My Last Post In 2008!

Hey Everyone!

As the Title Says, This is my last post in 2008!

I cannot believe it is almost a 2009! It seems like

yesterday when we began this year and now it's

over! (It's kind of sad, don't you think?)

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So Many Things Have Happened this year,

but I will only mention a few.

One of the BEST things this year was when my friend

Marissa got to stay with us for 2 weeks! That was so

much fun (especially since we had not seen her in two years).

We went to the Family Conference in Virginia for

the first time in 3 years; I really enjoyed that. I not only

learned a lot but made new friends!

I could mention more things, but it would take too long...

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Of course there were difficult things this year

(and there will most likely be more in 2009), but overall

I had a wonderful time and I hope you all did too!

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It is kind of scary going into a new year,

and it is sad that this one is ending. Scary because

we have no idea what 2009 will bring and sad because...

well it just is!

(But why dwell on that since I can't change it, right?)

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I hope you all have a wonderful New Year!

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Stephanie

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P.S. Sorry about all of the "*".

For some reason when I posted

all my paragraphs were smashing

together so I used those to fix to

fix that. =(

Sydney's Birthday

Today Is My Sister's 17th Birthday!

Happy Birthday Sydney!

I Have Been Awarded!

I have been awarded by Sarah, Thank You!

The rules are to award 10 people, and to make sure you tell them that they have been awarded!!

I Will Award:

Sydney

Mallory

Megan

Ellie

Colby

Stephanie Helbert

Jo-Snazz

Marissa

Jordan

Lauren

I Have Been Tagged Again!

I was tagged by Lauren Ann for a New Years Resolution tag. Thank You!

Here are the rules......

Everyone needs to set goals that they wish to accomplish each year.

Name ten of your goals for the upcoming year. Link to the person who tagged you. Then tag seven people and link to them.

Tell the people you tagged that they are tagged!

1. Read My Bible More

2.Do ALL my chores without being told to
3. Write a book (or at least a story) and Keep It!

(I always throw them away)

4. Learn How To Quilt

(I don't know if this will happen but I can't think of anything else!)

5. TRY to calm down my dog

(she learns from experience better than anything though)

6. Memorize At Least One Book Of the Bible

(Starting with Romans)
7. Read more non-fiction books than I did this year

8. Be More Helpful To....Everyone

9. Get Up Earlier

10. All Of The Above

Sorry, Some of those were strange, but

I was having trouble thinking of things to say!

I will now tag:

Marissa

Sydney

Sarah

Rebecca

Colby

Hope you enjoyed this post! =)

Poll

Hey Everyone,

I Put Up A Poll To Help Me

Decide What To Name My Blog.

Please Vote On It!
Also, If You Have Suggestions

Please Tell Me.

I Have Been Tagged!

I have been tagged by Sarah and Marissa (Thank You!)

to tell 15 things that I am not afraid to admit.

Here it Goes:

1. I Am A Christian

2. When I start a book, I Don't Stop Reading Until It Is Finished

3. I Have A Bad Habit Of Hitting People When I Laugh

(even people I have just met)

4. I Absolutely Love Animals

5. I Cry When I Read A Sad Story

6. I Thought The Saying Was "Pig In" instead of "Pig Out"

7. Sometimes I Sleep With Curlers In My Hair

8. I Have The Cutest Dog In The World (literally)

9. I Would Talk For Hours On The Phone

(I Have When My Parents Let Me)

10. School's Not As Bad As I Used To Think

11. I Don't Like Playing Softball/Baseball Because I am Scared Of The Ball

(That Started After I Got Hit In The Head With It)

12. Pride And Prejudice Is My Favorite Movie

13. I Fall Asleep While Watching Lord Of The Rings

(At Least In The First One)

14. I LOVE Square Dancing

15. I Copied Sarah On #14.

I will now tag:

Megan

Jordan

Mallory

Blog Name

Hey Everyone,

I am still trying to come up with a name

for my blog. Here are a few we have

come up with:

Dandy Life

Livin' Out Loud

Farther Along

Daughter At Home

Tell me which ones you like.

If you come up with ideas please tell me.

Blog Award

I have been awarded by Lauren and Sydney. Thank you!

THE LEMONADE AWARD: "The concept behind this award is that the blog creators have shown an uncanny knack for silver linings and making the best of bad situations (i.e., lemonade from lemons)."
Rules: Name ten blogs that reflect this silver linings philosophy..
I would like to award...
Sydney
Marissa
Lauren
Johanna
Rebecca
Megan
Mallory
Sarah
Stephanie Helbert
The Dahl Family

New Blog Name

Hey Everyone!

I am trying to think of a good name

for my blog. Feel free to give me ideas!

Quotes

I Found these quotes in a book that I am reading.
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We Christians too often substitute prayer for playing the game. Prayer is good, but when used as a substitute for obedience, it is nothing but a blatant hypocrisy, a despicable Pharisaism...To your knees, man! And to your Bible! Decide at once! Don't hedge! Time flies! Cease you insults to God. Quit consulting flesh and blood. Stop your lame, lying, and cowardly excuses.
- C.T. Studd
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Have you noticed how much praying for revival has been going on of late - and how little revival has resulted? I believe the problem is that we have been trying to substitute praying for obeying, and it simply will not work. To pray for revival while ignoring the plain precept laid down in Scripture is to waste a lot of words and get nothing for our trouble. Prayer will become effective when we stop using it as a substitute for obedience.
- A.W. Tozer
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Hope you enjoyed this post!