random graphics...

here are some graphics i have made in the past couple of weeks... (i really like how the barlow girl one came out!!) (and i think the princess bride one came out pretty cool, too!! lol!)what do you all think?

luke 6:35

"But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked."

talk the talk AND walk the walk

something i've noticed recently is that many people say they're Christians, but then you look at their lives and they're just your average, worldly person. we were not called to be your average person, to be like everyone else, we were called to be transformed, and not be like the world. when you become a Christian, that means that you are no long supposed to be like the world, but we're supposed to stand out and speak up for what we believe in. we were not called to be silent or to just blend in, we were called to speak out for Christ and stand out so that others can see Christ in you. "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." (Matthew 5:14-16) since we are Christians, we were not made to be put under a bowl, but on a stand, to shine Christ to everyone. now, i admit, i'm not a perfect Christian, i have trouble actually standing up for Christ in a person to person setting, but i'm not perfect, and i won't be until i get to heaven, but i'm praying that God will give me boldness and a spirit of courage and not of fear (if you all could pray for me, too, that would be great!!). so, my challenge to all of you out there is to live out loud. don't just talk about God on your blogs and in e-mails and stuff, and then go under a bowl in person to person situations. and another thing, if you don't talk about God on your blogs and on the web, etc., i challenge you to. shine Jesus to all your friends, Christian and non-Christian, maybe God'll use you to touch someone else's life!! don't worry about what others will think of what you say, they'll have to answer to God about everything they do. if you had a chance to tell someone about Jesus, and didn't, that might have been the only time that person might have heard about Jesus and the freedom He gives. so, that's my challenge, be a light for everyone to see and shine Jesus to a dark world!!

car wash pix (at request from Jaina)

we did a car wash last saturday morning with our youth group at church. Jaina wanted to know where my pictures were, so here they are! it was a lot of fun!! :)

tyler
tyler again
kyle and tyler
our beautiful sign
washing cars
jaina, katelyn and erika
erika, naomi, christa and katelyn
the soap faces- this year...
...and last year
a pyrimid
the "box" car we got to wash!! ;)
the whole group!!

it was a lot of fun, and we washed a lot of cars!! :)

beaches are fun!!

last saturday, my family and i went to hampton beach for half the day. there was a sand sculpture contest, and all the sculptures were absolutely amazing!! here are some pictures from our day (i took about 263 :))...

reuben's funky jump
reuben went all the way in...except for the little tiny dry spot at the top of his shirt...
you want to see my eyes?!
ummm...yea...
foot prints...
and more foot prints...
reflection
the sea gulls were seriously laughing at me..."haha, you can't fly"
my crazy parents
we did get a good picture of them, though!
a really cool statue that was by the beach for all the servicemen who had died at sea
naomi is on the dark side (or she's just trying to be serious)
ashlee trying to be like naomi (she can't keep a straight face)
too much fried dough isn't good for you!
awww, aren't they cute?!
a big chain for a bigger dog
the beach from a wall, and the moon
the kids
mom and dad
blue eyes
brown eyes
our whole family

so, those are just a fraction of the pictures i took...hope you like them!! :) [i'll post pictures of the actual sand sculptures later, i figured these were enough for this post!! ;)]

proverbs 29:11

"a fool vents all his feelings, but a wise man holds them back."

the right to remain silent

everyone has the right to remain silent, but that doesn't mean that you should. ~*~ Ezekiel 24:27 "At that time your mouth will be opened; you will speak with him and will no longer be silent. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the LORD."

i got that from Sophie. i hope you don't mind me using it!! :)

psalms 18:1-3

"I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies."

