Barabbas

The gospel is a message about you. What will you do? Will you examine your wicked heart or persist in blissful ignorance? Will you open your mind to the truth of God or will you disregard your guilty conscience? Will you repent of sin or proceed in vain self-righteousness. What will you do? A guilty man set free on account of another. Is that justice? No, that's grace.

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IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE!!!! You know what that means right??...TOMORROW IS CHRISTMAS!!! I am soooo excited!! :D :D So good news! I have found the love(s) of my life. <3 Yay me! Their names are Caleb & Sol. hehe I just got there CD a couple days ago and everytime I listen to it, it's just THAT more amazing. No joke. I feel like I am watching one of those movies in which everytime you see it, you notice something else more awesome/funny/interesting then you did the last time you saw it. Their lyrics are so incredibly deep and they don't waste seconds on "la la's" and "hmm hmm's" Every single line helps support the message that they are trying to get across. GOD IS GOOD! I hope you all have an amazing Christmas Eve AND Day! :D

We're THAT Cool

And I close my eyes and I kiss that frog. Each time finding the more boys I meet, the more I love my dog. ~Carrie Underwood

Once upon a time, there were four young girls who lived in a castle...
A couple days ago Jazz, Molls, Sammy and I went to the park...

We came with one mission and one mission only:
To clearly express Molly's love for CoryPan.

It worked! :D CoryPan is now aware of Molly's true feelings. (Or completely sarcastic emotions towards a certain Asian boy XD) I don't know about the other three girls, but I had SO much fun! I gotta say, we took some of the greatest pictures ever. I only put a couple up on my blog, but if you would like to see the rest of them go to http://www.facebook.com/. If you don't have facebook, I applaud you. Congratulations for not conforming, but unfortunately you will not be able to view these epic pictures. Anyway, here are a few more...

MMD

Valid

I went up with 45 friends and came home with 45 family members. ~Quiera

I completely agree with what Quiera said!! I seriously think that Big Bear was one of the best weekends that I have ever had. With all of the things that we did together, it was pretty much impossibly to NOT bond with each other. I gained so many new friends and I really do feel like we became more like a family. EVERYTHING that we did brought us closer together: dance party, rock climb, zipline, banjambicancan, tubing, paintball, human fooseball, snowball fights, hot seat, walking to and from breakfast/lunch/dinner, training, charades, subway, our Nazi bus driver, would you rather, and all the little things. SO MUCH FUN! I feel like I have gained so many new brothers and sisters and not to mention some awesome role models: Zides, Hill, Gomez, and Dayus. I love you all!!

I'm just going to continually laugh so that when people look at these pictures they say 'Hey look, now that's a happy kid' ~Jason Ford

I'm gonna try to make this picture look as courteous as possible ~ Chris Pike

Would You Rather Question To ME: Would you rather wake up and have a different face or wake up and have a different body?
Molly: OH! You would definitely want a new face.

Now that is a valid statement, buuuut ~Said Various Times From Various People

IF I SEE A FLASH THE CAMERAS MINE! STOP YELLING ON THE BUS! SIT DOWN! HURRY UP, IF WE DON'T LEAVE NOW WE ARE SPENDING THE NIGHT HERE! ~Nazi Bus Driver

You look like an elf ~Chris to Maddie

So dang adorable ~Kendal

Midnight Train

Strangers waiting up and down the boulevard. Their shadows searching in the night. Street lights, people, living just to find emotion. Hiding somewhere in the night.

This video was brought to me by the lovely Jasmine Hsieh, she always sends me the coolest videos. I will never believe that this version is better than the original, but it is pretty dang good! I think it's awesome that it is all one person. Anyway, enjoy!

Sleeping To Dream

I see her almost every day. When she gonna look my way? I am running out of things to do. So I hold my breath and close my eyes. Count to ten and tell her 'Hi'. Cause she is everything I'm waiting for. And I'm not tired, I don't need sleep. When I close my eyes, she's there with me. 'Cause I'm sleeping to dream about you. Tell me what am I suppose to do when I can't get close to you? Ain't nothing else I wanna do. 'Cause baby I'm sleeping to dream about you. ~Michael Warren

It was the greatest feeling to come home from school today and see that my mom had decorated for Christmas!!! :D It made me SO happy! Lights were up, stockings were hung, and red and green were everywhere! haha. The only thing missing is a Christmas tree, but we'll get that later. =) I cannot WAIT until December 25th!!! Now...it's two for tuesday! It's Ryan's 18th birthday! (woo!) And he decided to go to a different pizza place so that it is more convenient for my grandparents and a family friend of ours. So we aren't going to Stadium, but I am still excited because all that matters is that we are all there!

