Musings of a Thankful Heart

18 May 2010

2010-05-18T23:37:00.002+08:00

Hey

I am absolutely exhausted, but today has been really productive. I finished my essay, very happy, but still have to read over it, it is due Friday. Thought it was about time I updated all of you.

Uni is great, I love the atmosphere and I am keeping up with the workload fairly well.

Church is awesome, as usual and I find I am really growing spiritually.

Home, well, I could have come on here and screamed, but instead I will explain in a calm and sensible manner. You see I normally do my washing on a nightly basis except Dad has been complaining saying why can I not just change it back to a large wash (I always set it to small). I can not help that he does not realise. On Saturday I put in a large load for once and did a stack of washing, I put in three complete outfits, a set of pj's and a bunch of socks. I went out tonight to find a pair of underwear missing (yes I had not gotten dressed all Monday or Saturday from memory). I was furious, although did not anything. This is why I do not do my washing, it always goes missing and I end up struggling for undies in the least.

I will update in more detail soon

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Blessings always
Amanda

23rd March 2010

2010-03-23T23:48:00.002+08:00

i hate it how people think that i make these allergies up! i know i used to eat sausages, but now i cant, i know this, and yet people still think i'm making it up! my grandma, my parents, my friends! they never thought to think how it must make me feel, one minute being able to eat something and the next minute not! i can't help that it's one of my triggers, i can't help that caffeine is another! i can't help that hokkien noodles make my teeth get infected! i just wish some people would give some thought into how i must feel, watching my family eat things that i can't, and probably never will be able to again, they're meant to be my family! no matter what people say, i don't have it easy, my life isn't crash hot, i go through things that people would never think i do, because i hide it so well, and because they think they know my family and i, well they don't, they don't know what goes on behind closed doors...

Wednesday 23rd December 2009

2009-12-23T14:30:00.002+08:00

Hey everyone

So it's almost christmas, the tree is up, budget stretched thin, and miracles all around us, but i have a funny story, so here goes.

Last week i was asked to house sit, and i accepted, been procrastinating about packing and stuff, but thought i should at least find a suitcase, so i did, i found one, except earlier in the week (namely yesterday) i lost $5, now you know me, every cent counts (and yes i know christon, blah, blah, chocolate, blah, blah) but today, i was looking through said suitcase, and guess what i found, a vibrator packet, stripper business cards, strip cd, $5, a pair of socks and a whole pile of condom wrappers, and dad says he got it off the side of the road, i do actually believe him, cause he wouldn't leave $5 lying about, surprisingly though, he let me keep it. considering how financially tight i was, this was a big relief, means i can hopefully get angela's christmas present tomorrow, and i can afford to get the scooby string i need to make more skipping ropes.

so now i have a suitcase to use, and am still modifying the list of what to take.

anyway, merry christmas, and happy new year, may God's richest blessings be poured out on you and your family always.

also, starting January 1st i'm going to be doing a 365 day challenge, where i post a photo everyday of something, here's the link >>365 Days<<

see you next year!
Amanda

Sunday 15th November 2009

2009-11-15T12:52:00.002+08:00

thought it would be about time that i updated, surprisingly a lot has been going on in this strangely optimistic life of mine...

Tafe - on my last week, graduation this week, which will be cool, then no more tafe!!! yes! this year at tafe, has been so hard, not in a study kind of way, cause cert 1's are so easy, i'm completely out of my depth...not, it's just the class members, one in particular, who's name is not to be mentioned, she's made it a nightmare for me this semester, and I'm proud that i haven't lost it at her yet, and only 2 more days, i can hold out 2 more days.

Church - well, we had our brigades initiation service today, it was awesome, tam's message looked really interesting, janelle did a FANTASTIC job at communion, the skit was awesome, people stepped out of their comfort zones (you know who you are) and everything seemed to go well, and believe it or not, i had fun in creche, I HAD FUN IN CRECHE, who would think that i'd ever say that.

but afterwards, i was having a great time, talking, chilling out, enjoying the company, when someone handed me screwed up empty cup, and everyone thought it was funny, then i put it in a friend's cup, and then the person who originally handed me the cup, hit my face, not hard, but it was a joke, a simple joke, and he hit me, i take it from everyone, their disrespect, it makes me so mad!

i was disheartened and distant after that, and i don't tend to come out of my shell, but i do at church, i'm comfortable at church, i'm happy at church, and for me to slink inside me shell again, it tells me something, and people notice when i do.

anyway, that's what's going on at the moment, last week of tafe coming up, pre-op tomorrow, terrified, but like a lot of things, what scares me, won't end up being that bad, surgery in 2 weeks, prayers appreciated

Blessings
Amanda

Monday 3rd August 2009

2009-08-03T13:20:00.002+08:00

Hey everyone,

So it's my birthday tomorrow, and well yes i intend on celebrating being no longer stereotyped as an out of control teenager, cause no way have i been like that, well not completely.

That is not the reason i'm posting though, it's more to do with this thing i've had building up inside me, a true and utter fear of prayer, but with that encouragement night i went to last month and talking to Tam yesterday, it's really put things in perspective, cause everything happens for a reason, and i now realise how silly that fear was, and how glad i am to be free of it. I really think i'm almost over this molehill turned mountain, and that i'll get there really soon, well i hope i do, its more apprehension now, not fear, but still the fact of not knowing, but i'm not scared, some things arent meant to be known and i am excited of what God has planned for me in my life, what he's going to release in me, and what plans he has for me, for as it says in Jeremiah 29:11 ~ "For I know the plans i have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you, and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future" it is such a beautiful and true verse that its impossible not to believe it, God would never hurt me, and prayer is of God, so prayer will never harm me, and I know that now, and it feels great!

Plans for my birthday, small get together tonight, with just pizza and scenic views, must take camera, and good company, good food, and good conversation, what could be better than that, then have catalyst tomorrow, which i'm really excited about! i love catalyst and i dont know why i put it off for so long, its the most amazing atmosphere, its like we're finally coming together as a church and i love it, being part of something more than me, being able to make a difference and to share my opinion and for once in a very long time, being happy with where i am at in life.

also i started tafe last week, first 2 days were great and good and happy, thursday morning was the same, but just remind me never to be late for class, cause i walked out the room almost in tears right in the middle of an activity, cause i felt discluded and like my ideas and opinions didnt matter, but, well, yeah.......

i'll make sure to update soon
God Bless Always
Amanda

Wednesday 27th May 2009

2009-05-27T07:35:00.002+08:00

Hello everyone

well i had catalyst again last night, and i loved every minute of it, it's made me look forward to something on a Tuesday, something that now get's me through my dreaded tuesday, and it was so amazing, and awesome, sure i wasn't keen on the fact that i may have to get up and do communion (don't push me) but that's alright, when i'm ready to do it, i can. We had lasagna for tea, boy was it good! and some close friends of mine are coming over on monday! it's going to be awesome.

Although tafe wasn't so awesome yesterday, with the donkey lecturer and all, i had my 2 friends there, people who i didn't get entirely along with beforehand, but i really helped one of them on Monday, she was so mad at the donkey lecturer, for telling her to re-enrol, she gathered most of her things, and left, then i took her to Student Services and we sorted through things with her, and things turned out ok, and i helped someone in excel yesterday, something that no one else picked up on, not even the lecturer saw it! it was a single bracket in the wrong place, creating what was meant to be a nested function into two arguments. i was happy.

So well i've survived with perks along the way, and also it's down points, but that's all good.

I won't even talk about what's going on at the moment, but all's good, i have a good morning planned, and a great morning planned tomorrow! i'm getting my haircut, and have a big morning tea to attend tomorrow, then a meeting, then another class.

God Bless Always
Amanda

Sunday 10th May 2009

2009-05-10T16:58:00.003+08:00

Hey all,

Well yesterday I had my training for the daylight savings referendum, and i can't believe myself, when i thought it was going to be this boring old thing with an old lady talking about what we are going to do, well i wasn't entirely wrong, the lady did talk a fair bit, but there was coffee, tea and stuff which was good, and we were in tables 4 people at a table, and we did activities to practice and practiced looking through the streets towns and places directory, which was surprisingly fun, i had great people around me and it ended up being a good morning, one of my better mornings, no dad yelling at me, no disappointments, it was just a good morning.
When Dad picked me up, we came home, had lunch, and then were off again to a loud old fashioned concert, first section was WAY TOO LOUD, mainly the guitar, so i blocked my ears and actually enjoyed it after that, cause i could still hear it, then this AMAZING singer/songwriter got up, he was good, no actually he was great, he got everyone involved, or lack there of, and it was good, then the final set, boy was he bad, he couldn't play guitar at all, i think there might be a talent, but it definitely needs some work, voice was great though, overall a good concert, got more homework done too, which is good.
Then we went to clean the car park, lets put it this way, i really did earn my $10, it wasn't the car park though, it was out by the school, and i came to terms with my fear of magpies, which wasn't that scary, so i did my job, then we left.
We then went shopping, that was fun, i bought stuff, which is always fun, custard tart ($1.50!!!) and choc chip muffins ($1.50) and like 5 packs of extra (you can't beat $0.86c, well you can, but you can't) which was great, loving it.

Today, we had church, it was great fun! i was so in my element, and reaffirmed my fear of ovens (i now have blisters on my finger, which really hurt when they were coming through, not so much now, but that's ok). We made mini banana and chocolate muffins, rocky road (happy to share recipe), chocolates and biscuits (you know, decorated arrowroots with icing and lollies) it was a good morning, but most of my table wanted to go make biscuits, so i kinda filled all the patty pans, but that's ok, what do you expect, it was still fun, and the rocky road was SO GOOD!!!

So i've been sleeping a lot of the afternoon, cause i do tend to have a low pain tolerance, which is ok, now my finger is barely hurting which is good, and i'm meant to be doing homework, so i better snap to it!

Hope you all have a good week and that God surprises you.

God Bless Always
Amanda

Sunday 26th April 2009

2009-04-26T17:10:00.002+08:00

Hey all

So today at church, we had our usual breakfast and had powerhouse kids, but afterwards i was called over and they ask me if i'm going to state youth games, i said we'll see, but they never told me the forms were due today, so i had to make up my mind on the spot. I don't want to go. I enjoy the break from my brothers. I have assignments due that week. but they just kept pressuring me. They NEVER go out of their way to talk to me any other time, so why now? because they need numbers, i am just a number to them, with their empty promises. I don't like going on camps, because i am never included, why can't they just leave me to be the fly on the wall like they normally do, instead of facing me with a $140 decision to make in a day, i can't even afford it! I just want people to go out of their way to say hello to me, they say how our church is welcoming, happy and appreciative, well i don't feel that way at all, i feel distant, unappreciated, excluded, unnoticed, and really lonely when i go there, i'm just the person who looks after the kids, the only person who really notices me is Carol, she's great, but that's just one person out of 70-80. i normally go out of my way to help other people, but why do they never go out of their way for me?

God Bless
Amanda

Saturday 25th April 2009

2009-04-25T16:23:00.002+08:00

Hey all

I felt i had my place in this world, knew what i wanted to do, and where i was going; well not now, i still know what i want to do with my life, but i have no idea how to get there. Recently, only this week, i've been feeling like somebody else can do my job, when i began being 'replaced'. Wednesday i was mean't to do the bread run with my dad, until Ps Ric replaced me, now this friend of my dad's who CAN'T SHUT UP is replacing me cleaning the car park, earning MY $10. So why can't someone else earn my degree, live my life........

I've had friends anticipate being teachers, like i want to, but quit or cracked, or failed. So i'm going to look into a library traineeship or apprenticeship. I have so many thoughts running through my head, thoughts of me being replaced, and the insane workload i'm under, and of what i'll do next semester, i have absolutely no idea, i am going to need a job, i'm going to have to have the stress of searching for a job, i'll have 2 certificates at hand, leadership, and business admin, with no real resume, and no real friends in this state, no real experience, but we've all got to start somewhere.

Anyone need a secretary? or receptionist? in 3 months that is

God Bless
Amanda

Wednesday 15th April 2009

2009-04-15T16:08:00.002+08:00

Hey all

So i ordered 2 books in through koorong early november last year, with the 3rd i'd wanted being out of print, i called late last week, seeing whether they were in, and when they would be getting them in, she said she'd email me with the details, no email, i called earlier this week, spoke to someone else, he said 40 days. The lady i spoke to last week called back today, saying that the distributor wouldn't be receiving anymore, and apologised a lot. I got mad. I'd been waiting 5 months for these books, just to hear that they couldn't get them! it really made me upset, and with the emotions running through my head from a dear friend of mine dying this week, i just couldn't take it! just to wait 5 months to be messed around!

So i went onto the authors website and ordered them directly from her, if these guys mess me around as much as koorong did, i will scream.

God Bless
Amanda

Huggalugs Leg Huggers

2009-03-23T20:24:00.002+09:00

Hey all

well this week i discovered "Huggalugs Leg Huggers" they come in funky colours and are suitable to all ages, from babies up to adults! they're great for sensitive skin and at night to stop the mozzies, which i think is good, if you don't want the bulk of a jumper

God Bless always
Amanda

Friday 13th March 2009

2009-03-13T13:50:00.003+09:00

Hey everyone

so you're asking, whats been happening, well i will tell you. Last Thursday in a class at tafe, we got put into our team project groups, so i got put with people who i originally thought were nice, well one of them is, but the other 2, i don't think so, i admit i don't tend to talk a lot at first, and the nice one tried to get me to say something, and i didn't say anything harsh, or what seemed to be harsh at all, but apparently one got offended with the way i said things, not so much what i said; ok so i admit, i can be rather direct, straight to the point and i've learnt that, and some people would take this as abrupt, being the word they used to describe me, so i have been asked to work on that, try and not be so direct. they're asking me to CHANGE who i am!!! if they can't put up with how i am, i'm surely not going to change for them, it's their problem, not mine! and i won't change for anyone, let alone people who don't even like me! i'm not going to go out of my way to be friends with them, cause it seems to me that they're hardly even worth the hassle. So the things that happened, i was given jobs i didn't want, and i tried to tell them that, and i put my foot down cause i HATED being secretary last year, and was trying my hardest to avoid it (even ask my lecturer toni from last year, i was so stubborn) they didn't listen to me on the other things, but i was so stubborn and put my foot down against the secretary. Then later one of them came and asked me to make sure i had one of my 5 tasks done be the next week, so i said i'd try, and then she just kept going on and on about it, and i said i would try, with a bit of sterness in my voice, i did say i would try, and so i had 2 done by the next week, then the same girl said she said to have as many as possible done for the next week, which she did not say at all! i was ready to blow a fuse at that point, but i didn't, thank goodness, i would've been in even more trouble then, so i stated my case, and we continued, the 2 other girls kept doing their tasks, saying we were going to do the constitution together, that didn't happen for at least 20 minutes, so i sat there quietly, then they started the constitution, and all that was really happening was one was reading out something, while the other was typing it, i put up with that for 10 minutes, i had my own tasks to do! so i picked up my sheet that i needed to type and went and did that and started on the next task, then one of the duo came over and told me I WASN'T PULLING MY WEIGHT, that I AM DRAGGING THE TEAM BEHIND, which is a whole pile of beeping beep!!!! She also said i'm not contributing to the team tasks, like the constitution, and she said they wouldn't be putting my name on any of the work my group has done!! so she threatened me!!!! made me so mad. Soon after that my lecturer asked if she could talk to me, and i'm a good student, i know that, and apparently i wasn't in trouble, even though i felt like it, and you all know me, i start crying when i feel pressured, scared, intimidated or sometimes even nervous, and my lecturer asked me if i was alright, which of course i wasn't but i didn't say that, i just assured her i was fine and that this always happens, so she told me that she had some complaints from some of my team, and some other people about how i had been treating one of the duo, i was actually helping one of the duo and she just snaps at me, i was being nice, there was no sarcasm or anything in my voice, and she just snaps at me, for no reason!!! shows me for helping her right? so my lecturer asked why i was sitting on the other side of the room, and i was late, and was talking to a friend, so i just kinda sat on the other side of the room, nothing to do with not wanting to sit near them. My lecturer continued and kept asking if i was ok, cause i wasn't making a sound, but was continously crying, cause i hate being confronted by someone higher than me, it just makes me cry, don't ask me why, it just does, so then she asked me what i was going to do when i went back to class, and i said "sit closer to my team and work on my directness" or something like that, like a good little girl. Then i walked out with tears still streaming down my face and went to the toilet, washed my face and then went outside and sat in an inlet by the door for a while, i got up and walked down the path till i got to the end of the building, and walked back, went back to the toilet, washed my face again, when i notice a friend walking up the hallway, she came to find me, was wondering whether i was ok, i can't remember what i said, but we and walked back into class together, i had just controlled my tears, which does tend to take a while, cause it's normally really overwhelming for me; I packed up my stuff and moved next to the nice person in my team.

So the main problems with my team

I was threatened
I'm being bullied
I'm discluded
I feel seperated; and
My lecturer seems to think there's nothing wrong with my team

What i'm going to do about it

I'm going to email my lecturer

Thursday 5th March 2009

2009-03-05T16:54:00.003+09:00

Hi

So i went to tafe today, already having finished one unit, i only had my afternoon class to go to, so yes, i went, i was tired and easily agitated, and found out we're doing group work, oh wow, group work, so we got put in out teams and i found out i was in with the clicked group, as in they're already 'best buds' it makes me sick just thinking about it. So here's my dilemma, seeing as they're just the best of friends, and i'm the outsider, they think they can walk all over me, assigning me the worst jobs, not asking my opinion, naming me secretary, the job i officially hate the most, until i actually stood up for myself (wow, big shock, seriously) and said no, i didn't want to take endless notes, i'm good at it, yes, but i didn't want to do it, cause i can't write that fast, and seeing as i have total beeps in my group, meaning they wouldn't even consider slowing down if i asked them, and apparently, they needed my contact details, my full name and mobile number, the beeps, sure yes i know, they're nice people, but not when they totally disclude you and leave you out, can be real beeps like that, but anyway, i have to put up with them in my team for the next 4-5 weeks, it's really going to suck, and yes, i did insult alice, not intentionally, it just, you know, slipped out, as words do, all i said to her idea was "wow, 5 ideas, woop de doo" and got told of for it from another total beep in my group, i shut up after that, i just really wish they included me.......

Signing Off
God Bless
Amanda

Because - by TD Jakes

2009-03-05T07:35:00.002+09:00

Just because no one has been fortunate enough to realise what a gold mine you are
Doesn't mean you shine any less.

Just because no one has been smart enough to figure out that you can't be topped
Doesn't stop you from being the best.

Just because no one has come along to share your life,
Doesn't mean that day isn't coming.

Just because no one has realised how much of an awesome woman you are,
Doesn't mean they can affect your femininity.

Just because no one has shown up who can love you on your level,
Doesn't mean you have to sink to theirs.

Just because you deserve the very best there is,
Doesn't mean that life is always fair.

Just because God is still preparing your king,
Doesn't mean that you're not already a queen.

Just because your situation doesn't seem to be progressing right now,
Doesn't mean you need to change a thing.

Kepe shining, keep running, keep hoping, and keep praying,
Keep being exactly what you are already, COMPLETE!!

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I found this on a forum i'm part of, it's really true, all women should read this

Sunday 1st March 2009

2009-03-01T13:41:00.003+09:00

Hey everyone

I'll start from the very beginning, good place to start, around 12 years ago, we moved into the house we are still living in, this lady came to our little old church and dad instantly became friends with her, he's a friendly guy, i admit that, and then we all realised we only lived around the corner from each other, so my brothers and i started having play dates with her daughter, kimberly, and so that continued for ages, won't go into that though, but the lady started coming around A LOT, sleeping over, having showers, never could manage her money that woman (then again, neither can i) kept borrowing off us, then this miracle of a man came into her life and moved her away (hip, hip, hooray) now she has claimed the name of "The Stalker". Now to today, Darryl was doing announcements and the stalker interrupted and mentioned that her sunnies went missing last week, there have been a lot more important things go missing, than her stupid sunnies, but still Darryl was polite and prayed for her, the attention seeking beep that she is, and well yeah, thats the story.

It just frustrated me so much that she for beeps sake could be so ignorant, it just makes me repulse her even more, the beeping woman, and it just peeves me off so bad.

anyway, i have a meeting to go to, so i'll possibly post later, we'll see

have a good public holiday! might bake something tomorrow, after my numerous amounts of reading and homework, anyway

God Bless as always
Amanda

22nd February 2009

2009-02-22T17:13:00.002+09:00

Good afternoon everyone

Today I would like to talk about church today, has everyone got their newsletters?

ok i'll stop now

I'll start from the beginning.......

Last year sometime, i was kicked off the worship team at church, given the choice, kids or worship, 2 of my greatest passions, i cried a bit, then the next week, i said kids, cause even though my future is with kids, i still love worship and find it to be one of my most deepest passions, this fire that burns inside me to sing and write and do many random things, and they made me choose, i thought how could they? how could they give me the hardest decision in my life till that point, so yes, i talked to God, sat in silence with him and just thought about it, weighed up the pros and cons and came to a decision, it was a hard one, but anyway, today at church i went and saw carol, a fellow sunday school leader up on stage, singing with the worship team, i got so pissed off i wanted to scream, i got angry and upset and i cried, not loudly, just let the tears flow down my cheeks, pretending i was into the worship, when i wasn't, i was so mad i just blew a fuse, i didn't do anything drastic, but it's like a kettle was going off in my head, one of those whistling ones you know? steam shooting out my ears, eyes all puffy and face turning red i was so angry, nobody noticed thank goodness.

Later on that day i was talking to angela, she mentioned this one time they were at a youth group meeting, and i found out that someone thinks i should put church before family, kids before family, that going to a stupid meeting is more important than fulfilling my committments with my family, really shows where their priorities lye now doesn't it, so what it was just doing the dishes, so what, i was doing them so i'd get paid, yes, but so that i could be loyal to my family, and yes i know christon, you're thinking what crap, well you don't know me as well as you think you do, so be quiet, anyway, i'm getting carried away here, back on topic. I got so mad when angela told me that, so flipping mad, but i managed to calm down and relax a little and just keep talking to her

this afternoon andrew needed a baby sitter, so i offered (not that i got paid today, it's a sunday, God's day) we made cup cakes and jelly and mousse and it was yummy, i liked it, then i finally got to relax after a while, which was good, i've got an evening of tv planned and still have to finish the dishes, but that's ok, my feet hurt and well yeah, it's cool

i better go

God Bless as always
Amanda

21st February 2009

2009-02-21T22:36:00.002+09:00

Hey all

So i was planning my night in my head, do stuff, then sit down relax and watch the bill, but as many of you know, what you plan can be so different to what ACTUALLY happens, yes, again, we had visitors, now you know me, i'm not complaining about this, cause yes, they're nice people, they're not a bunch of camerons, they're actually funny in a nice way, makes me think about getting cameron booted from tafe, such good times, good times indeed, anyway, old friends of dad's and mine, they actually thought they'd come out of their way to visit us, considering i've been such a beep to one of them, i was shocked (i hearby officially apologise, please note this) and for them to invite us to a birthday party! i was so amazed, and shocked, and happy! it was a good night after all, even though i did miss out my bill, this was way more special.

Now you ask, what have i really been up to? well i'm glad you asked, i got accepted into Certificate 4 in Business Administration at tafe, it's challenging in some aspects, but there's this 1 subject i'm absolutely breezing through! it is so much fun! i love it, i've made some friends, but not those real close ones that you truly cherish, i really do wish i had one of those in wa, closest is victoria, my best friend Jo (love you lots jo, please note this) she's truly amazing, and i love her to pieces, she's so inspirational and a great mentor to me, aspires me to do my best and be who God has called me to be.

Church isn't so crash hot at the moment, except the fact that craigs left (he took his time) always haven't been that fond of him, he never seemed to like me much, we're painting the sunday school room too (we have our own room! it's awesome) and dad's taken on even MORE responsibility, he does so much work for them, i don't see how he can do it all, it's insane. I'm slowly easing my way out of youth group, they never updated me with what was happening, and i grew sick and tired of it, so if they don't tell me whether it's on or what's happening each week, i just simply won't go, cause it's like they don't value me much there, being short on leaders, you'd think they would show some appreciation, but no, i'm wishing to hard for that, but it's really great being a sunday school leader tamara is such a great leader, she's keeps everyone informed, either through facebook, email or phone, she's so organised though, it's kinda freaky.

and i've made a plan for my junk heap of a bedroom, but that shall remain a secret for now, as i know my brother reads this, i'm yet to draw up the blue prints, but i've got plans, yes, i've actually got plans! ahhh!! it's so amazing, i'm actually bothering! wow! i'll stop now.

being almost 11 now, still waiting for my washing, i better go to bed, i have to be up at 6am tomorrow morning! cause the church is putting on breakfast for the early risers, at 7:45am, it's going to be crazy, kinda looking forward to it, but kinda not, i'm not one to talk much until i've had my injection of caffeine, anyway

night all
God Bless as always
Amanda

24th January 2008

2009-01-24T00:09:00.002+09:00

Hey readers,

i was thinking tonight, as i sat at my computer, having only just finished the dishes for, listening to my good old christian music, well not THAT old, but older than this year, anyway, i had this most serene and tranquil moment, more like a minute, but, well, you know, well maybe you don't....... anyway, it was just a total God moment and i loved it and had to just tell somebody, something, anything, knowing my brother will read this, i just don't care! for one moment, i was calm, relaxed and happy with my life, at that moment, it was amazing, anyway, it's past midnight, so i better be heading to bed soon.

One last thing, i wish, no, i pray at sometime in your life, you experience the tranquility and serenity i felt tonight, that peace that cannot be taken from you, and may it stay with you forever

2008-10-20T18:17:00.002+08:00

Truly radical Christianity is not defined by geographical locations or external circumstances. Radical christianity is the complete and utter surrender of our own will to the will of God. Nothing is more radical, extreme ... or rare.
~ David Timms, Hope International University

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things i can not change, courage to change the things i can & the wisdom to know the difference, living one day at a time; enjoying one moment at a time; accepting hardship as the pathway to peace. Amen

Leaving Youth

2008-06-12T23:48:00.003+08:00

Hey,

I hate to be the bringer of bad news, but i feel i have no other logical choice. This subject has been on my mind for quite some time, more like this choice. Early this term i was so overwhelmed, i wanted to break down and cry, but God got me through that one long night, with coasters, 5-7's & youth, it was so hard on me, so it brings me to the reason of this post, i'm leaving youth (this is the point where everyone celebrates) this is for no other reason but God; i have felt left out & excluded for a long while now, like no one wants me there, so therefore i must make this tragic choice, continue going there, feeling left out & hurt, or leave & just help with 5-7's. I believe i have grown so much & at Livewire i have been hurt & discouraged, but that is not the reason i am leaving, it's the one of many. When i spent that Friday night home last week, i felt burdened with having to go back, but i enjoyed it home, i had fun relaxing after a hectic week with assignments & i've been hanging out to become a leader there, but have been too chicken to ask at fear of being rejected, which would've probably happened anyway, then Andrew left, the one guy that kept me there, so now i feel left out & alone, with nothing keeping me there, so i am leaving. I have been pondering this decision for a long while & have finally made it. To clarify, i will still be helping with the 5-7's, for as long as they want me there, i don't feel useless or alone there, i have jobs i do & am happy doing them. I wish Livewire all the luck & happiness that God could offer them & now i formally bid adeu, have fun without me, which i know you will

with God's many blessings
Amanda

Blessings Since Sam

2008-05-25T15:29:00.006+08:00

For those of you who don't know, but Samuel Press was cheating on me for 3 weeks prior to the break-up. How it happened was that she contacted me. but these are the blessings i have found since it happened.

