Everyone says like is full of choices. I would have to agree. Every morning we are faced with different situations, but most of the time we don't have two options, a right and a wrong. If only, if only life could be that simple.
I bought a book a few days ago at Blessings when I was in Moncton. It's called "More Would You Rather...?" and it is written by Doug Fields. The entire book is simply a question: would you rather this or that? and the game is to openly discuss your answer and why you chose it (it was written for youth workers so they would have something to talk to their students about).
I have posted on my other blogs, without much response, and I wanted to share my opinions here so that everyone who (hopefully) reads my blog can comment and share their opinions s well.
So, here are two new ones...
No. 9:
Be boiled alive or frozen to death?
No. 38:
Write a book or be the object of one?
Hannah.
Sunday, December 31
Monday, December 18
Hmm...Nothing that exciting is going on, so I decided to post another pointless quiz-thing that someone did on myspace. Exciting, eh?
THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Hannah
2. HanHan (Mikey)
3. H-fish (Meagan)
THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. Loved ones dying
2. angry parents
3. being naked
THREE THINGS/PEOPLE THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY:
1. Meagan
2. Rugby
3. Laughter
THREE THINGS YOU HATE:
1. Crying
2. Fish (eating and/or having to touch them)
3. Feeling alone
THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. Music
2. ?
3. ? Yeah, I'm pretty basic.
THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. two socks
2. old jeans
3. my dad's hoodie
THREE THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. Eyes
2. Humour
3. Their Height (come'on now, I can't have a guy shorter than me!)
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. Thinking
2. Music: listening/playing/writing
3. Laughing/telling jokes/making people laugh/making people momentarily happy
THREE THINGS YOU WANT REALLY BAD RIGHT NOW:
1. This French Assignment to be done
2. This cold to go away
3. For it to be Christmas and/or Rugby season
THREE CAREERS YOU'VE CONSIDERED:
1. Medical Doctor
2. High School Teacher/University Professor (science or math)
3. English teacher in a poverty-stricken country (at least for a couple years)
THREE PLACES YOU WOULD GO ON VACATION:
1) Moncton
2) Maine
3) Camp Medley
(I accually go to these places regularly)
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1) Something worthwhile
2) Help other people
3) Experience a life-changing moment
Hmm....I thought of something exciting that's happening! I'm going to the formal (with a date!) on Thursday, and then supper at my aunt's on Friday, then the Reserve for the lights w/my uncle and papa on Saturday, then watching old movies all day Sunday (probably some xmas shopping too), then opening gifts on Monday and eating some stuffing that night.
Sure, exciting stuff. Just nothing happening right now!
Stupid French project.
Hannah
THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Hannah
2. HanHan (Mikey)
3. H-fish (Meagan)
THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. Loved ones dying
2. angry parents
3. being naked
THREE THINGS/PEOPLE THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY:
1. Meagan
2. Rugby
3. Laughter
THREE THINGS YOU HATE:
1. Crying
2. Fish (eating and/or having to touch them)
3. Feeling alone
THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. Music
2. ?
3. ? Yeah, I'm pretty basic.
THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. two socks
2. old jeans
3. my dad's hoodie
THREE THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. Eyes
2. Humour
3. Their Height (come'on now, I can't have a guy shorter than me!)
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. Thinking
2. Music: listening/playing/writing
3. Laughing/telling jokes/making people laugh/making people momentarily happy
THREE THINGS YOU WANT REALLY BAD RIGHT NOW:
1. This French Assignment to be done
2. This cold to go away
3. For it to be Christmas and/or Rugby season
THREE CAREERS YOU'VE CONSIDERED:
1. Medical Doctor
2. High School Teacher/University Professor (science or math)
3. English teacher in a poverty-stricken country (at least for a couple years)
THREE PLACES YOU WOULD GO ON VACATION:
1) Moncton
2) Maine
3) Camp Medley
(I accually go to these places regularly)
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1) Something worthwhile
2) Help other people
3) Experience a life-changing moment
Hmm....I thought of something exciting that's happening! I'm going to the formal (with a date!) on Thursday, and then supper at my aunt's on Friday, then the Reserve for the lights w/my uncle and papa on Saturday, then watching old movies all day Sunday (probably some xmas shopping too), then opening gifts on Monday and eating some stuffing that night.
Sure, exciting stuff. Just nothing happening right now!
Stupid French project.
Hannah
Monday, December 11
Five Things: Version II
I have been renaming all my old posts and I came acroos this and wanted to update it...
