Evening Star

Evening Star

William Blake

Thou fair hair'd angel of the evening,
Now, while the sun rests on the mountains light,
Thy bright torch of love; Thy radiant crown
Put on, and smile upon our evening bed!
Smile on our loves; and when thou drawest the
Blue curtains, scatter thy silver dew
On every flower that shuts its sweet eyes
In timely sleep. Let thy west wind sleep on
The lake; speak silence with thy glimmering eyes
And wash the dusk with silver. Soon, full, soon,
Dost thou withdraw; Then, the wolf rages wide,
And the lion glares thro' the dun forest.
The fleece of our flocks are covered with
Thy sacred dew; Protect them with thine influence.

80s Movies

This is a conversation i overheard:

"Hey that's that one chick in that bad 80s movie."
"Which one?"
"Pick one, they're all bad."

i dare you to defy this statement. Name an 80s movie that by today's standards isn't lame.

Steve

Steve-

i am highly annoyed at you right now. While i went to Fair Grove Baptist you were nice to me... sometimes. You would usually say hi if i happened to be in your line of vision. Most of the time. You are the king of "How are you? Fine? Good" *keeps walking* i know you are real with your friends, and that's great. If you don't really want to talk to me, that's fine too. But be consistent. Don't ignore my wall posts on facebook and then act all excited to see me months later. Also, i have told you, as nice as i know how, that while you're kids are wonderful and cute, i don't really like kids. It isn't ok to unceremoniously dump your kid in my lap without asking. And no, saying "Thanks" doesn't count or make it ok. Just so you know. And while its nice that you know make an effort to be friendly, its a little past due.

Rebecca/Rachel (you never could get my name right)

Ticked

Ok, so today i saw someone i haven't really spoken to in about 7 months. Just about a year ago this person made fun of me for liking a particular artist. They also made fun of me at another time for the kind of music i listen to in general. Like i said, i've seen this person since this happened, but not very much, and today i saw them in the place they teased me. Normally teasing doesn't faze me, i can just brush it off. Today when i saw them, i got kinda mad. Not like really angry, just kinda ticked. There is nothing wrong with the artist i liked, and no reason to say i was stupid for liking them. And ya know what? The know an awfully lot of songs that are in that particular genre. Most by artists they have deemed "lame".

All i have to say to this person is this: You are every bit as cool as you act like you are.

Reasons To Unfriend Someone

Go Forth and Unfriend
November 17th is National Unfriend Day.
Maybe its just my sick sense of humor but i think a national unfriend day is pretty funny. Facebook is such a big deal that we have to have a 'unfriend day' to get rid of people we don't like as much as we thought we did.
One reason to unfriend someone is because you just broke up with them. Yea, sounds like a compelling reason to me...
Another is because they don't post anything. Ever. We're talking statuses, pics, notes, anything. These are usually the same people that never respond to wall postings, messages, or tags. The whole reason for being fb friends is to keep in touch, hard to do if they don't reply to anything.
You don’t know who they are. Ok, if you're connected with someone you don't know, at all then you have more problems than just figuring out who to unfriend.
If they cause drama;
If we are not friends in the real world;
People I work with;
People who are rude, or attack me for petty things;
Do not make the effort to get to know me in person;
People whom I went to high school with, especially those I was not friends with;
Any guy that I am interested in, this spells DISASTER;
People who are condescending and patronizing;
People who type in a way that I can't understand;
Attention-seekers;
Posting on ALL of my posts.....
ANYONE that invites me to Farmville. Ever.
You don’t like them anymore;
Obnoxious photos;
“I wanted a free Whopper.”

In January, Burger King launched the Whopper Sacrifice application, which promised each Facebook user a free Whopper if they unfriended 10 people. It sounded simple enough, but if you chose to unfriend someone via the application, it sent a notification to that person, announcing they had been sacrificed for the burger. Burger King disabled the application within the month when the Whopper “proved to be stronger than 233,906 friendships.”

This is my personal favorite: If they committed murder upon one of my close relatives and/or pets. This is grounds for unfriending.

