So, I know my blog posts have been on the serious side lately, and while I still love each and every post I've done, I figured maybe it was time for a lighter post. And what makes me happier than spending time with the AMAZING children in my life? Uh. . . absolutely NOTHING! So, I figured, that in the name of spreading smiles, I would make a blog post compiling some of the most hilarious and adorable things kids have said to me over the years!
While sitting at his table coloring, a five year old I babysit looks up at me with a serious expression on his face. The following conversation takes place.
Him: "Katie, how old are you?"
Me (having just turned 18): "I'm 18."
Him: "Oh. Ok. Do you have a boyfriend?"
Me: "No. . ."
Him: "Oh. . . maybe you should get on that."
Me (chuckling slightly): "Oh really??"
Him: "Yeah. I think you might be running out of time."
While doing puzzles one Saturday afternoon, a six year old girl looks up at me in panic.
Her: *gasp* "You didn't go off and get married on us, did you???????????"
Me: "No. I didn't."
Her: "Oh. Whew! 'Cuz if you got married, then you would have kids of your own and wouldn't want to play with us."
(I love the fact that in her mind, being married meant I automatically had children. . . not just one child. . . multiple children of my own.)
At age 15, I was working with a group of kindergarten girls. In the middle of a round of Simon Says, where Simon was trying very hard to get me out the little girl says
Her: "Simon says . . . Katie needs to do a cartwheel."
Here's where I do a cartwheel.
I look up and she is staring at me, mouth wide open, completely in shock.
Me: "What?"
Her (emphatically): "I didn't know OLD people could do cartwheels!"
I love that at 15, I automatically became old.
One Sunday morning, I came into the two's and three's class to find all of the kids standing in various spots on carpet squares. One little boy quickly explained. "Miss Katie! Hurry! The world froze over and now it's melting and you have to get on an ice skate or you'll DIE!"
So . . . apparently now we all have the ability to ice skate on water? With only one skate.
I babysit for a family with twin girls and their younger brother. The girls came home from kindergarten with plenty of knock-knock jokes, including all the classics (Yeah. They're STILL telling jokes like Knock knock - who's there? - boo - boo who? - don't cry, it's only a joke). But, the girls' younger brother could NOT let them be ahead of him, so he began telling knock knock jokes
Him: "Knock knock."
Me: "Who's there?"
Him; "ahskdkfkdifl"
Me: "Umm, akdolekfifis who?"
Him " akdofdkdjk akdnofdjiofdj ksdifodol BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
And he was legitimately laughing, that deep belly chuckle that kids get when they find something genuinely funny. This went on for a good portion of the next hour and a half. On the plus side, you couldn't help but laugh along.
Another time, with this same family I was staying with just the younger brother, and in the midst of playing in the backyard, the neighbor turned on the lawn mower, and this kid was beyond excited.
Him: *gasp* "Do you hear that??"
Me: "Yeah. . . ?"
Him: "It's their helicopter."
Me: "Bud, I think it's their lawn mower. . ."
Him: "No! It's their helicopter! They just want you to think it's the lawn mower."
Me: "Do you want to check?"
Him: "Yes! I do."
*lift him up to see over the fence*
Me: "Do you see the helicopter?"
Him (extremely dejectedly): "No. They've hidden it."
Haha. Although, knowing my luck, he was right.
One day I was sitting with two boys I babysit for on a regular basis, the older brother was 5 and the younger brother 3.
Older brother: "I know what I'm going to be for Halloween."
Me: "Oh really? What is that?"
Older brother: "A monster. . . or a ghost."
Younger brother: "I'm gonna be a ghost monster."
Older brother: "A ghost monster isn't real. And it isn't scary."
Younger brother: "It is too! It's a ghost and a monster combined."
Older brother: "Katie, do you know what a ghost monster looks like?"
Me: "No. I don't know."
Older brother: "It looks like my younger brother. So it's not scary at all."