Reverse

And you're the perfect thing to say. And you play it coy, but it's kind of cute. Oh when you smile at me you know exactly what you do. Baby don't pretend that you don't know it's true, cause you can see it when I look at you. And in this crazy life and through these crazy times. It's you, it's you. You make me sing. You're every line, you're every word, you're everything. ~Michael Buble

I finally got my license guys!!! I was freaking out the entire time though because Mo Nat decided to bring me a thunderstorm and I didn't want to take my test while the road was concealed by precipitation. Fortunately, rain = slow down. Therefore, I could get away with going 10 mph slower than I usually would. Anyway, I missed one point and ch-ch-check out what I did. I was pulled over beside the curb because she had just got done testing me on backing up along the curb right? So then it was time to go back on to the road and I looked over my shoulder, pressed the gas and then realized that I was still in reverse. So the car went flying backwards and thank the Lord above that I didn't hit the curb. hahaha for those of you who know me....I would do that. Ahhh I'm such a dork. haha XD

Wedding Dress

Bittersweet

I wanna be beautiful and make you stand in awe, look inside my heart and be amazed. I want to hear you say who I am is quite enough, just wanna be worthy of love and beautiful...YOU make me beautiful, YOU make me stand in awe, YOU step inside my heart and I am amazed. I love to hear YOU say who I am is quite enough. YOU make me worthy of love and beautiful. ~Bethany Dillon

WOOOOOW!!!! SUCH a great game! Probably one of the most exciting ones that I have seen in a while. We are officially in the finals. Good job Pumas! :D :D I gotta say that it is the coolest feeling when the game is over and all of the players and coaches rush out on to the field. It's awesome to watch it all happen. =) Finally, we beat Centennial. It's about time! haha It is a little bittersweet though because Krista, Madeline, and I won't be able to go to the game next weekend!

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SO SAD! We are going on our retreat to Big Bear for Peer Leaders so we have to miss it! I am still really excited for the retreat, but WHY does it have to be on the same weekend as the finals!?!? I don't understand this nonsense! Someone better be giving us updates the whole game!!!! Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please!!!

Forever Grateful

I am strong all because of You. I stand in awe of every mountain that You move. Oh I am changed, yesterday is gone. I am safe from this moment on. There's no fear when the night comes 'round, I'm in better hands now. It's like the sun is shining when the rain is pouring down. It's like my soul is flying though my feet are on the ground. So take this heart of mine, there's no doubt, I'm in better hands now. ~ Natalie Grant

One more day guys! Then it is the weekend! This week has been pretty eventful...in an uneventful kind of way. XD I have SO much to be thankful for this week, so I have to give credit where credit is due. Time to give some shout outs!

Jasmine Hsieh! ~~ I admire how strong you are! I honestly do not know how you do what you do. It amazes me every day. You are SUCH a blessing and I am in your debt! Love ya twin!

Sara, Hasna & Rumneek ~~ I don't know how, but we make AP US sooo much fun! Thank you for putting up with my dorkiness. Sorry you have to sit next to such a weird, abnormal, loser of a person. I LOVE YOU ALL! "kendal get out of here! I'm trying to have a convo with Abe!"

Madeline Wilga ~~ You are ALWAYS there for me and sometimes I take that for granted! Love ya girl! I'm not so sure where I'd be if you didn't ask me to play in 1st grade! haha XD

CoryPan & The Rest of The Best Buddies Club ~~ Mannn, how awesome was lunch? You helped me cross something off my bucket list today! "Work with special ed kids" It was definitely an incredible experience. Even though we didn't do TOO much, it meant everything to me. =)

I will be forever grateful...

This Woman's Work

You'll Eat That Too

I'm just a realistic man. A bottle filled with shells and sand. Afraid to love beyond what I could lose when it comes to you. Chances are we'll find two destinations. Chances roll away from me. Still chances are more than expectations, but possibilities. ~Five For Fighting

haha okay so I just got back from weights and I am pretty sure I will be immobile for a month. XD But in an hour, I will have to miraculously find the motivation to get up, go to pizza, and completely gain back everything I lost while working out today. Seriously, I am one of THE weakest people any of you will ever meet and Slo is asking me to do things that I am physically incapable of doing. DOES IT LOOK LIKE I'M STRONG?! No, I'm not, haha. I wish our schools were like the one's in Asia where the students stay in the classroom and the teachers rotate amongst the students. That way I won't have to worry about pulling a muscle every time I get up out out of my seat. However, me and Jazz have come to the conclusion that we love being sore. We don't know why, but it just feels good! I guess both literally and figuratively. haha

TWO FOR TUESDAY!!!!!

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(Shark Attack! haha dedicated to Sara!!)

Awesome...

