1 Year & Counting (God might need to help me with the counting part, heehee). Does anyone ever get my jokes? XP

 Well, hello everyone!

Yesterday was not a great day for me. It was just one of those days where no matter what you did, things just seemed to do nothing but go wrong, and I had no control over it! My upside down cake didn't turn out very well (I like to be creative... and not read the recipe properly (insert humor)), so I let that get to me; my English homework has been getting super frustrating, plans were being broken and being changed, etc, etc. Ultimately, I was getting brought down by small things which seemed REALLY big at the time. However, at the end of the day, I had a great talk with Thomas (my amazing boyfriend), and I was able to reflect on my day as I complained about each thing that went wrong. It started to dawn on me… “God wouldn’t be very pleased with me right now” or “Did you ever think God was trying to test you?” so I started to feel a bit ashamed! I started to dig deeper in the how and whys of the situation, and came to the deep conclusion…

The past few months have been so focused on myself; on all of my own selfish reasons for getting up in the morning to do what I saw fit, I forgot to let God lead me in everything, down to the simplest things in life.

I find every once in a while; I do this to myself…

I get so caught up in my day to day busy life that I finally had my breakdown. I noticed God was not a strong presence anymore like He used to be, which started to scare me, and I ended up on my hands and knees begging God to take control again.

I haven’t had a real good cry since my dad passed away last year, so this was a true healing moment for me again. I’ve been so used to being strong for everyone, being a good example as a follower of Christ. I always end up getting caught up and forgetful of the reason why I am even here in the first place with my family and my faith. Everything slowly became self centered for me.

I was humbled and reminded of Gods saving grace for me, how amazingly loving He has been to my family. Why do I deserve every gift He has given? Why do I deserve the people He has put in my life? Well, obviously, I don’t deserve it…

I don’t deserve a single thing, which really hit me hard. God chose me and loves me so much, even though I deserve nothing, He has allowed me to worship Him, serve Him, and to one day meet Him in heaven… If that isn’t a humbling experience, I don’t know what is!

I can feel at ease knowing God is taking care of the road I walk on; calling me towards Him.

I love my Lord and Savior! He is there, readily, to lift me up when He knows I have fallen short, because we all do it every once in awhile no matter what we've been through.

Thank you guys for reading! I felt like this experience should not be left just for me to know about, but it should be shared for people to see that real things are happening daily in Christian’s lives. God is good!

Amen!

~Destiny~

My Short Stories!

Hey everyone! Aren't you excited?!? I know I am! Hehe, I promise I've had no sugar today… >.>

I have been taking English 12 this year and I am definitely having fun writing my own short stories! I thought I would share some with you quick!

Assignment: You have been wandering through the countryside. You come across an old red barn that appears to be abandoned. What an interesting old building! As you walk through the barn, you decide to write about it; there are so many sights, sounds and smells you can describe! 

Write a brief (100-150 words) descriptive paragraph that has an introduction, body and conclusion, has one indentation, and displays the elements of a descriptive paragraph discussed above. Use your imagination and stretch your vocabulary! 

Please write your paragraph below. Highlight the phrase below and start typing. The paragraph should be between 100 and 150 words.

As I walk through this old red barn, I knew it was calling me from the countryside to come and take a look. Now that I am here, I can't help but think about all of its history! Each smell and sight has its own story. The barn once held the smells of animal manure, but now all you can smell is the mold and rotten wood that has now taken its place here. 

As I walk further, I can feel the sun shining upon my face through the cracks in the roof. I can hear the wood beams creak as the wind blows through, and I can see the hay dancing and twirling lightly across the dirt floor. This all puts a smile to my face as I think about how this was once a brand new barn, built to help out a family and their farm, and now it sits alone in a big countryside, just waiting to tell its story.  I am so glad I came, and I wish I could stay longer, but I can see the sun is setting, and the moon is waiting to take its place in the sky. I will be back another day and maybe this time I can bring a friend, to share in this experience and listen to what this old barn has to say.

And here is the other one!

Here's the scenario: You've been wandering through an abandoned city. You have to get from one end of the street to the other. (The how and why I'll leave to you.) Write a one paragraph account of this one-block trip. 

