Pleasing Aroma to God

Third Time's the Charm

2011-12-05T15:32:00.001-08:00

Aria, has won the contest!

I will also send Jansen something, since she did have an advantage. Though I haven't decided what.

So, I have gone off a high dive before, it was three stories high. Very fun. But I have not snorkeled. :( But I want to! That's one of the things I want to do before I die, to go snorkeling or scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef.

Thank you guys for participating! You make my blog a lot more fun!

Ding Ding Round Three!

2011-12-05T13:07:00.001-08:00

We had another tie, so...

1. I love to snow board.
2. I love high diving.
3. I love snorkeling.

One thing on the list I have never done. Which one is it?

A Tie!

2011-12-05T09:58:00.001-08:00

Well! It seams that we have a tie on our hands! Aria B. guessed 6, and Jansen R. guessed 8. It was 7! Very close guys :D

I just played the game "Two truths and a lie" at a Christmas party a couple days ago, and it was pretty fun. It's where I make three statements, and you will have to find the false one. Aria might have a slight advantage here because she has known me all her life :) I will try and make it really hard.

1. I have been out of the country three times.
2. I have never fainted.
3. I learned how to use the computer when I was 14.

Which is the lie?

Thanksgiving Holiday!

2011-11-29T16:36:00.001-08:00

I have to say a big "Thank You" to Jansen, who wanted me to blog about my Thanksgiving!

We had a great one! :) It was not the usual, traditional Thanksgiving though. What I mean by "the usual" is spending the day with our extended family members. We just had a nice lunch at home, with Mom, Dad, Tyler and Adam. Also Paul Grobey spent the day with us as well. He is one of the singles in our church that dad mentors.

After lunch, we went to the Chins house, they were having a bunch of international students over for Chinese food, and Dad gave a presentation on how our Thanksgiving Holiday got started.

As a family, we have been going through "Of Plymouth Plantation" By William Bradford. It is fantastic. A great historical account of peril, excitement, intrigue, disease, and courageous men and women striving to live out lives free to worship the Creator. We were planning on getting to the actual feasting part before the 24th, but it didn't work out. :) We are still reading, and enjoying every minute of it!
I would encourage everyone to make it a Thanksgiving tradition!

Hope everyone had a great Holiday!

In Him,
~Amy K

~Contest for the Sunflower Painting~

2011-11-09T15:34:00.000-08:00

On December 1st I will declare the winner of the contest, so don't wait to take a guess! If people tie, I will have to think of another contest just between those people :)

Good luck!
~Amy K

Step right up! Win your prize here!

2011-10-31T17:27:00.000-07:00

Whoever can guess closest to the answer to my question, I will send you the sunflower painting shown in the post below! Yay! It would make a great gift to remind someone of summer time. And if you want, I can frame it in the color of your choice!

Okay, here's the question:
How many oil paintings I have done in my life?

(hint, I've only been oil painting for a couple years, and I don't do them that often)

I will only count your first guess, so search my blog, and answer carefully. :)

Contest?

2011-10-28T21:47:00.000-07:00

I have discovered that painting small takes a lot longer then painting big. One of the reasons for this being it's incredibly hard to find a brush small enough in my teacher's art studio :) Here are two paintings that I have done this past month.

On several blogs I have seen people do giveaways and contests to make things more interesting for their readers. And since it is too hard to ship baked goods, I would like to give away the 5'' by 7" Sunflower as a prize to someone, but I can't think of a contest to do in order for one of my readers to win it. Maybe a riddle or a challenge of some sort.

Any ideas?

(I have already given away the iris painting)

Praise the Lord for Church family and repeat costomers

2011-10-28T21:24:00.000-07:00

I made this for our church fall festival. It was the second time that I had used fondant on a cake. None of the stores around here had a pumpkin shaped pan, which is strange since it is harvest time. A bunt pan served the purpose well, after I cut out the small bumps out in between the larger ones.

This was such a cute idea, I just had to do it! These were the same people that I've made a cake for before, it was for their granddaughter Kennedy, she's turning 3 years old. And the only reason that most of the purple circles are empty, is because I ran out of icing! :) The cake is completely covered in fondant, and the decorations are done in royal icing.

Apex Team Kids

2011-09-30T11:59:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of some of the team kids at the gym. Competition season starts in a few months... We shall see.......

John, Alisha, Clair and Grace.

Alisha is 6 years old and just learned her back handspring yesterday!

Water Lilly Painting

2011-09-19T09:38:00.000-07:00

Luke 12:27

"Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; but I tell you,
not even Solemon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these."

Tyler Terrell Helps Set a Guinness World Record

2011-09-12T14:27:00.000-07:00

Tyler flew to New York on Sunday, and they were on live TV this morning. Thank you to everyone who watched and supported him!

That's my brother!

He is the one in the red shirt, farthest to the right.

He was the youngest guy on the team by 10+ years.

Labor Day Weekend~

2011-09-10T19:24:00.001-07:00

The Blair's came for the weekend (they have 10 in their family but only 8 could come, we missed you Christa and Aleck!) and we had a blast! We swam, they came to church with us, we went to Bass Pro, and we went to the air port to send Asher off to California for some big important Tennis thingy. :) (Sorry Ash, I really have no idea what you are doing in Cali :) Here are some of the MILLIONS of pictures that I took.

~Enjoy

Mrs. Blair in our Kitchen

Bass Pro Shop!

Britton and Aria

Peter

Peter has a funny habit of covering his face when pictures are being taken,

I had to remedy that :)

Can you figure out why I wanted my picture taken here?

Best Friends!

Tyler and Stefan

The Duck Pond

Tyler knows how to tie flys, and I told him I would pay him 5$

if he made me earrings like this :D

(These were 30$)

Homeschoolers and video games

(that's Garret in the middle)

Britton playing with a baggage tag

Asher's send off. Aria has braces now! Yeah!

(I am a BIG fan of braces)

My wonderful friend Aria

Aria and I made a carrot cake just like I promised

Thank you to the Blair Family for being such great guests, and I hope that we can continue getting our families together for Labor Day, even though it's getting harder and harder to gather everyone together.

Love y'all,

Amy K

Cheese Cake Factory with the Harris Family~

2011-09-10T19:07:00.000-07:00

Lady like? I think not. ;)

The Blairs are coming!

2011-09-01T16:24:00.000-07:00

I am feeling so much better! Thank you to those of you who prayed for me. I don't know what happened, I felt like a very old person who couldn't even open a bottle of water because the joints in my hands hurt so badly. But now it's like I never even had a problem. I'm so happy!

And I am extra happy right now, because our amazing friends the Blair's are coming for the weekend! I love Labor Day! Aria and I are going to make a carrot cake (if she wants to;) for potluck! And I will post pictures :D

A week or so ago we met the Austin family, they and worked with Adam while he was in College Station working on a feature film. We met them for dinner and then ice cream, and they were really nice! I hope I get to go to the San Antonio Christian Film Festival so I can see the documentary they plan to enter. It's going to be on the history of Labor Day.

I love you all, dearly!

Ciao!

~Amy K

My First Anniversary Cake

2011-08-27T12:45:00.000-07:00

Since I decorate cakes sometimes for Potlucks at our church, people there know that I'm into that kind of thing. Mrs. Lidster asked me a few weeks ago if I would make an anniversary cake to celebrate her daughter's 2nd year of marriage. I was so happy to do it! She said that she wanted red velvet cake, because that was Shane's favorite, and pink flowers, because that's what Rachel wanted. So here it is! They just came and picked it up last night :)

On a more serious note, please pray for me. Every joint in my body feels tight, and it is excruciating to move anything. My knees, my elbows, fingers, toes, ankles, neck, and shoulders. I don't know what is going on. I have never had anything like this happen before. I thought it might be an allergic reaction to something, but I haven't eaten anything odd lately. Tyler told me to check my hair for ticks, and I didn't find any. I have colapsed twice today because my knees decided they didn't want to hold me up :) Please pray that I will be able to move without pain, and that we would figure out what the problem is.

In Christ,

Amy K

2011-08-11T12:51:00.000-07:00

So many exciting things have been happening since I've been back from camp! (no pictures 'cause my camera broke... Waaaaa!) When I was gone, there was allot of work being done to fix up and clean out the gymnastic gym that Tyler and I used to attend so he could move his business there. And now Tyler is the owner of Apex, a tumbling and cheer gym!!! (apextumbling.com) Even though I have a very low tolerance for cheer leaders, and cheer moms, I run the office. On Sunday someone at church asked me what I did and what my job title was, and I didn't know! Haha! So I asked Tyler and he said I am the "Office Manager". Doesn't that make me sound so important? I have been working there since it opened, August 1st. I'm stoked to be able to work along side my brother there. He is an excellent employer.

Adam got back from being in College Station for a month, working on an independant film called "Indescribable". I think it will come out in a year or so. He was the head sound guy. It's been nice to be back together as a family again, and get back into our family worship time every day. It has been a great summer!!! But summer won't be over until our friends the Blairs come to visit us like they do every year on Labor Day :) Sefan Blair just visited us a few days ago, and he got to go see the gym and everything. Tyler even put him in the spotting belt on the trampoline and Stef did a back flip! And that's saying allot because he's so tall! (and not a gymnast :)

Here is a chocolate cake that I made for potluck last week. I also might have another cake job coming up! Yay!!!

Frontier Camp

2011-07-10T07:02:00.000-07:00

I'm off to work at Frontier Camp for three weeks! Adios Amigos!

frontiercamp.org

Independence Day!

