For once, I think I'm going to have a free summer! In the past summers of my life, we've always had to catch up on one subject. History, math, grammar, Latin...something.
This summer looks like it'll be different. At last. No, let me say that louder. AT LAST!!! YES!!!
I'm so excited that I can't help talking about summer--therefore my last posts have been all about it. Let's talk about some other less-used subject.
Brown. I am a very brown person--my hair is brown, my eyes are brown...even part of my name contains that color! (I'll let you guys try and figure that out). Actually, one of my mom's nicknames when she was a kid was Brownie. Is it coincidental that my all-time favorite dessert is brownies? And my room is painted a light shade of brown...stone brown, to be precise.
I know that I'm rambling, but I've been trying to get back into the habit of blogging. We shall part now...for the present.
Hugs & Blessings,
Izori
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Summer Plans
(Thank you all for your lovely, amazing, meaningful comments! They were very encouraging to me!)
Summer is approaching at lightning speed! It's amazing to think December is in almost half a year. Nearly six months until the Christmas season. Oh, man. I'm making my head spin.
Even though I'm already counting down the days until Christmas (not quite literally), I realized that I have almost no definite summer plans. Yeah, there's the family vacations and the county fair and stuff like that, but I haven't established any goals...yet.
What better time to change that than right now?
Izori's Summer Goals:
According to spell-check, 'Izori's' is a misspelled word. Spell-check, you are ignorant indeed.
Er...let's try that again.
Izori's Summer Goals:
1. Write! Write! Write! Write! Although I know that this is shooting for the moon (hey, if I miss I'll land among the stars...or something sappy like that), I would love to finish Healing, my extremely long-term project, as well as finish rewriting my NaNoWriMo book. That's going to take a whole summer in itself, I think!
2. Finish my Church History. I have to finish reading Light Force, co-authored by Brother Andrew (amazing book, by the way, and I totally suggest it) and discuss it with Mom.
3. Blog. I have been horrendous at blogging of late! It's shameful! I used to post at least once a day, and now I consider myself lucky...I mean, blessed...if I can even cram in one post a week! Hopefully, that's going to change over the summer.
4. Really study my Bible. I would love to use this summer to grow spiritually, because I feel as if I've been neglecting my time with God this year. And honestly, there's a huge difference in my attitude if I make a habit of praying, reading my Bible, and giving thanks to the Lord. It's the difference between depressed and joyful.
5. Write lots of letters! I have about three pen-pals, two of which I've never met (one of which is a little boy in a different country). During the school year I let their letters sit for...well, a very long while before I get around to answering them. But I'm going to change that! I promise!
Hmmm...I'm sure I'll think of more, but those are all the summer goals I can pull out of my head right now.
What are your plans for the summer?
Hugs & Blessings,
Izori
Friday, May 20, 2011
Today...
...is the birthday of someone I am particularly close to.
No one is entirely sure of what time she was born. "Sometime between lunch and dinner," her dad says. (good grief--he can remember the number, cost, and kind of pizza that he ordered to celebrate, but he can't remember when his eldest daughter was born).
Eyewitnesses later recounted that she was born with one arm paralyzed. Her grandma remembers being careful not to bump the gazillion tubes sticking into her granddaughters arm when she held her for the first time.
She has spent the majority of her life on the thin line between country and suburb, and she thinks she likes the country better.
She's not particularly gifted, not particularly beautiful, and not always particularly nice, but she's a daughter of God and so she's a princess.
Over two years ago, she started this blog.
Happy 15th Birthday to...
...me.
=)
Hugs & Blessings,
Izori
P.S. So, apparently the world's supposed to end tomorrow. To be frank, I really take the Bible seriously when it says that no one knows when Jesus will come back. That's why we always have to be ready, because we'll never know until He's here. Maybe it will end Saturday, maybe it won't. Whatever happens, it'll be because God willed it and not because we predicted it. But I must say, if it does, then it'll be perfect timing! I always wanted to at least make it to 15! =)
No one is entirely sure of what time she was born. "Sometime between lunch and dinner," her dad says. (good grief--he can remember the number, cost, and kind of pizza that he ordered to celebrate, but he can't remember when his eldest daughter was born).
Eyewitnesses later recounted that she was born with one arm paralyzed. Her grandma remembers being careful not to bump the gazillion tubes sticking into her granddaughters arm when she held her for the first time.
She has spent the majority of her life on the thin line between country and suburb, and she thinks she likes the country better.
She's not particularly gifted, not particularly beautiful, and not always particularly nice, but she's a daughter of God and so she's a princess.
Over two years ago, she started this blog.
Happy 15th Birthday to...
...me.
=)
Hugs & Blessings,
Izori
P.S. So, apparently the world's supposed to end tomorrow. To be frank, I really take the Bible seriously when it says that no one knows when Jesus will come back. That's why we always have to be ready, because we'll never know until He's here. Maybe it will end Saturday, maybe it won't. Whatever happens, it'll be because God willed it and not because we predicted it. But I must say, if it does, then it'll be perfect timing! I always wanted to at least make it to 15! =)
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Measly Little Thoughts
I really wanted to wait until I had something remotely interesting to post, but nothing is coming to mind. Sorry that this will be so pointless, trivial, and boring. I'm just going to write out all that comes to mind and try to make it interesting.
1. It's been thunderstorming here. I absolutely loooove thunderstorms, but sometimes they're a bit scary. Last night the sky was this weird green/yellow/black. Awesome, but a bit concerning.
2. I actually wrote in my book! I cannot believe it! It's been, like, a month since I actually made the effort to plunk my behind in a chair and write.
