Things I Love Thursday.

Oh, what an eventful week! I feel like time has flown by since last week; so have my blog postings though eh? :D Let's get this started shall we?

getting to cross something off my bucket list - how playful Soot has been this week - knowing that I will get to see my best friend in a couple of days - Robert Frost - scarves - having a conversation with friends you use to be really close to like nothing ever happened - my interesting dreams - having brilliant ides - getting complimented on my writing by someone I look up to - getting lost in worship - making home-made cupcakes with my sister - dropping a piece of one of the said cupcakes on the floor, just to turn around and see that the cat had eaten it - seeing that my favorite blogger, theoneinpink, visited my blog - marcel the shell with shoes on - talking abut dream cars, computer, and phones with my dad - sneezing in youth, while sitting on the front row, and hearing people behind me saying "bless you" - taking four pages of notes because a sermon is so good - learning that there are people who trust me and are willing to confide in me - knowing that Project Runway comes on in T-minus 43 minutes - successfully going through an algebra problem on the phone with my teacher - being happy (:

And here my friends, is a nifty photo to send you on your way.

Quotes Worth Quoting.

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"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. It goes on."

 

- Robert Frost

 

 

"A poem begins with a lump in the throat; a homesickness or alovesickness. It is a reaching-out toward expression; an effort to find fulfillment. A complete poem is one where an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words."

- Robert Frost

Thank you Economics teacher, Mrs. Gray!

Economics
Assignment: 02.02 Career Path Discussion
Comments: Hello Brittany,Thanks for responding to the Career path discussion and pasting your responses here! You have done a good job and you exhibited insight and understanding into the factors affecting the choice of a career path in the ministry. You are acknowledging that there will be monetary sacrifices in this career but that there will also be non-monetary benefits to this type of work. There are a lot of choices to think about in the future. It is important to make good ones! You sound like you are on the right track.
Mrs Gray
Grade: 50 / 50

This completely made my day. Whether it is a generic reply or not, which it doesn't seem to be completely, I was happy to read this. Thank you God, and thank you Mrs. Gray. (:  

More about light switches.

If you are a dedicated reader, you have already read my last post about light switches, "I trip and fall for no good reason at all". If so, you know that I spoke about how I tend to go through life tripping and running into things when all I have to do is go to the light. With the help of the Light, things tend to be a little bit easier, not to mention less painful. Now that you know that history, I can continue on. 


I guess you guys say that P.Joe, my youth pastor, has a way with saying things that stick with me for a while. This time the light switch isn't just about you as a person tripping and falling, but about everyone around your running into things getting hurt as well. We live in a dark world where millions of people are in pain; if we were to strop and listen we would hear the cries of the people around us--it would be like hearing screams in the pitched black. What and eerie thought, but such a true one. 


Before I get ahead of myself I better take a step back. Everyone has a choice, has the ability to make a difference and become a revolution (quick shift in power). Some people believe they can change the world, while others believe that "world-changing" is impossible. Whether you believe you can change the world or not, you can make a change--even if it is just in your family or friends.


I already see minds spinning while I say this so I will go a little deeper. Whether you know it or not, the way you live your life effects those in a direct, or indirect, ripple effect around you. For example, if we are all in a pitched, black room and I turn on a flashlight, I am not the only who is going to be able to see something. With the help of my flashlight, anyone around me will be able to see better than they could before. 


I am a person who struggles with self-worth quite frequently, so hearing this message really made me think. Sometimes it is easy to believe that what I do doesn't matter in the long run; needless to say, I was proved wrong. We all have a place in this world, all made unique, unique to our Father. We all also have opportunities to shine our light, His light, to help other people out.


So readers, will you continue to sit in the dark with the screams of those around you, or will you decide to let your light shine? 

PS: Thanks to P.Joe for his awesome wisdom.

Sorry for the delay.