The younger brother makes a scary face, then goes into deep thought. . . for a three year old.
Younger brother: "Know what I wanna do to a ghost monster?"
Me: "What do you want to do?"
Younger brother: "I want to poke it's eyes out. . . yeah. That's what I want to do."
Older brother: "Then poke your own eyes out."
Bahaha. The two of them never cease to crack me up!
With the same two brothers, a few months after the older one started kindergarten (and thus informed me that he, did indeed, have a girlfriend), we had a conversation concerning his girlfriend, only it didn't quite go the way I expected it.
Me: "How's your girlfriend, buddy?"
Him: "I don't have one anymore."
Me: "Aw, I'm sorry, kiddo."
Him: "It's ok. We just had different interests."
Me: "Oh, really? Different interests?"
Him: "Yeah. She didn't like Rocket Boy."
Just in case you were wondering, Rocket Boy is his favorite show.
I have so many more stories, but right now my brain doesn't want to think of them. So, I'll save them for another time when we need some laughter!
Til Next Time,
CrazyGirl♥
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
CrazyGirl observes a Heavy Heart
Tonight during my Childhood Development class, I was perusing the book, and came across something I found rather interesting. The first sentence beginning the book was talking about how from conception on, a child is growing, developing, and even learning. Their outside environment starts to play a HUGE factor the moment the child is conceived. And while some of you may be going "Whoop ti do. . .why should I care?" I was sitting there just thinking over and over "Really? The book REALLY says that?" Not because I don't want to believe it or hear it, because I actually agree whole-heartedly with that statement. But to me it's interesting that a society can agree with the statement that a human being begins living at the moment of conception, and yet they can turn around and say that abortion isn't murder.
I write this with a heavy heart, because just thinking about it makes me feel sick to my stomach. The thought that as a country we can just turn a blind eye to the fact that every day someone is murdering an innocent baby terrifies me. I know there are all sorts of arguments and controversies related to this subject. I know not everyone agrees with my opinion. But whether you agree with me or not is not the point. The point is that there is scientific evidence that proves that babies begin living the moment they are conceived. And, yet, every day, some young girl is being told that the baby inside of her is just a bundle of nerves, that it won't feel pain. Anytime the subject of abortion comes up and someone tries to make the point that the fetus doesn't feel anything, my mom always says the same thing. She talks about when she and my dad went to the doctor for an ultrasound (of me!) and were concerned because I wasn't moving, but the doctor poked me (to ensure that I was, indeed, still living) and at 14 weeks in the womb, I flinched. I was very obviously shocked and displeased that the doctor had interrupted my peaceful relaxation. You see, at a whole whopping 14 weeks old, I felt the doctor poking me. But I was just a "bundle of nerves" and I "wouldn't feel a thing"
I feel like I'm not really ending with a point here. But if you take anything from this post, anything at all, just remember that as soon as conception takes place, that baby is a living, feeling, growing organism.
Til Next Time,
CrazyGirl♥
I write this with a heavy heart, because just thinking about it makes me feel sick to my stomach. The thought that as a country we can just turn a blind eye to the fact that every day someone is murdering an innocent baby terrifies me. I know there are all sorts of arguments and controversies related to this subject. I know not everyone agrees with my opinion. But whether you agree with me or not is not the point. The point is that there is scientific evidence that proves that babies begin living the moment they are conceived. And, yet, every day, some young girl is being told that the baby inside of her is just a bundle of nerves, that it won't feel pain. Anytime the subject of abortion comes up and someone tries to make the point that the fetus doesn't feel anything, my mom always says the same thing. She talks about when she and my dad went to the doctor for an ultrasound (of me!) and were concerned because I wasn't moving, but the doctor poked me (to ensure that I was, indeed, still living) and at 14 weeks in the womb, I flinched. I was very obviously shocked and displeased that the doctor had interrupted my peaceful relaxation. You see, at a whole whopping 14 weeks old, I felt the doctor poking me. But I was just a "bundle of nerves" and I "wouldn't feel a thing"
I feel like I'm not really ending with a point here. But if you take anything from this post, anything at all, just remember that as soon as conception takes place, that baby is a living, feeling, growing organism.