Thanksgiving

Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Provide yourself with things that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also ~Luke 12:22

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

It is FINALLY here! :D :D :D :D :D and I am happy as a clam! (Random Thought) Whyyy is that an idiom? I have never met an overjoyed clam. (End of Random Thought) So on this day of thanks giving my family will be heading over to my sister's brother's house...YEAH! I am SO excited! The LaMarca's are always a lot of fun to be around and there's suppose to be a bunch of people coming. I haven't had a Thanksgiving with more than 8 people in a couple years. Therefore, I am stoked. haha Anyway...I hope you all take this time to do what the holiday actually tells you to do. Give thanks to your family, to your friends, to the randoms. Everyone! Don't dread on what you lack, but feel blessed for things that you have been given. Find things in your life that are permanent and can be cherished. Sound good?

JUST DO IT!

Caleb & Sol

Goodmorning!! Well...Madeline heard from Jessica about these guys, Caleb & Sol Rexius and they are basically amazing! :D :D :D :D :D :D

And I know that your sorrows take hold of your joy. Hear your broken plea. Let the Lord take control and restore you from pain and finally have peace. Be still.

There lies a faith in the absence of control they say. One step forth and I try to get back. A cowards fear on trail with the weakest faith in man. You call me out of my comfort, you call me out of the boat to walk on my own alone.

Together we stand and we serve and we learn and we earn the right to be heard. Cause we know as we go on in life we are changed not the same a new creation, Amen.

Team Kendal

So take me as You find me, all my fears and failures, and fill my life again. I give my life to follow everything I believe in, now I surrender. ~Mighty To Save

I kind of feel like my blog has turned into a cite for movie reviews. I guess I need to slow down on my trips to the theater XD. Well, I hate to say it, but I went to go see New Moon with my mother. Every step that I took towards the theater degraded my dignity. All the girls in the theater were wearing their Twilight T-Shirts and it took every ounce of my energy not to pour my Coke all over them. Team Edward? Really? Last time I checked, the Cardinals' next game wasn't against the Forks, Washington Edwards. haha -__-

To all of you people who actually believe that New Moon was a legit, good quality movie....I'm sorry, but we can no longer be friends. haha just kidding. But, like I already told Madeline, "the movie was both fantastic and at the same time, made me want to hurl".....It was FANTASTIC because "Edward" wasn't even there and it was all about "Jacob." That is the ONLY reason I actually enjoyed the movie and may want to go see it again. hahahaha
GO TEAM KENDAL! =)

The Blind Side

Hank Aaron smacked it, Michael Jordan dunked it. Pocahontas tracked it, Jack Daniels drunk it. Tom Petty rocked it, Dr. King paved it. Bear Bryant won it, Billy Graham saved it. ~Southern Voice by Tim McGraw

So today I went to the movies with my parents and Miss Madeline Wilga to see The Blind Side. It was pretty much amazing and probably one of THE best movies that I have ever seen. It was perfect from the beginning all the way to the end. Starting with the setting being in Memphis and ending with the song Southern Voice by Tim Mcgraw. BRILLIANCE!!! I loved absolutely every aspect of it and I don't think that there was EVER a dull moment. Plus, who doesn't like a good football story? It's also one of those movies where you just walk out of there feeling so incredibly humbled and with the mindset to not take anything that you have for granted. I don't want to ruin it for ya, so I just encourage ALL of you to go see it. It is definitely worth ten bucks! haha "JUST DO IT!!!" :)

Movie Review

Never felt this before. It's all brand new to me. Never known anyone. I'm doing what I said I would never do. Too late to stop it now. You scare me ~KC

Hmm...I'm not even exactly sure how to BEGIN talking about this movie. Well, it's called The Men Who Stare At Goats and it was...interesting to say the least. I don't think I have ever seen anything quite like it before in my entire life. I couldn't even tell you what the purpose of that movie was. It could very well be pointless. haha. I have to say though, it was SO incredibly hilarious. The very first scene had me CRACKING up and I don't even know why. I really want to meet the people that wrote the script for this movie and just ask them what the heck they were thinking. Unless the entire movie was satirizing the United States military, I'm not sure what the motivation could have been for writing this script. haha

"The World May Never Know"

TWLOHA

To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA) is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery. "What will this achieve?" - It will achieve the goal of people knowing that there are other people out there with the same problem, and/r people who are supporting them with love.

Amazing Grace

Amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now I'm found. Was blind, but now I see. Twas grace that taught my heart to fear; and grace my fears relieved. How precious did that grace appear. The hour I first believed.