Unfriending

Unfriending
So i was looking for a facebook friend to ask him somthing, and relized we werent friends anymore... i know some people who would be really hurt by this. i'm not, i really don't care, and i don't see it as a "personal insult" kinda thing. i unfriend people a lot; i'm no longer friends with anyone i went to high school with, or very many ppl i met in the Philipines. i've just recently deleted most of the kids at the camps i went to (except a few that live around here that i still see at soccer games and stuff) and a lot of the people i used to go to church with, was in choir with, or were 'friends of friends'. And yet i still have, at last count 174 friends. i've gone thru my 'friends' several times and there's still no one i can delete, cause they go to my dads church and would get mad (even tho they never talk to me) or i see them just often enough that it would be rude. So annoying. i actually like unfriending people, it gives me a sense of uncluttering my life. i still think i have to many 'friends' but oh well.

Clown Shoes

So i was in walmart, looking for some new sneakers and the ones i liked were sold out of every color but white. i don't like white shoes, so i tried to think of a way to make the shoes more fun. Sharpie! So i got the sneakers, and had a great time un-whitening them. Lol. Once i was finished they kinda look like clown shoes, but thats ok. i don't really have thing about clowns, like some people do. Yea they're weird, and kinda creepy, but i'm not scared of them, so having "clown shoes" doesn't bother me, and anyway they're fun! i love looking down and seeing bright colors, it cheers me up. And they're completely original and totally me!



J38 Extinction

"Assuming that complete recovery were instantaneous, would you be willing to accept a year of total paralysis below the neck to prevent the otherwise certain extinction of a species of animal?"

Depends entirely on the animal.... But prolly not. In fact unless it was something ridiculously cool like Giraffes or Platypuses or something i wouldn't. i definitely wouldn't if it was like cats or chihuahua. In fact i would prevent anyone from saving Chihuahuas. i really hate those things. i am mean and heartless (i've been told) about animals, but that's just me.

Worship

i went to a concert Sunday nite, and on the way home i was thinking about worship. There are all kinds of debates about this, this is just my opinion based on my experiences. i've had some pretty interesting worship experiences, everything from the reverent, solemn hymns to the all-out crazy jumping up and down at a concert. i think both are true worship, but appropriate at different times. i was at a worship service at camp, and it was so powerful, i had my hands in the air, and tears pouring down my face. That was one of the best nights of my Christan walk, i felt God move in my life, and the lives of others around me. It was powerful, but no less powerful than singing "Amazing Grace" at my church. i think worship is in the heart, no matter what you're doing physically. Didn't David dance to praise the Lord? i think it's perfectly acceptable to be physical in your praise, as long as its the appropriate setting. Just my opinion.

The Dark Side

i have a confession: i've gone over to the dark side. Not because they had cookies (tho they had those too), but because they had... i hate to admit this... a... a... puppy. Yes, you read that right: a puppy. A dog. An animal. i'm sorry! i couldn't resist. It was a dachshund, a 9-month old girl names Elise. She's my little Elliegirl.
Now to explain: my mom (the animal activist) fosters dogs, usually for only a few weeks at a time. Ellie is staying for about 10 days, 4 of which have passed. So i'll only be in this totally anit-me stage for a few more days. i have to admit, she's awfully cute! Ellie is a longhaird dachshund, if  i was to have a favorite breed of dog, it would be westie, but after that dachshund. i *like* little dogs, that are quiet(ish) and will play one minute and cuddle the next..... i'm actually having fun. Ellie is sitting in my lap as i write this, and she keeps trying to hit the keyboard with her nose. It's pretty cute! And it's kinda nice to have someone to follow me around, and to talk to even if they don't talk back. i will enjoy it for a week or two, but it isn't something i would want to make permanent. i'm not gong to get a pet, i'm just gong to enjoy the foster dogs my mom brings home... unless its a Chihuahua. i really hate Chihuahuas. Its also nice to have someone excited when i get home, jumping around and just excitd to see me! Instead of wanting/needing something the minute i walk thru the door. Just saying...

