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Dude, this is insane. (Please excuse me if you aren't a dude and that offended you) Words cannot describe how I am feeling right now. My thoughts are running all around my head tripping over each other, and making me go berserk. Honestly, I want to just shout and let them know how I'm feeling.
Why the freak out?
It's almost a new year, and I just came home from my loooong trip to California, I miss my family, I don't think I'm ready for schooling to come back around. Did I mention I miss my family?

• So, I realized I never told you Faithful Readers about Winter Blast. For this, I am truly sorry. So much happened, it would be an insanely long post, and I'm not sure that would work out too great.
• Well, I had a wonderful time in California. I can't describe all of it but lets say it was tons of family, laughter, joy, and fun fun fun. I love my family, honestly and truly I really do!
• I have realized a series of things
  
  1. Pandora has a wonderful knack of playing the best songs in the world.
  2. BarlowGirl's most recent album (Love&War) is by far one of the best albums I have heard in my life.
     
  3. Sparkling Cider is indeed quite tasty.
  4. I was separated from my cousin at birth (i know it's true. There is no doubting this!)
  5. I really like the beach.
  6. High School Musical songs fit into any part of your life. Creepy? I believe so.
• Seriously though, my sister just turned 16 while we were in California, and I started singing. My parents asked me what time it was, I started singing. We're taking family pictures on the beach holding hands, I start singing. It's way too crazy.
• So, Christmas. An amazing holiday. I have never spent it away from home before and it was beautiful! I loved it.
• One thing I got was a cherry red iPod and I loved it. God is so wonderful. A lot of people don't get to celebrate Christmas in the privileged way I do, and he has blessed me beyond imagination.
• And now, onto the new year.
• Words cannot describe.
• Have a blessed new year, and drink all the tasty cider you can handle!

Have you ever had one of those moments where you feel something so... amazing that you can't even describe it. You can't put to words how you feel, or what your emotions are. They're just THERE and they make you feel amazing. But you can't share with anybody. That's how I feel right now.
I suppose it's the feeling of love, one I have not felt before. Sure, I feel love from my family ALL THE TIME (you don't even know!) but this is love at its best. True love. Pure love. Love from my Creator. And I cannot describe it. The words dance like crystals on my lips but I can't share them with people, or put the diamonds in their ears.
I was reading my Bible at Winter Blast up in Winter Park this weekend (best weekend of my life, you'll learn about it in another post) and I stumbled upon a verse made for me:

Well, the blogging craze, has somewhat slowed down. I’m really curious how one attracts followers? It is indeed a quite wondrous thing and one that I lay in bed wondering about at night (so I don’t really have that much to ponder about in that great brain of mine. Sue me.)

• The reading strike still on and well… man it is tough. But as it says in the Good Book “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will…” (Romans 12:2)
• Sadly, nobody said renewing of the mind would be exactly easy.
• Just like putting together a ship in a bottle!
• I have always wanted to do that, but have never been able because
  a) I have been unable to acquire one…
  b) If I did acquire one, it could be dangerous for my health because I might just blow a blood vessel in frustration.
• This is why I have to work on patience.
• Isn’t it ironic that when we pray for patience, or we say we want to be more patient (say for your New Years Resolution) we get thrown the annoying patience-testing scenarios and fail miserably?
• As I have said before, God has a sense of humor.
• (SIDE NOTE: I am sitting next to my sister while typing this blog! Woo! SIDE NOT OVER!)
• Anyway… so as I believe I have said before my not-so-new pen (cil)-pal, Lovely Leah has been a great encouragement in my life! Not only that but she makes me laugh extremely hard! I just wanted to thank her in cyber-space.
• My shift key is being rather annoying right now.
• And now, in closing of every blog, I have decided to write one thing about myself. Have a little blogger-Faithful Reader connection going. I might even start a bucket list… hmm…

Trip, Ace & Demo,

~A&A

Sometimes, when I can’t fall asleep I think of floating on clouds. La la la…
What do you do when you can’t find sleep?

Well there goes my whole blogging thing. I have been finding it increasingly harder to blog everyday now! Don't worry though, Faithful Readers, you were not forgotten and I try my hardest, I really do.