(note: check out all of pslams 18)

to watch and...*dum,dum,dum* not to watch (take 2)

Facing the Giants
Last night, we watched the movie, Facing the Giants. Gosh, this is an awesome movie!! We decided to rate it E/E for Exciting and Emotional. It's about a football team, whose coach's life is not too great. He's had a loosing season for all of the 6 years he had been coaching the team for. The parents want to get rid of him because they think he can't coach very well. He feels really bad (that's an understatement)(about coaching and his life) and doesn't know what to do. Finally, he turns to God and realizes that everything should be done for God's honor and glory, and he comes up with a new philosophy for the football team. Basically, it's whether we win or loose, we're going to praise God, and we're going to work our hardest in everything for Him. And the coach and the team are blessed abundantly for doing that!! It's a very inspirational movie, and everyone should see it!! The characters are very interesting and well thought out!! There are a bunch of funny parts!! Two of the best lines in the movie is- "You're about to face the biggest team you've ever faced. Leave everything out on the field. Give your best to God. Whether we leave this field as victors or not, we give God the glory. Now, who will go fight the giants with me?" and "For the rest of your life, you will remember today. I want you to remember that you held nothing back, you did not loose heart , you did not stop fighting, you did not quit." So, I don't want to say anything else, or else I'll give the whole movie away, but the last thing I have to say is, this movie is awesome!! It is a great Christian movie, and it shows that if you trust God, He will provide for all your needs!! (oh and another thing, the music is awesome!!) This gets a go watch this movie now from me!! :) [below is the trailer:) ] [i was going to put another really good scene on here, but it would kinda give part of the movie away!! so, you're just gonna have to go watch the movie!! :)]



