Ok that one time I told you I had like 18 posts coming up!? I'm finally starting to write them!
Only problem is I decided to do a stupid thing (well stupid and smart) I wrote down the post titles and then saved them as drafts but when I went back to actually write them (as I'm starting to now because more posts are coming in..the thoughts are exploding in my brain I figured it was time to write! or I'll explode..) they're posting as "older posts" because they're far down and that was the order I had 'em in when I saved 'em as drafts.
THE SOLUTION: is to give you the LINKS that will take you directly TO those posts once I publish them! OK!? So be paying attention!! I just got a post down right now I'm gonna give you the link to it ok!?
///////CLICK! RIGHT! HERE! PLEASE! THE POST IS CALLED: TALKIN THE TALK OR JUST WALKIN THE WALK?///////////////
AND PLEASE COMMENT! I need to know that someone actually read these posts..haha. And was able to get to them without much difficulty, ok!? Just wanna make sure I'm doing this right. So I don't care if the comment is just "I was able to read it" or..something funny like that. But, I would like some real feed back to like your thoughts about my post..you know the proverb "Iron sharpens iron" right!? Proverbs 27:17 "Iron sharpens iron,
and one man sharpens another." Actually I just discovered this now if you read the footnote on that (I don't know what it says in other translations but I use the English Standard Version (ESV) it's translated really as "Hebrew sharpens the face of another" (i.e. one man sharpens another) COOL HUH!? I love discovering things like that!
LOVE IN CHRIST, BE SURE TO READ THE POST PLEASE! It's been on my mind and I must know what other Christians think about this matter!
--Lissie Darcy--
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Day#1 In CALI!
We made it! At four am in the morning CALI time. We predicted it'd be 6 am but I don't know if my parents meant ID time or Cali time..I think they meant we'd be here FIVE am CALI time and SIX am ID time. (AHH! CONFUSING!) So for ONCE in our lives we WERE EARLY, SO YOU CAN COUNT THAT AS BEING ON TIME AND WE WERENT' LATE! YAY!
It was a LONG car trip. I probably scrounged up around 1 hour-2 1/2 hours of sleep. We left at 8pm ID time. The tots were drugged up with some good ol' benadryl. Jami fell asleep instantly. Jonah a little afterwards. Jessi could NOT fall asleep! She did but she kept waking up crying thinking my Mom had left. (She was sitting DIRECTLY behind my Mom so she couldn't see her, plus it was pitch black!)
Jake took a whole back row and just laid down. He got the most sleep out of all of us older three!
Jules and I shared a row (the tots were in the front second to the passenger/driver seat row) and we kept ending up laying on eachother's shoulders and stuff. It was funny. But yet pathetic. Hardly could sleep. Dad started drifting a bit but Mum stayed up the whole time with him talking to him so he wouldn't fall asleep. He WAS UP FOR TWENTY FOUR HOURS! HE GETS UP AT FIVE AND THEN WE ARRIVED AT FOUR! So, a lil' over twenty four hours. YIKES!
Lola was awake as usual. (She's AN EARLY BIRD!) And so we said hi to Uncle Brandon and Lola and then we jammed upstairs and went to sleep and everyone was up except Jules, Mummy, and Me. We were the last to get up. We got up at like 8. So that's cool.
We already ate Thanksgiving dinner! It's only five pm here!
We had a lovely walk to the park: Jake, Jonah, Jamesyn, Julienne, and me.
I'M TELLING YOU I SHOULDA BEEN PREPARED BUT IT IS HOT OVER HERE! I'VE NO CLUE WHY I BROUGHT LONG SLEEVES! Well, it's perfect for jeans. But, like jeans and a tank top. Everyone else is like in heavy sweaters! I'M LIKE DUDES..IT'S LIKE 60-70 DEGREES OUT! But, probably because it's FLIPPIN FREEZING IN IDAHO..AND WARM HERE!
To my friend Bel: I'M TOTALLY GETTING VITAMIN D HERE! HAHAH NICE CALI SUN! I'll bring some to ya in a bottle! Lol! For you and P-nut!
Love you all! I'm gonna get off the computer now. Haha. Just wanted to update you all.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Yours,
Lissie Darcy
It was a LONG car trip. I probably scrounged up around 1 hour-2 1/2 hours of sleep. We left at 8pm ID time. The tots were drugged up with some good ol' benadryl. Jami fell asleep instantly. Jonah a little afterwards. Jessi could NOT fall asleep! She did but she kept waking up crying thinking my Mom had left. (She was sitting DIRECTLY behind my Mom so she couldn't see her, plus it was pitch black!)
Jake took a whole back row and just laid down. He got the most sleep out of all of us older three!
Jules and I shared a row (the tots were in the front second to the passenger/driver seat row) and we kept ending up laying on eachother's shoulders and stuff. It was funny. But yet pathetic. Hardly could sleep. Dad started drifting a bit but Mum stayed up the whole time with him talking to him so he wouldn't fall asleep. He WAS UP FOR TWENTY FOUR HOURS! HE GETS UP AT FIVE AND THEN WE ARRIVED AT FOUR! So, a lil' over twenty four hours. YIKES!
Lola was awake as usual. (She's AN EARLY BIRD!) And so we said hi to Uncle Brandon and Lola and then we jammed upstairs and went to sleep and everyone was up except Jules, Mummy, and Me. We were the last to get up. We got up at like 8. So that's cool.
We already ate Thanksgiving dinner! It's only five pm here!
We had a lovely walk to the park: Jake, Jonah, Jamesyn, Julienne, and me.
I'M TELLING YOU I SHOULDA BEEN PREPARED BUT IT IS HOT OVER HERE! I'VE NO CLUE WHY I BROUGHT LONG SLEEVES! Well, it's perfect for jeans. But, like jeans and a tank top. Everyone else is like in heavy sweaters! I'M LIKE DUDES..IT'S LIKE 60-70 DEGREES OUT! But, probably because it's FLIPPIN FREEZING IN IDAHO..AND WARM HERE!
To my friend Bel: I'M TOTALLY GETTING VITAMIN D HERE! HAHAH NICE CALI SUN! I'll bring some to ya in a bottle! Lol! For you and P-nut!
Love you all! I'm gonna get off the computer now. Haha. Just wanted to update you all.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Yours,
Lissie Darcy
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
CALIFORNIA HERE I COME, BABY!
OH YES! WE ARE LEAVING FOR CALI TONIGHT. DRIVING ALL NIGHT. WHOLE FAMILY. AND UM..THAT'S HOW MANY PPL IN ONE AWESOME 12 PASS VAN THAT I NAMED: BIG RED? 9 PEEPS! (YES I COUNTED BABY JOSIAH! HE'S A PERSON, WHY WOULDN'T I? )
CALIFORNIA HERE I COME, BABY!
HERE'S TO SEEING WONDERFUL FRIENDS/CHURCH FAMILY, OL' PALS, EXTENDED FAMILY, GOOD TIMES, LAUGH ATTACKS TIL YA CRY, LATE NIGHTERS, ZERO SLEEP FOR MY PARENTS, A CRAZY WEIRD THANKSGIVING, FAMILY, AND TO MY HOME TOWN VACAVILLE!
--CHEERS--
AND HAPPY EARLY THANKSGIVING!
--Elisabeth Joy Darcy
We arrive like around 6 am tomorrow and we'll stay til Sunday. Awesomeness! BUT, Mr. Yadav we'll miss you lots! (um well I will then.)
CALIFORNIA HERE I COME, BABY!
HERE'S TO SEEING WONDERFUL FRIENDS/CHURCH FAMILY, OL' PALS, EXTENDED FAMILY, GOOD TIMES, LAUGH ATTACKS TIL YA CRY, LATE NIGHTERS, ZERO SLEEP FOR MY PARENTS, A CRAZY WEIRD THANKSGIVING, FAMILY, AND TO MY HOME TOWN VACAVILLE!
--CHEERS--
AND HAPPY EARLY THANKSGIVING!
--Elisabeth Joy Darcy
We arrive like around 6 am tomorrow and we'll stay til Sunday. Awesomeness! BUT, Mr. Yadav we'll miss you lots! (um well I will then.)