• Christmas time is here. I guess that makes a lot of people think of presents and family time and ham (oooh ham...) but it makes me think of crowded malls, snow boots, scarfs, snowflakes, and CALIFORNIA!
• I have not gone to California in the longest time and I can not wait to see my family again! They live so far away, and it's not exactly easy visiting!
• I have gone on a reading-strike. Mainly because I have found there is nothing good to read. As much as you read, especially by non-christian authors, pollutes your mind. Or it pollutes my mind. And I just need a break. A breather. I need to get back on track.
• I've also gone on a no-spending money-spree. Dear. Goodness.
• And yes, to many, many people amazement, I have quite drama. I am totally, completely and utterly through with it. It's going to be extremely hard to do. Because there is part of me that wants to hold on like a pit-bull and never let go. However, God has taken the liberty of changing my heart, and I asked him to have his way and he started.
• God has a sense of humor.
• You know what I also realized about Christmas time? Starbucks. They're taking over the world. There is one across the way from my school, there is yet another one near my house. There is one by my church. There is one in the mall. I bet you, that the first store that will open in space will be a Starbucks.
• Personally, its coffee isn't even that good...
• Burnt. It's burnt coffee. Charbucks anyone?
• Did you know, I have a dictionary in my bedroom?
• It might be an un-healthy thing because I look up thousands of words I don't know, then go around spouting my new-found knowledge.
• Like: A snail can sleep for three years (talk about catching some Z's)!
• A person over fifty has spent approximately five years of their life waiting in line (that, my friends, is a looong time!)
• The plastic thing on the end of your shoelace is called an 'aglet' (who knew?)
• Barbie's full name is Barbera Millicent Roberts (Millicent??)
• If you yelled for 8 years, 7months, and 6 days you would have produced enough energy to heat one cup of coffee (hardly seems worth it)
• Well, I have to say on my part: When am I to use that information? Maybe one day I can walk up to some guy in Hyde Park and tell him that a snail could sleep for three years.
• I am sure, beyond a shadow of a doubt, he would be overjoyed with his new-found information.
• Other than that, Dear Readers, I have not much to say.
• God is changing my heart at a slow pace, and it's amazing to see the results.
• As a wonderful person once told me: If it was easy, it wouldn't be.

Trip, Ace & Demo,

~A&A

Dear Mr. Christopher Columbus,

I would like to inform you that you are terribly misinformed about some things. As far as I can tell you did not "find" the new world. To find something, clearly, it must be lost in the first place. As far as I can tell North America wasn't lost, simply hiding. That, or the simple fact that you were all scared out of your wits that you would fall off the world. (Really?)
Also, what is now known as America wasn't in reality a new world. It wasn't a real world at all, just a place inside the world. It was just a hunk of rock that your little ship landed upon. I personally feel sorry for the people aboard, eating stale bread and having to put up with you.
The Indians (aka Native Americans) were here before and I find it quite rude that you didn't even ask them if they minded you trespassing on their lush green land with you diseases and smelly shipmates!
Well that is all, I hope you consider this and roll in your grave a couple times to get the blood flowing, you can get really stiff and even have blood clots from sitting in one position for so long! And if anyone asks, this letter was sent back in the 1400s.

Trip, Ace & Demo,

~Yours Truly

P.S. I needed to lighten my mood. Comments? Read Isaiah 50!

Well as Sydney stated in the post below my computer was broken and... it's now fixed! I thought there was a piece missing out of the side that was making it not turn on but it turns out there never was a piece in the side. Shows how observant I am.
I had an amazing thanksgiving holiday let me tell you. I was so happy that I could spend it with m friends and family (Although my twin wasn’t there...). I am really so thankful for everything I have. I would like to recognize those things below

• My family, they are so supportive and never fail to amaze me whether it’s with their bad jokes or caring hugs.
  


• My friends, I love them to the ends of the earth. I would do anything for any one of them; they truly make life worth living.
  


• My health, lots of people have been getting sick with different things and my heart goes out to those families who had to spend the holiday in the hospital. (I once had to spend Christmas in the hospital)
  

Anyway, it would be cool if you guys could post comments about what you are most thankful for. And as Grace pointed out to me because Thanksgiving is over we are officially allowed to start singing Christmas music. And I have been practicing playing my Christmas music on the Piano. I am so excited for Christmas. Not just for the day but for the season. I love driving at night seeing all of the lights on the houses, I love listening to all the music that is played in the stores, and I love buying gifts for people and seeing their reaction when they open them. Everything about it is just so happy. The day after thanksgiving we put up our light and I love them so much. We put up a ton of them and they look really cool. I like knowing that I helped create a masterpiece!

