Hey everyone,
Well, at least for me anyway, this is my LAST WEEKEND BEFORE SCHOOL BEGINS. Ahhh. I can't believe it. I love school alot, but this summer has gone by so so fast. I went to my school and got my schedule yesterday, and I'm happy to say that I love all of my classes and where they are in my 2 semesters. My first semester is going to be heavy, but 2 of the classes are my favourite, and we all know we secretly enjoy the homework for those classes, so I'm not worried.
What I do want to talk about today is the fact that it's a new year. For me anyways, when I think of the new year, I tend to think about school starting. When it's December 31st, yes, we are ringing in a new year, but for me, it doesn't feel significant. I do make those infamous new year's resolutions, but other than that, all I do is change the year on my school work and that's about it.
For me, a new school year always has a bigger impact on me than the actual new year. Maybe it's because we're starting new classes, with new teachers and a new outlook. I'm not sure. But my challenge for you guys this new school year, whether you've started already or not, is to make a resolution. Are you going to try your best to finish all of your homework 100%, speak up in class or use your agenda more often? Think of something that is really important to you and ask yourself why it's so important. Is it because you want your grades to improve? Do you want to prove to yourself, your teachers and your parents that you're a good student? Whatever the reason may be, stick to it!
It is a new year, after all. :P
Happy Last Few Days of Summer!
Friday, September 3, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Getting Better.
Hey all,
I've recentley taken up rollerblading. My brother and I usually go, but alot of the time I go by myself. I plug myself into my Ipod and hit the road. Don't worry, I make sure the music is quiet enough I can hear the cars! At the beginning, I was absolutely horrible. I'm not the best skater in the world, so rollerblading wasn't much easier. Honestly, if you were driving, I'd say clear the road. I was a mess. But, I stuck with it and slowly got better. I'm still no master, but I can stop and slow down and move without falling all the time. But what would have happened if I'd just thrown in the towel after the first try and said, Nope. I'm done. It's hard, I look like an idiot trying, I don't care? I would have given up on something I know now that I really like.
Your relationship with God is like that too. So is mine. So is his and her's. We're all getting better. At the beginning of my relationship with God, I wasn't really sure if He was there, but I didn't give up on Him. There have been moments when I've questioned if everything's real and if there's a point to life, but I didn't stop believing.
So I challenge you guys to look at your relationship with God the same way you did with something you stuck to even when you thought it was hard. Maybe learning to play the flute or getting to a new level on your Gameboy. You did it right? And I bet you're really happy that you stuck with it.
God's always there, always willing to listen to whatever happens to come out of your mouth. So don't stop. You're always getting better.
Happy Friday!
I've recentley taken up rollerblading. My brother and I usually go, but alot of the time I go by myself. I plug myself into my Ipod and hit the road. Don't worry, I make sure the music is quiet enough I can hear the cars! At the beginning, I was absolutely horrible. I'm not the best skater in the world, so rollerblading wasn't much easier. Honestly, if you were driving, I'd say clear the road. I was a mess. But, I stuck with it and slowly got better. I'm still no master, but I can stop and slow down and move without falling all the time. But what would have happened if I'd just thrown in the towel after the first try and said, Nope. I'm done. It's hard, I look like an idiot trying, I don't care? I would have given up on something I know now that I really like.
Your relationship with God is like that too. So is mine. So is his and her's. We're all getting better. At the beginning of my relationship with God, I wasn't really sure if He was there, but I didn't give up on Him. There have been moments when I've questioned if everything's real and if there's a point to life, but I didn't stop believing.
So I challenge you guys to look at your relationship with God the same way you did with something you stuck to even when you thought it was hard. Maybe learning to play the flute or getting to a new level on your Gameboy. You did it right? And I bet you're really happy that you stuck with it.
God's always there, always willing to listen to whatever happens to come out of your mouth. So don't stop. You're always getting better.
Happy Friday!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Peggy's Cove.
Hey all,
How have you all been? Hopefully good, even though summer's coming to a close! This post is going to be about a part of my summer actually. I went out East with my family for about 10 days. We travelled through Nova Scotia and PEI, and I must say, if you have never seen the ocean, it is painstakingly beautiful. For weeks I imagined what it would be like to see it, because I'd heard stories of the waves and the sounds and the majesty of it.
One of the days, we went to Peggy's Cove, NS. For those of you that have been there and for those of you that have not, you may or may not know that it is a MAJOR tourist attraction. People from all over the world come to see it. When I was there, I could literally stand in one spot and I would hear people speaking French, English, Spanish and German or something in all directions. Very cool. BUT, the point of the spot is the lighthouse. To my knowledge, it is one of the most photographed lighthouses in the WORLD. The WORLD! How cool is that?
So, when I stood there, staring at this huge, photographed, old and important lighthouse and watched the waves crash on the eroded rocks behind it, all I could think was, How beautiful is our God? The only way that I think I could describe the ocean is powerful. The waves could swallow you up in seconds and the depth of it is mindblowing. God created that. God created the things that we can't even comprehend. He understands their compexity and their special features. Sound familiar? It's just like us. We're like the ocean and the rocks and the sky and the wind. We're unique and beautiful and created for a purpose and a reason. Whether it be to blow the leaves around in the fall or to take people on boats from one land mass to another, we have a purpose.
Happy Summer guys!
How have you all been? Hopefully good, even though summer's coming to a close! This post is going to be about a part of my summer actually. I went out East with my family for about 10 days. We travelled through Nova Scotia and PEI, and I must say, if you have never seen the ocean, it is painstakingly beautiful. For weeks I imagined what it would be like to see it, because I'd heard stories of the waves and the sounds and the majesty of it.
One of the days, we went to Peggy's Cove, NS. For those of you that have been there and for those of you that have not, you may or may not know that it is a MAJOR tourist attraction. People from all over the world come to see it. When I was there, I could literally stand in one spot and I would hear people speaking French, English, Spanish and German or something in all directions. Very cool. BUT, the point of the spot is the lighthouse. To my knowledge, it is one of the most photographed lighthouses in the WORLD. The WORLD! How cool is that?
So, when I stood there, staring at this huge, photographed, old and important lighthouse and watched the waves crash on the eroded rocks behind it, all I could think was, How beautiful is our God? The only way that I think I could describe the ocean is powerful. The waves could swallow you up in seconds and the depth of it is mindblowing. God created that. God created the things that we can't even comprehend. He understands their compexity and their special features. Sound familiar? It's just like us. We're like the ocean and the rocks and the sky and the wind. We're unique and beautiful and created for a purpose and a reason. Whether it be to blow the leaves around in the fall or to take people on boats from one land mass to another, we have a purpose.
Happy Summer guys!
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