A poem I wrote about Jesus being born..... :)
Jesus was born in a manger fast asleep
Laying next to the horses and sheep
Mary and Joseph looked at him in awe
That little baby was a king that they saw
And all through the night a bright star shone
To show three wise men where to go
Bringing each a gift of myrrh, frankincense, and gold
For the newborn king to behold
An angel came during the night
And said to Joseph "Do not fright
But go to Egypt, and stay there and hide
For baby Jesus, King Herod has spied"
When Jesus, our King had grown
He did not make himself known
But made himself humble
He never made mistakes, did not even grumble
He made the biggest sacrifice of all
One that all of us can recall
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
Worrying and Meditating
"When you think about a problem over and over in your mind, that's called worry. When you think about God's Word over and over in your mind, that's meditation." -Rick Warren , The Purpose Driven Life
Last night at Youth Group I was wondering why my mind wasn't on God, and why I was so distracted. I just ignored the fact thinking "Oh well... I guess maybe I'll concentrate better next week." The things I were thinking about were school tomorrow, what I was going to eat that night, my weekend, my Friday homework, and basically worrying about things that needed to get done in the future. Like I said, I was wondering why I was so distracted but I just ignored that fact. I didn't realize it then but I was replacing my thoughts about God, with worry. God said to me sometime during worship "The reason why your not focused on me is because of worry." He reminded me of the book I am reading the Purpose Driven Life. The quote I wrote at the top of the page espeially stood out to me. I then just stopped thinking about any thoughts that had to do with what was going to happen in the future and I completely trusted Him. That was one of the times I felt the most closest to God. I realized how good it felt NOT to worry about things, and during that time, I completely surredered that part of my life to Him. I was able to meditate on Him and His Word more.
Last night at Youth Group I was wondering why my mind wasn't on God, and why I was so distracted. I just ignored the fact thinking "Oh well... I guess maybe I'll concentrate better next week." The things I were thinking about were school tomorrow, what I was going to eat that night, my weekend, my Friday homework, and basically worrying about things that needed to get done in the future. Like I said, I was wondering why I was so distracted but I just ignored that fact. I didn't realize it then but I was replacing my thoughts about God, with worry. God said to me sometime during worship "The reason why your not focused on me is because of worry." He reminded me of the book I am reading the Purpose Driven Life. The quote I wrote at the top of the page espeially stood out to me. I then just stopped thinking about any thoughts that had to do with what was going to happen in the future and I completely trusted Him. That was one of the times I felt the most closest to God. I realized how good it felt NOT to worry about things, and during that time, I completely surredered that part of my life to Him. I was able to meditate on Him and His Word more.
Friday, November 11, 2011
The Magic Fish
I had a science assignment to make up a constellation and a story behind it since we were learning about stars.....
One day a little boy named Tom, decided to go fishing. He left a note on the table. "Out fishing at the lake". Tom's mother was very poor, and they could only have one meal a day, because food was so much money. They lived in a cottage near a lake where Tom went fishing to regularly. It was about an hour's walk, and so when Tom got there, he was exhausted. He sighed and sat on a rock. The little boy flipped the rock over, found a worm, and set the rock back in place so he can sit on it again. All day the boy waited, with the pole in the water, and by the time the sun was setting, he was ready to go home. Just before he put his fishing equipment away, he felt a tug on his line. "Oh boy!" he shouted and pulled up the rod. Sure enough, there was a fish on the end. After he put his equipment away, he ran all the way home. "Mother! Mother!" Tom shouted running through the house. When he bumped into her the little boy said "Look at what I got!" She gasped and said "Tom, this isn't just an ordinary fish! If you go put it back the water, he will start to swim away. Before he is gone say, Fish! I did a kind deed for you! I set you free! Please come back and give me a wish!" The boy did so, and when the fish started swimming away, he said "Fish! I did a kind deed for you! I set you free! Please come back and give me a wish!" The fish started to swim back, but his fin got stuck in some reeds! "Oh no!" Tom cried, and rolled up his pants and ran in the water to where the magic fish was. He pulled, and pulled and pulled! The fish was really stuck! When he gave one last tug, the fish was free! Except he went flying in the air, and never came back down. Tom slowly trudged home, and told his mother the story. "I think I'll go to bed now" the disappointed boy said. When he got to his bed, he looked out the window beside his bed. Outside, Tom saw a perfect view of the stars. He saw a pattern of six stars that looked in the form of the fish. "Fish" Tom said "I wish I could have breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day." With that being said, the exhausted boy turned over and fell asleep. The next morning, he woke up, and the empty cupboards were filled with food, and would be for the rest of their lives. "Thank you, fish" he said with a smile on his face. So now, everyone can wish on the star of Tom's fish.