Til Next Time,
CrazyGirl♥
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
That One Statement
The other day, I had the pleasure of going to coffee with a friend from high school and jr. high. Like any friendship, ours had, at more than one point in time, suffered a hiccup or two. But, while catching up over a warm cup of coffee, she made a statement that, while simple, caught me off guard. She simply said "You know, I'm really glad we had that group of friends in high school and middle school. We kind of saved each other." Now, to anyone in the coffee shop observing (*cough chough* eavesdropping), that was indeed a very simple statement and actually very normal for two college age girls to say while catching up. But, it triggered this thought process in me. First, it made me look back at our friendship; the good, the bad, the goofy, and even the ugly. She was right. The four of us girls that did everything together for all those years, we all saved each other. We saved each other from the pressure to party, smoke, drink, do drugs, or mess around with guys. You're probably scratching your head right now saying "How?" The answer is simple. Because the four of us had a connection, a bond, and had all somehow come to some unspoken agreement that the whole "bad girl" thing wasn't for us, we experienced the all too rare positive peer pressure. Within our closest friends there was the pressure to stay away from harmful behaviors and addictive substances.
The next thing this made me look at is the younger generation and their friendships. Sure, these girls have their "BFF's" and their "homies" or whatever term it is that they are using right now. But the difference between the quality of their friendships and the quality of the friendships I had is astonishing. You know the main difference I see? Cell phones. These kids don't develop REAL social skills. Sure, they can "communicate" their feelings via Facebook and Twitter. They can easily become "instafamous" by repetitively using the hashtag #FollowMe or #TeamFollowBack, etc. But in all honesty, these kids have lost the art of face-to-face communication. Don't get me wrong or twist my words into me saying that cell phones are the root of all evil, because that's NOT what I'm saying. Cell phones have many great uses and come in handy EXTREMELY often. But, we rely too heavily on them. Cell phones are not an attachment to our hand. They aren't a continuation of our arm. Facebook is NOT a diary. Twitter is NOT your shrink. Texting isn't the ONLY way to talk to someone. Did you know that phones still make calls? Because it sure doesn't seem like many people know they do.
This train of thought, of course, led me to start thinking about what would happen if each of us put down our cell phones for even just a half hour every day and started talking to other people. What if, for 30 minutes out of every 24 hours, you turned your phone off and used your voice? What if all of us put our phones away during meals and while holding a conversation with someone else? Don't you think the quality of our friendships would improve? That this generation of kids would have some kind of social ability? Or, what if we put our phones down for an hour, and not only talked to someone else, but actually went outside? I have a friend that I enjoy taking walks with. The two of us will set out on a "short" walk, start chatting, and get so completely lost in the conversation that we don't feel the need to be texting or using Facebook or checking Instagram. We don't feel like we need to Tweet that we are on a walk (I mean, honestly, who really cares?). Most of the time these "short" walks will end up lasting for two, three, four hours. And we don't even notice.
