Hooray!!!

Yay!!!! Forget my last, debbie-downer post, I now have raised $105! :D I'm 53% done with my current goal of $200 but I plan to raise that soon. Well, sorry to leave this post short but I am tired. But you know what'd be awesome? If you gave me money. Yeah, go to my fundraising page and donate, please. :) Thanks! 


With love for Him.


Yours truly,
SD

http://ic.stayclassy.org/member/ic-fundraising?fcid=44312
(My fundraising page ^)

I hate to sound desperate...

but I'm running out of time! I have 29 days to raise at the very least, $25. So far I have zip, nothing, nada, zero. I'm thinking, Come on, guys! $25 is not a lot of money now-a-days. 25 bucks can get you a good pair of jeans, groceries for a day, 16 bottles of soda (at $1.50 each), a cute purse, a pack of teeth-whitening strips, and a few cups of Starbucks coffee. Now, I'm not even asking for all $25. I'm asking for just $1, anything. And 100% of all the money goes to prevent attacks by the LRA and to build rehabilitation centers for the former LRA members. And I'm not trying to get on to any one person. And I'm not really angry or anything. I just am running out of time and want to raise as much money as I possibly can. Oh well. 


... I wish more people read my blog. This post would probably make a bigger difference if it wasn't just you, Maria. ;) *sigh* Oh well.... (I tend to use that a lot, don't I?) Haha :) 


With love for Him.


Yours truly,
SD

It's not over yet... there's work to be done

Watch, watch, watch, watch, watch:


WATCH VIDEO


Now please (please!) go to my fundraiser page (listed below) and ask your parents about donating! And then, if you can, also sign up and join me in standing alongside those who have been silenced by the LRA by being silent ourselves. And if you can't sign up, then share my page, please! Post it on your own blog, Facebook, Twitter, email, anything. Though the minimum is $25 (and we all know that will be easy to raise), I can raise even more to go towards Invisible Children and their Radio Network. Please, the LRA is still alive and active and YOU can do something about it. Choose to make a difference. Donate, raise awareness, join.

With love for Him.

Yours truly,
SD

Film?

I was thinking today while running on the treadmill, I wonder if film is my niche. I love photography but I'm no good at it, I can't draw or paint, (yes, I know writing is my thing and it will always be my thing, but I was hoping there was another outlet for my inspiration) and then I thought about film. I've always wanted to make a little mini-movie thingy about a day in my life, and I wonder if I'd be any good at it. I guess I'll never know until I try. But unfortunately the only thing I have to record with is my little digital camera. Plus I don't want to waste my saved-up money on a cam-corder right now. 

I'm putting all of my money towards a trip out of the country the summer after I graduate high school. I'm thinking I want to go to Uganda or maybe even Ethiopia. The problem with going to Uganda is that I'd have to find a group to go with (because I want this to be a mission trip). However, my church goes to Ethiopia once or twice a year. Oh well, I'll have to see where God leads me. He may just ask me to give it all away. I'll have to follow wherever He takes me.


You know, today I have felt especially close and (as new-age as this sounds) at-one with God. You know that special place you can escape to where it's just like you and God? Where you are simply at peace and alone with Adonai, Elohim, Hakkadosh (Hebrew for God, God and Holy One). Well I've been like that for the past three days. It's been blissfully sensational. I have never been more assured of my calling to serve. :) 


Well, I think this is enough for now. I need to go watch an Avett Brothers concert that my dad recorded from some TV program or whatever. Go with peace, my friends. 


With intimate love for my Hakkadosh.


Yours truly,
SD

Women throughout the years

 1910's

1920's

1930's

1940's 

1950's
 

 

Stumped

I have been stuck on writer's block for weeks. It's killing me. I don't really want to continue on with We Walked in Silence, at least for now. I'm struggling to find a point in it. What's the purpose of the story? And I had another story idea that I tried to start but it's hard to write. I don't really care what I write, but I need to write something. If you have any ideas or suggestions for anything having to do with my writing, I'd love to hear it. :) Thanks.


With love for my Savior.


Yours truly,
SD

.....

I got to leave school early because the school's septic tank overflowed and the bathrooms were flooded (and smelly). I really want to write a good post today, but I am about to fall over dead asleep. Ugh, nap time. 

With love for Him.


Yours truly,
SD

Japan

I know everyone is posting "Pray for Japan" as their statuses on Facebook and such, but this really is a sad thing. An 8.9 earthquake and a tsunami causes devastating destruction. Over 400 people died. 400. That was 400 people who may or may not know Christ. That was 400 families effected. And more are dying every day. 


The tsunami means homes crushed, favorite stuffed animals lost, precious photos washed away. And as cheesy as this sounds, there is power in prayer. If we pray from our heart for the rebuilding of Japan, God will provide. So please, do pray for Japan. 

 

 

With humbled love for Him.

Yours truly,

SD

Self-control

God must be trying to test me on my self-control today. Because I just got finished writing the longest post about these recent thoughts on dating. I mean I totally jumped on my soap box and preached the honest truth about dating in our generation. I poured out my heart in that post. I was proud of that post. But apparently I needed to re-log in before I could post it and it hadn't saved. So that whole post was lost, forever gone, dissipated in the vast world of the internet. I'm still trying not to scream and rip my nearby Pillow Pet in half. Just kidding, I rarely get that angry. But still, I can't let myself get too frustrated. Anger is a very powerful thing that can be hard to harness.


