They Say..."She Is Unashamed."

Oh my goodness!!! This is a surprise!!! I was voted as " Apostolic Beauty " on Classic Mary Moments !! Some people might think I'm crazy but HEY! It's an honor to be even considered ;) click on the links to go to her blog. Now, who nominated me?? Lol! Love you guys!!!

I used to think the "beginning was when I was born .. I turned 8, recieved the Holy Ghost , and was baptized in Jesus name . After  I came out of the water, I felt new... I thought this was ' the beginning' .. When I was old enough to celebrate New Years , the "new" beginning would be the exact second the clock struck midnight. Forgetting the past and moving forward with a clean slate.. Then, I heard that song that goes something like this, "It's a new season . It's a new day ...." Brand new start every day. I thought it stopped there.. There wasn't another beginning after that, was there? Last night, Jan. 20, '11 , I came to the realization that NO! It doesn't stop there! Every time I ask God to forgive me and wash away my sins with the blood of Jesus, THAT is when I'm brand new. I could be having a horrible "new day" but when I ask God to forgive me, that's when a new beginning starts .

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Umm.... I had no idea what I was getting myself into lol! This is my first year of Bible Quizzing and man! I love it!!!!! :D I can't wait to go to the competitions!! :D We have to learn over 400 verses but as Bro. Vick & Brendan said "Don't look at the numbers." It's easier when you don't look at numbers and you just memorize and go over them everyday!!! I'm so excited!!! It has motivated me to get done with schoolwork lol. I hope we have a good (NOOO, a GREAT!) team so we can go to more competitions. :) Fun & traveling! Which teams do you know that are awesome Bible Quizzers?? Do you have any tips for a first time BQ??? :)

2011, already?? Time has been going too fast lately. I'll be 17 this year... okay, in like another 12 months ;) haha. Our first Sunday services were absolutely incredible. I was sad that I had a sprained ankle and couldn't shout/jump/run the aisles but hey, God knew I was leaping on the inside :) lol. Sunday night: In song service, they sang "Hear Us From Heaven" and I literally wept the whole entire time. [Here is the link for the song on youtube] Hear Us From Heaven - Jared Anderson My Pastor preached that morning about "Passion"... For outreach and prayer. A burden for the lost like God had... That He still has! I realized I always asked in prayer for God to give me a burden like He HAD for the lost. When I should be asking Him to give me the burden He HAS. He still has that same burden. It hasn't diminished or gone away. He gets things done through us. He wants to transfer the burden He has to us. I guess you can call this a revelation :) ...

Go to Bro. Ballestero's blog :) and read his post "If You Were a Gentleman".. Really awesome!! I think he preached this at Conquerors Conference in Arizona. I wish I could have went to hang out with all my friends ;) Anyways, take a look!!! If You Were A Gentleman *There has been a correction :) He didn't preach this at CC but he did preach! Lol thanks Mary!*

Yes... snow trip started at 8 this morning and we were in Mt. Baldy until 4pm :) Good: SNOW!!! and LOTS of it!!! BAD: On the 1st ride of the day (using sleds), I decide to be a daredevil... as always ;) ... over 100 ft up on a steep mountain, I decide to ride down. My sled slid off course and my ankle hit a tree that had fallen down (a really big log, I guess) and spun me out. :( *sigh* It was crazy packed and everyone saw me. They were surprised I wasn't unconscious lol. I sat down for about 5 minutes not wanting to try to stand on my foot. I took off my boot/socks and my ankle was just a little swollen and hurt like crazy but oh well.. I stood up and the guys were applauding me lol. :) Funny! So I walked on it for another 4 hours before looking at it again. :/ not a good idea. It was flexible and didn't hurt too bad so I let it go. On our way back down the mountain (which was like an hour because of traffic coming up&down) my ankle got stiff and I couldn't wal...