2011-07-04T10:55:00.000-07:00

"The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be comemerated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and iluminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more."
~From John Adams letter to Abigail

Titus 2 Study

2011-06-17T10:07:00.000-07:00

I am sure most of the people who read my blog, (all three of them :) know what someone means when they say "A Titus 2 woman." It comes from Titus 2 verse 3-5, where it talks about how the older woman are to teach the younger woman how to spend their time, and how to act as to bring glory to God.

Titus 2

^{1 "}But as for you, speak the things which are fitting for sound doctrine. ² Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in ^[a]perseverance.

³ Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, ⁴ so that they may ^[b]encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, ⁵ to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored."

The chapter we covered last night at church was "God's Call for Our Holiness." Honoring God in our appearance.

Some of the questions were:

On what do I base my understanding of modesty, decency, and beauty?
What are the principles that help me make appropriate choices in my outward appearance?

"But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy." 1 Peter 1:15-16

The book that we are going through is called ''The Titus 2 Woman Living a Godly Life" By Denton Bible Church. You can order one at titus2usa@dentonbible.org.

~My First Cake Decorating Job~

2011-06-08T12:36:00.000-07:00

My friend Lindsey Patrick just had a swing dance birthday party! Huzzah! But unfortunately, I was unable to go because I was to be in Tennessee and then North Carolina. Cup cake toppers were requested of me and I was delighted to comply with the request! :D The Patricks ordered two dozen flowers and one dozen carrots, and I charged 50 cents a piece. I was very unsure of how they woule turn out because I had never made icing carrots before!
(They were going to put them on carrot cup cakes, if you couldn't guess that already :)

Tennesse

2011-05-29T18:51:00.000-07:00

5/29/11

I'm in Tennesse with my awsome cousin Allison!!! :D Yay! Today we went to church with them (The Russell Terrell's) and they go to a church named "Grace" too. Tomorrow we are going to have a fish fry with all of thier church/friends and we will play volly ball, Hillbilly golf and lots of other games.

Titanic's 99th Anniversary

2011-05-26T17:23:00.000-07:00

The Titanic sank on April 15th, 1912. So this April, my friend Allison Rose and I made Titanic Cup Cakes for her sisters birthday! We hand made the little mini Titanics :D

Pink Rose

2011-05-23T13:48:00.000-07:00

Mose Rose, Tree Fungi, and Grub Worms

2011-05-15T18:44:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter Late!

2011-05-15T14:58:00.000-07:00

Bethany Harris's Bridal Shower

2011-05-15T14:05:00.000-07:00

God bless you, Bethany dear!

Lib and Bethany
Aviya and I

My Special Bridal Shower Cup Cakes :)

Mrs. Harris and her daughters:

Lib, Charissa, and Bethany

Lib is an amazing harpist

We had such a good time!

Rainy Days

2011-05-15T13:21:00.000-07:00

Macro Fauna

2011-03-30T19:23:00.000-07:00

Grasshopper Nymph (He was about 1/4 of an inch)

Male Cardinal

Swallow Tail

Female Cardinal

"Ooo!!! I can speak whale! BWAAAAWOOooooo" ~Dori (Blue Tang)

Sea Anemone (say that five times fast :)

I used to call these "Yadybugs"

Water Strider

Coi in the Japanese Garden

Swallow Tail

Anole

All of these photos, and the ones below, were taken in Fort Worth, at the Botanical Gardens.

Macro Flora

2011-03-29T15:17:00.000-07:00

Thank you Uncle Mike for letting me borrow your Macro Lens! :D

This one makes me want to yawn :)

Gymnastics

2011-03-10T10:22:00.000-08:00

My older brother Tyler (age 22) is in the process of owning a gymnastics gym called Jenny's Gym. Jenny is a sweet lady (around 24) who has a husband and three little ones of her own to take care of, and no longer wants to run the gym. It is VERY small, but with a good manager, and God's help, I think Tyler can make it a go. Owning a gym is something he has wanted to do since he got into Tumbling about 7 or 8 years ago.

Jenny's Gym had the very first Homeschool Gymnastics class yesterday, and I am now an official gymnastics teacher! I'm so excited! I did Tumbling for 5 years, until I hurt my back in an unrelated incident, and could no longer do high impact training. I loved Tumbling SO much, and I'm so glad that I will at least be able to teach it :D

The teachers will be rotating, and yesterday I had the 3 to 5 year olds. They were absolutely darling! One of the 5 year olds, his name was Matthew, called me "Coach". Oh! My heart melted! I love being called Coach! I had five kids in my class, two were 5, two were 4, and the 3 year old was the only girl. Three of the families that came were from our church, and I have had the pleasure of babysitting most of their kids. There were 19 kids in all. A great turn out!

We learned front rolls, and cartwheels, then on the mini tramp we learned straight, tuck, and straddle jump. I think they had fun. I know I sure did! Here's to hoping I can teach the older kids just as well :)

Please pray that Tyler will have a booming business, and that he will earn enough money to help get the gym out of debt before he becomes the "Official" Owner.

~God Bless,

Amy K

This is a video of Tyler training in 2008. Since then he has gone on to Nationals several times, and just this year he retired from competition (by choice).

Snow

2011-03-08T11:20:00.000-08:00

These were taken last month, I wanted to post them before I have a blowout of floral pictures. :)

What do you think?

Movie "The Hobbit" Nearing Production

2011-02-15T15:10:00.001-08:00

One of my favorite riddles, from one of my favorite books.

An eye in a blue face
Saw an eye in a green face.
'That eye is like to this eye'
Said the first eye,
'But in low place
not in high place.'

Answer:
Sun shinning on daisies which are growing in a field.

Texas Snow!

2011-01-26T14:31:00.000-08:00

It snowed on the 9th!

Who doesn't love snow?

(in small quantities)

When we came home from church, my friend Allison Rose, and I made snowmen! She said that she had never made one before, so (since apparently my brothers think it's too childish) we made three! The faces are made out of Sweetgum balls (a kind of seed that falls from the Sweetgum tree), and I brought out silly scarves and hats so they wouldn't be under dressed. :) We had lots of fun, but there wasn't much snow on the ground after we finished. Haha! Take a look!

Job 38:22-30

22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

24 By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?

25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

30 The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.

Ballerina Drawing

2011-01-26T13:48:00.000-08:00

Haiti

2011-01-25T09:42:00.000-08:00

I have just started following this amazing blog (http://shiningstarsintheuniverse.blogspot.com/) called "Stars in the Universe." Gillian Adams is the author, and she is a fantastic writer who truly loves the Lord. The Blog is all about her mission trip to a place called "Jacob's Well" in Haiti. I'm pleased to say that I know Gillian personally, as she attends the same church as my family does. Their whole family is a wonderful testimony for Christ. There are four kids, plus they have adopted an adorable girl from China. Check out the Family's blog about how they adopted Lidia! http://adamsfamilyjourney.blogspot.com/

Allison, I know you would like her blog!

In Him,
Amy K

Snow Birds

2011-01-21T14:01:00.000-08:00

1/10/2011

Thank you Uncle Mike!

(And Thank the Lord for the Telephoto lens!)

Who knew there could be beauty in between trash cans?

My brothers Cat

2011-01-21T13:46:00.000-08:00

I love the way cats look. So majestic and beautiful. Praise the Creator!

New Years Eve at Church

2011-01-21T13:19:00.000-08:00

Uncle Mike gave me the 5D camera again! I will be posting pictures that I took with it while I had it. Here are some pictures from 2010, and early morning of 2011! We had a fun time at church. Games were played, food was devoured, and good friends enjoyed fellowship with one another. I made Humming Bird cup cakes. And I made everything that went on top. After we got home, Adam told me that Jordan wouldn't eat the cup cakes because they were too "Girly" :) And I agreed with him entirely. More for the girls!

Darling Friends whom I'm blessed to have!

Tirza, Lib, and I.

Jordan, Shaffer, Joseph.

Joseph, Allen, Adam

I thought this picture was adorable. Tirza and Nicholas.

Jess and Nicholas

What better way to start off the new year, than with wrestling?

Happy New Year!

2011-01-02T19:35:00.000-08:00

I hope your your heart is full of hope, and your home is filled with love.

Merry Christmas and a Happy new year!

"God bless us! Every one!"

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

John 3:16

Ace Wonder

2010-12-16T14:17:00.000-08:00

This is the trailer to a movie that John Moore is currently working on. I can't wait to see it! It looks very suspenseful. (Suspense is my favorite genre) The Actor (Robert Grossman) who's face is shown before you play the video is amazing. We know the Moore family from a few years back and I've kept up with John's blog. Our family has seen all his films at the San Antonio Christian Film Festival. He is extremely talented, but he also has incredible people behind the scenes who contribute to the great quality that John's Films always have. Check it out.

Gosh I love the Zoo!

2010-12-15T18:57:00.000-08:00

Gold Rush: Colorado

2010-12-15T15:00:00.001-08:00

Colorado is amazing. Some of our friends have a house up there and they shared it with us! They were so kind and hospitable to us. They even provided us with danger and excitement! :D They are both in their 60's, but man do they do some extreme sight-seeing. Mr. Morgan took us (Dad, Tyler, Adam and I) jeep-ing up Engineers Pass. Who knew it was so fun seeing your life flash before your eye's? Here are just a few of the many pictures that I took on the way to Colorado, going over mountains and through the Black Canyon, (second only to the Grand Canyon). There were also some very interesting gold mining ghost towns that we went through. They were in the process of restoring some of the buildings so you will see some modern objects in the pictures, such as trucks and new boards and screws. Mostly for safety reasons. Of course you know that I had to get in some mountain flora and fauna, as they are my favorite subjects to photograph.