Wow. What a day, what a day and it's only 2:40. haha I woke up early this morning to head over to the parade in Murrieta for Memorial Day. My grandpa was Grand Marshal MTSgt. :D It was so awesome to see him in the parade. He had the BIGGEST smile on his face, it was just amazing. Then afterwards, there was a ceremony for the new memorial that is going to be built in Murrieta. He is on the committee for this project and has been trying to get something started for a couple years now. It was incredible to see SO many WW2 and Vietnam war veterans there.

My favorite part for sure was when everyone stood up and watched them lower the flag. "Amazing Grace" was playing in the background as they walked it to my grandpa and handed it over for him to keep. He was so genuinely touched by everything that was going on. It was like I got to see him in a whole different light, I didn't know how much it meant to him.

After, people were lining up to shake his hand and newspaper reporters were asking him questions about what his thoughts were on the whole event. One of the writers for the Press Enterprise even came up to me and my cousin, Ryan, asking us how we felt about all the war veterans (including my grandpa) being recognized today. We basically just explained how proud we are of him, how blessed we are, and the chills that we got when they were bringing down the flag. The whole day was just indescribable. Loss of words for sure. :D

French Fry

Today was a good day! Nothing really special happened. Maybe it is just one of those days...I don't know. Well today my grandparents, second cousins?, and aunt and uncle joined us for Two for Tuesday. Oh and Miss Madeline Wilga as well! It MADE my day. When I am surrounded by all those people I begin to realize just how blessed I really am. I am pretty sure that there were several times tonight where I laughed until I cried. The majority of the funny moments came from my mom, which is not a surprise to me. She was pretty hyper that night and she now officially consideres herself party of the Johnson family.

Kendal: Mom, please don't tell me you are addicted to Twilight
Mom: YES! I am. I feel like I'm part of the Cullen family...kind of like the Johnson's

Today was quite fantastic because it was just so relaxing. School, surprisingly, wasn't overwhelming brutal; everything kind of ran pretty darn smoothly. It was also nice to hear all about Madeline's retreat. I swear, she is the greatest story teller. haha XD It was awesome to see how everything that she learned indirectly influences me as well.

Song Stuck In My Head
Dreaming Love by Kate and Kacey

Slice Of Humble Pie

Give me your eyes for just one second. Give me your eyes so I can see everything that I keep missing. Give me your love for humanity. Give me your arms for the broken hearted, the ones that are far beyond my reach. Give me your heart for the one's forgotten. Give me your eyes so I can see. ~Give Me Your Eyes by Brandon Heath <3>

Yesterday night me and a few other people headed over to St. Martha's to serve dinner to the seniors. I was not expecting it to be such a big event. We were actually like waiters and waitresses who would take their food tickets and then bring out their dinner. There was a live singer and everything. She was only 12 years old, but she was incredible. Props to her. I gotta say guys...I definitely had my slice of humble pie that night. Everyone there was SO grateful and thankful for everything that we did. I felt like our service wasn't that much work at all, but they treated it like it was. It was quite an experience. Emily, Layne, J-Budd, and Becky definitely made it ten times more fun too. Love you guys!! :D

Prolonging the Inevitable

And I need you to know you can fall into me. That my arms are wide open and will always be right here waiting, staying, strong come and fall into me. ~Emerson Drive

This picture is of our own Chaparral football field...courtesy of Miss Madeline Wilga. :) I don't know if any of you remember the sunset at the rally, but it was SO incredible. "I've seen the painting from the air, brushed by the hands of God." It was B-E-A-UTIFUL!

I hope you all got to go to the football game against TV. I think we won...yeah I'm pretty sure we won. 66 to 35. Close game guys, but way to pull through. haha. All of the players basically wanted to leave because TV was just prolonging the inevitable (a loss).

I don't know about you guys, but I thought for a second that Temecula had relocated to the North Pole. It was the only logical explanation as to why it was so freaking cold outside. My hands were so numb that I could barely write down all the plays or open up the Starburst that the coach always gives to Madeline and I. So, I just ended up passing out the extra pieces of candy to some of the players. Fatties..haha just kidding.

You are everything that live for, everything that I can't believe is happening. You're standing right in front of me with arms wide open, all i know is everyday is filled with hope. Cause You are everything that I breathe for and I can't help but breathe You in, breathe again feeling all this life within every single beat of my heart. :D

Do You Understand Now

I have found that many people do not BELIEVE me when I say that I have gone to pizza EVERY single tuesday since it was built. Well technically the first few years we went on Monday. Same thing. This is my proof and also excuse to write on my blog. So every time I go, I always get a bouncy ball. Me and my cousins use to go outside and play Butts Up or Flip or Try To Get It Stuck On The "U" In Stadium. After a while we stopped going outside because we started to actually understand the conversations our parents were having and we were no longer board. Yet, I still (out of muscle memory/or desperate need to reconnect with the past) get a bouncy ball everytime. It is cool though because the past few times we actually have gone outside to "play". A.K.A watch Austin ride around on a shopping cart and yell at pedestrians for no apparent reason. So anyway, I have kept ALL of them, or at least the ones that didn't end up in the gutter or in the street and HERE THEY ARE! FYI...These aren't all of them...this is just one box. haha I'm lame..I know.

