Don't Freak out, guys!

I changed the title of my blog. New year, new name, right? Lol. So if you get on my page and are like "WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?" Don't worry-it's the same blog. Just a different name. :)

Tah-Dah! A New Year's Post! :)

The following comic has nothing to do with what I'm about to post. I simply find it humorous:













And now to something relevant...
If you read my post about last New Years, let me tell you-2011 was great. So much better than 2010. This year, I did the same thing as I did last year: I listed out the "highlights" of my 2011. Last year, I looked back at many of my things I listed, and felt full of regrets and hurt. 2010 was just not a good year. So I decided to start 2011 different. I started it off right-centering it around God. And it was the best desicion I've ever made.
In 2011, I read completely through the bible for the first time in my life. It was a wonderful feeling, and I devoured every word of it's wisdom. (If you have never tried that, I encourage you to find a plan and read it. It is great.) Also in 2011, I began a relationship with a boy which became my first "real" relationship, you could say. It lasted 6 months, and even though it didn't work out, I took alot of good from it and learned alot of great things. I started a new season in my life in 2011-my senior year-and recieved confirmation about what God wants me to do after I graduate. And also, my dad started to travel every weekend to be mentored by another pastor last year. Yep. 2011 was a great year.
2011 was good, but it also came with it's own problems too. I lost two very close friends. One of my friends left me and my family. Through that experience, I learned that you never know who someone really is until conflict arises. I thought that this person was my closest friend. I called him my brother. However, when conflict came, he decided to leave, even though it hurt us all. But even when people like that leave us, we can turn to God for comfort-because no matter what we do, he will never leave us.
My other friend passed away. Through his death, I realized how many people I have around me that love me and care about me and are there for me. I also learned not to take advantage of any opportunity I have to love someone and let them know that, because you never know if that person will be there the next day. I will always miss my friend, and as much as I wish he were here to share the excitements of 2012 with me, I know that he is in a better place. I love him and miss him so much.
So though 2011 was a great year and taught me some great lessons, it is in the past. 2011 is gone and 2012 is here. I pray that in 2012, God will be able to use me and speak to me in a brand new way that I have never known before. I want to strengthen my relationship with him and focus on it even more so that I have ever done before. I want to center every relationship I have with everyone around God. I want God to bring me someone like my father has-a spiritual mentor to guide me in this critical time of my life. As I close out my senior year and move on to new things, I want 2012 to be the best year of my life. And with God on my side, I know that I will be able to do that.
-Happy New Year.
A Christian Teenage Girl

Hold the Phone!

It's 2 a.m. on New Year's morning where I am. And I am SO tired (I know, I'm lame). So, if you'll just be patient with me, I promise, I am going to post soon about my "resolutions" and stuff like I did last year. (Wanna read last year's post? It's nice and easy-just click 2011.) I'll try my hardest to get it up by tommorrow, but if I don't, just hold the phone-it's coming. :)
Love you guys, and have a happy New Year!
-Love,
The girl who posts all this stuff.

Truth in "To Kill a Mockingbird"

So recently I re-read the book "To Kill a Mockingbird". First of all, let me tell you-that is a wonderful book, and if you haven't read it, you should! Anyways, it deals alot with bitterness and hatred. One of my favorite passages is this passage in the book. The main character is a little girl named Scout. Scout is talking to her brother Jem about hatred and prejudices that they see everyday. Jem says "You know something Scout? I've got it all figured out, now. I've though about it alot lately, and now I've got it figured out. There's four kinds of folks in the world..." Jem tells Scout the four "types" of people in the world, and tells Scout that they all hate each other because they come from different backgrounds. Scout later says, "Naw, Jem, I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks." Jem looks at Scout and responds, "That's what I thought too when I was your age. If there's just one kind of folks, why can't they get along with each other? If they're all alike, why do they go out of their way to despise each other? Scout, I'm beginning to understand something. I think I'm beginning to understand why Boo Radley's stayed shut up in the house all this time...because he wants to stay inside."
Although these are fictional people and this is a fictional conversation, I could not escape the truth in these few lines. When it comes down to it, there's just one type of people in this world: people. You can seperate them up into races, genders, ages, religions-whatever you want-but they all have something similar. They're people. Human beings. And no matter what they do or say or think, we should not treat them any less than what they are. People. Jesus never treated anyone less than that. Look at Mary Magdeline. She was an outcast. Yet Jesus accepted her with love. What about the lepers? They were dirty and sick. Nobody wanted them. But Jesus accepted them with love. What about the Samaratain woman at the well? She slept around and was an "easy" girl. Nobody wanted her. But Jesus accepted her with love. And my personal favorite-the adulterous woman. She was trash. Nobody wanted her. In fact, everybody wanted her dead. They thought she was worth more dead than alive. But what did Jesus do? He gave her life. he accepted her with love. The best way you can lead someone to Christ is by showing them Christ's love. Forget about their outward appearence, or their social status, or their personality, or their background or their past. Show them love. It's as simple as a smile or a hug or asking "How are you today?". Because no matter where they're from, or what they do with their life-they're still people. Because like Scout said, "There's just one kind of folks in this world. Folks."

To "The Sailor"

Like I've said before, blogger has me all weirded out, and won't let me reply to comments, so I try to atleast post and say thanks. So...thanks. :) Thanks for following me on twitter and here! I'm glad you like my blog and enjoy reading it. It always is encouraging to hear feedback and stuff like that. So thanks. :) I will definitely check out your blog!
-God Bless,
The Christian Teenage Girl

Tweet Tweet! (I Got a Twitter)

Yeah...I did. I got a twitter account. So now I "tweet" I guess is what you say? Whatever, whatever. I'll still be blogging, because there's just so many things you CAN'T cram into 140 characters. :) Anyways, if you wanna check it out or follow me, you can go HERE. :)

Ladies and Gentleman, The President

So on Tumblr, I am doing a "30 day challenge". For 30 days, it gives you something to blog about. So today's "challenge" was "Who do you think would make a good president?" I answered just like this:


Who do I think would make a good president? This guy. No. Not Jim Caviezel (although he would make one darn attractive president). Jesus Christ. He would be the perfect president because…well, He’s perfect. He would sacrifice. He would love unconditionally. He would be wise. He would be powerful. He would be merciful and graceful, but still be just and righteous. He wouldn’t be self-centered, deceiving, or unfair, because He’s Jesus Christ. He would be the best president this world has ever seen. :)