Judas

about four weeks ago i started taking a poetry class at a church that we're visiting.  so far it's been great, i love the teacher and the interesting people that are in the class.  lately we're working on writing poems on the life of Christ.  not one big poem, but lots of small ones of different events that took place.  i signed up for Judas betrayal and a few others.  this story is so powerful!  i mean could you imagine?  betraying the man that loved you more than life itself?  for money?  my feelings toward Judas are feelings of PITY.  he was so ignorant of the love that Jesus had for him.  so I'm planning on writing a poem from his point of view, which will be difficult but interesting at the same time.  wish me luck!

struggles

so as of lately there has been a lot going on in my life.  lots of illness and even death.  to describe my feelings right now would be: confused, frustrated, and sad....
I've been trying really hard to just put everything in God's hands, because i mean i don't have any control over it at all, but he does and he (fortunately) knows what he's doing.  at the moment i have to try to keep it together and hold it in because we have guests staying with us and i think it's hard for them to understand what I'm going through.  BUT God is always and unfailingly there to support me and to be my should to cry on.  thank goodness! 
to wrap this post up i would like to dedicate it to my precious puppy Rosie Jane Graham, who we had to put down last night.  her is a picture:

real good

so i really like this song.  i hate to conform, but Adele is so good!

adventure IS out there (even if it is really lame).

okay, so i had two very spectacular people over about a week ago and at one point we just really needed an adventure.  so we were quietly sitting on a boat dock and looking at the beautiful sunset, when i had the sudden urge to jump in!  you know it's like when you're with someone and you have the strangest urge to slap them. (that doesn't happen to me...what?)  SO, i was like "hey guys!  lets go get some bathing suits on and jump in!"  they were both hesitant at first, but then it was settled.  we ran home and got in the appropriate clothing for the occasion and ran back.  but unfortunately my mom saw us randomly running out of the house with swimsuits on and, like a lot of mothers would do, stopped us.  BUT we finally convinced her to let us go (but we had to see how deep it was first).  it happened to only be about two feet of water.  so we jumped in! (more like slid in) it was pretty frightening considering i am terrified of most all water creatures. 
the moral of the story is: when you have the sudden urge to do something adventurous...DO IT!! (unless it's to slap someone...well i guess that depends...)

Rosie

My life has been unbelievably stressful and busy lately.  We haven't had Internet for almost thirty days, therefore I have been unable to post something! 
Well, I'm not sure where to start but my dog Rosie that I've had since I was three gave us a scare.  She all of a sudden could hardly walk.  We think she might have something of a brain tumor but we're not sure, it could just be that her legs don't want to work.  We were pretty darn sure that we were going to have to put her down yesterday but my dad thought it was to early.  So I'm very happy to announce that Rosie is still alive and (from what we can tell) happy.