One day a little boy named Tom, decided to go fishing. He left a note on the table. "Out fishing at the lake". Tom's mother was very poor, and they could only have one meal a day, because food was so much money. They lived in a cottage near a lake where Tom went fishing to regularly. It was about an hour's walk, and so when Tom got there, he was exhausted. He sighed and sat on a rock. The little boy flipped the rock over, found a worm, and set the rock back in place so he can sit on it again. All day the boy waited, with the pole in the water, and by the time the sun was setting, he was ready to go home. Just before he put his fishing equipment away, he felt a tug on his line. "Oh boy!" he shouted and pulled up the rod. Sure enough, there was a fish on the end. After he put his equipment away, he ran all the way home. "Mother! Mother!" Tom shouted running through the house. When he bumped into her the little boy said "Look at what I got!" She gasped and said "Tom, this isn't just an ordinary fish! If you go put it back the water, he will start to swim away. Before he is gone say, Fish! I did a kind deed for you! I set you free! Please come back and give me a wish!" The boy did so, and when the fish started swimming away, he said "Fish! I did a kind deed for you! I set you free! Please come back and give me a wish!" The fish started to swim back, but his fin got stuck in some reeds! "Oh no!" Tom cried, and rolled up his pants and ran in the water to where the magic fish was. He pulled, and pulled and pulled! The fish was really stuck! When he gave one last tug, the fish was free! Except he went flying in the air, and never came back down. Tom slowly trudged home, and told his mother the story. "I think I'll go to bed now" the disappointed boy said. When he got to his bed, he looked out the window beside his bed. Outside, Tom saw a perfect view of the stars. He saw a pattern of six stars that looked in the form of the fish. "Fish" Tom said "I wish I could have breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day." With that being said, the exhausted boy turned over and fell asleep. The next morning, he woke up, and the empty cupboards were filled with food, and would be for the rest of their lives. "Thank you, fish" he said with a smile on his face. So now, everyone can wish on the star of Tom's fish.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Elise's Missions
Yesterday, while I was upstairs reading a book, my mom was handing Elise my necklace I left downstairs, and saying "Go give this to Katie". Of course, she didn't expect much from Lisey, she just planned to guide her to me and encourage her to give me the necklace. Well, Lisey grabbed the necklace and ran to the stairs, saying daydee (katie) over and over again. When I heard her, I put my book down and listened. When she got to the top, she ran over to me, and held out the necklace. I said "Thank you", grabbed the necklace, and gave her a big hug, which she managed to squirm out of and ran away laughing. I laughed too, thinking of how lucky I am to have her! :)
A few days ago, I was standing by the island, doodling on some paper. Lisey was in the other room, playing with all the shoes. Johanna was with her, and when Lisey pulled out a shoe (which was mine) Johanna said, "That's Katie's shoe " Elise ran off to where I was, saying daydee, over and over again. She handed me the shoe, and ran back into the living room, and the same process happened over and over again, until there was a small pile of shoes on the island. Elise finally got distracted, and played with some dolls. :)
A few days ago, I was standing by the island, doodling on some paper. Lisey was in the other room, playing with all the shoes. Johanna was with her, and when Lisey pulled out a shoe (which was mine) Johanna said, "That's Katie's shoe " Elise ran off to where I was, saying daydee, over and over again. She handed me the shoe, and ran back into the living room, and the same process happened over and over again, until there was a small pile of shoes on the island. Elise finally got distracted, and played with some dolls. :)
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
I am grateful for....
I am grateful for Jesus dying on the cross for us. I am grateful that I have wonderful parents that care about me and want what's best for me. I am grateful for loving sisters and brother that are my best friends. I am grateful that I have so many friends. I am grateful for the church school. I am grateful for my dad working 4 jobs for our family. I am grateful for my pets, a loving cat and cute guinea pig. I am grateful that I don't have to search my entire life to find happiness. I am grateful that I have lots of people trying to work things out so i can have fun. I am grateful for piano lessons. I am grateful for being able to save up money to get an item i want. I am grateful for a roof over my head, and a bed to sleep in. I am grateful that I have air conditioning, and even if i am outside in the heat, i can cool off by the water. I am grateful that I have plenty of food to eat. I am grateful that my parents teach me how to work by doing chores and preparing me for when i have my own family. I am grateful for a big house. I am grateful for a computer to blog on. I am grateful that I have an electric scooter, a nintendo ds, an i Pod. I am grateful, that I have so many things I am grateful for, I can barely type fast enough for my thoughts. I am grateful for the great people in my life who made me who I am, who I look up to. I am grateful for the Word of God. I am grateful, that Jesus forgives me from all my sins. I am grateful for books. A whole bookshelf of books I have read. I am grateful that mommy is letting me stay up late enough to type this out, but I probably should go to bed now. I'll write more grateful things tomorrow!
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Swimming Lessons
We did swimming lessons and we were all excited to get in the pool. Our swimming lessons starts at 11:20, but we were all ready to go at 9:30. We got there at about 10:45, and was waiting for swimming lessons to start at about 11:05. The wait seemed forever! The next day we decided to arrive a bit later... :)
Danielle was especially excited for swim lessons and had her goggles on before it even started!
Danielle and Alaina talking excitedly about going in the water!
It turns out Alaina was scared of the water and hung onto the life guard's neck the whole time. We gave her one more day and when she did the same thing, we decided she wasn't ready yet.
Danielle's turn to go off the board!
My turn! Junping off the diving board is so much fun!!!
All in all it was a lot of fun! We did swim lessons for 2 wks. and I passed my level, which means I'm going to Level 5! I am both excited and nervous to see what I am going to learn new!!!
Monday, July 11, 2011
A split second of beauty
Today, we decided to play in the water outside, because of how hot it is. We usually use the hose and out it on our trampoline, using our thumbs to make the hose go down farther on the trampoline, which we jump over and try not to get wet. Well, it was such a hot summer day that I just stayed in the hose, just jumping on it. As I was in mid-air I looked down at the water below me. You know how sometimes when you spray water in the air, a rainbow appears? Well that's what happened. But this time it was unsual. I could see each water droplet in the air a different color of the rainbow! It was only a split second, but it was beautiful, and I felt like I was up in the air for a few minutes, looking in awe at the beautiful rainbow below me.
At that split second, I realized something.... We are like that rainbow, and all those little tiny water droplets, are like every good thing about us that makes us beautiful inside and out, and the whole picture, well it's beautiful. God lookes at us like that rainbow, not in pity of us, but in awe of what those tiny water droplets turned out to be. :)
At that split second, I realized something.... We are like that rainbow, and all those little tiny water droplets, are like every good thing about us that makes us beautiful inside and out, and the whole picture, well it's beautiful. God lookes at us like that rainbow, not in pity of us, but in awe of what those tiny water droplets turned out to be. :)
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