Enjoy :)

~ Amy K

This was the view from the Morgan's back porch. They lived on the very edge of a mountain!

Mrs. Morgan and I went mountain biking. Sorry about the white spot, I had to take a picture of the picture. :)

We played pool every morning and every chance we had in between. I've played allot before, but it took me a while to get the hang of it again. And then I started winning. and then Tyler called me a hustler. :)

Aster, just like my cousins middle name! Love you Allison!

Tyler

(the fish wern't bitting so I took random pictures :)

Mr. Morgan

Dad

The biggest Dandelion I have EVER seen.

Adam and Tyler.

The first surveyors to navigate completely through the Black Canyon (without dieing). William Torrence, and Abraham Fellows.

We actually went there in September. It was 9/11.

Black Canyon

Mountain Columbine

The inside of what I think was a processing plant of some kind. Very interesting and HUGE.

I have no idea how he got up there. Thank goodness Momma didn't come with us.

(below) This was the richest family's house. They got a two story. I wish I had been able to go inside it. I snapped this picture as we were driving by.

A Partridge (not in a pear tree)

The Aspens were just turning. Wow!

My Lovely Cat...

2010-12-15T14:40:00.000-08:00

...works so hard all day,... at being adorable. :)
Her whole name is Missy Coyote. I know it makes no sense, since she is a cat. I liked the name because it's out of one of my favorite children's book series, "Hank the Cow Dog". Can you tell our family likes cats? Everyone except Tyler. He likes dogs much better. We can't have a dog because our back yard isn't fenced in. And if we had an underground electric fence, it doesn't do a great job at keeping skunks and coyotes out.

Fall Festival

2010-11-09T19:16:00.000-08:00

I didn't get any actual pictures of the festival part, because I forgot that I had my new camera. I have gotten so used to not having to keep track of one, just my purse and phone and hat. And that was the list that I kept going through in my mind when we left. My phone had dropped out of my pocket (blast those pitiful girl pockets) and that was what was on my mind after it got dark. I was looking for my phone so long that I forgot all about my camera.

So right after I found the phone I got in Tyler's car and only after we got home did I even remember that I had brought my new camera. But thank goodness for my Church family. They take such good care of me :)

Mrs. Gandee found the camera and she checked the pictures on it to see if she could identify who's it was. She said right after she saw the pictures of the cake she new it was mine and brought it to church the next morning. How amazing is she!?!? Here is the cake that I made for the cake walk. I think Travis Allen ended up winning it, but we ate it right then so he didn't get it all to himself. :)

For the dark orange and dark green lines on the cake, I used food coloring and a paint brush. I was pressed for time because I had to get there early enough to start the Face Painting, so I didn't do the bottom border as well as I had planed on. But I liked the over all affect of the cake.

Enjoy~

Drivers Permit

2010-10-26T14:12:00.000-07:00

(What not to do while driving)

I just got back from taking my drivers test! I passed! I only missed 6 questions, and they were questions like,

"What is the fine for driving while intoxicated?" (1,000) (2,000) (3,000) or (4,000)?"

I guessed 3,000, and it was 2,000. Go figure. Who really needs to know that any way?! You have to pay money, that's all! :) When I took the test I felt like I was in prison getting my last phone call, because they had me sit at a closed-in cubical type thing. There was a touch screen test, and a phone beside it. If you listened to the phone, the questions were read by a computerized female voice that sounds like this "When yOu SeE A SIng thaT loOks LiKe thiS, iT meaNs..." I guess it was for people who didn't know how to read. I listened to it just for kicks. :) There were also two that I went through too quickly and didn't really understand the question. After that I took my time and I was happy with the score I got.

I also drove part of the way home. :D :D :D :D :D :D It was the first time on the road, EVER! I didn't really know where the blinkers were. haha! I drove in our neighborhood (30 mph speed limit, me going 20 mph) and at one time there was a car behind me and I tried to slow while I was turning and trying to find the blinker, all at the same time. NOT how you are supposed to turn I know. I think Momma almost had a conniption. But it was fun driving around "da hood".
Now, all of us kids have witnessed how mom advises a learning driver. Not very well. She says everything in three's, and super fast. Such as "AmyAmyAmy!!!", "Slowslowslow!!!" or "Stopstopstop!!!" I laughed so much when I finally realized what my brothers were talking about. :)

Love you Mom!

P.S.

Of course you know that my picture did not come out well. My smile is good but my eyes are half closed (I kind of look drunk) and I look like a guy because my hair was pulled back. At least now I know what NOT to look like when posing for my Licence picture. :D

Break From Bloging

2010-10-09T14:27:00.000-07:00

I think my break is over with, but it still might be long intervals in between posts, but that's OK! I have a lot on my plate at the moment, with studying, house work, Church activities, friends and the like. I really do have a lovely life, living freely in America and in Texas, and I love to share it with my friends and even strangers who might happen to come across my blog. I hope it is a bright spot in your Internet wanderings :)

~Amy K

Quilting at Grace Bible

2010-10-09T14:12:00.001-07:00

Me and Mamma's Quilts. She was glad it was over, I don't think quilting is her favorite pass time :)

Can you guess what the boys did most of the time?

With the exception of mom, everyone had a great time quilting. We spent an entire week up there, from 8 to 4 or 5 every day. Thank you to all of the Ladies who helped and for being patient with all of us little pesky children :)

Aloha Cake Class!

2010-08-01T13:31:00.000-07:00

We made darling little Hawaiian Tee Shirts. The Allens were kind enough to let a friend come and teach a cake decorating class with fondant! I was stoked! I had so much fun and every one was so creative. No one was told how to decorate their cake and they all turned out amazing!

Starting from left to right on top row: Me, Emaline Allen, Tirza Allen, (bottom row) Sami Jo Allen, Katy Jester. Such Lovely friends!

My Cake~

Blue Berry Picking

2010-07-23T09:45:00.000-07:00

We picked 7 and a half gallons of blue berries! But of course that doesn't hold a candle to the 15 plus that the Blairs picked!!! They have some very experienced pickers. :) The boys made a video called, "The Blue Berry Whisperer" Staring (in order of appearance) Britton and Asher Blair. Haha! It's pretty funny. We got to the patch at about 8 in the morning, and we called it a day at about 12 O'clock. Then we went out to eat at Juanita's Mexican restaurant. It was very fun to see the Blair family again! I always have a very good time when we see them, even if I didn't feel to great most of the time. :) Not enough sleep. Enjoy the video!

Happy Independance Day!!! (Late)

2010-07-06T11:19:00.000-07:00

I had a grand 4th of July. Good friends, food, swimming, singing, Bonn fires, Frisbee, and seeing how high you can swing in a hammock before you tip over. But before all that, we did go to church. Pop preached and it was great! He entwined a history lesson into what the biblical perspective was about Christians and politics. And we had Pot-Luck and guess what I made? A CAKE!!! Big surprise right? I had to decorate it after I got to church, and you should have seen the multitude of kids who were watching me. It was like Moths to a candle!

Daffy-down-dilly

2010-07-03T10:47:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Mother Goose, here is a nursery rhyme that goes with my post.

Daffy-down-dilly
Has come to town
With a yellow petticoat
And a pretty green gown.

I made a cake with sugar daffodils that I made with royal icing. It is so fun to make cakes like this. Almost as fun as eating them! I did the decorating in my class at Hobby Lobby, and then went straight to the Websters house to have dinner and eat my creation. Yum... and then we played clue! I had forgotten how to play Master Clue. In my defence, I know how to play Clue Jr.! Too many nights spent babysitting... Any ways, i learned how to pipe basket weave with butter cream icing. Yay! Tell me if you like it!

17...yay... Oklahoma!!!

2010-06-23T19:17:00.000-07:00

16 was a little over rated :) But I did have a great Birthday yesterday! We traveled back from a scouting trip at Beavers Bend, Oklahoma. I had a really good time. We didn't do it all, but there was horse back riding, tennis, golf, swimming, fly fishing (which Tyler loved), kayaking, canoeing, nature trails, and we saw so many deer! We never see deer in this part of Texas. We saw several Does with fawns too. Tyler got so annoyed when I said "We saw a baby fawn!" He said it was like saying "We saw a fawn fawn!" Haha! Some people are sensitive I guess. :) And Adam had a good time because The Fifa World Cup is going on right now. He basically watched soccer the whole three days. What ever floats your boat I suppose. I went on nature hikes and took pictures and collected rocks. Here are some for your enjoyment.

~Amy K.

Cake Decorating Class at Hobby Lobby

2010-06-23T18:39:00.000-07:00

I've had two classes and I'm about to go for my third one tomorrow. I absolutly love it! It's art you can eat! Who would like that?

So... I forgot to make the royal icing that I was supposed to bring to class to practice piping with... so my teacher (very nice lady from England) sent me home with well, homework. :) To Practice the flowers that she showed us in class. Of course I just had to make a cake for Pot-Luck at church, *wink wink* why not decorate it?

Summer Modesty

2010-06-08T09:16:00.000-07:00

I just read an article that was written by Scot Brown, in 2004. () But it certainly still applies today! Here is a list that he made about modesty in America throughout the years.