I've become so much more closer to God & more open
I'm content with myself a lot more now
I have found new friends, who were previously just acquaintances
I found a new friend who is a christian
I have spoken up more after my down period
I've learned that there are many jerks out there & that it is really something special to find that perfect guy, to whom i am yet to find
I'm generally happier
I've had a lot more time to do more important things
I've been less emotionally drained
I found some awesome songs
Sleep deprivation is no longer such an issue
I've really learned what it means to be loved
My friends are A LOT more important to me than what they were before
To Hayley, who stood up for me, comforted me, supported me & understood what a (insert word here) Sam was
To Joanne who understood, comforted me & supported me during that time, agreeing with me & putting up with me
To Joshua who definitely helped in some way & giving my opinion some glimmer of hope into what guys can really be like, finding them is another question
To Beth who provided support & comfort & being there for me when i needed you
To Danie who agreed with me & helped me & showing me that good guys can be found, for supporting me & for keeping in contact, it definitely helps me not feel so distant from my family, whom i adore greatly
To God, for providing me with this opportunity to see what a (insert word here) Sam really was & for doing everything & more to get me to this point & beyond
To myself, for taking chances & risking this outcome, for it is better to have loved & lost, than to have not loved at all

Arrivederci everyone, i'll try & blog again soon, we'll see
God Bless
Amanda

The Prairie Flower

2008-04-24T15:42:00.001+08:00

On the distant prairie, where the heather wild,
In its quiet beauty lived and smiled,
Stands a little cottage, and a creeping vine
Loves around its porch to twine.
In that peaceful dwelling was a lovely child,
With her blue eyes beaming soft and mild,
And the wavy ringlets of her flaxen hair,
Floating in the summer air.

Fair as a lily, joyous and free
Light of that prairie home was she,
Every one who knew her felt the gentle power
Of Rosalie, 'The Prairie Flower.'

On that distant prairie, when the days were long,
Tripping like a fairy, sweet her song,
With the sunny blossoms, and the birds at play,
Beautiful and bright as they.
When the twilight shadows gathered in the west,
And the voice of Nature sank to rest,
Like a cherub kneeling, seemed the lovely child,
With her gentle eyes so mild.

Fair as a lily, joyous and free,
Light of that prairie home was she.
Every one who knew her felt the gentle power
Of Rosalie, 'The Prairie Flower.' But the summer faded, and a chilly blast,
Over that happy cottage swept at last:
When the autumn song birds woke the dewy morn,
Little 'Prairie Flower' was gone.
For the angels whispered softly in her ear,
'Child, thy Father calls thee, stay not here.'
And they gently bore her, robed in spotless white,
To their blissful home of light.
Though we shall never look on her more,
Gone with the love and joy she bore,
Far away she's blooming in a fadeless bower,
Sweet Rosalie, 'The Prairie Flower'

Prayer

2008-04-05T13:22:00.002+08:00

Hey,

I just wanted to post something that's been on my heart for a while now, i don't know why i didn't post this sooner.

Prayer isn't just asking when you "need" stuff, it's about the little things too, praying for others & just sitting in his presence. God's just like one of us, except you can't ignore him, you CAN talk to him about your day, he does actually care, you CAN ask him how he's going too. This world is too focused on material objects & possessions. God made us & this earth for us to WORSHIP, PRAY & HONOUR him, not to be greedy & self centered, God actually CARES about YOU, whether you see it or not, it may take a lot of faith to know him, but is that so hard? just to have FAITH & know that he exists? Prayer is talking to God, just like you would talk to a close friend a normal conversation, whatever happened to that? i believe that God talks all the time, but that there is too much NOISE around us that prevents us from hearing it. If you just give God the opportunity, you'll be surprised with what you hear or what happens. Hearing God isn't always going to be a voice in your head, it isn't always going to be audible either, hearing God can be hearing him speak to you through a friend, or hearing him could be just something good happening, actions, it's not always a voice. Take some time this week & just give it to him & you'll be amazed with what happens.

God Bless Always
Amanda

24th March 2008

2008-03-24T21:05:00.003+09:00

Hey everyone...

i know, long time no post, right? yeah well i have a life too, thats actually not based around a computer, anyway, i'm posting for a reason & well, people would like to know how i've been doing & what happened on this VERY special day, here goes, i went to Beth & Andrew's (bethers & fuzza) Engagement Party, great fun, no literally, i had a great time, i'm not being sarcastic, it was awesome, i'll begin at when i woke up, step by step, in statements & blocks, we'll see...

i set my alarm for 7am the previous night
it didn't wake me
it woke my dad
dad woke me saying my phone was going off
i reluctantly got up
jumped on my computer (oh wow, nobody would've thought, lol, blame the chocolate)
8:30 - shower, spent half an hour in there
got dressed into my gorgeous floral top (if i do say so myself) & classic favourite jeans (which i found on the friday in a mound of clothes)
woke Dad up
9:30 went to the train station
tossed up between going or not

i'm naturally a nervous person & got terrified about knowing so little people, cut a long story short, God pushed me onto the train, honestly surprised, very glad he did

caught the 9:45 train to perth (a train earlier than i had planned)
had thoughts about getting the next train home
that didnt happen
arrived in perth
walked to find a toilet
found one
got a bunch of time tables
got a well deserved drink for $3, classically, coke zero 600ml
jumped on the midland train
got even more nervous & scared of the unknown
then God kept reminding me "no turning back"
arrived in midland
found toilet
sat down for 20 minutes
got bored
read my book
noticed transperth lady helping a guy with a stick
figured it must be ashley
waited till he was at the steps
introduced myself (very courageous i know, rather proud of myself at that moment, must've had "don't talk to strangers" drilled into me at a younger age)
waited & talked
Andrew finally arrived (considering i had been bored previously, of course i would say finally, not that he was late or anything, very grateful Andrew :D)
we picked up the mudcakes beth ordered (3 of them)
thought Andrew may have been lost, cause i thought "why would a chicken treat be out here in suburban wasteland?"
found chicken treat, literally suburban wasteland, old dead cinema right near it
Andrew ordered 5 COLD chickens, emphasis on cold
noticed a sign in the window reading "2 cold chickens $17.95" or something along those lines
told Andrew & Ashley & got him back $11.55, considering they charged him almost $60
got the attendant in trouble with her boss
went & picked up 6 bags of ice
arrived & saw beth & introduced myself to a bunch of people
started helping out

helping out helps me feel comfortable, it helps me feel as if i fit somewhere in this puzzle of a world, instead of just sitting around, i'm naturally helpful & i know that & i ask to help & do things without being asked, it's what i do, but i also like being in charge, giving the rules & making orders, i guess that's why i'm such a good servant, i know when to stand back & when to step forward

did a bunch of stuff
introduced myself to someone i knew online & didnt realise
talked & talked & talked
she left
got what was left of lunch (1 piece of meat & some salad in a roll & 2 mini quiches)
got a can with the bottom popped out so it wouldnt stand (not on purpose)
went inside & continued helping, bringing in empty trays & stuff
handed out 2 platters of mini cupcakes (yum & no i didn't eat both trays like my brothers would be thinking)
listened to speeches in between each tray
sat down in lounge area for a while & met more people & talked more
finished my coke zero
went & helped more
watched people leave
talked with Beth's dad (very nice guy) & fix it guy (forgot his name, met him last time)
watched more people leave
helped start packing up
did other stuff to help, taking platters in & collect rubbish, put glasses in boxes
stacked chairs
packed up gazebo thingy
helped fit everything into a bag
said bye to beth & everyone
beth apologised for not talking to me much & thanked me for my help :)
went with ashley & andrew to the midland train station
caught the 4:45 train to perth (just) i think ashley could tell i was trying to rush, but its hard when i had to guide him, but thats alright, we made it (fear of the unknown contributed in that)
rested on the train (thirsty [they ran out of cans & couldnt be bothered with cups] & with a sore throat)
talked a bit
read my book a bit
talked more
waited patiently to arrive in perth
got off the train
said bye to ashley
got a drink
missed the train to kwinana
played on the escalators & lifts :D
read random signs
jumped on the train
read my book
moved seats to read a sign
parents walked in from the next carriage (boy was i shocked)
read the sign
talked
got to kwinana station
went to farmer jacks to get tomato sauce & i got yogurt
went home
had dinner
played on internet
brings me to now

overall, beth, andrew, the party was great, i really enjoyed myself, loved it, even though i knew like 4%, probably know about 10% now, thanks so much for inviting me, i had a blast, better than going to grans any day, i would have to say (never have really liked gran much) thank you both & i'll see you later :)

(PS: i'm famous, my monster cake last night was a hit, purple cake with orange icing, dad said best cake there & a friend ate 5 pieces, ladies behind me said "a girl named amanda made this" so i turned around & said that's me, monster cake, best thing since monsters inc.)

thanks guys
God Bless always
manda4889

Poems from a book

2008-02-04T10:47:00.000+09:00

The Friend That You’ve Outgrown

Here’s to the friend that you’ve outgrown,
The one whose name is left unknown,
The one who wiped away your tears,
And sought to hold your hand,
When others turned the other way,
No beginning, just an end.

She’s the one you turned to,
The one that you called friend.
She laughed with you, she cried with you,
And felt it was her duty,
To remind you of your worth,
And all your inner beauty.

When others’ eyes could only dwell,
Upon your exposed outer shell.
They saw a fat girl steeped in braces,
Not seeing you they turned their faces.
But she was there to whisper,
When others didn’t care.

She held your secrets in her heart,
That friends like you could share.
You never had to be alone,
But now she is, ‘cause you’ve outgrown
Her for those others whose laughs you share,
As you run carefree through the air.

Time has eased your form and face,
But she’s the one who knew your grace
When those who you now call your friend
Saw no beginning… only end.

by C.S. Dweck

Sometimes We Dream

Sometimes I dream of Lesley
Sitting painfully
Corruption concealed behind eyes of happiness and silk.
Her plastic smile hides the affliction of her heart.
Deep inside there is a vengeance that
Seeps into her veins.
She cries out, but no one hears.
Someone will interrupt a nightmare.
Someone will help Lesley stand against vanity.

Sometimes I dream of Marcia
Her vibrant eyes hidden beneath a
Dark, dark hood.
Her soul is in cigarette butts, and old needles,
Thrown away.
Sometimes she literally sells herself short.
When her fingers reach, she grasps only at broken edges.
She cries out, but no one hears.
Someone will interrupt a nightmare.
Someone will help Marcia fight addiction.

Sometimes I dream of Jonathan
His eyes run without destination.
Away from his culture, away from himself.
A glass shell forms around his heart, filling it with shame.
As scissors snip his long, dark hair,
Shards of soul fall at his feet.
Colourless pieces.
He cries out, but no one hears.
Someone will interrupt a nightmare.
Someone will help Jonathan kill prejudice.

Sometimes I dream of Caitlyn
Her eyes are fatigued from the fight.
“It’s hard to be liked,” she says, “when you have those things others want.”
Her riches have the power to
Destruct, deceive, demolish.
The power to make others covet
Rather than celebrate.
She cries out, but no one hears.
Someone will interrupt a nightmare.
Someone will help Caitlyn combat envy.

Sometimes I dream of Juan
With eyes black, beaten, and bruised.
No one notices when that single, solitary tear trickles down his cheek.
He sits in the deepest shadow of the darkest corner,
Dreading the afternoon bell.
He blames himself, though
It’s hardly his fault.
He cries out, but no one hears.
Someone will interrupt a nightmare.
Someone will help Juan brave domestic violence.

Sometimes I dream of Kimberly
Her eyes downcast.
She tries to make friends, but to hope anymore is to be let down.
She walks through the halls, trying to pass unnoticed.
She cannot help her clothes, her weight, her trembling chin.
She runs from the comments that shatter her dreams and
Build a wall around her heart.
She cries out, but no one hears.
Someone will interrupt a nightmare.
Someone will help Kimberly battle bullying.

As social issues start to shout,
Have no fear of standing out.
There is a difference to be made,
In harmony, nightmares will surely fade.

I can interrupt a nightmare.
I can help society conquer all…
Maybe that someone is me.

by Olivia Heaney
(i cried with this poem)

Eternity

I lie in bed at night and pray,
that you will think of me.
I cry until my eyelids close,
and dream – eternity.

I wake to sunlight on my face,
for a moment I forget.
Then a cloud passes by,
and I realise, this is it.

I carry on throughout the day,
feigning joy, and feeling pain.
I long to gaze upon your face,
and share a smile, an embrace.

The day is drawing to an end,
and still I think of you.
I try to relax, yet in my mind,
I wonder what to do.

So now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord, my soul will keep.
And should you chance to think of me,
know that I love you – eternally.

Deiah Haddock

Perfection

Skinny legs, bigger breasts
Is all they want to see
Tiny waists and thinner arms
The opposite of me.

The pressure to be perfect
Is slowly closing in
An utter suffocation
That doesn’t seem to end.

Society is telling me
Beautiful is thin
And if I choose to starve myself
Perfection’s what I win.

Shoving something down my throat
Will get me what I want
Bring me closer to that goal
Of a body I can flaunt.

Society is telling us
Beauty is a prize
Measured in the size of your breasts
In weight and clothing size.

But let me tell you here and now
No good will come from that
It seems okay at first
But soon becomes a trap.

A disease that clouds the mind
And believes what is untrue
Believes you’re never good enough
No matter what you do.

There is one beauty that I know
It’s the greatest prize of all
It’s learning to accept yourself
Imperfections, flaws, and all.

The beauty that really matters
Lies in our heart, our soul, our core
Because when you love what’s inside
You love what’s outside even more.

Brittany Steward

Let Me Live

Let me cut my own hair.
If it looks horrible,
Let me learn not to touch scissors and that hair grows back.

Let me spend my money.
If the shirt’s too little and the store doesn’t give refunds,
Let me learn to save my cash.

Let me kiss a boy.
If he thinks it’s just a fling and I get my heart broken,
Let me learn that some boys are just that way.

Let me flunk my test.
If I fail the class and miss the honour roll list,
Let me learn to study more.

Let me miss the shot.
If my team loses and I’m on the bench,
Let me learn to concentrate on the basket.

Let me go out past curfew.
If I get grounded and miss that big party this weekend,
Let me learn to follow the rules.

But most important, let me live.
If I learn a lesson,
You’ve done your part.

Jennifer Danley

Self-Esteem

Please treat me well; I am as I’m treated

When I am loved, I can love who I am
When I am cared for, I can care for myself
When I am treated as someone, I can feel like someone

Speak to me, so I may learn to listen
Expose the world to me, so I may see its beauty
Look into my eyes, so I may feel I am seen

If you’re good to me, I must be a good person

When you smile at me, I can smile inside
When you let me make choices, I know that I can choose
When you give to me, I can give a bit back

Touch me gently, so I may touch others
Rest my unrest, so that I may learn self-control
Soothe me, so I may learn to soothe

Love me, but give me room to love others

When you treat me as successful, I can learn to succeed
When you respect my dreams, I can explore reality
When you allow my mistakes, I can accept what they teach

Teach me diversity of though, so I may be open-minded
Help me help others, so I may grow to be selfless
Demonstrate your diligence, so I may earn my way in life

Show me how to laugh, so I may laugh with others
Laugh at your shortcomings, so I may accept my own

I am someone and I am loved

Jim Lauer

if you wish to comment on a particular poem, just say the poem name in your comment & the write your comment :)
i'm almost half way through the book, so expect more

Chicken Soup For The Teenage Soul 4
Various Authors

God Bless
Amanda

His Princess

2008-01-13T19:16:00.000+09:00

i thought i'd post about a book series that interests me (i'm going to save up for it)

His Princess #01: Love Letters From Your King
This beautiful four-colour book opens the eyes of women to see themselves the way God sees them. Many don't even know that they are daughters of the King - chosen to be His Princess. Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, they trade in their fairy-tale dreams of being cherished for a tarnished identity fashioned by their own insecurities and the mixed-up messages of the media. Now, these tenderly adoring letters written from God's perspective demonstrate that every woman is beautiful just the way she is. Walking in confidence toward her God-given purpose, every woman can bless others - even future generations.

Price: $17.95 at Koorong or Word Bookstore

His Princess #02: Prayers To My King
PRAYERS TO MY KING is a beautiful gift book created to help women connect intimately with their God. Where the first book in the HIS PRINCESS series reminded us that we are loved intimately and unconditionally by our King, this second book helps us express our deepest thoughts, desires, fears and failures by emulating King David in the Psalms and crying out to God through prayer. Christian women will gain a personal, dynamic prayer life.

Price: $17.95 at Koorong or Word Bookstore

His Princess #03: My Prince Will Come
When a royal princess is rescued by a brave prince, every girl's heart pitter-patters at the thought. But women of all ages can easily miss the glorious truth that Jesus is the Prince who has already chosen her and is waiting at her door. Such an occasion is motivation for you to be at your best'healthy in every way! Now, as encouraging as it is practical, MY PRINCE WILL COME equips every woman to start living today a life of incredible freedom from the past, joy in the present, and hope for the future!

Price: $18.95 at Koorong or Word Bookstore

I HIGHLY recommend these books, they seem like just the thing teenagers & young adults should read & i for one am going to read them, so that means they must be good

God Bless Always
Amanda

Perth to Port Augusta

2007-12-31T12:19:00.000+09:00

So i guess you probably haven't heard, I'M IN PORT AUGUSTA, i'll explain it day by day & what we did, where we stayed & how i managed my endless boardom

THURSDAY to FRIDAY - on the 27th of December 2007, 6:30pm, the Altmann family set off on their adventure to Port Augusta, yes i know we left late, but dad had to go pick up the jack (more on the jack later) we travelled to northam where we called in & saw my great aunty kathy, where she gave me a set of bedroom minituares (did i mention i love all things mini) & almost fell asleep, about 11pm we left aunt kath's & headed to places unknown, including kalgoorlie & norseman, of what i can remember, after driving through the night, we booked into the BP service station motel & considering i slept alot of the way from northam to norseman, i went for a swim, really glad i brought my bathers, when i was doubting whether i should when i was packing, christon & i talked a bit (yes my brother & i do actually TALK, we don't just fight you know) and then i had a shower & slept some more (boy was i tired, even though i had already slept alot) didnt have lunch, surprisingly enough & later that day, we went out to the local IGA & bought groceries & walked down the street to the cafe & ordered some chips for tea, much to my brothers & my astoundment, who was sitting out the front, but our dear old ex-aunty (long story, cant be bothered) afterwards, we talked to kate(ex-aunt) and she invited us over for a cup of tea, so we went back to the cabin & had our chips, then my mother wanted a shower at 7pm, when we were meant to be at Kate's, so we were late. once we got to Kates we spent 10 minutes choosing out of 2 houses which it was & eventually found it (norseman hasnt heard of house numbers, i feel sorry for the postman) so we went in & talked for a couple hours, i almost fell asleep again & then we left, got back to the cabin & slept.

SATURDAY - woke up at 6am-ish & packed everything up, stocked the car & left, we drove & drove & stopped & drove & stopped & drove so much, toilet seemed to beckon a fair bit on the way across & i had to, well, how do i say this, i had to "do my business" in a bush, yes i know too much information, but i dont care :P then we drove to many towns & stopped in many towns, too many too name, we got to the border & juicy fruit was $2 a packet! we got a small chips, which took 20 minutes (can they be any slower!) & continued on, then we crossed the nullabor plain, which was ssssssssssooooooooooooooo boring, now can you say boring, B-O-R-I-N-G & drove on to nundroo, where the fuel station was shut, & we didn't have enough to reach the next town, being about midnight, the lady gave us the backpackers room for $40 for the night, no, not each, there was no running water, no kettle, only a tv, table & 5 beds, oh & did i mention it was riddled with TERMITES! yes, termites, the little white ants that eat wood & are just plain gross, we slept.

SUNDAY - at 7am, when my alarm went off, i got up & there was a spider in the shower, i didnt scream, which was good & then we packed up & left, we went through so many little towns & paid $3.90 each for giant twins (dad loved them as a kid) every other place we stayed, i asked how much they were, $2.80, then $2.20, when the place we got them for $3.90 said they were the cheapest, i'll tell you now, don't get giant twins at nundroo, they're rip offs, get them closer to ceduna, so much cheaper, like in bali i heard, don't go for the first offer, go for the last, but i didnt know they were going to be cheaper down the road! it was stupid, nundroo is stupid, never stay there, warning you now, so we drove & drove & stopped & drove & stopped & slept & ate & drove, since we left minnipa, dad said, we'll have tea in kimba, we'll have tea in kimba, kimba came & kimba went, dad said we'll have maccas in Port Augusta, didn't happen, we ended up having pasta at grandmas, which i wouldve been able to have anyway, why is it, that on the trip, i've been lied to the whole way over? why? i don't know, forgive & forget i suppose, anyway, we got to grans & stayed up till 11:30-ish, talking & then went to bed.

well, anyway, that the trip, we're going to adelaide on thursday, blog soon
God Bless,
Amanda

Shadow

2007-12-27T12:36:00.000+09:00

i just found out that my best friend shadow was in a car accident
he's saved my life on numerous accounts
he's having surgery
i'm scared
his arm is badly damaged
please pray
we're leaving today for south australia
if we werent i would visit him
his mothers dead
he's one of my closest friends
its struck me hard
please pray for his family
with the loss of his mother
please pray that his friends & family are brought closer to God
through this experience
just please keep him in your prayers
pray that his friends find comfort in God
please pray that the surgery goes well
and that he comes back to God through this experience
thank you

God Bless
Amanda

Beth's Place

2007-12-19T20:33:00.000+09:00

So, for those who don't know (substantial amount), i stayed at Beth's place from Sunday to Wednesday, i'm assuming you want to know what happened, well, here goes

It all started Sunday afternoon, around 4ish, which was originally suspected, Beth & Andrew came down & picked me up, & we went straight up to Northside Church, where Beth & Andrew attend on Sunday evenings, well, one word expresses the feeling i felt that night, PHENOMINAL, the message was so not what i was used to, sure Darryls messages are good, but this guy, he just, it was like he knew me, like he was addressing, me, what i was feeling, what was happening, it was like he was talking about me & nobody knew, i have never felt that way in my own church, never, not once, but, it was just amazing, i loved it, then afterwards, Beth & I went to the shops, took ages to find one open, but wasnt too bad, then we went & picked up Andrew & found out, Andrew & I have so much in common, totally strange, but, people in the world do have similarities, so theres bound to be someone that you have something in common with, doesnt mean anything special, it was just, funny, i guess, had dinner (wasnt bad, actually pretty good, yes i remember) then got the low down on everything & went to bed, it was actually comfy, lol, reminds me, i need to clear off my bed, anyway.........

Monday, well, woke up bright & early at 7am, had a shower, and well, sat around for a while, but, the substantial time consumer, was the endless walk, on an endeavor to find the local coles (boy was that crazy) it took me 3 hours to find it & i saw a dead fox on the way & screamed, i literally screamed, i never scream & i was shaking & dizzy & couldnt breathe, but then i kept walking, with God calming down (isnt he great at that!) & i found some horses & petted them & that calmed me down, then almost got hit by a car! boy did that freak me out, when i finally got to coles, i was rather rude to the newsagency lady, i asked about street directories & stuff & found out the street (or there abouts) that beth lived on, & got a bus time table & used the map on that, i know the old newsagency lady got upset with me, but i was lost & she wouldnt help me, so i helped myself, i just looked at it in the newsagency & found the street, then i went back (didnt take as long as way there, thank goodness) but i couldnt get in! so i went through the laundry door, with the key beth said to use, the dog had fun barking at me, and i had fun barking at it, lol, so funny, i got in & drank at least a litre of water (thats something good isnt it?) & had a shower (knew that i needed it) & relaxed, then, later that day, i knelt down in my temporary room & landed on my case, resulting in a large purple bruise (doctor did mention i bruise easily) & limped around & relaxed (yes i can relax) when i managed to get a chance to talk, beth said it was her that called, (more on that later), we had tacos (i think) that night, lol, they are so good, i hadnt had them before, don't try the salsa, can you say HOT! but later that night, i just felt so, out of place, when one of beths friends came over, Andrew, i'm used to & Kirsty, she's nice & i'm used to her too, but it was like i was excluded & it wasnt like it had been like the night before, so i went to bed at 9:30 (yes i know, miracle, you dont have to tell me) i ended up crying myself to sleep (all too familiar for me).

On Tuesday, well i avoided Beth that morning, until she left for work, cause i was confused, then just sat around & tigger actually came up to me & missy bit me, but yeah, i actually had a bath, i like baths, laid back & relaxed for a bit, it felt good, later, i went out for a walk, down to the park, i'm surprised i didn't get lost this time, while there i read my book, a whole section, wow. I came back & told Beth how i felt last night, she apologised & said she gets that way, with that person (not that i remember her name), Beth came home & we had quiche (real yummy) then i stayed up a while (about 11) & got to meet Beths brother, lol, & i found out why beth had called, someone was actually worried about me on monday, when i wasnt online for ages, no one ever worries about me & it made me cry, in a good way, well i cried in my room, no one ever worries about me & i felt better, i really did, i actually felt like i was wanted somewhere, you know what the feels like to someone who lives in a house with an abusive father? you know what that feels like? to actually feel wanted? that someone actually cared about you? it means alot, believe me, i felt like i did have someone who generally cared about what happened to me, i couldnt believe it, but i knew she meant it, cause she wouldnt say something like that & not mean it, i know that, so i didnt doubt her, i'm actually snapping out of the habit of doubt (thanks God, Beth & Sammy for helping me with that) then i went to bed about 11ish, slept unbelievably well.

Wednesday (well today) got up & actually brushed my hair first thing (wow) & read my book, then missy came in & rubbed her head against my foot & then bit my foot! not that it hurt or anything, then had a nice warm shower & Beth left for work, as usual & i started packing again, not that i wanted to mind you, then just relaxed, had lunch & didnt do anything really, worked on some lists & stuff, but yeah, whatever, then Beth came back with Andrew & i got a present, i felt special, like i was unique, i've experienced so many feelings i had missed, like excitement, true happiness, i didnt have to plaster a smile on my face, i was genuinely happy, for once in my life, i was like that from Sunday, excited & happy, but then this afternoon, i just, got so upset, i didn't want to come home, i knew what i was going back to, but first we called into red rooster for dinner, but i was still scared, scared of what had happened & scared of what was going to happen, my fears became reality as i stepped into my house & i was so upset, but didnt show it, Dad had started drinking already when i came home & it hurt, it hurt so much, but i remember how much fun i had with Beth & how things were good for just 3 days, i remembered & i smiled, i actually smiled, cause i knew God was with me & i knew everything was going to be ok, but i didnt want to come back, i long for the day i can move out of here, out of this place i call home, i long for that day, i wish for that day, i pray for that day to come & yet it is so far off

As i sit here crying while i write this, i long for the day i can call a place home, have a guy of my own & be truly loved once more, by my soul mate, for true love is hard to find, true friends are difficult to find, hard to leave & impossible to forget, quote from somebody or other, i believe, with all my heart, that 2 people who genuinely care about me, are true friends, along with many others, all of which, i cannot name, so i'll say 7, lucky number & all, one, my loving father, God in heaven, watching, holding me, my boyfriend, Sam, a guy who found me among the dirt, a dirty gem, needing care & love to be clean, Joanne, my best friend, my mentor, you've grown me so much & i thank you, Beth, the person who took me into her home & cared for me, for 3 days, for that i thank you, Andrew F, who knows whether you will read this, but you, similar & different, i believe will always be who you are, Andrew M, the guy who goes to church & genuinely looks out for me, you're awesome mate, Hayley, my newly married friend, you're true & though we've had our differences, & our fights, you're still my best friend, thank you all, i'm sure theres more than 7.

thank you Beth, you've been great
God will never let you down
Amanda

Specialist

2007-11-26T20:53:00.000+09:00

i had my specialist appointment today, it didnt go well, she said that i lied to her, she said that i had told the dietitician that i didn't want an appointment, when i did & i said that i did, but the dietitician lady said that she couldnt do anything for me, cause of placement & not being able to get a near enough appointment, then my doctor gave me this huge lecture about how lying is wrong, when i didnt lie to her or anybody, and she said she doesnt believe me when i say i go unconcious, she said that it doesnt happen, now she's researching into why i dont have my period, and she wants to put me on the pill, she said it might help start it, it might help to give my body the little boost it needs, but it's not like i exactly want my period, she's getting all these tests done, blood tests, ekg & eeg, which i don't want, i'm scared.