Perhaps it isn't so easy to get to the other end. Maybe it is more hazardous than you first thought. Write it like a brief story, and write your topic sentence as if it's introducing a short narrative or anecdote. You might consider the paragraph as part of a larger narrative. You won't have time for detailed explanations, but hints and subtle clues will enrich your writing

Mary couldn't believe it. Out of all scenarios, her car had to run out of gas while passing an abandoned city. Mary hit her head against the steering wheel in frustration. She had just remembered she forgot to fill up her gas can before she left. Maybe she could find a running gas station around here. Nervously, she opened her door and walked to her trunk. She grabbed her gas can, then closed her doors. As she jogged to the street, she felt shivers go up her spine. This place didn't feel right. She slowly built the courage to walk further looking into every door and window preparing herself if something were to jump out and scare her. Then suddenly, she was startled by a rustling noise coming from a garbage pile. She clenched the gas can making her fingers go white. This couldn't be happening to her, this is only suppose to happen in movies!  But what jumped out of the pile made her sigh with relief. It was only a cat. She walked a bit further and saw a gas station ahead. She ran towards it and started filling up. A noise came from behind her, but as she turned around to find out what it was, nothing was there. She turned around to focus when out of no where, a face jumped into view which made her scream and fall back onto the hard cement. The face was a toothless old man, who seemed rather happy to see her. She could understand why, since she was probably his first customer in quite some time. He waddled over to where she was once standing, grabbed her can and finished filling it for her. He walked away and then vanished. Marie was still on the ground with her mouth opened with shock and fear. This place gave her the creeps, and she definitely didn't want to stay any longer. She was just happy to get out of there before something else decided to surprise her.

That's it so far! Hope you liked them!


I find I have WAY to much to write about and end up having to cut down, because these stories would have gone on a lot longer...

Thanks for coming to check out my blog!

~Destiny~

How About An Update?

Hey everyone! So yes...I didn't stick to my one-blog-every-week schedule... You can all cyber hit me now... >.<


Thank you Rachel for reminding to get back on it though!


I thought I would just update you all on what has been going on in my life so far!


Its been a really crazy last 4 months! We have moved to Abbotsford, and we absolutely LOVE our new place! It feels great to know that we own it, cause for the past 17 years of my life we've always rented.
Britteny and I were sitting in the car one day and wanted to count every single house we have ever lived in. So after going through every year of our lives, we calculated that we have lived in about 18-20 different houses, including this house that we just bought. It is absolutely CRAZY! I usually get bored of a  house after 6-9 months now... so I hope I don't get bored of this one!


Britteny and I have just started school, so we are really excited about that! Britteny is going to Abbotsford Christian, and I am homeschooling with Fraser Valley Distance Education School.
We both have missed about 2 years of school due to our family issues in the past, and just growing to not care about it anymore. I am really happy to say, after doing a test, that I am an average grade 12 student! Well, besides my math of course. =/
So I am doing adult courses with FVDES, and so far I have been doing alright!


Britteny is in grade 10, which is awesome! So she is really enjoying going to a school, besides having to wake up every morning at 6:30 am to catch the bus... But who really likes that anyway.


I really feel Gods blessings on me these past 4 months! But I know He has always been blessing me right from the beginning. Just now I feel I am noticing it more, and not taking any of it for granted.


I am in the process of buying some recording equipment. Thanks to everyone who helped out with buying my first midi interface! Now I just need to save up for a nice microphone! Definitely wanna take my time choosing the right one.


I have also been working really hard with two producers who found me on youtube! One of them is French and his name is Romy. He does more upbeat music you would hear on the radio. And the other is from Nashville, and his name is Jerry! He is actually the one who has signed me and is now my manager/producer. We have 13 months left to get me a under a record label!


I have been recording one song with Jerry which is almost ready to be sung in a studio and professionally mixed and mastered. So I am beyond excited for that! Then we have to come up with 3 more song ideas to record, then we can start sending out my "artist package" to a bunch of recording labels. 


Things are really pulling through for me. I still have to pinch myself every once in awhile to remind myself that it's not a dream!


I am working hard and praying everyday that this is His Will, and that I am following the right path.


Be praying for me as well that I keep to to my faith, and that I never lose who I am in the process of this all.


I hope to post another blog sometime next week on modesty! It's something that is very important to me, and I feel all girls should feel beautiful in their own skin no matter what!


Thank you so much for reading!!


Love,


~Destiny~