Halloween 2!!!

Ahh Night Life...SO much fun. It was so awesome to see everyone! Especially Katalina and Abby! They are so easily missed. haha NL was just as amazing as always. I finally got my Halloween candy too. Thank you Kat!! You are the BEST! I love you! :DDDDDDD

(When Megan takes the camera...)

Not gonna lie...this was the hardest game ever. Haha cause people CHEAT and make their balloons the size of a baseball so that it is impossible to pop. But I guess I did that too, so I probably shouldn't be saying anything. haha It was still really fun though!!!
(When Kat takes the camera...)

Haha everyone is gathering around to listen to Chris and I's free concert. I am pretty sure it was the "bomb.com" (only Marie will get that). The playlist included songs such as:

* I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas
* 7 Things by Miley Cyrus
* Cyclone by Baby Bash
* A Bay Bay by Hurrican Chris
* Run Around (kind of) by Blues Traveler
* This is Me by Camp Rock
and much, much more!

Random Thought

Alrighty well Madeline is probably going to laugh at me when she sees that I made a whole post about this. Good. She is sick and laughing will make her better just THAT much quicker. haha So the other day she brought up the question "Are there naps in heaven?" I DON'T KNOW! Someone please answer this question for me. haha Because naps are so enjoyable for most people. But in heaven you are never tired (right?) and you usually only take naps when you are tired (right?). I say "right?" because I never take naps and I've never been to heaven (obviously). Haha so yeah Madeline does not like the idea of not having naps in heaven, but if she is never tired...then I guess you would never find them necessary. Again...I DON'T KNOW!! haha someone please enlighten me with their knowledge. I am very curious. =)

Happy Halloween

HO HO HO ................ BOO!

Hey everyone!! I hope you all had an AMAZING and SAFE Halloween!! I know I did for sure! I finally had a TWIN DAY with Jasmine! It was pretty much awesome. We made some really cool named pasta that had everything I don't like in it, but it was pretty much delicious. Props to you Jasmine. :D Then we watched The Ring....lame and not even scary. I am so embarrassed by that movie. To all of you that were there...sorry you had to endure that. My bad. Now I am watching Scary Movie 2, which is making fun of The Ring. I think I like this a little bit better. Haha. I hope you all got home safe...and stay skinny!!!!! haha just kidding. XD LOVE YOU ALL!

Half The Man

I couldn't find a good enough quote/picture combo so I ended up just making my own. Pretty cool huh? Anyway...I just got home about 10 minutes ago from a memorial service. (I just paused for five minutes because the service is THAT difficult to put into words) I didn't know this man personally, but after I heard what was said about him, I wish I did. I am pretty sure that I have never heard of such a selfless, determined, gracious man in my entire life.

He died doing the thing he loved the most: laying down his life for Christ and others. He had just laid the cornerstone for a village school in Ghana, when his heart gave out. He died with his head in his wife's arms. His was a life well-spent. A truly extraordinary life.

I hope he knows how many lives he is still effecting even though he has passed, including mine. And i didn't even meet him! Crazy I know! It was cool too because some of his friends from Africa came and spoke too. They told the most amazing stories and I think after hearing them speak it is undeniable that God exists. I wish everyone could have heard it.

Do you guys know how in almost every movie, book, speech, whatever, there is always that ONE line that just sticks in head like white on rice? Well the line at this service was "He was the man that you needed him to be". May sound simple...that's because it is. This quote has now become my goal: to be the person that people need me to be at any given time or place. If I can become half the person that Lamon was, I think I will be doing alright.

Oh and one last thing! My dad and I came to the conclusion that God cried happy tears tonight for Lamon and that is why the Angel game got rained out. Plus we think that God was doing us all a favor because there were so many baseball fans in that memorial service that none of them would have been home for the game anyway. So if any of you were wondering why we couldn't enjoy our playoff game...that is why. God was doing us a favor. haha :D

Ever The Same

Everybody's got their own opinion. Everybody's got a place where they belong. Like a favorite song. I don't wanna be a faded memory. I don't wanna be the ghost that you can't shake. I wanna be the real thing. The world can be so cruel, but I will sing for you this cradlesong.