Meeting with Jacqui

2007-11-22T21:54:00.000+09:00

i saw jacqui today
lyla & jenny came in too
lyla left when i said i felt intimidated
they said i have definitely failed the course
and am not to come back to the course
but i still have to pay my fees
they said teachers assistant might be a better option
i'm not going for that
maybe eventually
they said that my theory standard has risen
sandwich effect
they said i'm a wonderful person
sandwich effect
they said to keep them updated with how i'm going
not like i will
they said alot of things
half of which i don't remember
i didn't even cry
miracle in itself
they said i was very mature with the whole situation
sandwich effect
then i left
with my questions answered
and tears rolling down my cheek
i wanted to cry
but couldnt

Hopes & Dreams

2007-11-20T18:19:00.000+09:00

hey everyone,

yesterday, i was holding a baby & she arched her back & hit her head on the floor
the director was told that i dropped her
today, i'm told that i've been cut from the course & am not to return
i cried for ages
it hurt, knowing i'd failed again
it's obvious that i'm to find another way into uni
but instead
i've decided to become a librarian
i've loved books all my life
and have been told i'll be good at it
it's made me feel so low
like a failure
a complete failure
and i hate it
i have to see jacqui on thursday
not that i exactly want to
but i have to
wish me luck

with god in control anything is possible
God Bless
Amanda

Day 1

2007-11-12T22:05:00.000+09:00

well, today, first day, nerve racking, but the ladies were so nice & i made some mistakes, got angry at one point, but i need to learn more patience, they are babies after all, i did an observation & havent written in my journal yet (must do that) & will work on everything else, i'll sort it ALL tomorrow afternoon, after work, i'll get on the computer at some point, don't worry, lol, it was so exhausting today, i'm knackered, i learnt how to do a lot of things, which is good & well, yeah, anyway, today was awesome, WAY better than my last work placement, but today was fun, kinda looking forward to tomorrow, not sure though, meh, 18 days to go, looking forward to the sleep in on saturday, i've got 7am till 3:30 all this week! then 8:30 to 5pm following 2 weeks, then 9:30 to 6pm on the last week, so meaning i will be late to youth group on that last week, but i'll just get off the bus 2 stops later, THANKING DAYLIGHT SAVINGS, it would probably be dark otherwise & i'd be terrified of what may happen, but i'm not scared cause of daylight savings, which is good, the scary thing today was...........i almost..........fainted, i think it was caused by heat exhaustion or dehydration, so prayer for that would be good,
well, now i must bid adeu, till tomorrow........

With GOD in control ANYTHING is possible!!
God Bless
Amanda

Work Placement

2007-11-12T19:59:00.000+09:00

Over the next 4 weeks, i will be posting about my experiences while on work placement, 19 days of looking after children & 20th day is tutorial, i'm getting a total stranger as my assessor/tutor, which i am not liking much & well, yeah

4th November 2007

2007-11-04T20:59:00.000+09:00

Hey Everyone

i know i haven't updated in a while, just been so busy with tafe & church & actually having a boyfriend, yet still being ahead in my study (meant to be working on a re-submit, but i'm almost done anyway) so i'm assuming you want to hear how everythings going? well, for those who want that, you get it, but for those who don't well, if you comment, i might address it (yes, please comment)

lets start with church for once

well, church is amazing, i'm so happy there, the past is behind me, growing cobwebs & thats where it will stay, anyway, sunday school is great, i love it there, i've been put in charge of worship, which i am so happy about, how much better could it get? cept the fact that i became a member today! even though i was last, why am i always last! i dont like being last, but who cares anyway, i wasnt on stage today, i had a really sore throat though, so probably wouldnt have sung anyway, and guess what, i'm finally singing on my own, cause of vocal lessons, where i literally have to, i was so nervous as first, totally scared, but i got through it alright & it seems theres a greater level of trust in the worship team now, for us to get past the nerves & sing in front of each other, well, it was a big step for me, for someone who doesnt trust many people on a higher level, it was a big step & i'm proud of myself. and we had 2 baptisms today, was so cool, real glad, it was awesome. we've started a series on haggai, it actually interesting, even though i'm hardly there cause of sunday school, saves me trying to find an outfit i guess, meh, well thats about it for church, overall, pretty awesome at the moment, oh, wait, youth group, we've incorporated grades 5-7 now, on a fortnightly basis & its been cool, had i think 5-10 kids last week, and at the end of term we're doing a progressive dinner for christmas, but the week before that we're doing to the youth group ignition at freeway church, can't wait, i've got friends there, lol & we have HSM every other fortnight, which is, alright, i get some decent reading time in, which is good, but other than that it gets pretty boring at times, cept last time we did a collage type thing, which was alright, better than what we normally do & i liked talking about games & stuff, thinking of joining the games team, but i dont want to announce games, i hate public speaking, i get so nervous, but anyway, thats going alright, so's childrens church & church itself, so it's all pretty good.

tafe - BORING, cept the fact that i'm going on placement next week & still have to get this stupid form filled out, i dont see why i have to, i had one done last semester, she's being such a beep, but rhiannon has left (hallelujah) and laura has left, she wasnt bad though, but one of my lecturers is being such a cow! she flat out insulted me in class! totally uncalled for & i felt like hitting her, but last week, i found out, i don't get a lecturer on my placement, i get this total stranger & i'm meant to trust jacqui about it! what a load of bull s**t! i know i'm meant to be this good little christian girl that everyone expects, well i dont care, i'll express my feelings if i feel like it & this just makes me angry, i cant help that, well, it means i dont get leigh again, which is good, i get this lady called sylvia instead, which i havent even met, in a way i'm looking forward to work experience, but in a way i'm not, i guess i'm scared that it will be like last time, but i've heard so many good things about the center i'm going to, so i'm actually going to a good center, getting excited.

everything else - well, yes, you heard me right, i have a boyfriend, his names sam & he's amazing, he means the world to me, not more than god though, never more than god, home life is still pretty much hell, brothers, dad & everything

well, thats about it, i'm too tired to write anymore, just finished my resubmit, so that will go in tomorrow, bye

With God in control, ANYTHING is possible
God Bless
manda4889

NOTE

2007-09-23T15:48:00.000+08:00

*NOTE TO ALL WHO KNOW ME*

when i cry, it's doesn't necessarily mean i am upset (unless it's online, then when i cry i am actually upset) but most of the time in real life when i cry, i am just intimidated by you, not scared as such, but, more scared of the unknown, what's going to happen, what are they going to say, so please, please, don't think you've upset me, cause 75% of the time, i'm just intimidated, and crying is my way of dealing with it, normally, i'm fine again in 10 minutes, people say that i'm abrupt, & jumpy, sure, i am when i'm happy, but i'm just shy first, cause people don't understand me, so please don't think that i'm upset when i cry, cause it's not always the case, i don't upset easily (unless it's family) normally, it takes alot to upset me, believe it or not.

Neville, you didn't upset me, i just got intimidated by the unknown, not knowing what's going to happen, not knowing what you were going to say, i wasn't upset, i promise, i have a cold & my throats been 65% for ages now, about the beginning of winter, so i can't really project my voice as much, you didn't upset me, i hate people seeing me cry, i hate it, that's why i run, it happens every time, you didn't upset me.

Just one more thing, i hate people seeing me cry, cause i hate people thinking i'm a weakling, that's why i get away when i cry, like today, i ran to the toilets & wouldn't come out till i had washed my face, even though i'm on edge afterwards normally & get scared when i go back out, cause i'm intimidated easily, my boyfriend intimidated me at first & was worried when i went all quiet, cause i'm not used to attention, i'm not used to it, cause all i get is bad attention normally, which i hate, that's what makes me who i am, no one can change that

thanks for understanding everyone
God Bless
manda4889

Incorporation

2007-09-22T16:41:00.000+08:00

Hey everyone,

i know i haven't posted in ages, i thought i should, well first off, better off saying this at the beginning than the end, but i just went to watch hairspray at the movies with my friends Beth & Andrew, it was cool, but more details on that later, it made me think, has anyone, anyone out there, seen other cultures in the regular soapies, like home & away, neighbours, all saints? has anyone seen any different cultures in those shows, i know i haven't, cept for ernie dingo once on home & away, but no one else, it's been bugging me like crazy! i'm so going to bring it up in diversity on monday, i loved how hairspray incorporated that into the movie, made it a base line in the story, format of cinderella i think, small person, growing to be a big star, classic, anyway, why aren't they accepted on the networks! it is so bias! and the world says, be non-bias, when the networks will barely show other cultures in their shows, how is the world meant to accept other cultures, if their main influence is television! how are they meant to accept it! the influences in this world are so strong, tv being a main culprit, but they arent afraid to put different cultures into shows like the simpsons, or futurama, they're cartoons, they can sketch them in, no real people though, i guess it influences some people, but how many in the world? when the main influence is the general soapies, sorry about the rant, but it makes me so mad! can't they accept that the whole world isn't white! Grrrrrr! sorry, i guess i'm passionate, but don't i have a right to fight for what i believe in? i never realised it before, but i do now, how bias the networks are, THEY NEED OTHER PEOPLE TOO! IT'S NOT ALL WHITE! they may want it all white, but it's not, it's not all white, and for those who want it to be & read this, i'm sorry if i hurt your feelings, i'm just making a point, enough of a rant, i got it out, so i'm happy, please comment if you have seen other cultures on home & away or neighbours

all i'm practically saying is that, why dont regular shows incorporate other cultures, like aboriginals or asian into their programs & that i think they should

thanks everyone
i'll post again soon, maybe during the holidays, we'll see
with God in control, anything is possible!
God bless everyone
Amanda

15th July 2007

2007-07-15T12:54:00.000+08:00

Hey

I know i haven't updated in ages & its not like anyone is going to read this, but whatever, who cares, i need to write this, here's my update, as per usual

Tafe - well i failed, yes, you heard me I FAILED, because my stupid center wouldnt let me do anything, all i got to do was clean, they bullied me in my lunch break, i wasn't allowed out of the center, they always cut my lunch break short, i rarely got morning tea breaks, when everyone else did, the only person who was actually nice to me, was the cook & then i was banned from seeing her, my life was hell there, i hated it, i wasnt allowed to use the microwave, kettle or fridge, at all, i was glad when their microwave broke down, they said i had no initiative, when they told me to ask before i did anything, what a bunch of hypocrites, i hated it there, i was told of for everything & i did everything in the criteria & they didnt mark it off, it sucked so much, i was glad to get out of there everyday, & my first meeting with my lecturer, the coordinator gave me a bad report & my lecturer told me flat out i was going to fail & i did everything i could to prove her wrong, but i guess she was right & i hated her for saying it, so i'm stuck doing the whole course over again, it totally sucks, whether i like it or not, i did my absolute best & my daily routine, well for 4pm onwards was, wipe the tables, mop the floors, clean the kitchen, do the dishes, vacuum the babies room, vacuum the main room, & do the toilets, not in that order, but whatever, i dont care anymore, i dont want to go back there, but i do want to pass this, i dont want to face that lecturer, but i do want to pass the criteria, i hated it, i so hated it, and i emailed my workplace support lecturer & she didnt give a stuff about how i was going, she didnt care about anything i said, she just lectured me "meet the criteria, do this, do that, remember next time, be organised" oh what a pile of crap, i mean that & i dont normally swear, i hated it & i dont want to go back, but i must.

Church - yeah, well, church is fine, i'm still on stage & my poem actually got published this week, i got a frog for it, i didnt get too much attention, which was good & i was happy for that, but everyone stared at me for about 2 minutes when Ps Ric gave me the frog, i didnt want it, but i ended up killing it, i snapped its head off, lol & i had a break from Powerhouse Kids, for 2 weeks, so good, the message was great today, & guess what, Chelsea & I led a song, "Enter In" cause Jody had a sore throat, he barely sung through the whole service, it wasn't that bad & i didnt shake this time, which was good.

Livewire - Well, lets put it this way, i don't feel part of it anymore, like no one wants me there, Chelsea & Tasha want me there, but thats about it, i dont feel part of it, like i'm wanted & i know now, i'll never become a leader, never, cause no one likes me there, i know that, i wish everything would get better, there's no one my age there, and one of the leaders, just ignores me & pretends i don't exist, doesn't seem to like me at all, i don't know what i did wrong! maybe i'm just too immature, like my brother says, maybe, i should just leave & forget about it, cause i'll never be part of it, i'll never be accepted there, just because, i'm not outgoing, & i don't like tackling & getting physical & stuff, i love it there, but i just dont feel part of it anymore

My Birthday - Well, my birthday is 20 days away & its going to be so amazing, i can't wait, we are going bowling, then we are having a BBQ down the beach, my dad is doing everything to do with the BBQ, then Chelsea & I are going to the movies, i want to see Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix, i'm getting it on DVD anyway though, & then I'm staying over Chelsea's for the night & going to church together in the morning, it's going to be so awesome, i can't wait! & i have this long list with everything we will need for the BBQ, lol, with checklists & stuff, lol, i did remember to put sunscreen on there, lol, not all that funny really, either way, i can't wait

Other Stuff - Well, it's holidays & i'm getting my learners this week, which will be good & we are ordering the cake this week too, which will be good & i've been relaxing all week, which has been good, i go back to tafe next week, which i dont want to do, lol, expected though, stupid tafe, stupid lecturers, i went to the library yesterday, borrowed like 7 books & 1 DVD, lol, the DVD's funny, its called Elizabethtown, it is so funny, lol.

well i'm going to go watch a movie, or sleep, one of the two
With God in control, ANYTHING is possible!!
cya, God Bless
Amanda

28th April 2007

2007-04-28T18:57:00.000+08:00

Hey everyone

i know i've needed to update for a while now & with so much happening, it's been hard to get time for myself, but today has been great, i got up at 10am watched cartoons for a while, then read my book for a bit & watched more cartoons. then i watched material girls that i borrowed from the library, sure it's a chick movie, but it's really good & not what i expected it to be like, but better! after i got stuck into my book, cause i had to have it finished by monday cause someone's requested it, so i couldnt renew it, it was due on thursday, but the librarian said that i could have it till monday, i almost begged her, just to finish it, i chatted for a bit after a while, & then went & finished it, so good, hailey abbott is a great author, and i love her books, but s.e. hinton is good too, anyway, then i chatted & browsed freebies & what not & now i'm writing this, well here's what's been happening with me

TAFE - well i finished my leadership course & seemed to have passed it. i had 6 assignments due this week, it was crazy! i finished them all though & got them in on time, which was awesome & a friend of mine gave me some clothes this week, which was great, i love the pink jumper she gave me, it was great & i have another assignment due in week 13, then nothing due after that & i passed my practical demonstration with care-giving practices, which is great & nothing else is due in that subject, i have 2 resubmits due next week, which i'm sure i'll pass, they're not that hard, so i'm not complaining & well thats about it for tafe, which isn't so bad.

Church - well i found i am on sunday school for 7 weeks straight & am a little upset that brett let his wife off & wont give me a single break!! for goodness sakes, a person can only take so much! it's really draining me, can't he let me off 1 single week, i am starting to regret joining up with them, i miss the messages & singing on stage, i miss it, but i guess i'm serving the lord, so i better not complain, i just feel like screaming so bad sometimes, now that it goes for a whole hour, its getting really draining & i'm really struggling with it, nobody seems to see it, but i am, i am really struggling & i don't want to tell brett, cause i know he needs more leaders, so i'll stay on, i just wish i could have a break, cause i really feel like i need one, i'm being totally drained here, i love the children, sure & want to help them, but it just gets too much sometimes, i dont hate sunday school or helping or anything like that, its just really overwhelming sometimes aye, it gets crazy, i hope someone reads this.
Livewire has been great, Nathan preached an awesome message & i'm glad i was there, even though i read my book most of the time, but it was fun & i liked it, i can't wait for next week, its going to be awesome, i just know it.

Easter Camp - well easter camp was flippin' awesome!!! i loved it! and didn't miss my family at home for once, which was a miracle, Preston was awesome!! and the girls session was great, i really got a lot out of it, well worth the $100 i paid to go (yes i paid this year) it was amazing & awesome & fantastic, and words can't express how great it was, i played air hockey a lot & made some new friends, it was great.

other stuff - after easter camp, i just browsed for freebies on the internet & found some decent sites & what not, got stacks of freebies in the mail this week, and dad's been yelling at me all week, for losing his stupid coles card, i hate him sometimes, it's hard not to, wont hive flippin' give me a break!! i want to swear, but i wont, cause it's against my religion, and i don't want to upset my God, i love him so much, words can't express how much i love him, he's done so much for me & i don't know how i could live without him, i just don't see why i go through all this dad yelling at me & insulting me, i can't take it sometimes, i wish i could just cry, or run, but i could never do that, shadow would yell at me if i did, shadows like a best friend for me, he understands & he listens, he said no matter how much i push him away, he will always come back and i appreciate that so much.

well that's it for now i'll chat to most of you later
With God in control, ANYTHING is possible!!
cya, bless ya stacks everyone
Amanda

3rd April 2007

2007-04-03T18:36:00.000+08:00

hey everyone

i know i haven't updated in AGES!! but i've been so busy & i am finally having some me time, out of all my study. so as many ask, what have i been up to?

Study - tafe has been so hectic & as i said i'm taking a break, but do need to study for a test tomorrow on administering medication to children, so I'll look in the health regulations for that, but out of my whole class, only 3 passed our working with diversity assignment, and i was one of them!! it was so awesome getting that pass, gave me the confidence i definitely needed to do the others, & in the resource file for support the development, i'm one of the only people in class who have the language down pat, which is great, but half my ideas were too spontaneous. Leadership is finally over, dads enrolled in cert 2 & he went to parliament house today with tafe. this week has been so easy, 'cept for assignments & tests, it's been great, yesterday, we had Jacqui, but she was late, so we started on the group activity that we did with the other class, we got to build structures out of skewers & marshmallows, so much fun, i have about 3 pictures i think, which is cool, then Leigh, my next lecturer was sick, so we had to hand in our assignments to admin, i actually finished & we left an hour early, cause there was nothing left to do, now if Leigh was there, then we probably would've stayed till 3pm, but i'm glad we left early. Today i went to bed at 2:30am, almost finished my assignment, ended up finishing it in class, even though it was almost impossible, so much noise! i couldn't take it, i almost screamed, just to make them be quiet, they wouldn't focus, hope that doesn't happen again, came out with a real bad headache, in Rosalie's class this morning, we were ahead in the cluster plan, so had an easy lesson, did a easter egg hunt & i found 4, 2 on the sink & 2 under my bag, so i gave 2 to jasmine, cause she didn't find any, then in Emma's class we only did i true & false quiz & practiced washing hands, washing bottles & making formula, that wasn't too bad, bit boring though. Last week, Thursday to be precise, i was pushing to get to tafe on time, cause i had to pick up some books from the library & so, i had 5 minutes till class & i couldn't find dad in the car park, then i found him & guess what he did, he drove across the walking path between the tafe & the university, past an eating area & got so embarrassed, honestly not surprised, but i did get to tafe on time, which was good.
Church - well, i had a break off stage for 2 weeks, cause i wasn't allowed to hear loud noises, doctors orders, stupid ear infection, but i only ended up missing 1 livewire, cause 1 week was a scavenger hunt, so good, we ended up winning, which was great, & last week we went & played volleyball, so much fun! loved it aye, & i've been on Sunday school so much lately, it's not that i'm getting sick of it, just people need breaks, i don't know how many weeks i've been on in a row, but it feels like a fair few, i clearly stated, not that i'm complaining, i love the children, they're so great, but i said i was willing to help 6/8 weeks, that every 2 months, i need a 2 week break at least, it's almost been that now, i know they need helpers, but if i'm not careful, i will get overloaded & as my dad says "burn out" don't want that. that's about it for church.
Other Stuff - i got my watches this week, it took so long, but i did get a small gift with it, my watch is so beautiful, the other one i'm selling for $10, it's a cuff watch, but it's fairly small, the one i'm keeping has a blue face, & a silver band, looks so cool & yeah i am starting to understand it, even with only 2 numbers, 6 & 12, the rest are dots, which are a little hard to understand, but getting used to it. April fools day was awesome, i made the milk green & all the water red, so much fun, now if it hadn't have been for Dan, i wouldn't have remembered, he sent me a text message & keeping my reputation as prankster in the house, i have to uphold that, i don't want to lose my title, lol.

On another note, i have to go do the dishes, I'll update when i can, just wont commit to anything
With God in control, ANYTHING is possible!!
Bless ya stacks everyone
Amanda

Hello

2007-02-11T19:43:00.000+09:00

hey everyone,

well, this last week has been hectic, really hectic, with tafe all week & church today & appointments & homework, but i can see how i WILL get through it, i wanted to blog today, to clarify something, for the past year i have had inflammation in my ankles & have been taking tablets for it & a couple weeks back, they stopped working, i woke up & could barely walk & i'm still taking them sure, but they're not helping, so now i have to go to a physio & wear ankle supports, which sucks big time, but, heres what i'm clarafying, this morning, someone said that maybe its my walking doing it & i said it probably wasnt, that i've been playing soccer, kicking a ball around the yard & have been having so much fun, its been awesome, but they pain was unbearable, after half an hour, with ankle supports on, i couldnt walk, it was strange, i just collapsed & rested for a while, then got up & walked & relaxed, but i think the walking hasnt helped, i miss it! i miss walking! i miss it so much, i want all this to end! but it wont, not for a while anyway, the doctor said i'm not allowed to jump or run, but it hasnt stopped me, i will jump & maybe run, not sure about that yet, but at youth i will jump when i feel like it & will run if i have to, she also said to take it easy, not to strain them, but last thursday, i twisted my knee when i slipped in some water & i had to get up, even though my ankles were killing me, i got up & went outside, since i was over a friends place with my dad, i just walked like nothing had happened, well, i finished my first essay & have another assessment tomorrow, then another on thursday & another on friday, arrr!!!! so many it scares me, but i havent lost my head in it all yet, which is good, i'm going to the library with my class tomorrow, & cant wait, its going to be awesome, i'm going to look up something, lol, another thing to say, all summer the youth have been going out jetskiing & i hate jetskis, cause when i was younger i fell off one & almost drowned, so no way will i hop on one ever again, & christon has been saying that i spend too much time with the youth, so i've backed off, not that i wanted to, but i did, well thats it from me,

will blog soon,
Prayer Can Perform Miracles
God Bless
Amanda

update

2007-02-04T13:00:00.000+09:00

heya everyone

sorry i havent posted in ages, i know, i should post more, & maybe one day i will, so give me a break, well, update time yet again, how boring, nah, i like updates, not that anyone reads mine, maybe some people read mine, i dunno, cause hardly anyone comments *NOTE - i've had sugar* lol, well i got into my tafe course (thanks God) & i got to the meetup (thanks God) with many complications, first ryan, the guy who was taking me, got sick, then dads car stuffed up, then my dads friends car stuffed up, then dad wanted to drag me home cause we couldnt find anyone, but finally i found them & dad let me stay (thanks God), yay for me, well tomorrow i start tafe, 9am, its going to be great, make some new friends, hopefully, if i'm lucky, i've been a teachers pet & i know that, but i've been thrown a second chance, probably like many of us, i'm not making the same mistake again, sure i'll good & i'll do all my work, but no way am i going to be a teachers pet, no way, i've made that mistake twice already, once in north parmelia primary & once in high school, so this is really a third chance, cant wait, Jody & I were talking today & i mentioned probably having to carry a plastic doll around, and he mentioned throwing it around the auditorium at livewire, now just to state a fact

*****A DOLL IS NOT A BALL OF ANY SORT*****

i've never used a doll before, but its going to be good, cant wait till i get there. Well my holidays have been filled with GUSH, msn, church, and watching movies, which has been pretty much the average holiday in a 40 degree summer, the lounge has air con & its sweet. Church today was awesome, Ps Darryl preached & it was phenominal, i mean it, he talked about the church in the times of the bible, and how they were connected to God in many great ways, our church is doing a series on acts, and this year is going to change each & every one of us, & its going to be awesome, i can't wait, next week is myth buster sunday, where Ps Darryl is going to bust the myth of christs resurrection, cause of the people around where i live, dont believe that christ rose again, that just died & never lived again, where as i know different, he rose again & saved us from satan. This year is going to change everyone & its going to be phenominal, everyday, i remember what christ did for me & how he loves me & how i love him more than anyone, cause he saved me from hell & i'm so happy cause of that.

well that will do for now, i'm going to go watch a movie, catcha everyone

remember PRAYER CAN PERFORM MIRACLES
Bless ya stacks
Amanda

Now's Our Time

2007-01-28T19:39:00.000+09:00

To all the people of this world,

if you read this, who knows how many will, but i tell you this, to those out there that believe there is no God, i'm glad announce, there is a God out there, who loves you & believes you can do anything you set your mind to, i as a christian believe this, there is a God, a great person, who wants to know you.

I guess you're all wondering why i titled this, as i did, what i'm saying is NOW'S OUR TIME, for those out there who fear witnessing, for those out there who fear at all, i say this to you now, fear no more, for as it says in Isaiah 41:10 - "Don't worry, because I am with you. Do not be afraid, because I am your God. I will make you strong & I will help you; I will support you with my right hand that saves you" that is one of my favourite verses & i will never forget it, so i say to you, my readers, now is our time, to stand & say that Christ is our King & to witness to this world, the love & the compassion that Christ, my King, has for every single one of us, so stand & praise his name, for everyday that goes by, is 1 day closer to his coming, this isnt an order, this is a statement, i'm doing my part, by posting this, so now i ask you, do yours & witness to those out there who don't know the King of Kings & Lord of Lords, the Protecter & Redeemer.

