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

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Saturday, February 27, 2010

Rush Night Pics!

"the emperor" from Dustin's skit

Eagle Mountain!=)

Awesome Eagle Banner!

Psh, the other awesome sign=)=) Some amazing artist made this one!

The finished product! (go brooke's nest=)

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Psi Eagles!

Way to go Psi Eagles!
More pics to come=)

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Tonight Bro. Frankie announced the scoring for CLASS!!!!
Dad, Bro. Jason, Jesse and I played Offertory...which i didn't know about till this afternoon.
A.J., Rachel, Shivangi, Kailyn, Justin, Dustin, and I sang the special...which i didn't know about till 10 mins before church.
Plus the orchestra played the choir special!
Yes is was a rush of a night...my heart was beating so fast and i was shaking so bad....but i survived and now i'm content to know the results of scoring!!!
and now i'm watching Indiana jones with my bestie Shiv and Rebecca.

oh AND i got to hold Brenna Laine!!!!
She is SOOO precious!!!
Ok for pics.
Some of then aren't great cause we were moving but not bad=)

Me getting a certificate for co-captain of the winning Alpha-Omega Watchmen,
A.J. about to accept his, Justin and Kailyn got one as well.

Me receiving a trophy for memorizing Matthew 5:1-48
Kailyn, Evan, Megan H., Bryce, and I all got that one.

Me accepting the award, for FIRST PLACE in scoring=)
No to brag...i am just sooo excited!!

Sorry bad pic...Kailyn Brooke got Second!!!!! Great Job Girlie!!!!!!!

Evan Patrick got THIRD!!!! Good job! Flabergasted us all!

Justin Odell got Fourth! Good Job!

Bryce Stumpf, got 5th!
Dustin James got 6th!

Megan made top 11 but i don't remember what place.

Austin made top 11 too again don't remember.

Us playing choir special!

I hav two videos one from special and one from offertory...i'll try to load them next....my computer is being SLOW!!!

Till then,
Rachael

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Societies Almost Over=(

The Alpha Omega Watchmen are almost to the end of their reign.
The society competition will come to an end this Sunday. Hopefully we will come out on top, but regardless of the outcome we have all had fun and come together as a team and competed well.
It's hard to believe that the 13 weeks is up, and though i haven't posted about the competitions and such, it has much consumed my time...from Rush Night to the society outreaches to totaling class sheets for Ms. Sarah.
And the big moment we have waited for will soon come. Individual scoring. I'm so excited that almost all my friends will make the scoring trip, but even more anticipated is the result of who took first and second.
I think Kailyn and I can do it....I hope!
Even if we don't I know we worked our hardest and I'm proud of all my friends that took the time and effort to keep up with their points...the memory verses haven't been easy this year.=)

I also want to individually thank Evan Stewart for the encouragement note he wrote me. It meant a lot to me, and remember the younger influence the older as well! You are almost like the little brother i don't have=)

Till Then,
Rachael
S.S., Lynn, Scout,
and all those other nicknames

Friday, January 30, 2009

This Week

Update from this past week:

Sunday: Rush Night and all that good stuff

Monday: School, Bus Banquet which was fun! We had our meal and then Bro. Morris preached out of Matthew 18:1-14. His title was "The Doctrine of the Child".
1. In Heaven Children are Greater than Adults
2. In the Doctrine of the Child we must be Converted as a Child.
3. There is a Blessing for the Church that receives Children
4. Jesus Doesn't want even one Child to perish

God has a "No Child Left Behind" Policy. =)

Tuesday: nottin much

Wednesday: Got snowed in...well our roads were really icy and we couldn't drive on them to go to church. =(

Thursday: Skit practice

Friday (today): Art class where we learned to shade and about perspectives, skit practice!

There you have it peeps.