As I thought more about this shutting off our phones thing, I started thinking, what if we spent as much time in prayer or reading our Bibles as we do on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram. We could completely improve the quality of our lives if we would just shut off the computer or the phone for even just an hour each night and spent that time seeking Christ as earnestly as a teenage girl searches Facebook for that hot guy in her Biology class. If we gave Christ even half the effort we put into Facebook stalking other people, our lives would become so abundantly rich. And yet, we can't seem to part from the little box that puts the whole world at our fingertips. My question is, WHY?? Why on Earth would we hold onto something that connects us to the entire world when simply shutting it off and sending a little prayer to Heaven connects us to the very being who created the ENTIRE UNIVERSE. I mean, how does that even make sense? And where do we get the authority to put God in the background anyway? How many times in even just the past week have you said "Ok, God, just hang on one second while I finish this phone call/this e-mail/this text message/this Facebook post?" Since when is social media more important to us than the God of the universe? The God who sent his son to die for us? The God who loves us so much that he spared us the torment of Hell by allowing his ONLY son to be tortured to death on a cross for each and every one of us individually. We are such an arrogant generation. When did we as mere human beings gain the right to push God to the side? He tirelessly and relentlessly seeks us day in, day out. And we sit on our high horses, with our little iPhones attached to our hands saying "Nah, you can wait, God, Facebook is more important." And, yet, none of us seem to notice. We are so blessed and God gives us such comfort and we take such advantage of that. We complain because we can't have the newest, most expensive clothes so that makes us "poor." We get angry because our friends just got the new iPhone 5 and we are still stuck with the 4S. Is the cute guy you just got a number from REALLY more flattering than the fact that the creator of the universe loves us and wants to pursue us? I highly doubt that the boy from Geometry is really that spectacular. Yes, I can completely understand wanting to find Prince Charming and be whisked away into a romantic fairy tale romance. Hey, I can even understand just wanting at least one guy to just give you a second glance. I've been there. It's a tough spot. Until you start to think about the irony of that. God, the savior of the world, creator of the Universe loves you, wants you, and thinks you are amazingly beautiful. Yet, we are passing that up in hopes of a text with a ":)" from some guy. WHY?
All in all, I have one main point to make from all of this. Today's society needs to get their priorities straight. God needs to come first in our lives. Family and friends need to come second. And social media/cell phones need to come way in last place. Facebook is NOT that important.
Til Next Time,
CrazyGirl♥
P.S. Thanks to the person who spurred this whole thing. You know who you are.
The next thing this made me look at is the younger generation and their friendships. Sure, these girls have their "BFF's" and their "homies" or whatever term it is that they are using right now. But the difference between the quality of their friendships and the quality of the friendships I had is astonishing. You know the main difference I see? Cell phones. These kids don't develop REAL social skills. Sure, they can "communicate" their feelings via Facebook and Twitter. They can easily become "instafamous" by repetitively using the hashtag #FollowMe or #TeamFollowBack, etc. But in all honesty, these kids have lost the art of face-to-face communication. Don't get me wrong or twist my words into me saying that cell phones are the root of all evil, because that's NOT what I'm saying. Cell phones have many great uses and come in handy EXTREMELY often. But, we rely too heavily on them. Cell phones are not an attachment to our hand. They aren't a continuation of our arm. Facebook is NOT a diary. Twitter is NOT your shrink. Texting isn't the ONLY way to talk to someone. Did you know that phones still make calls? Because it sure doesn't seem like many people know they do.
This train of thought, of course, led me to start thinking about what would happen if each of us put down our cell phones for even just a half hour every day and started talking to other people. What if, for 30 minutes out of every 24 hours, you turned your phone off and used your voice? What if all of us put our phones away during meals and while holding a conversation with someone else? Don't you think the quality of our friendships would improve? That this generation of kids would have some kind of social ability? Or, what if we put our phones down for an hour, and not only talked to someone else, but actually went outside? I have a friend that I enjoy taking walks with. The two of us will set out on a "short" walk, start chatting, and get so completely lost in the conversation that we don't feel the need to be texting or using Facebook or checking Instagram. We don't feel like we need to Tweet that we are on a walk (I mean, honestly, who really cares?). Most of the time these "short" walks will end up lasting for two, three, four hours. And we don't even notice.
