Quick Note

The Grand Haven Thespians are preforming The Wizard of Oz this weekend. This musical is going to be outstanding! Show times are as follows: Friday @ 7:00 p.m. and Saturday at 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. You can get tickets at the door or if you send me a quick memo before tomorrow, I can pick up some tickets up for you! Come and support Grand Haven Thespians! "We're off to see the Wizard...."

Welcome to the Cult

Sarah
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Last night was truly an unforgetable experience. The evening was filled with lighting candles, saying a unified pledge, and receiving an authentic certificate. That's right...I'm now an official member of the Grand Haven Academic Cult.

Now before you begin sobbing and crying out "why, God, why", I'll have you know that even though this induction was a difficult process, I feel it is the next best step for my life right now. The Grand Haven Academic Cult (a.k.a. National Honor Society) will not only challenge me to strive for excellence in school and the community, but also look good on a college application. So, if you happen to see me walking down the hall with perfect posture, wearing a shirt the N.H.S. emblem plastered across the front, and chanting the words "...to hold scholarly habits, to engage in worthy service, and to lead forward in all things...", please don't be alarmed. Just accept the fact that volunteering at animal shelters and walking around with my head in a textbook is my life now.

Concerts, Try-outs, and Other Random Thoughts

Last night was AWESOME! I went to the Kutless concert, which also featured BarlowGirl and Stellar Kart. All the bands were great! I had never heard Stellar Kart's music before the concert, but they were really good! They are of the punk music genre, like a mix of Relient K and FM Static. BarlowGirl was rockin', too. I love their music. It really sends people a message about how we shouldn't "be comformed by the world, but to be transformed by God". It's so cool to see these sisters who are so in love with God, that they are willing to do anything to grow closer to Him. They talk about surrendering to His will, holding off on dating and waiting for God to bring the men into their lives, and how God is always with us. And then, of course, there's KUTLESS! They are so cool to see live! They did some songs from their new worship CD(which is awesome by the way). They took some of the regular praise songs and put a rockier edge to them. It's a whole new level of worship!

Soccer try-outs begin today and run all this week. I'm nervous. I think I'm a little more prepared than last year because I kind of know what to expect, but there's still that "butterflies in the stomach" feeling inside. I just have to know what God's in control of the outcome. If He has a better plan for me than doing soccer this season, I have to be okay with that. He has a purpose for me this spring. I don't know if that's being a witness to the soccer team or really focusing on other things in my life, but I know He's going to do something awesome.

P.S. Please pray for me about soccer

Napoleon Dynamite Quiz!

Take this SWEET, AWESOME, INCREDIBLE quiz to find out with Napoleon Dynamite character you are!! Comment and tell me your results!

This was my result:

You are LaFawnduh. Why are you so sweaty?


Which Napoleon Dynamite character are you?
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I'm so LUCKY!!
This is SWEET!! Have fun!

P.S. Vote for Pedro.

The Lightbulb Just Went ON!

In small groups we have been reading And the Bride Wore White(a really good read). Although I haven't been consistant in reading the recommended chapter for each week, I've learned quite a bit about keeping myself pure: mentally, physically, and spiritually. Tonight we reviewed the key things we've been learning in each chapter so far. Sandy shared with us something that has been on her mind for the past couple of weeks: prayer. I think this is one of the aspects of my faith that I take for granted. There are so many times that I go about my day without even acknowledging God's presence. He wants us to involve Him in our lives, but how can we do that if we can't take the time to notice even the little thing He does for us? I have anxieties and can't figure out why God won't bring peace into my life. Then I realize that I haven't taken the time to actually ASK Him for peace. I haven't brought my fears to Him. I haven't surrendered those thoughts to HIM. Then again, it seems like whenever I pray, I'm always asking God for certain things in my life. I have been trying to take little moments throughout my day to thank Him. I find that the more and more I do this, the easier it is to have a prayer that is filled with thanksgiving as well as asking Him to help with my spiritual growth.

I've been really thinking about God's will and being patient, too. I really struggle with this. I love those moments when God reveals part of his will to me. I feel excited because I know God has answered my prayers. The thing is, I'm one of those types of people who likes to plan ahead, so naturally, I have a majority of my future already set in stone. But God hasn't revealed everything to me yet, so this causes me to be a little impatient. Right now, I'm struggling with what college to go to, where God is leading me with missions, and what exactly I want to study in college. I know God has a plan and a purpose for everything(Jeremiah 29:11-13 -one of my fav. passages), but it so hard to let Him take control of everything when I want to start planning now. I just need to surrender everything to Him right now. I need to be patient when it comes to things like dating, college, and my future. God has plans for me, far greater than I can even BEGIN to comprehend right now. SURRENDER. PATIENCE. God's in control! He's the driver; I'm along for the exciting ride!

Greetings Fom the Sunshine State!!

Mickey and Minnie at Magic Kingdom
Originally uploaded by kickeur77.

Yes, while Michiganders are wearing boots and scarfs in the frigid weather, I am soaking up the rays in sunny Florida! Jealous? Well, you should be. I've been able to wear shorts in 75 degree weather(quite embarassing, though, considering I have white legs while everyone else is brown). It's been nice to get away for a little while and take a break from the cold. We went to Epcot on Friday with my grandparents and aunt and uncle. Then today, we went to Magic Kingdom with just my aunt and uncle. It was really nice to see the "Big Mouse" again. I went on Space Mountain(an indoor roller coaster that you ride in the dark), which was one of the highlights of the day. We also went on the Haunted Mansion. I really liked that, but(I can't believe I'm saying this) I still get scared on it at some points during the ride. To make things worse, on THIS ride, we had to stop for a couple of minutes for some reason, so of course, my "doom-buggy" stops in one of the dark places. That was weird. Anyway, tomorrow is going to be an actual day of relaxation. We're going to go shopping at Downtown Disney and the outlet mall and probably hang out at the resort for the rest of day. Sounds really good to me! I don't even want to think about going back to the snow and 20 degree weather!