My poem is finished!!!!!!!

I'm so excited! I really put alot of time and effort into it, and Mr Smith said it was really well written. I haven't gotten a grade back yet, but that doesnt really matter because I know that he likes it. Our next assignment is writing a short story (3-5 pages.) Thats going to be much easier than the poem, but I dont know if I could do a whole story in that short space. I need subtle character development, but I'm not going to have that in 3-5 pages! But oh well, Mr Smith is an excellent teacher and I'm sure he'll do a fantastic job teaching it.

I made a really sad decision the other day. I told the family with the twins that I couldn't babysit for them on a regular basis, because I've got entirely too much on my plate. It made me really sad because I really wanted to do that job, but a verse from Proverbs is a tremendous help. "Do not wear yourself out to get rich, have the wisdom to show restraint."

I have enough babysitting opportunites to satisy my baby urges, but still there was just something special about the twins.

I cannot Lord, Thy purpose see, but all is well since ruled by Thee

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile! The school week is just too crazy...not to mention watching the entire first season (plus eight hours of bonus features) of LOST in a week. Man, that is the best show! And the only person I've talked to thats also into it is Mrs McMahan who is like the coolest person ever, so I feel justified. Watch it! The second season starts on Wednesday. I cannot wait.

This has been a tough school week. I haven't gotten finished with my work until like 7:30 or 8 and Monday I was working until 10:30. As you can imagine my brain is fried. I dont know how I'll have any brain left to take the PSAT in just a few weeks, I'm afraid it will just be gone!

Mom says that I'm trying to do too much babysitting, but I think its too much school. Of course I'd much rather babysit than do school..so thats probably it. I mean seriously, how is chemistry going to help me be a better Mom or a wife? Wouldn't babysitting be better equipping for that? I means there's nothing like experience! I have to keep coming back to school right now is going to help me get into college and with a college decree I can get a job. But what if I dont want a job? I suppose it's always a good thing to have, but thats not a whole lot of motivation right now. I remember someone saying that their junior year was by far their toughest year of school, and my sister said that college was easy compared to juinor and senior year. And I'm doing the same things that she was! *sigh

Well if this is getting you down let's look on the positive side. I am blessed with EXCELLENT teachers this year.

Mr Smith- English and writing, wow! I've told Sarah hes like an RYM speaker....but of course if you haven't been to RYM you dont know what I mean. He's brilliant, and such a wonderful teacher and I can't begin to measure how much I've learned from him and how much I will learn.

Mrs McMahan- Worldview, I wouldn't like this class very much right now if it wasn't for her! I mean overall its excellent, but i'm at a really boring part, with lots of tapes on philosophy. Right now its on the American Revolution, and I've learned alot. Thats my favorite time period and it is neat to look at it with so many different sets of eyes. But yeah, she makes it so much more alive and draws parralles from then to now that I wouldn't have seen, and explains things very well.

Mrs Susie, my chemisty teacher. She's good but hasnt had a whole lot of experience teaching. Shes really fun though, and I hope she wont grade tests too hard.

Mrs Metcalf, my piano teacher. She's precious. Shes an older lady, but so enthusiastic about teaching.This is my third year to take from her and she gets better every year. Again, I would not like piano if it wasnt for her!

Mrs Lita- my Bible quizzing coach. Shes an awesome lady, I can't believe she does as much as she does! She has the patience of a saint, and this being my fourth year to quiz, she never gave up on me. She's definantly someone I want to be like.

So yeah, I am blessed and all these people have made such a huge impact in my life.

I am so excited that the poem writing process is going to be over on Monday! I feel pretty good about my poem, although I just emailed Mr Smith another draft, hopefully he'll like it too. He said if we have worked hard on it than we should be sick of it...hehe.

Well off to go prepare for another "Covenant Renewal Lord's Day."

Email me or leave a comment if you want to :-)

-Abbi

Something about those russians

Or Ruskies as Pastor Rob would say.

Today was SO awesome! I started a job working in DPC's nursery for a ladies bible study. And guess what? I'm in the BABY room!! Yep, no one was walking, or talking (too much.) There were four little baby girls, two that I've known for forever (Amelia,- Her Mom is my WorldView Teacher, and Mollie- I was at her parents wedding, like 7 years ago) . Then there were two new babies, -Alexandra, and Ella. Alexandra was Russian! Oh my gosh she was the cutest thing. She was about 6 or 7 months old but very very tiny. Her eyes were so big and brown and she had a little curl on the top of her head. She was so smiley and drank all of her bottle and didn't fuss at at all. I love the Russian babies!!!