>.< Those two measly things are the only things that come to mind right now. *sigh* It's very hard to write inspiring things when your mind is absolutely stuffed with biology and algebra.
One last thing before I go: my question. Would you guys (gals...) like it if I started putting some pictures into my posts?
Hugs & Blessings,
Izori
1. It's been thunderstorming here. I absolutely loooove thunderstorms, but sometimes they're a bit scary. Last night the sky was this weird green/yellow/black. Awesome, but a bit concerning.
2. I actually wrote in my book! I cannot believe it! It's been, like, a month since I actually made the effort to plunk my behind in a chair and write.
>.< Those two measly things are the only things that come to mind right now. *sigh* It's very hard to write inspiring things when your mind is absolutely stuffed with biology and algebra.
One last thing before I go: my question. Would you guys (gals...) like it if I started putting some pictures into my posts?
Hugs & Blessings,
Izori
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
The Final Charge *dramatic music*
The end of the school year is approaching, and with it comes the inevitable race! The suspense, the drama! The anxiety, the grueling work! The home-stretch!
*sigh* I really do not want to have to do math and biology in the summer, but unless I do some serious work it looks like I'll have to. I did fractional exponents until I was dizzy last week. Seriously, I was dizzy.
I'm sorry for such a short post, but it'll have to do until I can write something more substantial. How is everyone else doing with school? Excited for summer?
Hugs & Blessings,
Izori
*sigh* I really do not want to have to do math and biology in the summer, but unless I do some serious work it looks like I'll have to. I did fractional exponents until I was dizzy last week. Seriously, I was dizzy.
I'm sorry for such a short post, but it'll have to do until I can write something more substantial. How is everyone else doing with school? Excited for summer?
Hugs & Blessings,
Izori
Thursday, May 5, 2011
A Stunning Revelation
A week ago, I was solemnly peering into a mirror. I do most of my deep thinking as I peer into mirrors; there's just something about looking at my mortal husk and examining the soul that will long outlast it. It inspires me.
Anyway, I had a revelation as I looked at my mortal husk. The revelation?
"Hey! That's me!"
Okay, guys. I know it's really strange, but I have never thought of myself using my real name. All these years, I've mentally called myself something else. I have no clue what I do call myself.
And so, as I looked at myself in the mirror, I suddenly realized that my name is [insert my real name]. I had never really realized it before.
Now I have something to mull over. What is my name for myself?
Yes. That's my deep revelation for the day. I am actually named [insert real name].
It's amazing.
Hugs & Blessings,
Izori
Anyway, I had a revelation as I looked at my mortal husk. The revelation?
"Hey! That's me!"
Okay, guys. I know it's really strange, but I have never thought of myself using my real name. All these years, I've mentally called myself something else. I have no clue what I do call myself.
And so, as I looked at myself in the mirror, I suddenly realized that my name is [insert my real name]. I had never really realized it before.
Now I have something to mull over. What is my name for myself?
Yes. That's my deep revelation for the day. I am actually named [insert real name].
It's amazing.
Hugs & Blessings,
Izori
Friday, April 29, 2011
Random Happiness
Things that have made me happy this week are...
...that I got to talk to one of my most beloved characters for the first time in a very long while. I've known her since she was fourteen and I was twelve. Now I'm fourteen and she's nineteen. *sniff* They grow up fast. Over twice as fast as I am.
...that my soccer coach spent a lot of time with me and some others troubleshooting our troubles with shooting.
...that I finally got to go for a nice little run today before lunch. Man, I needed it after all that Easter candy.
...that I got to have a long chat with God on the aforementioned run. It's so nice to get to talk to Him, and I don't do it nearly enough.
...that I'm on a fairly good track with school. Biology and math are my two biggest concerns right now, but I think they're under control.
...that my speech chapter performed at a nursing home on Tuesday and it went awesomely. Seriously, I was pretty frightened that it wouldn't work out. I did an interpretation of Winnie the Pooh, I was the spider in 'The Very Busy Spider' (super easy because I have absolutely no lines in that one), and I was the talking servant in an interpretation of The Prodigal Son. All in all, a lot of things to memorize. But it went very well.
...that I got to spend a lot of time with a friend of mine that I haven't seen very much this last month.
...that we had a good time with my Great-Grandma, who visited us this week.
...that I actually managed to blog. It's amazing. Absolutely amazing.
Hugs & Blessings,
Izori
...that I got to talk to one of my most beloved characters for the first time in a very long while. I've known her since she was fourteen and I was twelve. Now I'm fourteen and she's nineteen. *sniff* They grow up fast. Over twice as fast as I am.
...that my soccer coach spent a lot of time with me and some others troubleshooting our troubles with shooting.
...that I finally got to go for a nice little run today before lunch. Man, I needed it after all that Easter candy.
...that I got to have a long chat with God on the aforementioned run. It's so nice to get to talk to Him, and I don't do it nearly enough.
...that I'm on a fairly good track with school. Biology and math are my two biggest concerns right now, but I think they're under control.
...that my speech chapter performed at a nursing home on Tuesday and it went awesomely. Seriously, I was pretty frightened that it wouldn't work out. I did an interpretation of Winnie the Pooh, I was the spider in 'The Very Busy Spider' (super easy because I have absolutely no lines in that one), and I was the talking servant in an interpretation of The Prodigal Son. All in all, a lot of things to memorize. But it went very well.
...that I got to spend a lot of time with a friend of mine that I haven't seen very much this last month.
...that we had a good time with my Great-Grandma, who visited us this week.
...that I actually managed to blog. It's amazing. Absolutely amazing.
Hugs & Blessings,
Izori
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