The Other Day

I decided to dance. I was on a trip to Chicago with my show choir, and music was playing in a restaurant. Here I am, this little chubby girl who is uncomfortable with her body in every day, and I decide that I should dance. I can't dance in any way, but I want to. So.. I stand up and start thrashing like I do. Soon enough, everyone around me is dancing as well, and before I know it the whole restaurant is dancing to an Abba song. I had nearly ten people thank me at the end of the night, as they said they were wanting to do the same thing but didn't have the courage. Isaiah 41:13- "For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you." When I was thinking about dancing, I kept hearing the final phrase in this verse: "Do not fear; I will help you." Maybe if more people didn't fear the unknown, we wouldn't have so many social taboos and other problems. I think we all need to start dancing, and then things will finally be as God wanted them.

How's That Homework Going?

Uh.. That homework.. Yeah.. I.. Uh.. Well.. My nails look cute!

I'm having trouble focusing. I can't think of things right now. I'm busy thinking about my nails, my hair, my prom dress, my date, my shoes, my makeup, and EVERYTHING WORLDLY. I need to stop right now, and begin thinking about God. What can I take with me when I finally am chosen to meet my Lord? Not my hair or my nails of my dress or my shoes.. I can only take my love for Him. 

Oh, and here's a picture of my nails. Terrible quality, but whatever.

They're short, but I recently stopped biting them. They're currently red with red glitter tipping them. I like thinking of them as Dorothy's red shoes from The Wizard of Oz. They also match my show choir dress.

Anyway, I have to go. I love you, pretend readers.

Oh boy oh boy..

Oh gosh.. I think everything changed. I'm really not sure if this is the right color font I used or not. Eh, whatever. I'm sorry that I haven't blogged in a while, but I've been so busy lately that blogging was the last thing on my mind. With the end of the semester, a show choir trip coming up, three research papers flying at me, and summer college visitations, I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I need to learn to let God take charge like I always do, but maybe I need to learn how to manage my time. God promised us eternal life, and here I am worried about how I'm going to finish some papers. Hm. As for right now, however, I'm going to walk up the stairs and go to sleep. Goodnight, pretend readers!

Toddlers & Tiaras

makes me laugh. These little girls are dolled up and coated in makeup. I lose it every time I see a screaming child walk on stage. All these little girls I see seem to have really strange names. The little girl I'm watching right now is named Alaska.. I don't understand! Anyway, the mothers and fathers of these little girls are teaching their daughters to sass them and layer foundation on themselves. I enjoy myself a good pageant, I was even in one this summer. What I don't understand, however, is how these parents are willing to teach their daughters that it doesn't matter how they act, as long as they put on a stage face and makeup, they're fine. Sometimes I feel like I do that with God. I put on my smiling face and think, "Hey, God.. I have things alright down here, but I'd just need a little help here and there.." WRONG. We need God in every aspect of our life. We need to stop putting up facades and instead throw ourselves on our knees and ask for help. I know for me, personally, I have a problem letting anyone help me, including God. This seems to be a huge dilemma, as nothing can be better than bowing down and letting God in. So, maybe instead of smothering their daughters with makeup, these parents should teach them to smother themselves with God. 1 Peter 5:7, "Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you."

Back in Government..

I'm learning about all different leaders of the world. I can't help but yawn and stretch as I think about my upcoming presentation on Gandhi. Last night was one of the most eventful nights in the history of mankind. I had four - count them - FOUR boys tell me that I was beautiful and that they were in to me. I just proclaimed that I was searching for God, not a boy, and BAM. EVERYONE IS ALL UP ON ME. I don't know what to do right now, but I'm sure that if i keep praying I'll find out. I keep recalling a verse I was sent by my big sister, which states "So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart." -2 Timothy 2:22. I like this verse because it reminds me to throw away my petty love interests and really search God. Not only does God call us to pursue him, but also a worth man that also is pursuing the same thing. So maybe I should just wait. I'm sure God knows what's gonna happen.

This Is Where the Hairstyles Come In...

I'm on a neverending quest to stop biting my nails. I've bitten them FOREVER. I've prayed for the strength to stop this along with many more bad habits I've taken to. I finally felt a surge of power, and now I'm painting them like crazy so I won't bite them. I've fallen IN LOVE with different kinds of nail polish, and I've taken a liking to different kinds..
The Sally Hanson Nail Strips are AMAZING. They make it possible to have all sorts of different patterns quickly and easily without the mess. I have really short nails, (those in the picture aren't mine,) and I can easily get two manicures out of a box. They're expensive for me, but they're definitely worth it. If you put a base coat on your nails and then apply the strip while it's sill wet, they will stick for a long time too!

I am in love with this color. It's currently on my fingers and toes, and I can't stop looking at it. This is where my blog of the day ends. Goodbye, invisible readers, and God bless. :)

When I Was Little,

I never wanted to be Barbie. I wanted to be a truck driver, an elephant, a lawyer, a doctor, a fireman, a clown, a hair stylist, and a cat. Being a classy woman never really was appealing to me until recently. The only thing I ever wanted to do was change the world in as many ways as possible. It was only until about two years ago that I was convinced it was logical to be the worlds most amazing multi-tasker. When I realized that I couldn't possibly do all these things, I was a little devastated. How could I have worked so hard to keep my grades up and my sports in order and my music together, only to have my world crash down on me? Looking back on this, I realize how foolish I was. No one can do all of these things! Wrong. God can do everything, and He knows what I'm going to do. No matter what I try, I understand that he will lead me to doing the correct thing with my life, even if it is becoming an elephant or a cat. We need to stop worrying about the future and just realize that God already knows exactly what we are going to do tomorrow and the day after. Maybe if we stopped questioning what was going to happen, we could live our lives for Him instead of ourselves.