Fangirl Alert!

I have been doing a lot of Fangirling lately, what with Mockingjay Part 1 Trailers and Clips being released, knowing the Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies is hitting theatres in December, and keeping up with Insurgent news, my Fangirl wheels are going high speed. XD

The final Mockingjay trailer was amazing (see link there)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXshQ5mv1K8

and I am super excited for the movie. I have high expectations, and I have a feeling they are going to be met. And the feels? Ooh yeah, I will be freaking out in the Theatre the whole time. :)

The Hobbit. Well I was disappointed with the movies since they were not as good as the LOTR's movies, but I still enjoyed them and I want to see how PJ raps everything up.

As for Insurgent, I am probably most eager for it, since I liked Divergent better than HG's, but I am really nervous about the rumors of an added love triangle, and I am also mad at Shailene Woodley for deciding to keep her boy-ish haircut from FIOS when she films Insurgent.

So I will leave you with a few little quotes about Fangirls and finish my evening....which may or may not consist of more Fangirling.....

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

Evil Fears

Fear.

It's almost like a disease. It grabs a hold of you and doesn't want to let go. It torments your thoughts and effects your actions, sometimes it even renders you useless. Its one of Satan's most effective tools, and sometimes we don't have the means to defend against it.

And that is where God comes in.

Joshua 1:9-"Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God [is] with thee whithersoever thou goest."

Isaiah 41:10~"Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."
We can't fight the fear on our own, we aren't strong enough. We need God for that. Its a long battle, but in the end, we are always going to win, because God is on our side. It may not be soon, but someday we will conquer all of our fears.

I am still waiting for my day.

Writing, writing...and more writing.

A writers job never ends. Our poor brains are on constant hyper-drive. Gottawritegottawritegottawrite! Oy.

Trying to think of Blog Posts, working on my Divergent FanFiction, sorting through notes for my upcoming Nano Novel, and helping out with the new Chriteno's Blog (which is going to be awesome, and I'll be sharing the link as soon as it is up and running)....yeah, my computer is becoming my best friend.

Man would I be bored if I didn't write.

Of course my parents don't understand this writers mentality. Is it cool I am writing? Yeah whatever, fine. But they see a lot of it as a waste of time, and since I don't have an actual book published, in their heads I don't classify as an actual writer. *sigh* Did I mention we aren't understood most of the time?

But I love writing, and hopefully one day I will be an Professional Writer. In the meantime, my computer will be my shadow, music will be my friend and the characters I create, will be my foster kids. XD

Now, where are the chips?

Small things matter too.

I was recently faced with a situation and it got me thinking about how often we neglect little things in life. I'm not talking about tasks, I'm talking in terms of morality. How we often think that we're ok because we don't commit the "big sins" like murder, but we are so focused on that, we forget that we fall short in the small things, and that God cares about those things too.

Usually, you are entrusted with small things before big things. Handling the small things show you are mature enough to handle the big things. I find Christians tend to do things backwards. They focus on not murdering etc. but ignore smaller things that "don't matter." We says things like:

"Well, it'll be ok if I tell a white lie. Its not a REAL lie. God wont mind."

"Its just a tiny quiz sheet, it wont hurt to look up the answers."

But God says:

"Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight." ~Proverbs 12:22

"Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another." ~Ephesians 4:25

"Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth [it] not, to him it is sin." ~James 4:17 

"A false balance [is] abomination to the LORD: but a just weight [is] his delight." ~Proverbs 11:1

These are just a few verses.

My point is, God sees EVERYTHING we do. We need to think about what He would think about us doing-or not doing-something. Is God going to be pleased with how I am doing my buisness? With how I treat others? Is He going to be happy about this white lie? How about peeking at answers for a homework sheet or copying off of someone else's work? Is He happy about how I have kept The Lord's Day this week? Would He like the music I am listening to, or the movies I am watching?

These are things we must consider. And we will find the answers in His Word. That is what it is there for.

Remember we have said before how we are to be separate from the world? If you were put on trial and accused of being a Christian, will they find enough evidence to convict you? The world will notice how we glorify God in ALL life's areas, and God will too.

God Made Girls.

Has anyone heard the song "God made girls" by Rae Lynn? While I was poking around on YouTube trying to relieve some boredom, I came across it. I found it to be a very cute and pretty song, however I noticed A LOT of people disagreed with me. Their objections?

The song was "sexist".

Yep, all those Feminists were screaming; "sexist" because the song promotes that women were "only created to serve men."

Give me a freaking break. The only thing I saw wrong was the music video. All the girls were way too skimpily dressed. Here you can listen to the song and then continue reading if you want:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=40-mBHxjpwI

So, I think you've guessed by now that I don't believe that this song is sexist, but i'll explain why. I'll break it down bit by bit. I think it's purpose is to explain a lot of ways how girls are (and should be!)

"Somebody's gotta wear a pretty skirt, Somebody's gotta be the one to flirt,somebody gotta wanna hold his hand so God made girls" Yes, someone has to wear pretty frilly clothes with glitter and sparkle. And we do. Someone has to think he's cute and want to hold the hand of the man we are in love with. And we do. I see nothing wrong with that.

"Somebody's gotta make 'em get dressed up, Somebody's gotta give 'em a reason to wash that truck, Somebody gotta teach 'em how to dance so God made girls."  Guys dress better when they're around girls. No girl wants to see a guy who looks like a slob right? And that truck has to look nice when the guy goes to pick up his girl for a date right? And some guys...can't dance. So, the girl can teach them.

