An Update...

I thought I'd update with some pictures...

Christi and I leave for camp on Monday. I'm very excited about it and can't wait to see everyone. I love spending a whole week surrounded by the word of God. I don't listen to the news, watch TV, we just try our best to focus on Him. How wonderful.

One of those evenings where your really not happy with your life...

That's me. I'm tired of it all. :'(

Gray...

Popping his cheeks over the phone.



I love him so much.










Wearing some of Grammi's reading glasses

Amy and Gary

I miss you, big sister. <3

Gray Bear

My precious little man left us today on a sad journey back to Arizona.

We love you,
Gray.










































I wish your sweet Mama was here to raise you...

Love...

"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." -Galatians 2:20

More pictures. 'Cause I love 'em.

What a beautiful earth God made for us!















































God reassures me of his love when he gives me sunsets like this.

The wonderful things in life...

I hope all of you out there had a wonderful Independence Day. I know I did. (Even though no one reads this, thankfully. )

My family got to go visit some of our wonderful friends, the Davis' and the Weber's. We had a fabulous time together, as we always do. (WE MISS YOU, RACHEL!) We had a very nice dinner of hamburgers, hot dogs, bratwursts, and chicken. Which was, of course, all grilled, as you do on the 4th of July. : ) After dinner and dessert we did fireworks, which were gorgeous. The Davis' have a neighbor that does amazing fireworks. They were absolutely amazing. After a very lovely evening, we headed home around ten, and went to bed pretty quickly after arriving home, as the next day was Sunday. Emma was able to come home for the weekend, so that was extra special. The only nasty thing about that, is that she accidentally took our camera with her. Which kills me because we won't have a camera for a couple of weeks. Meaning also that we'll miss out of Sam's tenth birthday tomorrow, and Gray leaving Wednesday. That's huge to me. It's going to be awful not to have those pictures. But two and a half hours is a ways to drive for a camera. So I'll try and wait very paitently for it to come back. It MUST come back before camp. I have to insist on that. I'll be very upset if we don't have it back before then. So we have two weeks.

Speaking of two weeks from now, CAMP! I am so thrilled to see everyone! I dearly wish that my one of my bestest friends would be able to be there, but that can't happen, so I'll try not to sob too hard. :'(

I'll end this nasty post now. I'm sorry.

Bethan

Is it just me?

Or do you have those people in your life that you just want to go away?

That and there are those people who you'd like to know better. But they don't pay any attention to you, so you're hopeless. : )

It's one of those things where you just want to be a friend to that guy. Nothing else. But everyone assumes you more with that guy. Why can't people just assume that you're just friends with that guy, unless you're told by that person that there's something more in that situation. It drives me absolutely nuts. If people would just mind their own business.

Not that this has happened to me. Everyone thinks I'm only 12 anyway. Have you ever just wanted to scream at them? I have. I don't think I've ever met a person who's thought I'm older than I really am. It's always at least 2 years younger. Which hurts, and I think some people need to work on thinking before they say things. It might hurt some one else. And don't get me wrong, I am the queen of doing that. I'm the person who drives everyone else crazy, and who they'd probably rather not be around. And I defiantly say what I think before I actually think what it might mean to the other person. I'm working on that, and I really hope I'm improving on that area of my life. So yes, to all of you people who think I'm only 12. I'm really going to be sixteen in September. I'm really heading into my sophomore/junior year. Now I sound like one of those stupid girls who are trying to act older than they really are. I'm not trying to be that. Please, if you feel like I am, leave me a comment and help me make sure I don't do that again. 'Cause I really don't want you to think that.

Anyway, I'm sorry. All I do is ramble and annoy people. I don't want to do that. All I want is someone who understands me.

But no worries, 'cause my God loves me. And I love him. That's all that matters.

Pictures. Why? 'Cause I love them. And I don't care what you think.

Gray came down yesterday to visit. I'm going to miss him so much.
















I wish his Mama could be here to be his Mama. <3

How are you feeling today? 'Cause I'm not in the mood for life at the moment...

Ever had one of those days? 'Cause I'm having one of those major days right now. Actually for the past few days and I'm hating it.

Like those times when your really in the mood for a certain song, but you don't have it on your iPod. So you do what most people do, which is going to Youtube and looking for it. Then you find out the sound doesn't work on that computer for some ridiculous reason. So you go and wait patiently for the other computer, and then once you do finally get a chance to use it, the sound only works out of one side of the head phone. By then you're gone off the edge and about the lose all that you've built in for the past two weeks.

Yeah. It's one of those days. And that's me. Lovely, right?

So you try your best to recover, build that wonderful wall back up until the end of the day when you can let it out when no one is looking. There's me.

So anyway, I was going to write a cheerful post as my first one with words actually in it, but someone wasn't the kindest to me, and I need to vent. But I understand, because that person had reason, and I did ask to make sure. It's just me and my stupid sensitive self. I really hope no one reads this, 'cause that'll be great. Hopefully this person doesn't recongnize himself. : )

I'll try and cut it out. Build my wall back up. Get over this stuff and stop dreaming.

Some heavy music is needed for this moment. I believe some one always needs a break. It's just supposed to happen.

Confused, upset, and dumb,
Lizzybeth.

The beginning of things...