Summer Camp

well i got home from a week of summer camp friday and let me tell ya, it was totally amazing.i had so much fun.the games were wicked intense lol.the food,the people,the services,and the weather were all awesome.this year was my first time going and im so glad i did.i was on team cornthwaite(aka cornflakes) and since we're totally beastly we came in second place at the end of the week xD.unfortunatly though i got about 10 bug bites and i sorta fell on a tree during capture the flag lol.hey,at least i got the kids flag lol.yeah i found out just how dangerous camp can be haha.but it was totally worth it.oh my gosh i wish i could go back.cross country practices are starting today too so im definitly excited about that.it feels so good to run :) well im off!have a great day and dont forget to smile!

When You're Bored

well just so you all know im 16 now :D lol.but anyway,lifes been good i guess.im going to be taking the state test for drivers ed. and i really hope i pass haha.im also really exicted because i went to a college fair and some colleges have sent me some info bout thier schools.i really like goucher college in virginia.so yeah.whats really funny is i found this website with "20 things to do in an elevator when you're bored".some of the ideas are soooooooo funny oh my gosh i love it.my favorite is this:stare at someone i an elevator,smiling, and when they look at you just smile big and say "im wearing new socks today" LOL im so going to do that one day hahaha! yeah...i also found a website with "101 fun things to do in wal-mart".tht list is pretty funny too.well you should all go find those sites and read em.have fun with that!!! :) lol

Sweet 16

well i'd just like to let everyone know that MY 16TH BIRTHDAY IS IN EXACTLY A WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D lol.yeah so im uber excited about that.me an all my friends are going on a scavenger hunt in the mall and then we're gunna hang out at my house and have a fire in my backyard.it's goin to be super intense.haha.im also starting driver's ed this week so life is pretty good right now.well since the swine flu has been in the news lately i think i'll talk about that.well for all of you who don't know it started in mexico and now its in the U.S. A lot of people have been going nuts about it thinking that everyones gunna die and its the end of the world.its ok people,its not the end of the world.just calm down.but i guess i cant really blame people for going crazy with VP joe biden saying on the morning news that he told his family to stay inside and don't go out in public places.way to scare the country mr.biden.that was real smart.lol.the good news is that the swine flu is going down now so everyone:you can relax now.you should still be careful about germs and stuff but you're gunna live.theres no need for alarm.well theres your update.have a great day and dont forget:God doesn't just leave you.he leaves you in a certain place for a reason :)....o and by the way,dont get mugged!!! lol!

Youth Sunday-the aftermath

well today we had our Youth Sunday at my church. it was REALLY fun. we did this awesome skit and after we all had pizza and then we played a lot of volleyball,elimination(a volleyball related game),and football.which reminds me...I TOTALLY BEASTED IN FOOTBALL!!!!! :D lol! yeah it was pretty cool.so heres a few random facts for your entertainment:in iceland its illegal to own a pet dog.in swtizerland(spelling??) its illegal to slam your car door.and the most money ever paid for a cow in an auction was $1.3 million.yeah.you can tell i got really bored one day.ha ha.well one more piece of information that may or may not interst you is that the band Revive is intense and their cd is great.they come from australia and the band Third Day discovered them an brought them to america while on a tour.well thats really all i have to write for today.i promise ill write more regularly.but for now...cherrio matey!! :)

Youth Sunday

YOUTH SUNDAY!!!!!

APRIL 19,2009

SOLID ROCK CHURCH CRANSTON,RHODE ISLAND

If you are reading this and you happen to live in Rhode Island then come to our Youth Sunday. especially if you're a teenager. its basically a service run by the youth group.there are songs,special mini messages,food,human video(s),and more.once i get more info i'll post it but here's what i know so far.i promise you you'll have fun.

