. But as time goes by and I get older, I realize that someday, I'll have to provide food for myself and other people.. that won't kill them, or leave them with eating cereal three times a week.
I only have made a few things, but it's kinda a big deal for me, since my latest record was a big huge 0.
So far my list is :
A delicious breakfast dish
Chocolate covered strawberries
Italian Chicken and turnip greens
Don't laugh, the chocolate covered strawberries were more fun than difficult. All I had to do was wash strawberries and melt chocolate, but the breakfast dish was so delicious that I must share.
The recipe:
12oz cream cheese
1 roll of ground Italian sausage
4-5 eggs
as much shredded cheese as you want
2 containers of crescent rolls
* Roll out the bottom layer of crescent rolls on the bottom of the pan and cook as long as the instructions call for
* Mix cream cheese, eggs, 3/4 Italian sausage and cheese together (easier if you melt the cream cheese) and put on top of cooked bottom layer
* Place rolled out 2nd container of crescent rolls and gently place on top
* Cook as instructed on crescent roll package
(I found that it needs to be cooked longer)
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Just another random day
So today Kyle and I went with my mom to her new church here in Picayune, Mississippi. we got there late (of course) and we caught the last half of the worship service. After worship, they took the offering, and then very nonchalantly the pastor gets up to announce the Dove Award Winning artist Kari Jobe to come on stage and sing. I freaked out, not only do I love her music, but I was completely psyched that she was just sitting there on the front row of the church.
So my mother, being the handy woman that she is, whipped out her camera and recorded a part of the song she sang, and then they FORCED me to take a picture with her. (not that I didn't want one, I just didn't want to be the only one freaking out that she was there, because everyone seemed un-phased by it.
So... here's the pic!
and then my mom had Kyle jump in for one,
although he had NO clue who she even was
So my mother, being the handy woman that she is, whipped out her camera and recorded a part of the song she sang, and then they FORCED me to take a picture with her. (not that I didn't want one, I just didn't want to be the only one freaking out that she was there, because everyone seemed un-phased by it.
So... here's the pic!
and then my mom had Kyle jump in for one,
although he had NO clue who she even was
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
The Awakening
The Awakening
by: Joseph M. Martin
I dreamed a dream,
A silent dream,
Of a land not far away.
Where no birds sang,
No steeples rang,
And teardrops fell like rain.
I dreamed a dream,
A silent dream
Of a land so filled with pride
That ev'ry song,
Both weak and strong,
Withered and died.
I dreamed a dream.
No alleluia,
Not one hosanna,
No song of love,
No lullaby.
And no choir sang to change the world.
No pipers played; no dancers twirled.
I dreamed a dream,
A silent dream.
Silent. Silent....
Awake! Awake! Awake! Awake!
Soli Deo Gloria! Awake! Awake!
Awake! Awake, my soul, and sing!
The time for praise has come.
The silence of the night has passed;
A new day has begun.
Let music never die in me!
Forever let my spirit sing!
Wherever emptiness is found,
Let there be joy and glorious sound.
Let music never die in me!
Forever let my spirit sing!
Let all our voices join as one
To praise the Giver of the song!
Awake! Awake!
Let music live!
by: Joseph M. Martin
I dreamed a dream,
A silent dream,
Of a land not far away.
Where no birds sang,
No steeples rang,
And teardrops fell like rain.
I dreamed a dream,
A silent dream
Of a land so filled with pride
That ev'ry song,
Both weak and strong,
Withered and died.
I dreamed a dream.
No alleluia,
Not one hosanna,
No song of love,
No lullaby.
And no choir sang to change the world.
No pipers played; no dancers twirled.
I dreamed a dream,
A silent dream.
Silent. Silent....
Awake! Awake! Awake! Awake!
Soli Deo Gloria! Awake! Awake!
Awake! Awake, my soul, and sing!
The time for praise has come.
The silence of the night has passed;
A new day has begun.
Let music never die in me!
Forever let my spirit sing!
Wherever emptiness is found,
Let there be joy and glorious sound.
Let music never die in me!
Forever let my spirit sing!
Let all our voices join as one
To praise the Giver of the song!
Awake! Awake!
Let music live!
