Leaps's Journal

[Dora]

Hey there sweet lil sister and friend.

Thanks for the wonderful visit!

I miss you already. I cried. Did you? Then cubby laughed at me. He's mean like that. I think I might beat him up. Wanna help me? His laughing made me laugh. Ruined a good cry. He did!

I have realized many things change, even people and you never know what is going to happen. It's a rough life at times and when you get bumps in the road, you just have to keep going and try to do your best with what is going on.

This is true. Hang tight to Jesus Christ. He brings growth even in the painful things.

Love you MUCH!!!!!!

[Leaps4Joy]

awww Pine! How I love thee!

No I didnt cry, almost but no....

and of course I will help you beat him up. when it comes to beating cubby up I will be there to help in a heartbeat jk

Thanks so much!
Had a great visit, and cant wait to see you all again! ♥

[Leaps4Joy]

December 4th , 2010

So things have really changed id like to think. In many different things. Im not sure I would it is good, but im not sure I would say it is bad. Its one of those "in between" moments.
Things have been very busy, between school getting closer to finals and speech. Speech is something I enjoy doing but it is so time consuming. We had our 3rd tournement today and it def. went well. Our first tournement we got 3rd out of 16 teams, our second tournement we got 6th, and today we managed to get 1st. It felt so good, to top it all off I finally made it to finals and beat all but one other person in my dramatic interpratation piece. Its so much fun and I wouldnt change being on the speech team for the world.
I miss being able to be here on Oasis, but sometimes things happen and it just doesnt happen. I try my best to be here as much as I can but we all know how that goes as well.....


I love and miss you all! ♥

[Leaps4Joy]

December 20,2010

Life has a way of takin unexpected twists, turns, and sometimes events that spirals out of our control. I'v come to realize that this is so true and that there is absolutely nothing that we can do about it, being humans. We must follow his rules and what he asks and wants us to do. But again, not always easy to do. I find life takes us town roads that we may never see ourself going down, but yet we must cont. down that road because that is where he is leading us. Im in this situation right now. Im going down a road I didnt think I would ever travel yet im doing it and its not as bad as I thought it would be.

I find this time of the year so hard to deal with. As I get older the worse it gets. Now at 17 I just really dont even want Christmas to come, its just a time that is so hard and it never goes the way I wish it would. I'm a perfectional type of person, and want things to go a certain way and if they dont go that exact way then its all wrong. And as well all know life isnt that way. I think this just adds to Christmas time being so hard because no one is ever happy with everything they get and yet they have to complain all of the time. Im one of those who dont want to hear it, if you dont like it then dont complain, be happy that you got something but on the inside it kills me because it didnt go the way it should have.

Speech has been going very well. As a team we have placed: 3rd, 5th, 1st, 5th, & 3rd at our tournements this season. This means we have placed in all tournements thus far. Among those I have placed in two and recieved 2nd in dramatic interpritation, and 7th this last weekend in radio speaking. It gives me so much confidence when it comes to speaking infront of people and will totally help me in the real world. Softball starts after Christmas break, and the coach has insisted that I play because he needs people like me on his team. Whats that supposed to mean? Im not sure but im playing. Should be interresting. I'v not played since 8th grade, im now in 11th so should be fun.

This is finals week at school and tomorrow is our last day. Today didnt go well, when I found out that a teacher has lost my final and doesnt think I turned it in?Why would I keep a final. I spent an hour and 15 min. in her class takening the final and didnt even get to finish it so I handed it to her with a blank page. She told me sister she doesnt have it and doesnt know what happened to it? So im hoping she finds it because if not then its a 0 and I def. dont want to take a 0 just because she lost something of mine. Tomorrow is the last day, should be easy.... Only have Algebra 2, Choir, and English to take so its a pretty easy day.

I miss everyone here so much, and hope everyone has a fantastic Christmas as well as a New Year! Never forget what this season is all about!
I Love You all!!!

[Leaps4Joy]

January 29, 2011

Wow things a lot of things have taken place in the last month.... Christmas, New Years, School, Speech, Sports etc. In speech we have placed in every tournament except for todays because it was at home and we dont place in our own tournaments....

I have also started softball hitting to prepare for our season that starts the 28th of Feb. Has been going fairly well.

Christmas went pretty well.... Got to spend time with family that I hadnt seen in a while or see family before they went off to South Africa... All around a good time..... New Years was pretty eventful as well.... Considering we ended up with a tornado warning New Years Eve. Was really odd.... School has been very eventful between A.C English 3 and A.C History its really been one things after another with homework... But then again i'm in the classes because that's what I like....

Speech is almost done Our last tournament was today and we go to Regionals on Sat. New play to memorize by monday should be interresting

I miss everyone here and sooooooooooo wish that I could be here more often than I am... But there are other things that I do....