A Year Ago, I:
1. Was in 10th Grade
2. Was worried about Nana
3. Slipped, but only once
4. Grew
5. Had a really awkward experience w/Katie/Jonah/ick
Years Ago, I:
1. Was still younger than everyone else
2. Found God
3. Wasn't sure I'd be here today
4. Had no dog
5. Moved...across the river
Yesterday I:
1. Was in Moncton
2. Ate supper at 4:15
3. Watched Save The Last Dance
4. Avoided doing French Homework
5. Spent time with the family
Today, I:
1. Woke up early
2. Didn't have any tests (first day in 2+ weeks)
3. Blogged for a long time
4. Listened to Dave Cooks The Turkey (Stuart McLean's famous Canadian story) in English
5. Bought Papa's Christmas present
Five Songs I Know All the Words To, Even Without the Music:
(wow...a lot...I think...)
1. The Scientist
2. Made To Heal
3. The songs I make up on the spot in the hallways at school, usually having to do with someone's name, like "Lan-na Gil-bert is Fun-ky like a Monk-key!"
4. Jingle Bells
5. Blessed Be The Name of The Lord
Five things I'd buy With $100,000:
1. Some socks...where do they all go?
2. A sponcer child
3. A few pychiatrist appointments
4. The rest of my life's summers at Camp Medley
5. ???
Five Songs You've been listening to Lately:
1. Winter Wonderland
2. Carol Of The Bells
3. Oh Holy Night
4. My Grown-Up Christmas List
5. My wonderful singing when I think no one's home
Top Five Locations I'd Like To Run Away To:
1. Meagan's house
2. The Northside
3. Africa
4. St. John
5. Meagan's House?
Five details about you:
1. I almost always have an opinion.
2. I cannot sing well, but I love to sing my soul out.
3. I think. A lot. I'm sorry, but you'll have to deal.
4. I'm really quite shy, even though I don't appear like that at all....but sometimes I really, really surprise myself and can have spurts of courage
5. I am only 15. Yeah, get over it.
Five details about your appearance right now:
1. Really cold -- you can tell by the slightly blue fingernails and goosebumps on all exposed skin
2. I blew my hair dry this morning, so it's almost straight
3. I have on that fuzzy sweater that drives me nuts
4. I look like me?
5. ?
Five things that everyone should know about you:
1. I hate fighting. I cannot stand it.
2. I am trying to live a better life through God, and please respect that.
3. I think a lot, and usually need a bunch of alone time.
4. I try my best, so please don't criticize me. I take things to heart and always remember them.
5. I am a strong believer in the Golden Rule.
Five favorite movies:
1. Save The Last Dance
2. Remember The Titans
3. Home Alone
4. Mrs. Doubtfire
5. Finding Nemo
Five things that make you happy:
1. Laughter
2. The feeling I get when I am surrounded with God's spirit and can feel it all the way through me
3. Meagan
4. Feeling the rain, especially when laying on the ground. Snow is good too, but then you get cold.
5. Silence
Hannah
A Year Ago, I:
1. Was in 10th Grade
2. Was worried about Nana
3. Slipped, but only once
4. Grew
5. Had a really awkward experience w/Katie/Jonah/ick
Years Ago, I:
1. Was still younger than everyone else
2. Found God
3. Wasn't sure I'd be here today
4. Had no dog
5. Moved...across the river
Yesterday I:
1. Was in Moncton
2. Ate supper at 4:15
3. Watched Save The Last Dance
4. Avoided doing French Homework
5. Spent time with the family
Today, I:
1. Woke up early
2. Didn't have any tests (first day in 2+ weeks)
3. Blogged for a long time
4. Listened to Dave Cooks The Turkey (Stuart McLean's famous Canadian story) in English
5. Bought Papa's Christmas present
Five Songs I Know All the Words To, Even Without the Music:
(wow...a lot...I think...)
1. The Scientist
2. Made To Heal
3. The songs I make up on the spot in the hallways at school, usually having to do with someone's name, like "Lan-na Gil-bert is Fun-ky like a Monk-key!"
4. Jingle Bells
5. Blessed Be The Name of The Lord
Five things I'd buy With $100,000:
1. Some socks...where do they all go?
2. A sponcer child
3. A few pychiatrist appointments
4. The rest of my life's summers at Camp Medley
5. ???