For those out there who don't know who or what i'm talking about, ask someone, even me, if you want, about Christ, please, for your sake & for this world

Prayer Can Perform Miracles
God Bless & Good Night
Amanda

2007-01-22T17:39:00.000+09:00

alright, i know i've been all upset & mopy the last few weeks, so many things have happened that have really dragged me down & i just couldnt pull myself out, till a friend of mine stuck it to me straight & i talked to God last night & i didn't believe this year was going to be any different to the last, but i now know i was wrong, God told me this year is going to be phenominal, that this year will change me for the better & he told me so many things, it overwhelmed me, last night my friend told me this year is like the 2nd year in a flower cycle, like last year was when we grew our roots & stuff & this year is when we'll flower & shoot up or something like that, cant remember exactly, but i know 1 things for sure, this year is going to be awesome! so many things are going to happen & i know that, so many things have happened & i know that i never really gave my everything to Christ, but now i hereby proclaim that Jesus Christ is Lord of my WHOLE life, now & always, & i tell you this, i will forever do what ever he asks, with less hesitation than before, i'll try to not hesitate at all, but i fear that almost impossible, i also tell you this, i will forever serve my Lord with my whole life from now on, well that'll do for now, cya

God Bless
Amanda

2007-01-12T13:30:00.000+09:00

this is my new avatar, lol, i would personally like to thank Jono for making it for me :D

Fire It Up - my thoughts

2006-12-17T16:51:00.000+09:00

hey everyone

how ya all doing? i'm . . . . . words can't express the way i'm feeling, i just had to put my feeling on paper, or in this case screen, i don't know, i so badly want to go to Fire It Up, last time i went it was phenominal & i've changed so much since last time, but this year, i might not be going, i've saved for 2 months to go to this camp, and i found out last night that i'm too old, which sucks! i cried myself to sleep last night, thinking all my work & saving was going to go to waste, but maybe not, there's still a chance i could be going, as a trainee leader though, i'm no leader, i know that, and i'm so scared, Ps Craig has to nominate me as a trainee leader for me to be able to go, i have faith that i'll go, so i'll flip if i can & i'll scream if i can't or at least cry if i can't cause i've been saving for 2 months for this, just to find out i am too old, i set countdowns & everything, so i called leigh today & he said becoming a trainee leader is my only way in & i sure hope i get to go, i so want to go, but i'll accept it if i can't, it's only a week right? and if i can't the money will go towards my tafe enrolment & devotional books, but i loved it so much the 1st time & i'm so nervous, what will he say, i see leigh on thursday when my dad goes in to pay my brothers & i just told christon & he celebrated, i will scream if i can't go, i'll run to this near park & cry, while i swing on the swings there, i guess i'll find out thursday, i guess, dad still doesnt know, but when i find out yes or no, i'll tell him, i'm not afraid of doing that, i'm just upset, i passed up the chance last year of going, thinking i could still go this year, i wish i had of gone, but everything is on god's hands right? well, i guess that's all my thoughts, i'll tell you how i go with it all, whether i'm going or not, but my chances don't look good, thanks for reading

God Bless & Good Night
Amanda

Untitled

2006-12-13T19:27:00.000+09:00

hi,

ok, ok i know i haven't updated in a while, just haven't really been bothered well not much really has happened, sure livewire happened, and some other stuff happened like tafe which has been rather boring cept for the last 2 tuesdays, well the 1st tuesday was our hamper hand over which went really well, and the 2nd tuesday my dad was teasing me at tafe! and everyone was laughing! i wanted to run out of that room so bad, but i didn't snap which was good, i did my christmas shopping last week & then handed the presents over on friday, and my stupid toenail is really starting to bug me, so thats about all i have to say, cept IT'S HOLIDAYS! i'm so looking forward to camp & christmas, and my next pay, i'll need to get Ps Craig & Mel something, i know that much & i need to finish my sweet as hamper + i have a 20th party to go to this weekend, well that's about it & i'll chat to you later

God Bless
Amanda

update

2006-11-26T20:40:00.001+08:00

Hey everyone,

i know i haven’t posted in 2 weeks, but i've been soooo busy! With TAFE and First Aid, but i tell you this, i did pass first aid, so i officially have my seniors first aid certificate now, which is awesome, well i'm not going to do it date by date this time, i'll try & blog more often, i'll just tell you the major points that i remember,

TAFE - Certificate 1 in Leadership Development - well its going really well, cept this 1 guy who peaves me off soooooo bad! He is so self-centered!!! He thinks the world revolves around him, well it doesn’t, it revolves around God & grrr, he makes me so mad, he said i don't belong in the class, well i'm there & i don't care what he thinks anymore, he just makes me sooo mad, i don't hate him, he just peaves me off, other than that, the class is going great, i've almost finished my proposal, just need to type it up, its due this tuesday! Arrrrr! Not much time, but i'll get it done, i mean that

18th November 2006 - a guy, Dad & i were having coffee & the guy said i wasn't a christian & it really upset me, he said that i never act like a christian & that i never scream his name & that i'm no example & that i shouldn't be on stage, well he knows who he is & i'm saying this now, i am a christian, i am a fully devoted christian & i believe that i have a genuine heart for worship & if he doesn't think i should be on stage, well then that's his opinion, cause i love God with all my heart & soul & mind & i will sing God's praises forevermore & there's nothing he can do about it, so he's stuck with it & i will sing & i will forever scream his name so all the world can hear, i will scream his name with my actions, with my words & in everything, i will scream his name forevermore & whether i'm here or there it doesn’t matter, God is my God & i will never stray from him, cause he has done so much for me & he loves me, more than i could ever imagine, a song i remember reminds me of this daily "wide, wide as the ocean, high as the heavens above, deep, deep as the deepest sea, is my Savior’s love, i though so unworthy, still am a child of his care, for his word teaches me, that his love reaches me, everywhere" this may be a sunday school song, but the first time i sang it, it stuck with me & it just shows me how much my father in heaven loves me, and therefore i will sing his praises everyday & there is nothing anyone can do about it, whether it be on stage or in the congregation, i will forever scream his name.

First Aid - well it was so awesome! I actually passed, with 20 out of 20 questions, it was so cool & my lecturer Toni flipped, she was so happy for me & everyone & it was so cool seeing smiles everywhere, Monday we learnt about Dr ABCD

Danger
Response
Airway
Breathing
C.P.R
Defibrillation

it was so much fun, Nola did a great job, so thanks to her for traveling so far each day, just to teach us, even though she can claim the fuel on tax, lol, i had to practice the Coma position on my friend Amanda, we just couldn’t stop laughing the whole way through, it was so funny, it’s got me laughing again, lol, & i hurt my hand doing CPR on a dummy, doesn’t hurt much now though

KCS Service - last week was the Kwinana Christian School service & it was so cool, my friend Chelsea came & oh she is the greatest, we seem to be so close, & well Ps Craig & Ps Ric got their heads shaved, so that was cool, there is a video of Craig’s on his blog, (click here) it was so funny

TAFE – this week at TAFE, my pencil case with my brand new flash drive went missing & I was really upset about it, serious, I was, but it’s only possessions right? We wont need them in heaven, so I guess it doesn’t matter much, the guy stated in point 2 kept blaming this other guy in my class & I don’t think it was the other guy at all, I think it was the guy stated in point 2, cause why else would he blame the other guy.

Livewire – well, livewire was awesome as always & the message was phenomenal, so cool, small groups was great, I love being there & it was just so awesome & I loved it so much & even though I hurt my hand, I keep getting this sharp pain running up my arm whenever I lift something even slightly heavy, I don’t know what’s wrong with it aye, it’s strange, anyway, livewire just rocked, it was so awesome, seeing everyone, and it was great, lol

Andy James Court – well this weekend was amazing, I went & saw Andy James Court in concert twice, it was so cool, I met the whole gospel choir, it was amazing, they are so nice, Andy & Sharon are so nice, they are amazing, they are just so nice & on Saturday we did a conga line & I actually joined, which was a miracle & slightly after I went up the back & actually danced! I know! It was scary, I never dance & I wouldn’t even dance at my cousins wedding, I don’t know what came over me! Arrr! Maybe at Dani’s wedding I was scared of being in front of everyone & last night all the dancing happened up the back, that’s probably it, lol, well the concert was awesome & it was so cool & dad bought a CD, two’s company, still haven’t listened to it though, lol

This Weekend – well this weekend, I stayed over Mel’s place & it was so much fun, but I don’t know what happened, I wouldn’t talk, I just wouldn’t, I couldn’t, felt like I didn’t have anything to say, when I had plenty, I guess I was still really upset about the week gone by & what happened, I had mixed emotions, sadness but joy too, I was sad cause one of my best friends she was hurting & I love her so much, but happy too cause TAFE is working out so well now, cept for that 1 guy, I passed my first aid & I passed something else too, which will remain clear of this blog, I was happy, and the holiday was great & I guess I was upset about what that guy said on the 18th & dad has been saying stuff all week, that has really hurt & I guess that’s part of why I didn’t talk, cause I had an overwhelming hurt within me that I couldn’t get rid of, it really upset me, what dad has been saying is really upsetting me & there’s nothing I can do about but take it, I so badly want to talk to someone about it, but I guess I don’t feel comfortable talking much to them anymore, on the holiday so many things were said & I just don’t talk as much anymore, I don’t know why though, it’s really strange, well overall, I had a blast, kinda, it was great, I finished ALL my homework & I spent some quality time with my Lord & Savior Jesus Christ, which was well worth it, I needed that

Well that’s it from me, I’ll chat to ya all later aye? Oh & 1 more thing, I have now discovered why I stopped walking, my neighbour, I was walking down the road tonight & she kept swearing at me cause I walked on the other side of the road, I ignored her though, I didn’t need to hear it, I had a great time on my walk, God made me smile, lol & it was awesome, swinging & singing & just smiling & then she ruins it & church this morning was awesome, Ps Darryl preached an amazing message & it was so awesome, well that’s it, my catch up, I’ll chat to ya all later

with God in control, nothing's impossible
Ciao
God Bless
Amanda

the trip

2006-11-04T14:31:00.000+08:00

Hey everyone!

(04/11)

sorry i haven’t updated in a while, i've been sooooo busy, how ya all doin anyway? i'm well, missing my friends back home stacks though, well i'm currently in Port Augusta 3 hours north of Adelaide, yes south Australia, lol, well this past week has been so up & down & just plain wonky, lol, yesterday i squished some bottles for gran & i get $4.80 for them, 5c a piece, lol, been catching up with family alot! well here’s what happened so far

24th October 2006 - i woke up at about 12:30am, didn’t sleep much cause of Christon waking me up every so often, instead i cut up potatoes, cause they had to be used, lol, then the taxi came at 3am & drove us to the airport, my family & i then waited & waited hours, we didn’t have to leave so early, i could've slept more, lol, dad & i walked across to an invisible petrol station, which is now parking, has been the last 2 years, then we flew across to Melbourne & mum just had to see our faces when we walked onto that plane didn’t she? nothing special, we just walked, no change in facial expression whatsoever, lol, i slept alot of the way across, while dad took photos, lol, it was fun, cept i was really scared as the plane rose from the ground, i wasn’t shaking, but it was pretty scary, thinking you could fall at any moment from the sky, but knowing God was & is holding me in his arms, & he wont let go made me feel that little bit better, i just wanted to scream i was that scared, memories, lol, then i slept for about 2 hours & then just relaxed. About an hour later we started going down, wasn’t as scared that time i guess cause i just knew God was there holding me, not letting me go, that brought a smile to my face, then we picked up our luggage & caught the shuttle to our accommodation, which, might i add, i found, lol, it was cheap, & it was really nice, i loved it

25 October 2006 - we picked up our 1993 ford ED wagon for a grand & then on the way back to the cabin site, we went & did a bit of shopping & dad just had to drive through the tunnels didn’t he? well yeah, he did, & ended up driving to st kilda might i add, it was mad, lol, then finally got back & just relaxed for a bit, then went out to get some stuff from the shop down the road & get some dinner, while we were there, dad got me new sneakers!! they're white & size 12 & they fit! i paid $20, & he paid the other $20, worked out fair, the width on these is so perfect, the 1st pair i tried on fitted & i loved them, but the guy didn’t have the other shoe to match, which sucked, then after dad went to Woolworths & did some shopping, then went to hungry jacks for tea, it was meant to be my choice, but i didn’t get a say in the matter, but doesn’t matter, lol, went back & slept.

26 October 2006 - dad wanted to leave at 9am, but that didn’t happen, left at 9:30 & then drove for ages & then called into pizza hut & had some lunch, lol, i got to see my gush friend Kahlia, she is so awesome & she had purple hair! it was so cool, lol, then went & browsed ball rat for a bit, then kept driving till we got to mount Gambier, dad wanted to see the blue lake, it looks like jelly, lol, then went & stayed at another caravan park, i went to bed soon after we got there & settled in, i had to stay in the same room as my brothers! arrr! not fair, lol, the dunny was in the same room as the shower

27 October 2006 - next morning i was nagged to get out of the shower, lol. After my shower my family packed everything up we left for naracoorte (hope i spelt that right, lol), we saw the caves, they were beautiful, dad took stacks of photos, i ran out of photo memory on my phone, so i deleted some in the car after, mum kept asking questions, arrr! it was mad, lol, then went & explored another cave on our own, after that we left & drove straight up to Adelaide, making a pit stop somewhere or other for lunch, got to Adelaide, looked everywhere for accommodation, didn’t find any in Adelaide, so went to Bolivar, (or as dad puts it, Virginia, which is north-east of Bolivar, & Bolivia, pretty funny, i kept correcting him, along with mums help, lol, eventually he got it right, thank goodness) we settled in & went into rundle mall to try & find outfits for everyone, but i didn’t find anything, cause i had a real bad cold, since wednesday morning & so dad & i sat in macca's at drank tea, lol, didn’t feel any better though, i couldn’t even talk without it hurting, & it cained to swallow, wasn’t fair, then met up at hungry jacks at 9pm & got back about 10pm, lol, slept

28 October 2006 - we got up & went to the Salisbury shopping complex, wasn’t too big, but it was nice, everyone went to big w, i got this lemon top that was size 18, didn’t bother trying it on, & a size 16 singlet, then went to millers & i found some pants, a nice coral colour, then we went back to the cabin & i tried them on & the lemon top didn’t fit! but the singlet did fine, so i had to wear my back up outfit, lol, glad i took one now, lol, then we went to the wedding, took ages to find it though, it was beautiful, very well presented, Danielle looked amazing, i got a couple photos, not many though & uncle Trevor took the service, he did a great job, lol, the arch almost fell on him, he had to hold it up, lol, after the wedding dad wanted to do more shopping & i needed a ring, i said to a friend i'd get one while i was away & she's getting one too, its a beautiful stirling silver ring with a pearly white heart shaped stone of some sort in the middle, i love it, it represents purity, to remind me to stay loyal to my God & pure for my husband, if i ever get married that is, i paid $7.95 for it, well worth it, then we went across the road to the reception & we waited in the foyer while the pre-dinner drinks happened & talked with family & friends, then went through to the main room & got seated at our tables & my brothers & i were placed with all our teenage cousins, which was awesome, we really got to know each other, it was great, we got these little boxes with a little heart chocolate & jelly beans, that was really cool, & cute, lol, then we had the entre, tortellini i had & there was also minestrone soup, then waited another about 45 minutes, just talked & took photos & what not & then main course, i've forgotten what that was, danie then came up to our table & i got a photo with her, that was cool & she tried to get me to dance, but it didn’t work, i refused, maybe its because i was scared, cause of the last dancing accident, i remember that still & i guess i was afraid it would happen again, i don’t know, after that we had the speeches, uncle Phil spoke about how proud & happy he & everyone are that danie & Shaun are married & it was so cool, soon after the speeches the wedding cake was handed out & i was busy+ trying to get a cup of tea, what is wrong with that, nothing, i like my tea, then finally after so much fuss, i got my cup of tea, then ate my cake & played with the little box, then later on my family & i went home, dad said we weren’t going to church! wasn’t fair, i wanted to go to a church, i didn’t care which.

(11/11)

29 October 2006 - got up at 9:30am, did my morning routine, watched some TV, then went & did some shopping for the BBQ, after that we went to the BBQ & it took us ages to find the place, lol, i got danies email! yay! After that we just hung around & had lunch & just chatted & I did some puzzles & what not, then we went back to the cabin, then just watched TV & went to bed

30 October 2006 – got up & did my morning routine, then went shopping to change the top over, they had none of that style left, so I got this other one, which I don’t think matches the coral pants & we went to the city & I bought a book, “The Quicksand Pony by Alison Lester” I love it, it is so beautiful & I just loved it, next book I get will be from koorong at Christmas probably, I can’t wait to get to the library, whenever it may be that I get there, lol, then we went & visited some friends of our in Elizabeth, that was fun & went back to the cabin, had dinner & went to bed.

31 October 2006 – got up pretty early & packed & moved everything to the car, then started on the long journey up to Pt Augusta, stopped at my great aunts in Elizabeth & then continued on our way up there, calling into my aunts mums place, so that was fun & then got to Grans about 7pm that night after dinner at subway, cause we walked into macca’s just next door & they didn’t sell McOz burgers, & didn’t take VIP cards, so I refused to eat, I can be quite stubborn at times, so we cancelled the order, with everything else on the tray & went next door to subway, leaving everything there, lol, then had dinner & continued on our travels from Pt Pirie to Pt Augusta, which took about an hour, got settled in & had a game of rummy with my gran & went to bed

(12/11)

01 November 2006 – got up at about 9:30 & had a bath, started on the washing & went shopping for pressies, since it was my cousins 21st & another cousins 18th & stacks of birthdays, so just went shopping really, went back to Grans & watched TV, unpacked a little & just lazed around, then had dinner & went to bed

02 November 2006 – well got up & did my morning routine & dad & I went shopping . . . . . again, that was starting to get boring, I got some chocolate, lol, and got back & spent most of the time on the net or watching TV, just relaxing really, lol, it was fun, lol, then as always played some rounds of rummy & went to bed

03 November 2006 – well slept in & then went shopping, again, Arrrrr!!!!!! Never knew I could get sick of shopping, lol, just got stuff for gran, and toilet paper, lol, funny that I remember that, lol, then got back & went on the internet, chatted for a bit & watched TV, had dinner & went to bed

04 November 2006 – well, slept in again, not for too long though & just watched cartoons & got a text message from Simon, just as I was hopping in the car to go to my aunt & uncles for dinner, that was an unexpected surprise, lol, then had dinner, it was nice, did the dishes & got home about 10:30pm & went to bed, lol

05 November 2006 – got up at 7am & got ready for church, I got pretty bored there, lol, I made a pretty pattern, that probably was the only part of the service I had fun in, lol, then went back to Grans for lunch, at about 2pm the family came over, Uncle Trevor, Aunty Helen-Jean, Uncle Phil, Aunty Pam, Sam & Susie, so that was fun, got a little bored though, so I read my book, then went to church again, didn’t really want to go, but I did for my uncles sake, we sang most of the songs I used to love in the old church, was glad that I went, cept to the point where I had to do the dishes! Arrrrr!!!!! I got so mad, but didn’t show any signs of that, lol, then went home & slept

06 November 2006 – got up at 7:30 & had a bath, with bath toys, lol, that was fun, lol, then went out to my uncles place to work on the car, dad fell in the pit, it was kinda funny, lol, he forgot it was there, lol, then finished that & went back to Grans for dinner, then did a survey of some sort & watched a movie & went to bed

07 November 2006 – got up at 7am & finished packing for the long journey home, then Dad & I went shopping for the trip & I got this beautiful pink box, I love it, then went & got a mini tin of tuna, lol, cause my Gran was having sausages for lunch, so I thought & I can’t eat them, they make me feel sick & dizzy & I get pains in my ribs when I eat them, it sucks, then got a call from Christon, went back to Grans & saw half the family there, Uncle Colin was actually there & Aunty Pam & Uncle Phil too, so that was cool & we ended up having chicken & chips for lunch, which was cool, I didn’t use my tuna, so that went in my new pink box & then we all finished packing & went on our way, then we got to the servo on west side & mum asked where her little black bag was, & so I called gran & Aunty Pam ended up finding it in the bin! So we went back & sure enough she had it, so now we call it the bin bag, lol, then left again & arrived in Ceduna about 6 hours later, & we spent the night there, dad watched his bill, & I went to bed

08 + 09 November 2006 – got up at 7am & packed everything up & left on our way to Norseman, first though we went shopping, I spent about $10 on stuff & $3 on a beautiful dolphin key ring, that I love, and then got my scripts, & continued on our way to Norseman, I was on stopped quite a few times along the way & had some lunch, in bits & pieces, then drove right through the night, I was on kangaroo lookout, not that I really wanted to be, but sure, why not, when we came close to Caiguna, I started falling asleep, then hopped in the back when we got there, and slept till we got to Norseman, then we stopped, didn’t end up staying there & then dad decided to go to Coolgardie, so I slept for quite a bit of the trip there. As we continued on we eventually got there & just browsed the town till 8:30, then did some shopping & booked into a caravan park, $84 for 5 people, with ensuite, I’d say worth it, then had a shower & went & slept till about 1pm, then had lunch & slept till 4pm, watched some TV, then went to kalgoorlie & did more shopping & visited some friends, had dinner at macca’s, came back & went to bed.

10 November 2006 – well left Coolgardie at about 8am, and drove & drove & drove, stopped numerous times & when we stopped the 2nd last time, the car just wouldn’t start, so we let it cool down & then it started, then it was about 3pm & we stopped for fuel & then it wouldn’t start again, and so we waited & called the RAC & waited for them, then it started & I had a strong feeling we wouldn’t get to livewire, but it started at 5pm & we drove & drove & drove till be got home at 6:30pm, I got changed & we left, leaving my bible behind, lol, everyone seemed surprised, it was worth going though, I got to see Chelsea, and all my friends & it was an awesome night, we had funny games, an amazing message & great small groups, overall, I had a phenomenal time, just being with my friends & just being there with such a vibrancy & excitement for God, I was so happy, then got home about 10pm & went to bed, it had been a long day.

11 November 2006 – well slept in, pretty late & just browsed gush, continued writing this & chatted so much, then watched TV & went & did some well needed shopping, lol, I bought some pens, a notebook & some more smoothers, needed them, lol, then went home & watched more TV, chatted more & posted so much on Gush, it was so much fun, then went to bed

12 November 2006 – well, got up at 7am, then fell back asleep, I reset my alarm for 7:30, but it didn’t go off & so dad woke me at 7:45 & I rushed for the shower & got dressed & then relaxed, everything was ready & it was worth it, lol, got to church & hung out a bit, talked to people, everyone asked about the holiday & it was so much fun, then Ps Craig spoke on the same thing the preacher spoke last week at the church i went to, it was so funny, considering i barely listened the 1st time, maybe Christ was saying that i should listen to messages more, but, i dunno, maybe it depends on the preacher, cause the guy who preached last week was pretty boring, but Ps Craig, i like listening to him, cause i'm used to listening to him & he's my youth pastor, i think that makes all the difference & the worship was awesome, I actually cried, I don’t know why, I guess the worship level just touched me so deeply, I dunno, then we had the car wash, I was posted on the bouncy castle, got a little sun burnt & got a couple breaks, not many though, they had fairy floss, so that was cool & then went inside & chatted a bit, during one of my breaks, so yeah, that was cool, I was happy, then, came home & continued on this blog post while chatting

So yeah, its been pretty full on, now I’m off to bed, so enjoy reading, sorry it was so long & thanks to everyone who bothers to read this, lol, night, God Bless, & have an awesome week!

With God in control, nothing’s impossible
God Bless
Amanda

oh & just a side note the numbers like (11/11) are the dates when i wrote the stuff following, so some of this was written in south australia, lol, night

2006-10-21T12:01:00.000+08:00

Hey everyone!

How ya all doin? long time no post, lol, well Livewire was alright, pretty boring though, it was sad, the songs were good, cept they were the ones we are singing on sunday, so yeah & the games were alright, i got 5 points for my team for putting up a decent fight in one of the games, that was cool & umm, no message, no small groups, pretty sad, i think i know why i was bored now, well cant be bothered writing any more, sorry, too tired to bother, cya,

with God in control, nothing's impossible!
god bless,
amanda

Livewire (29-09-06)

2006-10-02T23:46:00.000+08:00

hey!

how ya all doin? well i'm ok, better than normal, well, not i remember much of it, but here i go, livewire was back I am a banana to it's AWESOME usual, i had soooooo much fun, even though, i got a carpet burn, it cained, but i didnt complain, i just got back up & continued running, we were playing something along the lines of british bulldogs & my asthma played up so bad, i couldn't breathe at all, i was gasping, i was actually scared, normally my asthma is only mild, but friday night shocked me, well shocked some sense into me anyway, i'm not running that much again without taking my puffer beforehand, but i wasnt warned, but alls cool now, so, lol, well we had small groups too, which ROCKED! It was great catching up with everybody with 2 weeks of no small groups and ps darryls message was . . . . . . . . . . ummm . . . . . . . . . . different, yeah, different, lol, well heres my week

MONDAY – well didn’t get to bible study cause I had an omegatrend seminar to go to, it took so long to find the place, it was mad, cant really remember anything else aye

TUESDAY – had playgroup, that rocked, then went home & had lunch & went & dropped in my tafe application & got my hair cut short, which was cool, then went home & chatted & browsed gush

WEDNESDAY – well, went to mandurah & did some schoolwork & then had lunch at subway, which was alright, dads still got his cookie in the fridge, lol, went home & chatted & browsed gush, as usual

THURSDAY – helped dad with the bread drop-off & then went home, then went out to a meeting & enrolled for a leadership course, went to bridging the gap, went home & browsed gush, chatted on msn & went to rehearsal, then picked jenson up, having to leave rehearsal early, :(, not fair, then went home, watched some tv & went to bed

FRIDAY – woke up at I cant remember what time, think it was 7:30 or something & got ready for my appointment with this lady named emma from bridging the gap, she asked questions & I’ve got another appointment this week on Thursday, she is sooooo nice, I started to really trust her, but as I’ve learned, looks can be deceiving, then went home & finished packing for the weekend, then went to kids united, the last one for a while & I was meant to preach next term! It wasn’t fair, but its alright, then had livewire & got a carpet burn on my finger & elbow, then went to melissa’s for the weekend, she is sooooo awesome & I’m so glad we’re friends, went to bed pretty late, we chatted stacks aye, it was soo cool!

SATURDAY – well got up at about 9am I think & had a shower & prayed a bit, hung out a bit, walked to aqua jetty, never had been there before, got there & went swimming which was awesome fun, I never get to swim aye, it was so cool, literally, got a little burnt though, which I kinda expected, no sunscreen, so yeah, expected it, then went & got some chips & drinks, which was cool & got driven home by a friend of mels family or something I think, my memory is so bad, I see why I started writing my days down, lol, should start that again, back on topic, well, got back & hung out a bit & then had dinner, I wasn’t too hungry, but felt so sick after it, even the smell after that made me queasy, that was strange, never felt that sick before, that I remember anyway, watched movies & fell asleep about midnight.

SUNDAY – got up at 6:30am, a little tired, got ready for church relaxed, actually read my bible for once, I really need a devotional, think I’ll get one with my mobile phone money, arrrrr, getting off topic again! must focus, well, chatted to mel a little bit & tried some strange tea, nice, but strange, lol, then left for church, may have got there 20 minutes late, but still got to sing, it was awesome the service was great & I loved it, Sunday school was fun & then took the kids outside & watched them a bit & found Andrew packing up the microphones, that was sooooo nice of him, well then just hung with the youth a little, then went home & dads friend & her daughter came with us, her eyes were glued to my computer screen! It drove me mad! I couldn’t do anything private, well then they left & I watched “the challenge” starring Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen, I love their movies, then just chatted on msn & browsed gush, so fun, lol, then did some stuff & went to bed at 6:30pm, early I know, but I felt so sick & dizzy & exhausted, I was drained, literally

MONDAY(today) – well got up at 8:30am, did my morning routine & lefr for grans, mp3 player, played up, which sucked, then got to grans, got incredibly bored, got a phone call, name will remain private, don’t bother asking, walked around a bit, talked to God, needed that, I strive for that, I long for that each day, when he talks to me, of all people, its phenomenal, I love him for taking the time out to talk to me, as I do for him, he deserves it, he died for me & that’s just my token of saying thankyou, devoting my time to him, is just so small, yet he appreciates it, I love him for that, that he cares so much that he died on that cross for me, knowing that he would’ve done it, if it meant saving someone, knowing that he loves me for who I am, not who I’m expected to be, knowing that he cares & will never endanger me more than I can bare, knowing he wouldn’t hurt me at all, just knowing that he’s there whenever I need him & that he’ll guide me through the tough times & the painful times, just knowing I guess, well then we left & got home & I just chatted till bible study, here’s my notes on it, well the verses anyway

John 6:1-15

1 - he crossed a sea with different names, lol
2 - he is a great leader & people have an instinct to follow him & believe in what he has done
3 - he likes views & likes just sitting with his followers & greatly respects them
4 - he needs a calendar
5 - he cares for his people, never letting them go hungry & he himself has instinct of when people draw near to him
6 - he believes & has faith in people & their abilities & capabilities, he can see into a persons future by just looking at them
7 - Philip has lack of faith
8 - he knows who speaks
9 - those who question have little faith in Christ & his capabilities
10 - those who listen obey & they are great at math
11 - Christ is more generous than belief
12 - Christ hates waste, but proves what is done
13 - little can feed many if portioned right & faith remains in Christ, christ will always provide in abundance
14 - people need proof to believe
15 - Christ himself like to be alone, but appreciates company

overall, little can feed many, those who have little faith question, generosity is rewarded & one that provides receives, thats what I see anyway

now going to bed soon, have a funeral to go to tomorrow, not looking forward to that, need to find an outfit, might wear a skirt or jeans or something, bound to find something, or my black pants, meh, find something later

with GOD in control, nothing's impossible
God Bless
Amanda

Livewire (22-09-06)

2006-09-23T16:22:00.000+08:00

Hey everyone,

well livewire was pretty much boring, we watched footy again, i'm not keen on footy, i just like knowing who wins, lol, well here's my week, pretty uneventful, but yeah, whatever

SUNDAY - well, had church & then did nothing after that, which was strange, i'm not used to that, well i typed out most of the lyrics to the youth alive shout your glory album, which was kinda fun, but it made my wrist really sore, lol, well then went to bed.