I am pretty positive that this was one of THE best concerts that I have ever been to. We had amazing seats too! I think we were probably only eight rows back. Insane! Aaand I didn't know that One Republic and Carolina Liar were going to open for Rob Thomas either! The good thing about all these singers/bands is that they actually sound the same live (if not better) as they do on the album. Thank the Lord there are still artists out there who don't need to have their voice altered so that they can sound good. I gotta say though, concerts draw in some very interesting people. My favorite was this oldish looking man who was sitting right next to me. He was all by himself (sad I know). But he was DECKED out in Angel's attire. His hat, his shirt, his bracelet, necklace, red shoes....no joke, he had it ALL. I'm gonna call him Dennis, because he looked like one. So Dennis had made his own hat and wrote in sparkly puffy paint Nick Adenhart. Legit Angels fan right there. Haha. And Dennis did not sit down ONCE during the whole concert. He freaking sang his heart out the entire time, even though he didn't know the words. I find that it is people like Dennis who I highly rely on to make my day...and they do, every single time.

P.S. BUY ONEREPUBLICS NEXT ALBUM!...DO IT! XD

Baseball In Heaven

If you build it, they will come

Hey mom do you know they have baseball in heaven I pitched for the "Angels" on my first day
Moses was a bit annoyed, I got caught "stealing"
He said they don't do that here . . .
Hey mom did you know they ski in heaven
We ride atop the tallest clouds
Holding our wings in very close
We make a swooshing sound
You call it "wind" down there . . .
Hey mom do you know they have cable TV here
I get to watch all the neat stuff I could ever want
They even have the Si Fi channel
That me and dad always enjoyed so much . . .
There's pizza to eat all through the day
Man . . . the girls are all awesome and cute
I wear the coolest Air Jordan's
And I never miss a basket when I shoot
About the girls . . . the no kissing on the first date thing sorta bothers me . .
Hey mom do you know they have dogs in heaven
I got one today his name is Jake
He follows me everywhere I go
And likes to lick my face
So mom I guess what I am trying to say
Is that things really aren't so bad
I miss you and the family a lot at times
I miss the guy stuff I did with dad. . .
I do have some good news though . . .
At night when you fall asleep,
God said I can talk to you in your dreams
So those times I show up and we laugh and play
They are as real as they actually seem
Promise you'll talk back to me okay ( I can hear you when you pray) . . .
Hey mom do you know they have baseball in heaven
Oh that's right I said that before
I hit a homer just a while ago
Abraham and Gabriel came in for a score . . .
A camera man came close to get my picture
Just like they do for the pro's on TV
I had the biggest smile you've ever seen
I put my face close to the lensIt was huge and filled the screen
Do you know what I said?
Of course you do . . .
I looked in it and said . . .
" Hi mom!"

Mighty To Save

When the music fades all is stripped away and I simply come. Longing just to bring something that's of worth that will bless Your heart. I'll bring You more than a song, for a song in itself is not what You have required. You search much deeper within, through the way things appear. Your looking into my heart...

Tonight was definitely a good night! JUST what I (and I think I can speak for Madeline too) needed to get through this upcoming week. It was awesome to see all my friends that I only get to see every so often. I am SO incredibly blessed to have them in my life and I love every single one of them! Katalina...we still need to plan something for Mulligans. I'm not getting any younger here! haha just kidding. Anyway, I hope everyone else had as good a night as I did!

Put your hawk in the sky move side to side, jump to the left, stick, glide

Horseshoes & Hand Grenades

Hey you are my sunshine on a rainy day. It's gonna be okay. Hey you are my sunshine. It's gonna be all right. I believe in something bigger than my troubles. They can't keep me down. This sinking feeling starts disappearing on the double now that you're around. Hey you are my sunshine.

Last night my family went to one of those "just like the good 'ol days" parties. We use to have them all the time at the Mill's house where the parents would have horseshoe tournaments and then the kids would play whiffle ball all night. But guess what? I was the ONLY kid there my age since Rybo and Audie decided to have a party at their house. Lame I know. So basically, I became full-time babysitter for all the little kiddies. It is funny how just having a tennis ball can make you a kids best friend. I met Calvin (the boy in the pic) that night and after playing catch with him just once, we was clinging to me like no other. So instead of participating in a whiffle ball tournament, I gave piggy back rides, played tag, and constantly kept kids out of the parents way. All in all...it was a good night!

It's That Time

You see, you spend a good piece of your life gripping a

baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the

other way around all the time. ~ Jim Bouton

Oh the baseball playoffs...a.ka. the greatest time of the year. Tonight's the night! "I gotta feeling, that tonight's gonna be a good night" haha. Anyway at exactly 5:07 the Dodgers will be facing the Phillies. Woot woot. :D Everyone better be watching it. It should be good.