"He needed something soft and loud and sweet and proud, But tough enough to break a heart, Something beautiful and breakable that lights up in the dark "  That sounds like a nice description of a girl right there to me. I know girls who are really loud, and sweet, and beautiful. They're tough enough to break a heart, but soft enough to get their hearts broken.

"And God made girls (For singing in your front seat), God made girls (For dancin' to their own beat), He stood back and told the boys I'm bout to rock your world, And God made girls."  I don't know about some of you, but I sing loud in the car with friends...and in my room...and the shower. I don't dance but I have a friend who does. And, God told Adam he would make him a helper suitable for him. Someone....to rock his world. :)

"Somebody's gotta be the one to cry, Somebody's gotta let him drive, give him a reason, To hold that door so God made girls." Ok, we all know most guys don't cry. But girls do. And maybe she'll show her guy its ok to shed a tear or two. And what is so bad about a guy holding a door for us? Are we perfectly capable of opening a door? Of course we are! But when a guy holds a door for a girl, it shows he's respectful and polite. And I rather like the idea of a guy driving me all over the place, because currently, I hate driving. :)

"Somebody's gotta put up a fight, Make him wait on a Saturday night, To walk downstairs and blow his mind, So God made girls" Yep, I can be feisty when I want to. And we all know guys complain about how girls take to long to do....everything. And all those sweet movies where the girl comes downstairs looking gorgeous and makes him drool? Adorable.

"Someone that can wake him up and call his bluff, And drag his butt to church, someone that is hard to handle, Somethin' fragile to hold him when he hurts". And sadly there are some guys who have to be woken up and drug to church. Hopefully they're working on that one.

My take on the song? We complete guys. The relationship between a guy and a girl is priceless and something God made special. Just because she's not depicting women walking around with gear like Rambo doesn't mean she's being sexist.

I guess I have one thing to say to the Feminists out there who are hating this song: Pull up your big girl pants and quit your whining.

A Heck of a Ride.

Ok, so today, being my friend's Birthday, we all went on a Trail Ride. It was originally to be a 4 hour ride with other people bringing their horses but because of different circumstances, it ended up being just our group of 5. :) And it didn't help that it started to rain. Oh yeah, and it was like, less than 50F.

Yay.

Now, when you go on a Red Hawk Stable Trail Ride, it is almost never dull. They are, 95% of the time, what we call "eventful". Whether we are laughing till our sides hurt or trying to spot "spiffets" in the woods, there is always something going on.

However, I didn't say the happenings were always good. :)

First example; it rained. Just enough to get us pretty wet and chilly. Really hoping we don't end up with pneumonia, colds...or Ebola. :)

Second example; my horse, the lovely Miss Dory, decided she was really loving the idea of running. Now, Dory is feisty. She gets a bit full of herself and her middle name is Speed. I didn't want to canter her down the flat tracks by myself because I know she likes to run and I have a tendency to not control my nerves-which makes things worse-so my Instructor says she will canter beside me while holding onto Dory, who will be attached to a lead rope.

Ok, lets do this thing.

Leaving the other three members of our group behind, we start off. At first Dory decides a trot is nice and I'm thinking; "Ok, this is good!". Then it happens.

The explosion.

Unable to contain the urge anymore she starts galloping, breaking the strap on her bridle, leaving the lead rope in the dirt and deciding to try to leave my Instructor in her dust.

Crap. 

So here I am, flying down the puddle-filled tracks in the woods on a horse who thinks she's running in the Kentucky Derby, and she's not even a Thoroughbred. My thighs, at this point, go into survival mode and are doing all they can to keep me in that saddle. In a few seconds, my Instructor, on trusty old Spice, catches up and yells "Pull back", and I do.

Of course, Dory says; "I'm having too much fun to stop!" and keeps going. Between the two of us we manage to get her to stop before we hit the road. And I'm still in the saddle. :D I survived! I didn't hit the ground going at unknown speeds, I didn't slam into a tree, and my brain didn't shut down rendering me immobile at it has been known to do.

Needless to say, I was feeling pretty good. :)

Fast forward a little bit. That little jaunt in no way dampened Dory's desire to run. In fact it made her want to run some more. So I say to my friend; "I'll hold Romeo (her horse) and you run her down the tracks a bit and blow off some steam." She agrees and she and my Instructor take off and the rest of us wait. Here is their story.

Dory goes faster than she did with me, jumping puddles and making my poor friend lose her stirrups, and once again, it took the two of them to maker her stop. Luckily she stopped before they reached a really rutted out water-filled part of the path, complete with three or four tires someone threw back there. After that, she did settle down.

Add in the fact that I banged my knee off a tree, my extra sweatshirt hit the ground twice and we were harassed by a mangy looking dog, this ride was pretty interesting. :P

Other events in the day included me acquiring burns to my mouth from hot pizza, and the purchase of an iPod touch for myself.

Needless to say, I'm looking forward to our next big trail ride.

(note; this actually all took place yesterday, but I didn't get to finish the post until today, and I didn't feel like changing it.)

National Novel Writing Month!

 

 

 

November is National Novel Writing Month, and I am proud to say I will be (hopefully) participating in it once again! My first year of Nano was back in 2012 and I am happy to say I won! Let me give you a brief run-down:

 

Create an account at nanowrimo.org and pledge to write 50,000 words in 30 days. You can write whatever you want to. Then, beginning Nov. 1 you punch in your word count at the end of every day and if you reach 50,000 words viola! you're a winner and can take advantage of some cool winner prizes provided by many different companies.

 

And to help you along the way are articles on writing, revising, and PepTalks from famous Authors. Not to mention you have the whole (awesome) Nano community on the Forums. What's not to love?

 

So to all you fellow writers out there, get out your coffee and laptop chargers and join me in another writing adventure!