This world is not worth living for!
Its honors, its riches, its glories are things ever passing away; but the love of Jesus is as eternal as Himself.
Oh, live for eternity! The glory of this world is fading, and is soon gone, and gone forever!
Again I say, live for a glorious eternity!
If you could have the glory, the wealth, and the honors of this world laid at your feet--how short would be the empty enjoyment of them.
-Mary Winslow
Hello, been awhile. First of all, I just wanna say that I have the best friend in the world, we were chatting on Facebook and she got excited that I was going to write a blog post and is looking forward to it :) She's awesome :) Then again, there are many reasons why she's awesome :) Anyways, I wanted to share with you all pictures of Christmas, my Christmas gifts, and snow.
Our Christmas tree. The prettiest one we've ever had!
32 inch flat-screen HDTV Tommy bought us for Christmas :-D
Me holding Charlie :)
My Christmas gifts:
Snowglobe my Aunt Nana gave me :) To this day, I LOVE Winnie the Pooh! :-D
Aren't these boots adorable??!! Can't wait to wear them!
Bracelet my cousin gave me :)
I hope you all had a blessed and wonderful Christmas with your loved ones! God certainly blessed us and I look forward to seeing what He has planned for us in this New Year.
It occurs to me that I never did share with you all my Mommy's and my adventure down in Kentucky to our Family Reunion so I thought I would share it now and with pictures:) On October 15th, we went out for awhile to get some things ready for the trip and we had rented a car, we had a really fun day! Then on the 16th, we finished up our packing and stuff and then headed down to where our Reunion is held, stopping a few places along the way and getting a few little things. When we reached our hotel, we were amped because there's a Starbucks literally right next to it, in the same parking lot! After resting in our hotel for a bit, we went to Cracker Barrel for supper (Mommy got chicken fried chicken and I got country fried steak, YUM!) it was SO good! We ended up having to take some of it back to the hotel. Unfortunately, it was warmer than we thought it was going to be so we had to go to Wal-Mart and get cooler tops and pick up a few other things too. Back at the hotel, we decided to warm up our food (unfortunately, we had to use a microwave, blech!) in the little dishes we had gotten at Wal-Mart. Well, wouldn't it figure, we didn't have utensils so we had to use our fingers to eat our meat and mashed potatoes, haha! That was all just a part of the fun of it:) Anyways, the next day was the Reunion so after we got our showers and then everything all packed, we went out to the car and onto the Reunion. We had a really fun time with everyone. I just love listening to them all talk because they have that country accent and say some things that I don't understand (LOL!) but I love it! Now onto the pictures:
Our room:
Wonder who's bed this is? :p My Pooh Bear and Nani bear
and camera case.
My handsome cousin, Dougy, and me.
My cute little cousin, Randi Michelle, and me.
I thought this was cool :) I was gonna put my camera in there a little more to see if I could capture a picture of a little creature or something but was afraid there might be something in there and then jump out at me, lol.
Dougy's beautiful wife, Angie, and me :) Spent most of the day with her and we had a really good time together :)
My Uncle Randy, Randi Michelle, and me.
I took LOTS of pictures of the scenery on the way down and back so, I really shouldn't look through those 'cause there are too many pretty ones. I just have them on Facebook. Maybe sometime I'll put some on here :)
I'm just so thankful to God for the wonderful family with which God has blessed me. I never get sick of them and miss them TERRIBLY when we're not together. I wish we could all get together more than just once a year!
On my next post, I'll have to 'introduce' you to my new 2nd cousins in my Daddy's family:) Charlie and Alyssa. Please pray for them as they were born on November 16th and are still in the hospital. I think they are improving though, praise God.
Hi-ho! So, I have like 4 or so ideas for a blog post so I don't know why I haven't written any of them. I thought I would share with you my most recent idea since it just recently happened.
On Saturday night when Mommy was in bed, her left hand started itching really bad. In the morning, she noticed her hand was swollen and red, and the left side of her tongue was swollen. She called her Dr. but they never called back so she called the pharmacy and they told her to go to the ER because a swollen tongue would eventually lead to a swollen throat. So, we got there and they took her back and got her all situated and stuff. A little while later, we called Tommy and he came also. It turns out it was an allergic reaction to some new medicine she had been taking but they were going to admit her overnight just to keep an eye on her.