A really funny scene-

commisioner's cup

last weekend, my travel soccer team had the privilege of competing in the middlesex league commissioner's cup!! it was a lot of fun!! we're in division 4b, so we competed against teams in division 4. the top 2 teams in division 4a and 4b played against each other for 1st place in division 4!! so, it was us and the other team (let's just call them "W") from division 4b, and two other teams (let's call them "R" and "B") from division 4a that we played against over the weekend. we played 2 games on saturday and 1 game on sunday. on saturday morning at 8 am (notice the 'am' part) we played against W. this game would decide who was the division 4b champs (if you remember, we played against them in the rain, and we tied with them the first time we played against them. they had the same record as us. not for long!! mwa ha ha ha!! lol!). so, anyways, we played against them at 8 in the morning, and we had 3 subs. the field that was hosting the cup for our age was turf, so that was pretty cool!! (although in all the other games, it wasn't so good, because it was really hot, and the turf made it a lot hotter, and our feet felt like they were baking in our cleats!!) i don't exactly remember too much about that game. they got a goal first, which got us kind of discouraged. but then, ashlee got a goal!! WOOP!! GO ASHLEE!! and that really encouraged us and motivated us!! it was a really evenly matched game!! then jamy got a goal!! WOOP!! GO JAMY!! (jamy is such a great player!! she's really dedicated!! she was supposed to go to a basket ball tournament, but she stayed and played the 1 pm game and the game on sunday!! she is amazing!) so, that got us really pumped!! (all of this happened in the first half). then in the second half, nothing much happened. we held them off the whole 2nd half, so, when the game ended, we had finally beaten W!! and we were the division 4b CHAMPS!!!!!!!! WOOP!!! :D we were all really, really, really excited after this game!! :) our next game was at 1 pm, so we hung out at the field in between and watched some of the other games. we played against R in our game at 1 (sophie, meghan and mrs. b came to this game!! thanks so much for coming you guys!! it was awesome to have you there!! you all rock!! thanks!). they were in first place in division 4a, so we knew that it would be a pretty hard game. it was, and the heat and already having played a tough game made it difficult!!! we hung in, and we tied 0-0 with them!! i was so proud of our whole team!! i think that if we had been fresh, we might have been able to beat them, but that's o.k., at least we didn't loose!! the first half wasn't too great, but we pulled together and played quite a lot better the second half and played it mostly in their half (of the field). then, we got to go home and crash into bed (even though that's not what we did. we went to the torres' for elias' b-day/graduation/father's day party, but left around 7. mom and dad went to our neighbor's wedding and didn't get back 'till late, so we kinda went to bed a little later than we would have liked to!! then we got up at 7 the next morning to do our papers and went to church. our weekend started at 6am saturday morning and ended at around 9pm sunday night). so, after all that, we had another game (sunday afternoon) at 3pm against B. they hadn't won a game yet, and we weren't about to let them break their loosing streak on us!! this game was by far the most emotional and crazy one!! so, we played at 3, and we only had 2 subs, and it was hot and windy. although, it was cloudy, too, so the heat wasn't as bad as the second game! anyways, this game was insane. we definitely didn't play our best, but we were tied 0-0 at half. the ref had already told us at the beginning that if we were tied at the end, we would go into penalty kicks (a.k.a. PKs). we were all determined to have it not end in a tie. we were really pumped!! but, they got the first goal. i think it was totally my fault, but ashlee disagrees. well, what happened was, a girl on the other team dribbled it up the field, and ashlee came out of the goal (she was keeper) to stop her a get the ball (btw, that was a great move by ashlee!), and the girl kicked the ball at her, and it bounced over ashlee and into the goal. miranda tried heroically to try to save it, but of no use!! it was my fault, because, as soon as i saw ashlee go out, i should have gone behind her to cover the goal instead of just watching like a fool!! well, we learn from our mistakes, hopefully it'll make me better!! so, after that we were really mad and all that, so we really were playing our hardest now. about 2 minutes after they got the goal, katelyn got a goal for us!! that was really, really awesome!! (katelyn is another awesome player!!) we held them off for the rest of the game, and *dum dum duuuum* had to go into PKs. O_O kelsey took ashlee's place in goal, because kelsey had done PKs before and knew what to do. so, katelyn, me, miranda, becky and jamy took the kicks (in that order). we got to kick first. katelyn's kick was high, and it went right over the goalie's hands into the goal!! we were all really excited!! the other girl's kick went in, too. then it was my turn. my kick went just over the goal. :( that wasn't too good. the other girl's kick went to the same place mine did!! (and the funny thing was that she played the same position as me!!) then miranda had her kick. she kicked it on the ground to the left side of the goal. and, it went in!!!!!!! go miranda!! the next girl's kick went in, too. then becky's kick went over the net. she was really upset, and was crying and everything. the next girl's kick went in. (now it was 2-3, us loosing) jamy's kick went over the goal, too, so we were all done. jamy was crying and everything, too. we all did an awesome job!! i don't know why they were crying!! it was all of our first times doing PKs, so i think we did awesome!! kelsey rocks, and she gave jamy this whole speech about how it wasn't that big of a deal, and how she did sooo awesomely in the game, and that's what counted. kelsey is awesome!! and, after that, the other coach came over to her and told her that she was freaking his players out, because she was bouncing back and forth along the end line!! she is amazing!!! :) so, after that we were kinda freaked out because we didn't know what was going to happen next, if we were going to get a trophy or what (1st and 2nd place got a trophy). so, we finally found out that we had gotten 2nd place!!!!!!! W had gotten 1st, because they had beaten R in their sunday game. so, W came in 1st with 6 points (points are 3 for a win, 1 for a tie and 0 for a loss), us in 2nd with 5 points (they counted the B game as a tie for some weird reason!! we really didn't need to do PKs!! but the experience i think was worth it! we had 1 win, and 2 ties), R in 3rd with 4 points, and B in 4th with 1 point!! GO G-U14 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it is so awesome!!!!!! i'm so proud of my team!! if you look at last season's record (1-6-1) and how badly we played, you wouldn't expect us to be 1st in our division this year!! it's great that we got into the cup this year, too, seeing that it's our very first year together!! so, i'm really proud of everyone on my team!! thank you so much for playing with me, i had a really awesome time!! everyone totally rocks, and are so much fun to play with!! (and, this was really surprising to me, two of the girl's parents came up to me after and told me i had been a really good role-model for their daughters!! i thought that was amazing!!) so, i guess all i have to say is, AWESOME JOB GIRLS!!!! i loved playing with you and will miss you all a LOT!! :)oh, and another thing, i really want to say thanks to everyone who put up with me and played with me on defence. that would be mostly molly and shelby, but also miranda, liz, and katy. you all were awesome!! shelby and molly, you girls were (and are) the best!! i definately could not have done it with out you!! shelby has so much spirit and drive, she inspires me every time i play with her!! and molly had improved so much!! she also has great determination!! and everyone else on my team, you all are awesome!! i learned a lot from every one of you!! you all are great players, and you all rock!! :D