1890’s: Swimwear was modified street clothing 1910: Arms were exposed

1920: You would be arrested if you appeared in a modest 21st century bathing suit

1920’s: Legs and backs were exposed

1930’s: Cleavage was exposed and men began to swim bare chested

1935: Two piece bathing suits appeared with a small break between upper and lower half

1940’s: New fabrics appeared which hugged the body

1960’s: Navels were exposed

Today: Anything goes... One piece suits with fabrics like skin that really leaves nothing to the imagination and bikinis of various categories prevail as normal.

(Amy) Sadly, most Christan's think that a one piece bathing suit is super modest. That low cut, form fitting, and most of the leg showing is just fashion, and fashion is neutral. Well ladies, it's not. Swim wear is just a front for public nakedness. Please do not give in.

Having two older brothers has helped me considerably to realize what men have to go through when we dress immodestly. We might think that it is a really cute top, but it causes our brothers to fall into temptation (by showing to much skin, being to tight &c). I believe that is a weakness for woman. Of course the men should practice self control, but we do not need to make it harder for them to control their thought life. This section is from a really great book that I have heard about, I think it might cement the point that I'm trying to make.

"Girls, you have an equally important role. Remember the wayward woman we discussed earlier? Your job is to keep your brothers from being led astray by her charms. Please be aware of how easily your actions and glances can stir up lust in a guy’s mind.

You may not realize this, but we guys most commonly struggle with our eyes. I think many girls are innocently unaware of the difficulty a guy has in remaining pure when looking at a girl who is dressed immodestly. Now I don’t want to dictate your wardrobe, but honestly speaking, I would be blessed if girls considered more than fashion when shopping for clothes. Yes, guys are responsible for maintaining self control, but you can help by refusing to wear clothing designed to attract attention to your body.

I know the world tells you that if you have a nice body, you should show it off. And we men have only helped feed this mentality. But I think you can play a part in reversing this trend. I know many girls who would look great in shorter skirts or tighter blouses, and they know it. But they choose to dress modestly. They take the responsibility of guarding their brother’s eyes. To these women and others like them, I’m grateful.”

“and let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds” (Hebrews 10:24) It’s time to start seeing other people’s purity as our responsibility."

— "I Kissed Dating Goodbye"

by Joshua Harris pg. 99

~My Name

2010-06-04T12:23:00.000-07:00

1. Your name: Amy

2. Your gangsta name ( the first three letters of your first name plus izzle) Amizzle

3. Your detective name ( your favorite color plus your favorite animal) Blue Cat

4. Your soap opera name ( your middle name plus the street you live on/or neighborhood if it’s a number) Kathleen Rodeo (Ha!)

5. Your star wars name ( the first three letters of your last name plus the first two letters of your first name) Terram

6. Your super hero name ( Your second favorite color plus your favorite drink) Green Tea (ANTIOXIDANT POWER!!!)

7. Your IR name ( second letter of your first name, third letter of your last name, first letter of your last name, second letter of your Mom’s maiden name, third letter of your dad’s name, first letter of a sibling’s name, and last letter of your Mom’s name) Mr Lcuan

8. Your witness protection name ( your parents middle names) Lee Ligon

9. Your goth name ( black, and one of your pets names) Black Kitten

10. Name of your own TV show ( Your favorite color and your favorite food) Blue Fried Chicken

LOL! I have seen this going around and decided I would try it. It is really funny! You can do it to in the comment area. I want to see other peoples. Haha

Arab Confrance

2010-06-03T20:23:00.001-07:00

This is an email that I sent to my cousin. I already wrote it down, why not just let you read it? (and save me the trouble of re-writing it :)

Sorry it took so long to write back. We just got back from a Christian Arab conference. We helped with the children, teaching bible classes, doing crafts, playing games outside and playing with little babies with big, brown, Arab eyes.

Tyler (my brother) was so funny when he was helping with the nursery. He loves little kids. He said "What do you get when you put chubby, and Arab together?... A cherub!" Lol. And their language is so beautiful, I could listen to it all day. (which I kinda did)

We were at a camp where they had a lake and cabins (with air conditioning) and a Cafeteria. I had so much fun! I got to teach a class on "King Nebecanezzer and the Writing on the Wall."

Mr. _________ (I can't say his name because he is undercover. He escaped from Iraq, that's how we know about all the Arab activities) bought the volunteers sooooooooo many snacks! We couldn't have eaten all the snacks if there were twice as many people as we had. And then the next day he bought some more!!! So... the girls had a plan as how we could finish some of them off.

We got so many sodas and candies and chips and loaded the Allens car (Sami Jo-18 Emaline-17 Tirza-16 McKenna-13) and had a blast staying up late. (only till 11:00 because we had to be up early) We were so slap happy if someone did the slightest thing funny we'd laugh for about 10 minutes! We had the Allens, Aaron (shes 16) me and Maris (shes 14) in our cabin. And Tania was "The Grown up" I suppose. But she was nice and stayed up with us. (but she didn't eat anything so she stayed relatively sane)

The Allen family isn't really big on sugar, so they aren't used to eating it, let alone a ton in one night. So McKenna got really sugar high and we were laughing at her most of the time because she couldn't talk right and she giggled like she was drunk. It was so funny.

The grown ups got hotel rooms (which mom was happy about) And there was also a boys cabin which consisted of Tyler, Adam, and Tommy. He is married to my friend Charisa and they just had their first child. They named her Avia ("a" as the sound in "Austin"...and a short "i' sound) She is adorable! She's such a good baby. Charisa stayed home this time because of Avia, but she came last time.

When we had a water balloon fight Tommy dumped the bucket of water on me. It was funny at the time but it was really cold in the classroom! And all the little girls wanted to be in my lap at the same time. But it wasn't that bad. (at least it didn't last for more then 2 hours...)

I think I got sick from one of the younger girls that was hanging on me, I've lost my voice. So I am going to make myself a cup of tea.

~Amy

Genesis 1:29

2010-06-03T11:30:00.000-07:00

"Then God said, 'I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.'"

This is a pumpkin plant that I started in-doors. (and yes it is in a Dicky's cup)

My Balloon Flower came back and I am so happy!

This is an example of why I like editing! But this picture is the only one that needed a little help. (I usually don't need to edit)

My Nasturtiums are blooming! But I didn't plant enough of them, so it looks really bad. But they are pretty little things aren't they?

Bean flowers.

Here they look good, but most of it has died and I only have three beans that are ready to eat. I am disappointed. :( But at least I have pictures!

Baby Dedication~

2010-06-03T08:54:00.000-07:00

How darling!

They are Taking Down the Texas Giant!

2010-05-25T16:01:00.000-07:00

After dishing out 19 years of memories and spinal trauma, the Texas Giant finally got what's coming to it this morning.

Nearly every day for 12 years, Dannie Lancaster has climbed the Texas Giant to help keep Six Flags' wooden flagship roller coaster running as safely, if not as smoothly, as possible. On days when the heat was most intense, Lancaster says, he and the inspection crew might replace 50 heavy track bolts that had broken under the strain.

This morning he was part of a small crew that pulled three support legs down from high up on the 143-foot ride. "It's something we're gonna miss," Lancaster says, though after a dozen years of sweltering climbs weighed down by a heavy homemade leather tool belt, he's thankful the replacement ride -- a wood and metal hybrid -- should need less work.

When the Texas Giant opened in March of 1990, Six Flags says the ride was the tallest and fastest in the world (62 miles per hour, at its fastest). Its demolition should take about six months, with construction on the replacement ride running through next season, before its opening kicks off the park's 2011 season.

Crews have also removed much of the track already, one section at a time. According to numbers from Six Flags press office, the old ride was built from one million feet of Southern Yellow Pine, held together by 10 tons of nails, more than 80 tons of bolts and 1,220 concrete piers.

After dishing out 19 years of memories and spinal trauma, The Texas Giant finaly got what was coming. But I have to say that I'll sure miss her. Good luck at the lumber yard.

Someone Please Protect Me... A Letter to Christian Young Men

2010-05-18T16:05:00.000-07:00

I did not write this. I read it on this blog (followingdaybyday.wordpress.com). I have thought the very same things, and am glad that someone could articulate it as well as this letter does.

Dear Brothers in Christ,

Though we may not always show it, there are those of us who do want to remain in our Biblical roles, despite the criticism of our culture. We want to ignore the messages pushed upon us by the world, and seek God’s Word on how to behave and live. We know you, too, are under attack and are told to become less than God would have you be. We pray for you; that you would:

“Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might, put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the devils schemes.”

We want to encourage you with the words of the Apostle Paul:

“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.”-1Timothy 4:12

Please protect us as your sisters. Though some may not like it at first you will win the hearts of those around you when you choose to do what is right.

Protect us in speech by not voicing things that do not follow the guidelines of Philippians 4:8,

“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”

Protect us by not cursing or being crude. Protect us by keeping your speech on the issues of real life and not filling our heads with the foolishness of horror movies or artificial violence.

Protect our lives as if they were your own. Please, on one extreme, do not take us lightly and consider us another discard able play thing. Or, on the other extreme, treat us as another one of “the guys”. Please remember that we are God’s princess, the “weaker vessel”, mothers of future generations, and most importantly- our lives are precious to Jesus and they are being lived for His glory.

Protect us in love. Remember it is just as loving to correct me in wrong as to encourage me. Do not believe the lies that tell you that the only way to be happy is to give us everything we want. God did not intend for you to be a slave to our every whim. Love us in a 1 Corinthians type of love.

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.”

