Comments Away!

Well, I decided to give turning my comments back on a try. (It gets kinda dull when I can't get feedback!) So - here we go again. Let's see how this works.
Please feel free to leave me a thought, and I'll get around to publishing it when I have time.
If you don't have a Google account, please don't publish as "anonymous", or if you do, put your name at the bottom so I'll know who you are.
Hope you guys have a great day! Can't wait to hear from you all!

Always Fighting,
-Han

If Today Was Your Last Day

Well...the world hasn't ended.
Most of you probably already know, but there's been this guy that spent all of his life's savings advertising the end of the world, May 21, 2011, and 6:00 PM. True, it's only 5:15 when I post this...but in all other parts of the world, the 6:00 PM time zone has come and gone. Of course, this isn't the only reason I think the world will not end. The Bible says clearly that NO man knows the time - not even the Son of Man. Further more, the world will not end with the church being "raptured" out.
No one knows the hour. It comes "As a thief in the night".
I was talking to dad about it earlier, and he simply said this,
"The world ends when you breathe your last." Very, very true. The world ends, but eternity does not. I was sitting outside this evening on the swing set, going back and forth, back and forth, going over my Bible verses, thinking, and talking to God. My world could very well end today. My world very well almost ended for sure that I know of a couple of days ago. We barely missed being in a head on collision with another truck that was pulling out. And when I say barely, I mean by inches. As I sat there swinging, I was going through a song I heard called "If Today Was Your Last Day" by Nickelback. It's a very good, true song. (Just DON'T listen to any others by that group - I haven't looked into it, but I've seen the title of a few of their songs - and they're NOT good! I think that's practically their only good one!) If today was my last day, I'd want it just like it was today. I'd spend it with my family and my dear friends. That's what I'd do. One of the lines is "would you live each moment like your last". Shouldn't we live everyday like our last? Not let the sun go down on our anger? Remember that our breath is so frail, that at any moment...it could indeed be our last?
This "end of the world" deal was just another foolish thought of man...but it sparked good head conversations within me. I thought about it a lot. If today was my last day, I'd spend it happy. I'd spend it with my family. I'd spend it with my friends. I'd spend it thinking, smiling, and praying. I never know when today will be my last. No one knows. But they should live like it. We don't know when God will call us to Him.
God is absolutely SO amazing. I've had the BEST few days! I was checking how long three weeks will be on my calendar - and they will FLY! I can't believe it's already the end of May... on the 29th, my Big Boy will be a year old! He's growing up! *faint* I'll schedule a post to go out for him... ^.^

If today was my last day...I'd spend it like this. (With the exception of having my friends with me...they weren't here today!)
Delve into your thoughts - how would you live your last day?

Always Fighting (and very hyper thanks to chocolate covered coffee beans...)
Han

Life is Good

Yes...Life is very good.
I've recently been enjoying it immensely.
We got our bees Saturday night, too! They're buzzing around and being...well...busy little bees. 0.--
It's very interesting to watch, if I do say so myself.

God is amazing. He's given me a family that, yeah, let's face it: can be very annoying sometimes - but I LOVE them, and I'm sure I can be pretty annoying too. (There's plenty of times where they'd like to kick me out the door - and the other way around! ^.^)  He's given me friends that pray with me and make me laugh until I die (again). He's given me my Best Friend that is totally top of the world - I could never, ever ever ever ever EVER ask for a better one!
He's blessed me with such a great place to live. It'll be hard for me to leave!

