The Power of Words

"Make a wish and place it in you heart. Anything you want. Everything you want...
Do you have it? Good. Now believe it can come true. You never know where the next miracle is gonna come from. The next smile. The next wish come true...
But if you believe that it's right around the corner, and you open your heart and mind to the possibility of it, to the certainty of it...
You just might get the thing you're wishing for...
The world if full of magic. You just have to believe in it. So make your wish. Do you have it?...
Good. Now believe in it. With all your heart."

This is my all time favorite quote; courtesy of Peyton Sawyer, Lucas Scott, Brooke Davis, Nathan Scott, and Haley James Scott.
Whenever I feel lost or unsure of anything around me, I read this until I find what I was looking for.
I love the way the words make me feel. They remind me of when I was a little kid because it's like they're saying it's o.k to dream, and have hope, and to believe in the impossible...

So if you're searching for inspiration, or just need to be faithful in something again, these words are yours to find it. Whatever it may be.

God bless.

Dig In and Enjoy

For the past two and a half weeks, I've been compiling a new play list.
Here's what I came up with:

1. Walk On- Billy Currington
2. It's All Coming Back To Me Now- Celine Dion
3. Hide Away- Hilary Duff
4. My Life Would Suck Without You- Kelly Clarkson
5. Please Remember Me- Tim McGraw
6. Angel- Kate Voegele
7. The Climb- Miley Cyrus
8. Don't Laugh At Me- Mark Wills
9. I Love You This Much- Jimmy Wayne
10. Sympathy- Goo Goo Dolls
11. I'll Be- Edwin McCain
12. Hear You Me- Jimmy Eat World

If anyone has song suggestions for me, I'll gladly listen to them.
I'd like to hear feedback from you guys anyway.

Hope you had a great weekend.
God bless.

Letting Go

Tonight I felt like breaking down.
Just releasing all the pain and suffering that I've been holding in for a long time.
When I think back, I've never actually stripped every layer of protection I've built up against all the shitty things in my life.
Of course I have cried as others do; but much less I'm sure.
I've never had the support system one imagines in a "break-down situation".
And I suppose on the one hand, that's a good thing.
I don't have drama, and everything goes perfectly. (Which is so not true).
But on the other hand, it could tear a person apart.
Not opening up to your problem(s).
After a while, it consumes you, and you can't find your way out.
Unfortunately, I'm not too sure where I am in this whole thing.
Hopefully I'll figure it out soon.
And maybe I'll learn to let go.

Many times, I wish life was a t.v show, or a movie.
Where even if everything turns into a huge mess, it all works out in the end.
I think that will be my dream for now.
Whatever happens will have it's own way of working out in the long run....

Well, I should be off to bed.
I had a very very long weekend, and it's only Saturday night.

God bless and good night.

A Much Needed Update-Part 1

Hello all.
I'm sorry for such a long break between my last post and this one. Everything has just been so crazy lately. Anyway, here are some pictures from the last 1-3 weeks:


I absolutely love this one. It's out on the golf course where the wind comes off the ocean, which has caused it to grow bending over:


As I mentioned in a comment on Miss Hilarie's post "Signs", we have boars here. They have a tendency to dig up plants around houses, (including mine) and grass on the golf course, which is where this and the next one were taken:

A close up of the above picture:

And as promised, here are more pictures from Hanging High on the second day. This is one of my favorite photos of my family. My dad was able to go with us on that day, so I was very happy. Too bad my brother couldn't join us...

The facility has a rope bridge and it's a little nerve-racking to walk across. My legs were shaking so bad once I got across. This gives you a bit of an idea of how high up I was:

We called this the "upside down room". Pretty much a smaller scale of the arch wall. Very fun though. Unfortunately, I didn't get much farther than the position I'm in in the picture...

Megan is in the background by the way.

I hope you all have had a great week. I'm planning on kind of doing some of the same posts that the SoGoPro team has done, like book and song recommendations. Still getting them together, though I promise to have more stuff up soon.
But for now, I need to skedaddle off to bed because tomorrow I get to meet our base general.
(Insert whoops and giddy exclamations here.)
Let's pray I don't make a fool of myself...

God bless and Good "what-ever applies to you".

This Or That

I am faced with quite a dilemma. I need to decide what I'm going to do about school next year. Short version: home school again or back to public school. More detailed version: strict home school schedule /or/ back to my old high school here or go to a different high school here (of which there are about four options). Going back to regular school will give me more opportunities, such as prom and interacting with people. But considering my past experiences, I'm really liking home school for my last year of high school. There are pros and cons for each, and what really sucks is that I need to have my decision before the end of the month.
B-E-A-utiful.

Well, wish me luck.

God bless.

"He Is Risen"

Happy Easter! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. This morning Tina and I went with Megan and her family to the Sunrise Service at her church. It was out on the beach, which made it so much more beautiful. Here are some pictures from after the service.

God bless.

Rock Walls Part 2

Another long day of climbing done. Well, not really that long. About three hours actually, but it seemed much longer. I am sad to say that neither Megan nor I accomplished that dang wall today. We will go back though. When and how, I still don't know. But what I am absolutely certain of is that I will get to the top of every single wall in that place. I'm thinking about having my birthday party there. Of course, it's in October, and I'm sure I'll change my mind a million times before that, but right now, it seems like a really good idea. My mom took more pictures, so I'll be putting those up soon. Till then, take a look at this awesome video:

I need a new memory card; this one doesn't hold much, so I ran out of space. As soon as it stopped, he fell off. The side he was working toward is the wall Megan and I were trying to get up by the way.