A little while later, Tommy and Chris left to get Chris' Birthday gift (we had planned to have Tommy come over that night to celebrate their Birthdays and we were going to make dinner but, obviously, our plans changed) while Mommy and I waited for someone to take her to a room. After about 4 hours of waiting, Mommy decided she wasn't going to stay there overnight. I went to get a nurse so that Mommy could tell her (apparently those people there are like stupid or something because it didn't seem like they really knew what I was saying) and it figures a few minutes after I did that, the dude came in to transfer Mommy to a room. She told him she didn't want to stay overnight so he went and got the Dr. and she came and told Mommy she didn't have to stay! OH MY GOSH! So, we basically waited for four hours just to find out we could go ahead and leave. So, yeah, Mommy was fine, the swelling was down completely and she's all fine and stuff now :)
One cute thing about the boys was that while they were gone, they got Mommy and me Peppermint Mocha's from Starbucks:) They're so sweet (speaking of our boys, not the mocha's;))! Anyways, all was not for naught: when we found out Mommy could leave, we tried calling Tommy but his phone was turned off so we were going to wait in a parking lot but as I was pulling out (I had to drive), the boys were pulling in, thankfully they saw us and then got behind us real quick. We went to an empty parking lot and discussed what to do about supper. Tommy suggested we get Chinese and then go home and eat...so, we did:) Oh, and by the way, for Chris' Birthday; Tommy got him an Xbox360, an extra game paddle, AND the new FIFA11!! Chris and I have been havin' fun with FIFA:)
Those weren't all the events of the day though:
Later that night, Mommy and I had to go to the grocery store. Well, after we got home, we had just barely gotten out of the car when the neighbor's dog across the street bolted over here (the gate on their fence in their backyard was open) barking and growling at Mommy. She was closer to the front door so she was able to run up there real quick after Daddy came outside with a bat ready to swing at the dog, however, I had to kind of hide behind the car so she wouldn't see me (it was dark outside) and when Daddy got her far enough away, I ran to the front porch whilst he guarded me (though, if the dog would've come near me, I had a grocery bag with two 2 liters in it and if I had to whack the dog with it, I would have even though I was hoping I wouldn't have to). Well, she still wouldn't leave us alone so, when she ran back over to their yard, Daddy guarded the driveway while Mommy called the police. A few minutes later, an officer arrived and between he and Daddy, the officer was able to get to the neighbor's front door (before, the dog wouldn't even let Daddy get in their yard). The owner came outside with his daughter and she put the dog in the backyard and he closed and locked the gate. Anyways, the owner apologized and said he was taking the dog to the pound yesterday.
She had done this to us a few times before and finally she did it when the officer was actually HERE!
Yeah, long day:-D Praise God, everyone was ok!
So, looking forward to a wonderful Thanksgiving with my Mommy's family! My Daddy's Mom (Mawmaw) will be joining us as well and hopefully my cousin, Rachel can make it too!
Oh, please keep my new little twin cousins Charlie and Alyssa in your prayers. They were born on the 16th but are still in the hospital. Pray that they will be ok and will be able to come home soon, if the Lord is willing.
On the 17th, my Mommy and I went to her family's Family Reunion. We had a blast, hangin' out with all the family and stuff! Plus, we stayed in a hotel the night before and it was really, really nice.
Anyway, at one point I was outside talking to some 2nd and 3rd cousins and was asked if I had a young man yet, my answer: look away, giggle, and say no. Totally the wrong answer.
Instead, I should've said something like, "Nope, I believe in courtship and am waiting for God to bring my future husband and me together". Ever since then, I've been so embarrassed about the way I answered him.
That was such a worldly way to answer that question and I hate that that is what I did. If I could go back and respond the right way, I would.
God has put me into this world, but, I am not to be part of it, and, that, is how I acted when asked that question. I am so ashamed.
Not much in this blog post but, I just felt like I needed to say this.
Yesterday, I had my second piano lesson and it was great! He gave me a beginners music book so I practiced that when we got home.
He told us that you can go online and find online metronomes so Chris found one for me:)
He brought the lap-top downstairs and set it on the piano and let it go while he counted the beat for me as I played my song. We had to do it several times because I kept messing up but he never said anything. There were a lot of laughs, surprise, surprise, lol. It's so sweet that he helps me with it. He's like my second music teacher. He also works for free, LOL!