The other day I had what I call a "Once in a Summer" moment....
I shall now attempt to paint it for you using the brush of words....
It was raining. All day - rain. I love the rain. I was happy. It came from gray skies, sometimes in a mist, other times in a downpour that I could barely contain myself from running out into and dancing in. Lightening would cut the skies, and the Lord's army was next heard as they marched along. The thunder would rumble, rise to a mountainous peak, and then fade.
During such a downpour, I walked out onto the front porch. The clouds swirled, the sharp staccato of rain all around. It was beautiful. Warm. I sat on the rail of the porch, back against the wall, one leg dangling off and swinging quietly back and forth. The tree beside the porch drooped with the rain. I picked a wet leaf, held my hand out, let the rain cry on it. I took in a deep breath, smelling the refreshing scent of dampened plants. It was good.
As I looked back over the porch, I was thinking to myself how long ago it was that I first walked around on the thing. There was no cover, no fence, no landscaping - my eyes went to our pasture, the tall, strong barn standing there - no barn, no pasture. It was nothing. Just woods. Eleven years ago....just woods.
I never thought at 6 years old that I'd be sitting there that day, 16 years old, watching it rain. Knowing the people I know, having been to the places I've been, having all the things in my heart that I have.

...It was wonderful.
It was Once in a Summer...

Always Fighting,
-Han

New Vest!

And this is a new vest I acquired as of Friday! I loooove it! *faint*
And to my BFF - be jealous...be very jealous...
FIVE dollars at a clothing store in town! MUWHAHAHAAAA!!!

Laughs

Alright...
I'm in the mood for laughing, so I'm gonna make you guys laugh with me! These are some of my favorite funny videos/commercials....









And now we get into people!






(Don't know what the lyrics are in this song - might want to mute.)


Okay - this one is a Korean coke commercial that Nathan and I absolutely die over every time we see it...


This. One. Is. Hilarious...



I bet I did every one of those things as a baby...

Hope you enjoyed!

Pocky!

Yes, I got my little guy. He's SO cute!! AH! We got him Thursday - he is absolutely adorable.
I thought you guys might like to see pictures, so - here they are.
His name is Pocky, which is a Japanese candy, and he's only about two months old.

I also got a Betta fish! His name is Rain. The little guy keeps me company when I'm sitting at my desk. ^.^

Tootle pip!
-Han

Farewell to Squishy

I'm sad. Pippin just died a little while ago.
It started this morning when I noticed that his breathing was off, and he wasn't really interested in the parsley we offered him. (SO not Pippin...)
We took him to the vet, and they said it was some sort of respiratory problem; they gave him some antibiotics, and that was that. We came home, and the day went on, until just a little while ago. I went into my room, and he was just laying there. I knew he was dead. I picked him up, and really didn't start crying until I brought him into the room where mom was. My poor Pippin.
His nickname was "Squishy" - you wouldn't BELIEVE all of the crazy jokes we've had with that funny guy. I'm going to miss him. He was very squishy...

Dad said I could get another one, so maybe tomorrow, Mom and I will go to Winston to get one. I'd like that...

Love you, Pip. You were very squishy...very squishy, indeed.

Always Fighting,
-Han

Here's just a small taste of the jokes Nate and I had with him -
this is an actual song, though we changed the words to say "Squishy" ....
WARNING: Extreme dumbness ahead - continue at your own risk...

Squishing through the back door, squishing in the cold -

Communasquishy breakdown,

Complete Squishy overload.

Been through a squishy fire, I feel like a squishy glow,

squishy glow

Squishies passing on the freeway, my Squishy's on the run;

been runnin' from a Squishy, I'm not the only one.

And somewhere in the distance, a Squishy's taking flight

Destinations unknown, just squish into the night.

So much said, and squished, but after all: the time has come to 

squish it all, behind.

If you could see Squishy through my eyes,

You'd know he'd try to squish it all.

He's been squishing all his life, to stand up every time he falls

If you could see Squishy through my eyes...

I feel squishy up my spine
The squishy on my hands
I'm squishing here alone, With squishy arms again

Squishy ain't no stranger
There'll be a squishy star
And Squish will find it's way
Into someones heart
Too late for tears
No time to be Squishy
It's just the echo of our
Squishy song ...

If you could see Squishy through my eyes,

You'd know he'd try to squish it all.

He's been squishing all his life, to stand up every time he falls

If you could see Squishy through my eyes,

 You'd see that he will always squish
Somewhere out there is my squishy,

And a new squish will come my way
If you could see Squishy through my eyes
Through my eyes

...I WARNED you...

 

A Tale of Two Savages....