Rock Walls and T-Shirts

Yesterday my Girl Scout troop went rock climbing at a place called Hanging High. Two hours of climbing is equal to two painful arms and hands. I had a lot of fun though.

Here's everyone from left to right:
Becca, Cheyenne, Danielle, Kat, Megan, Me, Tina, Briana. You can't see Journey. Tyler, Sydney, and Shanna weren't there.
Starting out. We had to learn to belay each other:

The first wall we had to accomplish. I was the very first one up:

Megan and I with Briana and Tina:

My mom really likes this pic. She's going to crop it to make it look like I'm on a real cliff. It's also the wall I whacked my head on....

This was the hardest wall in the whole place. It continues up the whole ceiling and over to the other side, like an arch. We were only aloud to go to the top:

Same wall. Since it was at such an angle, if you let go, you'd slam right into your belayer.

Megan slamming into me from that dang wall:

Megan and I are determined to get to the top of this wall. We'd get about half way, and just run out of energy and good rocks to grab. Our troop is going back tomorrow, so hopefully we'll get it! Wish us luck!

Also, if you notice in a couple of the pictures, there appear to be orbs. Hmm. Not quite sure how I feel about that. I have some others that are just packed with them. I saw them as I was looking through my camera on the way home yesterday. Maybe someone died there... The waiver we had to sign did say death could occur if you aren't careful. Well that'll give me something to think about...

After I got home from my little adventure, I made my Southern Gothic shirt. I had the words printed out so I just had to iron them on. Whatcha think?

(The front says "Southern Gothic Productions")

(The back says "Team Hellick") I was thinking I should add and "in" to Hellick for Austin, but I didn't want to reprint it. I suppose if you move some letters around it could still include him.

Consider It a Gift

I made a little playlist of songs that I am currently in love with. Unfortunately, it looks like I'll be the only one looking at it... Hmm. That's not depressing at all...

1. Stop Making Friends- "Fear" (Abby from NCIS is the lead singer in this band. I had no idea she sang, but she is pretty dang good.)
2. Metallica- "Enter Sandman" (This is my 'creepy' song right now. I don't think the intention was for it to scare people, but it chills my bones when I hear it.)
3. Billy Currington- "People Are Crazy" (As Miss Hilarie Burton said, I pretend he's singing to me. I love country boys. They're my weakness. )
4. Third Eye Blind- "Jumper" (A scene from 'Yes Man' has the main character singing this. It's hilarious! Kinda comedic/serious. I like it.)
5. Josh Gracin- "I Want To Live" (Another country boy. He is amazing! This song gives me chills too.)
6.Bon Jovi- "You Give Love A Bad Name" (Who doesn't love these guys? I may be a junior in high school, but I can say I've grown up with them.)
7. Sick Puppies- "What Are You Looking For" (Awesome song. Love the tune.)
8. Bethany Joy Lenz- "Overpopulated" (I love Joy. She is so talented. This song can always cheer me up. Mostly because it's so true.)
9. Reba McEntire/Kelly Clarkson- "Does He Love You" (Two incredible artists + one already great song = and even greater experience. Their voices are so powerful and different. That's why I love them so much.)
10. The Avett Brothers- "The Ballad of Love and Hate" (This song is hilarious! I could not stop laughing.)
11. Thrice- "Come All You Weary" (It reminds me of a modern day Jesus hymn. Like he's the one singing. Very beautiful.)
12. Daughtry- "What About Now" (Every time I hear this, I play a collage of sorts of Brooke Davis. I don't know why.)
13. Graham Colton Band- "You Find A Way" (Another great band. Not many people have heard of them though. )
14. Bryan Adams- "When You Love Someone" (Mr.Adams sure can touch a girl's heart. I just want to cry my eyes out when I hear this.)
15. Martina McBride- "How Far" (Martina is one of the few that can really hold her own. I love all her songs, but this one is oh so captivating.)

Enjoy!

I'm off to bed.

God Bless

You Can Breathe Out Here

This is just a taste of what I live with. It isn't beautiful everywhere, but when you find it, it's truly breathtaking.

Everyone should experience this kind of freedom and endless boundaries at least once in their life.

I had to share these with you. It would've almost felt like a sin if I'd kept them all to myself.

Enjoy!

God bless.

I'm Getting Very Sleepy...

After pulling an all-nighter last night, I'm finally starting to feel the effects of no sleep for over 24 hours...
Maybe I could take just a little nap- NO! I can't go to sleep. I have to babysit tonight, and I have a bunch of stuff I need to do before I leave.
Sleeping is out of the question.
Resting my eyes wouldn't hurt though..
Yeah. That sounds nice.

NO, NO. If I lay down, just to "rest my eyes", I'll fall asleep and wake up in 3 hours. Which will mean I'd be late, and I wouldn't have gotten anything done.

So no. I cannot rest. I have to stay awake and active for the next 5 to 7 hours... Grrreat.

*Sigh*
I need some suger...

Good News

It's amazing how fast I went from devastated to relieved. I just saw something pertaining to One Tree Hill that's going to make me very happy. I'm not going to say what it was, because I don't want to spoil the surprise. Ah, I can't wait to see the final five episodes!