Mommy and I forgot my teacher's name, lol, so we had to ask him, haha! I told him that since we forgot it, I've just been calling him the Piano Professor, he liked that. Mommy said, it made him stand up a little taller, hehe. He's so nice! He's friendly and likes to talk (which is good because I'm the same way).
Anyways....
While I was practicing my piano yesterday, I heard my phone ring (which is "Beautiful Ending" by Barlow Girl), so I ran upstairs and it was a text....from my oldest brother, Tommy :-D I thought that was so sweet! The other day, I called him and we kept breaking up so the third time I called him back, I just said that since we were breaking up so much to just give up on the conversation, lol. So, as always, we said 'love ya' and so on :)
Also, last night, Chris made some S'mores in the oven for him and me :) They were really good! A little while ago today, he made some more for Mommy, him, and me. Once again, they were tasty. We haven't had S'mores in forever! Of course, I'm sure they're better over a fire, but these were dang good :)
Ya know the bad thing about putting videos up on youtube.com? The stupid comments people write. I have three videos on there. One from FIFA'10 (a video game for those of you who do not know) and two I made at xtranormal.com. Mommy checked my e-mail this morning and someone left a comment on two of my videos and she read them before I did to see what they said and they were trash so she deleted them from my e-mail. I then went to my youtube and deleted them there without reading them. Some people are so stupid. Both videos involved Manchester United and Mommy said she guesses he doesn't like them....so yeah.
So ya know, lookin' forward to the coffee bein' done so Mommy and I can have some.
It's so cool, we have like an old-fashioned-ish coffee grinder so we grind our own coffee beans without the boring and extremely loud electric coffee grinders they have nowadays! We also use a percolator instead of a coffee maker :) Don't know if a percolator is old-fashioned but I LOVE doing things the old ways!
We do our laundry mostly the old-fashioned way, but we do use our dryer after things have been out on the line for awhile.
Oh! How I would love to live out in the country! Mommy tells us about how when you're in the country, the sky is just so full of stars and it's absolutely beautiful! We live in a stupid subdivision so we don't get to see that beauty. We, of course, do see stars, lol. Anyways, I'm really a country girl at heart and could never understand why someone would want to live in the city, but that's just me. In the country you can just run and run and run and it's so much better! I hope we can move further out there someday and have a farm, garden, all that good stuff!!!
Yummy :) Autumn-ish, farm-ish....home-ish.
I am thankful we like have a home though, lol.
Well now, that was a random post.
Ciao, meu amigos!!
Grace be with you all!
Alive because of His Blood,
Katie Bekah
Ola, meu amigos:) I don't speak Portuguese, just to let you know.
I would like to tell you all about the exciting things that happened to me in July.
Early in the month, my Aunt Nana gave me her piano! She had been trying to sell it for awhile but couldn't so she gave it to us. I love it! Every time I walk by it I have to touch it :) It's so awesome to have something like this from my Aunt. It just makes it better because her sweet fingers touched it which makes it so special. I just like to sit there and play around (with my right hand, right now because that's all I can do, lol, my brother, Chris, calls me the 'one-handed wonder'), it's so wonderful!
As I said before, on the 10th, my cousin, Della, took me to an opera! It was "Otello", I absolutely loved it! It was great to go out to dinner and then to the opera with her. We had such a lovely time together!
Mommy took me shopping for my new out-fit to wear and Memaw paid for it :) One day when I get a new camera, you'll see me in my outfit :)
On the 17th, my bff/'sis' got married. We weren't able to go to her Wedding, but I loved hearing about it from her!
We also found me some piano lessons! Last Wednesday was my first lesson and I absolutely loved it!
The little music store opened like the day or so before my lesson. Mommy and I had seen the sign in the windows a few days before and she called and left a message. The next day the fella called her back and they chatted for awhile. Anyways, I'm really enjoying it. I can't wait for my lesson this week!
On the 29th, Mommy and I got to spend a little 'girls' day out', it was so fun! We got some hair things at Meijer and then went to Cracker Barrel for lunch! It was a really nice time and we were so happy that God blessed us with being able to do that! She truly is my very best friend!
