Bible verse of the Week #25

"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." Psalm 23:1 ESV

Lately my class has been talking about this verse in confirmation. Our pastor explains to us that if you are in a hard time, you can get through it knowing this verse. If you are tempted to lie or cheat remember, "I shall not want." There are other examples such as I want a new camera, but I shouldn't want. Jesus is my Shepherd and it won't matter. God provides. He already has a place for us in heaven.

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Some of you may already know this, but I'm going to say it anyway. We call Jesus our Shepherd because he guards up like sheep. We are the sheep. He will come after us if we are lost. He remembers us by name. All of this is so true. Jesus is also called "The Good Shepherd" in John 10:11.

The economy is bad, but we need to remember that Jesus is watching out for us every moment of every day . He provides us with food and shelter and a family that loves us. Isn't that all we need? Think about it a little bit. 

God bless your day!

Excited

I am excited about a lot of things.

1. My birthday: My birthday is in 18 days. Wow, I can't believe in 18 days, I will be fourteen! Crazy!

2. Early Christmas: Long story... You will {hopefully} find out in a blog post within the next week or two.

3. December 25th Christmas: Ah! I love the holidays in general. My favorite part is... spending time with family, church services practically every day, decorating, {presents :P}, and the list goes on.

Just a few years ago...

4. New camera: I am saving up for a new camera and I can't wait to get it. I am so close (in money). 

5. Thanksgiving: Wow! I totally forgot about Thanksgiving until right now. I LOVE Thanksgiving! Another fun opportunity to see family!

6. Grandparents'/VIP Day: This is the day before Thanksgiving at my school. It is a {half} day filled with fun with your grandparents and/or a very special (or important) person. 

7. Mail: I love mail and I know something is coming. Long story, short- I won some prints from a friend and they happened to drop on the way to the mailbox, and I was wondering what happened to them. Well, they're found and on their way! :D 

8. Confirmation: I get confirmed this March and I am SO excited! :D 

My oldest brother's confirmation.

A few things I'm not excited about:

-A spider on the ceiling next to me

-snow

Anybody recognize this picture?

-homework

-school tomorrow (I'm not a huge fan)

I hope you had a fantastic weekend!

Fall 2011 {continued}

Do you remember THIS post? Well, that just scratches the surface of fall. Here are some more pictures that remind me of fall.

 1) Scarves
It is definitely scarf season. I only have a few fashion scarves, but they are fun to wear! (and keep you warm in the cold weather)

 2) Heated Mattress Pad
For my 11th birthday, I got a heated mattress pad because I have the coldest bedroom in the house. I thought it was time to take it out because I am cold already!

 3) Cookie Baking
With cold weather comes indoor activities. Baking is SO much fun to do on a cold day!

 4) Football
Whether Little league (my younger brother), Varsity (one of my older brothers), or flag football in gym, I am a total sucker for football. My dad is a coach and all of my brother have played on a team. I just love it!

 5) Hot Chocolate
Ahhh! I love hot chocolate! I have been having it a lot and I mean, a lot, lately. It is so good! 

The picture is fuzzy looking, but I think it looks kinda cool, but that's just me. 

6) Sunsets
Just as in the summer, fall also has beautiful sunsets. When I took this picture, one minute the sun was in the sky, the next it was like this, and then the sun was down. It was beautiful to track how the sun was facing me.

Bible Verse of the Week #25

To some of my "older" followers, you might remember THIS post where I did my brother's Prom pictures last June. This is one of the pictures that I took recently for his homecoming. Sadly, I look WAY better in the other photo.  This picture of my and my brother is... well, horrible. Haha! :D I also posted the picture like this one HERE.

Okay, now that all of that is over, I will begin to say a few things about the verse. I think this verse is referring to the commandment, "Love you neighbor as yourself" also known as, your brother. If you love your brother, you can stand up for what is right, and he will be there right beside you. I know personally that I don't always have the best relationship with my brothers, but really, we all get in fights and conflicts. This week, I am going to try really hard to be a super, extraspecial, only sister to my three brothers. :D 

I challenge you to be nice to YOUR brothers and sisters.