As I thought more about this shutting off our phones thing, I started thinking, what if we spent as much time in prayer or reading our Bibles as we do on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram. We could completely improve the quality of our lives if we would just shut off the computer or the phone for even just an hour each night and spent that time seeking Christ as earnestly as a teenage girl searches Facebook for that hot guy in her Biology class. If we gave Christ even half the effort we put into Facebook stalking other people, our lives would become so abundantly rich. And yet, we can't seem to part from the little box that puts the whole world at our fingertips. My question is, WHY?? Why on Earth would we hold onto something that connects us to the entire world when simply shutting it off and sending a little prayer to Heaven connects us to the very being who created the ENTIRE UNIVERSE. I mean, how does that even make sense? And where do we get the authority to put God in the background anyway? How many times in even just the past week have you said "Ok, God, just hang on one second while I finish this phone call/this e-mail/this text message/this Facebook post?" Since when is social media more important to us than the God of the universe? The God who sent his son to die for us? The God who loves us so much that he spared us the torment of Hell by allowing his ONLY son to be tortured to death on a cross for each and every one of us individually. We are such an arrogant generation. When did we as mere human beings gain the right to push God to the side? He tirelessly and relentlessly seeks us day in, day out. And we sit on our high horses, with our little iPhones attached to our hands saying "Nah, you can wait, God, Facebook is more important." And, yet, none of us seem to notice. We are so blessed and God gives us such comfort and we take such advantage of that. We complain because we can't have the newest, most expensive clothes so that makes us "poor." We get angry because our friends just got the new iPhone 5 and we are still stuck with the 4S. Is the cute guy you just got a number from REALLY more flattering than the fact that the creator of the universe loves us and wants to pursue us? I highly doubt that the boy from Geometry is really that spectacular. Yes, I can completely understand wanting to find Prince Charming and be whisked away into a romantic fairy tale romance. Hey, I can even understand just wanting at least one guy to just give you a second glance. I've been there. It's a tough spot. Until you start to think about the irony of that. God, the savior of the world, creator of the Universe loves you, wants you, and thinks you are amazingly beautiful. Yet, we are passing that up in hopes of a text with a ":)" from some guy. WHY?
All in all, I have one main point to make from all of this. Today's society needs to get their priorities straight. God needs to come first in our lives. Family and friends need to come second. And social media/cell phones need to come way in last place. Facebook is NOT that important.
Til Next Time,
CrazyGirl♥
P.S. Thanks to the person who spurred this whole thing. You know who you are.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
CrazyGirl Observes New Beginnings
Hey everyone!
I know I haven't been here in a while. And I apologize. I took a break from social networking for a little while. But, I'm back and ready to be blogging again.
So, I've always known that life doesn't always go how we plan it. In fact, it pretty much never goes the way we plan it. And I have been experiencing that quite often lately. Here I was planning for a great adventurous summer, that ended up being me staying at home pretty much the entire time. Talk about a disappointment. Then, I started a VERY last minute application to a college I'd had my eye on for a while. I sat in suspense for a few weeks waiting on financial aid, which ended up not coming through in the amount I needed. But, on the bright side it was looking like transferring in the Spring was a very VERY good possibility. In the past few weeks, though, I learned that it more than likely won't be happening.
I started praying about it, and the more I prayed the more I felt like maybe this was God's way of telling me to consider other options. I started researching my options and have found several that feel like they might be a good fit for me. I write this simply to say I'm looking forward to new beginnings! And whatever it is that God has planned for me!!
Til Next Time,
CrazyGirl♥
I know I haven't been here in a while. And I apologize. I took a break from social networking for a little while. But, I'm back and ready to be blogging again.
So, I've always known that life doesn't always go how we plan it. In fact, it pretty much never goes the way we plan it. And I have been experiencing that quite often lately. Here I was planning for a great adventurous summer, that ended up being me staying at home pretty much the entire time. Talk about a disappointment. Then, I started a VERY last minute application to a college I'd had my eye on for a while. I sat in suspense for a few weeks waiting on financial aid, which ended up not coming through in the amount I needed. But, on the bright side it was looking like transferring in the Spring was a very VERY good possibility. In the past few weeks, though, I learned that it more than likely won't be happening.