Protect us in faith. God has called men to be Spiritual leaders, but with the feminist movement women have taken the seats in the gates and now hold the places of headship in the workforce, the military, the government, the home, and even the church. In Isaiah 3:12, it says that the sign of a curse of a nation is women ruling over men. In our sin we tend to want to lead and we understand it can be hard for men to step up, but let us encourage you in your God ordained roles to lead in the Christian faith. 1 Timothy 2:4 says,

“And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being quite deceived, fell into transgression.”

Protect us from false doctrines and search the Scriptures in order to proclaim truth.

Finally, please protect us in purity. Don’t call us beautiful or tell us something that might lead our thoughts astray. Don’t look at us like we are meat or a prize to be won; look at us as the wife of another. Protect us from the world’s darts as sisters in Christ. Please keep our conversations pure of immoral speech and free from illusions of sexual things. Treat us in such a way that it is natural for us to see you as a brother and comfortable for us to hold a conversation with you.

It is not our job (or our place) to instruct you, nor is it our prerogative to blame you for all our faults- for they are many. Our goal in writing to you is to communicate the desire and prayer of our hearts: that you would become mighty warriors for Christ. As women God created us with an inbuilt desire to be protected. According to personality, family, and amount of cultural influence, this desire is stronger, in some, than others. But the tendency remains. When a woman doesn’t feel protected, it is very easy for her heart to become bitter and full of mistrust. Nearly all the leading feminists in the 1800’s and early 1900’s were wives of abusive husbands.

One thing we can promise is this: we do not expect perfect men. We are by no stretch of the imagination perfect women, but by God’s grace we are in the processes of constant sanctification. And by God’s grace, we will be the able to encourage and advance real men as they rise up to serve the Lord.

~ Flutter By Garden ~

2010-05-12T17:37:00.000-07:00

Our bushes are blooming, and it turns out that Butterflies love Petunias.

A Mid Summer Night's Dream

2010-05-08T13:46:00.001-07:00

Dress Rehearsal...

From left to right: Lysander (Jordan), Hermia (Ema), Helena (Me!), Demetrius (Adam)

King Oberon and Queen Titania

Lord Egeus and Lord Duke

It's Prince John! Mommy!!! (from the Disney Robin Hood movie)

Puck and his master Oberon

He plays the Lion

He plays "Little boy" XD

Spring and Butterfly fairies

Winter Fairy

The whole gang! Thank you Adams for letting us use your house, and thank you Gillian for Directing the play! Yahoo!!!

More Paintings :D

2010-05-08T13:31:00.001-07:00

I am just now figuring out that I LOVE to paint. It is so fun! I painted the one with the flip flops in Art class. It took me about 4 hours. I had no clue what I was doing for the first two hours, then I started initiating my own decisions, instead of asking my teacher what to do every 10 minutes. After that I bought my own oil paint and some brushes.

I painted the Yellow Rose yesterday. It took about 6 hours. I stayed up really late and got up early today to finish it. It's for Mom's Mothers-Day gift. The only problem at the start was that I hadn't bought any yellow paint yet. Kinda important. :) And my Art teacher gave me his! Wasn't that nice? And it's not cheep stuff. My art teachers name is B.J. Normile. He is a superb instructor. I think he is about to turn 70. I always have such a good time in his classes. And the best thing is he will let you do what you really enjoy.

This one is in my room. (I have blue walls)

Bugs and Plants

2010-05-08T12:51:00.000-07:00

Strawberries

Sweet Peas

A leaf miner

Chocolate Mint

Water on a strawberry leaf :) This is now my favoraite picture

My Wonderful Friend's Flowers

2010-04-13T08:11:00.000-07:00

On Sunday we sometimes go over to our friends house and play Frisbee on a nearby vacant lot. And when we all went inside to get a drink of water at the end, I noticed a beautiful Iris and rose bushes. Bethany said that we should go and cut some and I thought that she meant for a vase or something to put inside, but she gave them to me! Wasn't that sweet?! They are absolutely gorgeous! I took so many pictures of them it was hard to decide which to put on this blog. You can't smell the roses, but at least you can look at them.

My Strawberries are blooming.

This rose had three middles.

Right after this picture the cat bit the rose and took off with it! But I recovered it undamaged.

This flower makes me smile when I think of it's name. Petunia :) It sounds like a Texan lady's name.

I found this in our flower bed. I didn't have the heart to kill it, so I threw it in the neighbours yard. ;D

This was the Iris on day two. But happily there was another hidden bloom underneath it.

My Desktop Background~

2010-04-09T09:00:00.001-07:00

Ain't it purdy?

2010-04-09T08:39:00.000-07:00

I used to look at Roly-Pollies for hours when I was little. And now I have a reason to again! (To take pictures... of course :) They are so interesting! Especially when you roll them over and look at their legs. I think that they are also called "Pill Bugs" because they roll up into a ball like an armadillo, and look like a pill. And people used to take them like pills. They are a good source of protein. Yummy right?

But they are so cute I would only eat them if I was starving on a desert Island. And even so they can only live where it is really moist, so I wouldn't have to eat them. If I had to choose between a worm and a pill bug I would most defiantly eat the latter. They are actually a crustacean, and not an insect at all. Pill bugs are more related to shrimp and crawdads then your normal every day bug.

Spring Tidings

2010-04-03T09:38:00.000-07:00

This one's a slow fellow, but he's my favorite.

I liked this bee. She stayed and washed herself like a cat, so I could get a good picture of her.

My Spinach is coming up and so are my beans! I've never grown either of them, it's going to be so interesting. I love to see things grow. There is something therapeutic about getting into the dirt, getting rid of the old and making way for the new.

The Hills Are Alive...

2010-03-31T15:12:00.000-07:00

It's Spring! I love the smell of flowers and the feel of earth between my toes! All the flowers are coming out and the bees are busy with the things bees do! What a wonderful world God has given us. He is the master artist of the universe.

The bees were so fast that all I could get was their little bee-hinds. (get it?) :) But I did get two shots. Now that I don't have the 5-D camera any more, I have to make do with my little Canon Power Shot. I never did get the macro lens for the 5-D so I do actually like my camera better. The 5-D does get boring if you can't ever do close up shots. But thanks to my Uncle Mike I got to use it for a little while at least! And it was amazing. I could do photos like this one.

Her fur is incredible! Thanks Uncle Mike!

Colorado~

2010-03-18T09:00:00.000-07:00

I suppose I should tell you about Colorado. It was a blast! The first two days of our trip was devoted solely to snowboarding. It was my first time to snowboard, but the boys had done it before. It was Tyler's, Adam's, and my first time to go to Colorado. It was extraordinarily fun. Every one did spend allot of time on their rear ends, (mostly Tyler because he was impatient.) but the soreness is only a distant memory. :)

New Baby!

2010-03-18T08:44:00.001-07:00

We have a brand spank'n new addition to our church! Her name is Avia. (short A sound, vee-a) She is such a good baby and she's Charissa and Tommy's first child. They are very proud parents. She was born about 2 weeks ago but because we were gone to Colorado for a week, we hadn't seen her yet. She hasn't come to church yet. I'm sure that I will have pictures when she does. We went to go she her a few days ago and bring a meal. As R. C. Sproul jr. says,

"Bringing a casserole to them isn't out of the goodness of your heart, it's a ticket to see the baby!" (or something very similar to that :)

So true! We told that to the Bosworths and they said they didn't mind at all, just as long as the food's good. :)

Christ our Prince~

2010-02-16T10:06:00.001-08:00

My girls Bible study group is going through a book that keeps on talking about Christ is to be your Prince. Some of the girls where confused because the first book we went through only talked about God as being our Father, and this book says we should think of him as our Prince. I don't really thing of Christ that way, but I do try to think of him as the only "guy" in my life right now. I don't need a boyfriend to distract me from the things that I need to be thinking about and working on. In other words, we shouldn't fill that void in our heart with boys. (I am talking to just girls right now) I think that it would be harder for girls that don't have fathers to stay away from the dating scene. I think that as girls we do need that male affirmation, and if we don't get it from out fathers or brothers, we will seek it elsewhere. That's where it gets dangerous.

I think that this Bible study book is trying to make a point that instead of boyfriends, we should look to Christ as the one who sustains us. He loved us first, and he made us the way we are, (the way we look) and he is the great artist of the universe. I like that because when I'm doing my hair or dressing I'm thinking about how God would like it. ( is it pretty and feminine like he made us to be, and is it modest.) That always makes me feel better when I'm down on the way I look. Someone in the study class said that people don't notice the way you look so much as they are focused in on themselves. (or something like that:) That also helps me when I'm feeling insecure. And when you say something stupid or do something wrong, other people don't remember it, but we dwell on it way to much. Just remember that Christ designed your looks the way he wanted them to be, and he loves you no mater what.

~Amy

Snow Daze!

2010-02-14T11:50:00.001-08:00

Wow! This is amazing! I can't believe that it was getting warm just last week! Now it's snowed! Here is a video that my brother, Adam put together of the fun that we had on the Lake Ray Roberts Dam on Friday. I do like warm weather better, but hey! Soon I'll be tired of it being so hot so I'm not complaining!

We went there with the Harris kids and their brother in law, Tommy Bosworth. His wife could not be there because she is expecting their first child any day now. So exiting!!! Its going to be a girl! We had a baby shower for her last month. It was grand! And now for the video.

My personal favorite part is at 4:00. I'm racing Shaffer and he does a face plant at the beginning of it. I laughed at for so long! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!