Scared

i cried on the way home today. i haven't done that in a long time. It's really kinda dumb, but i have to talk about it, and there's no one around to tell...

i don't want to have any children. i don't like being around kids, i don't like taking care of them, i don't want any of my own. i've been this way for a long time, i wrote a whoelother post detailing my reasons, so i won't go into them now, but some stuff happend this weekend that just really hit me hard. Friday i was talking to someone, and i was telling them a little more about why i don't want kids. They said they thought it would be sad if i didn't ever have kids. i've been told everything from "you'll change your mind" "its different when it s your own" to "thats weird" and "you shouldn't be allowed around kids, you're terrible". But that was the first time anyone has said it would be sad. They said it like they really meant it, like they felt sorry for me. It made me stop, i guess i hadn't ever really thought about it from that angle. Then this morning in the service the pastor said something that really scared me. He was teaching on parenting and he talked about a verse that says someday people will not have "natural affection", he said he thinks that means they won't love thier kids. He said he thinks people are already becoming like that causeof all the people that are willing to walk away from their kids, or hurt them, or just not care.  That scared me so bad. i don't want to be like that, but i already am. What the hell is wrong with me? Why am i like this? i don't know of even one other person like me... What is wrong with me?

i have to talk about it, and there's no one around to tell... there is no one that understands... i'm surrounded by people that love me.... but i'm so alone...

i'm leaving for a concert in a little while, i'll pretend to be happy and act normal, and no one will be able to tell....

Cool

Why "Cool" is possibly the worst thing i will ever say to you.
i have recently come to a conclusion: Cool is not.
Urban Dictionary defines "cool" as: "-When someone is "cool" they are popular, suave, and you like them."
i think when someone is 'cool' it means that yea, they're popular, they may be suave, they know the right people, know what to say, dress fashionably, and think they're all that. And they are. See, to me 'cool' means that you think you're all that. You act like you're all that. You act like you're better than others, and that's just lame. That is why if i intentionally call a specific person cool, its an insult. i have no patience for people with this attitude, and usually i just ignore them. They're a waste of my time to even think about, but if someone with this attitude does manage to get under my skin, i tell them exactly how "cool" i think they are. i've heard it's pretty fun to watch :p

J37 Great Wisdom

"If you were given a choice between being given great wisdom or great wealth, which would you choose?"

If you have great wisdom people bug you with stupid questions, plus you're so wise that your consciense goes into overdrive. If you're wise (imo) you're like stuffy and not any fun. You take everything so seriously, and like over analize everything. i mean, how much fun would that be?


Cash, now. Cash is fun. You can do a lot with cash. i would definitley pick the money. i'd rather have fun than be wise.
Yes i'm shallow. Get used to it. Lol.

I Wonder

Those of you who know me really well understand how this song affects me and why it always makes me cry. If you don't understand, than just know there are times where i feel some of what she is talking about.

 "I Wonder"

Sometimes I think about you

Wonder if you're out there somewhere thinking bout me

And would you even recognize
The woman that your little girl has grown up to be

Cause I look in the mirror and all I see

Are your brown eyes looking back at me

They're the only thing you ever gave to me at all

Oh, I hear the weather's nice in California

There's sunny skies as far I can see

If you ever come back home to Carolina

I wonder what you'd say to me

I think about how it ain't fair

That you weren't there to braid my hair

Like mothers do

You weren't around to cheer me on

Help me dress for my high school prom

Like mothers do

Did you think I didn't need you here

To hold my hand

To dry my tears

Did you even miss me through the years at all

Oh, I hear the weather's nice in California

There's sunny skies as far I can see

If you ever come back home to Carolina

I wonder what you'd say to me

Forgiveness is such a simple word

But it's so hard to do when you've been hurt

Oh, I hear the weather's nice in California

And just in case you're wondering about me

From now on I won't be in Carolina

Your little girl is off

Your little girl is off

Your little girl is off to Tennessee

J36 Unhappiness

"Do you feel that children should be sheltered from unhappiness?"

In a way. i don't think kids should be given an unrealistic view of the world, but they shouldn't have to grow up to fast either. The world isn't all sunshine and flowers, but it isn't all doom and gloom like some adults make it seem either. Kids need balance. Kids shouldn't have to deal with adult problems, unfortunately they usually do. While my childhood wasn't nearly as bad as many other kid's, it wasn't ideal either. There were a lot of things i had to learn about, or experience before i was ready. Looking back, yea i had to grow up too fast, and in sometimes very difficult ways. But that's the past. i've tried to shelter my kids from those things, and while it hasn't always worked, i think mostly they've grown up slower, and didn't have to deal with adult stuff till they're ready. That's the best i can do.