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Lissie Math...
DUDES! DO! NOT! WEAR! SKINNY JEANS! IT'S LIKE PUTTING ON GIRL'S JEANS!
EW.
HAHAHA!
BUNCHA GUYS IN GIRLS JEANS! LOL PLEASE DON'T DO THIS!
(Skinny Jeans) X (A DUDE)=ME HURLING IN A PAPER BAG.
-LISSIE
EW.
HAHAHA!
BUNCHA GUYS IN GIRLS JEANS! LOL PLEASE DON'T DO THIS!
(Skinny Jeans) X (A DUDE)=ME HURLING IN A PAPER BAG.
-LISSIE
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Just to letcha know..
JUST SO YOU KNOW I AM NOW UP TO 145 POSTS!!
That's just like totally awesome!!
Just wanted to letcha know that. Haha.
Over N' Out,
LISSIE
PS. I'm working on a TON of posts right now!! I have about 18 posts on different subjects that I'd like to write on. One of them is a series. The series is called, "Fighting against Typical Teenism" and then each post is a challenge that I myself am doing, and that I want to encourage you as a Teenager to do. It's not just for teens. For all ages that know how to read and have a good reading comprehension. (Well my brother who is 5 can read, but he wouldn't have the reading comprehension for it.) If you are 10, and wanna read it that fine!! It's better to work on the things/challenges I'm going to be talking about, early in life rather then later. Learning them later make it harder to learn because your heart has already grown accustomed to other ways.
The rest of the posts are about what I've been learning in books I've been reading, learning throughout the year, and that I've been learning or hearing from Mr. Yadav at Nampa Bible Church. Like one of the posts is going to be about "How to Answer the Problem of evil", "God died for OUR sins".
Just wanted to give you a heads up on that, ok!? Be ready for some good, convos!! I expect COMMENTS PEOPLES! YES, I used a grammatically incorrect term just now. It's going to take me a while to write these posts however, because first off THERE'S 18 OF THEM! Second off, I HAVE SO MUCH SCHOOL I'M TRYING TO GET DONE BECAUSE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS WE ARE GOING TO CALI FOR THANKSGIVING! MY MOM'S HAVING A BABY SHOWER, MY AUNTIE LIS IS DUE FOR HER BABY IN 3 WEEKS, I'M TRYING TO FINISH UP SCHOOL/MATH BEFORE THANKSGIVING I'M ALMOST FINISHED WITH PRE-ALGEBRA!! I'LL BE DONE WITH IT TOTALLY BY NEXT MONDAY!! Lots going on over here!! I will be writing in my free time. BUT, I'm doing a lot of reading for school in my free time, and catch up in school in free time lately. Kind of in a jam with school o'er here! Please, bear with me! But, keep checking the blog because I have posts coming soon!!-Elisabeth D.
PS.S. I won my very first BLOG GIVEAWAY! I WAS SO EXCITED! MY FIRST ONE! HAHA!! OK..had to mention that because I had forgotten!
That's just like totally awesome!!
Just wanted to letcha know that. Haha.
Over N' Out,
LISSIE
PS. I'm working on a TON of posts right now!! I have about 18 posts on different subjects that I'd like to write on. One of them is a series. The series is called, "Fighting against Typical Teenism" and then each post is a challenge that I myself am doing, and that I want to encourage you as a Teenager to do. It's not just for teens. For all ages that know how to read and have a good reading comprehension. (Well my brother who is 5 can read, but he wouldn't have the reading comprehension for it.) If you are 10, and wanna read it that fine!! It's better to work on the things/challenges I'm going to be talking about, early in life rather then later. Learning them later make it harder to learn because your heart has already grown accustomed to other ways.
The rest of the posts are about what I've been learning in books I've been reading, learning throughout the year, and that I've been learning or hearing from Mr. Yadav at Nampa Bible Church. Like one of the posts is going to be about "How to Answer the Problem of evil", "God died for OUR sins".
Just wanted to give you a heads up on that, ok!? Be ready for some good, convos!! I expect COMMENTS PEOPLES! YES, I used a grammatically incorrect term just now. It's going to take me a while to write these posts however, because first off THERE'S 18 OF THEM! Second off, I HAVE SO MUCH SCHOOL I'M TRYING TO GET DONE BECAUSE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS WE ARE GOING TO CALI FOR THANKSGIVING! MY MOM'S HAVING A BABY SHOWER, MY AUNTIE LIS IS DUE FOR HER BABY IN 3 WEEKS, I'M TRYING TO FINISH UP SCHOOL/MATH BEFORE THANKSGIVING I'M ALMOST FINISHED WITH PRE-ALGEBRA!! I'LL BE DONE WITH IT TOTALLY BY NEXT MONDAY!! Lots going on over here!! I will be writing in my free time. BUT, I'm doing a lot of reading for school in my free time, and catch up in school in free time lately. Kind of in a jam with school o'er here! Please, bear with me! But, keep checking the blog because I have posts coming soon!!-Elisabeth D.
PS.S. I won my very first BLOG GIVEAWAY! I WAS SO EXCITED! MY FIRST ONE! HAHA!! OK..had to mention that because I had forgotten!
Walkin the walk or just talkin the talk?
Dude WHAD UP DAWGS!? I IS TALKIN THE TALK AND WALKIN THE WALK! YEAH-YA!
Now to get down to business...
As Christians we are called to LIVE for Christ. Romans 6: 1 says this: What then are we to keep sinning that grace may abound? BY NO MEANS...
Christian, what is your duty here on earth? Answer: TO GLORIFY GOD (not flesh, not man, not the devil, not the world, etc..) AND ENJOY HIM (not sin, not your fleshly desires, not the world's offerings, etc.) FOREVER!
I ask you then Christian, are you REALLY living for Him? Are you WALKIN THE WALK, OR JUST TALKIN THE TALK?
Part of the reason that the non-believing want nothing to do with Christianity (other then the fact that they don't wanna give up their sinful ways..) is that they see SO MUCH HYPOCRACY IN THE CHURCH! A lot of atheists mention this.
Ask yourself, what the **** (heck) ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT!? I can point out several areas of hypocrisy in the church. But, one of the biggest areas that I've noticed is how a lot of us Christians are just talkin! We talk about how we need to reach the lost, we talk about how we need to reach out to the women going to the abortion clinic, we talk about how we need to be reaching out into this world that we live in and DO something, how we need to FIGHT for Christ, how we sleep in America yet there are brothers and sisters out their DYING for GOD ALMIGHTY in countries where God is banned. YET DEAR CHRISTIANS, IT IS MERE TALK ONLY! THERE IS NO ACTION! THERE IS NO DO! READ THE NEW TESTAMENT! THE APOSTLES DIDN'T JUST TALK OF SUCH THINGS THEY DID THEM! IF PAUL SAW AN ERROR IN THE CHURCH HE DIDN'T HESITATE, HE REBUKED THEM! JESUS REACHED OUT TO THE POOR, TO THE NEEDY, TO THE NON-BELIEVING, TO THE LITTLE CHILDREN. WHERE ARE WE AMONGST THE NEEDY, THE POOR, THE BROKEN SPIRITED, THE DRUG ADDICTS WHO NEED TO BE TOLD ABOUT CHRIST, THE DRUNKARD WHO NEEDS CHRIST, THE ANGRY HEARTED WHO NEEDS TO BE REBUKED ABOUT HIS MURDEROUS HEART, THE PRIDEFUL WHO NEEDS HUMBLING, ETC!?
We sit on our high thrones and worry about how "this particular church doesn't do a creed" "this church doesn't have wine at communion" "this church's worship service SUCKS" "this church's pastor's sermons ARE TOO SHORT" "yet this one too LONG" "this church doesn't have beautiful architecture" "this church doesn't do communion every week". Does this mean that we can't ponder over these things? OF COURSE NOT! HOWEVER, little things like THAT must be considered, but when you look around there are people who have NEEDS and the church isn't providing for those needs because we're too busy having family communion every Friday.