 

Okay, well...not necessarily. ^.^ 

Close enough, though. 

We had a BLAST! It was SO much fun! She's my girl, and I let the whole world know it! My Best Friend is absolutely amazing. 

The "Tale of Two Savages" actually came from a book title we saw while browsing the loads of used books they had at the Conference. For some reason, we latched on to it, so - there you are. 

I LOVED seeing her again - I cried later after we had parted and were on the way down the road because I knew it would be a long time before I saw her again. We had such a...beautiful time. 

The talks were amazing, and one was done by a man named Todd Wilson that was SUPER! Very, very good. 

My BFF and I were able to get a StarBucks coffee (YUM!) after staying up until 4:15 in the morning. Mom and I were staying the night at her house, and it was the "Lights Out" rule at 2:30. Well, we stuck to that - and were so tired we couldn't keep our eyes open. As soon as the lights went out, we hit and adrenaline high and began to chat. 2:30 very soon turned into 4:15, and we realized since we were getting up at 6:20 in the morning, we'd better get some sleep! We talked about SO much... >.> 

So - to sum it all up, another chapter was written in the Tale of Two Savages. We had the most AMAZING time - God is so good! 

To my Soul Sister - THANK YOU for being there! I LOVE YOU! Stay strong in Him!

Fighting!

Always Fighting,

-Han

 I LOVE this one - I have NO idea what this girl is doing....Singing an emotional ballad? >.0

 A REALLY bad case of the giggles...

 

Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Just as it is written, "For Your sake we are being put to death all day long; we were considered as sheep to be slaughtered." But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

What then shall we say to these things? 

If God is for us, who is against us?

Excitement Overload

 

I've officially gone into excitement overdrive. 

I don't think I can contain myself. I'm pretty sure I can't. I've already got butterflies in my stomach. 

I'm gonna be going to GA soon, and I don't think I'll be able to safely survive the 6 hour trip. I just may burn a circuit.  I'm so fidgety, it's unbelievable! 

My Best Friend is going to be there, and I'm going to have such a great time! 

*puts on Alice voice from Last of the Mohicans*

"I shan't sleep tonight - what an adventah!"

Ooooh goodness. My nerves....

Anyway - yes. I'm so excited, delighted! I absolutely can NOT deny it or fight it. This is just what I need... *very happy sigh*

God is so good. I mean - really. I was walking outside while the sun was going down, talking out loud to Him. I was telling Him how He does the most amazing things when you least expect them. How amazing His mercies are and how vast. Ha...I just looked down at my Bible in front of me, and saw this verse:

Colossians 4:2-6 

"Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned;

that I may make it clear in the way I ought to speak.

Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. 

Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person."

Speech with grace, devoted to prayer.

"But Mary kept these things in her heart and treasured them."

I told mom one time that I'm a lot like Mary. I keep practically EVERYTHING in my heart; that's why it's soooo full. I feel like I'm going to burst sometimes. It's often because of that warm, overwhelmed feeling inside like you get when you listen to the most gorgeous piece of music you've ever heard. That's how I am. I had a friend tell me that I have a huge, huge heart because I pray for everyone I come in contact with, and those I haven't actually met. She told me that if I were ever rejected by those I love, my heart would indeed break. Yeah, it probably would...but for someone like me with such a huge heart, that's a risk you've got to take. She then told me that I'm a heartbreaker, because I make her feel guilty that I pray for all of these people and that I still love her after what she's been through. I laughed and told her that that was not my intention - my intention is to love greatly and bear much hurt.  I love her because she's my sister in Christ - because Christ loved much. If He loved much, shouldn't I? 

I do have a huge heart - and I'm not bragging. I'm not quite sure how I got to be this way. I suppose it's because I realized how much Christ loved. I must love, too. 

I do love. Not near as much as I should - but I do love. I love to love. I love to share Christ's Love. 

I love loving. 

He loved much - shouldn't I?

Fighting!

An overloaded with excitement wreck waiting to happen,

-Hannah ^.^ 

*falls out of chair with a huge happy sigh*