how can we be silent music

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the music player (^) plays clips from barlow girl's new cd, how can we be silent!! :)

fang,,,

fang is totally real sophie!!!! meghan, ashlee and i don't care what you say!!!!!!!!

this is for ashlee...

funny...

"You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, and Germany doesn't want to go to war." -Chris Rock

constitutional convention

yesterday, we went into Boston. and we went to the state house. and, if you can't guess from the title, we went for the constitutional convention!! the senators and representatives were voting today on whether or not the people are going to be able to vote next year on the definition of marriage. so, we went there as kind of a field trip, and to see history (who wants to be telling their grandchildren about it, and then say, oh, i wasn't actually there, because i decided to stay home instead of going with my family?!). so, we went to the state house. when we got there, we stood outside with the demonstrators (the "let the people vote on marriage" ones, not the "equality" ones). then we got in a long line to go inside the state house, and we stood in that for a while. when we finally got inside we walked around for a while (btw, the state house is really cool on the inside!!). then we got in another looooooong line to go inside the actual room where the house of representatives were meeting. we never got inside, though. we were still waiting in line when people started coming out of the room and a lot of other people started screaming and clapping. i looked around to see if i should be clapping, too, but everyone with the "equality" stickers on where clapping, so i kinda figured out what had happened. we had lost 45-151 votes. we only needed 5 more votes to get the definition of marriage on the ballot next year. mom talked to someone and he said that we had lost 10 votes in the past 24 hours before the meeting. after everyone sort of quieted down, there was a press conference, and we got to see Governor Deval Patrick. he talked for a while, and we left once he was done. at one point he said something like "now we can let the healing start." and i was thinking, "ha. that's really funny. ever heard of Rome??! like, how they fell apart and were taken over when they let people be gay??!! you've got to be kidding me!!" so, yea, this goes to say that people can be really messed up and not know their history. but, we just have to remember that God is still in control, even if we can't see how, and He's still supreme and over everything. my mom reminded us of that yesterday, and she also reminded us that all those people are going to go before God and give an account for everything they did. i don't think they'll be too happy to tell Him about voting for gay marriage! so, that's what we did yesterday. it was all crazy, but it was a great thing to see. remember-
"But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of His heart through all generations." (Psalms 33:11); "The LORD gives strength to His people; the LORD blesses His people with peace." (Psalms 29:11) and "The LORD is my light and my salvation-- whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life-- of whom shall I be afraid?...Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident...For in the day of trouble He will keep me safe in His dwelling; He will hide me in the shelter of His tabernacle and set me high upon a rock." (Psalms 27:1, 3,

music, music, i love music!

above is a movie kevin took at soulfest last year of chris tomlin. mrs. b, this song gives me goosebumps, i don't know about you!! ;) it's an absolutely amazing song, and the concert was awesome!!
pictures of 7 miles from berea last winter!! they rocked, too!! maybe we can get them to come do a concert for us!! that would be awesome!! i was hoping to put a movie, but what i was gonna do didn't work. :(

song of solomon 8:4

'daughters of jerusalem, i charge you: do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.'

an important thing for young people/teens to remember in this day and age, when every one's dating everyone else, and they break up every other week, and not too many relationships are really real. we need to remember as Christians not to arouse or awaken love until it so desires.