Disney Books

Disny Books

 

Walt Disney Studios based a lot of movies on books, more than you think. There are the obvious ones, like Peter Pan or Sleeping Beauty. There are also the random ones, like Car, Boy, Girl (released as The Love Bug) or Mother Cary's Chickens (released as Summer Magic). i was relly surprised at this list, there are a lot of movies i've never seen, or even heard of. i'm going to (try) to read all the books on this list, as well as watch the movies. i think it'll be fun to read the whole story, and i know it'll be fun to rewatch movies i haven't seen in years! This list is pretty long, and its only the ones i coud find, there might be more!

 

The books the Disney films are based on

 

• `Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) - based on Snow White by the Brothers Grimm's >
• `Pinocchio (1940) - Based on Pinocchio: Tale of a Puppet by Carlo Collodi
• `The Reluctant Dragon (1941) - Based on The Reluctant Dragon (1898) by Kenneth Grahame
• Dumbo (1941) - based on Dumbo by Helen Aberson (illustrated by Harold Perl)
• Bambi (1942) - based on Bambi, A Life in the Woods (1923) by Felix Salten
• `Song of the South (1946) - based on the Uncle Remus cycle of stories by Joel Chandler Harris
• So Dear to My Heart (1949) - based on Midnight and Jeremiah by Sterling North
• The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) based on both The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and `The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
• `Cinderella (1950, plus sequels in 2002 and 2007.) - based on Cinderella by Charles Perrault
• Treasure Island (1950) - based on Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
• Alice in Wonderland (1951) - based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
• The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
• `Peter Pan (1953, plus sequels in 2002 and 2008.) - based on Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
• The Sword and the Rose (1953) - When Knighthood Was in Flower (1898) by Charles Major
• 20,000 Leagues under the Sea (1954) based on 20,000 Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne.
• Lady and the Tramp (1955, plus sequel in 2001.) - based on a short story called Happy Dan, The Cynical Dog by Ward Greene.
• Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
• Johnny Tremain(1957) - based on Johnny Tremain (1944 Newbery Medal) by Esther Forbes,
• Old Yeller (1957) - based on Old Yeller (Newbery Honor 1956), by Fred Gipson (Frederick Benjamin Gipson).
• The Light in the Forest (1958) - based on The Light in the Forest (1953) by Conrad Richter
• `Sleeping Beauty (1959) based on Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault
• Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) - Based on the books of Herminie Templeton Kavanagh
• The Big Fisherman (1959) - Based on The Big Fisherman by Lloyd C. Douglas (Religious film)
• Pollyanna (1960) - based on Pollyanna (1913) by Eleanor H. Porter
• Toby Tyler (1960) - based on Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks With a Circus by James Otis Kaler
• Kidnapped (1960) - based on Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
• Swiss Family Robinson (1960) - based on Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
• One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) - based on The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith
• The Parent Trap (1961) - based on Lottie and Lisa (Das Doppelte Lottchen) by Erich Kästner
• Babes in Toyland (1961) - based upon Victor Herbert's 1903 operetta Babes in Toyland
• The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) - based on the short story A Situation of Gravity, by Samuel W. Taylor
• Big Red (1962) - Based on Big Red (1945) by Jim Kjelgaard
• In Search of the Castaways (1962) - Based on In Search of the Castaways (Les Enfants du capitaine Grant) by Jules Verne,
• Savage Sam (1963) - based on Savage Sam (1962) by Fred Gipson
• The Sword in the Stone (1963) - based on The Sword in the Stone, by T.H. White
• The Incredible Journey (1963) - based on The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford
• Mary Poppins (1964) - based on Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers
• A Tiger Walks (1964) - based on A Tiger Walks by Ian Niall
• The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964) - based on Thomasina, the Cat Who Thought She was God by Paul Gallico
• The Moon-Spinners (1964) - based on The Moon-Spinners by Mary Stewart
• Emil and the Detectives (1964) - based on Emil and the Detectives (Emil und die Detektive 1929) by Erich Kästner
• That Darn Cat! (1965) - based on Undercover Cat by Gordon and Mildred Gordon
• Follow Me, Boys! (1966) - based on God and My Country by MacKinlay Kantor (Boy Scouts)
• The Ugly Dachshund (1966) - The Ugly Dachshund (1938) novel by Gladys Bronwyn Stern
• Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. (1966) - loosely based on Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
• The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966) - based on the novel Red Hugh: Prince of Donegal by Robert T. Reilley
• `The Jungle Book (1967) - loosely based on The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
• The Gnome-Mobile (1967) - based on The Gnome-Mobile (1936) by Upton Sinclair
