Wishing we had ricki ticki tavi

Well On May 31, a Thursday, Houston got bit by a rattle snake. The story? Now be patient as I tell it.

Thursdays for me mean Drama, for my sisters it means College group and for My mom it means a day off work. So in the afternoon i and my sisters were at Calvary Oceanside and My mom was on her walk. When she came back there were two Rattle snakes being rated R under my parents' window. The rattle their tails for hard for my mom and her walking partner to know they are doing their business. My mom got all the dogs inside then went outside and sprayed the snakes with water. They separated and all was well or so we thought.

When my mom came and got me from the Shaver's house we stopped got ice cream then went straight home. I was paranoid so I said i will take all the dogs out to do their business one at a time on a leash.

Well all was going well i grabbed sandy and took him out. While i was out i heard Houston yell in pain then my moms voice "Hoooopppppeeee come here". My first thought was the snake was inside. But that was not the case. Houston had a new face lift. Or a bite. His left face looked like he ate a baseball.

You're probably wondering why Houston? He is the most calm collected dog there is he would NOT mess with Rattle snakes. Yeah thats what we thought too. We believe he is the one who found them. Our dogs have never seen rattle snakes before so he could of just been curious as well.

Well we got him to the urgent care(meanwhile i was balling my eyes out. In my experience i always thought snake bite + dog = dead dog) I knew we couldn't afford much so if he needed heroic action we could not do it. At the urgent care the Tech asked us a bunch of questions then took Houston to see the doctor. I and my mom went to the waiting room she sat down while I walked around not being able to sit. A couple mins of me going in circles she finally told me to sit down. Waiting is the worst. A couple mins later the doctor came out and told us what was going to happen.

First Houston was going to need to stay with them for at least 12 hours that was for sure. Meanwhile they would be flushing him and putting antibiotics with painkillers into him. (by this time his face has gotten 2 times bigger and it was moving down to his throat area) Pretty much she told us that he was going to be fine. We told them we could not afford Anti venom (500 dollars a pop). She surprised us saying that most dogs don't get anti venom. She says Yes it does help heal quicker and with less pain but it is not NEEDED for this type of rattle snake. I couldn't stop thanking Jesus for letting it be a snake that wasn't too toxic.

We left Houston and the next morning picked him up and did home care. The 3rd day we took him into our own vets and the vets said he is doing good. He even cut down Houston's meds!!! We were worried about his eye and the doctor said it is healing just fine!

Houston is now running around with the pack and being his normal self except for eating habits. That we still need to work on!

I thank everyone who prayed so hard and Jesus for pulling him through! He knew we weren't ready to let go of Houston just yet. Plus the bill wasn't as bad as we thought it was going to be! PRAISE THE LORD!

Oh and also we have killed one of the snakes! We believe it is the male. Bummer. But the female we haven't heard or seen. Which can go both ways, She is gone or she is having her babies. (I'm praying for the first) Lesson learned when we find 2 rattle snakes we call Animal control RIGHT AWAY!

Thank you Jesus for providing for the bills and healing Houston!

Thats about it for now guys! ASL is going well still thinking of becoming an ASL interpreter!!!

!hope!

Feeling _____?

This month has been an interesting month. On march 7th a intruder came into our yard when i was home alone. I have made bread twice (both turning out excellent) and today i have learned to sign about 4 songs! Going to Post videos one of these days!

You know those times when you are just like bleh. Yeah one of those times. I really wish I could stand up and just be who i am. The problem? I don't know who I am. The one thing I know is I am God's child. The bestest thing that is happening in my life. I went with friends for a girls day out (in! We played just dance). and i realized my head was really somewhere else.

You know the phrase i use a lot is "one of these days" i wish that day was today. But i know today and everyday i will place my heart in God!!! And that makes me happy! I have a song for anyone feeling blahish!!!! Actually 2:) both by JJ Heller! Jesus Loves You<3

True Things:
I’m not the clothes I’m wearing
I’m not a photograph
I’m not the car I drive

I’m not the money I make
I’m not the things I lack
I’m not the songs that I write

I am … who I am
I am who I am

(chorus):There are true things inside of me
I have been afraid to see
I believe, help my unbelief
Would you say again what you said to me
I am loved and I am free
I believe, help my unbelief

I’m not the house I live in
I’m not the man I love
I’m not the mistakes that I carry

I’m not the food that I don’t eat
I’m not what I’m above
I’m not my scars and my history

(chorus)

To your love I’m waking up
In your love I’m waking up

Painted Red:
If I could not hold a pen
I would write of You on my heart instead
You have bought me with Your blood
And I am painted red by Your love

Oh...