Even though today is August first, I want to share what we did today as well :)
Today, Mommy, Chris, and I went out for a bit. First we went to Starbucks where Mommy and I got venti Cinnamon Dolce Lattes and Christ got a slice of pumpkin loaf. We then traveled through the parking lot over to the Family Christian Store. I went in to get Esterlyn's new CD "Call Out" but alas, the chick looked it up for me and they didn't have it :( She didn't even know who Esterlyn was!!! AAAAAHHHH!!!!!!!!! From there, we went to the grocery store and I went in to get lunch, which was fried chicken and Texas fries (I also got bagels but those aren't important to my story ;)). From there, we came home and watched an episode of "Foyle's War". After that, Daddy came home from work and blah, blah, blah. I made coffee for Mommy and me, so on, so on, so on. At about 9:40-ish or so tonight, Mommy, Chris, and I went out yet again. We went to UDF to get Daddy and me a milkshake (he got Cookies & Cream and I got Peanut Butter & Chip) then to Frisch's to get Mommy and Chris a Fudge Brownie uuhh somethin' or other, lol, and get the 4 of us sandwiches :) Oh, also, earlier tonight, Guitargirl and I were chatting online and she helped me put the new pages on my blog and add the Tweeter update on my sidebar :) She's so nice :) Isn't my Tweeter update thingy pretty?????? So, tell me, what do you think about my blog's new look?
Anyways, hopefully I can get Esterlyn's new CD soon and then I can tell you peeps about it :) In the meantime, why don't you go visit my Esterlyn fansite: www.weallneedesterlyn.webs.com :)
Oh, I also want to leave you with a video of one of my new favorite songs that Mommy got me likin': Gary Puckett and The Union Gap "Young Girl":
Hope you all are doing well!
God bless and keep you!
Grace be with you!
Alive because of His Blood,
Katie Bekah
Awhile ago, we had to go without a computer for awhile and I rather liked it. The only reason I like having a computer is my buddies :) I missed them bunches when we didn't have one!!!
I didn't get as much reading done as I thought I would but it was still nice to not have the temptation to get on the computer for hours doing absolutely nothing. Praise God, that hasn't happened this time.
I have noticed a change in myself that I rather like. For some reason ever since my cousin and I were blessed to go to the opera together, God has blessed me with the strength and energy to do things everyday that I only did on occasion before. So far, most every day I've made my family a treat of some sort and have made our meals most days, it's lovely! Right now I have some blueberry muffins in the oven (they don't know what they are yet;))! Surprising my family with little treats or making their meals or really doing anything for them is something I just LOVE!
I don't know what caused this change but I praise God for it! I know it is only because of Him that I can do these things.
I don't know, something feels different inside of me and I think it's a good thing.
I have laundry soaking right now but don't think I should take them out to the line today because we're supposed to have storms and sometimes it looks like we will and then it gets sunny so I don't want to chance it. I'm just going to ring them out best I can and throw 'em in the dryer!
In other news: on Saturday, my bff/'sis' got married!!! We weren't able to go to her wedding but I'm sure she looked beautiful! I can't wait to see pictures!
We always talked about going to each other's Weddings and I was sad that we weren't able to go but at the same time I tried to be ok because I was so happy for her and her new hubby :)
We of course hope to meet someday and we hope it will be soon, Lord willing.
We are now eating my blueberry muffins and they are quite good, if I do say so myself :)
Hope you all are having a wonderfully blessed day resting in the Lord!!
God bless and keep you all!
Grace be with you!
Alive because of His Blood,
Katie Bekah
In my last post I mentioned that my second cousin, Della, was taking to me an opera.....well, we went and it was totally awesome! We had such a wonderful time together.
First, we went out to dinner to a Chinese restaurant and it was absolutely divine! The people there are so nice. Since my cousin goes there so often and is on a first name basis with the owner, he gave me a heart-shaped plate:) So sweet! Both him and our waitress thought Della was my mom, lol. I got a Kobe Steak with vegetables and fried rice, sooooo good!
After we left the restaurant, we were on our way to the music hall when we ran into a TON of traffic! Oh my gosh, it was moving SO slow and I was so afraid we weren't going to make it there on time (Della told me later that she was afraid of the same thing) but Della found a way past the other cars to get off at a different exit and we got there with 13 minutes to spare and there were still plenty of people arriving after us, so it wasn't bad:) I was so thanking God when He got us there!