MONDAY - well got up & did my morning routine & then i cant remember what i did, oh & i woke up & my wrist was all swollen, it was scary, i don't know what i did to it, i remember tripping over some clothes & hitting it on my step ladder the night before, but i had bruises all over my wrist, it was whacked, well i did stuff & then had bible study, here’s my notes from it

16 - how the people began to oppose Christ
17 - how God is always at work, never gets a break, & that he passed that to his son, Jesus as well
18 - how the Jews tried harder to kill him & Christ saying that he's equal to God, which is true, & how Christ was breaking the Sabbath
19 - how Christ could only ever do what he has seen his father doing
20 - how God showed everything that Christ knows to him
21 - how God himself raised the dead, therefore showing Christ how to do so also
22 - how God gave Christ the task of judging the people
23 - whatever you feel towards the father, you feel towards the son also, showing as if they are one being
24 - no matter how much you've done wrong, as long as you've committed then you are clean & not guilty
25 - those who hear the voice of God will live
26 - how the father & the son have life within themselves
27 - because Christ is the Son of man, that was why God gave him the authority to judge man
28 - those who are dead will hear when the end is coming
29 - how all the dead will rise from their graves & be judged, proving that christ will be the one at the door judging everyone who walks up to him
30 - how christ admits that he cant do anything by himself, so neither can we, how he judges only as he hears, how christ doesn’t try to please himself & only ever tries to please god

Overall, it talks on judgment & how Christ will always be the one to judge & we should never judge one another, as then Christ himself will judge us & how we cant do ANYTHING without Christ by our side, on another note, it may be human instinct to judge but we shouldnt, as christ lives in us & therefore we choose who’s in control, if Christ’s in control, he will stop us judging & he himself will judge them, & we wont.

Well there are my notes anyway

TUESDAY – well had playgroup & then dad picked me up & came home & browsed gush, went to my doctors appointment & then went to the omegatrend meeting & dads friend went, he always has a headache, so I couldn’t play my music in the car! It wasn’t fair!!!!!! Then came home & went to bed

WEDNESDAY – well, got up at 6:30 & got everything ready for school, went & had some x-rays done & then went to mandurah, did stacks of school work, made sure I sat on the other side of the room, lol, went & had hungry jacks for lunch, the fries were too crispy, lol, well then went home & I had another doctors appointment, the doctor said it’s just really badly sprained, I could barely move it without it hurting, I’m surprised there wasn’t a break in it, I’m glad there wasn’t though, well then I went home, dad went out again & I watched TV, chatted, & browsed gush, then went to bed

THURSDAY – well got up at 7am, yeah, on time for once, did the bread drop-off with dad, went to the hub & then came home & I slept, lol, lack of sleep, not good, not for me anyway, I need all the sleep I can get, lol, well then got up & went with dad to drop jenson off at tafe, then went home I think & then rehearsal & picked up jenson & came home, I watched TV, then went to bed

FRIDAY – slept in, did my morning routine, then browsed gush & chatted, lol, then did stuff & walked over Alecia’s place with Christon for livewire, which I said above was pretty much boring, then came home & chatted, watched TV & went to bed

Overall, this week was very un-eventful, lol

well that’s it from me, ciao
with GOD in control, nothing's impossible
God Bless
Amanda

Livewire (15-09-06)

2006-09-15T23:03:00.000+08:00

Hey,

How've you all been? well i've been up & down all week, mainly down though, dont bother asking me why though, as i dont particulary know myself, its strange, well livewire tonight, was pretty boring, i had stacks of fun with chealsea though, she rocks, even though i'm never myself around her, dont ask me why about that either, i guess she just kinda rubs off on me, well tonight, got there about who knows what time, before 7pm though, which was good, chealsea came a little later though, she is awesome fun & a great person, well we watched footy for like 10 minutes tops, lol, then chealsea & i went into the foyer & just hung out for a bit, then some of us went to macca's, it was great fun (i am currently multi-tasking, dads talking to me & i'm typing, lol) i got stuff, lol & i got simon an ice-cream too, whats .50c worth these days anyway, lol, i was acting so immature tonight & i think i know why, lol, that reason is to remain with me, then we came back & it was half time, some people were playing footy in the car park, i dont like footy much, too boring, thats probably why tonight was kinda boring, cause we were watching footy, freo vs melbourne, freo won though, so i'm not complaining, well then we hung out more & played footy more & then went home, well heres my week anyway

SUNDAY - well church was AWESOME, the youth went over mels place after & i was pretty upset though, dont bother asking me why, had a great time over there, and just hung out & chatted & did stuff, it was awesome fun & then went home & watched tv & chatted & went to bed, wont go into detail, too tired to go into detail.

MONDAY - slept in, dad worked, did practically nothing, but after work dad & i went to a friends place, i rushed dad to get home for bible study, but it didnt happen, :(, dans msn wasnt working & i'm so not willing to run it after last time, everyone left last time :(, i was in a bad mood that night if i remember right, lol, watched some tv & went to bed, lol

TUESDAY - well i couldnt go to playgroup cause dad had to leave early for work & there was no one to take me home, :(, so i slept in, lol, then watched tv & stuff & chatted, it was a fun day, but upset about missing playgroup, cant wait till next week though! its so gonna rock!

WEDNESDAY - well went to mandurah, as normal & i did school work, thats always fun, not, i got caught for slacking, i was doing math & got bored, i'm sitting facing the window next time, so my teachers cant see what i'm doing, mmm, and then dad came & went for lunch, i was feeling sick, so didnt eat much, even though i chose it, still dont feel all too well, but better than i was, and well then shopped a bit, christon walked home, cause we finished lunch late, but were back before 4pm, lol, i think, well then dad had the bread run, i stayed on msn & had fun & watched tv, a little bit & went to bed

THURSDAY - well dad worked, i got up & watched cartoons & did some washing, then went back to bed, i was exausted, then dad got home from work & we left to drop jenson off at tafe, the i had a tafe appointment, lol & got some forms & am enrolling for certificate 3 in children's services, i sure hope i get in, but with all my creditentials the adviser said i should get in, its the first time running it in rockingham though, its so gonna rock! if i get in that is, sure hope i do, well then we had rehearsal & that was AWESOME!! it so rocked, sunday is gonna be better though, i'm so excited, dont ask me why though, lol, well then went to shops, came home, watched tv & went to bed, like i want to do now, but wont, want to finish this first, lol

FRIDAY(today) - well got up at 7am! yeah! and went to rocko city, i got a purple headband, its cool, but doesnt suit me, lol, slept a little more & had my god time, as i do everyday, which is cool & then came home, dad sold the car & i packed my emergency sleepover kit, dont ask me why i do that, but i do, its fun, better than doing school work, well then i did some stuff, and took photos, which was awesome, i love taking photos but hate people taking photos of me, everytime i see a camera, i stare at it, making sure people dont take photos of me, i hate my picture taken, its whacked, well then youth group, which i said was pretty boring, but chealsea was there, so that made it a little better & then she went home & i was bored again, lol, set up chairs & stuff then came home, now going to bad, lol

well thats it from me for this week, night
with GOD in control, nothing's impossible
God Bless
Amanda

Christian Survey Thingy

2006-09-10T23:30:00.000+08:00

Christian Survey

1. How long have you been Christian? since i was 5, not that i wanted to then, but yeah
2. What’s your fondest memory as a Christian? my 1st Fire It Up camp, that so rocked
3. Do you think giving Christ your life was worth it? Yeah!!!
4. Do you see yourself as the perfect Christian? no way, no where near it
5. Are you connected with a church? yes
6. Do you enjoy your church if you are? yeah!!
7. Are your parents Christian? yeah
8. Were you brought up in a Christian family? yeah
9. Do you think being a youth is an excuse not to get into ministry? yeah, but it hasnt stopped me!
10. Do you think it’s wrong to download music? not really, well, yeah, a bit
11. What are your views on marriage? i think that marriage is great, its the uniting of 2 bodies, becoming a greater person, but still 2 persons separate, as long as God chose it
12. How many churches did you commit to before the church you are at now? 1, but they merged, so really, i've only ever been to 1!
13. Do you agree with Matthew 7:1 “if you judge, you, yourself will be judged”? yeah
14. Do you fear God? definately, just knowing he could kill you at any moment & that the day of coming is in his control, that he could come at any moment, that scares me about him
15. Are you a regular attendant of your church? Or just occasionally turn up? regular attendant
16. Are you involved in any ministries within your church? yeah, 5, childrens church, playgroup, worship team, kids united & i'm a member of livewire too! livewires awesome!
17. If a young person came knocking at your door, would you welcome them in? Or send them away? i'd ask my dad, but if it were me, i'd let them in, more than likely, but i'd be cautious
18. Do you see stronger Christians than yourself? yes, so many
19. Would you risk your life to save another? i've been asked this question stacks, yeah, i would
20. Name 5 people you tag to do this survey.

Beth
Nathan
Melissa
Craggles
Christon

and no i'm not just picking on people i know, cant be sure they'll do it anyway, you dont have to

anyone wanting a copy of this, feel free to use it, i got it off a friend, thought it would be cool

Bless Ya!!
Amanda

odd meme thingy

2006-09-10T22:28:00.000+08:00

nabbed this meme off my friend beth, thanks, its one i can actually do!

1) Are your parents married or divorced? Married
2) Are you a vegetarian? No
3) Do you believe in Heaven? Yes
4) Have you ever come close to dying? Yes, three times now, once in my room & once when I was born & when I had my 1st asthma attack when I was 5
5) What jewellery do you wear 24/7? Well I wear my cross everywhere, cept in bed & in the shower
6) Favorite time of day? 10am, decent sleep in, but enough time to organize something for the day
7) Do you eat the stems of broccoli? I don’t eat broccoli, full stop
8) Do you wear makeup? Not often, practically never aye
9) Ever have plastic surgery? Never, unless I had to, for my health’s sake
10) Do you color your hair? No, not normally anyway
11) What do you wear to bed? Nightgown & shorts
12) Have you ever done anything illegal? Ummm, hasn’t everyone?
13) Can you roll your tongue? No, but I can touch my nose with my tongue
14) Do you tweeze your eyebrows? No, I don’t even shave my legs!
15) What kind of sneakers? Stupid cheapies, cant afford good ones
16) Do you believe in Abortions? I believe they happen, but I don’t like them, cause even an embryo, is human, cause it was still conceived, its not just a tissue, as many people say
17) What is your Hair color? Medium Blonde
18) Future child's name? Mary, Jeremiah
19) Do you snore? apparantly
20) If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be? It wouldn’t be in this world, it would be heaven
21) Do you sleep with stuffed animals? Yeah, my Cindy & golden bear
22) If you won the lottery, what would you do first? Sleep
23) Gold or silver? Silver
24) Hamburger or hot dog? Hamburger, I’m allergic to hot dogs, yeah, believe it or not
25) If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Potato
26) City, beach or country? Country
27) What was the last thing you touched? Keyboard, duh!?!
28) Where did you eat last? Over my friends place, had dinner there, with most of the youth
29) When's the last time you cried? This arvo
30) Do you read blogs? yes
31) Would you ever go out dressed like the opposite sex? What would that involve? My brother says I do that almost everyday!
32) Ever been involved with the police? Yeah, had to submit a police report
33) What’s your favorite shampoo conditioner and soap? Turning Point – 2 in 1 & nice smelly soap
34) Do you talk in your sleep? Apparently I did on this one camp I went to, no one understood what I was saying!
35) Ocean or pool? Pool, no jellyfish
36) Window seat or aisle? Window seat, only cause of the view, but aisle too, easier to get to the toilet, lol
37) Ever met anyone famous? Does Jess Hammond count?
38) Do you feel that you've had a truly successful life? No
39) Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it? I just scoop it up & hope for the best, but when that doesn’t work, I spear it, so neither really
40) Ricki Lake or Oprah Winfrey? Oprah
41) Basketball or Football? Basketball, only to play though!
42) How long do your showers last? 25 minutes max, course I could spend hours in there . . . . . dreams
43) Automatic or do you drive a stick? I don’t have my license! But dad wants to get me started on a manual, cause then I can drive both
44) Cake or ice cream? Ice cream
45) Are you self-conscious? Yes, very
46) Have you ever drank so much you threw up? No
47) Have you ever given money to a tramp? No
48) Have you been in love? No, I’m only 17!
49) Where do you wish you were? In heaven with my heavenly dad
50) Are you wearing socks? No
51) Have you ever ridden in an ambulance? Well, yeah, as the patient! Stupid asthma
52) Can you tango? No, I can’t even dance! Maybe a bit of ballroom though, lol, I’m getting better
53) Last gift you received? Cash, but physical gift, 2 beautiful notebooks (that aren’t currently in use) & a sparkly purple geography set, only because of the pen though
54) Last sport you played? Basketball, at camp, I shot a few hoops & dribbled a bit (I love my basketball)
55) Things you spend a lot of money on? Livewire, $5 a week, thats my choice though
56) Where do you live? kwinana
57) Where were you born? Rockingham & Kwinana, community hospital
58) Last wedding attended? My false uncles wedding in esperance
59) Favorite fast food restaurant? Sushi or subway, HJ’s is cool too though
60) Most hated vegie(s)? its easier naming the ones I like, not, parsnip, broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, pumpkin, I have it in soups though, I love pumpkin soup, peas, beans, celery, onion, cooked lettuce, cabbage, cooked carrot, turnips, sweed
61) What's your least fav food? Chinese
62) Can you sing? Yeah! How else would I have gotten on the worship team?
63) Last person you instant messaged? Umm, probably el, but she didn’t respond :(
64) Last place you went on holiday? Does camp count? That was like a holiday, serpentine, last weekend, it was awesome
65) Favorite regular drink? Orange juice at the moment
66) Current Crush? That’s my secret, that stays with me & yes i do actually have a crush, not a very big one though :P

Livewire (08-09-06)

2006-09-08T23:17:00.000+08:00

hey guys!(by that i mean guys & gals)

how ya all doin? i'm on a sugar high, well more like a coke high, but yeah, who cares, lol, well livewire was AWESOME!!!! i'm serious it rocked! i loved it, we had kids united this arvo, then i went & read my book a bit between kids united & livewire, which was cool, got some great verses out of it, lol, then "pre-livewire" where we just hung out & had fun, while everyone arrived, lol, then livewire, i was 30 seconds late, not like i was counting, i was busy, dragging sam in, lol, he's cool, along with everyone else, he's just so much fun, i cant help that, lol, then Ps Craig preached a rock'n' message, i took notes, lol, i never got a clear topic, but i remember these 5 things from it, which are in my notes

Be Yourself
Be Giving
Be Interesting
Be in Touch
Be Faithful

so cool, then we had small groups, where Ps Craig joined us, cause we had new people, well that was his reason anyway, lol & i finally piped up about poetry, i LOVE poetry, it is awesome, i dont know why, just 4 & 1/2 months ago, i just started writing & couldn't stop, i love poetry & every poem i've written & shared, people have said are great, which is really uplifting, lol, back on topic, well after small groups, the guys carried on & maddy wasn't there, miss ya madz! :'(, not the same without you! and the guys finished at 9:55, or something, then we hung out a bit & christon & i went home, :( i didnt want to leave, but do i ever? no, i love those guys too much! they are so much fun to hang out with! well heres my week anyway

MONDAY - well i got up at 10:30am & did my morning routine, as always, then started searching EVERYWHERE for this black button up long sleeved top, never found it though, not fair, well i wore my brown one instead, looked just as good, i hope, i never worried about how i looked till then, lol, then dad picked me up for the funeral, we got there on time (for once) & it was beautiful, like i mean that, alecia's speach, was touching, then we went home, but on the way home, nathan left after us, like at least 10 minutes i'm guessing & we were kinda racing him, when dad & i saw him & mel, so funny, i kept asking dad to beep the horn, but he never did, ruin my fun wouldnt he, lol, then i had bible study, which rocked, as always, we studied john 5:1-14, which talked about a man laying by a pool, who couldnt walk & how no one would help him & how jesus healed him, which was pretty cool & i got to pray first! (sure i always do, but thats not the point) which was cool, well then i stayed up a little & went to bed

TUESDAY - well got up at 7am & then did my morning routine & went to playgroup, thas always fun, lol, nah it really is, i love it there, lol, maybe i just like the church, or the people in it, who knows, lol, then mum picked me up, yes i did say mum, dad was working & she actually took me to ladies meeting, and i said i would get her there (at some point) and i did, i suceeded, which doesnt happen very often for me, lol, then went to the library, got out cheaper by the dozen 1 & 2, which was cool & borrowed some awesome books, only 1 being christ related though, been reading alot of christ related books recently, kinda wierd, how i just changed, maybe because there were no more youth books that interested me left, strange how i only start reading christian books when i run out of other books to read, when shouldnt they be the 1st? i dunno, well then mum & i started driving home & then the car ran out of gas & we walked the rest of the way, lol, mum was like way behind me, lol, then mum told dad, (i'm not going to finish that sentence), lol, well then i stayed home while dad & christon went & picked up the car & mum was in her room, i made this door plaque, i like it, lol, course i would, i made it, lol, then watched tv, did the dishes & went to bed at like midnight

WEDNESDAY - got up at 6:45, stayed in bed an extra 10 minutes, didnt want to get up, literally, the only thing that made me was me slipping on the step on my ladder, half asleep, my neck cained after that, all day, then i went to mandurah & boy was that boring, got hardly any work done (probably because i was so tired) & just read through my story, i like my story, my english teacher read it & said it was awesome, & inspiring, that meant so much to me, its a 7 page story, anyone who wants to read it, i'll be more than happy to send it to you, as long as i know who you are, well, then dad picked me up & we went to mandurah centro & had lunch, kfc, not that i wanted kfc, but it was the best they had, lol, then i picked up 2 dolphin rings, one for my friend chealsea & mum bought me a red one, for me, lol, then we picked up christon & went home, home sweet home, lol & i hopped on the computer for the whole arvo, lol, that was fun, chatting & browsing gush, which was cool, and then watched some tv & went to bed

THURSDAY - well got up & looked everywhere for these tablets of mine, i prayed so hard, to find them, then dad got home & left for the shops, while i was still looking for my tablets, then i asked my friend carris to pray & my friend meika & carris said to pray & to let god show me, within like 30 minutes i found them, sitting in the medicine box in the food cupboard, lol, after a whole day of ransacking my bedroom trying to find them, lol, then i watched a movie, i was so drained, i had a bit of a cold, which didnt help, i hate it when i get sick, so hot milo & relaxing the rest of the day, needed it, literally, then we went to rehearsal, dad dropped me off & went back home, it was his wedding anniversary, rehearsal was awesome, cept something kept urging me to talk to ps craig, but i didnt, guess it was fear, need to learn to get over that, need to, isaiah 41:10, "do not be afraid, for i am with you, do not be dismayed for i am your God. I will strengthen you, i will help you, i will uphold you with my victorious right hand" still not believing i know that verse, lol, then i called dad & he picked me up, lol, no credit left though, lol, i'll get more next week, then watched tv & chatted, then went to bed

FRIDAY - well got up at 9am, did my morning routine & then went & watched a movie, cheaper by the dozen 2, it was so funny, bonnie hunt & steve martin & eugene levy, did a great job on it & hilary duff makes a way better actor than singer, but thats only my opinion, well then i had lunch & then started getting ready for kids united, which happened to rock, even though i was late *stares blankly at dad* can't wait to get my p plates aye, been reading that book so much, taking the online test & everything, lol, then had livewire of course, which was AWESOME!!!!! as always, when isnt it awesome? never, lol, so much fun, sure asthma played up, but i expected that, so i was prepared, instead of having to run out, i had a drink there (thanks sam), lol, now getting ready for bed, while watching a movie, hope i dont get nightmares from it, it was really scary, its called stir of echoes, if you watch it, you'll understand why, beware though its rated AV, whatever that means, i'm guessing its equal to MA, lol

well thats it from me, i'm off to bed, at last
with GOD in control, nothing's impossible
God Bless
Amanda

FAMILY CAMP!!!!!

2006-08-28T18:18:00.000+08:00

hey guys & gals

well this is my week, details on camp are listed under friday saturday & sunday, by the way, camp was AWESOME!!!!!

SUNDAY - well church was AWESOME!!! as awesome as what livewire is normally anyway, the message rocked! then after, i bought a pen, yes, making it 101 pens i have, lol & its really cool, i was hyped on something aye, too much sugar i think & then after, some of us went to macca's for lunch & then to alecias place to watch the footy, freo won!!! yay!!!!! then went home at 5:30pm & hung out all night, breached some walls aswell & at midnight i went out to the car in my pj's & got my bible so i could read a bit on jeremiah as i am planning on preaching on him at kids united next term, hopefully god will guide that, cause i cant do it without him

MONDAY - well i slept in till about 10:30am & i did a stack of washing, oh & i had bible study which was so awesome! we talked about how a prophet should not preach in his home town & how this official had to beg for his son to be healed & he was, cept jesus didnt go into the officials home, he just said "your son is healed" & the official believed he was, so he ran home & his son was healed, that was cool, but this question came up in the meeting "did the official really have to beg?" i'm not all that sure, i dont think he had to, but yeah, and we talked on faith & what it means to have faith which was really cool, i loved that part, and we talked about the officials faith, cause he must have had alot of faith to believe that his son was healed right? well then we prayed & i stayed up a little after, till about 11pm & went to bed

TUESDAY - well i woke up at 5:30am, to notice my mobile was missing, i ransacked my bedroom to find it & then i called it & it was in christons room, when i was playing with it in bed the night before, hmmm, still dont know how it got into my brothers room though, then at 6am went back to my room & couldnt get back to sleep, got up again at 7am & did my morning routine & then went to playgroup, got there late though & i didnt cut fruit! yay! then one of the playgroup mums dropped me off at margarets & then came home & looked up accommodation for dad & melbourne & that & went shopping a bit & looked up more accommodation & then went to the omegatrend meeting, it was so fun, looking at what they're bringing out & just meeting new people, its so cool, well then came home, looked up more accommodation & went to bed

WEDNESDAY - well i got up at 7am & watched some tv, my favourite shows are on in the morning, so yeah, dont get to watch them much, well, then i did my morning routine & then we left for Christons & my PMH appointment, but we had to pick up a computer from darlington first, its near midland, then we went to kings park for an hour & i got some decent photos, pretty awesome & then we went to the appointment & got new inserts, pretty cool, i have purple, then i mentioned the foosball table they now have & said we were going to go play a couple games & she said "well you go 'foose it up', while i go cut these down to size" so funny, lol & then we tried them & then left, we went & got some pizza from spearwood & headed home, which was cool, dad said we are getting 2 hawaiian next time, cause that went first, lol & then got home & relaxed all arvo, chatted & browsed gush, that was fun & went to bed

THURSDAY - well i got up at 10am, wanting to sleep longer, did my morning routine & did some school work & then went to the hub & the library, returned a dvd & then went shopping a bit, needed last minute things for camp, like marshmellows, geoffrey's birthday present, dads fathers day present, batteries & some other stuff, then picked christon up from school & dropped jenson off at tafe, went to rockingham city for a bit, dad needed bike parts, so i tagged along, lol, picked mum up from shopping & came home & relaxed, did some time on the exercise bike & then finished packing for camp, then watched some tv & went to bed

FRIDAY - woke up at 8:30am as Mum & Dad were leaving, prayed like stacks & then did my morning routine, hopped on the computer & did some school work, not that i wanted to, but sure, i talked to god so much in the shower, i so needed to reconnect with him, it seemed we were drifting apart, i've never had that before, it was strange, i missed him so much, i finally realised i cant live without him right by my side, standing there with me, supporting me, then after school work, mum & dad got home & i checked that i had everything for camp, & did, cept i organised everything so much better, went shopping for a tiny bit & then got home & chatted for a bit, waited for mum & dad to finish packing, then left at 7pm & finally got there at 7:45pm, jenson drove, he's getting better it seems, had supper & tried to get an early night, i was in bed at 10:50pm & didnt fall asleep till 1:15am, cause everyone was walking in & out all the time, so i read up on jeremiah a little bit & read the 1st chapter of jeremiah, which was cool & talked to god, that rocked, he so encouraged me, and we all chatted & then something happened & people left, so naomi & i fell asleep within 10 minutes of them leaving, lol

SATURDAY - Ps Ric woke us all up at 7am & i immediatly went to the shower, as everyone else woke up, there was a spider on the curtain! i almost screamed! i hate spiders, they really scare me, then went to breakfast, and then we had a little free time, i checked my alarm & finally realised why i didnt work, someone changed it to 8am! & not 7am, like i set it to, so i changed it back for the next morning, then we had the workshop, that was cool, a little boring though, then lunch & free time, some of us did this quiz with simon, it was cool, had 133 questions, real long, but worth it, as we watched sam fall from trees & swing on vines, it was so funny & then went and hung out a bit & i went to my dorm & then i had my god time, i sat on a step & prayed for over an hour, god & i just talked, he was such a great help, i was feeling really low & upset, then i went back to my dorm & talked to god more & slept a little & cried a little, then hung out with youth for a while in the gym & then went to dinner, after dinner, we had a little free time, i was busy looking for change of $20, found it, no help from dad though, he made me so mad, then we had spicks & specks & blue was on dishes, so i helped & spicks & specks was so cool, so much fun, we won, it was real cool, yay blue! jaxon kept asking "did we get that one?" so funny, lol, then we stayed up & set up some stuff outside & just layed there & chatted, my pillow went missing 3 times! but we had fun & just stared at the stars & chased each other, lol, then we had so much fun with a can of shaving cream, lol, i didnt get a single bit on me, good thing, it was fun avoiding it, poor alecia though, and ps craig, still funny thoguh, had so much fun, then went to bed, it was midnight before that happened though, stayed up pretty late, were forced to go to bed at midnight, stayed up a little & chatted though, that was so much fun, camp was awesome

SUNDAY - well this morning i got up at 7am, thank you alarm, lol, didnt want to get up though, had my shower & got dressed & had brekky, then packed up everything, took it out to the car & then had church, that was cool, it didnt take me long to clean up, thanks for vacuuming alecia, & then cleaned up everything, and hung out, our family were the 1st to leave, i really didnt want to leave, but had to get home for this phone call for the car, the guy didnt call though, we didnt have to leave so early, it wasnt fair, i was almost in tears, but i'll see them all again, so that brought a smile, well then i got home, had lunch & slept till about 7pm, definately needed it, lol, so tired right now, lol, i'm off to bed soon i think, well overall camp was AWESOME!!!!!

(hoping camp becomes an annual thing)
with God in control, nothing's impossible!
God Bless
Amanda

Livewire (25-08-06)

2006-08-20T21:29:00.000+08:00

Heya Peoples!