If I could not say a word
My life would speak of love I don't deserve
Hope means holding on to You
Grace means You're holding me too
Oh...
Oh...

Growing and Changing Holly Turns 19!

Growing up is something i'm okay with changing is something i have trouble with. My life with my sisters isn't always daisies and candy. Sometimes we are so annoyed with each other we don't speak. But that is pretty rare now a days. They both mean SO much to me. more then i can say. Heather and I are so much a like we get into some stupid fights. But in the end shes the one whose gonna bandage the wounds other people make. (soon physically too). I could never love them enough!

But today it is HOLLY's special day! So for that she is in trouble because with that is growing up which means changes. I will explain.


Begging to play with Heather and Holly became begging to have some time with them!
Fighting to the death with pillows before bed became watching movies before falling over exhausted from our days.
Making nicknames for our super hero names became naming our future kids.
Wanting to be able to drive became wanting to be able to pay for gas.
Yelling at them for being on my bed became never letting them go to their own beds to get their much needed sleep.
Sitting down and eating all together became find what you can to fill your crying stomach.
Writing letters on each others pillows became posting on their facebook wall.
Taking the dogs for a walk became a chore.
Field trips all together became driving down to 7/11 to pick up chocolate.

But with all those changes there is 1 thing that will never change. Our love and connections we have.



So Holly Thank you for being my sister for 19 years. I can't believe you love me that much. You are a gorgeous lady in Jesus Christ! I love you and Heather so much!!

Happy Birthday(:
!hope!

Cousin!

What would we do without family? God did not make us to be alone. We need relationships. No matter how much we want to be alone we cannot. My family is very important to me. Even though sometimes we don't see eye to eye. Sometimes its not us who see eye to eye but its our friends or other family members that don't and we unfortunately get stuck in the middle. This month is my favorite Cousins Birthday!!

My wonderful crazy cousin! My favorite memory of her is when we flew out to surprise her for her graduation! Her mom made up a whole scene that Winnie, My cousin's dog, pooped on Shadow's (their other dog! who was a beautiful black lab!) bed! Brianna just came home from dance so she was still in her dancey mood! So I Heather and Holly were hiding behind her parents bed and waiting for her to come in! As soon as we heard her we all jumped up and yelled SURPRISE! Boy was she surprised! It was the best feeling that just being there could make someone so happy! We did a round of hugs and Brianna realized there was no poop on Shadow's bed! My mom came out of her hiding spot and so when we walked out my mom was sitting talking to my Aunt like old times! It was the most fun thing I have ever done! That trip is my favorite! I learned so much about my cousin and we all came close over canoeing! It was my cousins favorite thing to do *I say sarcastically* I think we went canoeing at least once a day for 3 weeks! Bri also came down here about 2 summers ago! That was a ton of fun! I really do miss her so much! I am so proud to call Brianna my cousin! She even is graduating college this year!!!! Thank you for putting up with me Bri! I love you <3

It is...FEBRUARY part 1

I love February! It is the month of my Daddy, Sister in Christ, good friend, and cousin's birthday! WOOOT! Shout out to Maddie, Amanda, My Dad and Brianna!! I love you all! Maddie and Amanda are turning 16! WOOOT! I love these girls so much! I've known both of them for a long time!

Amanda I met at soccer! Good ol' AYSO! But what we didn't know is we lived right by each other! Well we didn't know till we drove home from practice and I followed Amanda right to our houses! I lived on the bottom of the hill and she lived on the other side at the bottom! Our Mom's started walking while we were at practice and soon became walking partners even when soccer wasn't happening! Now they have been going for 10 years walking all around our town! I and Amanda have still been friends for 10 years! We started playing in 2000 so technically we have been friends for 11 years now! But whose counting? Its not about the years its about the memories we have made in those 11 years! I remember a lot of stuff we have done the bad and the good. While our parents walked we did some crazy stuff! Some that I will not mention! I remember us always thinking "you know if we were just 16" that was the age we always wanted to be! And now here we are! I am 16 and shes 12 days away! But it is not what I expected it to be! I remember when I remember when we were washing the van and it was a hot day...and we became soaking wet! The hose fight lasted a long time. Until Amanda found a bucket with paint in it. Well then it became a water and paint fight! We would grab as much paint as we could then wipe it on each other then run away! It was a very fun time! (Come to think of it i still having paint on my shorts) We were so carefree and just living it up in the moment. I miss those days. We always said we would be SO close when we got older. We are still close mind you but she has been doing her thing and I have been doing mine. I hate how we don't see each other that much but both of us are so busy! Shes doing soccer still and I'm doing Drama! But we will always have our memories! The good ones and the bad! Happy Birthday sweet 16 Amanda! (in 12 more days)