Once we got there (the place was so crowded and I had to keep up to stay close to Della, whilst running into other people....the only part that wasn't enjoyable, LOL!), we found our seats and they were in a great place! When the opera began I just kept thinking, "I can't believe I'm actually at an opera!". I was just so excited and still get excited when I think about it.
During the second intermission, we went to get some European chocolate (we didn't actually go to Europe though, lol) and it was divine!
I still can't stop thinking about all of it and never will forget it.
Such a lovely experience and I hope we can do it again sometime, Lord willing.
Our next adventure is to go to a Ballet together sometime, Lord willing! Can't wait for that either!
Anyway, that was our night. I really can't describe how wonderful it was, so I'll just keep it like this and if you have any questions, just ask and I might answer them depending upon what they are:p
Also, a few days before the opera, Mommy and I went out shopping for a new outfit for me (which Memaw bought because she's so sweet!), so we found a lovely black skirt at a store in the mall (we hate our mall), some totally cute black sandals at Payless, and a lovely cream colored scarf with silver specks in it!
The day before the opera, we went out to find a top and finally found the most beautiful top I've ever seen! We found it at Dress Barn.
We had also bought a new hairdryer which excited me, LOL! (It's the little things;)).
So, Mommy had curled my hair for me and I put on my new outfit and make-up then Daddy and Chris took me to Memaw and Grandpa's where Della was waiting to take me:)
As I told Mommy, Chris, and Della and have said on my Facebook, July 10th was the BEST day of my life!!!
I thank God that He blessed us with that time together. He is so Good!
Have a wonderful, blessed day and may you rest in God's abundant Love!!!
God bless and keep you and Grace be with you!
Alive because of His Blood,
Katie Bekah
Howdy peeps! Yes, I have returned to the blogosphere:) Well, actually, we got back online on June 16th....ahem, anyways. I am soooo amped because my second cousin is going to take me to an opera!!!!! The day before yesterday, Mommy and I went shopping to buy me a new outfit (well, actually, Memaw is buying it, she's going to give us the money later, she's soooo sweet!!!). We found a totally cute black skirt (the first item of black clothing I own, lol) that has gold and silver around the bottom (whenever we get me a new camera I'll put pictures up on here wearing the full ensemble), cute black sandals, and a cream color scarf with silver specks in it! Tomorrow, Lord willing, we're going to go look for a top to complete the ensemble:) So, when we were at the mall (we hate our mall, by the way, but go there if we absolutely have to), I saw all these girls hanging out with their friends and whatnot while it was just Mommy and me. Honestly, I would much rather go shopping with my Mommy than anyone else, if someday, I was to go shopping with friends, I would still want my Mommy to come and their Mom's too. I just don't understand why girls would choose friends over their own Mother's. My Mommy and I are best friends and love doing everything together! There are only 3 exceptions I make of who else I could shop with being: my Memaw (Mommy's Mommy), my Aunt Nana (Mommy's little sister) and my cousin Rachel (Daddy's niece). Yes, I'm 20 years old and STILL grab my Mommy's hand when we go places. Laugh if you want, but that's just how close we are. (I hold my Daddy's hand too when he and I go places). I know that someday, I'll have to go places on my own (like when I get married and my hubby is at work) but I'm going to enjoy the time God has blessed me with now to spend as much time with my Mommy as possible because she's my very best friend and I thank God for her always. She and I have never fought, there was never a reason for it. She's such a wonderful example of God's Love and I can only hope to one day be at least half as awesome as she is. She's totally the best Mommy in the whole world! I guess one could say, I kind of have two Mommys though because I feel the same way about my Memaw. She, too, is a wonderful example of God's Love and I love spending time with her as much as possible. We're hoping to start up our painting lessons again soon for we both miss them so much! I am so much like my Mommy and Memaw and I love that! Being like them is like being like angels:) God has truly blessed me with the best ladies that I can look up to. They're both always there for me and are such blessings. I could never ask for better examples of God's Love, for they are the only ones. Well, I've just thought of another lady that I love spending time with, my second cousin, Della, who is taking me to the opera:) She, too, is a wonderful example of God's Love...and she is another exception of who else I could go places with;) We've only spent time together, just the two of us, once. Several weeks ago, when I helped her clean her house (which was a BLAST!) and that's when we discovered we both love opera and Ballet. She's been to some before and she told me that sometimes she will take me. She gets free or really good discounts on tickets sometimes. I was so amped when she e-mailed me and told me about the opera and invited me to come! We're both so looking forward to it! My Memaw said that her sister (Della's aunts) said, Della called her and was talking about the two of us going to the opera and said that she sounded as excited as a little girl:) That made me feel good that she would be so excited about spending time with me.