Hope you all doin well, as always i post a blog on livewire, so here goes, livewire last night was awesome!!! Ps Craig was great on drums, missed him singing though, was different without jody there, real strange, Ps Craig preached on Unity, which was awesome & then we had a massive small groups, everyone was in with each other, it was so cool, should happen more often, lol & completed a personal goal, i did 5 rows of chairs, all on my own! (that was a personal goal believe it or not) but i appreciated the help that melanie, craig, steven & eventually everyone else provided, it was cool to see teamwork, and we talked about what we should do at youth group, i'm voting couch relay at the moment, but some of the other stuff sounded cool too, i had to be in the car with the last couch relay, cause of my stupid ankle back then, i could barely walk, still remember that, it was so cool though, real cool & this one i'm expecting will be even better, totally cant wait aye, cant wait, and chelsea & i had so much fun, it was so cool & my old friend kimberly came, which was cool & i had coke, but it didnt effect me as bad as what it did sunday night, still remember that, lol & we played the marshmellow game tonight, where we have to cross a molten lava river & we only get 1 marshmellow each, which was a piece of paper, & had to get our whole team across, using team work, so fun & we played this other game where we had to lay down & hold onto someones ankle & get from 1 end of the room to the other & back again, i got a lump of some sort on my knee from that, lol, overall, tonight went great, (still thinking about when i should ask craig about becoming a leader though, dont want to break maddy's & my deal though, but somethings urging me too, might ask her about it later) well this is my week anyway

SUNDAY - well i woke up at 6:30am, not tired (surprisingly) and went to church, was 15 minutes late though :P, awesome service, some baptisms, congrats channy! and after most of the youth went back to mels, geoffs & nathans place & hung out till about 5pm & then went to church, that was cool, i really didnt feel like singing, but did, i was so dizzy, it was scary, it got so bad tonight, i was feeling so sick that morning too, it was pretty obvious that something was happening today, something big & i felt that this morning, that something big was gonna happen & did, tonights message was phenominal, i think that was it, & the closer it got to ps darryls message, the more dizzy i got, & the more sick i got, as thats how it was, it was freaky & the message this morning was awesome & then after church tonight, nathan played a prank, he used one of the church phones & he said (i think) "isnt someone going to answer that?" so i answered & he said "did you order any chinese fried rice?" and i said no, looked around & he started laughing & then i hung up & he bolted & i chased after him, i totally ran out of breathe & no one seemed to believe me, my asthma played up & it was mad, literally, i was so frustrated aye, i just wanted to tackle him to the ground & i was exausted, it was crazy, i couldnt do anything aye, i'm laughing at it, later after church, when i was home, i texted nathan saying "did you order any chinese fried rice?" and he said he didnt, so that was the end of it, lol, pretty funny really

MONDAY - well woke up, cant remember what time, and started on some school work, then my english teacher started talking to me, saying i havent been submitting all that much work lately *embarassed smiley* and i started talking to her about something dad mentioned earlier this year . . . . tafe & she said it would be better for me to go there, as i am under pressure there, and i'm not all that motivated at this, its been a great experience, but yeah, so i started looking at tafe courses & am looking into getting into a childcare course & then this teaching course that leads to an avenue into teaching at murdoch university, which would be a great option for me, how awesome is that, then i talked to dad about it & he said sure, but you have to get in with no help from me, how cruel is that?!? then i went on my walk & came home, watched a tiny bit of telly & then it was dinner, then bible study, bible study was so AWESOME, we only studied 4 verses, but yeah, we learnt about how jesus was begged to stay with some samaritans & it made me think, a samaritan helped a jew in the good samaritan parable & samaritans are meant to hate jews, and here the samaritans begged for a jew (christ) to stay with them, but they're meant to be against them & if you read john 4:39-42 you'll see that its like they honour him, as if they are christians, as if they do worship jesus christ, otherwise they wouldve rejected him as they would many other jews, but thats not the case, the samaritan in the good samaritan story helped a jew, when they are meant to be against them, but he helped, as in this case, the samaritans welcomed jesus, king of the jews into their house, so if a samaritan can worship & honour jesus christ, then cant a muslim or buddhist or any other religion worship christ, be converted, as it is obvious that christ converted samaritans, so cant we convert other religions with the power of jesus christ? then after bible study i continued chatting for a bit, then went to bed

TUESDAY - well, i had playgroup, & got some really cute photos of narelle sleeping in the pully cart, so cute, then i did the fruit & then after playgroup, trish dropped me off at a friends place for lunch & i played with angie a little bit, i bet her in almost every game, which was cool, then dad & i & cameron left, and i went home & did some schoolwork, i think & then my walk, i got wet, my umbrella broke, so unfair, then i was forced to go to this meeting with dad, now i want to go back, its interesting, really it is, got home at 10:30pm & went on the computer for a bit & then went to bed.

WEDNESDAY - woke up at 6:30am, then started getting ready to go to mandurah, but dad went to visit a friend first, so we didnt leave till he got back which was 10:45, so we left for mandurah at 11am, resulting in getting there at 11:45 & i signed in & started on my report, with all the surveys i had. For once dad picked me up on time at 2pm, then mum, dad, christon & i (yes christon had the day off to go shopping, lol) went to mandurah centro & had subway for lunch, i did a bit of shopping & i bought stickers & lollies for my emergency sleepover bag (it does exist) & some for sunday, then we went home & picked up jenson & headed off to hungry jacks for jensons "birthday dinner" then we dropped jenson off at tafe & headed on to farmer jacks, where dad bought 3 cakes for me to decorate, he wanted a 3 layer cake for jenson, dont ask me why, it barely fit in the fridge & of course i decorated it, it was mad, then dad & jenson got home from bible study & we had the cake & continued with my report, then went to bed, at midnight, lol

THURSDAY - got up at 9am, did my morning routine, then hopped on the computer & finished my report (at last) & then had lunch, dad had a sleep, then we went down the hub & i bought a pair of black pants & returned my library books & then dropped jenson off at tafe, but on the way up there, i started thinking of the beginning of the chorus in "Linkin Park: In the End" & it says "i tried so hard & got so far, but in the end, it doesnt even matter" it relates really well to ecclesiastes, doesnt it? like you are successful on earth, but does that matter in heaven? no, will anything you do on earth help you in heaven? yeah, if its devoted to christ, but if its not, probably not, whether you have a successful job or not doesnt matter, whether you made a platinum album doesnt matter, whether you lived in a gutter in a cardboard box doesnt matter, whether you committed 100 people to christ or only just 1 doesnt matter, whether you lived a life of crime & then devoted your life to christ doesnt matter, whether you committed your life when you were young or when you were on the verge of death, it doesnt matter, none of it matters really, well then we got to cash converters & i snapped out of what i was thinking & christon, dad & i went to find christon a mobile charger & then dad went & bought a car & i called stacks of people to ask for a lift to rehearsal, but the last person i called gave me a lift, that was whacked & then as dad was hopping out of the car, ps ric pulled into the driveway, that was wierd, rehearsal was awesome, & then we picked up jenson & came home & i hopped back on the computer & then went to bed

FRIDAY - well, got up at like 11am & did some stuff, schoolwork & gush mainly, which was fun & finished off my emergency sleepover bag, which i always pack on a friday, unless i forget, which isnt very often & then kids united, i called literally everyone to see if i could get a lift, but no one could, it was mad, and then i called the church to see if my dad was there & he had just come to pick me up, so nice . . . . . sometimes, lol, we made craft, the boys made fighter jets while the girls made pencil holders, that was kinda fun, my hands got covered in glue though, then we had livewire, i had coke, hehehe, to much energy for my own good, lol, it was so cool, simon, christon, paul, jake & i (yes i was the only girl, but so what) went to maccas, inside was shut, but drive through wasnt, and then we went & ate in the hub car park, that was funny, i actually had fun, lol, not that thats anything spectacular, lol, and then came home, then i went on the computer & went to bed at 12am, lol

SATURDAY - got up at 10:30am, did my morning routine & hopped on the computer, hung out my washing, chatted, looked up random verses, 7 of them to be precise, they just popped into my head, it was strange

Judges 7:7
1 Corinthians 7:7
John 3:27
Matthew 2:17
Isaiah 21:2-7
1 Peter 5:7
Micah 7:7

it was strange how each of them had 7 in it, totally whacked really, well i cant go on my walks till i get a new umbrella, which sucks, so i'm planning on spending an hour sitting with God in my room, so we can just talk, :), everyday till i get a new umbrella, (which i'm hoping will be really soon) well dads meant to be taking mum & i to the shops sometime soon & i'm going to buy an mp3 player off ebay really soon, cant wait.

well thats practically it, lol, cya

with God in control nothing's impossible
God Bless
Amanda

Favourites

2006-08-19T19:34:00.001+08:00

ok, well this is a list of my favourites

- knowing that you're loved & loving people in return
- feeling christ surrounding you
- waking up & being awake, not tired, just refreshed
- remembering christ loves you & he wouldve died on the cross to save just you, if it meant saving someone
- livewire
- prayer
- worship
- my friends
- GUSH
- gushGIRLS
- my bible
- walking into church being welcomed by this loving family who i know whatever happens, they'll always be there for me, well thats how it seems anyway
- my livewire leaders
- God's timing
- waking up each morning knowing that its 1 day closer to the prediction stated in revelations
- knowing that when you cry, Christ is right there beside you crying, as he hates seeing his children hurt
- coffee
- milo & icecream, mixed till its a thick mousse
- spending time with my church friends
- knowing the feeling that christ died for you, loves you, would never hurt you & will forever keep you safe & will never give you anything you can't handle
- white nail polish (just bought it tuesday, thanks dad for the lend of $2)
- sleeping
- CHRIST, my lord & saviour, my protector, my support, a listening ear
- blogging
- msn
- the feeling, where you're scared & God just relaxes you & sets your mind at ease
- MY DAILY WALKS!!!!
- wrapping paper
- bubble wrap
- having a friend to listen
- the daily conversations i have with christ
- looking out over the hills & knowing that God made it all
- Black
- jewellery
- cartooning
- marshmellows
- shopping with my friends
- going shopping for a present for a friend, not knowing what to get them, getting them something random, giving it to them & them loving it, well seeming to anyway
- coke
- my mobile (soon to be upgraded, hopefully)
- playgroup, i love the kids there, they are so gorgeous
- walking into playgroup & having all the kids rush at you as you walk in the door & them hugging you (not that, that happens often, i can always dream though)
- a shoulder to cry on
- a listening ear
- the look of love in a persons eyes, looking at you
- glasses
- my family
- my dog (now deceased, R.I.P. shara)
- my beautiful bird ellen, me being the one you talked to first
- knowing that God has a future for me, thats bright & full of joy
- knowing that i'll move out someday
- my digi cam
- my mobile lanyard
- my jeans
- my church & playgroup badges
- preaching a message at kids united
- my purple bag
- sleeping over a friends place, spending time with someone close to you, someone who knows everything about you & still loves you
- finishing a school task
- church & all my friends there
- my youth alive wristband
- my cross necklace
- my baptism plaque
- my cindy (my little toy pig)
- my pen collection, that consists of 100 pens, exact, not including texters or pencils or highlighters & not consisting of all the pens lost within my bedroom, thats whacked!!! (i just counted them)
- looking for something, finding in the most unexpected place
- HUGS!!!!!
- headphones
- computers
- emails
- getting mail from the posty just for you, no other letters for anyone else, thats always cool
- painting my nails
- singing on stage at church, worshipping GOD with all my heart & soul
- hanging with my friends
- learning something new
- recording your own ringtones
- timing how short a time you can spend in the shower
- writing long lists like this
- being surprised at how many people would bother to read this whole list
- making the perfect pair of earings
- MOVIE - sisterhood of the travelling pants
- SONG - here i am to worship & god of miracles
- FOOD - lasagne
- my God time, it so rocks
- purple
- coming up with new tag lines
- loving someone & knowing they love you back & forever will, no matter how many fights you go through with that person, still knowing that you will forever be friends to each other
- finishing a never ending list

well thats my favourites, just thought i'd post it here, as i posted it in gush, so yeah

ADRENALIN!!!!! (18-08-06)

2006-08-15T18:29:00.000+08:00

Hey Guys & Gals

Well last night livewire went to adrenalin, which totally ROCKED!!! i loved it, simon picked us up at 5pm & we went to the church & left the church at about 5:45pm or something like that, that was cool & hopped on the bus, on the way up there we watched toy story 2, which was cool, then we finally got there, which was cool, and we had to stick with our leaders, since we were in groups, when we finally got in, the auditorium was so buzzing with youth & christians, it so rocked, when we got into the auditorium soulframe was on stage, never really heard their music before, so that was a first for me, then the intro dude from easter camp came on stage, did some stuff (cant really remember what) & then Dave Reardon came up, and it all started, which totally rocked, then we sang a bit (i'm really glad i took my water bottle now) & then if i remember right dave came back up & then guy sebastion, he sang some songs, that was a bit boring, then they had adrenalin idle, which was funny, the last guy who sang, couldnt sing, it was wacky, then this dude danced & then we sang a little more, which was cool & then sanga came up, preached a rock'n' message & then an alter call (as always), it was so cool over 300 youth went to give their lives, it rocked to see them all rush up (still thinking planetshakers is better) then the collection, then we sang a tiny bit more (really appreciative of my water bottle) and then met outside & hopped on the bus & went home, that was kinda cool, not really though, some of livewire sang on the way home & we only sang 1 christian song, that was whacked, then got to the church, i didnt feel tired, but it was obvious i looked it & on the bus my asthma played up, cause the bus driver smoked & there was nothing i could do about it, so unfair, but it relaxed after about 10 minutes, which was really cool, then i joined in with the singing, it was real cool, then when we were at the church ps craig handed out cd's & then simon took christon & i home, i was in bed within 10 minutes of getting home, great thing, i was obviously tired, lol, well thats it, here's my week

MONDAY - slept in till 11:30am, went for my walk, then to the shops & got white nail polish, rather than black, still need to clean the dirt from underneath them though, lol

TUESDAY - dropped jenson off at tafe & playgroup, then helped geoffrey weed the gardens, then i delivered pamphlets for church & dad picked me up just around the corner from home & went down the shops . . . . again

WEDNESDAY - got up at 7:45am, for once on time, almost, had an appointment in perth for orthotics, that was fun, kinda, the pink boxes are cool though & they have a foosball machine there now, christon & i played till i got called in, then christon got called in after i'd finished & i finished his foosball game with dad, dad was on 0 while christon was on 7, its obvious who one, lol, then we went to garden city & i had sushi for lunch while dad & christon seemed to be having a competition of who could stack their plate the highest with chinese, that was cool to watch, i liked that, and we browsed, i bought a mini whiteboard for my door from the post office & a notebook, then home, i went for my walk & then home again & hopped on the computer, thats really about it.

THURSDAY - woke up at 12:45pm, had shower, school(yes i did do some schoolwork), went to the hub, again, missed my walk :(, not fair, then i had to go straight to rehearsal, (still in my walking outfit might i add) from the hub & then back to the hub after rehearsal to pick up my older brother, then got banned off the internet, dont bother asking why though, then went to bed at 12:15am

FRIDAY - got up at 8am i think it was, then had a shower, did some math, chatted a bit & then simon picked christon & i up for adrenalin, got home at about 12:30am, which was fun, went to bed

SATURDAY (today) - well i got up at about 10am, that was fun & now just writing this blog & browsing GUSH (youth alive forums) & checking out other blogs, i have my walk later, i do plan on going, lol & thats probably about it for today

well thats it for this week, i'll post again next week, i can be sure of that, bye

(oh & i found a new tag line! yay!)
With God in control nothing's impossible
God Bless
Amanda

Friday Night Live (11-08-06)

2006-08-13T23:31:00.000+08:00

Hey Guys & GalsHow ya all doin? Well i'm actually pretty good, well on Friday was Friday night live, in other words, livewire went to baldivis church, which totally rocked!! i so don't feel like writing this blog right now, well i'll write you out my week & i'll give more detail down the bottom

SUNDAY - helped mel, geoff, nathan & their family move house

MONDAY - slept in, pretty sure i didn’t help that day, more like positive i didn’t help that day, I had my walk, I did call in to mels though, to see if they needed a hand, discovered they didn’t so went home

TUESDAY – don’t totally remember what happened on Tuesday, but I know for sure I was home at 5:30pm, from my walk of course & I had playgroup on Tuesday, which totally rocked, madz was there, which was cool, I think that we drove past their place & I called nathan, cause I organized to meet them there & help them clean up a bit more, which didn’t happen, commitments or something, don’t ask me

WEDNESDAY – well, I went to mandurah, then on the way home from the shops dad dropped me on warner road, cause I wanted to help clean up, so I helped Geoffrey weed the garden, which was actually fun, lol, mandurah went real well, got stacks of work done

THURSDAY – pretty sure I helped mels family move, cant be sure though, I’m too tired to remember much, then rehearsal & dad & I went shopping after & bought “stuff” yes “stuff” lol, which was kinda cool

FRIDAY – well I did school work till about 1pm, then walked over Mels again & helped some more, more weeding, wasn’t as fun, but still pretty cool, lol & just generally cleaned up, oh & cant forget I missed kids united, was helping geoff weed the garden, I figured I hate gardening, lol, and then went to youth, a lot of confusion there, we played games & with play dough, and I bought 2 show bags, don’t ask me why though, lol, I totally can’t remember & simon dropped christon & I home, along with some other people, which was cool & I totally crashed when I got home, nice warm bed

SATURDAY – got up at 9am & got ready was at mels place by 10:30am, we were so pushed & I found I work great under pressure, sure hope dad doesn’t find that out, it was so cool, I had so much fun & I slept over their place, we roasted marshmallows, that was so cool, I just feel great when I’m around them, don’t ask me why, they just have a warmth about them, that seems to make everyone feel so comfortable around them, its cool, and I finally watched lords of the rings: return of the king, it so ROCKED!! Slept quite well on their couch though, which was cool

SUNDAY (today) – well had church then the youth went over angeliques, which was so much fun, oh & I bought a new book today!! Todays service so ROCKED!! It was so cool, I loved today’s service, and an uplifting comment was said to me today, that totally helped me know that God was & is with me when I’m struggling, I was praying for over a month for God to give me the words to pray with the worship team & about 3 weeks ago now christ said that I have to stop asking him that question, that I have to pray from my own heart & let it be a spur of the moment thing & not planned, and what Neville said totally re-assured me that God was & is there, whenever I pray, even when I think he’s not with me now that I’m not asking him anymore, it totally re-assured me & I did a bible reading & I had a comment that I wasn’t loud enough, so yeah, but I think I did great, it was my 1st time in years! Since ps Duncan started the youth doing bible readings, which was so cool, and it felt so great, the butterflies were there though, lol, and then geoff’s mum & dad dropped me off at angel’s & Catherine & I went walking together, that was so cool, feet now killing me though, lol, stupid blister type things, not blisters though & then home for the rest of the night, and when i got home today, i found out that dad threw my glass out, he gave me that, i left it on my computer desk & he threw it out while i was helping my friends move, so unfair

well thats it from me, its been a long week, causing a long blog
Night, God Bless
Amanda

Livewire (04-08-06)

2006-08-05T19:51:00.000+08:00

hi people,

well livewire last night, was awesome, even though christon & i were late & i pulled something in the back of my ankle when i dove for a chair in human tic-tac-toe, lol, it was still awesome, then christon & i went back to mel's place & slept over there, which was fun, their couch isn't very comfy to sleep on though, lol, well today i woke up at 7am there abouts & then at about 9:30am geoff, his mum, christon & i went to look at a house in port kennedy, which so rocked! its big & beautiful, and cream, lol, then we went to a party at a park in rockingham, which was fun, then we went back to mel's place & i watched her put on make-up & helped her match what went with what, which was stacks of fun, i like giving my opinion & people say i'm good at matching things, no wonder i'm so good at concentration, lol, well this was my week

SUNDAY - went to macca's for lunch & then went our seperate ways :(

MONDAY - i missed a bible study that didn't end up happening, cause i called into mel's on my walk wanting to talk to her, but never getting a chance

TUESDAY - playgroup, which rocked, then had lunch & then i had an appointment in rockingham to get my hair cut, he gave me a fringe & he kept asking me personal questions, i wanted to scream, but i actually relaxed for the 1st time that day, lol

WEDNESDAY - went to mandurah & the server wasn't down for once, i did math, yawn

THURSDAY - bread run, then dad had an appointment at the high school, while mum & i shopped & then we went to centrelink & the commonwealth bank & i didn't get to go on my walk, :(, then friday it was my birthday, i got a new mobile, bible & cash + 2 notebooks & a purple math set, which was cool oh & i got smoothers off my dad too, which was cool, & then had rehearsal, which was awesome, had so much fun aye

FRIDAY - well, dad worked, i slept in, till i could sleep no more, which was only 11am, lol, got up & checked mail, found a card for me, which rocked, then waited for dad & went to red rooster for dinner, then livewire & slept over mel's which i mentioned above, lol, we played black jack & i was stuck packing it up, well as it says in -> ephesians 6:7 - do your work with enthusiasm. Work as if you were serving the Lord, not as if you were serving only men & woman <- it's an awesome verse, to be honest, it's the only thing that gets me through doing the dishes, i may hate washing dishes, but i remember that verse & continue on, lol, i went to bed at 11:45 & got woken up at 1am i think it was & couldn't get back to sleep till 2am, lol

well that's it from me, overall my week was pretty busy, i like it that way, lol, have a great weekend,

(still coming up with a new tag line)
God Bless
Amanda

Livewire (28-07-06)

2006-07-29T22:35:00.000+08:00

Hi!!

How you all doing? well i'm actually great for once, good thing, well Livewire last night rocked!!!!! even though i could barely walk half the night, alls good now though, my ankle was better after a rest, just had to be careful, running doesnt do it any good, i've learnt that, Ps Craig preached on Prayer, it was soooooo awesome! i learnt soooo much last night & it's 6 days till my birthday!!!!! yay!!!!! we had small groups which pretty much rocked & kids united didn't go so well, we had 1 kid other than the leaders 3 kids, which was sad, i actually got to lead a game though which was cool, & we played with balloons & feathers & straws, it was cool well, i'll write out my holidays for you, well what i remember of them anyway, all i really did was hang over Craig & Mel's place with the youth, that was cool, the 1st tuesday, the youth went out & played volleyball & the 2nd wednesday, i tripped over carpet while racing for the door & my hand went through the bottom panel of a 5 panel glass door, i so cried & i don't normally cry all that much anymore, then on monday school started, boring, slept in, good thing, went on my walk, actually extended it, which is great, i love my walks, they are so awesome, just walking & singing & just being by myself, tuesday, school work, wednesday i went to fremantle, by myself, finally felt like i had some freedom, it was sooooo cool, then on the way home on the bus, mum called & said the white ant man just left & i couldn't go home for 2 1/2 hours, so i texted some people & shopped a bit, got some boxes, like little plastic ones & blue notebooks, as they had no purple ones left & had lunch & walked home, since i missed the bus & then got home & left for my walk, which was great, had soooo much fun, & called into a friends place, left there at about 5:50, home by 6:10pm cause i was caught up while chatting to my boss, who only lives down the road, got home & relaxed, thursday, school work & rehearsal, then got home, then back to friday & at some point this week i got some real sweet black nail polish that i am currently wearing, i think i got it wednesday sometime, can't remember, well thats about it from me aye, catcha you all later sometime probably.

God Bless
Amanda

christian jokes

2006-07-22T17:59:00.000+08:00

A friend of mine emailed these jokes to me & i thought you might like them too

Q. What kind of man was Boaz before he married Ruth?
A. Ruthless.

Q. What do they call pastors in Germany?
A. German Shepherds.

Q. Who was the greatest financier in the Bible?
A. Noah. He was floating his stock while everyone else was in
liquidation.

Q. Who was the greatest female financier in the Bible?
A Pharaoh's daughter. She went down to the bank of the Nile and
drew out a little prophet.

Q. What kind of motor vehicles are in the Bible?
A. Jehovah drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden in a Fury. David's Triumph was heard throughout the land. Also, probably a Honda, because the apostles were all in one Accord.

Q. Who was the greatest comedian in the Bible?
A. Samson. He brought the house down.

Q. What excuse did Adam give to his children as to why he no longer
lived in Eden
A. Your mother ate us out of house and home.

Q. Which servant of God was the most flagrant lawbreaker in the Bible?
A. Moses. He broke all 10 commandments at once.

Q. Which area of Palestine was especially wealthy?
A. The area around Jordan. The banks were always overflowing.

Q. Who is the greatest babysitter mentioned in the Bible?
A. David. He rocked Goliath to a very deep sleep.

Q. Which Bible character had no parents?
A. Joshua, son of Nun.

Q. Why didn't they play cards on the Ark?
A. Because Noah was standing on the deck

PS...
Did you know it's a sin for a woman to make coffee?
Yup, it's in the Bible. It says . . . "He-brews"

God Bless
Amanda

survey off my space

2006-07-14T23:25:00.000+08:00

*TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey*
Name:	Amanda
Birthday:	4 August 1989
Birthplace:	Rockingham/Kwinana District Hospital
Current Location:	Perth
Eye Color:	Hazel
Hair Color:	Medium Blonde
Height:	5ft 6in
Right Handed or Left Handed:	Right Handed
Your Heritage:	1/8 english, 7/8 aussie or 12.5% english, 87.5% aussie
The Shoes You Wore Today:	ankle support sneakers
Your Weakness:	when christ tells me to do something, there's never questions asked
Your Fears:	Spiders, Snakes, Bicycles, Blades, Sharks, Bees, the dark & my Dad at times
Your Perfect Pizza:	Hawaiian, with double pineapple
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:	Grow closer to God, & to my family, oh & maybe become a youth group leader
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:	in time i may tell you, but that time isn't now
Thoughts First Waking Up:	5 more minutes, i don't wanna get up
Your Best Physical Feature:	dont ask me, but i guess, some people say my gentle looking eyes, dont ask me why they say that though
Your Bedtime:	my bedtime, around 11pm most nights
Your Most Missed Memory:	do you mean, the memory i would like to live again? well that would be learning how to play rummy with my gran
Pepsi or Coke:	more like vanilla coke
MacDonalds or Burger King:	definately hungry jacks
Single or Group Dates:	i don't date, i'm not allowed to date
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:	neither, i normally like ice tea though, i dont buy it though, i make it
Chocolate or Vanilla:	chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee:	definately cappuccino, mmm froth
Do you Smoke:	never (asthma)
Do you Swear:	no, well try not to anyway
Do you Sing:	ALWAYS! i sing whenever i get a chance
Do you Shower Daily:	what do you think? of course i do!
Have you Been in Love:	no
Do you want to go to College:	yes, i'm gonna have to if i'm to become a pastor
Do you want to get Married:	some day
Do you belive in yourself:	not very much, i believe in God within me
Do you get Motion Sickness:	a little
Do you think you are Attractive:	no
Are you a Health Freak:	not really
Do you get along with your Parents:	not very well, thats only my opinion though
Do you like Thunderstorms:	i like rain, so yeah
Do you play an Instrument:	i'm a level 1 piano
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:	nope a nope
In the past month have you Smoked:	no way
In the past month have you been on Drugs:	nope
In the past month have you gone on a Date:	not allowed to date, as stated above ... somewhere
In the past month have you gone to a Mall:	yes, i got my jeans, so yeah
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos:	no, i've actually nevr had an oreo, i dont think
In the past month have you eaten Sushi:	no, i like sushi though
In the past month have you been on Stage:	every sunday
In the past month have you been Dumped:	if i was to have been dumped, i wouldve had to have gone on a date, & i'm not allowed to date, as stated above ... somewhere
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:	no way
In the past month have you Stolen Anything:	nope
Ever been Drunk:	no
Ever been called a Tease:	only by my brothers
Ever been Beaten up:	yeah, bad times, dont like remembering them
Ever Shoplifted:	no way!
How do you want to Die:	happy
What do you want to be when you Grow Up:	i dont wanna grow up, but if i were to, i would answer gods calling upon my life & be a childrens pastor, once i become a teacher though first
What country would you most like to Visit:	italia(italy)
*In a Boy/Girl..*
Favourite Eye Color:	blue eyes
Favourite Hair Color:	dark blonde
Short or Long Hair:	shoulder length
Height:	5ft 2in
Weight:	i wouldnt really care ... much
Best Clothing Style:	smart yet casual too
Number of Drugs I have taken:	if asthma puffers count, then 2
Number of CDs I own:	1 - Youth Alive - All of the Above
Number of Piercings:	0, yet again, not allowed
Number of Tattoos:	0, yet again, not allowed
Number of things in my Past I Regret:	my past was bad, i wish i could change it
CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!

Livewire (07-07-06)

2006-07-08T09:55:00.000+08:00

Hey,

How ya all doin? well i'm actually pretty good, believe it or not, lol, well livewire last night, 2 words can decribe it, rough & boring, yeah, i'm serious, no one wanted to play games, the most fun i had last night was hitting a slipper around the auditorium with a tennis racquet, that was fun, well this was my last week (02 - 08 July)

SUNDAY - the youth went over Mel's, G's & Nathan's place, & just hung out & i got wacked in the eye with a hacky sack, that was fun, not, we watched dvd's, & played cards, oh & on saturday Christon & I slept over their place, & Geoffrey knows not to give me red cordial, you should've seen me, it was so funny! & i chatted & played cards with Jody, that was so fun, we just talked, i liked that.

MONDAY - nothing but boring school work, worked on my story though, which is now finished! i had my walk too

TUESDAY - Playgroup, handed out surveys, lunch, school work, & my walk, had to call into mel's though, give 2 surveys out there

WEDNESDAY - Went to mandurah . . . . . again, server was down . . . . . again, i took my story, so i had work to do, if i hadn't taken it, it wouldn't be finished, i had my walk too, as always & i had the bread run pick-up

THURSDAY - well, bread run drop-off, my walk & rehearsal, jody picked me up, which was really nice, as dad was out buying a car, picked up 2 of my surveys too, i think

FRIDAY - christon was home, i slept in, went for my walk, finished my story too

SATURDAY - slept in a little, went to Gosnells markets, i got beads, didnt get a chance to go for my walk :(, i like my walks

& yesterday, stayed at church till about 12:30, then went over craig & mels, hung out there, played number games & word games & they guys watched footy on the oval, wonder if kwinana won, hmm, meh, so what & got home at around 9pm, Jody & I practised "Here I am to Worship" got some great harmonies & i learnt the chorus & bridge really well, that was fun, i'm going to put it to craig when he gets back, cause Jody & I seem to think it would be a great song for church

today - i learnt the verses off by heart of here i am to worship

well thats it from me, ciao

(still looking for a tag line)
God Bless
Amanda

tickers

2006-07-06T22:50:00.000+08:00

this is just a copy of the tickers located down the bottom of this page, lol

my 3rd quiz blog

2006-07-04T19:07:00.000+08:00

i was bored so i looked at the new blogthings quizzes

You Failed 8th Grade Geography

Sorry, you only got 6/10 correct!