Lets see, I met Maddie when we were about 3 or 4 years old I believe and have been close ever since! I wouldn't say we are two peas in a pod cause we are both very different! But at the same time very much the same! We used to talk on the phone for HOURS before we had IM and texting! When we would go over to each others houses we would play make believe! Our imaginations were all that we needed! I remember playing at her house but the tree we would play in had a bee hive living in it. I HATE bees! I would never want to go on that side of the house. But that side of the house was the best side! It had a green house that we would make as either our head quarters, house or prison! In the summer it would get so hot and stuffy we could only be in there for about 5 mins then we would have to go attack bad guys! If the bees were really active we would play inside! (Cause I am a scardy cat) Our inside games were store dress up and playing with her camcorder when she got it! Store was my favorite! We would get all types of things nail polish, little knickknacks, and sometimes clothes. Then one would be the shopper and one would be the cashier. Mad had lots of fake money (We were both homeschooled and fake money is a must for all homeschool families!) so we would always play with that! Dress up we would play with my sisters and create characters who all related to each other in some way or another! We had such great times! This past year I and Mad were having growing up issues. Let me explain the issue: we don't want to grow up. We had to take a college course for the first time last semester! Boy was that a new thing for both of us! This past year I have seen my shy but extremely beautiful and smart caterpillar friend grow into a beautiful butterfly! She is just as out going as me or even more so! She thinks so logically (which is the opposite of me)! She is sooo sweet to everyone and always gives people the benefit of the doubt! She is turning into a Godly woman! She truly has the child like faith! Which I admire more then anything! I have found out we are like family. Why? Because we have that connection where we can look at each other and know exactly what the one is thinking! We can tell if there is something wrong AND get it out of each other! We truly are sisters in Christ! Thank You Mad for putting up with me and being the friend who is always there to pick me up! Through the thick and thin! Happy Birthday sweet 16 Madsters!! (in 25 more days)

The paper that touched my heart

~We are fearfully and wonderfully made~
My professor asked us to write a paper on what we would do and how we would feel if we had a deaf child. I decided to not jump into it to fast I had 5 days to write a 1 page paper. I figured it couldn't be to hard so I spent 3 of the days not just thinking about it but praying about it! "Jesus how WOULD i feel if i had a deaf child?" I asked that question many many times. Then the answer came in a verse: "I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well." Psalm 139:14. This verse inspired my paper!
What would I be scared of if I had a deaf child? The only thing that came into my head was: They couldn't hear the music I know and love. I've been playing piano for 4 years my sisters for 6 or more. That means a lot of practice time on the piano! I'm always listening to some type of music, it being maybe my sisters and I singing around the house, Pandora radio going or maybe some worship music blasting! My child would not be able to share that with me.
What would I be joyful about? That this child is otherwise healthy and that Jesus has a plan for his/her life! (I think I actually got attached to this child!!) I would be able to do different things with them! We could still go walking have a ton of fun! Just maybe in a different way!
What would I do? I would still like to homeschool this child! There is a homeschool community called NATHHAN, they support you if you have a disabled child. They are Christian based and I would try to find a group around me! If there wasn't one? Well I would create one!!!
I took this assignment very seriously! I thank Jesus that He gave me the words to put down cause i had it all in my head but couldn't get it out! But with God all things are possible!
Well i should go get something to eat and finish school! Here is a quote I just found it made me laugh!
“Sign language is useful to the deaf but vital to the Italians" - Paul Carvel
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where did our love go?