Christian, these things aren't wrong, but when "family communion" or things like that become a RITUAL instead of a time to come before God, then it's wrong! You know who you become like when everything is a ritual? THE PHARISEE! Jesus called them WHITE WASHED TOMBS! BEAUTIFUL ON THE OUTSIDE YET ON THE INSIDE LIES A DEAD CORPSE!
Live like CHRISTians..(i.e. like Christ calls you to live. if you don't know how to do that pick up your Bible and READ IT) should live! The world should look at you and not see a white washed tomb (i.e. "another one of those Christians" "another hypocrite of the church I suppose..) but they should look at you and see CHRIST IN YOU!
I ask you Christian, are you WALKIN THE WALK (by faith and not by site) OR ARE YOU JUST TALKIN THE TALK?
(See Ecclesiastes 3:1-8) Which talks about how there is a time for everything. There is a time for enjoyment in Christ such as sitting down for family communion, or family worship, or I have some friends who do this cool thing called Sabbath day feast. However, there's a time to weep with those who weep. There's a time to read your Bible. There's a time to go REACH OUT TO THE LOST. There's a time to meet the needs of others in the Church. There's a time for EVERYTHING Christian! So get off your pedastal because it is YOU who is UNDER Christ's FEET! 1 Corinthians 15:27 For “God [3] has put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him." Get off your high and mighty pedistal Christian for YOU are MAN and NOT GOD, and go out and live like a Christian. Quit talking about how we should be living and START WALKIN AND LIVING AS YOU SHOULD BE!
This has been on my mind because I've noticed for quite a while now how we (I included! I'm not sinless in this situation.) get so caught up in the rituals of "oh yeah and we need to do this and we need to do that and oh no! oh no! if it isn't done in THIS PARTICULAR WAY as it always has..then ITS WRONG.." and forget about what NEEDS TO BE DONE! We become BLIND, and DEF to God and His calling to us.
Don't forget Christian whom you serve. Keep your eyes on Christ! It's ever so easy to get distracted with all the worldly distractions but don't forget! Go into the world (as Mr. Yadav once said in one of his sermons a lil' while ago) WITH YOUR EYES WIDE OPEN. See the world as it is, in all it's filth and shiver with joy for you know that though you were apart of that filth God called you out of the grime and you serve Him now! No longer are you naked in the dark running for fear that you will be exposed, for God exposed you, and He bathed you in His own Son's blood and clothed you in white linen.
I leave you Christian, with this amazing verse: "Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good."-Romans 12:9
Now to get down to business...
As Christians we are called to LIVE for Christ. Romans 6: 1 says this: What then are we to keep sinning that grace may abound? BY NO MEANS...
Christian, what is your duty here on earth? Answer: TO GLORIFY GOD (not flesh, not man, not the devil, not the world, etc..) AND ENJOY HIM (not sin, not your fleshly desires, not the world's offerings, etc.) FOREVER!
I ask you then Christian, are you REALLY living for Him? Are you WALKIN THE WALK, OR JUST TALKIN THE TALK?
Part of the reason that the non-believing want nothing to do with Christianity (other then the fact that they don't wanna give up their sinful ways..) is that they see SO MUCH HYPOCRACY IN THE CHURCH! A lot of atheists mention this.
Ask yourself, what the **** (heck) ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT!? I can point out several areas of hypocrisy in the church. But, one of the biggest areas that I've noticed is how a lot of us Christians are just talkin! We talk about how we need to reach the lost, we talk about how we need to reach out to the women going to the abortion clinic, we talk about how we need to be reaching out into this world that we live in and DO something, how we need to FIGHT for Christ, how we sleep in America yet there are brothers and sisters out their DYING for GOD ALMIGHTY in countries where God is banned. YET DEAR CHRISTIANS, IT IS MERE TALK ONLY! THERE IS NO ACTION! THERE IS NO DO! READ THE NEW TESTAMENT! THE APOSTLES DIDN'T JUST TALK OF SUCH THINGS THEY DID THEM! IF PAUL SAW AN ERROR IN THE CHURCH HE DIDN'T HESITATE, HE REBUKED THEM! JESUS REACHED OUT TO THE POOR, TO THE NEEDY, TO THE NON-BELIEVING, TO THE LITTLE CHILDREN. WHERE ARE WE AMONGST THE NEEDY, THE POOR, THE BROKEN SPIRITED, THE DRUG ADDICTS WHO NEED TO BE TOLD ABOUT CHRIST, THE DRUNKARD WHO NEEDS CHRIST, THE ANGRY HEARTED WHO NEEDS TO BE REBUKED ABOUT HIS MURDEROUS HEART, THE PRIDEFUL WHO NEEDS HUMBLING, ETC!?
We sit on our high thrones and worry about how "this particular church doesn't do a creed" "this church doesn't have wine at communion" "this church's worship service SUCKS" "this church's pastor's sermons ARE TOO SHORT" "yet this one too LONG" "this church doesn't have beautiful architecture" "this church doesn't do communion every week". Does this mean that we can't ponder over these things? OF COURSE NOT! HOWEVER, little things like THAT must be considered, but when you look around there are people who have NEEDS and the church isn't providing for those needs because we're too busy having family communion every Friday.
Christian, these things aren't wrong, but when "family communion" or things like that become a RITUAL instead of a time to come before God, then it's wrong! You know who you become like when everything is a ritual? THE PHARISEE! Jesus called them WHITE WASHED TOMBS! BEAUTIFUL ON THE OUTSIDE YET ON THE INSIDE LIES A DEAD CORPSE!
Live like CHRISTians..(i.e. like Christ calls you to live. if you don't know how to do that pick up your Bible and READ IT) should live! The world should look at you and not see a white washed tomb (i.e. "another one of those Christians" "another hypocrite of the church I suppose..) but they should look at you and see CHRIST IN YOU!
I ask you Christian, are you WALKIN THE WALK (by faith and not by site) OR ARE YOU JUST TALKIN THE TALK?
(See Ecclesiastes 3:1-8) Which talks about how there is a time for everything. There is a time for enjoyment in Christ such as sitting down for family communion, or family worship, or I have some friends who do this cool thing called Sabbath day feast. However, there's a time to weep with those who weep. There's a time to read your Bible. There's a time to go REACH OUT TO THE LOST. There's a time to meet the needs of others in the Church. There's a time for EVERYTHING Christian! So get off your pedastal because it is YOU who is UNDER Christ's FEET! 1 Corinthians 15:27 For “God [3] has put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him." Get off your high and mighty pedistal Christian for YOU are MAN and NOT GOD, and go out and live like a Christian. Quit talking about how we should be living and START WALKIN AND LIVING AS YOU SHOULD BE!
This has been on my mind because I've noticed for quite a while now how we (I included! I'm not sinless in this situation.) get so caught up in the rituals of "oh yeah and we need to do this and we need to do that and oh no! oh no! if it isn't done in THIS PARTICULAR WAY as it always has..then ITS WRONG.." and forget about what NEEDS TO BE DONE! We become BLIND, and DEF to God and His calling to us.
Don't forget Christian whom you serve. Keep your eyes on Christ! It's ever so easy to get distracted with all the worldly distractions but don't forget! Go into the world (as Mr. Yadav once said in one of his sermons a lil' while ago) WITH YOUR EYES WIDE OPEN. See the world as it is, in all it's filth and shiver with joy for you know that though you were apart of that filth God called you out of the grime and you serve Him now! No longer are you naked in the dark running for fear that you will be exposed, for God exposed you, and He bathed you in His own Son's blood and clothed you in white linen.
I leave you Christian, with this amazing verse: "Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good."-Romans 12:9
Favorite # 5 INTRODUCING...
CONVERSE!!!!!!!!! I <3 (that's a heart) CONVERSE! I have black high tops. But, I really need a new pair because those are falling apart. I wanna get a red pair, or an orange pair, or YELLOW! OR AN AWESOME PLAID!! Yup. That's me. With jeans. That or FLATS! FLATS ARE AWESOME! A super bright LIME GREEN PAIR WOULD BE TOTALLY COOL! Ok..yah. Sorry. Haha. Getting carried away here.Over 'N out,
Elisabeth Darcy
FIGHTING AGAINST "Typical Teens" A challenge for y'all
Have you ever went up to someone and introduced yourself and the person refused to talk unlessed you pressed them? Was this person a unscociable teenager? Or perhaps YOU are that unsociable teen. Your excuse is "I'm just a shy person". That may be. But, if your "symptoms" of shy consist of only socializing with people you know or people in your age group, then YOU AREN'T SHY! YOU'RE UNSOCIABLE! If you are shy, it doesn't mean you're "unsociable" it just means that you get rather nervous and timid around other people. Irrelevant to their age.