Five Songs You've been listening to Lately:
1. Winter Wonderland
2. Carol Of The Bells
3. Oh Holy Night
4. My Grown-Up Christmas List
5. My wonderful singing when I think no one's home
Top Five Locations I'd Like To Run Away To:
1. Meagan's house
2. The Northside
3. Africa
4. St. John
5. Meagan's House?
Five details about you:
1. I almost always have an opinion.
2. I cannot sing well, but I love to sing my soul out.
3. I think. A lot. I'm sorry, but you'll have to deal.
4. I'm really quite shy, even though I don't appear like that at all....but sometimes I really, really surprise myself and can have spurts of courage
5. I am only 15. Yeah, get over it.
Five details about your appearance right now:
1. Really cold -- you can tell by the slightly blue fingernails and goosebumps on all exposed skin
2. I blew my hair dry this morning, so it's almost straight
3. I have on that fuzzy sweater that drives me nuts
4. I look like me?
5. ?
Five things that everyone should know about you:
1. I hate fighting. I cannot stand it.
2. I am trying to live a better life through God, and please respect that.
3. I think a lot, and usually need a bunch of alone time.
4. I try my best, so please don't criticize me. I take things to heart and always remember them.
5. I am a strong believer in the Golden Rule.
Five favorite movies:
1. Save The Last Dance
2. Remember The Titans
3. Home Alone
4. Mrs. Doubtfire
5. Finding Nemo
Five things that make you happy:
1. Laughter
2. The feeling I get when I am surrounded with God's spirit and can feel it all the way through me
3. Meagan
4. Feeling the rain, especially when laying on the ground. Snow is good too, but then you get cold.
5. Silence
Hannah
Thursday, December 7
Tangible Things Are Nothing
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. ~Matthew 6:19-21
A few days ago in English class we were to write a journal entry about what one thing we would save from our house (other than people and pets) in a fire. I sat, dumbfounded, staring at my paper for five minutes before concluding that nothing in my room or my house was that important to me. Sure, I have souvenirs from elementry school, class projects from 8th grade, and a very expensive Biology text book, but nothing that seems to be worth anything to me. I value memories more than anything. If I were to get permadent amnesia, I don't think I could live with myself.
And then it occured to me...Everyone is always complaining about how Christmas has been turned into a gift-giving holiday. It's true! This year I didn't really want or need anything, but no way was I going to tell my mum to donate to a charity (or anything like that) in my name. The fact is, I'm greedy. Christmas comes and we get presents. Easter comes and we get chocolate.
I'm fed up with only wanting tangible things. I want God! I want a relationship with Him. That I think is worth more to me than anything or anyone on this earth. Christmastime should be a time when your relationship with God gets a chance to grow. We are suppose to be celebrating the birth of his son! You don't go to a baby shower and expect other people to give you gifts, do you? No! That would be unthinkable! This time of year we should be focusing on God and giving Him gifts! Gifts of our souls! Gifts of our time! Gifts of our heart! Gifts of kindness. Gifts of spreading the Good News. Gifts of devotion. A gift of total surrender of ourselves, so that His spirit can overtake our bodies and He can be the sole owner of us.
God has given me so many gifts! The gift to live on earth, the gift of safeness and security, the gift of hope, the gift of faith, the gift of love! Why can't we return His love?
This year I want more out of Christmas. I want more spirituality, more connection with God. This year I want to celebrate Jesus's birth. I want to sing, scream, out to God and tell Him thank you, with all my soul, for sending his one and only begotton son to save me, to let me live. Every day should be about God, but we all know how hard that is! You would think we could all take a day or two from our busy, unGodly, lives just to say thanks.
If the only prayer you say in your whole life is "Thank you," that would suffice -Meister Eckhart, theologian
God gave us a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you?' -William A. Ward, author
A few days ago in English class we were to write a journal entry about what one thing we would save from our house (other than people and pets) in a fire. I sat, dumbfounded, staring at my paper for five minutes before concluding that nothing in my room or my house was that important to me. Sure, I have souvenirs from elementry school, class projects from 8th grade, and a very expensive Biology text book, but nothing that seems to be worth anything to me. I value memories more than anything. If I were to get permadent amnesia, I don't think I could live with myself.
And then it occured to me...Everyone is always complaining about how Christmas has been turned into a gift-giving holiday. It's true! This year I didn't really want or need anything, but no way was I going to tell my mum to donate to a charity (or anything like that) in my name. The fact is, I'm greedy. Christmas comes and we get presents. Easter comes and we get chocolate.