P.S. I saw an entire Stadium Pizza pizza box in the trash today. NOOOT COOL! XD

Please Pray

If I wrote a note to God I would speak what's in my soul. I'd ask for all the hate to be swept away. For love to overflow. If I wrote a note to God I'd pour my heart out on each page. I'd ask for war to end and for peace to mend this world. I'd say give us the strength to make it through. Help us find love, cause love is overdue and it looks like we haven't got a clue. We need some help from You. Grant us the faith to carry on, give us hope when it seems that hope is gone cause it seems like so much is going wrong on this road we're on.

Recently (as in just now) I think was given about 20 things to pray for. That is a lot if you ask me. So I am asking for your help to pray for them. I am not going to say names, confidentiality is key. But these people neeeed our help. They need to know of God's unfailing love for them. They need to know they are not alone! Thank you so so so so much!

Pray for...

* Those still feeling the effects of a divorce
* Those having social issues and can't get back on track
* Those unwilling to open up to other people
*Those who are completely apathetic to changing their situations
* Those who turn to drugs/alcohol as their only escape
* Those who pray for less burdens rather than stronger backs
* Those feeling victimized; bad things only happen to them
* Those who feel neglected or unappreciated

PLEEEEEEASE PRAY!

Oh Rain...

I never liked the rain until I walked through it with you. Every thunder cloud that came was one more I might not get through. On the darkest day there's always light and now I see it too. But I never liked the rain until I walked through it with you.

It rained today! If you didn't notice....And it was incredible. For all of you who hate any form of precipitation falling from the sky, just think about how much our Earth needs it after all these ridiculous dry spells. So in a way, Mo Nat (a.k.a Mother Nature) gave us this rain so we can celebrate the end of a long, long, looooong HOT summer. Don't hate, appreciate. Anyway, the little experiment I had going on...fail. I only kept the playlist up for a couple hours before people *cough cough* (you know who you are) asked me to change it back to my old playlist. I hope your happy...I brought it back. haha So...actually in a way it was a success because I kept myself entertained. I ended up having some good conversations with a few people that I hadn't talked to in YEARS. It was like a little reunion I guess you could say. It was quite nice. I hope you enjoy my old playlist back...I think I'm gonna keep a few of the contributions. :D

Wow...

This brings tears to my eyes! God is good! Thank you so much Madeline!

Oh Yes...

Don't you just love Chaparral?? haha XD

Determined

I have had yet another revelation. I love it when I have these; it just makes you so humble, so grateful, so determined, so all of the above. Last night I was praying and thinking about how bad my grades have been. I don't think that I have really been slacking, but performing to the best of my ability? No. Then I went back to this one Night Life I went to where we were talking about vocations and what God is calling us to become or to do. And as of right now, it is my job to be a student; this is what God has called me to do and it is my choice to willingly take it to heart and perform. As of right now, I am not doing my job. Just going through the motions is less then satisfactory and I need to turn it up a notch in order to perform in my vocation. This is what is motivating me right now. So I challenge all of you to kick it into gear and "JUST DO IT!"

Love Happens <3

Movie Review:

Love Happens was SO cute! I was kind of surprised though because

the whole thing was more about the guy rather than their relationship.

But it was such a good story line. I definitely approve!

I don't want to write too much about it, because I don't want to ruin it.

So I will just leave it at: Good movie, Good lesson, Go see it.

Poor Girl

Haha okay this poor, poor girl. The guy that this song is about, Colby Rasmus, is on my brother's baseball team. Haha and he is the youngest on the team so this girl basically has the BIGGEST crush on him...hence this extremely sad video. XD Haha and my brother was saying how the whole team watched it together and Colby was so embarrassed...I love getting the inside info on things. haha

"That single, double, triple, that smooothe homerun"

"One day, he will play, in the All-Star Game"

Oooooh Lordy...

Thanks Abby

Dressing Up For Jesus

I wanna be in the light as You are in the light. I wanna shine like the stars in the heavens. Oh Lord, be my light and be my salvation. Cause all I want is to be in the light.

Homecoming....basically amazing. Before the dance, Madeline and I were talking about how we are getting all dressed up for basically nobody. haha But then we changed our outlook and we decided that we are going to dress up for Jesus. And that's what we did. :D He

is all that matters!!

No dates necessary, we had a BLAST! I actually think it was better without one. If

I must say so myself. haha

I'll Be

"Oh all these beautiful girls!!"

This picture defines our relationship....perfectly. haha

My dates!!


Best part of the night...when they played I'll Be by Edwin McCain!!

The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful stop me and steal my breathe. And emeralds from mountains that thrust towards the sky never revealing their depths. And tell me that we belong together dress it up with the trappings of love. I'll be captivating, I'll hang from yours lips instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above. And i'll be your crying shoulder. I'll be love suicide and I'll be better when I'm older. I'll be the greatest fan of your life. And rain falls angry on the tin roof as we lye awake in my bed. And your my survivor, you're my living proof my love is alive and not dead.