One of the biggest things teens are known for is being unsociable. That's the "norm". It's just a "natural phase teens go through." I'm sorry, but you're wrong. We aren't born this way, there isn't something wrong with us, it's not a "normal stage" that everyone goes through. This is just another one of those lies that our culture has developed. Lovely, eh? This isn't a normal thing this is an abnormal thing.
Another lie is there is no such word as "Teenager". We, as Christians shouldn't be known as "teenagers" irrelevant if we are in our TEEN YEARS. We should be known as young men and women; young adults. Why? Because the word "teenager" is something used for a typical, wordly person who's in their "teen years" (a.k.a Teenager). WE ARE NOT TEENAGERS! Or at least we SHOULDN'T BE. We are only known as "teens" if we are just like every other person from the age of 13-19 in the world! Before I move on with this (the post isn't about whether we're teens or not) I want to ask you, are you living for Christ? When people meet you and look at you in this world do they see Christ in you? Do they go, "Wow that's a very mature young man/woman"?
NOTE: The rest of this post I will be referring to us as the way the world knows us, "teens". But, as I go on with this series I will refer to us as we really are, "young men/women" "young adults". I expect you to know what I'm talking about. When I say young adults I mean us in comparison with teens in the world ok?
We as teens should be more capable to talk to adults in a respectful, mature way, realizing our place. We should be capable to talk to our piers, while still acting like young adults. You don't wanna be a hypocrite. On the one hand, you do have more lee-way with your piers then with adults. But, your maturity level doesn't need to drop. Sometimes we get giggly and silly, perhaps too silly but just remember there's still an invisible line you may not cross. There are some subjects in which you should talk with your parents only, or family only. There are some things that one friend tells you that you need not reveal to another friend for that would be gossiping, right? We as teens should be capable of socializing with little kids. (including infants) You may think I'm being rediculous, but I'm not. I'm perfectly serious, with absolutely no hint of non-sense.
How do we relate to infants? They can't talk back, idiot! Yeah, I know. But, if you are baby sitting an infant you need to talk to the baby. Make silly faces and try to make the baby smile. Play rock-a-bye baby, and peek-a-booh. (Keep in mind age appropriate games. You wouldn't want to play "rock-a-bye baby with a new born. Their brains would shake, and it's not good for them.) Talk to the baby. I have THE CUTEST BABY COUSIN EVVVVVVARRR! His name is Jeremiah! He is soooo chubby and sooo cute! He has the bluest eyes you've ever seen! A cute bald head..and a smile that makes you go, "awwwww" every time he gives it to you! Whenever I see him I take time to spend with him and talk to him so he knows my voice.
Me: HI JEREMIAH! How's my baby cousin!? Is he good!? Does he have a cwean (clean) dipper on?
Jeremiah: Smiles
Me: I WUV MY COOT BABY COUSIN! HE'S SO HANDSOME!!
Jeremiah: Wiggles his hands and feet and gets excited
(I made this up btw..but it's similar to what I say and stuff haha)
Jeremiah will immatate the way you say, "HIIIIII" to him. He coo's a lot and smiles a lot and giggles. He's only 4 months too! He's the happiest baby you'd ever see!
That's how you "socialize" with infants. They love to hear your voice, to receive kisses and gentle hugs. They also love to give you dirty diapers to change! Haha! AND THEY LOOOVVVE-A-MAMMA'S MILK!!
It gets easier to "socialize" with little kids as they get older. My brother Jonah(5), and sister Jami(3) loves it when i play games with them. They also like to tell me things. Anything that comes to mind. Though it may not make sense to you, or sound "intellectual" they're very smart. They're human beings like you and I and they have thoughts and feelings. So, next time you see a little kid running around after church or at a party you happen to be at, go up to them and talk to them. Ask them what kind of games they like to play. Ask them how old they are, what their name is, who their parents are, what their favorite dinner is. Anything. You'd be surprised at the answers you'd get. Especially the ones that make you laugh. (Only, don't laugh. Save that for later. They like it if you treat them as if you're on the same level as them. If you can't do that, then BRING YOURSELF DOWN to THEIR level. You'd be surprised at how fast they'll tie you to their heart, love you, and trust you.)
When I say "socialize" I don't mean you have to make infants and little kids your best friends, I just want you to understand and know HOW to do this for when the time arises. Next time you baby sit a bunch of kids and/or an infant you'll know how to act around them. How do you expect to be able to talk to ANYONE if you ONLY EVER socalize with people IN YOUR AGE GROUP, and that YOU KNOW.
The reason I say we should be most capable to do all these, is because we are YOUNG ADULTS. We should by now, be mature enough to handle talking to a fellow human being irrelevant the age, or gender.
That's the other thing you should (boy or girl) be able to talk to the opposite gender. "Oh yeah I can totally do that! No problem!" Ok, then you shouldn't be a guy and talk about gross, scary, bloody, gory things to a girl. Girls aren't USUALLY into those type of things. You also shouldn't be drueling over the person because you've never ever ever ever socialized with anyone but YOUR gender (and perhaps your mom and sister(s) before so..WOW I'VE NEVER SEEN (ok..I'm over exaggerating here a bit..bear with me) the opposite gender! If you as a girl, are going to talk to a guy, it should ALWAYS be in a sisterly/brotherly type of way. And you (boy or gal) shouldn't talk about provocative things that will tempt the other person. The only time you won't have to talk in a "sisterly brotherly" way to the opposite gender is when you are A) courting (but even then you must be cautious) B)it's your spouse!
We have learned from our parents how to be mature men and women and to show it through our speech and who and how we socalize with other men and women. We know when a conversation is heading towards gossip, how to respectfully, and maturely change the subject. We know how to go up to an adult and introduce ourselves and to make conversation with them. We know how to gently, and in love rebuke a friend. We know how to treat little kids and keep them entertained. We know that a soft answer turns away wrath. (Prv 15:1) We know that our speech should be gracious, and seasoned with salt. (Col 4:6)
Last but not least, TALK TO YOUR PARENTS! You are NOT an average teen only able to talk with piers, and who despise being seen in public with their parents! NO SIREE! You are truly a typical teen if this is the case. God gave you your parents to protect you, to provide for you until you as a man are able to do so yourself, or as a women have a husband to provide for you. They are there to teach you about God, and to raise you to live for CHRIST and to be prepared to face the battles of Satan, sin, flesh, and the world! They are preparing you with proper armor you need to fight the good fight. PARENTS ARE A BLESSING! They have wisdom that you do not. They know more then you do about life, for they have experienced more and have lived LONGER then you!
I'm leaving you with a challenge. When you are met with a chance, go up to at least 3 people this week. 1 has to be an adult, the other a pier, the last a little kid. I want you to talk to your parents. Be open to them about your struggles, fears, dreams, accomplishments, goals, etc.
The challenge doesn't end there. I want you to embrace maturity, be the mature young man or woman that God wants you to be. That your parents want you to be. Declare yourself a Young adult, not a typical teen. Live for Christ, and Christ only. So that when others come along side you, they have to look for Christ in you to find you. Hopefully that makes sense.
This is the only time I'd use "rebel". I HATE that word. It usually means something bad. But, in this case it's good. We're rebels in this world. Why? Because we're CHRISTIANS. We live for CHRIST, NOT THE WAYS OF MAN, not for the pleasures in life, not for Satan and his demons, not for our flesh, not for sin, not for our family, not for our friends, but for our Almighty God who gave us life!
Here's to going against the flow, here's to going against the "norm", here's to being mature young adults,
~Lissie Darcy
One of the biggest things teens are known for is being unsociable. That's the "norm". It's just a "natural phase teens go through." I'm sorry, but you're wrong. We aren't born this way, there isn't something wrong with us, it's not a "normal stage" that everyone goes through. This is just another one of those lies that our culture has developed. Lovely, eh? This isn't a normal thing this is an abnormal thing.
