Little Kiddies

Okay... so maybe I'm super obsessed with little kids. I work every couple of weeks in the nursery at the church I go to, and I also get to see a bunch of little kids... primarily some of my best friends' younger sisters. So I get quite a lot of experience with kids (not as much as I'd like, but hey, I'll take whatever I can get).
Anyway, there are lots of things I've learned about kids, and some experiences I've had that I can't help but share. And since I was scratching and scraping for an idea for a post, this is something I thought most people would appreciate. Some of these will be things I've learned, and some of them just random stories that I find amusing . . .

• One thing I've learned is half of the time, you can tell what kind of person a little kid is going to be when they grow up. There's one girl in the nursery, and she's definitely going to be a cheerleader. She's all Miss Popular, she wants everyone to know everything about her, she has bleach blond hair, she talks a lot.... and then there's another little kid who is in my mom's class (which I've worked in a few times) in the nursery at church, and you can tell right off the bat this guy is gonna be a jock. Popular guy. I just love observing teen characteristics in little kids. It's so amusing just to see human nature in every age.
• Ah. Little kids. They truly listen to everything we say, eh? For good or for bad, they pick up stuff we say, and they WILL follow what we say, because they look up to us. For instance, a couple of weeks ago I was working in my mom's nursery class with some three or four year olds. I was playing with this little boy named Ransom (adorable name, right?), and he had a lion and I had a tiger. He was trying to defeat my tiger and be the most powerful creature ever (so typical of men, hmm? lol). So anyway, there was a little girl in there named Calah, and she was playing with a little bunny. She piped up while Ransom and I were "roaring" at each other, and she said, "My bunny isn't afraid of the tiger or the lion, because God is watching over her." I just smiled. See... they are listening.
• And also, little kids are very random. They're imaginations run wild when they're little... and sometimes it's quite interesting. The little girl Calah that I mentioned above... so she was once again just playing joyfully with her little bunny, and out of the blue she says, "Bunnies have cheeks like blueberries." Ah. Children. So innocently hilarious. Or the time a few weeks ago I was playing with this little boy named Anthony and I had built him a little garage for his little car. Well.... he was trying to smash the garage with his car, and so I made the garage start flying. And so for about 10 or 15 minutes, he was completely satisfied with chasing my flying garage around with his flying car. ~_^ As I said before.... ah, children.
• Another thing I've learned about children - they want attention, but they also want to be told what they can or cannot do. So they're usually not gonna say, "Is it right or wrong to do such-and-such?" But a lot of times they will push the limit to see how far they can go. And from what I've observed, most women (moms, babysitters, etc.) don't make any boundaries. Well. Fact is, the kids don't like that. And even worse, they're going to keep getting worse. I've discovered a firm, "No" is all they need to hear about 90% of the time. It's a marvelous word. And it works.

And just some things I like about children.... <3

• How freakishly adorable they are
• How they just want attention
• The fact they always want to hold your hand
• How they always want to be picked up
• Giggles & laughs
• Their innocence & trust
• Their little hands and big, trusting hearts <3

So, I've thoroughly informed you about my opinion on children.
And I'm gonna go now. Have a marvelous Sunday afternoon/evening!

Life & Stuff

So since I have really no where that I had planned to begin this blog, really, then I will simply just begin.
Updates, and such, even though most of you won't really... well... know exactly what I'm talking about since I just began this blog. But here we go:



~School
Well. School has been interesting. Being in my sophomore year has been a little bit more crazy than I expected. It seems like I have added on twice as much stuff in school than last year. History, science (ornithology to be exact) , logic, geography, math, Latin (intense stuff), art, literature... it gets crazy. But since no one really wants to hear about school (I mean, who does?) I shall go on to my next topic.




~Church
Church. My favorite place in the world. <3 The church I go to I have to admit is pretty big. But that allows for opportunities I never would have imagined I would have had a year or so ago. For instance, our church has recently started doing several different services on Sunday mornings. Since our family tends to lean towards the traditional style, we go to the service at 8:30. But that leaves us an hour afterward until we have Sunday School (for my parents) and highschool ministry (for me and my brother). So, that has allowed me to start volunteering with the preschool ministry. I'm starting next Sunday and I'm SO excited about it! Also, we are having a mission thing this weekend. On Friday night we are having a dinner with a missionary speaking, and I'll be serving drinks at that... not to big of a deal. But Saturday I will be babysitting basically all day. So... that will be interesting. But I think it will be fantastic. Although I'm hoping I won't be bawling by the end of it. . . I love little kids but they stress me out so much after several hours. BUT. God will give me the strength I need. =) And then I also am in the drama team at our highschool ministry. It's pretty awesome. And although I have never had experience with drama (as you can tell when I'm up on the stage ~cough cough~), I find it really fun! Drama has always been intriguing to me, so I'm excited to get to do something with it. And then of course I have Wednesday night stuff at church, and I have the BEST small group leader ever, Becca. And then we have the best youth pastor ever as well. He speaks the word of God as it is, and I really like that. So overall, church is a huge part of my life. I love being able to learn about God, and getting to fellowship with other believers and encourage and be encouraged. Church is awesome.

~Exercise
SURPRISE. Exercise is actually a part of my life. Haha. Stifled giggles I hear. . . . in any case, at the present moment, I am preparing for my first race ever!!!!!!!!!! (!!!!!!) So I'm super excited. Me and my cousin are running every Tuesday and Thursday. And sometimes by some miraculous chance, I am able to knock myself out of bed some other days of the week when it's still dark and freezing cold out. So although exercise is not a huge part of my life, it is worth taking note of it.



~Just Life
Life. &. Stuff. It's what I do. Chorus, mock trial, piano, and hangin with friends. So. Explanation of each: chorus is awesome. Currently we are working on Christmas music, which has been super fun. Usually we have one thing we perform at before Christmas, but this year we didn't, so we've been working on Christmas music all this school year so we'll be really good. We've been working on Carol of the Bells (acapella! We do it every year. It's pretty amazing), Angels Gloria, God Rest You Merry Gentleman (in a jazzy style), I Saw Three Ships, and my absolute favorite song we do in chorus: One King (which is by Point of Grace; but for the record, we sing it WAY better than Point of Grace. Seriously) So that is chorus right now. And then mock trial... ohmygosh we JUST got the case today, and I'm so flippin excited! I already know what part I want to do. Although the likelihood of me getting that part is small... but we shall see. I'm super excited. Btw, if you don't know what mock trial is, then look it up, 'cause I seriously don't feel like explaining it to someone for like the billionth time in my life. And if you don't feel like looking it up, just know mock trial is legend. Piano. Ah. My love/hate relationship with the thing will kill me yet. Currently I am playing a Concerto by Mozart (I'm drawing a blank on which one exactly), an Etude in A flat by Moszkowski (try saying THAT five times in a row), a nocturne by Chopin (my FAVORITE <3 <3 <3 ), Soft Lights, and a couple of hymns. I'm probably playing something else too but I forget... way too much to practice. And then last but not least, hanging out with my friends. Ahhh, my friends. They're pretty off the wall insane. But hey, I love them to death, and they love me, so it's all cool right? As of late, I have gone bowling with my youth group, hung out at some of my best friends house with some other awesome friends, eaten at Chick-fil-a after church on Wednesday nights, and went to a play tonight that had some of my friends in it. So basically friends fill up like half of my life, and I love that. <3


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So basically you're probably sick of me talking about my life. If you made it all the way through this post, I congratulate you and gape at your attention span.
Thank you.
G'night and God bless