So alas, I don't have the heart to retype that novel of a post. I hope you don't mind. Ugh, pray for me. I don't need to get mad. Getting angry won't solve anything. *Deep breath* Have a good weekend.


With patient love for Him.


Yours truly,
SD


p.s. The Cave by Mumford and Sons. Enough said. 

Face-to-face

So for a while now, my mom and I have been following this lady called the Pioneer Woman on her blog. Her name is Ree Drummond and she is a down-to-earth, honestly hilarious, misplaced mom who lives on a ranch out in the midwest. She used to be the picture perfect city-slicker on her way to success until she fell in love with a rugged, handsome cowboy. How romantic, right? In fact, she just released her new book called Black Heels to Tractor Wheels (about how she and her husband met) and she is doing a book signing at Lennox mall (spelling?) here in Georgia tomorrow evening! My mom, my sister and I (and maybe a friend of mine) are going down to see her and get my mom's Pioneer Woman cookbook signed. I am super excited. This is the closest thing to a celebrity that I will probably ever meet. Oh well, I hope Ree sees this, somehow. I don't know how, but hey, it'd be cool if she did. However... I won't keep my hopes up. 


Quick update on the book drive I'm doing for Invisible Children: the supplies I ordered (8 collection bins and some posters) came in at the school today! :) We will show an Invisible Children video at chapel on Friday and beginning Tuesday, we will officially start collecting books until some time in April. I find all of this terribly exciting because I feel like I'm starting to actually do something. 


Well I am exhausted beyond exhausted so I'm going to go to bed like... right now. Have a good Friday and a good weekend! :) Psalm 63:1-2


With love for my everlasting Lord.


Yours truly,
SD

Ree and her children

70th

Side-note: this is my 70th post! :) I'm beginning to feel accomplished.


So, I'm thinking this post will be just an update on my own personal life. Of course, who knows what bunny-trail I'll run off on. Anyway, here we go.


So lately I've been a little more stressed than I normally am. School has been tough and I'm trying really hard to get my grades up higher since my GPA actually counts now. Math is getting really hard. It's like I understand it when I'm in class but when I try to do it on my homework, I get it wrong. Oh well, I'm just going to keep trying. But another annoying thing about school is all of the projects and tests. I have two tests tomorrow -- one huge one in Spanish and then one in science -- plus I have a major science project due in a 2 or 3 weeks that I haven't started on and an English timeline project due the same day as the science one! But hey, I'll take each day as it comes, right? I'm not one to stress unless under extreme conditions. 


Moving on, I just got done running (for the first time in... ooh, way too long) and I'm feeling great. :) Sweating feels good, in a weird way. More good news is that I wasn't as terribly out of shape as I thought. This plantar's wart on my foot has been a pain (literally, it hurts!) so it's kept me from running for awhile. But now that it's almost gone, I can run again. :) Praise Jesus, cause summer will sneak up on us before we're ready for swimsuit season. 


That reminds me (here I go) of something I've said before. You know, even if I did have the "perfect body" and was super thin or had a six pack or whatever floats your boat, I probably still wouldn't wear a bikini. Or at least I'd only wear one around my family and girl friends. Because I happen to know what guys think and I don't want to tempt anyone like that. So for me, it's honestly more of a modesty thing. And it shouldn't be something I'm ashamed of. 


Anyway, back on track. Well, actually, I don't have much else to say. I mean, at this point in my life is consumed with God, school, homework, sleep, school again, more homework, and now occasionally running. Oh, and Facebook, and Cry the Beloved Country (love that book so much). Speaking of which, I need to read that. 


Have a good week, everyone! If you have the attitude that it will be great, then it will be. Sigue aguantando hasta el verano!


With love for my King.


Yours truly,
SD

Enervated...

I wish I had something more interesting or deep or provoking than what I've been putting up here the past few days, but right now, I'm too tired. I've spent my weekend going to bed at 2 in the morning and running all over northern Georgia. So for now, I hope you can find something awakening in the following painting:

Future

I have once said, "I promise you, one day I will travel this world and take God with me. I promise you." When you think about it, that's a big promise. I know I want to travel the world. With all my heart I want to go places and share Christ's hope and love. But perhaps God has another plan. It makes me wonder about my future. 


Will I be a missionary? Will I live in foreign countries or months, maybe even years, at a time? Will I go into the darkest corners of the world and shine? Will I witness the changing of lives right before my eyes? Will I change things? Will I make a dent in the world? Will I be one of God's fiercest warriors in the spiritual realm? Who knows? He knows.


Or will I be the founder of an organization? Will I start a new movement? Will I begin a revolution in America? Will I raise awareness of some problem and find numerous ways to stop it? Will I sit in an office and plan as my dreams turn into reality? Who knows? He knows.


Or maybe I'll be a school teacher. Maybe I'll spend my weekdays in a classroom with 2nd graders. Maybe my patience and teaching skills will be used there, in a crowd of the future America. Maybe that will be my fate. Maybe I will have a family; a husband and children. Maybe my love for people will be spread there. Who knows? He knows.


Or will I simply be a stay-at-home mom? Will I cook and clean and teach my children how to love the Lord? I don't know. He knows. 


All of this wondering makes me tired. Any of those things would require all of my energy and attention. And I don't know what will happen. God may have a totally different plan for me. But whatever He has in store for me, I know it will be adventurous and I will be able to glorify Him in it. So for now, I can rest easy. My only job now is school. A monotonous job, it is. Oh well, the best has yet to come. :)


With love for Him.


Yours truly,
SD