My Life as I Try to Live "Not I, But Christ"

Friday, November 9, 2007

(13)Ka Flu ie!

Hey all,

It is only 9 thirty but since all the girlies are coming at 4 pm so i won't be able to post tonight.

We are gonna have a blast watching movies and playing board games!!! They get to stay till noon tomorrow too!

Well, we lost the game last night and i know i say this every time, but we played a whole lot better this week. I say it every time because we get better every time.....i finally found a word to describe Justin's attitude when we lose. STUBBORN!!! I told him....you have to admit we played a LOT better...and he said..." I'll say we played a lot better when we win".....i called him stubborn to his face and he denys it. hehe We went and got ice cream again in our defeat and it tasted just as good as it would have had we won. haha

The score was game 1: 22 to 25, game 2: 17 to 25........ish....we almost won the first one then our mind power went Ka flu ie!!!!!! ( Just say it like it sounds you'll get the point!)

G2g

More school ick!

~Rach~

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

(12) Great recipe!!

Hey girlies.....at least you all should be girlies!

Today was a bit chilly....ok it was COLD!!!!!! But we went soul winning anyways.....hehe....and as a result there were 11 ppl saved!!! OH YEAH!!!! And i am sooo glad i didn't have to walk up the hill at church after we at. ( Walk up the cold, dark, windy way!) I got to ride with Kailyn's sis Maegan!! Lot faster too!

Faith i couldn't resist telling Alaina and Kailyn that you were coming and we had to tell Ashley that Daniel was gonna be here Sunday b/c Kay said that if we didn't she would prob be mad. hehe The whole Stewart Family is excited now! Is Dan gonna be here Sunday night fer church too? Tell him he needs to!!!

g2g fer now..... oh yeah.....our ladies in our church are making a cookbook to sell for the building fund and asked for recipes. So I sent them this one! hehe

Hey, I though you would enjoy this recipe that has been in my family for years. (my mom makes it the best!)

Elephant Stew

Ingredients

1 medium elephant
brown gravy to cover
salt and pepper
2 rabbits (optional)

Cut the elephant into bit-sized pieces. This should take about 2 months. Add gravy and bake about 4 weeks at 465 degrees. This serves 3,800. If you more people are expected, rabbits may be added, but do this only if necessary, as most people do not like to find hare in their stew.

I wonder what elephant really taste like.......?? hmmmm.....YUCK!!!!!!!!

Talk to ya later!!!

~Rach~

(11) I dunt know you were really coming! I'm inoccent i say!

Faith Marie Sparkman you know i was just kidding about you couldn't come...that was before i knew you were actually coming. And now i am totally bummed because i thought you two were staying all night! You better reconsider! :) Plus i know Alaina and the other girls would love to have you stay...

I'll try to post more tonight i have to get ready fer soulwinning!!

~Rach~

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

(10)My dog lacks a poseable thumb!

Hey ppls.....Yep Tess, I think Knee socks are awesome too!!

Today We sold a bunch more cookies....Reb and I went door to door on our street and we sold 14 bags of cookies all together!

I gotta go cause my dog has to go to the bathroom and for some reason or another hasn't learned how to open the door himself yet! hehe

Plus i have volleyball practice in like 30 mins!

Wow...shortest post ever!

~Rach~

Monday, November 5, 2007

(9)No Brag, Just Fact

Hey, Well we didn't get to sell cookies today because there was tornado warnings and stuff and TONS of rain. But I went and did the test.....which took me 2 and a half hours with out stopping! It wasn't hard just LONG!!! Lots of questions. There were 5 main subjects with subcatagories in them and the highest you could score outta 4 levels was an A5 whatever that is. AND i got it on all the subjects! ( no brag just fact right brookie?) I do need some work on some sub stuff though, like there were 4 punctuation questions and i only got one right! Ick....

I messed up my elbow last night.....I hurt it by running in to my wall.( don't laugh it hurts!) I was walking down my hallway and i was scratching my head or something so my arm was up. There is this little part of my wall that sticks out and BAM! I hit it hard!

Well no matter what happens i will be BUSY this weekend. We had to choose between a bunch of stuff that is going on this weekend. Daniel, my cousin, is playing with a group Fri...but we are having the sleep over and then i was invited to a shopping trip and a cook out sat night but we are going to Nana's for another PAR-TA!!! Yep i went for the parties over everything else....hehe

g2g fer now.....faithlyn is SUPPOSE to call in half an hour....we shall see shant we....

Love ya,
~Rach~

Sunday, November 4, 2007

(8)A Few Words from a Nonbusy Day

Boy today was fun...cold...but fun! We had our regular bus route to run and our regular Sunday school class and our regular church service but something was just exciting about today! Idk what it was. I guess it could've been everyone's joyful spirits as all the little kids ran around selling candy to make their little dollars grow. Boy i got suckered in too! Maggie, Jesse's little sister was selling some candy for 25 cents and i heard when someone told her they didn't want any she brought the price down to 10 cents....she was a cute little dickerer too! ( I know that ain't a word. )

Today was also the Sunday where we took our building by faith commitments. I don't know exactly what this amount means as far as if it is what we will have in a yr from the commitments or what we have so far or what but the figure was around half a million....and the great news is we don't have to have it all before we begin construction. Hopefully, with lots of prayer that will be REALLY SOON! :)

Well.....tomorrow i head to THE college...fun fun...i m not really that nervous because it is just me, not a bunch of kids. After we get done there we are gonna go meet my papa in rivergate and then go to his house. He lives in Old Hickory Village which is where a lot of senior citizens live. Mom and i made some cookies and jewelry and we are gonna go door to door and try to sell some stuff thata way.

