Last Day!

Okay, haven't updated in a loooong time...
How are you guys?
....
Good!

Well, lets see Fireworks stand went very very well, I still hate it, but this was probably the best year I've had of it.
Camp was Fantastic! Attitudes were awesome, and there were some kids who came with our church who accepted Christ as their Savior-ALWAYS Fantastic when that happens!
I got to know some friends better, which I am very happy about. :)
Camp started out kinda rough, everyone had their best friend, group, or boyfriend/girlfriend, so I was kinda left standing alone, or feeling in the way. But it got better.
Our speaker did a wonderful Job, I'll have to put up some notes.
Well, after I got home from camp on Friday, my Dad and I drove up to Wisconsin for our family reunion. That was a good time, got to see everybody! :D
Oh, and we made sparkler bombs-AWESOME!
Then me and Dad went and saw "UP"-very cute.
We [He] then drove home, and the next morning I got my wisdom teeth pulled.
A very good experience overall, nothing horrible happened, and the doctor and nurses were marvelous.
My face kinda hurt afterwords but that was to be expected....
I watched a LOT of TV and movies that week....

Well, I graduated to the college class and I love it! I'm really sad that I'm only going to be in there for a couple more weeks.

PCC is only about Two weeks away....

Today is my Last Day of work at QT until I come home from college! SO EXCITED!
I absolute love my job, but I'm ready to be done for a while :)

I'll have to tell you guys about Ronald on my next post...heeeheeeheeeheee....

Okay, I'm outta here for know, workin' 9 to 5 today.

See ya later!




Go ye therefore and teach all nations... Matthew 28:19

Less than a week!

Hey guys what's up!

I'm finished with school today! *yay* Finished reading my book report book-Let the Nations be Glad! The Supremacy of God in Missions~John Piper.

Going to Peru on Wednesday! So close! Very excited!

Tonight, going to a friends graduation party, and also gonna hang out with the college class for a while, tomorrow I get to work, Sunday is Promotion Sunday [leaving the Coolbaughs :( But getting to go to the Krawczyks! :D] Then that night is the Sr. Service and afterglow.
Monday-going to a Cardinals game with Jr. and Sr. High classes, then Tuesday-Packing, then Wednesday-FLYING!
Won't be able to help at Rachel's school~Swine Flu restrictions from the U.S. but I am still SO excited!

Leaving Sr. High... wow, I can remember going into the class and asking everyone what year they were, anyone who said 'senior' was grown-up to me :)
God grew me in that class. Really thankful that He sent the Coolbaughs to us.

Got myself interested in photography~ it's a LOT of fun!
Here are some of my favorite pics.





Alrighty, I am off for the night!

Please pray that I get to Peru safe, and that I will be willing to learn whatever God has to teach me!
Night All!


Go ye therefore and teach all nations... Matthew 28:19

54 Days 'Till Peru...1/2 a Night 'Till WI

In answer to Emma's question on the last post...No, they were not being mean when they "yelled" at me. :] thank you for asking.

Okay, so what's new....
Leaving for WI tomorrow morning bright and early...without the bright part. I like the car trip...don't think I would if I had to drive it, but just hanging out in the car; reading, writing, watching a movie, I like it. :D (Plus I get shotgun!)

Ready for school to be over...I was fine until the beginning of the fourth quarter, then I sent in my college application and now I'm very ready to be done!
Funny, I want to finish school...so that I can go do more school...hmmm...:]

Sent in all of my paperwork to Pensacola Christian College, and got a letter twoish days ago (i'll be made fun of for that one) anyway got a letter telling me I was accepted! Totally, excited! (Like, I know right? Whatever!-- Sorry, inside joke...okay, not sorry or I wouldn't have posted it :P)

I think I'm writing kinda haphazardly here... just ready to GO!
hmm....
College.
Planning on majoring in Missions with a broad field in Graphic Design. Fall semester 2009!

I believe that God works in every area in our lives, that everything that happens happens for a reason. God is soverign.
So noticing some things that are happening in mine, I think He's trying to get me to grow towards Him, a better relationship.
I don't know if that's why or not, but, I figure It would be very difficult for me to go wrong if I'm trying to grow in my relationship with Him. :]
Gonna miss my church...
AWANA's is almost over for the year and I am ready.
I love the kids but I miss going to service on Sunday nights.