Could You Pass 8th Grade Geography?

i did pretty bad at geography

You Are a Pineapple Jelly Bean

Easy going and undemanding, you have good taste but aren't a show off about it.

What Flavor Jelly Bean Are You?

that one was too easy

Your Ideal Pet is a Little Dog

You're both high strung, hyper, and cute.
You're one of the few people who can get away with carrying your little dog in a little bag.

What's Your Ideal Pet?

You Are Navy Blue

You're a true adventurer. You constantly find yourself drawn to new experiences, people, and places.
Sometimes you feel quite scattered and bored. If something exciting isn't going on, you feel a bit lost.

What Color Blue Are You?

You Belong in 1977

If you scored...

1950 - 1959: You're fun loving, romantic, and more than a little innocent. See you at the drive in!

1960 - 1969: You are a free spirit with a huge heart. Love, peace, and happiness rule - oh, and drugs too.

1970 - 1979: Bold and brash, you take life by the horns. Whether you're partying or protesting, you give it your all!

1980 - 1989: Wild, over the top, and just a little bit cheesy. You're colorful at night - and successful during the day.

1990 - 1999: With you anything goes! You're grunge one day, ghetto fabulous the next. It's all good!

What Year Do You Belong In?

Caffe Vanilla Frappuccino

Smooth and sweet, you fit in to almost any crowd. No one would suspect you of being a coffee tweaker!

What Flavor Frappuccino Are You?

You Are 40% Gross

You're a tad gross, but generally you're a clean, hygienic person.
No one can be perfectly clean all the time, and it's better to be human than a neat freak.

How Gross Are You?

You Communicate With Your Ears

You love conversations, both as a listener and a talker.
What people say is important to you, and you're often most affected by words, not actions.
You love to hear complements from others. And when you're upset, you often talk to yourself.
Music is very important to you. It's difficult to find you without your iPod.

How Do You Communicate?

You Are a Jam Cookie

On the outside, you project a straight-laced, innocent vibe.
But on the inside, you're complex, exotic, and full of flavor.

What Kind of Cookie Are You?

You Failed 8th Grade US History

Sorry, you only got 2/8 correct!

Could You Pass 8th Grade History?

You Are Crimson Red

Down to earth and warm-hearted, you instantly make everyone feel at ease around you.
And while you have an understated passion - you lack the uncontrolled passion of most other reds.
You prefer to sit back and enjoy every situation life has to offer. You put an optimistic spin on everything.
And even when things are going well, you don't get too amped up. You prefer to keep your emotions as steady as possible.

What Color Red Are You?

You Are a White Christmas Tree

You like to fill your holidays with beautiful designs and classy decorations.
When it comes to Christmas, you always expect (and provide) the best.

What Christmas Tree Are You?

You Are a White Flower

A white flower tends to represent purity, simple beauty, and modesty.
At times, you are dignified like a magnolia.
And at other times, you represent great ecstasy, like a white orchid.
And more than you wish, you're a little boastful, like a white hydrangea.

What Color Flower Are You?

You Have Low Self Esteem 44% of the Time

While you sometimes feel good about yourself, you tend to struggle a little with self esteem issues.
It's not about changing who you are, it's about accepting your faults. You just need to be less critical and demanding of yourself!

How is Your Self Esteem?

You Are 40% Happy

You're not miserable, but you could stand to be a lot happier.
Focus on what's right in the world, and you'll be happier than you ever thought possible.

How Happy Are You?

Your Hidden Talent

You have the power to persuade and influence others.
You're the type of person who can turn a whole room around.
The potential for great leadership is there, as long as you don't abuse it.
Always remember, you have a lot more power over people than you might think!

What's Your Hidden Talent?

funniest youth group competition

2006-07-03T12:33:00.000+08:00

the only reason i am posting this blog, is to notify you of the funniest youth group competition run by youth alive this year, here's 2 links that can tell you a bit about it.

for the 1st link, the info about it is down the bottom, & for the 2nd link you are going to need to sign up, i recommend the 1st link, but the 2nd link is also useful, ok, well, i'm outa here, catch you people later! oh & if you want me to post the gush stuff in here, i'm happy to do that too, cya

God Bless
Amanda

Bush Dance

2006-07-01T09:53:00.000+08:00

morning peoples

How ya all doin? i'm good, kinda, well last night i went to the KCS Bush Dance, it was sooooo fun! i loved it! i participated in every dance, made sure of that, & sam was my partner most of the night, that was fun, he's a great partner (hehe), we were bumping into everyone it was so funny, i'm not a very good dancer either so all's good, & i did dishes after for an hour & a half! arrr! my hands looked like granny hands after & i think i left the onion trays with water in them on the counter, oops, well weekly run down

SUNDAY - church, maccas, then most of us went over Mel's, G's & Nathan's house, thats seeming to become a weekly thing

MONDAY - i actually did school work i think, while dad fell off a ladder doing the gutters

TUESDAY - i had playgroup, then lunch, then continued & finished my safety poster, Tracy said it looked great :)

WEDNESDAY - Dad, Mum & I went to Mandurah, so i could do some school work, but the server was down, I gave a Livewire CD to a non christian that i've been talking to about christ the last couple weeks

THURSDAY - i actually did schoolwork & helped dad with the bread run, big mistake

FRIDAY - Dad worked! yippee! i did some school work, kids united, then the bush dance

SATURDAY - today i'm going shopping, dont like shopping, dont see why i have to go, & then over to Maddy's at 2pm, or something like that

Well thats my week in a nutshell, i'm trying to think of a new tagline & site name, any suggestions? all suggestions would be greatly appreciated,

God Bless
Amanda

word cloud

2006-06-29T13:34:00.000+08:00

hey,

I know i dont normally post blogs in the middle of the week but . . . . i just had to this time, nah i didn't have to, i just really wanted too, thanks craggles, to get your own, visit this site it is so cool, word clouds. list of words anyway

amanda, awesome, bed, best, better, bible, birthday, bless, blog, blogger, blogspot, brother, camp, car, chatted, christon, church, cool, craig, dad, dance, easily, easter, elevation, end, esperance, friend, fun, funny, God, good, guys, happy, hehehe, hey, home, hope, life, livewire, lol, love, loved, maddy, mandy, melissa, msn, night, party, people, person, played, prayer, pretty, right, rock, rocked, school, sleep, stuff, talk, talked, think, thought, time, together, tomorrow, tonight, totally, walk, worship, yay, youth.

some words aren't included, wont tell you all the words, but i will tell you some & the reasons they are not included

Bored - the title is going to change, any suggestions? & my lifes not boring! it was, but now it's not!

Boring - lifes not boring with God

Can't - can't is no longer in my vocabulary, as all things are possible through christ our lord!

Didn't - just didn't wanna put it in

Don't - didn't wanna put that one in either

Down - i may be down a decent half the time, but i plan on changing that!

Gonna - meaning it is going to happen eventually, but i'm going to try & not put things off to the last minute, from now on

Guess - i shouldn't be guessing things, i should be learning & knowing things

Half - half of what? my lifes not half, its full, full of blessings & friends, i wouldnt call that half & i just didnt want to put it in too

Help - i admit i do need help sometimes, but i should turn to God for the help i'm looking for & listen to what he tells me to do

Little - as if my God, or my life is little

Normal - my life is NOT normal!! neither am i for that matter

One - one what??

Sad - i admit i'm noramlly pretty sad, but as i said earlier, that's going to change, i'm going to make sure of that!

Small - what's small in this world? stacks of things, but my God's not small, this worlds not small, powerhouse isnt small, livewire isnt small, nothing is small with God in it!

Soooo & Sooooo - you can see why

Thats - pretty common word, didnt see why i should put it in

Work - i don't work, i do dishes & washing, thats not work, hehehe

Wrong - just didn't want to, you can probably see why too

Well thats it! most of the words I didnt put in & reasons, oh & prayer wasnt in there originally, i just put it in cause it's a big part of my life, well i gotta go, catcha ya all later! God Bless,

Amanda

(PS i'll be changing my tag line too)

Livewire (23-06-06)

2006-06-23T22:44:00.000+08:00

Hey,

How ya all doin? well i'm doing good, kinda, well livewire tonight was AWESOME!!!!! but isnt it normally? lol, we played games, my asthma didnt even play up as much as normal, i found my bible tonight, wouldnt believe where, it was strange, the drawer i found it was totally empty & everything that was in it was on the floor, cept my bible, its totally strange, really freaked me out, its pretty obvious someone went into my drawer, but who cares, i got my bible back! well at livewire we played games & we had to blow a feather about, it was so funny, we all came in a tie i think, hmm, and craig talked about how we all have talents & how all of us make 1 body & not everyone has all the talents, it was sooooo cool! got stacks out of it, and then we had small groups, which rocked! well this week in a nutshell,

MONDAY - well i christon & i had a pmh appointment, which was cool, boring, yet cool
TUESDAY - playgroup! dad worked, yay!
WEDNESDAY - went to mandurah & dads really slammed down on my school work, arrrrr!!!!!! not allowed on msn during 9am-3pm & i dont even get a single break! so not fair
THURSDAY - i started my poster! stupid safety poster, but i get to draw cartoons! yay! and bread run, boring, went shopping a bit too, boring, i dont like shopping much, doctors appointment too, but thats nothing.
FRIDAY - thats today isnt it? lol, course it is, well i've almost finished my poster, just need to colour it, oh & i found my bible this arvo too! yay!

oh and i wrote a song too, yeah its even got christons approval of not being lame, yay! good thing

well overall this week has been really good, cept the whole msn ban thing :(, but i do need to do some school work, so alls cool, livewire was awesome overall, mmm, chocolate, hehehe, you'd understand if you were there, lol, cant wait till next week, bush dance, i'm wearing my jeans & my pink riffle blouse, most suited outfit i've got, hehehe, & not this sunday, but the sunday after i have a friend coming down from swan view to powerhouse! yay! cant wait to meet her in person, its gonna rock! cant wait for her to meet my friends, its gonna be soooo cool! she has to meet my family though, before i can stay with her in the holidays, i cant wait! and one of the ladies at church, her mum made me a purple scarf & beanie set, it rocked! i was sooooo happy after that! well, i better head off to bed, night, need sleep, oh & please comment, i like comments, :), night

NEVER give up on God, with him you are NEVER bored!(thats getting a little old i think)
God Bless
Amanda

Livewire (16-06-06)

2006-06-17T19:18:00.000+08:00

Hey,

How ya all doin? well i'm ok, all things considered (atc), well livewire was cool last night, a little boring, but cool all the same, it was kyle's birthday, so we had a bonfire at his place, never realised how far his place was, till now that is, well this week was fairly boring, monday, we went to grans, tuesday, playgroup, then appointment, jenson drove, he stalled at the lights at least 7 times, hehe, went to garden city as well, i got socks, & had sushi (i love sushi), wednesday, nothing, thursday, bread drop-off, then dad, jenson, cliff & i went to a computer auction & cliff totally treated me like a baby! just like ron does, i'm not a child for goodness sakes & i dont want to be treated like one either, friday, dad worked! and kids united, then livewire, as always, which was more or less fun,

my posts are normally so much longer than this, but this week wasnt all that eventfull

NEVER give up on God, with him you are NEVER bored!
God Bless
Amanda

ELEVATION!!!

2006-06-11T20:38:00.000+08:00

Hey!

What ya people been up to? well i went elevation last night, & it ROCKED!!! i loved it, the girls were on the choir, Craggles was an awesome worship leader, but isnt he normally? well christon & i got there at 5pm, about that anyway, we hung out & set up stuff, then walked down to chicken treat, i didnt get anything though, i just needed to get my walk in, hehehe, and then when we got back it was almost time to start, we sang a bit, had, umm, what were their names? ah mario & maria, ewww ox tongue, wont talk on that, oh & congrats on simon coming 2nd place spider i think it was, and congrats to sam & kyle for trying, *claps* then after umm, mario & maria we sang some more, then had an awesome drama, it rocked, then i think we sang some more & then dave came up and preached a message on being "BIG", B-Bold, I-Influential(hope thats how you spell it) & G-Godly, it was awesome, then something or other happened, wont mention that, too complicated, cept most of us got prayed for and stuff, there was this really cool guy, his prayers were so, whats the word? ah, inspiring & passionate, he just went around praying for everyone, which was really cool, there were like 3 more songs after that, which rocked, might i add, then we all chatted & cleaned & emptied bins, set up chairs, chatted some more, then waited & waited & waited, till nathan came, & took us all home, at 12:30am, i'll add that too, went to bed at 1am, got up at 6:30am, struggling to get out of bed, got to church at 8:20am, struggling to stay awake, *yawn*, still really tired, then after church, most of livewire went around Nathans, Melissas & Geoffreys house, (last names will not be mentioned in this blog entry), it was soooo fun! we watched movies, ate skittles, played this game that i dont know the name of, i think its skycraft or something like that, and went home, oh & i got the new youth alive cd, all of the above, it sooooo ROCKS! God of Miracles would have to be my favourite though, such a rock'n' song, glad i spent the arvo out though, needed a break, really needed a break, well i better get on moving to bed, thanks to Melissa & her family for putting up with us, well,

NEVER give up on God with him you are NEVER bored!
Goodnight, God Bless,
Amanda

Livewire (02-06-06)

2006-06-03T11:53:00.000+08:00

Hey,

Well, my weekly post, well Livewire last night totally rocked! even though i wasnt in the "best" of moods, i still enjoyed it, the message was good, i got stacks of notes, Ps Craig talked on respect & dignity, how at livewire, you can come as you are & you will be respected & your dignity upheld, it was really good, 'cept in small groups, it was soooo funny, all we did was laugh, it was sooooo fun! i loved it, you couldnt get a sensible word out of us, and all i thought about, was how much it reminded me of the last posty thread on gush , it was soooo funny, well my week has been really hectic, hardly any time for my God Time, but i still fit it in, the next 3 weeks are gonna be worse i think though, my life is getting soooo busy these days, i barely fit in my walks, but i still do, cause on my walks, its like an extended God Time, cause all i do is sing & talk to God, i love it, i'll never miss out on my walks, i love them too much, and guess what, at livewire, we playing this game, where we have 3 teams & each team has to try and get the giant ball to our base(which happened to be a chair) and i got a shoe imprint on my hand, lol, not a whole shoe imprint though, just a bit, and no livewire next Friday, cause of Elevation!!!! yeah!!!! i cant wait! i'm soooo excited! and last night, nathan, alecia & i were talking on some chairs, & the chairs like separated & 2 chairs fell over, but it reminded me of something, if it werent for the rest of the chairs holding those 2 chairs in place, they would've fallen over alot sooner, so it showed me, that together we are stronger, than when we are separated, i cant believe how easily i am reminded of things! cause i remember hearing that in a message years ago! it totally freaked me out! and kids united went great! all the kids wanted to do was play duck, duck, goose, got a little boring after a while though, so yeah, that was my friday,

NEVER give up on God, with him you are NEVER bored!
God Bless,
Amanda

Livewire (26-05-06)

2006-05-27T19:56:00.000+08:00

Hey!

How ya all goin? i don't see why i bother updating this, but anyway, Livewire last night totally rocked! we played stacks of great games, even though i thought with this balloon game that if i kept running, no one would pop my balloon, resulting in me setting off my asthma, stupid asthma, hate it, well, the message rocked, got a whole page of notes for once, one day i'll go through them, but that day isnt today, small groups rocked! even though Melissa wasn't there :(, hope she gets better really soon, we all miss her at livewire & church, get well soon mel, well, ps craig talked on shouting out to break walls, spiritual walls that is, i got so much out of that message, & he's preaching on sunday & i'm not on sunday school, but i might be, dunno yet, i'll find out tomorrow, but it doesnt matter if i'm on or not cause i'll just take my flash drive & get a copy of it, well today has been super busy, i did the red shield appeal, with my Dad, cameron & this girl named melissa, she said she'd come to powerhouse tomorrow, so i'm super happy, she's a great person! we clash a little bit though, all she does is complain! arrrr!!!!!! it made me so mad, but i just stayed relaxed & happy, & got through the day, thank goodness, we did medina (not all of it) and collected 12 times as much as what was collected for the whole of medina last year, & thats just our area! overall for medina they collected 28 times as much as last year for medina, which is a great improvement, it was fun, i got 2 blisters & a big mac voucher + i got some valuable god time, it rocked, well i hope channy is having a great time at her party & mel's having a great time at hers, oh & i made a new blog, thats 3 i own now, (hehehe), My Space well i better go, have church tomorrow, God Bless,

NEVER give up on God, with him you are NEVER bored!
Amanda

Livewire (19-05-06)

2006-05-20T12:19:00.000+08:00

Hey,

How you all doing? Well i'm doing ok, Livewire last night so rocked, i loved it, i'm really starting to enjoy it now, it is so cool, i'm really glad i went back, well my week has been pretty good, monday, i did some school work, very little though, tuesday, playgroup, wednesday, i got my jeans! that rocked, thursday, got 3 needles, ouch, & rehearsal & friday, kids united & livewire, thursday i went to melissa's & dropped her present in, a yellow notebook, 2 velocity pens (they are so reliable) & some personalised jewellery that i made, i think she liked it, i hope so anyway, then at livewire, we had a party for her, we played pin the tail on the eeyore, bobbing for apples & musical chairs i think too, oh & pass the parcel, geoffrey won pass the parcel, & nathan & i won pin the tail on the eeyore, my statistics worked! i got it right on target, hehe, lol, we sang some worship songs & jumped & Melissa's cousins came, they are so cool, we played with a metal slinky a bit, got it to bounce, lol, it was so fun, no small groups though & no Maddy, Tamara, & Chantelle either, they're on holiday down south, but overall it was a great night, i wore my jeans & alecia said they suit me, thanks stacks alecia, & i worked out my outfits for the weekend & it was so cool, i am so happy, finished reading all the leadership devotionals & started reading proverbs again, getting so much out of it, even started writing notes for my bible reading underneath my daily prayers in my prayer journal, think i'm gonna need a new journal soon, running out of room, hehehe, maybe next week, who knows, & for winning the pin the tail on the eeyore i won these pink & purple fluffy pen & pencil set, except the suction cups on the bottom dont work to well, can't wait till church tomorrow, need to learn some more patience i think, hehehe, well, chat to you next week, oh & please comment, i like comments, just dont spam my site with comments, please, oh & read the blog before this one, its really cool,

NEVER give up on God, with him you are NEVER bored!
God Bless,
Amanda

comment away!

2006-05-16T07:40:00.000+08:00

comment to this post and...

1. I'll respond with something random I like about you.
2. I'll tell you what song/movie reminds me of you (if i know any).
3. I'll name something we should do together (not that it'll happen, but who knows).
4. I'll say something that only makes sense to you & me (or just me).
5. I'll tell you my first/clearest memory of you.
6. I'll leave you a quote that is somehow appropriate to you (yet again, if i know any).
7. I'll ask you something that I've always wondered about you.
8. If I do this for you, you must post this on your journal/blog so you can do the same for other people

I got this originally from bethanie

God Bless,
Amanda

Youth Group (12-05-06)

2006-05-12T22:24:00.000+08:00

Hey,

How you doing? Well i'm great for once, well here's my weekly blog on how livewire went, it was sooooo cool tonight!! i totally enjoyed myself for once, the message rocked! thanks Ps Craig, you are such a rock'n' youth pastor, we sang an awesome song tonight that a really cool friend of mine gave me 3 days ago! i flipped when i recognised the song, considering i really connected with it when i first got it, it was freaky, but cool, it totally went OFF! it was so great to see everyone just singing & worshipping God, it rocked, but its like somethings always dragging me down, stopping me to give my all, last week it was something that happened, this week it was my asthma, whats up with that? its totally strange & i hate it, Ps Craig preached on Conditions & Positions, how we shouldnt let the conditions of life, like something that happened or whats wrong with you, & how we should always remember that you are God's heir, Prince or Princess & our inheritance, that we can claim our inheritance with God now, it totally rocked, i loved it, & then we had small groups, which rocked, loved that too, we just chatted & prayed & Ps Craig joined us at first, but he left, he just asked about the message & if we understood it & all that, which is normal, hehe, when Ps Craig left, we got back to our normal talking, & how some of livewire aren't going to be there next week, cause they're going on holiday, it wont be the same without them, & i know that, well overall tonight totally ROCKED!!!! well i'll end it here, God Bless, have a great week & please comment, i like comments, just dont spam it, ok? cya, i'll post again next week,

NEVER give up on God, with him you are NEVER bored!
Amanda

Youth Group (05-05-06)

2006-05-05T22:05:00.000+08:00

Hey Guys,

Well, it has become a thing of mine to post about youth group each week, well tonight was pretty good, i probably would've enjoyed it more if i was in a better mood, but i wasn't, i tried to be, it's just some stuff i'm going through thats dragging me down, we had bowling & singing & message, the message was actually good, then we had small groups, which was fun, but yet i still didn't fully participate cause as many people probably would've noticed, i was all down & didn't really want to talk much, i would've prefered to sit & read my bible all night, maybe i would've gotten some comfort from that, i really did try my hardest to be happy, but i just couldn't, i just couldn't pull myself together enough to step out, & put the happy cover back on, but i can't seem to be able to do that anymore, it's really strange, well i can't wait till my walk tomorrow, i just need to talk to God i guess, i should go pray a bit probably, well if anyone noticed after small groups i was just walking around, i had a really good conversation with God, he really helped brighten my spirits, then we chatted some more & then Dad came & we went to Macca's, Dad bought me a burger, don't ask me why though, i wasn't really that hungry, well Ps Craig talked about Easter Camp, it totally rocked, i loved it, then we talked about Easter Camp in small groups, which was cool, we had a couple of new people come, which was good & we just talked mainly in small groups, i like talking normally, just not tonight i guess, well i better get going, prefer to be sleeping right now than typing, sleeps good, so's coffee, chat to you guys next week, or sooner, who knows, God Bless,

NEVER give up on God, with him you are NEVER broed!
Amanda

Easter Camp

2006-04-20T18:49:00.000+08:00

Hey Guys,

Well as you probably interpreted from the title, this blog is going to be on easter camp & how awesome it was. Well Easter Camp was totally AWESOME!!!!!! it rocked, Ps Danny was the main preacher & his messages were/are phenominal, well i'll give you a run through of it, Monday, livewire met at the church at 5:30pm, hardly anyone got there till 6pm though, then we all hopped in cars & headed down to the stadium, then we spent like an hour signing in, after we signed in we went back to Kolbe College(where we stayed) waited like ages for the key, & while we were there Melissa tripped over a curb, it was pitch black, under her toenail was actually bleeding, i've went through that too, & mine was really painful, so i knew what she was going through, then i tripped over the curb, i had trousers on so i came out with only a couple of cuts on my knee, which was good, then we finally got in & everyone else had set up there spots, so we just took in all our luggage & headed off, the first night was rock'n', Dave Reardon preached an awesome message, we got back to camp about 10:30pm & got ready for bed, i got to sleep at midnight, the others stayed up a bit though, tuesday, got woken up at 5am, resulting in only 5 hours sleep, had a shower, had my god time, needed my god time, then helped set up breakfast, then we all walked over to the stadium for the first meeting, Matt Garner spoke this time, got plenty of notes, he is a rock'n' preacher, then we split, young adults & teens, the preacher, Pete, he was sooooo funny! you dont wanna know what he talked about though, & a friend of mine from another youth group, she kept reading my notes! i hated it! i couldnt write any personal notes! it made me sooo mad, then we had lunch, subway was on the menu for tuesday, after lunch we had our 1st elective, i went to the worship elective, along with most of livewire, totally rocked, the preacher, Bec Smith is the youth pastor at CLC in perth, her youth groups called Fire Brand & i have a couple of friends who go there, then after the 1st elective, we had our 1st workshop, i did dance, it was so fun, but played havoc on my ankles, they totally killed after, dance finished at 5pm, then someone was meant to walk back with me to Kolbe, but no one did, but a friend from another youth group that i know dropped me back, but i saw Simon & Melissa walking somewhere, i literally ran to them, puffed, asthma playing up, ankle hurting, but worth it, i actually got to spend some time with some close friends, i found out they were just going to the servo, so i just got some water, 1 bottle is actually still sitting in my suitcase, lol, then when we got back we just hanged for a bit, i got stacks of photos, should email them to some friends, & then about 30 mins after we got back, we had dinner, chinese, never have been to keen on chinese, it made me feel really sick, but i was hungry so i didn't complain, after dinner we got ready to leave, we got to the Mike Barnett Sports Centre & Ps Danny preached a rock'n' message, yet again took plenty of notes, except i couldnt concentrate, Bryn kept tapping, so i asked him to stop & someone kept talking(that person will remain nameless at this point), it was mad! then i had no idea what Ps Danny said at the end, but God told me to go down there, didn't want to cross God so i went down, found out it was about recieving annointing, which was cool, have no idea why God wanted me down there though, won't bother asking either, then we all walked back to Kolbe, got to sleep around 12:30am, got 5 1/2 hours sleep, got up at 6am, my alarm woke me up this time, had a shower, mmm, had my God Time, my God Time is important, i love my god time, then i had breakfast, the toaster was actually working, so i just had toast, then we started walking to the sports center again, we sung most of the way there, that rocked, then we got there & just hung out for a while, then we went in, we sung alot, after all the singing Ps Danny preached yet another phenominal message, he is such a rock'n' preacher, after the a.m. session we had our 2nd elective, i went to the exo one, it was really boring, i just sat there doing nothing (yawn), then we had lunch, pizza, mmm, after lunch we had the optional electives, my new friend cherie convinced me to try out for the band, so i did, in some ways i hope i don't get in, cause i get stage fright as some people already know, then we some of the girls & i walked back to Kolbe & we just hung out, i got plenty more photos, it was cool, then we had dinner, more chinese, made me feel really sick, don't ask me why, maybe it just doesnt agree with me, then we started walking back to the sports center, didnt sing much though, & on the way there, everyone was running & i made the mistake of running with a sore ankle & i tripped, after that i could barely walk, but i made it there, i actually walked faster than the other girls, even with a sore ankle, it totally killed after, Ps Danny spoke again & it was soooo awesome! he just talked about "the party" how living with christ is a party & that its one that will never end, it was sooo cool! then he got all the youth groups together & we prayed for each other & our leaders, i was really touched that night, it felt like something burst inside me, like a fire was emerging & nothing & no one could put it out, i felt like screaming that night, but me praying for my friends & my youth leaders totally calmed me down, it was like i had to let something out, that something just wanted to jump out of me, & i think me praying let that jumpy thingy out, what does that mean? i have no idea, but i know Ps Danny's message was phenominal, i'm so glad i went, then we all walked back, my ankle was feeling a little better, even though i almost tripped on the way home, like there was this massive sand hill & yeah, but i didnt trip which was good, we got back to camp at about 11:30, i fell asleep at about 12pm, equating in about 6 hours sleep, which was good, i was happy, woke up, had shower, had god time, had brekky, took more photos & finished repacking, & started walking back to the stadium, Joe Rossi spoke thursday morning, he rocked! after his message we all headed back to Kolbe, said bye to new friends & exchanged emails(well i did anyway) & then we all piled into cars, Christon & I hopped into Jody's car with 3 other people, i got the front seat & Jody put on the new youth alive cd, we were singing most of the way back, that was fun, then Christon & I took all our stuff out of the trailer & put it into Jody's car, we all said bye & Jody dropped us home, thanks Jody, we got home, Christon slept & i hopped on msn, then mum & i went to the shops, i had to return some books + borrow some more, then i slept in the car while mum shopped, hahaha, well thats about the whole easter camp, & please read the whole blog, i know some people who just skim through it. Cya guys, God Bless,

NEVER give up on God with him you are NEVER bored!
Amanda

(P.S. not all details have been mentioned in this blog, check other blogs for more details)

13-Apr-2006

2006-04-13T20:38:00.000+08:00

Heys Guys!