I was trying to sell some angel earrings at church tonight and i went up to Jacob Bien and Dusty and asked em if they wanted to buy em for their mom's for Christmas.....I was desperate.....or anxious to make a sale...either will do.

I am sOOOOO excited about the slumber party Fri....AND i might get to go on a shopping trip with Kailyn and Alaina Saturday because they won the trip in their SS class....which i also won last year when i was in that class but didn't get to go for one reason or another so ms. Tammy said i could go....mom said it depends on what we get done this week......but it wasn't a no!!! hehe

I think that is all i can think of for a none busy day......Thanks to all youns that have been commenting i love reading em!!!

Love ya!

~Rach~

Saturday, November 3, 2007

(7) Go My Mom!! ( For oking the Par-Ta!!!)

Well, I am officially REALLY excited!!!!!! So i guess you would like me to tell you why right?
Alaina, Kailyn, and I conjured up a very brilliant plan, which actually worked too! Alaina's 15th birthday is the 12th of this month and she wasn't planning on having a birthday party...but we thought of several reasons why she should. We thought about planning a movie night sleepover at my house...and both mine and Alaina's parents approved it!!!! YEAH so we are having it Friday.....i am soo excited....no faith you cannot come mom said the 6 girls we are planning to have is more than enough! hehe.....So i have something happening everyday this week...
Sunday: Church of course
Monday: Assessment thingy at the college
Tuesday: Volleyball Practice (yeah..FUN!!!)
Wednesday: Teen Soul winning and Church
Thursday: Volleyball Game (pray we win please! hehe)
Friday: SLEEP OVER!!!!
Saturday: Kinda counts as sleep over too!

And...Monday morning i am babysitting 4 little girls all under age 2....yes i know this will be interesting! I am watching them here though so if i have to call mom in as back up i can. Yep.

Gotta go...still trying to figure out stuff on my IPod....I should be able to put movies on it according to everything said in the manual and stuff...but it ain't wanting to work with me here!

Love ya ppls!

~Rach~

Friday, November 2, 2007

(6)I'm getting old too fast!

Hey ppls! Sorry it's been so long since i have blogged. My mom set a new curfew for me to be in bed....i was staying up til midnight almost every night and dog tired every morning. 10pm. That is why i haven't had time cause i usually get on around 9 and that didn't leave enough time.

Today we went to my sister's college and signed me up for my ACT prep class. This one is diff though. They are going to give me an assessment quiz this Monday which tells them my strong and weak points then they enter my scores into a program that makes a prep class especially for me! With this ACT prep i will be ready to get the highest score possible that way i can get a scholarship or something. We also discovered that if i dual enroll this prep thingy will only cost up $20. Cool huh. My first ACT test will be Feb. 9th and I have another one i will take in April. THIS IS GETTING SCARY!!! The ACT is one step closer to COLLEGE!!!!!!!!!!! Pray deeply fer me please!

After we got done at the school we went to Kohl's to spend our $25 gift cards we got for our birthdays! I got a really cute shirt that has a hood but is nice enough to wear to church. And i got 2 pairs of knee high socks! CUTE!! I still have $ left on it too!

Oh and Today is my cousin Tyler's birthday! Happy 17th!

I have so much more to say but my time is up!

Comment i would love to hear from you!

Love
~Rach~!!!

THE ROOM

In that place between wakefulness and dreams, I found myself in the room.
There were no distinguishing features except for the one wall covered with small index card files. They were like the ones in libraries that list titles by author or subject in alphabetical order. But these files, which stretched from floor to ceiling and seemingly endless in either direction, had very different headings. As I drew near the wall of files, the first to
catch my attention was one that read "Girls I have liked." I opened it and began flipping through the cards. I quickly shut it, shocked to realize that I recognized the names written on each one. And then without being told, I knew exactly where I was.

I felt sick to think that such a moment had been recorded. An almost animal rage broke on me. One thought dominated my mind: No one must ever see these cards! No one must ever see this room! I have to destroy them!" In insane frenzy I yanked the file out. Its size didn't matter now. I had to empty it
and burn the cards. But as I took it at one end and began pounding it on the floor, I could not dislodge a single card. I became desperate and pulled out a card, only to find it as strong as steel when I tried to tear it.

Then He got up and walked back to the wall of files. Starting at one end of the room, He took out a file and, one by one, began to sign His name over mine on each card. "No!" I shouted rushing to Him. All I could find to say was "No, no," as I pulled the card from Him. His name shouldn't be on these cards. But there it was, written in red so rich, so dark, so alive. The name
of Jesus covered mine. It was written with His blood. He gently took the card back. He smiled a sad smile and began to sign the cards. I don't think I'll ever understand how He did it so quickly, but the next instant it seemed I heard Him close the last file and walk back to my side.

He placed His hand on my shoulder and said, "It is finished." I stood up, and He led me out of the room. There was no lock on its door. There were still cards to be written.
- Brian Moore