Some random stuff since my last post:

• If evolution is partly survival of the fittest, why are humans (the fittest) trying to save the rainforest and endangered species??? Isn't that a bit contradictory?
• Nothing nearly as serious...since I've started watching this TV show "Lie to Me" I find myself watching face expressions in movies, trying to find tells and manipulators and the such like. :]
• I'm stealing Chelsy's awesome emoticon thingy. :]
• In my next post, I will post my short story about my first bus ride home from sagmount.
• MY SHEET MUSIC IS FINALLY IN!....ooohh...I should probably cancel my order at A&M music now...
• I'm much more comfortable at QT now, getting into the swing of things.
• I managed to fool at least 6 people into thinking I got fired on April Fools day. AGAIN I DID NOT GET FIRED, I AM HAPPILY EMPLOYED AT QT!...lets you see the effects and confusion of lying...
• April fools day was way fun :D May I quote S. --" IT'S A JOKE! APRIL FOOLS! APRIL FOOLS! DON'T HURT HIM!" ahhh.... that will make me laugh for a long time. :] (not my joke by the way, I got to observe someone else's.

Alrighty, I think I am done for tonight.

Have a great week guys!

Night All!

Go ye therefore and teach all nations... Matthew 28:19

88 Days

Okay,
Hi guys!
Still not a whole lot to say over here.

Work's going fine, nothing major happening, one of my managers said that I was doing really well, and I think I'm starting to get in the swing of things. I'm starting to like work a whole lot more. Hours are picking up too.

School...heehee don't want to talk about, I will talk about it when this quarter is over.
I will say, I read the first 5 chapters of Pride and Prejudice for Lit class and LOVED it. Jane Austen is hilarious.

88 Days 'till Peru.

Starting to read Let the Nations Be Glad, by John Piper, not even through with the first chapter and I really like it.

Just finished reading the "O'Malley" series by Dee Henderson, 5 books in all. It was nice, it's been a while since I've had a good book to read. I like reading it's just hard to find good books...you all already know my opinion of Twilight... :)

Trying to grow, trying to love God more than I love me, and in doing that loving my family more than I love me. In respect for what my parents ask, in the way I treat my sisters, I'm trying. Sometimes it gets kinda hard not to get discouraged because I see it when I mess up most of the time...It happens a lot.
Just so you guys know, Melissa Ham is absolutely fantastic.

Camp:
Going to Sr. High Camp this year "YAY" Way excited, I plan on playing a piano solo, gotta find a song. Plan on playing a duet with Amber...gotta find a song... And plan on playing accompaniment for Amber....Have a song, waiting for the music to arrive.... :)

Have to work tomorrow...
okay, yeah...i'm out of stuff to say.

Love you guys...well most of you...just kidding!
Night

Hannah

Go ye therefore and teach all nations... Matthew 28:19

Come on!

Good Grief!
Do You People Not Have Lives of Your Own???

Okay, so I don't actually have a whole lot to say... ummm...
I'm Going to camp this summer. Yay! Will be playing a piano solo, and duet, and might be playing accompaniment, but don't know about that yet.

Got to hang out at church all day today for camp practice, love my church, don't think I can say that enough.

ummm....Work is going...well I guess. Nothing crazy, it gets hectic sometimes. Saturday I worked for four hours, it was really busy, because, we had "Disney Playhouse Live" at the family arena (apx 10 min away), a Cheerleading competition at the convention center (apx. 3 min away) and a big Mardi Gras thing on main street (no idea where).

I got my hair cut again, it's kinda the same style, just shorter, GOT to remember not to do that again...

Finally found some good books to read, it's been probably two years, give or take, since I've found really good fiction books.

Growing a lot lately, reading my Bible a lot more consistently, praying, and I've noticed my pride in certain areas, (some areas just realizing it's there, others seeing growth)
Had kind of a dry spell for a little while, and I was just struggling, that seems to be passing though.
Getting to know the people I work with better, so I hope to be a wittness to them.

Had AWANA tonight, love Sparks :D waaaay too cute!