walking

erika came over on sunday after church, and we had a lot of fun with her!! :) we went walking around our part of the city, and we had a lot of fun. we were kinda bored, so we decided to walk down to the park, and then after that, we went to the florist's to get roses for my mom, but they weren't open on sundays. ashlee really, really, really wanted to go to the baseball park behind jerry's, so we went back to get permission from dad, and then we went to the baseball park and played on the kiddy toys!! it was fun!! :) we saw dani from our soccer team a couple seasons ago at the first park, and then we saw hannah and her family 3 times on our last 2 walks (we thought that maybe they thought we were stalking them or spying on them because we walked past them so many times!! :) btw, we weren't, we were just walking from our house to random destinations!). it was a lot of fun (i think that's 3 times i've said that!). erika told us that the sidewalks in her city were better than the sidewalks in our city, and we were going to hitch a ride on the police's motorcycle and tell him that, but he kinda had a head start. lol!! and on our way back from our first walk, we randomly started singing "no ordinary love" (toby mac)! it was really funny!! and, i had everything i needed to survive, because i had a soccer ball, chap stick, and tissues in my back pack, and money and a cell phone in my pockets. the only thing i didn't have was my camera. oh well!! i would have survived!! thankfully, we had to need of the cell phone!! :) so that's what we did with erika on sunday, just in case anyone wanted to know!! :)

songs from how can we be silent :)

at haveyouheardtheword.com, you can listen to a new song from barlow girl's new album 'how can we be silent' every monday!! as of today, you can listen to "million voices," "sweet revenge," "here's my life," and "song for the broken." my total favorite as of right now is "million voices"!! but all of them are awesome!! :) so go check them out!! :)

9th (sort of) Game of the Spring Season

last saturday, we played soccer!! in the rain!! and thunder!! and lightening!! well, maybe not the lightening! we played for 21 minutes and 11 seconds in the rain and thunder until the ref stopped the game because of lightening. you're really supposed to stop at thunder, but the ref didn't really see a problem with playing in thunder, but when there's lightening, you really have to stop. so, we didn't even play half our game. and we can't really make it up because next weekend is the playoffs!! wooop!! we played the team we tied against, who had the same record as us. about 5 minutes into the game, katy got a goal!! WOOP!! GO KATY!! she kicked the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal. their goalie was really big, but it didn't look like she would dive, so if we kicked it away from her on the ground, it would probably go in! we didn't really get to tell, though, since we only played for 21 minutes!! :) so, we were ahead for the game!! they can't record it as a win, though, because for it to count, they have to stop the game after half, and we were still in the first half, so, it doesn't count. playing in the rain is so much fun!! i love playing in the rain more than playing on a dry, hot day!! so, that's what happened saturday!! next week is the play offs!! :) i'm really excited about them!! the two top teams from our division and the division above us play against each other. we have 2 games on saturday and one game on sunday. whoever has the best record from those 3 games after them (the 3 games), wins!! the two teams from the division above us have worse records then us, so hopefully we'll do well!! pray for us, please!! thanks!! soccer is so much fun!! :)

psalms 19:14

"May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight,

O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer."

