WOW

I am amazed how time flies! So before I knew it: I had forgotten that I had a blog (sad), school got out, and I am getting braces in 3 days...wow! How time flies! :)

My Family

My Beautiful Family

Even though we fight (and feel like doing this)......



We still love each other!



My Great Big family! Cousins, Aunts, and Uncles!

I have a great family! I love each and everyone very much! The lord has blessed me with a great, loving, and very humorous family. And I thank him each and everyday for them!

Worship Team

I am so happy!!!! At my youth group we have a worship team for youth group. I put an application in and I AM ON THE WORSHIP TEAM!!!! I am so glad I did! And so far I love it! Please pray for me as this is a big step for me and that I would draw closer to God as I continue in this leap of faith!

Fair Time

Fair!  Only about a month till fair!  I am doing a dairy feeder calf again and this one is so cute! Here is a picture of my boyfriend! HE,HE,HE! Not really! He is ADORABLE!  Please leave a comment if you would like information about the fair or when dairy feeder calves are showing and if you would like to watch me show! This picture is when he was just a few weeks old.

Really?! What in The World!

OK so I am so amazed that it is Northwood's SUMMER BREAK!!!!  I have had an amazing year meeting new friends (boys and girls). :)  I really enjoyed my first year of public school. Some of the friends that I have met turned out to be my best friends! I hope to have many more years at Northwood!  Go Panthers!

Daily Devotional for January 5, 2012

         Of course I did not write this devotional but it are very good. If you haven't read the devotion for December 28th the one I did before I encourage you to read it. Hope you like it!

“Lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight” Proverbs 3:5-6

You’ve probably heard the expression “flying by the seat of your pants.” It smacks of living in a random, spontaneous, unconnected way. And, if I am being honest, there are times when that seems like a great option to me. My life is pretty organized and predictable and the thought of just flying free of all the schedules and daily restraints can feel quite appealing. But when you know what pilots mean when they caution against flying by the seat of your pants, you know that living life randomly by your own instincts and feelings can be a really dangerous thing.
There are two ratings for pilots. One is called VFR (Visual Flight Rating) and the other is called IFR (Instrument Flight Rating). VFR pilots fly by sight. And as cool as it may seem to fly on your own without restraint or direction, it can be disastrous. When you fly into a bank of clouds or into the darkness of night, you lose sight of points of reference. Studies show that at this point flying becomes treacherous because the pilot’s senses often become confused. A pilot who can’t see where he is going can actually think he is flying upward when he is really flying toward the ground. They call this “flying by the seat of your pants.”
An instrument-rated pilot, on the other hand, has been trained to read all the instruments and, with disregard to his feelings, fly by what the instruments say to be true. So, don’t ever get on a plane with a pilot who is only rated VFR!
And, I might add, don’t live like that either.
There is a huge parallel here. We can choose to live lives that are driven by random impulses and feelings or by a trusted point of reference. And here is a major warning: Without a trusted point of reference, we are all in big trouble. At the core we are fallen people. With great regret, I have come to realize that my first instincts in a given situation are usually wrong. They may feel right at the moment, but in the long run they prove to be destructive. That’s why the God who knows how dangerous we can be when we fly life by the seat of our pants warned, “There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death” (Proverbs 14:12).
You wouldn’t want to fly VFR, so why should you want to live like that? Your trusted instrument panel is the Word of God! The God who knows our frailty has given us a point of reference for every situation of life. So, trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. No matter what you’re flying into—a tough meeting at the office, some dark seduction, the uncertain clouds of the results of your scan—fly by the totally reliable, always clear principles of God’s Word!
Enjoy the safe landing!

2012?

Is it really 2012 already? WOW!  Happy New Year!

Daily Devotional for December 28

I did not write this devotional. I was laying on the floor reading this and I want to share it with all of you guys.This one really opened my eyes on some things.  When I was reading this I was listing to "Your Love" by Brandon Heath. I hope you like it!

One of my all-time favorite jokes is about the guy who was applying for a truck driver’s job. As part of the oral exam to pass the driving test, the instructor said, “Let’s say you and your sidekick Bob are going down a steep hill and all of a sudden your brakes go out, and at the bottom of the steep incline is a train stalled on the tracks. What would you do?”
The applicant replied, “I’d wake Bob up!”
Puzzled by his response, the instructor asked, “Why would you wake up Bob?”
“Well, me and Bob have traveled a lot of miles together and we have seen a lot of pretty spectacular wrecks, but Bob ain’t never seen a wreck like the wreck that’s going to happen at the bottom of the hill!”
This fallen, broken world we live in is a lot like a runaway truck without brakes—on its way to sure destruction. And I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to be caught sleeping in the passenger seat of that truck!
Thankfully, Paul makes it very clear that Jesus provided a way of escape from this fallen, destined-for-destruction world order. When he told the Corinthian believers in 2 Corinthians 5:17 that old things are passed away, he was talking about the old world order that is headed for judgment. And Paul uses the past tense to assure us that the certain doom is already accomplished. Thankfully, Jesus has already paid the price to avert our riding this world’s 18-wheeler to disaster. It is historical fact, already accomplished for those who are in Christ.
What that means for those of us who are in Christ is that we are no longer in the death grip of the “old things”: All the dark seductions of our fallen world. All the lying and deceit. All the over-the-line sensuality and immorality. All the damage and despair caused by slavery to sin. This is all the old, outdated stuff that is marked for judgment and extinction.
Instead, we as His followers are part of a “new creation.” When Paul proclaimed the good news that “the new has come,” he used the perfect tense of the Greek language, indicating a past action with continuing results. In other words, there are ongoing ramifications of Jesus’ past action to save us. In the perfect tense, His past action is intended to continue to produce results; results that reflect the new order of a life in the grip of Jesus’ love. New stuff like honesty, purity, forgiveness, generosity, servant hood, faithfulness, and compassion for those who are sleeping in the passenger seat of the runaway truck. His process of making us into a new creation is ongoing, anchored in the historical bedrock of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. That means that we as His followers are, in a sense, a “work in progress” looking more and more like His new creation all the time.
At the start of this new year, it’s a good time to ask if your life looks more like the old or more like the new. As a “new creation” in Jesus, what are the results in your life that clearly reflect His new way of living? Let’s wake up to the fact that we don’t belong to the darkness of this fallen world, and gladly embrace the new dynamics that God wants to create in our lives.
Live to make progress in the perfect tense of Christ’s finished work and make it a New Year that will be a lot more like the new and a lot less like the old.

