Thursday, June 28, 2007
Shuffle.
So this afternoon I went out for a walk...I was thinking a lot about what all happened at school this year, how I've grown, and how things've changed.
I was feeling a little...weird. Kind of almost sad. Don't ask me why, but life was just kind of getting to me.
I had my ipod on shuffle, and I heard my three *current* favorite songs, and it was like God was controlling which songs I was hearing..it was INSANE!
=)
the first was 'made to love you' by toby mac...it is one of the most inspiring, touching songs I have ever heard...it talks about how we were all created to love God, and to serve Him and Him alone. The chorus is:
And when did I forget that...
I was made to love You
I was made to find You
I was made just for You
Made to adore You
I was made to love
And be loved by You
You were here before me
You were waiting on me
And you said you'd keep me
Never would you leave me
I was made to love
and be loved by You!
The second one that came on was 'lose my soul'...again by tobymac. This song talks about how the world will try and drag us into being materialistic, but as Christians, we should want to live only for God.
the chorus goes like this:
I don't want to gain the whole world, and lose my soul,
Don't wanna walk away, let me hear the people say.
I don't want to gain the whole world, and lose my soul,
Don't wanna walk away, let me hear the people say.
The last song before my ipod died on me was 'feelin' so fly' by....you guessed it...tobymac.
It's a very interesting song, kind of...gangsta'.
It's pretty much about how living for God and having his love is a spiritual high.
the chorus:
There ain't a day that goes by
That I'm not singing Your praise
There ain't a day that goes by
That I'm not lifting your name
A supernatural high
Your love is simply insane
You got me feeling so fly
It was a pretty interesting walk.
It felt really good, and now I think I'm ready for summer!
Bring it on!
XoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoX
I was feeling a little...weird. Kind of almost sad. Don't ask me why, but life was just kind of getting to me.
I had my ipod on shuffle, and I heard my three *current* favorite songs, and it was like God was controlling which songs I was hearing..it was INSANE!
=)
the first was 'made to love you' by toby mac...it is one of the most inspiring, touching songs I have ever heard...it talks about how we were all created to love God, and to serve Him and Him alone. The chorus is:
And when did I forget that...
I was made to love You
I was made to find You
I was made just for You
Made to adore You
I was made to love
And be loved by You
You were here before me
You were waiting on me
And you said you'd keep me
Never would you leave me
I was made to love
and be loved by You!
The second one that came on was 'lose my soul'...again by tobymac. This song talks about how the world will try and drag us into being materialistic, but as Christians, we should want to live only for God.
the chorus goes like this:
I don't want to gain the whole world, and lose my soul,
Don't wanna walk away, let me hear the people say.
I don't want to gain the whole world, and lose my soul,
Don't wanna walk away, let me hear the people say.
The last song before my ipod died on me was 'feelin' so fly' by....you guessed it...tobymac.
It's a very interesting song, kind of...gangsta'.
It's pretty much about how living for God and having his love is a spiritual high.
the chorus:
There ain't a day that goes by
That I'm not singing Your praise
There ain't a day that goes by
That I'm not lifting your name
A supernatural high
Your love is simply insane
You got me feeling so fly
It was a pretty interesting walk.
It felt really good, and now I think I'm ready for summer!
Bring it on!
XoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoX
Amanda at 3:10 PM
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Eighty-seventh Post Ever...
So today was a pretty random day.
First I slept.
Then I had breakfast.
Then I made lunch.
Then I cleaned my room..sorta. (it's not quite done yet.)
And then Nicole and I played half a game of Tribond. (which makes absolutely no sense unless your in your thirties and have some knowledge of the world...it'd be a good game for the house of mirth girls I think.)
About half way through our game daddy came and asked if we wanted to go into town, and I needed to pick up a few things, so go into town we did.
We went to some shoe warehouse or something, and I bought new shades! I'm quite in love with them. =)
Then we went to Walmart and I bought makeup...cuz yeah.
Afterwards we went to the mall and daddy looked for shoes, and I found a pair of AMAZING shoes (kinda like trentshoes.tehe) that I'm buying once I get my first paycheck...OH YEAH! I got a job.
At a fruit stand...kittykorner to the safeway by my house. Come buy stuff from me! =D
Then I bought a present for Chloe's birthday.
After leaving the mall, mom said she didn't want to cook, so we went to Nando's.
Yum.
When we were done Nando's, Nicole and I wanted icecream, so we went to McDonald's looking for Chantelle..and Icecream.
Apparently she wasn't working, so we just got icecream and left.
Then dad was taking pictures of us as we left McDonald's and I felt quite famous.
daddy+camera+anywhere in the world+our family=paparazzi
yup.
Here's some of our "paparrazi" pictures.
I kinda actually like them.
Yup.
That was my life today.
Kinda sounds like the rest of my summer....'cept that I've gotta work seven hours a day, four days a week.
XoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoX
Amanda at 9:34 PM
Friday, June 22, 2007
Hawk Nelson's latest video...