Another lie is there is no such word as "Teenager". We, as Christians shouldn't be known as "teenagers" irrelevant if we are in our TEEN YEARS. We should be known as young men and women; young adults. Why? Because the word "teenager" is something used for a typical, wordly person who's in their "teen years" (a.k.a Teenager). WE ARE NOT TEENAGERS! Or at least we SHOULDN'T BE. We are only known as "teens" if we are just like every other person from the age of 13-19 in the world! Before I move on with this (the post isn't about whether we're teens or not) I want to ask you, are you living for Christ? When people meet you and look at you in this world do they see Christ in you? Do they go, "Wow that's a very mature young man/woman"?
NOTE: The rest of this post I will be referring to us as the way the world knows us, "teens". But, as I go on with this series I will refer to us as we really are, "young men/women" "young adults". I expect you to know what I'm talking about. When I say young adults I mean us in comparison with teens in the world ok?
We as teens should be more capable to talk to adults in a respectful, mature way, realizing our place. We should be capable to talk to our piers, while still acting like young adults. You don't wanna be a hypocrite. On the one hand, you do have more lee-way with your piers then with adults. But, your maturity level doesn't need to drop. Sometimes we get giggly and silly, perhaps too silly but just remember there's still an invisible line you may not cross. There are some subjects in which you should talk with your parents only, or family only. There are some things that one friend tells you that you need not reveal to another friend for that would be gossiping, right? We as teens should be capable of socializing with little kids. (including infants) You may think I'm being rediculous, but I'm not. I'm perfectly serious, with absolutely no hint of non-sense.
How do we relate to infants? They can't talk back, idiot! Yeah, I know. But, if you are baby sitting an infant you need to talk to the baby. Make silly faces and try to make the baby smile. Play rock-a-bye baby, and peek-a-booh. (Keep in mind age appropriate games. You wouldn't want to play "rock-a-bye baby with a new born. Their brains would shake, and it's not good for them.) Talk to the baby. I have THE CUTEST BABY COUSIN EVVVVVVARRR! His name is Jeremiah! He is soooo chubby and sooo cute! He has the bluest eyes you've ever seen! A cute bald head..and a smile that makes you go, "awwwww" every time he gives it to you! Whenever I see him I take time to spend with him and talk to him so he knows my voice.
Me: HI JEREMIAH! How's my baby cousin!? Is he good!? Does he have a cwean (clean) dipper on?
Jeremiah: Smiles
Me: I WUV MY COOT BABY COUSIN! HE'S SO HANDSOME!!
Jeremiah: Wiggles his hands and feet and gets excited
(I made this up btw..but it's similar to what I say and stuff haha)
Jeremiah will immatate the way you say, "HIIIIII" to him. He coo's a lot and smiles a lot and giggles. He's only 4 months too! He's the happiest baby you'd ever see!
That's how you "socialize" with infants. They love to hear your voice, to receive kisses and gentle hugs. They also love to give you dirty diapers to change! Haha! AND THEY LOOOVVVE-A-MAMMA'S MILK!!
It gets easier to "socialize" with little kids as they get older. My brother Jonah(5), and sister Jami(3) loves it when i play games with them. They also like to tell me things. Anything that comes to mind. Though it may not make sense to you, or sound "intellectual" they're very smart. They're human beings like you and I and they have thoughts and feelings. So, next time you see a little kid running around after church or at a party you happen to be at, go up to them and talk to them. Ask them what kind of games they like to play. Ask them how old they are, what their name is, who their parents are, what their favorite dinner is. Anything. You'd be surprised at the answers you'd get. Especially the ones that make you laugh. (Only, don't laugh. Save that for later. They like it if you treat them as if you're on the same level as them. If you can't do that, then BRING YOURSELF DOWN to THEIR level. You'd be surprised at how fast they'll tie you to their heart, love you, and trust you.)
When I say "socialize" I don't mean you have to make infants and little kids your best friends, I just want you to understand and know HOW to do this for when the time arises. Next time you baby sit a bunch of kids and/or an infant you'll know how to act around them. How do you expect to be able to talk to ANYONE if you ONLY EVER socalize with people IN YOUR AGE GROUP, and that YOU KNOW.
The reason I say we should be most capable to do all these, is because we are YOUNG ADULTS. We should by now, be mature enough to handle talking to a fellow human being irrelevant the age, or gender.
That's the other thing you should (boy or girl) be able to talk to the opposite gender. "Oh yeah I can totally do that! No problem!" Ok, then you shouldn't be a guy and talk about gross, scary, bloody, gory things to a girl. Girls aren't USUALLY into those type of things. You also shouldn't be drueling over the person because you've never ever ever ever socialized with anyone but YOUR gender (and perhaps your mom and sister(s) before so..WOW I'VE NEVER SEEN (ok..I'm over exaggerating here a bit..bear with me) the opposite gender! If you as a girl, are going to talk to a guy, it should ALWAYS be in a sisterly/brotherly type of way. And you (boy or gal) shouldn't talk about provocative things that will tempt the other person. The only time you won't have to talk in a "sisterly brotherly" way to the opposite gender is when you are A) courting (but even then you must be cautious) B)it's your spouse!
We have learned from our parents how to be mature men and women and to show it through our speech and who and how we socalize with other men and women. We know when a conversation is heading towards gossip, how to respectfully, and maturely change the subject. We know how to go up to an adult and introduce ourselves and to make conversation with them. We know how to gently, and in love rebuke a friend. We know how to treat little kids and keep them entertained. We know that a soft answer turns away wrath. (Prv 15:1) We know that our speech should be gracious, and seasoned with salt. (Col 4:6)
Last but not least, TALK TO YOUR PARENTS! You are NOT an average teen only able to talk with piers, and who despise being seen in public with their parents! NO SIREE! You are truly a typical teen if this is the case. God gave you your parents to protect you, to provide for you until you as a man are able to do so yourself, or as a women have a husband to provide for you. They are there to teach you about God, and to raise you to live for CHRIST and to be prepared to face the battles of Satan, sin, flesh, and the world! They are preparing you with proper armor you need to fight the good fight. PARENTS ARE A BLESSING! They have wisdom that you do not. They know more then you do about life, for they have experienced more and have lived LONGER then you!
I'm leaving you with a challenge. When you are met with a chance, go up to at least 3 people this week. 1 has to be an adult, the other a pier, the last a little kid. I want you to talk to your parents. Be open to them about your struggles, fears, dreams, accomplishments, goals, etc.
The challenge doesn't end there. I want you to embrace maturity, be the mature young man or woman that God wants you to be. That your parents want you to be. Declare yourself a Young adult, not a typical teen. Live for Christ, and Christ only. So that when others come along side you, they have to look for Christ in you to find you. Hopefully that makes sense.
This is the only time I'd use "rebel". I HATE that word. It usually means something bad. But, in this case it's good. We're rebels in this world. Why? Because we're CHRISTIANS. We live for CHRIST, NOT THE WAYS OF MAN, not for the pleasures in life, not for Satan and his demons, not for our flesh, not for sin, not for our family, not for our friends, but for our Almighty God who gave us life!
Here's to going against the flow, here's to going against the "norm", here's to being mature young adults,
~Lissie Darcy
Favorite #4
I do not have a TOP favorite pass time. I never have a TOP favorite of anything. I always have TOP FAVORITES. My top favorite pass times are, actually the list will go to a hundred.
NEVER MIND!
Just kidding of course!! I'm such a joker. The sad part about it is I'm not even funny. Corny yes, funny no. Ha-ha!
1. Reading is at the top of the list! I am known for always having a book in my nose. (That's what I was going to say at first but I caught myself. I meant "my nose IN a book" haha. But, decided to leave it because it shows how lame I am.) Some of my favorite books are: Anne of Green Gables, Pride and Prejudice, Stepping Heavenward, Tortured for Christ, The Guernsey Literary and Potatoe Peel Pie society, and others..
