8th grade yearr. (:

Thiss girl, is my other half. (:

Cousin Shilohh. Love her (:

Maggs (:

Charlotte! (:

Elk River Homecomingg. (:

Ali (:

Charlotte ...again (:
Jordynn. Friends forever..and ever..and everr Our friendship in a nutshell The three Muskiteerrsss
Best Friends Doesnt cut it..its more like sisters
Describes everything (

Pure Joy

Today I was hanging out with my neighbor Ryan. He is in 6th grade, and is borderline autistic. He is also the happiest person i know.

I met him when I was in 3rd grade, and he was in 1st. He came up to me and indroduced himself . I would have never thought this, but today, he is one of my best friends, he is one of the sweetest people I have ever know. He finds joy, in everything.

Today he was out in our culdisac, and he was sweeping rocks. I saw him over there and i decided to go over and hang out with him. He warmed me with the biggest hug, like he always does. He told me about his day, and what he was doing tonight. Then i asked him if he wanted to go jump on my trampoline. He nearly exploded with exitment. Ryan ran inside and told his mom and without waiting for me he runs to my backyard and hops right on to the tramp.

This made me think.

What if I was joyfull for every little thing in my life?

What if instead of going into 6th hour civics with a negative aditude i go into it with the aditude of having it be a new learning expirience. What if I got exited about taking a half an hour out of my social life to sit and the table with my family and eat dinner. What if i had joy about jumping on a trampoline? What if..

There are tons of what ifs...but none of those what ifs are gonna change anything.

So from today forward. Im gonna be joyfull about everything. Have the glas is half full rather then half empty aditude.

Today Im gonna be like Ryan.

The simple things.

Life slips through our fingertips. So fast you cant slow it down. You cant grasp it.

I love the days when you can. The days that you can relax with your family and enjoy the simple things.

Like jumping on the tramp with your little brother.

Making milk mustaches with your little sister.

Simply Talking with your older sister.

Watching your lazy cat lounge around all day.

And just being with family.

So I challenge you. I challenge you to enjoy the simple things.

Its not just a sport. Its a way of life.

When I step out on the ice, all my thoughts are erased, I don't care about what happened ten minutes ago nor do I worry about the ten minutes to come. There is nothing like newly sharpened blades on a fresh sheet of ice. It's like cutting through butter, smooth and flawless, creating the prefect edge. It's all about the timing, the pressure created, and the lean the body makes when you just let it all flow. It reaches its perfection on an early morning when the air is crisp and clears the mind and when the fog hasn't quite lifted, so it seems like your skating on clouds. There really isn't anything else like it, It's home.

"I AM A SKATER: I have no Olympic medals or national titles .but I am richly rewarded with a lifetime of close friends- friends I have known since childhood, a rare blessing in an age when most people don't even know their next door neighbor. Skating has been my life; a good life; a way of life. It is my career. It has brought me happiness and contentment beyond measure. I am proud to be a skater, thankful for the opportunities, glad for the lessons in verance, indebted for having been taught discipline and responsibility, grateful to have learned how to deal with many of life's hard lessons and to have reaped the benefits of all its best rewards."

"SKATING: It's the feeling you get at the end of a hard practice when you pushed yourself to the limit, the way the ice feels when you get back on it after a few months off. It's a part of YOUR IDENTITY, something you LOVE and something you HATE. A bond that NO ONE ELSE really understands, but that's okay, because every time you get out on the ice it isn't just you; it's all the friends and coaches over the years, all the practices, all the sweat, all the pain, all the tears, all the memories, all the laughter, all the "off" competitions, all the lifetime bests, and all the road trips. As individual as it may seem, skating is really a team sport, and even still, it's more than just a sport. IT'S A WAY OF LIFE."

A Best Friend

What is a Best Friend?

The Dictionary definition is:

Best Friend: The one Friend who is Closest to you.

I dont think that is the full meaning of a best friend.

I think the true meaning of a best friend is that one person who came and never left your side. The one who walked in when the whole world walked out. The one you can count on through thick and thin.

I have changed a lot this year. And i have lost and gained a lot of friends.

I have met a lot of amazing people. I have also lost amazing people this year.

I have made mistakes with all of my frienships. Some more then others. Im finally okay with admitting that i have made mistakes. After all, iam only human.

The girl that i thought was my best friend at the begining of the year. Well she didn't turn out to be the girl i thought she was. She turned on me when i needed her the most. She hurt me incredibly.

But when i finally decided to let her go. I was renewed. I felt free. She was holding me back.

Then i relized all the amazing people who were surrouding me.

One person in particular.