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Create
Everyone has a special talent, or hobby, something that they love to do to get their minds off of things. For some people it's sports, for some people it's going to a movie, or a movie, or even just simply listening to music. I know that as for me, there are two (well.. probably more than that but.. oh well) things that I know can get my mind off of things. My first love being music and secondly is something that I've only gotten into more recently. Within the past year, I have developed, a love, or, well, more of an obsession, for scrapbooking and card-making. It started around Halloween of last year, I decorated 5 Halloween cards for some of the "smaller" members of my family, and I absolutely LOVED it. Since then, I have made numerous cards for birthdays, weddings, and "for the heck of it" along with almost completely filling a scrapbook.
It's not just the fact alone that all of this stuff gives me an outlet for creativity, it's the reaction I get when the person that is the recipient, knows that I've spent special time on something just for them, rather than just buying a Hallmark card and sticking it in the mail. (Not saying that that is so horrible, because that's what most people do)
So here are a few of my older cards and/or pages:
This one is the inside of the Halloween card I sent Andrew:
This is the front of a wedding card I made for my cousin Devin:
... and this one is a scrapbook page I made of Kyle & I's 1 year anniversary:
These last two are my most recent
This one is a birthday card for my dad:
.. and this one is a birthday card for my mom:
I someday hope to do this (or something LIKE this) for a living, so if anyone knows of a job where creativity is main aspect, please let me know!
It's not just the fact alone that all of this stuff gives me an outlet for creativity, it's the reaction I get when the person that is the recipient, knows that I've spent special time on something just for them, rather than just buying a Hallmark card and sticking it in the mail. (Not saying that that is so horrible, because that's what most people do)
So here are a few of my older cards and/or pages:
This one is the inside of the Halloween card I sent Andrew:
This is the front of a wedding card I made for my cousin Devin:
... and this one is a scrapbook page I made of Kyle & I's 1 year anniversary:
These last two are my most recent
This one is a birthday card for my dad:
.. and this one is a birthday card for my mom:
I someday hope to do this (or something LIKE this) for a living, so if anyone knows of a job where creativity is main aspect, please let me know!
Sunday, March 28, 2010
An Encouraging Word
I think that something I've personally been struggling with lately is just putting forth an effort to be more encouraging rather than negative and derogatory. I want to be treated with respect and kindness, yet I find myself not treating others that way. I don't think it's in an effort to 1up them, but I think it's just that the more I make others feel like nothing, the better I feel about myself (which is a lot to admit). I know "no one deserves to be treated that way" but I know i'm not the only one out there that does it, which doesn't make the situation any better, but just a word of encouragement to all of us downers out there, to try to reverse the situation. I know that for me, I can get reprimanded or scolded for a million things, and it'll really get me down, but if I get 1 simple compliment, or word of encouragement, it boosts my whole morale, and while I had forgotten half of the things I had done wrong, that someone had pointed out, I still remember the 1 thing that someone noticed that I was doing right, and that says a lot.
So my goal is this week is to find one person a day that maybe is having a hard week or day, or someone who I haven't talked to in a while, and just show them some kind words.
Btw... the person who made up the phrase
So my goal is this week is to find one person a day that maybe is having a hard week or day, or someone who I haven't talked to in a while, and just show them some kind words.
Btw... the person who made up the phrase
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me"... yeah, that person is a big fat liar! (no offense)
Monday, March 15, 2010
Spektator
So it's not like it's been a huge obligation for me to "figure out who I am" or "find my style" but recently I think that I have more closely narrowed down my genre of music that I particularly like. Well, I don't know about genre, but the artist Regina Spektor is currently my favorite. I don't know what it is about her that I like the most, because her lyrics don't even make sense most of the time, I think that it's the mere fact that she's different; she's not just another cliche artist who writes about love and heartache. If you listen to her music, you'll probably raise one eyebrow and walk away saying, "wow, that was... weird", but if you don't judge it immediately, you might actually like it, AND she has a great sense of style (in my opinion), which makes me like her even more. The other day I was at Target and actually saw her most recent CD. I wasn't sure if I should buy it, so i flipped for it, tails being buy it, heads being don't. First flip was tails, so I decided to go best 2 out of 3. Second flip was heads... then third was tails, so I sucked it up and payed for music (which I rarely do), hoping that it wouldn't be too weird, but just the right amount of weird. I put it into my new stereo, courtesy of Troy Wibberley ;), and the purchase was a success! So if anyone knows of any other artists that may fit in this category, please, feel free to enlighten me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wigqKfLWjvM
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