2. One way I pass the time is by (Yup, you guessed it!) talking! I talk to everyone, all the time! The people I talk to most are: MY PARENTS BELIEVE IT OR NOT! My parents, and siblings, and then my extended family! (Usually my Grandma[S] ) What do I like to talk about? ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING! Usually I talk about what has been on my mind. My thoughts, questions I may have, assumptions, convictions, beliefs, doings of the day/week (week extends to the past month! I am always reflecting on what went on the past days, weeks, & month..) or verses in the Bible, I talk about God a lot. I talk about movies and books I've been reading/watching. I also talk about what I've been learning in school, be it math, history, anatomy, etc. I also ask for guidance and wisdom a LOT. God is first, my parents second, siblings I ask for their point of view sometimes, and then last is usually my Nana(a.k.a. G-ma) who lives 8 doors down. I also will ask my friends-if it is a situation that I can ask them for advice about in a discreet way. Why ask my friends? Isn't that what "typical teens" do? Yes, and no. You see a typical teen doesn't ask their parents or anyone OTHER then their friends. As you can see, I don't do that. I ask my friends sometimes because the majority of my friends are older then me. I love being in the middle, or the youngest. I'm the oldest at home, so it's like getting 2 different experiences!! Double wammie!! Love that. It's also nice to have someone older who you can ask for advice on. I have 2 older brother Christian friends,(I adopted them as older brothers :] ) I have TONS of gals that are older then me, and some that are younger but close in age with me.
3. Another way I pass time is watch movies I've seen more then 500 times (I woulda said 1000 but, that's pushing it) and repeat my favorite lines in the movie! Haha! My siblings and I do this ALL THE TIME! The movies we have memorized practically (I said PRACTICALLY, MIND YOU!) are: Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Meet the Robinsons (notice the disney/pixar theme going on here), Madagascar2, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Pirates of the Carribean 1, 2, and 3, Kungfu Panda, Bolt (which we don't have but whenever we see it we repeat lines!), Cars, Ice Age 3, Enchanted, Matilda (Jamesyn for some reason loves this movie), Beverly Hills Chihauhau, Monsters Inc. (Don't have it but seen it a billion times. Some friends have it.), THE LIST GOES ON!
4. I watch black and white movies on Netflix! One way to relate to my Nana and by doing so, honoring her, is by watching black and white movies and discussing them. She LOVES them. She knows ALL THE ACTORS AND ACTRESSES! We watch movies from the 1940's, 80's &20's. She actually got Jules and I REALLY into 'em black 'n white movies! By doing so, Jules and I (know this sounds weird) have grown closer together just by talking about our faves, and reccommending movies to one another and spending time watching them together! Some of our ALL TIME FAVORITES ARE: It's a Wonderful Life, The Philadelphia Story, Holiday, To Catch a Thief, Sorry, Wrong number (that's 1 movie btw the sorry wrong number one), Wife Vs. Secratary, Since you went away, The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer, The Man who knew too much, It Happened one night, Vertigo, Spellbound, Life Boat, Rear Window, ETC.
5. I take walks! Get fresh air, enjoy God's beautiful creation and I pray a long the way!
6. I play with the 3 toddlers. I make up games and we play and goof off and they laugh til their stomach muscles can't take it any more, and we have so much fun! I'm going to be 16 next year the last years I have with my family before I get married and have one of my own, are precious and to be treasured. I've learned that much.
7. I pray. I take time in my day to pray for all the prayer requests I've gotten over the last two weeks, or month or so! I try to do this throughout my day. When you're doing dishes, instead of listening to music at the same time, try praying through this silently in your head. Or, if you are alone allowed.
8. Like everyone else, I have chores around the house. I do laundry, kitchen clean up, change icky dipers, take out the dog, clean up a possible accident the dog had, feed the dog, bathe my 3 littlest siblings, vacuume, clean our always-seeming-to-be-messy-upstairs-bathroom, struggle to keep my medium sized bedroom clean how hard can that be!?, pick up around the house, clean Jami's room, make laundry soap (that one is actually fun! I've officially made it my job! love it!), dust, mop, clean walls and base boards, etc. Yet, somehow once we clean our house 5 seconds later there's another mess to clean up.
9. Once in a while, I go shopping. It's fun to window shop too though!
10. Believe it or not, I'm an avid letter writer! I write letters (real letters, not emails) to my friends in Cali! They write back! It's great fun!
11. I write emails too. Don't think I'm that awesome. Haha. I can type like 80 words per minute.
12. I blog! No Duh!
13. I take pictures! But, our camera is really old I have postponed my picture taking. I'm hoping for a camera for Christmas.
14. I sing. Mostly in the shower. But, whenever I'm alone in the house I try singing some of my favorite songs by my favorite artists. Or when I bathe the tots, I blast the radio loud (I do it up stairs) make sure the base is booming, and sing along to Taylor swift or Brad Paisley or Indelible Grace or Caedmon's call because those cd's are always on top of my parent's radio.
15. My Dad gives me driving lessons on weekends. Lately he's been kind of busy, and we all got over the flu a little while ago. We've all been REALLY busy. So yeah.
16. DANCE! YES, I DANCE TO MY LOUD MUSIC!
17. TEA PARTIES! Ok, no not really. I just drink tea and enjoy a book or watch the tots be all silly.
18. I walk down to my Nana's and spend time with her.
19. I read other ppl's blogs and comment like crazy!
20. I spend time with my lil bro Jake. He's fun. He and I play legos, wrestle, (although lately I've stopped because I'm always tempted to give him a wedgy but he hates it and I just get in trouble anyways ;( ) Or we ride scooters, or bikes but our bikes need fixing, or we go to the park, or we walk around the block, or talk, or he draws and paints while I do anatomy homework. But just being by each other is good enough.
WHAT ARE SOME WAYS YOU PASS TIME!? I DID NOT SPELL CHECK. FINGERS HURT FROM TYPING. AND I WAS TOO LAZY TOO ANYWAYS BECAUSE I JUST REALIZED THAT THIS WAS A REALLY LONG POST SO I WAS LIKE FORGET IT! HAHA! SORRY I DIDN'T MEAN TO MAKE THIS SO LONG!!
-LISSIE DARCY
PS. I LIKE CAPS??
NEVER MIND!
Just kidding of course!! I'm such a joker. The sad part about it is I'm not even funny. Corny yes, funny no. Ha-ha!
1. Reading is at the top of the list! I am known for always having a book in my nose. (That's what I was going to say at first but I caught myself. I meant "my nose IN a book" haha. But, decided to leave it because it shows how lame I am.) Some of my favorite books are: Anne of Green Gables, Pride and Prejudice, Stepping Heavenward, Tortured for Christ, The Guernsey Literary and Potatoe Peel Pie society, and others..
2. One way I pass the time is by (Yup, you guessed it!) talking! I talk to everyone, all the time! The people I talk to most are: MY PARENTS BELIEVE IT OR NOT! My parents, and siblings, and then my extended family! (Usually my Grandma[S] ) What do I like to talk about? ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING! Usually I talk about what has been on my mind. My thoughts, questions I may have, assumptions, convictions, beliefs, doings of the day/week (week extends to the past month! I am always reflecting on what went on the past days, weeks, & month..) or verses in the Bible, I talk about God a lot. I talk about movies and books I've been reading/watching. I also talk about what I've been learning in school, be it math, history, anatomy, etc. I also ask for guidance and wisdom a LOT. God is first, my parents second, siblings I ask for their point of view sometimes, and then last is usually my Nana(a.k.a. G-ma) who lives 8 doors down. I also will ask my friends-if it is a situation that I can ask them for advice about in a discreet way. Why ask my friends? Isn't that what "typical teens" do? Yes, and no. You see a typical teen doesn't ask their parents or anyone OTHER then their friends. As you can see, I don't do that. I ask my friends sometimes because the majority of my friends are older then me. I love being in the middle, or the youngest. I'm the oldest at home, so it's like getting 2 different experiences!! Double wammie!! Love that. It's also nice to have someone older who you can ask for advice on. I have 2 older brother Christian friends,(I adopted them as older brothers :] ) I have TONS of gals that are older then me, and some that are younger but close in age with me.