Love you all,
~Amy

This truly says it all~

2010-01-12T16:10:00.000-08:00

This was a Dockers Ad. Click on the image to read it better, and tell me what you think.
I think that it is wonderful that they said this in public. Although there is nothing wrong with plastic forks and salad, I do agree that men are very effeminate and it is considered "cool" to be so.

We were listening to Doug Philips's Sermon on "Identity Theft" the other day and he was talking allot about this issue.
Who do you want to Identify with? Why do you want to look like a Jonas Brother or Miley Cyrus? Is it because you want to identify with them because they are considered fashionable by the worlds standards?
Every one wants to identify with someone. And the first thing that starts with is the way you look. The second is the way you talk and act. (but I won't get into that right now.) The skinny jeans and the heavy make-up is a way of saying "Hey! Miley is cool therefore, I am cool because I look just like her."

It's funny... I'm not on the topic that I thought I was going to be on. But bear with me.

Who are you identifying yourself with? And is it the right kind of statement you are making buy the way you dress?

I want to Identify with Christ. Sometimes that is hard to do with the way you dress. But if you think of people that you see on the street, some people fit in with the flow of every one else, but sometimes there is someone who looks like a Christian because of how they choose to dress. I want to be like that. For girls I don't mean never cut your hair, wear skirts that cover your feet, and ugly tops. And for boys I don't mean you can't have hair touching the tops of your ears, and wear a plaid shirt, a belt and slacks either. Just... when you look in the mirror ask your self the question,

What is my identity?

The reason some young adults dress they way they do is because they want to express their own creativity and prove that they are an individual.

Now, the definition of individual is,

"Noun- a single human being, distinguished from a group"

And the way to do that is very obvious.

To dress like everyone else!

~Things Made for Christmas~

2009-12-30T10:12:00.000-08:00

I made two scarves, a green one for Mrs. Webster, and a black and white one for my aunt in Nebraska. But as I have already given them away, I don't have a picture. And I made a custom pillow case for my dads napping pillow, but that isn't much to see so I wont bore you with that picture. I couldn't think of anything that I could make for Adam, so I gave him money. But here are the other things that I could get a picture of.

Hot pads for mommy~

I drew this for Tyler~

This is something different altogether. My friend had a stamping party yesterday. Sammi Jo is back from College for Christmas break, and I got this idea from her. The Patricks have a machine called a "Cuttlebug." You put the design under and on top of your paper and then run it through. It preses it into a patern. Then you rub a paper towel in ink, then rub in on the indented paper. and I looks like this. V

This is for Mrs. Bosworth's first baby!

This is the inside right corner of the card.

And this is a stamp that I got for Christmas! Isn't it cool?

The Mysterious Islands...

2009-12-26T11:45:00.000-08:00

We got to go! Sorry that I didn't get this up right after we went but I've been busy making things for Christmas. Also organizing the swing dancing party/ Christmas party/ Birthday party for my friend Lib. Here are some pictures that I took with my uncles camera. It's funny, i usually get allot of comments on the camera but everyone there seemed to have the same kind!
It was really fun! We had already seen the movie because we ordered it, but then we heard that it was playing in Dallas, so we got to go!
We saw the Moores, Moorlands and the Huestuses. We don't know them very well but we do know the Moores a little bit. You should check out John Moore's website, (www.huemoore.com) Any ways, it turns out that one of our close friends knows Mrs. Philips, so there was a connection there. Since they live in Texas I guess it's not that hard to have a Friend of a friend of a friend that knows the Philips family personally. I got my poster signed by Mr. Philips, Dr. John, Josh, and Virginia. :) She is so cute! I think she is about 3 or 4 years old. She signed every one's poster with ones and zeros. Dad said that she was the smartest little girl because she wrote in digital code.

This is a mirror on the ceiling in the theater entrance area. I'm in a white scarf holding the camera. I think you can see my brother, Adam talking to Joshua P.

I couldn't get a good picture of Mr. Philips because it was so dark. You can see him in this picture. (sort of) I kept wanting to yell "SIT IN THE CHAIR!"

This is me saying "hi" to Virginia Hope. I don't actually know who took this picture.

The Theater.

Our First White Chrismas!!!

2009-12-26T11:34:00.000-08:00

In Texas, your lucky if you even get a cold Christmas day, let-a-lone a white Christmas. Last year we were running around the day after Christmas in T-shirts!

Global Warming huh?

Falling...

2009-12-02T14:33:00.000-08:00

My Fairy~

Can you find the Acorn?

The "Mysterious Islands"

2009-12-01T14:58:00.000-08:00

The movie is out!

http://www.visionforum.com/hottopics/blogs/dwp/

It didn't come out in our area, but it did come out in Nashville. Go and Support it! It is about the Galapagos Islands and why this place is so important for Evolution.

~The Weary Hunter~

2009-11-12T07:37:00.000-08:00

I love painting! I finally got this back from my teacher's work shop. He had surgery on his knee so that he might be able to walk again after his accident three or four years ago. He wasn't teaching (obviously) so I couldn't get the painting back. I finished it about 6 months ago.

I think I got the idea from a Texas Parks and Wildlife cover. The thing is, I would find a picture of a sky that I liked, and then I would try to paint that sky. But you really have to make it your own. So there is no other picture like mine in the world. :)

~Amy

Spring Time Fairy

2009-11-11T17:58:00.000-08:00

This is a drawing that I did while... uh...... I was doing Government. Knowing that I couldn't tear out the page in my text book and put it with my other drawings, I took a picture of it and uploaded it to my blog. And also because I think it's really cute. You can't really get a perspective on how small it is until the second picture. At one point I thought I completely ruined it because I swept my hand across it. But I worked on it with a pink eraser and I got most of the smudge taken care of. The first picture is before the incident, and before the wings. As you can see it was entirely too small to put a good looking face on it.

I got the idea of the fairy clothes from a drawing book I was looking at in Micheal's. I absolutely love that store. They have everything I could dream of. (and allot more I might add) Her hat is made up of a Bell flower, and her skirt is made up of flower petals. My inspiration was the springtime. I think sometime I will make a Fall Fairy.

In Him,
~Amy

My Grandmother...

2009-10-19T20:03:00.000-07:00

she died last week. I appreciate all the people who have been praying for me and my family, especially my mom. It's hard to lose a grandma, but it's even harder to lose a mother. Please continue praying for my mom and her sisters as they try to deal with this.

Thank you,
~Amy

Mary Lee Hamm McKee

Mary Lee went to sing in the Lord’s choir on Friday, Oct. 9, 2009.

Funeral services were held Monday at First United Methodist Church, Ft. Worth with a graveside service in Red Oak Cemetery, Red Oak.

Mary Lee was born Feb. 11, 1924, in Red Oak to William Jones Hamm and Ella Jennie Coleman Hamm. She graduated from the University of Texas in Austin before her marriage to Carl McKee on May 31, 1947.

Mary Lee was a faithful member of the choir at Glen Oaks United Methodist Church in Dallas and later the chancel and choral union choirs at First United Methodist Church in Fort Worth. She was also a devoted member of United Methodist Women, Circle C-1.

Mary Lee was preceded in death by her husband, Carl McKee, on June 28, 1995.

Survivors include her daughters, Linda Blanchard (Mike), formerly of Fort Worth, now of Columbus, Neb., Debbie Wilde (James) of Houston and Jean Terrell (Paul) of Denton; grandchildren, Jean and John Wilde, Kaytlin Blanchard, Tyler, Adam and Amy Terrell; brothers, Bill Hamm (Ruth) of Alamogordo, N.M., and John Hamm (Mary) of Morgan and their children; and other relatives.

Mr. Toad at our front door......

2009-09-23T14:25:00.000-07:00

Sunset and Moonrise (last night)

2009-09-23T13:54:00.001-07:00

click on the last one. You can see really good detail in the moon. I finally figured it out! But I had to but Uncle Mike's camera on Adams tripod to get a perfect picture.

Books, books, and more books...

2009-09-23T08:16:00.001-07:00

I love to read! I used to hate to read because I wasn't good at it, but now I'm good at reading and I love it! It was a vicious cycle. I didn't read because I was slow, and I was slow because I didn't practice reading. I read so much during the summer, more than I have ever read before. Here is a list that I read throughout the summer:

"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"
By Robert Louis Stevenson

"Robinson Crusoe"
By Daniel Defoe

"The Time Machine"
By H.G. Wells

"King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table"
By Howard Pyle

"The Three Musketeers"
By Alexandre Dumas

"The Secret Garden"
By Frances Hodgson Burnett

"Treasure Island"
By Robert Louis Stevenson

"The Door in the Wall" (not "A Wind in the Door," very different)
By Marguerite de Angeli

The "Anne" Series (of which I am still wonderfully involved in)
by L. M. Montgomery

"Anne of Green Gables"

"Anne of Avonlea"

"Anne of the Island"

"Anne of Windy Poplars"

"Anne's House of Dreams"

"Anne of Ingleside"

And I am in the process of reading "Rainbow Valley"

Most of these books I had either heard the gist of the story before, or listened to the audio tape of it, but never read the book. I had such a great time traveling to lands Far, far away.

"The Three Musketeers" I must say was disappointing. It was all about women and it didn't matter if they were married or not.. And I was not as familiar with "King Aurthur and the Knights of the Round Table" as I thought I was. I was so discouraged when Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere were banished for being caught in the same room together (the queen was banished to a convent to be a nun for the rest of her life. Then Lancelot was forgiven after years, but the queen was never to return to King Aurthur. I thought it was very unjust and it has bothered me. The way that I would have done it was have them both forgiven, but, alas, I am not Howard Pyle. I loved the part about Excalibur. That was so exiting and it gave me a queer chill down my spine when I read about it. Its such an exiting adventure story.