One day at a time, one challenge, one obstacle

Thats a quote from Pastor Jordan. I thought it was worthy enough to be a subject!

Man, I'm really struggling with this poem assignment from Mr Smith. I've written several rough drafts and the final thing is due on Thursday. He keeps emphazizing showing not telling. And its very hard! He's an excellent teacher and all and I really really like his class, but what he's asking of me is really pushing me and growing me as a writer. It's a good thing! But painful right now...

The sermon this week was on growing in faith, faith like Abraham had. He was a cool guy! So I was listening to this Michael Card song and I thought his lyrics would be worth posting for future reference.
To hear with my heart
To see with my soul
To be guided by a hand I cannot hold
To trust in a way that I cannot see
That's what faith must be

Yep, another day of struggling and fighting. Thats what the Christian life. I'm glad God doesn't require any more of us. Just one day at a time....just one day at a time.

-Abbi

Does air have matter?

Well apparently it does according to Dr. Jay L. Wile. Ya learn something new every day!

So far I've gotten SAT prep (Math and Writing) done and that was fun although I have a sinking feeling I'm going to fail miserably on the test which is exactly one month from today! So much to do...so little time. Also I started a chemistry class at this Christian co-op. Its like going to school because theres like a teacher, and a classroom and stuff due and tests and things. It's very cool. Mr Smith's class is kind of like that, but its at a church, not a school, so my chemistry class feels different.

I've also gotten Spanish done today. The longest sentance in Spanish I know is, "La mujer vieja tiene pelo blanco," which means, "The old lady has white hair." Very useful I'm sure!

Well I'm off to pratice piano and go to the gym. Then I'll only have to do World View and Writing and then I have writing class at 6 tonight.

Quote for the day, "Don't expect perfection from others, especially your family."

-Abbi

Another Sunday

I remember a couple of years ago wishing that September 11 could be counted as a holiday because then we wouldnt have to do school. But I guess that doesnt matter this year because its on a Sunday. So how did I spent this "not holiday?" Well before you can judge me let me tell you that I've had one BUSY week! Not only did school kick in full swing with extra classes added on to my already ginormous workload, but I also started babysitting alot. I'm really excited about one job in particular. Its for a two year girl (Alyssa) and 8 month old twins (Josiah and Cambria.) They are the cutest little kids and I get serious baby fever when I keep them! It is rather difficult trying to feed them at the same time, or get them in their jamies, or try to get them asleep at the same time, but it is FUN! On Friday night I kept them, and at one point all three of them were crying for something. The two year old girl just realized her parents were gone when I was trying to get the baby girl asleep with a bottle and the baby boy had scooted away from his toys and was upset. So its like who do I try to console first? Thankfully by the grace of God I got them all quiet before the parents got home. Phew! What a night. So yeah, I've been busy.

Well to answer the question at the top, what'd I do today, I did nothing! The second season of LOST starts in like ten days or something and I'm completely addicted so I bought the entire first season of it. The only problem is theres like 8 DVDS all with bonus material and I dont think I can watch it all before the second season starts! My brother and I have been going hard core at it, but we've only made it through 3 cds. Plus my sister wanted me to play the SIMS so I did since I only get to on the weekends. I bought a new house with my family, (going 2o,ooo more dollars into debt- oopsie and had another baby boy-Ryan. Hes really cute :-) hmm..

Then my brother rented the movie "Dumb and dumberer" so he wanted to watch that with me before his bedtime. It was good, it had it's funny parts but "Dumb and Dumber" is better.

Call me crazy but thats not exactly how I'd prefer to spend a Sunday. It was relaxing, but now I almost feel more tired than if I actually did something( like work on my poem for writing class tomorrow, or get caught up with my reading, or i dont know, just spend some practical time meditaing on the sermon and God's Word.) Why was God's day spent being sucked into the world's culture? I'm glad he gave a day to rest and not do work, but what exactly does that mean? Does it mean I can do whatever I want? I certainly hope not.

Thinking back to several Sundays that I remember as being "good" Sundays were not ones spent in front of the TV. Although when I stayed with my former pastor and his family for a couple of weeks, Sundays were pretty much no different than other days in regard to TV. The general rule was "not to let the kids watch too much, and wait for them to go to bed so we can watch our shows." That wasn't said of course, but thats the impression I got. Is that an appropiate mindset for a Christian?

Oh well, I've just been thinking about this for a couple of weeks and wanted to get it into writing. I'd like some comments if ya got some :-)

Have a great night (or day depending on when you read this),

-Abbi