Don't really know what else to say...ummm...
yeah, okay, I'm off for the night.

talk to all of ya later!

Hannah



Go ye therefore and teach all nations... Matthew 28:19

Quick Update

Okay, so I had a whole long thing written out, then I realized that I had it typed in Think on These Things, and blogger doesn't let you copy out of the posting box, so you get the quick version. :D

New Years Day I turned 17-I got sick and spent the day on the couch, but I got to watch BOB (band of brothers) with my dad so that was cool.
Grandma had to go home, very glad she was here!

Baby's doing good, love him lots!

Worked today, it was longer hours but the day went by pretty quick-I like everybody I work with-I got to go home early because we had so many people.

Church tomorrow, Yay! get to see everybody, (all of the sr. high went on a retreat)

Abbi take note! (If you're not Abbi feel free to ignore)-- "That post was the Comic book version!"

Alrighty! Night all!

...I told you it'd be quick!

Go ye therefore and teach all nations... Matthew 28:19

Happy New Year

2008's been a busy year for me.

• I turned 16
• I got my permit
• My Parents decided to try to adopt
• I went to Pensacola Christian College's Art Camp
• I saw the ocean
• I went to Sagmount for the first time
• I let God lead me to work towards missions
• I went back to work at the fireworks stand I had swore I'd never return to.
• I got my first real job (at QT)
• I got my liscence
• I took my ACT for the first (and only) time.
• My Grandma came for a visit
• We got to foster.

Wow, a lot has happened...

Went to church tonight, watched Fireproof, absolutely fantastic movie. We hung out for a litte while then came home

My sibs and g-ma are all sick, hoping it's just a quick little bug, and that the rest of us don't get whatever they have.

I'm absolutely loving playing the part of big sister to a baby, not used to that. : )

I'm playing with facebook, typing this, and watching Arsenic and Old Lace, trying to stay awake 'till midnight. : )

Curious to see what next year brings.

Whatever God wants to send I suppose :)

Alrighty, I'm off; I might update the other blog, idk.

Night all.

Happy new year!

Go ye therefore and teach all nations... Matthew 28:19

Christmas is over...:( New years is soon though! :D

Hi everybody! what's up? How was your Christmas?
Mine was fantastic, We had a Christmas Eve service at our church. Me and my sibs all played the piano. Abbi and Esther both did very well...I totally slaughtered my song, but it was entirely my fault.
I was paying attention to the crowd and not my song. Completely destroying my song helped me pay attention to what I was focusing on.
So, I'm better off having messed up and embarrassed myself, than having done well. Thank you Lord!

The rest of the evening we played with the one gift we were allowed to open...Mario Kart! WAAAAAAY fun! Then we watched "White Christmas" and "A Muppet Christmas Carol" Then I sneaked off to my bedroom because I kept waking up camped out on the floor. (My sisters totally got on me about that)

Christmas day was fun, my sisters let us all sleep in until 7...:)
We read Luke 2, then opened presents.
I got Chris Tomlin Music *yes* and some other stuff, like awesome Eeyore pants!...My parents opened THE present, the one I have been SOOOO excited about.

We went to Sears Portrait Studio and got our pictures taken together, it was cool, and my parents Loved it! Way cool.

The rest of our family (G-ma Smith, Uncle Chris, Aunt Barb, Rachel & Maggie) showed up by 12:30 when we opened more gifts.

It was a good time... a looong day.

Friday, Mom and I picked up G-ma Sharky from the airport, and she's been hanging out with us.
That night Dad took me to go see "Bedtime Stories" (wait for the dollar show, it's nowhere near as good as "Night in the Mueseum".)
That night I also got a facebook account, which is confusing but fun.

Saturday was work, I got register time and am getting a little quicker. I work tomorrow at 4 and then am off until saturday!

Wed. Night is new years eve, going to church to watch "Fireproof" and hang out 'till midnight.
Thursday is my birthday! gonna be 17 It's exciting kinda...I mean...it's cool to have another birthday but I think 18 will be really exciting. : )


That's really all I got for now...I'll probably write more this week (which I have off! Sweet!)

Alrighty, write to ya later!





Go ye therefore and teach all nations... Matthew 28:19

"Excuse me but...Where exactly was this in the job description...?"