3. Another way I pass time is watch movies I've seen more then 500 times (I woulda said 1000 but, that's pushing it) and repeat my favorite lines in the movie! Haha! My siblings and I do this ALL THE TIME! The movies we have memorized practically (I said PRACTICALLY, MIND YOU!) are: Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Meet the Robinsons (notice the disney/pixar theme going on here), Madagascar2, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Pirates of the Carribean 1, 2, and 3, Kungfu Panda, Bolt (which we don't have but whenever we see it we repeat lines!), Cars, Ice Age 3, Enchanted, Matilda (Jamesyn for some reason loves this movie), Beverly Hills Chihauhau, Monsters Inc. (Don't have it but seen it a billion times. Some friends have it.), THE LIST GOES ON!
4. I watch black and white movies on Netflix! One way to relate to my Nana and by doing so, honoring her, is by watching black and white movies and discussing them. She LOVES them. She knows ALL THE ACTORS AND ACTRESSES! We watch movies from the 1940's, 80's &20's. She actually got Jules and I REALLY into 'em black 'n white movies! By doing so, Jules and I (know this sounds weird) have grown closer together just by talking about our faves, and reccommending movies to one another and spending time watching them together! Some of our ALL TIME FAVORITES ARE: It's a Wonderful Life, The Philadelphia Story, Holiday, To Catch a Thief, Sorry, Wrong number (that's 1 movie btw the sorry wrong number one), Wife Vs. Secratary, Since you went away, The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer, The Man who knew too much, It Happened one night, Vertigo, Spellbound, Life Boat, Rear Window, ETC.
5. I take walks! Get fresh air, enjoy God's beautiful creation and I pray a long the way!
6. I play with the 3 toddlers. I make up games and we play and goof off and they laugh til their stomach muscles can't take it any more, and we have so much fun! I'm going to be 16 next year the last years I have with my family before I get married and have one of my own, are precious and to be treasured. I've learned that much.
7. I pray. I take time in my day to pray for all the prayer requests I've gotten over the last two weeks, or month or so! I try to do this throughout my day. When you're doing dishes, instead of listening to music at the same time, try praying through this silently in your head. Or, if you are alone allowed.
8. Like everyone else, I have chores around the house. I do laundry, kitchen clean up, change icky dipers, take out the dog, clean up a possible accident the dog had, feed the dog, bathe my 3 littlest siblings, vacuume, clean our always-seeming-to-be-messy-upstairs-bathroom, struggle to keep my medium sized bedroom clean how hard can that be!?, pick up around the house, clean Jami's room, make laundry soap (that one is actually fun! I've officially made it my job! love it!), dust, mop, clean walls and base boards, etc. Yet, somehow once we clean our house 5 seconds later there's another mess to clean up.
9. Once in a while, I go shopping. It's fun to window shop too though!
10. Believe it or not, I'm an avid letter writer! I write letters (real letters, not emails) to my friends in Cali! They write back! It's great fun!
11. I write emails too. Don't think I'm that awesome. Haha. I can type like 80 words per minute.
12. I blog! No Duh!
13. I take pictures! But, our camera is really old I have postponed my picture taking. I'm hoping for a camera for Christmas.
14. I sing. Mostly in the shower. But, whenever I'm alone in the house I try singing some of my favorite songs by my favorite artists. Or when I bathe the tots, I blast the radio loud (I do it up stairs) make sure the base is booming, and sing along to Taylor swift or Brad Paisley or Indelible Grace or Caedmon's call because those cd's are always on top of my parent's radio.
15. My Dad gives me driving lessons on weekends. Lately he's been kind of busy, and we all got over the flu a little while ago. We've all been REALLY busy. So yeah.
16. DANCE! YES, I DANCE TO MY LOUD MUSIC!
17. TEA PARTIES! Ok, no not really. I just drink tea and enjoy a book or watch the tots be all silly.
18. I walk down to my Nana's and spend time with her.
19. I read other ppl's blogs and comment like crazy!
20. I spend time with my lil bro Jake. He's fun. He and I play legos, wrestle, (although lately I've stopped because I'm always tempted to give him a wedgy but he hates it and I just get in trouble anyways ;( ) Or we ride scooters, or bikes but our bikes need fixing, or we go to the park, or we walk around the block, or talk, or he draws and paints while I do anatomy homework. But just being by each other is good enough.
WHAT ARE SOME WAYS YOU PASS TIME!? I DID NOT SPELL CHECK. FINGERS HURT FROM TYPING. AND I WAS TOO LAZY TOO ANYWAYS BECAUSE I JUST REALIZED THAT THIS WAS A REALLY LONG POST SO I WAS LIKE FORGET IT! HAHA! SORRY I DIDN'T MEAN TO MAKE THIS SO LONG!!
-LISSIE DARCY
PS. I LIKE CAPS??
Favorite #3
My favorite stores to shop at in order from most awesomest to um..not least awesomest just it's not my top favorite are: Target, Ross, Savers, Old Navy, Forever 21, Shopco, Walmart, and I can't think of anything else right now. Haha.
What are some places you shop at? Seeing as some of us live in different states maybe even countries, share some of the stores you like to go to with your Mom and Dad, siblings, and friends...
-Lissie
What are some places you shop at? Seeing as some of us live in different states maybe even countries, share some of the stores you like to go to with your Mom and Dad, siblings, and friends...
-Lissie
Favorite #2
My favorite Starbucks drink is seasonal. Which is sad. But, it's really yummy. It gets you in the mood for fall, and winter, and the holidays, and cozy nights by a fire!!!!!!!!!
My favorite Starbucks drink the the fall/winter season is Pumpkin Spice latte or if I'm in a store and really hot (TEMPATURE WISE!! THAT'S ALL I EVER MEAN BY THAT WORD!! FOR FUTURE REFERENCE!!) I'll make it a Pumpkin Spice Frap.
What's your favorite Starbucks drink?
-Lissie
My favorite Starbucks drink the the fall/winter season is Pumpkin Spice latte or if I'm in a store and really hot (TEMPATURE WISE!! THAT'S ALL I EVER MEAN BY THAT WORD!! FOR FUTURE REFERENCE!!) I'll make it a Pumpkin Spice Frap.
What's your favorite Starbucks drink?
-Lissie
Friday, November 6, 2009
Favorite #1
Yesterday was Jake's birthday. He turned ten. My Mom allows us to pick what we want for meals and dessert.
These are Jake's meals:
1) Breakfast-Doughnuts
2) Lunch-Pazole (A Mexican soup.)
3) Dinner-Ribs!!
4) Dessert-Tres Leches cake (means 3 milks)
Our cousin Brandon came over and spent the night and celebrated with us. We did presents. Oh, and Nana came over too.
Here's what my now, 10-year-old brother got for his birthday:
From my parents: Cow boy boots (he LOVES cow boy boots he wore out his old pair to where it had holes in them), A rip stick (awesome form of a scooter), the movie Beverly Hills Chihuahua, X-men Origins, and Jonah gave him a top. (Haha) I think I'm missing some stuff..
From Nana: He got a couple of Justice leage movies, and..another movie.
From Brandon/Uncle Shaun and Auntie Mariah/Jeremiah/Tyler: A new snow jacket! His old one was getting too tight and too short on him.
We watched one of Jake's movies and stayed up talking til 3 in the morning. Brandon and I stayed up til 5 in the morning.
Oh and one of the things the birthday boy/girl gets to do is have NO CHORES. On their birthday OR SCHOOL!
All in all I think he had a good birthday!! He was surprised by all his gifts and plus he got some gift cards and money in the mail from our Cali relatives who weren't able to celebrate with us. (:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU--YESTERDAY MY TEN YEAR OLD BROTHER! YOUR MY FAVORITEST TEN YEAR OLD BROTHER EVER!!
(My only ten year old brother..and sibling at this point in life!)
These are Jake's meals:
1) Breakfast-Doughnuts
2) Lunch-Pazole (A Mexican soup.)
3) Dinner-Ribs!!
4) Dessert-Tres Leches cake (means 3 milks)
Our cousin Brandon came over and spent the night and celebrated with us. We did presents. Oh, and Nana came over too.