Today, I'm taking care of my 'invalids' (as I called them on Facebook;)). Mommy has Strep and Chris has a headache:( Of course, I want them to feel better, but I like taking care of them:) I'm also hoping to get a few things done today, Lord willing, so we'll see how that goes.
My bff and 'sis', Monica, is getting married on the 17th but unfortunately, we will not be able to make it. I was heartbroken when Mommy told me. I couldn't bring myself to call Monica because I was so afraid she would be mad at me but I knew I had to tell her soon. The other night, I texted her and asked her if when she has awhile to talk she would call me. So she called me later that night and I told her we weren't able to go and that I was afraid she would be mad at me. Guess what?? She wasn't, she totally understood. Yeah, she's awesome:) She had told me before in an e-mail that she was thinking after they got married, I could come up and stay with them sometimes over a weekend so hopefully I'll be able to do that sometime this year, Lord willing.
Anyways, before I go I would like to share with you this disturbing video of Manchester United players doing aerobics: Enjoy!
Ola! To my very few faithful readers, I'm sorry about not updating for awhile, just couldn't think of anything to write I suppose. So, what do I write now? 'goodbye'.
Not goodbye forever though. We are in the midst of getting ready for a yard sale tomorrow and hopefully moving soon. There have been some 'developments' of late that are kind of indicating a swift move so we'll see. The problem is we don't know where yet. Not out of the state (though my brother Chris and I wouldn't mind moving to England, particularly Manchester, but that's not gonna happen;)). Please pray for us with the moving thing and that we will do well with the yard sale tomorrow!
Exciting yet stressful Football weekend comin' up this weekend (not that my faithful readers really know what I'm talking about, but someone that comes across this here blog might know). Manchester United really need to beat Stoke City and Wigan Atheletic really need to beat Chelsea FC! You see, if that happens, then Man United win the league, so yeah.
I'm also happy because Inter Milan won the Coppa Italia and that totally rocks too, plus we're through to the Champion's League Final and it would be so awesome if we won that AND the Scudetto. If we won all that AND if United win the Premier League Title then it would be an AWESOME Football season:) Plus, United won the Carling Cup which is also AWESOME:)
In other news, Mommy ordered me a new phone and it's sooo cute because it's pink:) I love pink, pink is the best color in the world:)
We're supposed to have rain and thunderstorms tonight which makes me happy because I love thunderstorms!
Anyways, amigos, I should go now. Till next time, fare thee well.
Oh, I wanted to add a video real quick:
Howdy! To my faithful readers (though you be few, LOL!), I'm sorry I haven't written for awhile. Believe it or not, I keep meaning to write, but ya know.
Anyways, I have a temporary Hope Chest (I had to use a pink plastic box before, lol;)) and my friend, Meghan, wants to know what it looks like so I thought I would finally get around to posting some pictures of it;)
It's actually my Mommy's cedar chest but she told me I could use it until I have one of my own. I'm so excited because Chris is going to make me one sometime and that's so awesome!
So, here it is with nothing on it. Isn't it pretty??? And it smells divine!!
I just had to decorate it a bit because I don't like plain surfaces. So, I have a tea-set, a pretty box (it was actually a box for a travel coffee mug that my Mommy got me at the Family Christian Store awhile ago, but I thought it was soooo pretty that I just had to put it there!!), a hand-held fan that my 'sis', Monica, got me, a little blue dish, and one of my favorite porcelain dolls! Oh, they're all sitting on top of my pink baby blanket:)
Here's what the inside looks like.
My two babydolls that I took EVERYWHERE when I was little, Michelle and Chastity (though, their nicknames are Mitzy and Chaz)!! Yes, I gave them voices and they were my 'little sisters'. When my brothers and I were in school, Mommy would always have to take them with her wherever she went (though they didn't go in places with her) because I didn't want them to be home alone. Mitzy has a little bit of an eye problem as you can tell. She's one of those dolls that would close her eyes when you her laid her down, well something happened to them so Mommy and Chris once took "eye-drops" (superglue;)) to fix the problem. Oh, the stories I could tell!
Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this little venture once again into my Hope Chest!
So, let's see if there's anything new with us. Monday-Thursday, Mommy, Chris, and I went to Memaw and Grandpa's everyday to do some work for them, which is always awesome just so we can be with them and they're always SO appreciative which totally makes it worthwhile! It's just so fun to be with them and awesome when we can see them so often! God has truly blessed us!
Chris had to use a power washer on their deck so we could paint it soon and it was a blessing that he finished it yesterday because it's raining today and is supposed to continue for like the next 4 days:) God is so Good!!
You know you're loved when your family miss the sound of your voice, lol. On the 12th, I lost my voice which was the beginning of a bad cold. Mommy and Chris were so bored because I couldn't talk and they didn't know what to do with themselves and were so thankful when I was able to talk again, lol.
At night time, Chris and I always hang together, he plays his game while we chat but because I couldn't talk he didn't know what to do and got sick of playing his game so turned it off and we watched something on television, don't remember what it was though.
They tell me I'm the life of the party ;) Chris also tells me I have the 'cool factor', lol.
Anyways, I'm pretty much over my cold now so that's awesome. It was kind of funny because Chris and I got a cold on the same day, however, mine was a lot worse than his. The worst part of it only lasted a couple of days, so that was good.
I thank God that I'm over my cold and I thank Him for the family and friends that He has blessed me with, 'cause they are so totally the BEST!!!
I'm glad to be over my cold and so are the rest of my family. Guitargirl is too so I can e-mail her again ;) Well, so are my other girls :)
Speaking of Guitargirl, she did a questionnaire on her blob so I decided to steal it from her and do it on my blob :)
Coffee or Tea? I like both but have coffee a lot more often than tea.
Do you have any animals? Nope.
Any news you'd like to share? I can talk again :)
What is your favorite flower? I have a lot of favorites.
Favorite day of the week? Sabbath.
What time did you get up this morning? Don't remember.
What is your favorite TV show? Premier League World, Avonlea, Father Brown, ???
What do you usually have for breakfast? Lol, nothing :p
What food do you dislike? Unfortunately....chocolate :(
Salty or sweet? Depends upon my mood.
What is your best quality? Hold on, let me ask Mommy.....she says compassion :)
What is your name? Katie Rebekah
What characteristic do you most despise? Arrogance, pride, selfishness (which makes one wonder why I like Cristiano Ronaldo, LOL!!), etc.
Anywhere in the world on vacation? England, Portugal, Ireland.
Are you organized? Yes.
What is your favorite song at the moment? "Cuando Me Enamoro" by Andrea Bocelli.
Where are you going to retire to? Ireland.
What is your birthstone? Garnet, I think.
If you were a crayon, what color would you be? PINK!!!!
What is your favorite drink? Coffee, tea, water.
Favorite clothing? Long full skirts that turn around :) Long full dresses that turn around, lacy tops, baby-doll style tops, cowgirl boots, sandals...
Favorite restaurant? Applebee's.
What was your favorite toy as a child? Babydolls, a little play kitchen.
Chocolate or Vanilla? Now, vanilla.
What is under your bed? I don't know, a few little balls, lol.
What do you usually do in the evening? Ya know, stuff.
I shall now leave you with a NEEDTOBREATHE video for their song "Hurricane" off of their latest CD "The Outsiders", which you need to go and purchase so you're not an outsider :p
God bless!
Grace be with you all!
Alive because of His Blood,
Katie Bekah
First of all, everyone wish my Daddy a 'Happy Birthday!' because today is his Birthday :)
Second of all, I have some things to share :)
I do not know any guys right now and therefore have no prospects of a future husband but I would like to share my idea of a relationship with a guy.
Personally, I don't want to touch a guy (or him touch me) unless it's my future husband but after we're married. I haven't always felt this way until I read about Josh & Noelle Goforth not holding hands or touching each other until after they were married. I was so inspired by that and decided that's how I want to be.
I've always wanted a pair of pretty, lacy gloves to wear, but especially now for another reason: I once shook hands with a young guy and found it weird to touch him (not that he felt funny, lol) because I'm not used to doing that, so to have those dainty little gloves would be perfect.