Just For Fun

wow.its been a whie since i've written anything on my blog.but i guess thats ok since nothing really new has happened.well i've really been geting interested in like old movies and oldish music.like the movie The Student Prince is SUPER good.go watch it.i also looked up a bunch of stuff on the best tenor of all time:Mario Lanza.u haven't heard anything until u've heard him sing.he is unbelievably great.its actually kinda sad though cause he died at only 38.but my mom took care of a lady who knew him and his family and apparently he was really nice guy.but anyway,enough about him...me and my soccer team totally beasted at our game monday.we won 12-9.it was an intense game.lol.well i guess thats all im gunna write.see ya!

Good Music

Theres a lot of music out there. theres everything from country to rap to metal.my favorite kind of music is rock and i totally HATE rap.lol sorry to all you rap fans.music is a really powerful thing.it can make you go from super hyper to pathetically depressed in about 3 minutes.this is why you have to be uber(yes.i just said uber)careful when u listen to music because it gets in your head and it stays there forever.example:i've met christian adults who used to listen to secular(another word for "not christian")music and when they hear those songs today they still remeber the lyrics perfectly.a lot of teens think that just becasue they listen to music with bad lyrics it doesnt mean that they're gunna do bad stuff.YES IT DOES! you may not realize it now but one day you're gunna do something you really regret and i'll tell you this:it prob is because of the music you've been listening to.music influences us all.the question is,is it a good influence or a bad one?so this week think about it and examine ur cds and whats on ur ipod.

DONT GIVE UP!!!!

PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ!!!!! DONT GIVE UP!!! dont give up on your friends,yourself, and more importantly god.believe it or not he's there.he's waiting for u.u may be thinking,well how could he have let this happen?or,why is he so far away?well guess wat.he isnt far away.he's right there.you're the one who has moved away from him.all u have to do is seek him out because when u do,i PROMISE u that u will find more peace,more joy,and more strength.im not saying ur life will be a walk in the park.no way.but when u get tempted or attacked u'll have the power to stand strong in jesus.he will never leave u nor forsake u.“I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11) if your're the person having problems then memorize this verse.

New Years Resolution/Ben Stein

well first i'd like to say HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!! :) i dont know if you guys have made a new years resolution yet but i hadn't until a few days ago.simply cause i just hadn't thought about it at all.but i was listening to this REALLY good song called State of Mind by a great christian rock band called 38th Parallel.all of u need to look that song up and listen to it cause its just really great.so anyway i was listening to it an just doin a lot of nothingness and i heard one line that really caught my attention.it said "resolution "know You".and i thought,wow.thats exactly what i need to be doing.so this year and for all the years of my life my new years resolution will be to get closer and closer to God. how bout u people?wat r some of your new years resolutions?maybe u wanna do the same as me and just get closer to God.or maybe you're not even saved and yours is to study a lil more or loose soe weight.u might be in a fight with a friend(or freinds) or a parent.well whatever it is just know that God will ALWAYS be there for u.just ask him for help.

now i wanna talk bout something i got in an email.i dont know if u know who ben stein is but he is a jewish man and he studies politics and ecomonics.he actually just starred in a movie called Expelled.i saw it with my dad along with some other people.it was pretty interesting.aaaannnnyyywaaaaay...im gunna post a little speach he gave on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary:
My confession: I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees.. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are: Christmas trees. It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu . If people want a creche, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away. I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat. Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too. But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities came from and where the America we knew went to.. In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking. Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her 'How could God let something like this happen?' (regarding Katrina) Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, 'I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?' In light of recent events... terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK. Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK. Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.' Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace. Are you laughing yet? Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it. Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God thinks of us. Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it... no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process, don't sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in. My Best Regards, Honestly and respectfully, Ben Stein

i LOVE ben stein for writing this.it is so unbelievably true.u may be one of those "politically correct" people so u may be furious about wat he said but i thats exactly what i love about him.he doesn't care if he isnt politically correct.he's all about wats really true and right.hes not exactly a conformist.lol.when i say that i mean he doesnt mind being different in the sense that when all those people who hate truth bash him he doesnt really mind.he puts things so plainly.well thats what i have to say about that.i hope u guys realize what he was saying.got any comments bout it?let me know.