I LOVE and MISS YOU ALL!!!!

*hugs*

Leapsy

[Leaps4Joy]

Febuary 26, 2011

Almost a month later and I get around to writing back sheesh

Things have been very busy and crazy lately... We finished speech with a very victories season.... Ended up doing very well... We got 12th in state and ended up sending 4 to state... 2 placing 7th and the other two 13, and 14... Over all a very well season... Softball starts monday..... We have been hitting for a while now but practice starts monday... Should be fun School has been very demanding lately as well. with many different things going on.... Field trip yesterday for choir... Been working on many different things for that, Adv. classes are very demanding because well they are advanced... THings seem to go up and down in life no matter how good or bad of a a day it has been.... Iv come to learn that no matter what happens in a day that things can change and that you must make the best of it and not let people get to you, because in the end they will pull you down and win... And thats not what people want..... I have done my best to follow this over the last couple of weeks because it follows exactly what is happening..... Over the last month- month and a half I have started going to church every sunday evening with the bf and his mom.... It feels ohhh so good to be going back to church..... I can totally see and feel a difference....

I have also started counceling... I want to say it is going very well... But iv only been there twice.... It feels good to be able to talk to someone about something who can help in an approprite way without recomending I do things that I wouldnt do because it would just cause more problems.... It helps even more to have a Chritsian who is a councelor who isnt afraid to say anything because she knows how I am ... it just feels great knowing I have something in common with her...

All in all.... Keeping very busy and not home a lot...


God Bless You All!!!!

[goldieluvs]

it's good to see u back. I am glad you are back in church and feeling the difference it's making in your life

THings seem to go up and down in life no matter how good or bad of a a day it has been.... Iv come to learn that no matter what happens in a day that things can change and that you must make the best of it and not let people get to you, because in the end they will pull you down and win

lots of wisdom in that sis.

I am glad you found a counselor that you feel you can trust and open up to..

luv ya sis

[Leaps4Joy]

Again its been awhile since iv posted anything.... Im so busy now days it seems, i dont hardly have time to check Oasis. Life is going sooooo well right now! I couldnt ask for anything better. I know we all go through our battles and I know another one will come my way soon, but I believe HE will help me through just as any other time.

Softball is under way now, and it didnt start out well..... we ended up going 0-4 but are on a winning streak and are 3-4. We were lucky enough to get this weekend off becuase we won all week. WIll give us all a relief because we have been practiceing everyday but Sundays for about 2 months now..... A day off, NEVER hurt anyone

School is going very well, as well.... Keeping the grades up, and preparing for the ACT in a few weeks. This is something that im definetly not looking foarward to, but I know that HE will give me the strength and the power to do the best that I can do. HIS WILL, WILL BE DONE!!!!

Have learned through-out the last week, that FORGIVNESS IS A TREASURE!!!

[Leaps4Joy]

April 26,2011

It's been an eventful week so far... As some of you may know I have been wanting to graduate early since last year. My parents werent fond of it though... They thought that it would make me grow up to fast, it wouldnt give me the oppertunity the other seniors get, I wouldnt be able to participate in sports etc. Well I kept trying and it never worked... I finally just gave up... Well I still continued to pray about this because I really wanted it to happen... Yesterday something told me I just needed to go get the form to graduate and talk to my counselor about it. So I went down there, we set everything up and she said to take the form home and talk it over with my parents one last time... and if it didnt work then becuase I turn 18 this summer I could make the choice on my own. Well I took the paper home... after a long 30 minute discussion and a writting of the pros and cons of the decision it was made that I could graduate early because it wouldnt change the fact of me growing up fast because I already have and I would attend college right away. If I couldnt get into the Christian University im going to attend then I would get my CNA license over that time off.... So I am officially done with high school in 7 months.... It's a big suprise and awakeing for me because it just means that I will officially be on my own. I'm going to live at home while attending college but other than that its on me....

Along with this, I have been praying that God would send me the right person at the right time... A few guys have came into my life and I always pray about them before things get into a long relationship that won't last or that isnt ment to be. Well someone came into my life a few weeks ago and I prayed about it and asked God to show me if this is the one and if it isn't then to show me that he isnt by not allowing things to move on to something more serious. Things continued to grow between us and I continued to pray about the whole thing because I dont want to do something that is totally against what God has in store and planned for me.... Well it has been shown and proven that I officially have found the person that I am ment to be with. He is a christan, also an EMT, and volunteer firefighter... He will meet my parents this weekend and then things will be official. We are dating but we arent.... We both have been praying about this situation and we want my parents to meet him before things are set...

So the last two days have been great.... Softball isnt really going that well... I've not had the oppertunity to play much this year so that was also something I took into consideration when it came to make a choice about graduating early.

This is all for now, I love you all!!!