Here's what my now, 10-year-old brother got for his birthday:
From my parents: Cow boy boots (he LOVES cow boy boots he wore out his old pair to where it had holes in them), A rip stick (awesome form of a scooter), the movie Beverly Hills Chihuahua, X-men Origins, and Jonah gave him a top. (Haha) I think I'm missing some stuff..
From Nana: He got a couple of Justice leage movies, and..another movie.
From Brandon/Uncle Shaun and Auntie Mariah/Jeremiah/Tyler: A new snow jacket! His old one was getting too tight and too short on him.
We watched one of Jake's movies and stayed up talking til 3 in the morning. Brandon and I stayed up til 5 in the morning.
Oh and one of the things the birthday boy/girl gets to do is have NO CHORES. On their birthday OR SCHOOL!
All in all I think he had a good birthday!! He was surprised by all his gifts and plus he got some gift cards and money in the mail from our Cali relatives who weren't able to celebrate with us. (:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU--YESTERDAY MY TEN YEAR OLD BROTHER! YOUR MY FAVORITEST TEN YEAR OLD BROTHER EVER!!
(My only ten year old brother..and sibling at this point in life!)
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
ATTENTION: NEW BLOG SERIES
As you know it is now November 4th and I still have not come up with a new blog series! *shame on her* *who's her?* *um me* *stop talking to yourself your readers are already weirded out by you as it is!* *but it's fun talking to us* *we* *I* *myself* *SHH* *DON'T SHH me!* *I can because I'm you, you're me..what difference does it make?* *sighs* *QUIT ROLLING YOUR EYES, Jor!* *ok..you really need to stop talking to yourself look all your readers left* WAIT COME BACK!
I stopped talking to myself! NEVER WILL DO IT AGAIN! HONEST! PWEASE COME BACK! Haha.
As I was saying before I was interrupted by myself, I have a new blog series for the month of November! Every day I will come up with some sort of "Favorite" of mine. Be it a movie, music artist, song, book, quote, color, food, beverage, word, number, circumstance, favorite time of the day, high light of the week, Bible verse, chapter, ect., type of brand, meal of the day, ETC. I will post it for you! And I expect you to comment back and tell me what YOUR favorite is!
Example post: My favorite color is green, what's your favorite?
Here's will you get to participate! You can tell me what your favorite is!
Example Post: My favorite movie is Pride and Prejudice!
Then you would comment telling me what your favorite movie is.
Example Post: My favorite book is Stepping Heavenward.
You would comment telling me what your favorite book.
If you would like to further participate you can post your own post of your own favorite. It doesn't have to be the same as mine! Whatever is on your mind, post your favorite! Like maybe a favorite cookie recipe or your favorite thing about fall!
It's going to be really fun!! I'm going to post a lot of music artists. But, since I just did that today I won't do it for a while.
Tune in for tommorrow's favorite! It's kinda like the 1-Post-a-day series only it's one FAVORITE A DAY!! Yay!!
Just wanted to give you all a heads up!!
Yours Truly,
Elisabeth Darcy
I stopped talking to myself! NEVER WILL DO IT AGAIN! HONEST! PWEASE COME BACK! Haha.
As I was saying before I was interrupted by myself, I have a new blog series for the month of November! Every day I will come up with some sort of "Favorite" of mine. Be it a movie, music artist, song, book, quote, color, food, beverage, word, number, circumstance, favorite time of the day, high light of the week, Bible verse, chapter, ect., type of brand, meal of the day, ETC. I will post it for you! And I expect you to comment back and tell me what YOUR favorite is!
Example post: My favorite color is green, what's your favorite?
Here's will you get to participate! You can tell me what your favorite is!
Example Post: My favorite movie is Pride and Prejudice!
Then you would comment telling me what your favorite movie is.
Example Post: My favorite book is Stepping Heavenward.
You would comment telling me what your favorite book.
If you would like to further participate you can post your own post of your own favorite. It doesn't have to be the same as mine! Whatever is on your mind, post your favorite! Like maybe a favorite cookie recipe or your favorite thing about fall!
It's going to be really fun!! I'm going to post a lot of music artists. But, since I just did that today I won't do it for a while.
Tune in for tommorrow's favorite! It's kinda like the 1-Post-a-day series only it's one FAVORITE A DAY!! Yay!!
Just wanted to give you all a heads up!!
Yours Truly,
Elisabeth Darcy
Another favorite of mine, but an old one
Can I have a round of applause for an ol' favorite of mine......
MAROON5!!!!!!!!!! Love them! Some of their songs can be kinda..well more for married adults. But!! However, I like their style of music. They have good sound, good beats, awesome voices, and some cool songs!! Check 'em out if you're on the lookout for new artists. Um..no they aren't Christian. So if you are one of those "no-can-do-non-Christian-music-everything-else-is-secular" then I don't reccomend them. Or any of the artists that I listen too. Like Jack Johnson, or Sara Bareilles, or Colbie Caillat, or Snow Patorl, Regina Spektor, Priscilla Ahn, Fine Frenzy, Hey Monday, Paramore, Letter Black (oh wait they're Christian), OneRepublic, Five for the Fighting, Coldplay, Owl City, Weezer, Modest Mouse, The Fray (They're Christian but don't always write about Christian concepts.), Acceptance, The Killers, Keane, The Ting tings, Yael Naim, Lily Allen, Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flats, Josh Turner, Micheal Buble, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Fiona Apple, Judy Garland, Ingrid Michaelson, there's like 2 Black eyed Pea songs that are ok..oh wait no 3. One called Bebot (totally in Tagalog), one called I gotta feeling, and one called Boom boom pow. My motto is if you wouldn't let our little siblings listen to it-THEN it's not good. And of course if your parent's don't approve. BUT, my parents know what I listen to. SO, it's all good.
YES MAROON5 ARE COOL! They're old I guess. Didn't know that. BUT, my Mum and TT like them too. Kind of funny. Like mother like daughter and aunt! Hahaha.
MORE FAVORITES COMING UP! I think that's my new series.....
*!Love!*
~Elisabeth Darcy~
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Pastor Sharad Yadav of Nampa Bible Church
We're going to a church here in Nampa called Nampa Bible Church. Sharad Yadav is the pastor of the church. His sermons are amazing. I walk into church, weary and heavy laden from the week, and hungry for Christ. I leave the church fed and full to the brim. I'm filled with encouragement to go on with another week. Mr. Yadav's sermons are always Christ centered. He really thinks things through before he just comes to the conclusion about something. We found out about Nampa Bible church because somehow my Mom came across Mr. Yadav's blog.
------------>CLICK<----------------- That should take you to his blog. Oh and F.Y.I. He's quit blogging. (I think) He hasn't blogged on his blog in like a year or two. BUT, what he HAS blogged is good. Hope ya like.
*Love*
Elisabeth Darcy
Ps. Do you guys ever just love your pastor/s of your church? I love my pastor of All Saints. (His whole family is awesome) I love Mr. Yadav. (Father figure obviously) He has really cute little kids too. Jonah and Jami love making new friends!! Haha. All this to say, IT'S NICE HAVING CHURCH FAMILY! Ya know!? We've definitely been blessed with church family, in the past and present. Yes, I'm talking to my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ in Cali!! That went to Grace Fellowship!! I love you guys!! Ok..sorry. I'm having a wuvvy moment here. You know..where you just love everyone! Yeah..sorry. I'll spare y'all!!
------------>CLICK<----------------- That should take you to his blog. Oh and F.Y.I. He's quit blogging. (I think) He hasn't blogged on his blog in like a year or two. BUT, what he HAS blogged is good. Hope ya like.
*Love*
Elisabeth Darcy
Ps. Do you guys ever just love your pastor/s of your church? I love my pastor of All Saints. (His whole family is awesome) I love Mr. Yadav. (Father figure obviously) He has really cute little kids too. Jonah and Jami love making new friends!! Haha. All this to say, IT'S NICE HAVING CHURCH FAMILY! Ya know!? We've definitely been blessed with church family, in the past and present. Yes, I'm talking to my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ in Cali!! That went to Grace Fellowship!! I love you guys!! Ok..sorry. I'm having a wuvvy moment here. You know..where you just love everyone! Yeah..sorry. I'll spare y'all!!
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