I'm fed up with only wanting tangible things. I want God! I want a relationship with Him. That I think is worth more to me than anything or anyone on this earth. Christmastime should be a time when your relationship with God gets a chance to grow. We are suppose to be celebrating the birth of his son! You don't go to a baby shower and expect other people to give you gifts, do you? No! That would be unthinkable! This time of year we should be focusing on God and giving Him gifts! Gifts of our souls! Gifts of our time! Gifts of our heart! Gifts of kindness. Gifts of spreading the Good News. Gifts of devotion. A gift of total surrender of ourselves, so that His spirit can overtake our bodies and He can be the sole owner of us.
God has given me so many gifts! The gift to live on earth, the gift of safeness and security, the gift of hope, the gift of faith, the gift of love! Why can't we return His love?
This year I want more out of Christmas. I want more spirituality, more connection with God. This year I want to celebrate Jesus's birth. I want to sing, scream, out to God and tell Him thank you, with all my soul, for sending his one and only begotton son to save me, to let me live. Every day should be about God, but we all know how hard that is! You would think we could all take a day or two from our busy, unGodly, lives just to say thanks.
If the only prayer you say in your whole life is "Thank you," that would suffice -Meister Eckhart, theologian
God gave us a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you?' -William A. Ward, author
Friday, December 1
Devotion Mumblings
These are some random things that I've pulled from my Devotion's journal and from my devotional, My Utmost For His Highest (by Oswald Chambers). Also some other thoughts that I've been having lately. Some things I don't really know if I can explain, but I'll give it a shot.
"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." -Plato
Can we ever know? The meaning of life, who created the universe (or if someone did), what life would be like if we weren't ourselves? Anything?
Have I failed? How do you know if you're good enough? How do you succeed? There is no manual on life. Some people say the Bible is our manual, but it's not. A manual is suppose to tell you exactly how to do things. It isn't a guideline with suggestions. How do I know what is right? How do I know that all this thought isn't for nothing? Why do we even bother?
There is absolutely no need to sin.
Say more by speaking less. I forget this verse, but it's something like 'A fool can talk forever and say nothing, but a wise man will only speak few words and explain everything.'
Here's one out of my NCV Revolve:
"The person with understanding is always looking for wisdom, bu the mind of a fool wanders everywhere...The smart person says very little, and one with understanding stays calm. Even fools seem to be wise if they keep quiet." Proverbs 17:24,27-28
Again I mentioned this on October 25th in a prayer:
Lord, limit my words. Countless times you have showed me that the fewer words you speak, the more it impacts others. Please keep this in my mind. Amen
And again on the 28th:
Lord, let me control my tongue and watch my mouth. "The quiet words of a wise person are better than the shouts of a foolish ruler." (Ecc. 9:17) Amen.
My Utmost: August 29th and Revolve Bible
"Real trust means letting go of your life and your heart and giving God control of them...People who trust God in this way are immovable, unshakeable. Now that you've put your trust in him, he makes his home in you....Common sense is not faith. Faith is not common sense...Faith must be tested. Believe steadfastly on Him and everything that challenges you will stregnthen your faith. Faith is absolute trust in God - trust that could never imagine that He would forsake us. (see Hebrews 13:5-6)
Prayer-September 9th, 2006-Hannah's Journal
Lord, no one can explain you. No one can put your being into words. No one can ever fully understand you. You are always undescribable. We cannot comprehend you or your being or your love or your wonder or your plans or your mercy or your determination or your stregnth or your beauty and splendor or your grace. Everything you offer is unconditional. Love, grace, mercy, power, stregnth, and the way you fill my heart. Those are the reasons that I truly love you. Amen.
Revolve Bible
"If you're "saved", you don't have to take the wrap for all the bad stuff you've done. God takes it instead."
That was so encouraging to me, it helped me get over a lot of the crappy feelings and things I had to deal with.
My Utmost: October 23
"God accepts nothing of the old life."
Just leave it all behind, and never, ever look back.
Journal - November 13th
How can I thank you?
There is no way.
Here, a gift perhaps?
My soul, for you!
Do with it what you like.
I trust you.
I thank you, Lord.
Amen.
My Utmost: November 16th
"Go through every day glorifying God, [even if] there is no witness, no limelight, and no one paying even the remotist attention to us. [Don't] look for a halo. If you are properly devoted to the Lord Jesus, you have reached the lofty height where no one would ever notice you personally. All that is noticed is the power of God coming through you all the time."