I started praying about it, and the more I prayed the more I felt like maybe this was God's way of telling me to consider other options. I started researching my options and have found several that feel like they might be a good fit for me. I write this simply to say I'm looking forward to new beginnings! And whatever it is that God has planned for me!!
Til Next Time,
CrazyGirl♥
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
CrazyGirl observes Chick-Fil-A
Ok, ok ok. So I know this is blowing up Twitter, Facebook, and just about any other social newsfeed today, and most of you are probably thinking "Blah blah blah. I don't want to hear about it anymore." But, when I feel the need to make a point, I blog. End of story.
So, anyway, as most of you already know, the CEO of Chick-Fil-A, Dan Cathy, stated that he believes in the traditional, biblical view of marriage; between a man and a woman. Somehow that got translated into the entire Chick-Fil-A chain of restaurants being against gay marriage. Today became "Support Chick-Fil-A Day" where if you supported Dan Cathy's view on marriage, you should go to Chick-Fil-A and show your support by buying yourself some good, old-fashioned fast food. From what I've seen, Chick-Fil-A's everywhere were filled with people who supported Dan Cathy and his viewpoint. While, I do stand on the same side of this debate as Mr. Cathy, I find it hard to believe that one man's personal opinion could cause such a commotion. Just because he's the CEO of a company it doesn't mean that he is forcing his views onto his company, it's not like you are seeing Chick-Fil-A cups with "Marriage: (noun) A union between a man and a woman" printed on them. He is simply a human being, with his own personal opinion. Being the CEO of a company means that his views are more widely heard, but it doesn't make his company "anti-gay." And, honestly through this whole thing I don't ever recall seeing the Mr. Cathy stated that he was "anti-gay" only that he supported a biblical view of marriage, which really shouldn't seem so strange for a Christian man to do. It disheartens me to see the Christian church being persecuted as "homophobic," "anti-gay," or whatever other slurs are out there. We, as Christians, have every right to believe in a traditional view of marriage as is presented in the Bible. As Americans, we have the right to freedom of speech, AND freedom of religion, so I don't understand all the fuss with us actually choosing to use those freedoms. As citizens of America, we have as much right to our opinion on marriage as the gay community does to theirs. Having an opinion is not illegal. It is not immoral.
I mean, think about it, me stating my opinion on this blog is the exact same thing as Dan Cathy stating his opinion, with one difference. More people will see his opinion, more people will know. I can't make that big of a difference. And, honestly, I say kudos to Mr. Cathy for sticking by his beliefs, despite all the hullabaloo that has followed.
Til Next Time,
CrazyGirl♥
So, anyway, as most of you already know, the CEO of Chick-Fil-A, Dan Cathy, stated that he believes in the traditional, biblical view of marriage; between a man and a woman. Somehow that got translated into the entire Chick-Fil-A chain of restaurants being against gay marriage. Today became "Support Chick-Fil-A Day" where if you supported Dan Cathy's view on marriage, you should go to Chick-Fil-A and show your support by buying yourself some good, old-fashioned fast food. From what I've seen, Chick-Fil-A's everywhere were filled with people who supported Dan Cathy and his viewpoint. While, I do stand on the same side of this debate as Mr. Cathy, I find it hard to believe that one man's personal opinion could cause such a commotion. Just because he's the CEO of a company it doesn't mean that he is forcing his views onto his company, it's not like you are seeing Chick-Fil-A cups with "Marriage: (noun) A union between a man and a woman" printed on them. He is simply a human being, with his own personal opinion. Being the CEO of a company means that his views are more widely heard, but it doesn't make his company "anti-gay." And, honestly through this whole thing I don't ever recall seeing the Mr. Cathy stated that he was "anti-gay" only that he supported a biblical view of marriage, which really shouldn't seem so strange for a Christian man to do. It disheartens me to see the Christian church being persecuted as "homophobic," "anti-gay," or whatever other slurs are out there. We, as Christians, have every right to believe in a traditional view of marriage as is presented in the Bible. As Americans, we have the right to freedom of speech, AND freedom of religion, so I don't understand all the fuss with us actually choosing to use those freedoms. As citizens of America, we have as much right to our opinion on marriage as the gay community does to theirs. Having an opinion is not illegal. It is not immoral.