Over the break I dog sat for two different houses and let me tell you, that was an adventure. The first house had two dogs that were HUGE and whenever I opened the door they would bark at me like I was going to try to hurt them or something. Then they would realize it was just me and they would run to the back door so they could go to the bathroom. Then the second house I was at had a tiny little dog that was sort of like a Pomeranian and another that is so old she can barely see or hear, but they have this waterfall in the backyard which is so so so pretty. It has three different sections and at the bottom there is a pond. Behind the water are these light that light the whole thing up with changing colors. I could have sat there for hours and watched it. I love dog sitting, except the part where you have to get up early so that you can go and let them out. But something about being in a house alone with dogs is so calming.
Until next time...

~A

Well, I have to say I am terribly sorry for my unexcused absence from this blog, as well as Emma's (for those of you who don't know, my twins computer is not working thus she is unable to get on the blog until the repairs are made. Thank you for your thoughtful understanding!)
I myself was gone, with my family for the wonderful holiday of Thanksgiving! I hope you all had amazing holidays, whether you celebrate Thanksgiving or not!
We have so much to be thankful for.
Food.
Clothing.
Shelter.
Friends.
Family.
Love.
LIFE.
It's amazing to me how we can go through life and not know what we are thankful for. There are people in Africa and Mexico, impoverish nations who are more thankful than we ever could be.
I heard the story of a women which brought tears to my eyes. The woman had four children and they were on the verge of starvation and had barely enough to get by. The shack that they lived in was just that, a shack. The man went to the woman and said to her this:
"Ma'am if I could give you one thing- anything- what would you like?"
The woman thought for a moment then looked at the man with smiles dancing in her eyes "I would really like a window."

A window. That woman could have had anything yet all she wanted was a window. How selfless is that? Even if you don't have that pair of shoes you really want, or you weren't able to go the theatre with your friends, think of how much you have to be thankful for. How much you already have.
So let's hear what you have to say: WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?

Trip, Ace & Demo,

~A&A

P.S. Read Proverbs 31 and Psalm 31

Human beings hate to wait.
I hate to wait.
And we are SO good at being impatient.
Is it not easy to complain, to throw a tantrum? To toss things around in anger and frustration, only to find that, in the end, we're in the same place we started. You can walk in a circle all you want, but you'll still end up in the same place.
Why do we walk so, and try so, when we find ourselves empty? Why do we climb back on the same roller coaster when we know it's the one that makes us sick, when it's the one that makes us want to get off the moment we get off?
There is a moment in everyone life-maybe even multiple moments-where the task seems impossible,where the task is so unbearable that you feel retarded. Those are the moments where you have to sit down and WAIT.
You don't walk outside during a tornado, you wait it out.
Life is like one big long car ride. You're behind the wheel. At some moments you'll be cruising right along, faster than 80 kph, the wind blowing through your hair, and the air, the sweet sweet air all around you. Then there will be the moments where you get in a car accident, and you didn't even know it. You have to go in for repairs, and get fixed up and it's not fun. Money has to be forked over, and you really just don't. Want. To.
Then there are the moments when we're been cruising for so long we hit bad traffic. And the going is slow and tough, and we want to just get out of our car and walk, because you'll get there faster.
Race cars drive fast, but in a circle. And no matter how much the loop around and around, they end up in the same place as before. This is where the rubber meets the road. Now.
Trip, Ace & Demo,

~Yours Truly

P.S. Write something. Anything, really. Whatever you are thinking, feeling, write it down.

Decisions are funny. Everyone has had that moment where you make a decision, and there it is. It's set in stone. You're not going back. That's the way it was when I chose to believe in God and live for him and walk with him. There was no going back for me. Because God is limitless, He was and still is EVERYTHING I need. Take the deepest part of the ocean, multiply it by infinity, and God is still beyond that. I love that quote. You can't put limits on God, you can't shove him in a box, or ask him to wear skin. He is everything you need. He provides for sparrows, which are sold for half a penny, how much more will he provide for me? I cannot fathom love like that, yet it's the love I walk in every day. I'm not perfect. I slip up all the time. But God's love is never ending. Like in Benjamin Gate's song "All Over Me" when they sing:

Wave come, wave fall
Cast me on your broken shore
Sun come, sun fall
Cast me on your love so warm

Jesus' love is
Jesus' love is

Chorus:
All over me, all over me
Your love is all over me
All over me, all over me
Your love is . . .

Christ come, Christ crawl
Nailed to a cross so tall
All come, all fall
All walk with hearts so torn

Jesus' love is
Jesus' love is

God's love is all around us. All over us. I love that.
Take the deepest part of the ocean, multiply it by infinity, and God is still beyond that.

Trip, Ace & Demo

~God's Beloved

P.S. Read Hebrews 10