• Blackbeard's Ghost (1968) - based on Blackbeard's Ghost by Ben Stahl
• The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968) - based on Nebraska by Laura Bower Van Nuys
• The Love Bug (1969) - based on Car, Boy, Girl by Gordon Buford
• Rascal (1969) - based on Rascal (1963) by Sterling North
• Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) - based on The Magic Bed Knob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons and Bonfires and Broomsticks, by Mary Norton
• The Island at the Top of the World (1974) - based on The Lost Ones by Ian Cameron
• Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) - based on Escape to Witch Mountain by Alexander Key
• The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975) - based on The Apple Dumpling Gang by Jack Bickham  
• One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975) - based on The Great Dinosaur Robbery by David Forrest (pseudonym of David Eliades & Robert Forrest Webb)
• Freaky Friday (1976) - based on Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers
• The Shaggy D.A. (1976) - inspired by "The Hound of Florence" by Felix Salten
• Perri - inspired by "Perri" by Felix Salten
• `The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) - loosely based on Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne
• The Rescuers (1977) - inspired by The Rescuers (1959) and Miss Bianca (1962) by Margery Sharp
• Candleshoe (1977) - loosely based on Christmas at Candleshoe by Michael Innes
• The Black Hole (1979) - inspired by Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
• Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979) - - loosely based on A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
• The Watcher in the Woods (1980) - based on The Watcher in the Woods by Florence Engel Randall
• The Fox and the Hound (1981) - loosely based on The Fox and the Hound by Daniel P. Mannix
• Condorman (1981) - Inspired by The Game of X by Robert Sheckley
• Never Cry Wolf (1983) - adapted from Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat
• Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) - based on Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
• The Black Cauldron (1985) - based loosely on Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander
• Return to Oz (1985) - based on Ozma of Oz and The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum's
• The Great Mouse Detective (1986) - based on Basil of Baker Street by Eve Titus
• The Brave Little Toaster (1987) based on a novella written by Thomas M. Disch
• Oliver and Company (1988) - loosely based on Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
• `The Little Mermaid (1989) - loosely based on The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen
• The Rescuers Down Under inspired by The Rescuers (1959) and Miss Bianca (1962) by Margery Sharp
• White Fang - Based on the novel White Fang by Jack London
• `Beauty and the Beast - based on the version of Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont
• Aladdin - a version of the story of Aladdin and the magic lamp from The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
• The Muppet Christmas Carol - film adaptations of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
• `The Three Musketeers - very loosely based on the novel The Three Musketeers (Les Trois Mousquetaires) by Alexandre Dumas, père.
• A Far Off Place based on A Far Off Place and A Story Like the Wind Laurens van der Post.
• The Adventures of Huck Finn Based on The Adventures of Huck Finn by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
• A Kid in King Arthur's Court - based on A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
• Tom and Huck - Based on Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
• Muppet Treasure Island - film adaptation of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
• `James and the Giant Peach - based on James and the Giant Peach by Raul Dahl
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame - very loosely based on The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
• Tarzan - based upon the Tarzan of the Apes series by Edgar Rice Burroughs
• The Princess Diaries Based on The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
• Snow Dogs - Based on Winterdance. The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod written by Gary Paulsen
• Tuck Everlasting - based on Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
• Treasure Planet - inspired by Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
• Holes (2003) - Based on Holes by Louis Sachar  
• Around the World in 80 Days - Based on Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
• Chicken Little - loosely based on the fable Chicken Little
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
• Bridge to Terabithia - based on Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
• Meet The Robinsons - based on A Day with Wilbur Robinson, by William Joyce

J35 Circus

If you joined the circus, what act would you most want to perform?

i would want to do the trick riding. Ya know the girls that ride upside down, and spin and stuff while the horse is running around the ring. i think that really cool, and if i was more cordinated, and better at riding, and more fexible, and.... mayabe i should just pick something else. =P


What would you pick?