Well i thought i'd tell you how awesome my day was, i had sooooo much fun! Well today Melissa, Maddy, Katie(that might be spelt wrong), Hayley & I went shopping, i've always found shopping boring, but today was actually fun, thats a miracle in itself & i actually bought something, yet another miracle, well first we all met up at maddy's then we walked to the bus stop, maddy made the mistake of wearing heels, me, i wore sneakers, enough about footwear, already, then after we hopped on a bus, we hopped on a train, this wierd aboriginal guy sat like 2 seats down from me, he was actually trying to talk to us, he totally freaked me out, cause he kept moving, like, a little closer every time he was attempting to talk to us, eww, then we hopped on another bus, then we had lunch together, split into like 2 groups & started shopping, we went to heaps of accessory stores, & looked at chunky beads, not into that sorta stuff, i got some hair stuff though, that looks kinda cool, & i went to a book store, while Mel & Maddy went next door, the book i wanted was like $10! i can get it for half that price, & we went & tried on ball dresses, well mel was the only one who like, tried anything on, she looked like a princess, i nice, sleek, 2 piece, purple, dress set, she looked stunning(i know i dont use that word much, but she did), maddy tried on the top bit, but i didnt want to try on anything, so i didnt, then we went to like, a store called 16 26, & i found me some jeans, in best & less in rockingham, i was a size 24(smaller cut) & at 16 26, i fit into a size 20! i was soooo surprised, it was sooo cool! & my Dad thought they would cost like $70!, but they are only costing him $45, i have 6 weeks to pick them up, i cant wait till i get them! my 1st pair of jeans, i'm soooo happy! then well Mel tried to text Hayley, but it was the wrong number, so we went to center management & called for them, not that we heard the message, i wonder if they ended up saying it, hahaha, we found them though, oh & we went to target & bought hair dye for maddy, went home & dyed her hair blue & purple (it actually turned out red, eh, who cares), went to rehearsal & now home, feet aching though, well thats not all the details but its just about, oh & on the way home on the train, this old guy on a scooter, he actually asked me out at one point, eww! & he asked if i thought he was a lier & i said maybe, the whole carriage thingy cracked up laughing, sooo funny, i didnt even know what he asked, well thats about it for my day, overall, it was awesome!!!! i had a rockin' time, thanks stacks Mel, your totally awesome, well i better go, have to find an outfit for tomorrow, good friday & all, think i might wear a skirt, anyway, night, god bless,

NEVER give up on God, with him you are NEVER bored!
Amanda

Youth Group (07-Apr-06)

2006-04-07T22:16:00.000+08:00

Hey guys,

Well youth group was soooo awesome tonight, it totally rocked, i loved it! For once i actually enjoyed youth group, for once, i've never had so much fun, except i think, maybe i went a little over the top, a couple of friends & i were playing a game we made called human ping-pong, it was soooo much fun, except we kinda almost hit one of the tv's on stage & got told to stop, my friends i don't think wanted to stop, but we did, then we had ps craig preach an awesome message, i may have hurt my ankle during one of the games, but that's better now, so i'm happy & we had small groups, we were laughing a decent half the time & we asked & answered questions, i told an awesome story of mine, about faith, they actually said i was cool, still don't think so but whatever, then we had a drink, reset the chairs for sunday, & chatted till it was time to leave, when we were outside chatting, i was soooo hyped, don't ask me why, but when i'm hyped, i don't think, i just react to whatevers said, & start conversations about anything, except like personal stuff, except i brought the topic of easter camp up & i think i upset one of my friends, cause she's not going, sad really, i wish she could go, but she can't, i'm gonna try & help her out, so she can go, my other stuff can wait, she's more important, i plan on doing whatever i can to help her get to easter camp, no matter what, well overall i really enjoyed myself tonight, it was totally awesome, well i think i'll go to bed now, seeya later,

NEVER give up on God with him you are NEVER bored!
Amanda

Maddy's Birthday

2006-04-01T10:06:00.000+08:00

Hey Guys,

How you guys doing? Well i'm doing alright, well maddy's birthday party was kinda fun, yet kinda boring, went swimming, almost caught a cold, went for a long walk, it was freezing out there, Dad was late, Christon was later, cause he got impatient & he made me worry, sheish, they had a quiz about Maddy, which Chantelle won, kinda knew she was going to win, cause they've been friends for ages, & they had karaoke, some people wanted me to sing, but i didnt, i do get stage fright believe it or not, only a little though, then after i knew Maddy was having a sleepover, & i knew i wasnt invited, but then i found out everyone else from youth group was invited, including my brother, got really upset after that :'(, literally cried myself to sleep (not kidding here), but i guess its for the better cause i actually got to sleep early, compared to my normal hours, i guess i just felt really alone there after that, at that point i really actually wanted to leave youth group, cause it's pretty obvious that i have no friends there, Christon just got home, woopee, thats great now isnt it, all he's gonna do is rub it in my face, saying how much fun he had, as always, think i might go back to bed now, sleep is good, so is coffee, lol, well hate to end on a bad note, so i wont, 16 days till easter camp!!!!! yay!!!!!, cya guys

NEVER give up on God, with him you are NEVER bored!
Amanda

Car Wash

2006-03-26T16:31:00.000+08:00

Hey Guys,

Well today we had yet another free car wash, it seemed like it was a success, we didnt advertise it very well, but still had some cars turn up, & as last time i was busy handing out icy poles to the kids & a couple of adults too, it was fun, except now my feet are killing me, cause after all the girls went over a friend of mines(this friend will go under the name zoe) place & since i brought a friend to church with me, i wasnt exactly invited cause zoe didnt exactly know my friend, & then once they had gone & my family & friend were in the car & my dad said "did you hear? i sold my computer" or something like that, then my dad asked if my friend was going home & she said "i was gonna come over, but i just remembered i have to clean my room, sorry amanda" cause last time all she did was chat on my dad's computer on msn, she would not do a single thing with me, she just sat at my dad's computer & chatted, then since she was sooooo busy i went & had a nap, i was exausted & she wouldnt just leave me alone! & i thought she was busy, & doesnt it seem odd that when my dad says he sold his computer, she makes up the phony excuse not to come over! well after the car wash today, i went for a walk to relax a bit, really long walk, longer than normal, got home & now relaxing at my computer, well gotta go, things to do, sites to browse, see you guys later,

NEVER give up on God with him you are NEVER bored!
Amanda

Ignition

2006-03-25T11:01:00.000+08:00

Hey Guys!!!!!

How have you guys been? Well i've been totally awesome!!! last night livewire (www.livewireyouth.blogspot.com) went to ignition youth, it was sooo floppin' awesome!!!! i may hav been really down half the night, but i figured something out, satans falling & he wants to drag anyone he can down with him, so not fair, i think thats why i was so down on Thursday, & i have a funny feeling that, that's whats happening to the worship team, kinda, satans trying to drag us all down with him, it's kinda scary, but i had the greatest night on Friday, caught up with a really great friend of mine that i met in pre primary, & for once she didnt pinch my cheek, hehe, and a close friend of mine Mitchell came with us, he was worrying half the night though, about his mum worrying about him, it was crazy, but i finally got him to have some fun with a friend of mine, but i think i really upset a close friend of mine, & if she ever reads this blog, I'M REALLY SORRY, i'll send her an email later, i just dont think before i speak sometimes, should try & change that some time, it was like she was giving me the cold shoulder after that, i'm really, really sorry, well my weeks been a bit of a rollercoaster, so many ups & downs, it was crazy, glad it's over, monday, stayed at home doing nothing, tuesday, playgroup, then an appointment, wednesday, went to JPET, could not get any work done, no msn, needed help, for those of you who don't know, i do school online through mandurah senior college, it's pretty boring though, more on wednesday, it was Maddy's birthday, Happy Birthday Madz had small groups & thats it for wednesday, thursday, dunno what i did thursday, went to rehearsal, had an awesome time, we are singing redeemer on sunday, i am soooo exstatic, then back to friday, dad worked, i got some work done, believe it or not & then youth group, it was totally fun, i just noticed something on craggles blog (www.cragglesmusings.blogspot.com) my blog isn't on his other bloggers list, not fair:'(, since i'm still figuring out the whole sidebar thing i'll put my list of other bloggers here

1. Craggles (www.cragglesmusings.blogspot.com)
2. Christon (www.christonja.blogspot.com) this blog isn't updated very much
3. Andrew (www.movieyourself.blogspot.com) this blog hasn't been updated since 19-10-05
4. Livewire (www.livewireyouth.blogspot.com)
5. Alecia (www.spaces.msn.com/urllee101)
6. Maddy (www.greendaygroupie.blogspot.com) this blog hasn't been updated since 27-12-05

ok i now dont see the reason of a other bloggers list, i have so few, kinda sad really, well that's my whole week, oh & throughout the week i chatted on msn, so cool, well i need to go have my god time, get ready for my daily walk, missed out on 2 days of it this week, oh & tomorrow we have a free car wash happening, which is gonna be awesome!! except i cant get my hand wet, not fair, i miss out on all the fun, :(, well i'll post again probably next saturday, cause we have Maddy's birthday party friday night,

NEVER give up on God with him you are NEVER bored!
Amanda

yet another quiz blog

2006-03-16T14:53:00.000+08:00

You Passed 8th Grade Science

Congratulations, you got 8/8 correct!

Could You Pass 8th Grade Science?

Your Winter Look Is Snowbunny

For you, snow is just another wonderful accessory!

What's Your Winter Look?

Your Gemstone is Emerald

Balanced, liberated, and peaceful.
You bring luck into any situation.

What Gemstone Are You?

You Are Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Creative. Expressive. Unique.

What Flavor Ice Cream Are You?

You Are A Loyal Sidekick

While you aren't the most visable one in your group...
You're always up for a good time or conversation
And you stick with your friends no matter what
You may feel underappreciated - but it only seems that way!

What Kind of Friend Are You?

Pepperoni Pizza

Robust and dominant.
When you go for something, you go full force.
You tend to take control of situations easily.
And in return, you get a ton of respect.

What's Your Pizza Personality?

Snickers

Nutty and gooey - you always satisfy.

What Kind of Candy Are You?

You Passed 8th Grade Math

Congratulations, you got 10/10 correct!

Could You Pass 8th Grade Math?

You Are Coke

A true original and classic, you represent the best of everything you can offer.
Just the right amount of sweet, just the right amount of energy... you're the life of the party.

Your best soda match: Mountain Dew

Stay away from:Dr Pepper

What Kind of Soda Are You?

You Are a Caramel Crunch Donut

You're a complex creature, and you're guilty of complicating things for fun.
You've been known to sit around pondering the meaning of life...
Or at times, pondering the meaning of your doughnut.
To frost or not to frost? To fill or not to fill? These are your eternal questions.

What Donut Are You?

You Are a Soy Latte

At your best, you are: free spirited, down to earth, and relaxed
At your worst, you are: dogmatic and picky
You drink coffee when: you need a pick me up, and green tea isn't cutting it
Your caffeine addiction level: medium

What Kind of Coffee Are You?

You Are Rudolph

Sweet and shy, you tend to be happiest when you're making someone else happy.
Why You're Naughty: You sometimes stick that nose where it doesn't belong
Why You're Nice: Christmas would be a sad affair without you!

Which of Santa's Reindeer Are You?

You Are Apple Pie

You're the perfect combo of comforting and traditional
Those who like you crave security

What Kind of Pie Are You?

You Are Chinese Food

Exotic yet ordinary.
People think they've had enough of you, but they're back for more in an hour.

What Kind of Food Are You?

Your Personality Is

Idealist (NF)
You are a passionate, caring, and unique person.
You are good at expressing yourself and sharing your ideals.
You are the most compassionate of all types and connect with others easily.
Your heart tends to rule you. You can't make decisions without considering feelings.
You seek out other empathetic people to befriend.
Truth and authenticity matters in your friendships.
At work, you crave personal expression and meaning in your career.
With others, you communicate well. You can spend all night talking with someone.
As far as your looks go, you've likely taken the time to develop your own personal style.
On weekends, you like to be with others. Charity work is also a favorite pastime of yours.

The Three Question Personality Test

You Are 40% Boyish and 60% Girlish

You are pretty evenly split down the middle - a total eunuch.
Okay, kidding about the eunuch part. But you do get along with both sexes.
You reject traditional gender roles. However, you don't actively fight them.
You're just you. You don't try to be what people expect you to be.

How Boyish or Girlish Are You?

Your Summer Ride is a Toyota Prius

Sure you're a little sensible and quite green
But no one enjoys outdoors more than you do!

What's Your Summer Ride?

Your Personality Profile

You are dreamy, peaceful, and young at heart.
Optimistic and caring, you tend to see the best in people.
You tend to be always smiling - and making others smile.

You are shy and intelligent... and a very hard worker.
You're also funny, but many people don't see your funny side.
Your subtle dry humor leaves your close friends in stitches.

The World's Shortest Personality Test

Your Power Color Is Red-Orange

At Your Highest:
You are warm, sensitive, and focused on your personal growth.
At Your Lowest:
You become defensive and critical if you feel attacked.
How You're Attractive:
You are very affectionate and inspire trust.
Your Eternal Question:
"Am I Respected?"

What's Your Power Color?

You Are a German Shepherd Puppy

Intelligent, quick witted, and a bit aggressive.
You've got the jaw power to take a bite out of anyone you choose.

What Breed of Puppy Are You?

Your #1 Match: INFJ

The Protector

You live your life with integrity, originality, vision, and creativity.
Independent and stubborn, you rarely stray from your vision - no matter what it is.
You are an excellent listener, with almost infinite patience.
You have complex, deep feelings, and you take great care to express them.

You would make a great photographer, alternative medicine guru, or teacher.

Your #2 Match: INFP

The Idealist

You are creative with a great imagination, living in your own inner world.
Open minded and accepting, you strive for harmony in your important relationships.
It takes a long time for people to get to know you. You are hesitant to let people get close.
But once you care for someone, you do everything you can to help them grow and develop.

You would make an excellent writer, psychologist, or artist.

Your #3 Match: ISFJ

The Nurturer

You have a strong need to belong, and you very loyal.
A good listener, you excell at helping others in practical ways.
In your spare time, you enjoy engaging your senses through art, cooking, and music.
You find it easy to be devoted to one person, who you do special things for.

You would make a good interior designer, chef, or child psychologist.

What's Your Personality Type?

This blog may have taken me ages to create ... but it was worth it, i had fun making it, have an awesome weekend

NEVER give up on God with him you are NEVER bored!
mandy4889

Valentines Dance

2006-02-25T14:28:00.000+08:00

Hi Guys,

How you all doing? Well i'm doing alright, Well last night livewire had the Valentines Day Dance, it was pretty awesome, madz (maddy) and chantelle did a great job! i didn't dance though, i'm a hopeless dancer, ps craig made an awesome mc (doesn't he always though?) and overall i had a good time, just chatting and hanging out, everyone was throwing glowsticks around everywhere, i did get hit in the back of the head with 1, didn't hurt though, and i just found out that because of that spinning game when i fell over i fractured a bone in the middle of my hand, but that won't stop me doing all my regular activities (not including the gym, going to have to postpone my membership, if that is possible) but the absolute worst thing about this is i won't be able to do my work experience, not fair :'(, also now my dad wants to ban me from youthgroup, but i'm going to make sure that doesn't happen! even though this happened i know that god had this planned all along so it must be a step i need to take, well i better get going to bed so i'll talk to you guys later, ciao

NEVER give up on God with him you are NEVER bored!
Amanda

ELEVATION!!!!!

2006-02-20T14:08:00.000+08:00

Hey Guys,

Well on Saturday my brother and i went to elevation with a friend of ours, and it was soooo floppin' AWESOME!!!!! I totally loved it, if you want details though check out my brothers blog @ www.christonja.blogspot.com , well i caught up with a couple of friends, and for anyone who knows when the mandurah elevation is my teacher wants to know cause i told her about it for her daughters sake, they would totally love it, and i'm telling whoever i can. Well a friend of ours picked us up at 6:20pm, we got there about 6:35 give or take 5 mins, we waited until 7pm and hung out for half an hour playing basketball and chatting to friends, that was kinda fun, bit boring though, then at 7:30pm we went in & it started with a bit of talking, by the host person, then some praise & worship, which totally ROCKED!!! hardly knew any of the songs, but they had the words on screen even though i could barely see them cause of everyone jumping which was awesome too cause they were praising god, then after the 1st session of praise & worship there was sven & svetlana, this random guy voluntered to have his eyebrows waxed off for a prize which only ended up being a dvd player, everyone has one of those, not including me though :( but i wouldn't have my eyebrows waxed for one though, too painful, then we had more praise & worship, then collection, praise & wroship, message, last praise & worship, the message totally ROCKED!!!! Chris Simbas preached a rockin' message, surprisingly got alot out of it, really glad about that & then at the end of it all, i got christon and i a drink, he was surprised about that, very appreciative though, slept half the way home, chatted the other half, got home, christon literally ran to the dunny, check out his blog for details (www.christonja.blogspot.com), i hopped online, had to send a couple of ecards to some very dear friends of mine, had a shower & went to bed, didn't get much sleep though had to get up at 6:30am for church, well i better get moving,

NEVER give up on God with him you are NEVER bored!!
Amanda

(P.S. Ps Craig was totally rockin' on the keyboard)

Hospital

2006-02-11T08:29:00.000+08:00

Hi Guys,

I've never posted so much in my life, but i just had to get my feelings out some how, well last night my dad woke me and said that he was taking my mum to hospital, he didn't say why, but now i know it was for chest pains, i'm really scared, sure i've been in hospital myself for 3 operations but when your own mum goes in it is still really scary, i hope she comes out soon, i really miss her, please pray for her, the house is not the same without her,

NEVER give up on God with him you are NEVER bored!
Amanda

Life

2006-02-10T08:25:00.000+08:00

Hi,

I can't believe how mean my family is to me, i hardly ever cry and they made me cry this morning cause of what they said, they said i have a compoltion for food, and i need a psychiatrist, but i don't know, what's wrong with me! there's something wrong with me and i know that, but i don't know what . . . yet, i plan on finding out though. I have been bullied and teased all my life by my family and classmates, is satan just trying to make my life as miserable as possible? i'm guessing so cause misery and sadness are weapons of satan, then why can't i just brush it off like i used to? i can normally just brush it off and continue with my life as normal. My lifes been so bad since i was 9 i think that's when everything started going downhill for me, why can't satan just give me a break!! can't he just leave me alone? i pray that he will, i have hardly any friends everyday when my brother gets home he starts teasing me and then we start fighting, then we get banned off something, i hate it! i just hate it! i am really thanking my bible right now cause whenever i'm sad or mad i just read it and i calm down, just a little, not much, i guess i should try and cheer myself up, but it's really hard, it's like satans trying to attack me again, he's been attacking me the last few weeks, is that a sign or is he just picking on me, like everyone else does, well not everyone. A thought just went through my mind, i may be sad right now but is it the wisest thing writing it in here? But another thought just went through my mind, no matter how sad i am. no matter how mad i am at my brother, no matter how many times the devil attacks me, GOD WILL ALWAYS LOVE ME!!!!! and that will NEVER change! No matter what i've done, or how good my grades are he will ALWAYS love me! Well that's the end of this blog i'll try and post again soon, seeya

NEVER give up on God with him you are NEVER bored!!
Amanda

Surprises

2006-02-03T21:38:00.000+08:00

Hey Guys,

Well tonight i went to youth group . . . surprisingly, some people will be glad to know . . . i am going back to youth group . . . Jody will be happy, not that he checks my blog often, but who knows. Well thanks guardian angel you helped me heaps if i knew who you were i would thank you in person, but i don't so i won't dwell on it. Well he come the good and bad points lets see if i can outway them.

Bad Points

Dad quit
Have to quit coasters if i want to go

Good Points

It's free (except for an offering)
I should learn to be independant
I actually have friends (more than a few)
Ps Craigs vision cause more youth mean more possible friendships & more youth for christ
It's not as boring now, still pretty boring but i can just talk to God when i'm bored
I am now on dishes Sunday/Saturday night, no longer Friday
TV's not as important as youth group
Dad's paying
Amped like services are now 3 times a month which is awesome! and they are not going to be as boring cause there are games and prizes.
Could make more friends (only possiblitity)

well as you guys can see the good points easily outway the bad, so that means, I'M BACK more pumped than ever!

NEVER give up on God with him you are NEVER bored!!

Blessings to all, Amanda

Quizzes

2006-01-29T20:46:00.000+08:00

Hi all,

Herer is where i will be posting all my online test scores so watch this space

I'm 18% freak!!
I'm" a O41-C35-E15-A90-N60 Big Five!!

NEVER give up on God, with him you are NEVER bored!

BEST FRIENDS FOREVER!!!!!

2006-01-27T10:39:00.000+08:00

Hey Guys!

Well in reply to the best friends blog it was all just a misunderstanding and she said that a select few people know her password and that one of them probably sent it, so now we are best friends again! I am totally over the moon now and the counter is still on, cause we have been friends for ages, since we were babies! and she might be sleeping over on Saturday and coming to church with me on Sunday (yet to be confirmed with parents) i can't wait to see her again! well she wants to meet up at 12:30pm today so i better get ready, so i'll see you guys later!

NEVER give up on God with him you are NEVER bored!
Amanda

Card Making

2006-01-15T18:35:00.000+08:00

Hey Guys,

Well today there was card making and it was a living hell! All I was doing for the 1st 3 hours was making brooches which look absolutely beautiful and then for the last 2 hours I only got 3 cards done, when I should have at least gotten 6 done, but I was at (person who will remain nameless will go under the name Gertrud) Gertrud's becking call along with my friend Maddy. She was picking on us the whole last 2 hours!, and she's my parents age (the age will not be mentioned) and then at the end when it was time to pack up, Maddy and I asked if there was anything left to do, and the ladies said no so Maddy and I went to the dunny (as most normal people do) and Gertrud said "Where are you going?" and I said "The toilet" and Gertrud said "Then I will wait for you outside" for goodness sakes we are NOT little children! and then when we came out she gave us this huge lecture saying "I can see when people are trying to get out of work like using excuses like going to the toilet and hanging around doing nothing, and you two are definitely those type of people" I was sooooo peeved with her, for goodness sakes WE ARE NOT GERTRUD'S PERSONAL SLAVES! Well I definitely learnt my lesson. I AM NEVER GOING TO CARD MAKING WITH GERTRUD EVER AGAIN, and that's not the worst of it, she was following Maddy's little sister Kristina around EVERYWHERE! Like when Kristina came and made a necklace Gertrud just sat there watching her like a hawk, no kid deserves to be treated like that, well that's the end of this post sooooo, NEVER give up on God with him you are NEVER bored!!!!!

Best Friends

2005-12-29T21:30:00.000+08:00

Well yesterday i got a very disruptive email from my ex-best friend as she doesn't want to be my friend anymore because i'm not "cool" enough or something, and because i'm a christian! We were best friends since we could talk. I think she may have been blackmailed, but if she doesn't want 2 be my friend then who needs her! How could she though, she moves back to kwinana and then she breaks off our friendship! it's like if she stayed living in armadale we would still be friends! Who needs her if she's going to be that way then so be it! We may have been friends for 15 years but we grow either together or apart and we both need to live our own lives together or apart. I understand now what the future holds for me and i'm going to do whatever i can to help it along, but i bet when my ex-best friend needs something she'll come running back and i'll be there for her no matter what. Just don't forget, NEVER give up on God with him you are NEVER bored!

ESPERANCE!!!!!

2005-12-19T17:36:00.000+08:00

Hi,

I am finally back from esperance it was like bad on the edges but good in the middle, the bad bit was sitting in the backseat with my brothers for 12 HOURS STRAIGHT!!!!! it was mad! but my dad was an awesome best man! and Kate (my dad's friends new wife) let me have all the little bags that had the little heart chocolates in them which was cool, and alot of ribbon and i mean ALOT! and u should've seen us on the way home Mr Templeton (another of dad's friends) gave us a foam sword and all the way home we hit each other on the head and by the end of the trip the sword was all over the car! it was so funny! and @ about 150kms from home dad starts saying "i hope someone put the bins out at church". On the way 2 esperance we had a retread tyre blow out and the police were tailing us but when dad pulled over the police just drove past! but on the way back dad got another blowout but with the spare that he put on, on the way 2 esperance! also 4 the wedding my dad bought me a beautiful skirt which will look amazing with 1 of my brown tops and he also bought me an amazing rose top set! but the jacket is incredibly uncomfortable. Oh and 1 more thing b4 i go, i finally decided not 2 go 2 fire it up camp as i just don't feel up2 it with going 2 esperance and all and it's the day after new years so.... well after friday it will b definate as that's the last day u can put the forms in. i know that it's an awesome camp and i know it's the last year i'll probably b able 2 go but it's just 2 much (especially on my dad's pocket) well 2 those who r going have a gr8 time and i hope u have fun and make heaps of new friends! well cya, NEVER give up on God with him u r NEVER bored!

Healing

2005-12-08T12:21:00.000+08:00

I know what your all thinking right now, your thinking that I've been healed, but sadly your all wrong, the double vision is still here getting worse by the day. Then y did i call it healing u ask? cause of Ron the guy who caused it. Ron believes he's a healer and i have seen him work but he offered 2 heal me and i declined the offer . . . twice, i don't know y i declined it, i just did i guess but i do know this, i think i might be scared of healing either that or i just don't want 2 b healed by the guy who caused it, but isn't that more of a reason 2 accept his offer? sure i've seen him do gr8 things but i just don't trust him, was it wrong not 2 accept his offer? as he did cause what happened i don't understand y i am now scared of him and his gift but i know that i will never trust him again 4 as long as i live! but i do want this stupid double vision gone! it's really hard 2 live with. well i guess i should pray about it and maybe then it will go away. well i better get going now, continue packing 4 my family's trip 2 esperance, NEVER give up on god with him u r NEVER bored!

Double Vision

2005-12-01T13:20:00.000+08:00

Hi all,

I wish i was posting in sight of good news, but i'm not. I hate 2 say this but the only reason i'm posting is that something happened last night that wasn't good. My Dad's friend Ron shined a spotlight in my eyes and my double vision came back in full force. I thought that it might subside overnight after i had had a good sleep but it didn't, i wish it did though. I was so scared, i thought it was all over after the 2nd operation, and it was better till last night. Now I am stuck wearing a headband with a hanky over my eye 2 try and make my vision normal, it's surprisingly working, but this setback is not going 2 stop my regular activities like playgroup and rehersal. Hoping 2 get over this setback soon, well there is a good side 2 this, i finally got some of my christmas cards written out which is a good thing and had time 2 post a blog. well gotta go do a bit more like packing 4 our 4 day holiday @ esperance and take apart hard drives with dad, Never give up on God with him u r NEVER bored.

Amanda

Youth Group

2005-10-20T21:39:00.000+08:00

Hey, i know i haven't posted 4 a while but just haven't had the time with school & church and other stuff. Well i thought i should tell u that i have 2 quit youth group. Reasons:

Bad Points

Dad's quit
Price ($5 = expensive)
i am now on dishes friday night
few friends
just get bullied there (names 2 b anonymous: just ask me in person)
BORING
i have a packed friday in the 1st place

Good Points

Small Groups (once a month)
Outings

Well u can easily c that the bad points easily outway the good points. If ANYONE can convince me not 2 quit plz do so through comments. Once the good points easily outway the bad points i will consider going back once i get enough money 2 go. Well better go now plz comment, Just remember 2, Never give up on God with Him you are NEVER bored!

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24th March 2008

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Work Placement

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Hello

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Now's Our Time

Fire It Up - my thoughts

Untitled

update

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Friday Night Live (11-08-06)

Livewire (04-08-06)

Livewire (28-07-06)

christian jokes

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my 3rd quiz blog

funniest youth group competition

Bush Dance

word cloud

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