Labor Day

Well today is Labor Day!!  A day that we celebrate our labor. I hope that you all have a good Labor Day! :)

The Elkhart County 4-H Fair

  Goodness me its almost fair time!!  And I am not ready for it but I can't postpone it so I'll have to deal with it. :) If any friends of mine would like to know when I show my calf it is Tuesday the 26th at 3:00 pm. It will be in the Beef/Dairy Arena.   So I hope some of you can come and enjoy the Elkhart County 4-H Fair!!!!

Fun Day

My dad's cousins and their children came to visit from New Hampshire.   We had a ball at my great aunts house and pond :) We went swimming in my great aunts pond(which I forgot my bathingsuit so I went swimming in my clothes)!! Then we had a water fight and then we went fishing. It's sad that I only got to see them for a couple hours.  Here is some pictures of us:)

American Idol

Comment who is your favorite person on American Idol.  I personally like Scotty Mccreery! I wish I could meet him.:(  Please comment!!

Change of plans

Sizzler is not doing very well so he didn't go to weigh in.  I have a new calf and his name is "BIG MACK". I like him better than "Sizzler".  But he is BIG, big for me anyway. So hope you like the pic.



Me and my Baby



My Calf

From the left is Lane,Sizzler,Hope (me)

 This is my calf for 4-H!!! I'm trying this out for the first time so I might stink at it!!!lol These are old pictures of Sizzler so I'll try to get some new ones on here. I just started leading him and holy cow (sorry Sizzler but I had to say that)lol. He is a stinker he was soo hard to pull at first.......but now he is leading soooo much better!!! He is like my BFF. Between him and Lane I think I have pretty good farm friends!!  Sizzler is kept at my friends' house because they live on a farm. (kinda makes more sense to keep him there than keep him at our place when we have nowhere to put him).

Sizzler and Me with Lane in the background



This is the best picture of all!!!



Blue Skies

I am so amazed at God's creation!  That the creater of the universe created this beautiful, beautiful stuff.                                                

New Year's Eve



The parents and Davis in the blue shirt



I had a great time at a friend's house this New Year's Eve. I had so much fun!  I played Wii, UNO Flash,  watched Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and Mythbusters. The parents had fun playing games, talking, or just laughing. Thanks for the fun and laughing!!!



Joshy with "the force" on his head



Here is a picture of the older kids
Hudson, Ethan, Jonathan, Austin, Kenzie, & Hope (me)

Snow, Snow, Snow

I don't think we got alot of snow this year so far. I usually don't like snow..........but this year I like it a little...........ok I like it this year, because of the sledding and snow ball fights and going down to the creek when it is frozen solid.  But I love doing these thing with my little brother.  I treasure my little brother, Jon. He is my friend, brother, and wii companion.  I laugh when Abby goes outside to do her business (in the snow) and I chase her.  She does (as I call it) the tail, tuck, and run.  But what I treasure the most is the birth of my Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ.  Born of a virgin in a feeding trough. That is what I treasure the most this year.

Curious Kids Museum

Jon measuring a dog

Us standing beside Shaq & MJ
(We are so short compared to them)

I'm a radio host

Vet Hope

I got to go to Curious Kids Museum in St. Joseph. It was sooooo cool!!!! It all was hands on stuff!! Like a Vet Clinic which was my favorite. And a ambulance that had all the things in it,  WNDU 16 stuff,a apple orchard, bubble stuff and so much more. I would totally recommend it. Comment if you want more info!

I Don't Know

Well I guess you know who this ones about,ABBY. For those who know Abby you know she is a spoiled girl. She is lovable at times but the other times you don't want to hear about, lol!!! But for those who don't know Abby she is a full blooded Cocker Spaniel (trust me she is, she chases birds alot ). I love you Abby your the best companion!!! And keep secrets!!! 

Abby & Me

Abby & Davis

Abby & Me 

And of course Abby
                                                                                 

New to It

I am new to blogging and so far I LOVE it!!! I watched my mom for awhile and I wanted one!!!
So if you have any advice about blogging PLEASE comment. I need it!!! I named my blog Hope's Full of His Life because  I want to live for Jesus Christ and for Him alone!!! I like it!! It has a ring to it!!!