I am in the process of writing an adventure novel in a year. It's part of my school. It is going to be set in the Wild West.

The Texas Rangers!

2009-09-20T13:40:00.000-07:00

I went to my first Rangers game on Friday! (that would be baseball) It was really fun! Lots of cheering, booing, and yummy food. The most fun thing we did was the wave. Twenty-five thousand people make the wave an incredible sight. It took a little while for it to get going but then the other people realised what was happening. :) It was so funny to see the guys that are really into it get so upset when the umpire does something they don't like. Every one starts booing until the instant replay is put up on the big screen, then every one is quiet. Our team lost, but it was fun any way. We were playing the LA Angels. The Rangers Stadium is right by the Cowboys Stadium (that would be football). It was HUGE.

I had a great time at the game. We were guests of some of my parents friends, the Heydricks. Mrs. Heydrick had cancer, and she just had her last kimo therapy treatment. They think that all the cancer is gone but she will still have to go and check regularly to see that it doesn't come back. I'm sure they would appreciate your prayers.

Twice as Nice (resale shop)

2009-09-11T08:47:00.000-07:00

A few of my friends and I are part of a mother daughter group that volunteers at a resale shop that supports the Crisis Pregnancy Recourse Center. Although it is not called a crisis any more because it is so common, it is still a great cause to be part of. Most of the money that is made at Twice as Nice goes to the Recourse Center.

We sort clothes, straighted shelves, and do what ever needs to be done. (pricing, taking care of costumers ect.) I always have so much fun when my mom and I go there together to help.

A few days ago they had a meeting to re-familiarize the Volunteers to the wear house (the place where donations are sorted and stored) and the store. They are making changes and trying to be more organized.

I was not able to make it to the Tour of the Center (I didn't know about it) but I was there for the tour and talk at the shop.

We had a Picnic at the park close by. Aaron had to leave before we could get there. :(

At the Park

Crazy resale hats!!!

Swing Dancing!!! (with the Blairs)

2009-09-09T08:13:00.000-07:00

Greta and Lydia swing dancing. CUTE!

Happy Face!

Sad face...

Tyler and Christa Blair Dancing

The Whole Group! The Families that Came (or were represented)

Adams, Allens, Blairs, Harris, Terrells, Smiths, Sims, Patricks, Jesters.

I must say, we had a BLAST!!! The Blairs showed us some country line dancing too! That was realy fun. My dad has trouble with swing dancing because of the steps, but the line dancing was easier and more fast pased. The Adams had never done this before and I think that they had a lot of fun. Some of the little kids did it for a while, but then they got bored and went swimming. :) Some of the Parents did it too! I was so happy! I danced with Mr. Blair and he was realy good. I think he had done it before though. We also had lots of snacks and refreshments for every one to snack on. Over all I think every one had a fabulous time. Praise the Lord!

~Pure Moonshine~

2009-09-02T20:26:00.000-07:00

I have so many pictures that I want to show you! I have posted three times today. But I promise that this is the last... for today.

You know the feeling. When you feel so happy that you want to others to embark on this happy journey right along with you. There is a full moon tonight and I know I will not be able to go to sleep for a long time yet. Just think of all the things that come to life in our imaginations on a moonlit night. Goblins dancing in the woods, dryads waking from an enchanted sleep, and the little folk sitting on toadstools pondering what mischievous tricks they will play. If only there could be a rainbow when there was moonshine like tonight. Its so beautiful tonight that I can feel the tangible elegance that surrounds me.

(I captures this when we had some of our extended family over. My cousin Shiloh and her kids.)

My Kitties (:and more randomness:)

2009-09-02T20:10:00.000-07:00

Alas... these are my curtains that hand in my room. Isn't this picture simply poetic?

Random Pictures

2009-09-02T09:38:00.000-07:00

Don't you just love being random and spontaneous? I do. Here are some pictures of some of my platy babies. They are much bigger now, this was a while ago. I had to give them to the pet store because My fish was about to drop another batch of fry. She had 17 the first drop, and this time she gave me 20 little baby fish! I'm an aunt! haha... no. But it's still exiting to have that experience.

I have the tank divided in half with plastic that has tiny holes in it. (so the big fish wont eat them) And yes, that is a Beta in the first picture. It is a female, and they are more docile than males. I also have a blue female Beta. She is in a bowl because she enjoys being by herself more than the other one. (don't ask, I just know...)The blue one is Arwen, and the red one is Aowen. :D

These are pictures from a rainy day we had a while ago, and no Uncle Mike, I did not let the camera get wet. Ok, there were a couple drops that got on the lens, but I wiped them off REALY quick. I put a bandana over the camera, and a rain jacket over that. I know I must have looked funny walking all over the neighborhood like that! And I can tell you it was hard trying to look through the view finder. Well, here are the pictures. Some of them have a funny perspective, and some of them look like they came from the land of tomorrow. (I've been reading Anne of the Windy Poplars)

The Bliars are comming!

2009-08-25T15:24:00.001-07:00

Yay! And we have a special party planed while they are here! Love you guys!

P.S. I will post pictures, they are comming for laybor day weekend. :D

Lots of things...

2009-08-20T10:13:00.000-07:00

Lots of things have been happening, but since this blog is not my top priority, you have no clue what I've been doing! Lets see... In the past month I've broadened my horizons considerably. I went to my first play ever! It was "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" at the Denton Community Theater. The lead singer wasn't to my taste, but all in all it was a delightful performance.

I also went to Burger's Lake with a rather large group of friends and had a blast. No, they don't sell burgers and Burger's lake, that was the last name of the family who used to own it. There is a platform in the middle of the small lake, a high dive on the edge, a little Kitty diving board in the shallower water. Everything is very layed back and there are huge shade trees that surround the whole place. Most of the time was spent at the middle dive doing tricks into the water. Tyler (my 20-year-old brother) was trying to teach everyone how to do a front flip. If you know Tyler, you know that you are going to be taught even if you don't want to be! No, he's a good teacher. I think its bred into him by my father.

Last year, or was it the year before last, anyway, last time we were there Tyler spent the whole time teaching everyone how to dive. At least we've improved. :) I already knew how to do all that stuff so I was mostly testing to see what I could still do from my former gymnastic days. Turns out I can still do most of the stuff that I did in gymnastics. I found it harder for some reason. If you land the wrong way, it hurts... really bad. And I mean really. That water is relentless. I learned how to crash on a mat, and I never hurt my self. But with water its different. If you learn in the other way first, I suppose you'd think that water didn't hurt. Michael Jester and I were having fun getting each other to do crazy stuff. I said that I would try a trick, if he would try it right after me. I was trying to do a front flip, over-rotate, and enter the water in a dive.

Well, I didn't quite do it all that gracefully... and ended up smacking my face on the water. It hurt my eyes SO BAD!!!. That is to say that Michael decided not to do that certain trick.

Alot of other things have happend to, but I've not the time, nor the energy to tell you. :)

oh Oh OH! I have to tell y'all, I did a dive off of the high dive! And Jordan Webster got a picture of it! Now I shall post a picture of that glorious moment captured on memory card.

Enjoy~

Little Gretta Allen. So Cute!

Sammi Jo and Emaline Allen, and me with cake. (they forgot to bring forks)

Mrs. Johnson, Mrs Gandie, Mrs. Allen and my mom! MOM POWER!

My brother Adam(in blue)and Jordan Webster (in white)on a warped inertube. (and my head bobbing along my itself.)

My dive off the High-dive.

Michael Jester doing a back flip.

Me being... well... me.

Daddy and me.

Savannah Smith and myself watching Tyler do somthing amazing. The bald guy is Gerimy Patrick. lol He looks better now that its been a couple of weeks since he shaved his head (with a raser I might add).

Tyler's Swan dive.

Me and some of my girlfriends. From left to right not including me, Savannah Smith, Lindsey Patrick, Lib Harris and Sammi Jo. Sammi Jo is off to college now! I will miss you Sammi!!!

For some odd reason Tyler's hair looked red here. That's why I included it.

A group shot. :) To many names...

Poor Tirza :( She sprained her anckle catching the winning frizbie gaol. She sat in the shade the whole time and watched us play. Late in the afternoon we baught a tube so she could get wet and still have somthing to sit, or hang onto. She said she had a good time though. Love you Tirza!

Another group shot :) I will tell you the names on the girls row.
Left to right,
Lib Harris, Katy Jester, Ema Allen, Lindsey Patrick, Savannah Smith, Me, Sammi Jo and Tirza Allen. Love you guys!

Singing in the Rain

2009-07-29T16:04:00.000-07:00

Don Lockwood:
Doo-dloo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-dloo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-dloo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-dloo-doo-doo-doo-doo...

I'm singing in the rain
Just singing in the rain
What a glorious feelin'
I'm happy again
I'm laughing at clouds
So dark up above
The sun's in my heart
And I'm ready for love
Let the stormy clouds chase
Everyone from the place
Come on with the rain
I've a smile on my face
I walk down the lane
With a happy refrain
Just singin',
Singin' in the rain

Dancin' in the rain
Dee-ah dee-ah dee-ah
Dee-ah dee-ah dee-ah
I'm happy again!
I'm singin' and dancin' in the rain!