Oh how i love that song...

TMNT

So tomorrow...SUPER HERO DAY!!! And I have a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shiiiiirtttt!!!! haha Seriously, these guys are the best. My favorite is Michelangelo. He is the "The easy-going and free-spirited Mikey provides much of the comic relief. While he loves to relax, this Turtle also has an adventurous and creative side. He wears an orange mask and wields nunchaku." haha...yes I JUST googled TMNT. haha

So yeah! I have a shirt! I'm gonna wear it! Cause these guys are my heros hands down!

Coach Carter

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness which frightens us. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world there is nothing enlightening about shrinking so other people dont feel insecure around you. We were all meant to shine as children do it’s not jsut in some of us its in everyone. And as we let our own light shine we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear. Our presence automatically liberates others.

:D :D

Allen you are still my hero!!

The Courtyard

Woo hoo! I love descriptive essays...actually I really didn't mind this essay. 1.) It only had to be a page...2.) It was about something you actually wanted to write about.

So anyway...this is what I decided to do my essay on. The courtyard. I was trying to think of something that not many people would write about...so yes, I don't think anyone is going to do the courtyard in the back of the Best Western Hotel in Jupiter Florida..I would bet I'm the only one who has actually been there. Anyways while I was at spring training I was really frustrated during the whole trip and this place kept me from going insane. It was outside of the hotel and it almost seemed like nobody knew about it, because I was the only one that was ever there. It was simply amazing. :D

At first glance, one may not quite recognize the potential of this place. It does not boast its beauty for unworthy bystanders, but rather conserves its magnificence for those willing to search for it. Its modesty is appreciated in this materialistic city.

The light shines on the concrete arches and pathways and everything seemingly insignificant becomes beautiful

Until another humble person comes along, all the courtyward can do is waith patiently and save its magnificence for another gratful spectator in search for silence.

With Arms Wide Open

Good Things Come...

...in big packages....haha and small ones too. :D

~ My brother's team are now AAA Pacific Coast League Champions!! One more game and then he returns to T-town. <3>

~ Finalllly back on the sidelines in football. Free entrance, free food, front row seats.

~ My papa's coming back from Sacramento!

~ In N Out after a Friday night football game with my favorite person in this world.

~ Quick trip to Target for Britney's gift!

~ Finding inspiration on a bumper sticker.

~ Putting my ipod on shuffle and it plays all my favorite songs.

~ Getting over being sick. :) no more airborne

~ Hearing funny stories from my Twin!

~ Knowing that there is always something to look forward to.

~ An answered prayer for a friend in need.

Demetri Martin

Foooootball

Alright guys...it is now FOOTBALL SEASON!!


Football is to Wilga as baseball is to Craig...but since I consider myself part of the Wilga family (whether they like it or not)...I get just as stoked for this time of year.


So our Pumas lost to the Huskies...dang. It was SO lame because me and Madeline were basically dying having to sit in the stands. I now see why some people who don't really like football DON'T really care for going to the games. I think after being on the field all season last year, me and Madeline have come to the conclusion that it really just IS NOT the same. It is a COMPLETELY different atmosphere being down there with the coaches and players. It's not even comparable. So me and Mad were going through TORTURE having to just sit there and watch, wanting to be down there with them so badly.


Long story short, we are gonna try to do stats again. I praaaaay they have a job for us!

Fascinating

Last night, I was talking to my Twin on AIM about school work or some dreadful subject like that and then randomly she asked me what I thought the most fascinating part of this world was. She said that over the past few days she has had been thinking about this question a lot. She went on to explain how nature for her is the most fascinating thing in this world. It was good answer, I thought. :)

So I began to explain my answer. I didn't want to say a certain person, because people are just made in the image of the big man upstairs. I couldn't say God, because Jasmine told me anything besides that (knowing that's what i would immediately say). And no certain animal, building, event, or plant on the earth seemed worthy of the most fascinating thing in the world....

I ended up saying that the sky, music, and faith are the most fascinating things on Earth. It seems that they have such a power over us that nobody can describe. I mean when we look at the sky, listen to music, or pray at night, EVERYTHING just becomes SO much clearer almost to the point of an epiphany. It is unexplainable and incomprehensible, yet never questioned. Nobody knows who or what stimulates these emotions inside us, but it's just the greatest feeling ever. It's indescribable what gives us the motivation, incentive, and inspiration to do the things we do, but I know that all of us have experienced it by spending time looking at the sky, listening to music, and in prayer.

And these things won't pity you, they force you to listen to yourself, and NOBODY else. They give you the answer and an understanding that you previously could not find on your own.

That is why I think that they are the most fascinating things in this world. ..