~Charm is deceitful beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised~ proverbs 31:30

I was on CBS.com and realized that the Victoria fashion show was on watch instant i started to watch some of it but then couldn't because the outfits were to skanky. They make them look nice yes that is true. But their cleavage is hanging out and their butts are falling out the back. I really feel bad for these models. I want to reach them. I have no idea how but I really want to show them they don't have to be stick skinny and conform to what the world wants! If we all stuck up and said we want models to gain a little weight and actually look more realistic then we would be changing the world. But no one does. I know these girls must be suffering from anorexia or bulimia maybe even both. I wish they knew that it is not natural not to eat or throw it up. They see if all the time for them its normal. But for us its disgusting.

The verse at the top of this post is something us girls need to focus on. I know that I am very into myself. As you can see in the last post theres ton of pictures of myself. I love them cause their artistic and not cause of who is in them. I hope you do not think I am conceited. Cause all my beauty is from the Lord. Just think of some of the stuff we do. A lot is for us not for everyone. Maybe just little thinks like the last cookie! it all adds up!

I think thats what I learned a lot at the end of 2010. When you become a mom or a family you give up a lot. That is what we should do for Jesus. When we find him to give up what we know is wrong. We can do it for a baby why not for our Savior?

I would be lying if i said i ONLY work out for health reasons. I'm not saying its a bad thing God gave us this vessel we should keep it in its top shape!!! Some people do carry it a little far. Hints models.

I am now starting to pray for all models cause they need Jesus. I hope you will too!
!hope!

Over the Holidays

okay let me give you a family diagram so you can know who i'm talking about in this post!
George my uncle married to Pat have Matthew (9 months)
Kaylyn my aunt married to Ian have Rhianna (3) Joshy (19 months) and Tyler (19 months)

Hey all I have been gone from blogging from some time I guess i should start getting back into it! This Christmas has been the best so far! My Aunt and Uncle from South Carolina came down and my other Uncle and Aunt came down from Lancaster! It was an amazing time with family! I forgot how much I missed all of them! We did family pictures, which was difficult because it was by water and the twins LOVE water and did not want to be held. But Lisa Briley did a wonderful job! (if you need photos let me know and i'll give you her number!) My aunt and uncle told us that Kaylyn could not fly home alone with the 3 kids. So they needed someone to fly home with her. My mom and Heather were like YES! Sadly, for them, heather and holly had a important test and my mom could not take off any days from work. Who was left? oh little ol' me! So again around the same dates as last year I started my adventure with My aunt and cousins!

We started out on the 15th it was a very nice saturday! We even left the house 15 mins early (i say it was because of me). We had to drop off the rental car take a bus to the drop off place (can't think of the name at the moment) which was easy. The hard part was trying to figure out how we were gonna carry everything and have 3 kiddos. Luckily we had a stroller and we rented one of those carts! It worked out okay it was a little sketchy but we made it! I can describe the whole thing in one word Smoothly. So if you ask how it went I would say Smoothly! It was very smooth! We had a lot of people praying for us! I know God answered the prayers!! PTL! My Aunt called me her little minion because I did everything she said! I am very much like her. We work really well together! I just wish with all my heart that they lived closer! One day, they will!

We got home at 1 in the morning I believe and I was out of it. I don't even remembering changing into pajamas! The next morning I and my aunt went shopping and did some errands. What I loved was smacking my aunt whenever i saw a out of state license plate! (that rhythms!) But also I loved how Jesus touched my heart with the scenery! It was so beautiful. But it also left me with a sad thought. I must describe the scene to you!

Every tree is dead. The ice is melting away. the rivers are starting to fill. It was very...dead. But you see the snow, oh the snow made everything look beautiful! God spoke to me, I heard him so loud and clear it felt amazing. I never heard Him so loudly! I starred out the window at the trees and the snow. I realized what He was saying!!! The trees well they were like our sins, dead, no good, but beautiful. The snow well that was the blood of Jesus, cleaning us! He cleans us so well that our leaves start to come back and we are forgiven.

I came flew back home the next day.

I came home and everything went back to normal. I know with the experience I've had will always be with me and I have changed a little. Watching my aunt I learned that a mom is selfless. She gives up so much and gains much more! I love my aunt and family I will always love them! I hope I can see them again very soon!

Thursday I and Kelly did a photo shoot! Which was extremely fun we said goodbye, which was very sad. There were tears from Kelly and Heather. I have some beautiful pictures that Kelly took and i thought i'd share them.

Oh and listen to Rehab by Lecrae the whole CD!