I'm dancin' and singin' in the rain...

God's Magnificent Creation

2009-07-19T15:55:00.000-07:00

A Girls Influence On The World

2009-07-19T14:00:00.000-07:00

A Source of Admiration, 1904

Seasons of a Heart is a wonderful blog! I was just reading it and I found a real gem! As I was reading this blog post (http://silverbeamdreams.blogspot.com/2007/11/girls-and-thier-influence.html) I realized the influences that we have on the guys around us.

Here is part of the blog that I was reading.

"if a girl objects to the loud obnoxious music a boy is playing, if he has any politeness in him he will turn it down or off. Only if he is used to the girl's sweetness and innocence in conduct towards him, will he have the respect towards her to change his behaviour."

It hit me when I read that, that we do have a very good, or bad influence over the guys that we come in contact with.

Jessica had a very good point. If a girl is around boys who swear, or talk about things that the girl disapproves of, the boys will generally clean up their act when she is around, if she shows disapproval.

Girls need to realize, that by conforming to the ugly things in this world, you are actually making things worse.

My Mannequin American

2009-07-16T12:12:00.000-07:00

Mannequin Americans should not be judged, but understood as the rest of the people here in the United States. Just because they can't move on their own, or sometimes have no arms and legs doesn't mean that we shouldn't treat them with the utmost respect and courtesy...

OK, that was not a real post. That was just to catch your eye so that you would read this whole thing. Studies show that 69% of people never get to the end of a blog post because they are bored. Again, that percentage is not true. :D Hehe.

All of this to say, I got a rather interesting project the other day.

I volunteer at the Twice as Nice resale shop that operates to raise money that goes to the Crisis Pregnancy Recourse Center. (which is now the Woman to Woman Pregnancy Recourse Center, because it is no longer a Crisis to have a teenage pregnancy) I was working there rearranging the store and there was an ugly mannequin lady dressed and propped up on top of the dress rack. I was talking to Rita (don't know her last name) and she said that if someone could take her home and repaint her, that it would improve the stores quality so much. I talked to another lady and she said that they would always try to hide her face with sunglasses and a scarf. lol. So, of course, I volunteered to take her home and give her a make over! What teenage girl would pass up on an opportunity like this?

This is before she got her makeover.

And During...(her hair cut)I put her hair on my soccer ball, and I put that on my cosmetics kit. (its stupid but hey it worked)

And this is how much I cut off.

And these are the after photos!

Her wig was not real hair, so it would not let me style it at all. But I had so much fun doing it! I asked mom if it would be alright if I cut the hair because it was so terrible. She said that it was my decision... so I cut it off :)

When I took it back to the resale shop the ladies went gaga over it. :) Made me feel like I did a good job. And now I have two heads that they gave me to fix up... More on that latter.

~Amy K

Oh yeah...

2009-07-07T12:42:00.000-07:00

I forget to tell you what kind of camera that I have. Its a Canon EOS 5D. It has 12.8 mega pixels, and yes, I do know what that means. :) My Uncle Mike also gave me an awesome backpack to carry the stuff in, and two extra lenses. On is the Telephoto lens, and the other is the Fish eye lens. Here's an example.

And here is a trick photo that I took. Tyler is in the foreground, and Adam is the tiny elf. (that's about to get flicked)

Uncle Mike is Awsome

2009-07-07T08:57:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that my Uncle let me borrow his camera for the summer!!! Here are some pictures that I have taken with is since I got back from the Reunion, and some while I was there.

This is sixteen-year-old me... a self portrait if you can't tell.

My gorgeous cat, "Kitten." His real name is Hammy but no one likes it and I've always called him Kitten, and it just caught one.(my older brother named him hammy)

Fecita eating watermelon.

Maddie being really cute and really messy. (she ate quite a few pieces)

Fe.

An interesting garden ornament.

Me sitting with Cally Omally, my cousins dog. She broke both of her front legs jumping down from something. Micheal (my cousin) couldn't take her to a vet because it was going to be several thousand dollars. My Grandpa is a retired veterinarian so he went and bought 25 dollars worth of material and fixed her himself. THAT'S SO AWESOME!!!

They are so cute! (and tasty) There were 5 squirrels in all, it was so hot, they didn't even try to run away from us. Tyler took some of these.

Here at the Family Reunion!

2009-07-03T12:15:00.000-07:00

I am in Winnsboro Texas, (way east) and we are staying at the Hubble House! It is so cool! I love antique things and this place is full of them!

Have you ever heard of Ima Hog? Her grandparents used to own this house and she spent allot of her child hood here. Her father was a Governor of Texas and his name was Jim Hogg. Ima had two brothers, but since they did not have such unusual names, they are not as famous. Contrary to urban legend, there was not a Youra Hogg in the family.

This is Jim Hogg, Ima's Father.

Here is a picture of her, and as you can see she did not look remotely like a pig.

The Hubbell house had had several name through the years, and has been converted to a bed and breakfast. George Bush stayed here when he was still Governor of Texas. The Hubbell house was built in... I can't really remember, but it's really old. Here is an exerp from the website. I encourage you to visit it and read up on the entire history.

"The property upon which Thee Hubbell House Estate is located was once part of a land grant of several thousand acres which was made in 1835 by General Sam Houston, commander in Chief of the Territory of Texas. By 1871, General Robert E. Lee’s cousin, B.W. Lee, bought fifty acres of this land for $500 in gold. From the era of 1875, there presently exists a historical hay barn that was later turned into The Carriage House for servant’s quarters and for horses and carriages.

In 1888, J.M. Lankford, an early Winnsboro merchant, built a story and a half mansion on a two acre plot. In 1906, Colonel J.A. Stinson purchased the estate and reconstructed the home using a Georgian Colonial style.

He came to Texas from the State of Georgia during the latter part of the civil war after he had lost his Georgian plantation by fire. He bought a 3,000-acre working plantation that had a sawmill and gristmill. This acreage is located just South of Winnsboro where he built a Prairie Plantation home. That home has been preserved and is now on the grounds of the Hogg State Shrine near Winnsboro.

Colonel Stinson’s oldest daughter, Sally, married Governor James Hogg, who was Texas’ first native-born Governor. They gave birth to three sons and a daughter who went on to become the famous philanthropist Ima Hogg. She never married and lived to be 92 years before she died on a vacation in England while attending the opera.

Ms Ima Hogg was a frequent visitor to her grandfather’s Winnsboro estate and what is now The Little Hogg House, on the property, was initially built by Colonel Stinson as a playroom for his children and was later also used by his grandchildren."

Taken from http://www.theehubbellhouse.com/history.htm

These are the people who are here at the moment. (I am going to try to write all the people down just for fun.)

Grams and Grandpa
My dad and mom
Uncle Russel and Aunt Amy (we are both Amy Terrell's, I know, it's though)
Uncle Steve and His buddy Neal (don't know what his last name is)
Me Tyler and Adam
My cousins (Uncle Russel's kids) Allison Elijah and Lee.

A few other people are going to be here tomorrow. My Uncle Mike is going to let me borrow his camera for I don't know how long. AAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!! I can't wait! I don't know what kind it is though. I do know that it's going to be awesome! My camera has been acting up and now I get to use one that is a thousand times better!!!! Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm not exited though...

Have a great Forth of July!!! GO AMERICA!!!

~Amy K

P.S. I will take lots of pictures tomorrow!

Pleasing Aroma to God

Third Time's the Charm

*Ding Ding* Round Three!

A Tie!

Thanksgiving Holiday!

~Contest for the Sunflower Painting~

Step right up! Win your prize here!

Contest?

Praise the Lord for Church family and repeat costomers

Apex Team Kids

Water Lilly Painting

Tyler Terrell Helps Set a Guinness World Record

Labor Day Weekend~

Cheese Cake Factory with the Harris Family~

The Blairs are coming!

My First Anniversary Cake

Frontier Camp

Independence Day!

Titus 2 Study

Titus 2

~My First Cake Decorating Job~

Tennesse

Titanic's 99th Anniversary

Pink Rose

Mose Rose, Tree Fungi, and Grub Worms

Happy Easter Late!

Bethany Harris's Bridal Shower

Rainy Days

Macro Fauna

Macro Flora

Gymnastics

Snow

Movie "The Hobbit" Nearing Production

Texas Snow!

Ballerina Drawing

Haiti

Snow Birds

My brothers Cat

New Years Eve at Church

Happy New Year!

Ace Wonder

Gosh I love the Zoo!

Gold Rush: Colorado

My Lovely Cat...

Fall Festival

Drivers Permit

Break From Bloging

Quilting at Grace Bible

Aloha Cake Class!

Blue Berry Picking

Happy Independance Day!!! (Late)

Daffy-down-dilly

17...yay... Oklahoma!!!

Cake Decorating Class at Hobby Lobby

Summer Modesty

~My Name

Arab Confrance

Genesis 1:29

Baby Dedication~

They are Taking Down the Texas Giant!

Someone Please Protect Me... A Letter to Christian Young Men

~ Flutter By Garden ~

A Mid Summer Night's Dream

More Paintings :D

Bugs and Plants

My Wonderful Friend's Flowers

My Desktop Background~

Spring Tidings

The Hills Are Alive...

Colorado~

New Baby!

Christ our Prince~

Snow Daze!

This truly says it all~

~Things Made for Christmas~

The Mysterious Islands...

Our First White Chrismas!!!

Falling...

The "Mysterious Islands"

~The Weary Hunter~

Ding Ding Round Three!