This was one of the hardest times in my life. I felt like i had nobody to turn to. But then i started talking more and more to this girl.

She was definetly one of my best friends before this all happened. But when this happened. I felt closer to her .

She listened to me. She comforted me. She walked in when i felt that the world had walked out. But most of all she loved me. When i felt my world was slipping through my fingertips.

Our friendship grew stronger and stronger.

Now this girl. Is my Best Friend.

Iam so incredibly thankful for her. I couldnt ask for a better best friend.

Mommmayy! :)

Happy Birthday To my AMAZING mother! :)

Yes i know yesterday was just my Brothers birthday but...We have two birthdays in a row in our house! :)

Its amazing to take a day and be thankful for one special person in your life. I have had two in a row for that. But today i relized how amazing Moms really are! Washing your clothes, making dinner every night, cleaning up after...US, and Just being there for us whenever we need it! Iam so thankfull for her!

My Baby Brother

Happy 8th Birthday to my Amazingg Baby brother Derek :) I cant believe he is already 8! He is truely amazing . Earlier today me and Derek were dancing in the living room, thats his favorite thing to do with me, turn up the music and dance our hearts out. I remeber sitting on the hospital bed looking into his big blue eyes, while my mom was holding him, he grabbed my finger, all of his 5 little fingers clenching my pointer finger. Now he is only a foot shorter then me and not to far behind me in weight. He has gotten soo big :) Its been amazing to watch him grow in christ. For his birthday my mom asked him what he wanted, he replied, "mommy i want a Bible". I have never seen a cuter thing in my life! He is growing up so fast, but he will always be...my baby brother. :)

Pillows For Patients

Yesterday i slept over at my cousin shiloh's house, two of my other cousins were there Israel, and Kaiah. We were making like these tie pillows and i thought it would be cool if we started some type or organization. So me and my three cousins came up with somthihng called "Pillows for Patients". We are going to make pillows and blankets out of fleece and then sell them and donate the money to a childrens hospital. We are also going to make pillows and blankets and bring them to the hospital. We are going to save up some money, then go and buy some fleece and some stuffing for the pillows. We are then going to make and sell the pillows. Im super exited about the whole thing:)

Some awsome Bible Verses.

Weeping may endure for the night, but joy comet in the morning. Psalm 30:5

I will never leave you, nor forsake you. Hebrews 13:5

Stand Firm and be strong in your faith. 1 Peter 5:9

It is the Lord who made us, and we are HIS we are HIS people, the sheep of HIS pasture. Psalm100:3

Those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. Isaiah 40:31

Dont get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow.God will help you deal with whatever hard thing comes up when the time comes. Mathew 6:33

Your word is a lampto guide my feet and to light my path. Psalm 119:105

Isnt it amazing how the bible is just basicaly a instruction manual to life. :)

Wow (:

Wow, wow,wow! I just got back from skating, i landed my axle! :) Which if you didnt know is 1 and a half rotations in the air. Super Exited! I had only tried it once before on the ice. And today my coach told me i was going to have a really great axle. Then i went on the ice, we did a few warm ups on the ice. And she told me to try my axle, At the time i had the harness on to help me jump higher and the first time i landed it! Then i did a few more, with a few stumbles and mistakes. After i did a couple more, she had me take off the harness. So I tried it without the harness and i landed it! :D Incredibly exited! Woohhooo!

Yesterday I went to my grandmas. To celebrate Two of my cousins 13th birthday party. It was for all the cousins and aunts ( it was only for girls too) who were 13 and older. Then after we ate and they opened some presents. We all shared some words of advice to the two girls. When i shared I told them how much your friends change when you become a teenager. It was really hard for me, since i have really been struggling with a few of my friends. So when i was about half way through what i was saying i just started to cry. I hadent ever really just sat down and cried about it. But i relized how much crying really helps. All of my aunts and my cousins came and just hugged me and cried with me as my mom shared about what was happening with some of my friends, since i was to choked up to share myself. After my mom had shared everything, They all prayed for me. Of course i start crying again. When i was saying my goodbyes to everybody everybody told me that they would be praying for me and my whole situation. It made me relize how incredibly lucky iam to have so many Godly,and amazing women surrounding me and praying for me.