I mean, think about it, me stating my opinion on this blog is the exact same thing as Dan Cathy stating his opinion, with one difference. More people will see his opinion, more people will know. I can't make that big of a difference. And, honestly, I say kudos to Mr. Cathy for sticking by his beliefs, despite all the hullabaloo that has followed.
Til Next Time,
CrazyGirl♥
Friday, June 15, 2012
CrazyGirl observes Summertime
This summer is supposed to be my best summer yet! I'm supposed to go to the beach for a weekend with some friends, gonna spend a couple of the days I have off work going to some of the small tourist towns near me, and best of all, I'm going to spend tons and tons and tons of time with my friends!
Riiiiggghhht. Isn't this how every summer starts? Big plans, super excited for the summer. Then, as the time passes, nothing really gets done to put those plans into action, or even if some action is taken, it doesn't really get anywhere. All the promises you made to hang out with so-and-so "ALL SUMMER LONG" start fading to a memory, and you end up left at home doing nothing all day. Maybe I'm being overly pessimistic, but honestly, I feel like this is where my summer is heading. All these awesome plans, these hopes and desires for the summer, and I feel like it's all slowly heading down the drain. Plans seem to be falling through left and right. All the people I was going to spend "SO much time" with have found other friends to hang out with. I mean, yes, I do see my friends some, I don't just sit in the house in my sweats eating every fattening food in sight hoping for a second to cure my loneliness, and it's not like NONE of the plans have a shot at working out, but, to put it briefly: My summer is NOT going the way I imagined it.
If you were to go back to just a few weeks before finals this past spring, and look into my picture of what this summer would bring you'd get something along the lines of a nice hot beach where the water is the perfect temperature to go swimming or maybe a few degrees colder than absolutely perfect. I'm there with my friends. We're doing fun things; volleyball on the beach, visiting the tourist shops located along the beach, splashing around in the ocean, taking tons of silly pictures, and basically just having a blast.
Now, take a look at my summer so far:
Work. Sleep. Do the dishes. Go for a jog. Hang out with friends for a bit. Work. Sleep. Go on another jog. Imagine how awesome the beach would be. Sleep. Etc.
It's nothing like what I imagined it to be, but, I'm holding out hope that this will be my best summer yet!
Until Next Time,
CrazyGirl♥
Riiiiggghhht. Isn't this how every summer starts? Big plans, super excited for the summer. Then, as the time passes, nothing really gets done to put those plans into action, or even if some action is taken, it doesn't really get anywhere. All the promises you made to hang out with so-and-so "ALL SUMMER LONG" start fading to a memory, and you end up left at home doing nothing all day. Maybe I'm being overly pessimistic, but honestly, I feel like this is where my summer is heading. All these awesome plans, these hopes and desires for the summer, and I feel like it's all slowly heading down the drain. Plans seem to be falling through left and right. All the people I was going to spend "SO much time" with have found other friends to hang out with. I mean, yes, I do see my friends some, I don't just sit in the house in my sweats eating every fattening food in sight hoping for a second to cure my loneliness, and it's not like NONE of the plans have a shot at working out, but, to put it briefly: My summer is NOT going the way I imagined it.
If you were to go back to just a few weeks before finals this past spring, and look into my picture of what this summer would bring you'd get something along the lines of a nice hot beach where the water is the perfect temperature to go swimming or maybe a few degrees colder than absolutely perfect. I'm there with my friends. We're doing fun things; volleyball on the beach, visiting the tourist shops located along the beach, splashing around in the ocean, taking tons of silly pictures, and basically just having a blast.