Prayer: November 19th
God, I thank you for the Cronins. I love them so much and I don't know what I'd do without them. They share such a special bond with my family, I never know how to describe our relationship. I love them, in a unique way that I don't hink I'll love anyone else like that. Thank you Lord, Amen.
The Cronins have always been a second family to me. I really can't describe how much I love them. They're such a huge part of my life that not many people know about. None of my friends have ever met them, and I can't believe that some people don't get the chance to have a relationship like that. I can't imagine my life without them.
My Utmost: November 29th
"Today [Jesus Christ] is being portrayed as the figurehead of a religion - a mere example. He is that, but He is infinatly more. He is salvation itself; He is the gospel of God!"
I won't bore you with any more in this post. If anyone accually read this, I hope you can make sense of some of the things that constantly float through my mind.
Hannah
"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." -Plato
Can we ever know? The meaning of life, who created the universe (or if someone did), what life would be like if we weren't ourselves? Anything?
Have I failed? How do you know if you're good enough? How do you succeed? There is no manual on life. Some people say the Bible is our manual, but it's not. A manual is suppose to tell you exactly how to do things. It isn't a guideline with suggestions. How do I know what is right? How do I know that all this thought isn't for nothing? Why do we even bother?
There is absolutely no need to sin.
Say more by speaking less. I forget this verse, but it's something like 'A fool can talk forever and say nothing, but a wise man will only speak few words and explain everything.'
Here's one out of my NCV Revolve:
"The person with understanding is always looking for wisdom, bu the mind of a fool wanders everywhere...The smart person says very little, and one with understanding stays calm. Even fools seem to be wise if they keep quiet." Proverbs 17:24,27-28
Again I mentioned this on October 25th in a prayer:
Lord, limit my words. Countless times you have showed me that the fewer words you speak, the more it impacts others. Please keep this in my mind. Amen
And again on the 28th:
Lord, let me control my tongue and watch my mouth. "The quiet words of a wise person are better than the shouts of a foolish ruler." (Ecc. 9:17) Amen.
My Utmost: August 29th and Revolve Bible
"Real trust means letting go of your life and your heart and giving God control of them...People who trust God in this way are immovable, unshakeable. Now that you've put your trust in him, he makes his home in you....Common sense is not faith. Faith is not common sense...Faith must be tested. Believe steadfastly on Him and everything that challenges you will stregnthen your faith. Faith is absolute trust in God - trust that could never imagine that He would forsake us. (see Hebrews 13:5-6)
Prayer-September 9th, 2006-Hannah's Journal
Lord, no one can explain you. No one can put your being into words. No one can ever fully understand you. You are always undescribable. We cannot comprehend you or your being or your love or your wonder or your plans or your mercy or your determination or your stregnth or your beauty and splendor or your grace. Everything you offer is unconditional. Love, grace, mercy, power, stregnth, and the way you fill my heart. Those are the reasons that I truly love you. Amen.
Revolve Bible
"If you're "saved", you don't have to take the wrap for all the bad stuff you've done. God takes it instead."
That was so encouraging to me, it helped me get over a lot of the crappy feelings and things I had to deal with.
My Utmost: October 23
"God accepts nothing of the old life."
Just leave it all behind, and never, ever look back.
Journal - November 13th
How can I thank you?
There is no way.
Here, a gift perhaps?
My soul, for you!
Do with it what you like.
I trust you.
I thank you, Lord.
Amen.
My Utmost: November 16th
"Go through every day glorifying God, [even if] there is no witness, no limelight, and no one paying even the remotist attention to us. [Don't] look for a halo. If you are properly devoted to the Lord Jesus, you have reached the lofty height where no one would ever notice you personally. All that is noticed is the power of God coming through you all the time."
Prayer: November 19th
God, I thank you for the Cronins. I love them so much and I don't know what I'd do without them. They share such a special bond with my family, I never know how to describe our relationship. I love them, in a unique way that I don't hink I'll love anyone else like that. Thank you Lord, Amen.
The Cronins have always been a second family to me. I really can't describe how much I love them. They're such a huge part of my life that not many people know about. None of my friends have ever met them, and I can't believe that some people don't get the chance to have a relationship like that. I can't imagine my life without them.
My Utmost: November 29th
"Today [Jesus Christ] is being portrayed as the figurehead of a religion - a mere example. He is that, but He is infinatly more. He is salvation itself; He is the gospel of God!"
I won't bore you with any more in this post. If anyone accually read this, I hope you can make sense of some of the things that constantly float through my mind.
Hannah
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