J34 25 Hours

"If you had 25-hour days (while everyone else continued to have 24-hour days), what would you do with the extra time?"

i would say that i would do somethign productive, like spend more time with people, or meditate more, or spend it working on a project. In reality i would prolly sleep. i sleep pretty much any chance i get, cause i'm so busy and i'm always running somewhere. So yea, i'd prolly just waste it sleeping. Lol.



What would you do with an extra hour?

Disney's Beauty & the Beast

Yesterday i went to see Disney's Beauty & The Beast at JKH Hall with Jori. It was incredible!! The whole shoe was so much better than i expected. The sets were whisical, and fun. The costumes were cute, and similar to the movie, but you could tel the designer put thier own spin on it. The cast was phenominal, the songs and dances very well done, and really the whole show was spectacular. It was similar to the movie, but there was more to the story line in the play, not a lot, but just enough that you wern't quite sure what was going to happen next. The best part tho, has to be Lefoe, Gaston's sidekick. The actor, Andrew Kruep has to be an acrobat or something. He was hilarious! His chararter is clumsy, and alwasy getting knocked around, but he made  it look so funny! He would fall... skillfully, almost. You had to be there, but both Jori and i agreed that he was the best part of the show! i would have taken photos of the show... but that wasnt' allowed. so sad. But here are a few of the pics i took, of lie the tickets and stuff.



Valentine's Day

Ok, so it's Valentine's Day. i'm not a fan of V-day. i'm not really into the whole hearts and flowers thing to begin with, and i think its commercialized holiday. Also, if something is important enough to deserve a holiday dedicated to it, its important enough to do everyday. It shouldn't be a once a year thing.

Another thing i don't like is that people are expected to do something, or more often buy something for their significant other. If a guy wants to get me flowers or a teddy bear, that's great! Just do it when I'm not expecting it. i don't want a gift if its given because you're expected to get something.

Just my opinion.

JDL

Dear JDL,
Do you remember all those chat conversations we had about Christianity? We talked for hours about all aspects of God, salvation, grace, faith, love, heaven and hell, and what modern Christianity has become. You prolly don't know this, but those conversations helped me so much. It helped me to really figure out what i had problems with, what i didn't understand, and what i would have to do to truly be a "little Christ". i hope and pray that you someday let God into your life, it will change everything, and you will have to sacrifice just like you were afraid you would have to. But it's so worth it. i know you, i know you'll have to come to Christ on your own and any interference from me will only push you farther away. God had blessed you with amazing talents, and He's used you in my life, whether you know it or not. i want to thank you for helping me figure out what i was looking for. i remember i once said i wasn't sure if i was a christian, and that i knew someday i would have to chose to deny God or give my life to Him. But whatever i did, it would be final, i would chose one or the other for eternity. Well i chose. i chose life, i chose God, i chose an eternity with Him. i pray you make the same choice before it's too late.
With Christ's Love,
Rae

New Strings

New Strings

I bet this road will take me out of here
Take me far away from Amarillo
I bet this car will go real fast
The wheels might even drive me past
The places that you said I'd never go
Oh...

The Texas Sky is the biggest one I've seen
But it still aint big enough for you and me
All the things that make you mad,
All the baggage in your past
Don't leave much room for a girl like me to be
So I'll fill her up with hope and worn-out dreams

An I'll grab the wheel and point it west
Pack the good and leave the rest
I'll drive until I find the missing piece
You said I wouldn't get too far on a tank of gas

And an empty heart
But I have everything I'll ever need
I got this old guitar and a brand new set of strings

Mama said I never should have done it
Should have ended us before we ever started
Daddy knew about my pride so he stood there
And he smiled inside and I pretended that I
Didn't notice a little tear that fell when I said I was going

An I'll grab the wheel and I'll point it west
Pack the good and leave the rest
I'll drive until I find the missing piece
You said I wouldn't get too far on a tank of gas

And an empty heart
But I have everything I'll ever need
I got this old guitar and a brand new set of strings

I've worried about life and
If it's arriving right on time
I guess if you don't jump
You'll never know if you can fly

You said I wouldn't get too far on a tank of gas
And an empty heart. But I have everything I'll ever need
I got this old guitar and a brand new set of strings