Now, take a look at my summer so far:
Work. Sleep. Do the dishes. Go for a jog. Hang out with friends for a bit. Work. Sleep. Go on another jog. Imagine how awesome the beach would be. Sleep. Etc.
It's nothing like what I imagined it to be, but, I'm holding out hope that this will be my best summer yet!
Until Next Time,
Saturday, May 12, 2012
CrazyGirl observes Goodness
So, most of us have or have had a Facebook. It's a fun place to catch up on who is dating who, which school had a dance last week, and all the other trivial stuff that makes up our everyday lives. It's become a HUGE deal to be unfriended by someone on Facebook, almost as if Facebook friendships are taking place of true, honest-to-goodness, face-to-face friendships. But, I'm not writing this to talk about the evils of Facebook. I'm here to point out the good things. You see, I recently took a month off of Facebook, because I spent way too much time on there reading about the latest drama going on and updating everyone else on what I was doing, when I was doing it, and where I would be. When I did get back on, I realized how petty Facebook can seem. Honestly, I don't want to hear if you're getting drunk, or see all the pictures where you are high at a party. I don't want to read all the cuss words you decided were necessary for your Facebook posts. Then, I started looking for the good in Facebook, because before I decided to delete my account, I wanted to be sure that's what I really wanted. When I went looking for the good, I found it.
You see, while the majority of people are posting about their latest party or break-up or whatever drama they feel like posting about, there is still a minority out there posting statuses that make you think, or pose a good point, and best of all, there are still people out there using Facebook as yet another ministry. It's seriously so rare to see someone post a Bible verse on their Facebook these days because *gasp* they might offend someone. But, honestly, that's one of the coolest things to see. What's even cooler is to see these people live out the verses they post in their REAL lives, and not just in the virtual world of Facebook or Pinterest or Twitter. I give a huge round of applause to these people, for being real and for being confident enough in their beliefs to stand up for them. Kudos to them!
Personally, I can say that I really haven't used Facebook as a ministry or to state my beliefs. I use it for fluff posts. You know the kind I'm talking about "Aww. Lunch with so-and-so. ♥ So much fun." or "Yay for rain. ♥" or even "La la la. Whatever." That's pretty much all I do. But, my question for myself is why should I add to the petty side of Facebook, when I could be using it for good instead? The answer: It's so much easier to just post fluff and not step on anyone's toes. My solution: Get over it and use Facebook for good, not random nothingness. So, to those few people using Facebook for good, thanks for the inspiration!
--He replied "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you" Matthew 17:20
Til Next Time,
CrazyGirl♥
You see, while the majority of people are posting about their latest party or break-up or whatever drama they feel like posting about, there is still a minority out there posting statuses that make you think, or pose a good point, and best of all, there are still people out there using Facebook as yet another ministry. It's seriously so rare to see someone post a Bible verse on their Facebook these days because *gasp* they might offend someone. But, honestly, that's one of the coolest things to see. What's even cooler is to see these people live out the verses they post in their REAL lives, and not just in the virtual world of Facebook or Pinterest or Twitter. I give a huge round of applause to these people, for being real and for being confident enough in their beliefs to stand up for them. Kudos to them!
Personally, I can say that I really haven't used Facebook as a ministry or to state my beliefs. I use it for fluff posts. You know the kind I'm talking about "Aww. Lunch with so-and-so. ♥ So much fun." or "Yay for rain. ♥" or even "La la la. Whatever." That's pretty much all I do. But, my question for myself is why should I add to the petty side of Facebook, when I could be using it for good instead? The answer: It's so much easier to just post fluff and not step on anyone's toes. My solution: Get over it and use Facebook for good, not random nothingness. So, to those few people using Facebook for good, thanks for the inspiration!
--He replied "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you" Matthew 17:20
Til Next Time,
CrazyGirl♥
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