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I promised a blog, and I swaer I am working on it, but thanks to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome it is hard to do much of anything with my right hand. Although I am quite use to the idea of CTS, this is the worst I have ever had it, and believe me it is still painful to even type up this short blog. I have spent the last 3 days with my wrist wrapped and iced. Also, I have spent the last three days figuring out what you can't do with Carpal Tunnel. So dear readers, I am asking you to be patient with me as I slowly get my thoughts out to you. (:

Things I Love Thursday.

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Making soap bubbles with your hands, Ace of Cakes, hearing a sermon that may just change my life, hopes of real blogging again, card games, being positive, not getting frustrated with computer problems that are keeping me from blogging, my alarm clock, television, my cat's new found love for the outdoors, wedding shows, having someone else kill the spiders in my room, and hearing people whistle the song you have been playing on the piano all week.

Short and sweet eh? :)

Things I Love Thursday.

As you hopefully know, today is Thursday! If you are a regular reader you already know what to expect from this post, but if you are not, prepare to feast your eyes upon the loveliness of my week. (:

• Vanilla tea- I love me some hot tea, especially when it is vanilla or earl grey, and this morning it definitely made my day.
• Spending time with Taylor- She is just cool, ya know? I am always happy to get to spend time with her on Wednesdays, but this week was pretty nifty.
• Trying out new recipes- This week I decided to make something that I have never attempted before: BBQ chip chicken. Even though it sounds strangely odd, I was definitely pleased to find no left-overs.
• Spending time with the cousins- I was able to spend Sunday with the "Burger bunch", also known as my cousins! Being that most of my cousins have lived in Michigan my entire life, I can definitely appreciate having them living down here for a change. 
• Finding my mild road rage- I have always been the "chill" driver, but we definitely began to see signs of aggravation when I had to drive 30+ minutes over 10 miles-an-hour under the speed limit! Although it was quite irritating, I am still at the point where I am happy to get any story I can about my driving experiences. :D
• Cheesy movies with the fam.- I am the child that grew up watching the poor acting on 007 with my family, and I have been more than pleased to watch them over again with my family. 
• The thought of football season creeping up on us!- A couple of years ago I would have killed over if I knew I would be saying such a thing, but I am more than ready to watch some football!

And now we get to the things that need no explanation.

  

finding time to read -- gouda cheese -- finding movies that are worth watching -- driving -- this website -- making a list of recipes to cook -- swimming -- finding new music -- this store (it's one of my favorites) -- adorable dresses 1 and 2 -- finding sheet music you forgot even existed -- dreams of the future.

I hope you guys have an amazing rest of the week!

In case you were wondering...

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how many licks it takes to get to the tootsie-center of a tootsie pop...

I came up with 1400 licks (give or take a few).

I know that the results of this test will vary for every person who does this, due to the pressure of the sucker on the tongue as well as how much saliva there constantly is. Having said that, has anyone else done this? If so, what were your results? (:

Things I Love Thursday.

This week has been absolutely wonderful and I am looking forward to this post. (: If this is your first time reading a Things I Love Thursday, or as my best friend refers to it as, TILT, I will gladly explain the point. "TILT" is a weekly blog post that names some of the things I am thankful for in that week. What is the point, you might ask? The whole purpose of this is to continue to view things in a positive light, it makes things a bit lighter. :D Let's get started eh?

happiness|seeing people i haven't seen in a long time|catching up with people from years past|being back on my exercise routine|being able to drive by myself|zemanta blogging assistant|crafts(:|NFL commercials that are getting me ready for football season|hope|100 layer cake (i am a wedding dreamer. :D)|discovery channel|shark week|fresh, home-made banana bread|my chemistry teacher's patience (almost and hour on the phone...)|my best friend, whom i miss more than ever|starting my first senior class|dreams|food network|tlc|blogger stats|my readers(love you guys)|life.

Enjoy the rest of your week! (:

Lightening storms.

A little while ago there was a pretty wicked lightening storm outside of my house, so what do you do? We, as a family, turn out all of the lights and begin to see why Florida is called The Lightening Capital. (:

After that I started to play an eerie tune on the piano--hilarious. I think one of the funniest things though was when my brother and I started to come up with a plan for a horror film. I love my family, they are pretty awesome. :D

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