8th Game of the Spring Season

last night, we made up one of our games (the friday night one that you were supposed to come to, sophie). we played at home, not our regular home though, it was our nicer home that was our home last season (did you follow that?!). it's a lot nicer than our other home, because it actually has grass on it, and not a strip of dirt/dust/mud (depending on the weather) down the middle, and patches of dirt/dust/mud all over it. did i mention the green boxes that stick up in the field that are supposed to make it better?? anyways, enough complaining, we played against the team we played at their field at night on turf!! :) that was a fun game!! :) so, we played that team at our 'fake home' field. it was really good, because we had 14 girls show up, and we have 19 on our team (even though 3 of them can't really play for various reasons). so, we only had 2 people who weren't there!! it was a pretty good game, although we totally dominated. we played basically 98% of the game in their half of the field. the score was 5-1, and the goal was totally my fault. katelyn got 2 goals, and ashlee, jamy, and emily got the other goals!! WOOP!! on their goal, katelyn had just gotten her 2nd goal, and they were restarting the game, and i was talking to our goalie, and i had no idea that they had started, so i turned around, and there were players dribbling the ball towards me!! so, they got past me, and then one of the girls got the ball on the end line next the the goal, and she shot, and it went in. i really should have been paying attention, though. if i had, they probably wouldn't have gotten to far. also, i should have pressured the girl before she took the shot. oh well, you learn from your mistakes!! :) and during the first half of the game, i kinda how should i say it, knocked someone over?? well as most of you probably know, i play center defence, sweeper, or the last line of defence (before the goalie) or whatever you want to call it, so basically, most goals are my fault. and/or i'm basically responsible for defence and telling everyone else what's going on on the field among other things. so, back to knocking the girl over. she was coming down the field, and i was running beside her, and i put my leg out to knock the ball away from her, except i kinda stepped on the ball instead of kicking it away, and she kept going and fell over my leg. people said that she fell pretty hard. ooppss. that's what you get if you have the ball, and your forward, and it's in my side. there are consequences to being on the other team, so sorry, but there are!! :) so, yea, that's what happened, i didn't get carded (the ref could have carded me, he has a grudge against me, because,long story short, when we were practicing inside during the winter, we were scrimmaging, and i slide tackled him, and took him down, so now he's got a grudge against me. so, i'm glad he didn't card me, although that would have been really biased, because it wasn't a foul that could have been carded!!), but the other team got a free kick, which is o.k., because it didn't really go anywhere. so, that's my story!! sorry i made it so long, congrats if you stuck with me through the whole thing!! so, we only have one more game left, this saturday (we're playing the team that's also undefeated, the one we tied against) and then next saturday, we have the play offs!! and we're 7-0-1, with 29 goals for and 5 goals against (which is a pretty good record for a team who only had 3 goals for last season!!) we're tied for first with the team we play this saturday, and we have to beat them or tie to be in first. they have 40 goals for and 9 goals against (which is insane). if we tie, the thing they go to next to determine who gets first is goals against, so we'd be first if we tie or win against them!! so, go my team!! (also, if you could pray for us for this saturday and next saturday, that would be awesome!! both will be hard games!!)

clean hair

today i had the strange privilege to wash my hair in the kitchen sink. i didn't really feel like taking a shower, so i decided i'd just wash my hair, since it was really yucky. everyone should wash their hair in the sink at least once in their lifetime. for all of you with shorter hair, it would be really easy, but i have sorta longish hair, so it wasn't that easy!! i can only imagion how hard it would be for naomi to wash her hair!! *shudders* it's easy for my mom to do, but i kinda had a hard time. that's o.k., though, i did wash my hair and it's nice and clean now!! all i have to do now is try to brush it... *shudders again* yea, sorry, this was a really random post!! lol!! :)

James 1:1-5

"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him."

habakkuk 2:3

“But these things I plan won’t happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, do not despair, for these things will surely come to pass. Just be patient! He will not be overdue a single day!” (the living Bible)

you carried me

yea, i know i've been saying 'oh, this is my favorite song', well, this is my absolute favorite song (for right now at least!!) here are the lyrics-

You Carried Me
Sung By Building 429

I've been so busy
I missed the reasons
I missed Your love
and I nearly missed it all

Still You've held me
And You've healed me
You've given all
And it brought me to Your cross

And I stand only because
You've given me grace to walk
Only because

You carried me
You carried me
You carried me through it all
And I believe
Yes I believe
You'll carry me all the way home
Cause mercy covers all

I know the scripture
I've known the songs
I sang the words
from my hollowed heart

But You've spoken softly
Through the storm
I've heard Your voice
and I've felt the calm

I stand only because
You've given me faith to walk
Only because

You carried me
You carried me
You carried me through it all
And I believe
Yes I believe
You'll carry me all the way home

Lord I know that you love me
I'll never doubt it
I can't live without it
Your mercy has found me
I am astounded
I can't live without it, oooh

You carried me, You carried me
You carried me through it all...