Merry Christmas Everybody!!!

Okay, for an update...hmmm....

First off Work. When the job description said "cleaning restrooms" this was not exactly what I was expecting.
I was working a shift from noon to 6 on Saturday, it was about oh, 4:30, when a gentleman said
"You may want to check the men's restroom when you get a chance, it's pretty nasty."
I hopped down from the checkstand to go clean it. You could smell it out in the hallway, but I didn't think anything of it. (The men's room smells bad often)
Expecting some trash all over the floor (for some reason people don't like to take the extra half step to throw things IN the trash can...: )
Putting on my gloves and grabbing some cleaning spray, I opened the door, and most certainly did not see TRASH all over the floor.
And of course, guess who's shift ended soonest...Well I'll spare you the details but they let me go home a half hour early to go get a shower, and they said when the two guys on the next shift got there they would clean the rest of it.
That is my most recent experience at quik trip.

But on to better things...

CHRISTMAS IS TOMORROW! (16 hrs, 21 min, 5 sec away)

I am SOOO ready.
Tonight is the Christmas Eve service. Abbi, Esther and I will be playing the piano, so that will be fun.
The service is only supposed to last for an hour...:) we'll see....

My Grandma will be here the day after Christmas
I'll be 17 the week after, so this is an exciting time!
So today, I will be doing two school videos & homework and then as soon as thats done, watching all of those horrible old Christmas programs which I love so much! Then tonight's the service and tomorrow's Christmas!

Alright, I'm going to go eat.
Hope to see you guys tonight.

Merry Christmas!




Go ye therefore and teach all nations... Matthew 28:19

Hello All!

Hey guys!

Been a while since I updated, sorry.

What's happened....

Okay, We had our cantata at Park Hills on Sunday, that was a lot of fun, we were there before the choir so we got to practice on more time, the choir/bus got lost, but they arrived in plenty of time. : )
The choir sounded good, and I really liked how, at the end when everyone sang it was SOOO loud! I really liked that a lot.

So, the play:

For those who don't know, my part in the play was very small, I flirt with a guy who has a lot of money, then dump him over the phone when he runs out.

So I really don't know if I should be flattered or offended when people say "You are really good at that!"... no just kidding, it's fun. ; )

The play went really well, there were no big mix-ups in lines or anything.

And I think we all act pretty well. : )

Lets see... what else....

I worked Monday and Tuesday. I have to work Friday from 4 - 12, which, I don't want to work that late, but I would be fine if it weren't for the fact that my ACT is the next morning. I'm nervous as it is.

I can't really ask off though, because I'd been asking for more hours, so now they give me some... oh well, I'm pretty sure I'll be okay.

Tuesday I worked until 8, and as walked outside to my car I looked up, and there was the pepsi truck, parking me in.

lovely.

It was fine though, I just had to hang out for another 10 minutes, and it makes kind of a funny story.

...kinda like that camping trip...

We found out a little while ago, that the German Shepherd we had, Reggie, (who we had had to give back to the original owner because of the adoption) had to be put to sleep because he had a tumor. : (

So, it did work out well though, because we didn't have to do it.

I'm having trouble with the blog, so I'll put a couple of pics of him in a seperate post, later.

He was a cutie!

So, molly went to the vet because she's super fat and is losing her fur, she's got a thyroid problem, but nothing wrong with other internal organs so, she's good. *YAY*

Very excited, I get to go hang out with Melissa Ham tonight, we are going to go see "Fireproof" So excited! Love Melissa!

The Coolbaughs (my youth pastor and his family) came over Tuesday night, I was looking at pictures and it looked like they had a good time, but I was stuck behind a pepsi truck so I wouldn't know first hand... : )

I love the Coolbaughs so much, they really encourage all of us to grow. I am so thankful they came, I really don't think I would be the way I am now without them coming.

God works in all things.

I think that's about all I got right now... I cannot wait until Christmas, I am sooooooooo excited about what my sibs and I got my parents! I tell you that later. so excited!

Alrighty I need to go do school math now.

Talk to ya later!

(Hi Emma!!!)

Go ye therefore and teach all nations... Matthew 28:19