I also totally believe in Courtship and praying for God's guidance, waiting for His timing, etc. There is only one man for me and God knows who he is and though it is hard at times, I have to trust Him.
I'm not saying it's easy for me to just say, "Ah, God knows who he is so I won't think about anyone else", because it isn't easy!
I think, as girls, it is quite easy to look at a guy and think "Wow! Is he attractive!" (which I do and Mommy can attest to that!) but extremely difficult to rid oneself of the thought. I've had goofy little crushes on guys before and still struggle with that even though there is only one man for me and I pray for him!
My Mommy and Guitargirl can totally attest to my goofy little crushes (one in particular)!
There is a post I wrote before about a 'certain guy' I liked and he doesn't even know I exist, plus he's in a different Country and I will most likely never meet him. I know nothing important about him anyway and don't think he is a Christian, I do not know for sure. Sometimes, I still struggle with that, too.
Anyway, I want to save EVERYTHING for my future husband...and AFTER we're married.
My single years are supposed to be a time of growth and preparation for being a wife and mommy someday and I don't want to waste this time daydreaming about falling in love, there is no point in it. It will happen in God's time and my daydreaming about it isn't going to rush the process, rather it'll make it feel that time is going so slow and that DEFINITELY doesn't help!
I know it's hard, but as daughters of the One and Only King, we must trust Him and pray.
We must pray for patience, for peace, a greater trust in Him, and pray for our future husband, whether or not we know who he is. We don't have to pray for him by name, God has known since before there was time who he is :) We must rest in that!
It's not easy, but with prayer and talking with our loved ones and asking them for prayer, telling them when we're having a hard time with it, it makes it a bit easier. It's always wonderful knowing that you have someone praying for you....one of the best feelings in the world!
God bless!
Grace be with you!
Alive because of His Blood,
Katie Bekah
As some of you might know, my 20th Birfday was the 16th :) Oddly enough, it does kind of feel weird to be 20.
So, for my 'celebration', Tommy came over for a visit and he got me some lovely flowers and a really cute card! Observe:
Aren't they lovely???
Another view.
Isn't the card cute?
After awhile, Daddy decided he would take us all out for supper, but Tommy insisted he treat us :) We went to El Rio Grande and had a wonderful time together! It was kind of funny because we had a booth and Tommy, Chris, and I all sat on the same side (me squished in the middle, I wouldn't have had it any other way :)) and poor Chris was almost falling off the whole time! It was all good craic though!
The day before my Birfday, I got a package in the mail from my bff and 'sis' (which is what we always call each other :)), Monica, it was my Christmas gift. I told her I would like some things for my hope chest and this is what she got me:
Oh, they're just perfect!! I think they'll go well in my Victorian kitchen ;)
She also got me a lovely candle that smells divine!:
Oh, I wish you could smell it, it's lovely!
Umm, I guess maybe a week or so ago I also got, from amazon.com, a little pink camera case for, guess what??? My CAMERA! ;) Observe:
Isn't it cute?
Also, since I'm not eating chocolate anymore (at least that's how I feel about it now, more on that in another post ;)), we got a fruity sort of ice cream on my Birfday, on our way home from the restaurant. Whilst eating it, I picked up a spoonfull and HAD to take a picture of it! You'll see why:
Does anyone else but me think it looks like an eyeball??? Yeah, I'm sick ;)
One more thing. I have the sweetest Grandmas in the world! Ok, my Memaw is in Florida right now and my Mawmaw is still ya know, home. Yet, they got me the same Birfday cards! I did notice after a while that there was a slight difference (that being, one is pink, the other is purple), other than that they're exactly the same! I took pictures of 'em:
(I apologize for the pictures not being very good. I should've taken them in the daytime but, ya know, I didn't, so deal with it, lol;))!
God has blessed us with some awesome weather of late! About a week or so ago, I had looked to see what the weather would be like on my Birfday and saw that it was going to be like cloudy and in the 30's. However, it was actually like 44* and cloudy, might've rained too. Anyway, Chris had asked me what my ideal weather would be for my Birfday and I told him that was it. We're supposed to keep this nice weather for at least the next 10 days. On the 23rd and 24th, it's supposed to be a high of 53*!