Bekah's Blog Parade Questions

1. If you had to describe yourself in one word, what would you say?Energetic
2. If you could go anywhere in the world with anyone you wanted to, where would you go and who with?Paris, with my Best friends
3. If you could have one superpower, what would it be?Super bark all the way! :)
4. What is one habit (or two ;) that you get teased about a lot? Bekah and Jordyn Say that I say "like" way to much.
5. What is (or are) your food obsession(s)?Uhmm, I love Like Fruits and Veggies, espetially Peppers(:
6. What is the best April Fools prank you pulled on someone or that someone pulled on you?Well my best one was, i taped my sister to the couch, it didnt work out to well, it was really pathetic, another one, was At Jordyns house i tricked Bekah into believeing that i was related to Bill Gates, and she believed me.(:
7. If you were an inanimate object, what would you be?A dead Camel(: Hah inside Joke(:
8. Let's say you could change the world in one way. How would you change it?Abortion, making it illigal.l
9. You have a million dollars (*gasp* ;). How do you spend it?Collage, New Camera, Shoes, Clothes, Donate some to FMSC, and I dont know what else.
10. What is one thing that always takes your breath away? The sight of 2 old people still incredibly in love, holding hands, Melts my heart every time.
11. You are granted three wishes. What do you wish for? Hmm, 1. Good Hair Days, EVERY day.(:2. A better Government.3.9,000,000,000,000,000,003.45 more wishes(:
12. You can spend the day with one character from a book or series that you've read. Who is that character?Bella from the Charmed life series.
13. What is something odd or interesting about you that is not commonly known?I have never caught i fish before, haha
14. What is one thing that you absolutely positively cannot stand?Scratching Nails on a chalkboard.
15. Say you commited a crime. The judge gives you a choice between sentences: twenty years of complete solitude in the mountains or never having another moment alone for the rest of your life. Your choice?Never Being alone, i could not live with being alone for 20 years.
16. What is one benefit that blogging has given you?Uhm i havent really been blogging for that long.
17. A perfect day in your eyes would be...?Skydiving with Bekah :)

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Somtimes, I just dont get God. Why does he make us go through some of the things he does? This is one of the many unanswered question that i am thriving to find a answer for. My friend emailed me today, she was in tears. She was heartbroken. Her world was crumbling down around her. It broke my heart to see how sad she was. I didnt know what to say to her. I wanted to help her, but i didnt know how. I emailed her back, i said what i could,to try to help her.

I relized it harder to see sombody who you love incredibly,in pain, more then it hurts to be in pain yourself.

Always Remember...

Christianity is not a religion, it is a personal relashionship with Christ.

God May not always come when you call, but he is always on time.

Ameteurs built the ark, professionals buit the titanic.

God never takes from his children, unless he intends on giving them somthing much better.

When life nocks you down on your knees, you are always in the perfext pasition to pray.

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He is Risen! Happy Easter Everybody(:

A few of My Favorite Quotes (:

"In the end it's not gonna matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away."

"When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life you have a million reasons to smile"

" I always knew looking back on the tears would make me smile, but i never knew that looking back on the laughs would make me cry."

"Life isnt about waiting for the storm to pass, its about learning how to dance in the rain."

"Every minute passing, is another chance to turn it all around."

"That which does not kill us, only makes us stronger."

"Never regret somthing that once made you smile."

"If today was perfect, there would be no need for tomarrow."

"Dream as if you will live forever, live as is you will die today."

"In the end, everyone will hurt you, but you just have to decide who is worth fighting for."

"The beauty of pictures is that they will never change, even if the people in them do."

"We could all take a lesson from crayons, some are sharp, some are dull, some are beautiful, some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all learn to live in the same box."

"You may not always end up were you thought you were going, but you will always end up were you where supposed to be."

" We come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an inperfect person perfectly."

"Dance with God, he will let the perfect man cut in"

"Nobody is worth your tears, and the one who is, wont make you cry."

"Its only after sombody is gone, you relize how much they really ment to you."

" I want to be remembered as the girl who always brightened your day, even if she couldnt brighten her own."

"Everybody want to be the sun that lightened up your life, but i would rather be the moon in your life, so that i can shine on you during your darkest hours."

" I want your favorite to be Hello and your hardest goodbye."

" Life was so much easier when our worries were if recess was to short, desisions were decided by Eni meni mini mo, only scraped knees brought us tears, boys were yucky, and goodbyes only ment untill tomorrow."

That was more then a few(: But really, i could go on forever haha :)

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Ahhh:) Amazing day today:) Some people just make you want to run up to them and give them a giant bear hug! :)

Simply Testing...

Hey, this is Bekah, I'm just testing Jenna's siggie. ;)

At Bekahs house:)--we're doing hair, painting nails, listening to Skillet (♥) and taking pictures. Oh yeah, total girls. ^_^

Happy Thanksgiving everybody...well yesterday! =) I had a awsome day yesterday with My Family:) Was sad when everybody had to leave but im glad i had a great time:D