You carried me
You carried me
And I believe
Yeah I believe
You'll carry me all the way home
Cause mercy covers all
Mercy covers all
Yeah, yeah
And I believe

(c) 2007 Curb Records

You are my strong tower!!!

great Kutless song!! it's another one of my favorites!! (yea, i'm on a video thing right now!) it's an awesome song!! they have mad skills, too!! lol! (hey look ashlee, it's the guy from kutless!!! O_O lol!)
ashlee likes the 'not what you see' music video (below) so, i put it on for her!!

i need you to love me...

another amazing barlow girl song. i think this one is my favorite...i think it's tied with a couple other songs, though!! the video above is the offical music video

and the video below is a concert, it's the end of love me, then 'this is my desire', and then 'enough'. i think they did an awesome job!! they have mad skills!! lol!! :)

random observation

just some random thing i noticed...has anyone noticed that boys/guys are born with the ability to play sports, and girls have to learn how?? and i think they also are born with the ability to be great at many sports, and girls have to work hard to be good?? just something i noticed...it would be cool if girls were born with that ability, too... :) so, just my randomness for today...can anyone sympathize??

300th POST!!

300!!

this is my 300th post!! i can't believe i've posted that many time!!! here's one of my favorite chapters in the Bible--

Isaiah 53

"Who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?

He grew up before him like a tender shoot,
and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.

He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering.
Like one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

Surely he took up our infirmities
and carried our sorrows,
yet we considered him stricken by God,
smitten by him, and afflicted.

But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,
and by his wounds we are healed.

We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to his own way;
and the LORD has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.

He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before her shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.

By oppression and judgment he was taken away.
And who can speak of his descendants?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
for the transgression of my people he was stricken.

He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in his mouth.

Yet it was the LORD's will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and though the LORD makes his life a guilt offering,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand.

After the suffering of his soul,
he will see the light of life and be satisfied;
by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many,
and he will bear their iniquities.

Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,
and he will divide the spoils with the strong,
because he poured out his life unto death,
and was numbered with the transgressors.
For he bore the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors."

7th Game of the Spring Season

yesterday, we had our 7th game!! we played away, and the field we played, their grass was really really long! so, the ball didn't go too far when we passed it on the ground and it took a while to get used to! and, yesterday, it was really hot and humid, so it felt like i was wearing a winter coat and there was a 3 inch thick fuzzy blanked over me. it was not fun!! i feel really bad for the other team, they only had 8 players, so we played 8 on 9, and we had 4 subs. we totally know how they feel. we were in their shoes almost every game last season. so, we won, 4-1!! so now we're 6-0-1!! we only have 2 games left. we were supposed to have 10, but we'll only have 9. one weekend, we were supposed to have 2 games, one friday night and the other saturday, but both of them were rained out. the one on friday was a makeup of what was supposed to be the first game of the season, but that one was snowed out! so, this tuesday, we'll have a makeup of a makeup!! and this saturday, we're going to play the team we tied with. we're tied for first with them in our division. so, back to yesterday, they scored first, and it got us kind of discouraged. we weren't playing very well. then becky got two goals!! so that encouraged us! then katelyn and shelby got goals, too!! WOOP! yea, yesterday was an o.k. game, but it wasn't awesome. i think we play at the level of the team we're playing against. we need to be playing above all the teams, not playing at their level. so...that's what's going on...oh, on a different subject, today has totally different weather than yesterday. today it's cloudy and cool and it's sprinkling, and yesterday, it was really warm and muggy. great example of new england weather...wait 10 minutes and it'll change.

never alone, 2 versions

one of Barlow Girl's best songs is called "Never Alone." It's a really great song!! They are so talented!! i would never be able to play the guitar or drums!! just in case anyone wanted to know, if i could learn how to play something (other than the piano/keyboard) it would be the bass, then an electric guitar, then the drums!! just in case you wanted to know...lol! :D The one above is the real music video, and the one below is a special Yahoo one!

kickball!!

we have kickball today!! WOOP!! and youth group tonight!! WOOP!! and a soccer game tomorrow!! double WOOP!! :D