Till then,
Rachael

Monday, January 26, 2009

Rush Night 2009...Alpha Omega Watchmen on the rise=)

We survived rush night and i only broke down crying 3 times..=) only because i didn't think the walls would look good and we wouldn't have towers or watchmen...which was the whole purpose of building the castle. But in the end God taught me again that i should just trust Him and that if it is for His glory it will all come together. It did take the better part of an hour to get the walls standing and while the guys were working on that there wasn't a whole lot for us to do. But once they got up i didn't have time to breath.

We were judged on:
1. Best use of wall space
2. Best use of floor space
3. Best us of overall space
4. Most Artistic
5. Stayed best with color theme
6. Best Drink
7. Best Treat or dessert
8. Tastiest food choice
9. Most Creative setup
10. Harmony of mascot and verse
11. Best Display of verse
12. Most consistent with theme
13. Most effort in putting together display
14. Best overall display
15. Which team would you most likely join

I am proud of my team and glad to announce that we received first place in all but four of these categories! ( #'s 1,2,5,6)

We also won best skit! (THANKS MAEGAN!!!!=) Watchman and Wobin....=)

and we got 1st and 2nd in the frozen t-shirt competition.

It was the most stressful thing i have ever done in my life but i can gladly look back now and say that is was one of the funnest things i've done and a great accomplishment.

Here are some pics of us setting up.

Workin on the walls.

Miranda and Ashley Spray Painting to improve the appearance of our walls.

Daddy and AJ working on my beloved drawbridge.

Megan and Bailey...my brick brigade. =)

Dustin, Jacob, Ms. Denese, and me putting up the interior of the walls.

The walls not going up very fast in the first hour.

Me...doing something...

Justin stapling cardboard to make our castle look awesome.

Jacob doing who knows what.=)

The castle starting to look like a castle =) yae.

LOOK AT OUR WATCHMEN....aren't they AWESOME!!!! Thanks Ms. Tina for making them!

I don't have pics of the final product but i will have some later this week.

Saturday, January 24, 2009

RUSH NIGHT!!!!!!!!

I am totally stressed right now....my mind keeps running over everything...do we have enough of this?? oh we can't forget that!!! Will the castle be done in time??? Is there enough cardboard??? AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes i am stressed, and i love cheese....just so you know.....

Today i finished polishing all the silver dishes...boy was that a lot, my fingers are sore...and i got a nasty little splinter...it hurts....ow....

I also spray painted our leaves silver....96 Kailyn....not 50....i sprayed 96 leaves....

I think we will have plenty of food but i won't be satisfied till i have everything there and on the table ya know....i am more nervous than i was when we were about to sing last week!

ok.....breath in....breath out.....i think our team is getting into it a little, several ppl have asked me how they can help and Erika just called and wanted to know what colors to wear tomorrow.

I think it's possible...we can do it.....i think... (Kailyn now you have me doin it!)

Till then,
Rachael

Sunday, January 11, 2009

The Alpha Omega Watchmen!

Hello All,

Last night the chosen seniors and a few Jr's. met at Bro. Frankie's house to pick SOCIETIES!!!

The Leaders are Team 1: Jesse Davis, Herbert Hildalgo, Rachel Panas, Rebecca Morgan and Team 2: Justin Lassiter, A.J. Rodefer, Kailyn Stewart, and of course me.

We went back and forth picking individuals from the youth group. First both teams were sorta picking all the athletic people because we have a lot of competition that relies on athleticism. Then, we started picking the faithful because we get points for that. =)

My Team, the Alpha Omega Watchmen is pretty well planned ahead.

We have our Name, Mascot, Colors, Verse, Foods, and what we are going to do for our station.

We still have to come up with a cheer/skit.

Our verse is 1 Samuel 14:16. And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.

AWESOME RIGHT??? Basically the other team is just going to self destruct! hehe, yeah we watching for em....cause we are the ALPHA OMEGA WATCHMEN!!!!!!!! WHOOOO!!!

Alright, i feel much better now that i got that out.

Till then,

Rachael

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