When I first heard this song, it really touched me. When I saw the video, it hit me even harder...I realized just how fragile life is, and how no one really thinks about death a lot these days.
It's been on my mind quite a bit lately. Ever since Caity left for New Zealand, with a mission to save some of the lost teens down there (New Zealand and Australia have the highest teen suicide rates in the world) and ever since I saw that news report on the three Canadian soldiers who were killed the other day in Afghanistan; I've realized how blessed I am. People I'm close to have had loved ones die, and it hurts just to see them hurting, I can't imagine the actual pain they're going through. Someone told me that this song described their feelings exactly..."We've cried here for hours, and the hours turned to days."
I can't imagine going through that, and my prayers go out to the three families who lost their dads/husbands/sons/brothers the other day.
To my family and friends:
I love you to bits, and I thank God for you every single day. Thankyou for being part of my life, and for blessing me so much.
May God bless you.
XoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoX
Amanda at 4:51 PM
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Who I am hates who I've been.
This song describes my feelings of late extremely accurately.
strange how music does that.
Amanda at 6:08 PM
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Eighty-sixth Post Ever...
I don't know if anyone reads this anymore...cuz no one comments!yeah...layin' the guilt on thick.
harsh.
Anyway...Chrisaleen and Sammy have been at our house since saturday, and it's been some good times...mind you, I'm at school all day, so I don't know what goes on during the day..but when I'm around they're good. *shrugs* you'd have to ask me mommy!
So daddy took a REALLY cute picture today of me and sam.
he's my favorite.
=)
School's almost over..three more real days, and three exams.
ooohfun!
*sigh*
I'm SO done with grade ten, it's pretty much insane. I've just been having some really odd./bad/weird/strange/messed up/boring days and I'm trying my hardest to be happy, but it's hard!
I'll be fine when summer comes.....speaking of which....I applied for a job at Safeway today, pray for me. I'm kinda doubtful, and more than a little nervous about it...so yeah. Prayer would definitely be good.
I love you ALL!
/amanda
Amanda at 11:07 PM
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Eighty-fifth Post Ever..
So here I sit, in Sammy's room, just thinking about this past year...it's been fabulous!
I've grown a lot (emotionally, spiritually) , I've made a lot of new friends, gotten to know my family better, and done a LOT of school work in between all that.
To think that in september, I had no clue who ANYONE at my school was is just weird! I can't imagine life without them!
I think I finally feel like I belong...I feel like I've been meant to live in Abbotsford forever! I feel so....at home here. More than anywhere else on the planet. It's a pretty awesome feeling to have.
So..school's almost out, another four real days, and then three exams, and yeah...summer here I come!
I'm SO ready for summer, it's pretty insane.
I'm excited for the wedding in July, and seeing Justina again, I'm excited for all our crazy youth events, I'm excited to go camping with Chantelle, and I'm excited to live at her house for days on end!
=)tehe....
that's all I've got to say.....fornow!
sneakkyy.....tehe.again!
=p
XoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoX
Amanda at 7:41 PM
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Eighty-fourth Post Ever...
"We will be your hands.
We will be your feet.
We will run this race for the least of these.
In the darkest places we will be your light,
we will be your light!"
I'm so in love with God, it's not even funny.
I don't even know where to start or what to say...but I'm so done with being lame and sitting around. I really need to get off my behind and do something for God, it's all good to say "sure I'll work for Jesus!" but I actually have got to do something!
Just the other day, I was thinking about this, and I was wondering "why don't I serve God as faithfully as I think I should...why do I seem to struggle with sharing my faith?" I realized that it was because I wasn't completely sure that I was secure in God yet. Don't get me wrong, I love God, and know that He loves me unconditionally, but I've felt kind of...unstable lately. And I guess I was just doubting that I could help heal people who are broken, when I feel broken. Through that whole thought proccess, I think God put a thought in my head....it went kinda like this.
self-"Why don't I share my faith?....I suppose it's because I don't think people will listen to a broken person? Who wants someone like me, who has their own problems, to come in and try to solve the other person's problems with 'religion.'
God- "You realize that if they really want your help, and that if it's actually Me leading you to them, they'll accept that your broken and are just trying to help."
self-"But seriously! Why would anyone want help from someone who's just as shaken up as they are? What makes me qualified to help them???"
God-"It's your problems that helps you know how to help the other person. It helps you relate...and the difference between your problems and their problems is that you know how to fix them, and they don't. You are on the mend....and they're not."
self- "oh."
So my new motto is the chorus to that United song...
"We will be your hands.
We will be your feet.
We will run this race for the least of these.
In the darkest places we will be your light,
we will be your light!"
XoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoX
oh! Ps: I'm doing Love Abbotsford tomorrow, and I'm SOOO excited!
rawr.
=D
Amanda at 9:01 PM
YC pictures.
Photobucket Album
If you click on the picture, you should get a link to ALL of the pictures from YC. From everyone's cameras.
Fun weekend....
Yup.
Amanda at 9:54 AM