Tuesday, March 30, 2004

Men are from Mars

As requested by Graham, I have decided to make a list in response to his "Women are from Venus" entry. Robyn helped me to compile this list, so most will not apply to the certain individual that I am dating (yes, Graham, that is you) So here is a list of things that Women do not understand about the male species.

1. Their obsession with video games
2. Their not believing you when you really are okay
3. how they sometimes pick their friends over their girlfriends
4. how they don't call you back when they say they will
5. when they sometimes don't let you win in board games
6. how they spend little time on their appearance
7. how it bugs them when girls spend more time on their appearance
8. how they tell you that they can't hang out because they are busy, but they expect you to drop everything when they are free
9. their obsession with watching every sports show on television
10. how they can eat and eat and eat and not get fat
11. how they sometimes don't listen (they may think they are, but really they aren't)
12. the way they laugh at you when you cry during a movie
13. the way they refuse to watch "chick flicks" with you but insist you watch their favourite movies with them (mostly those car stealing, shooting movies)
14. the way they get angry when you call a car "cute"
15. how they complain about the time you spend to get ready but if you look less than perfect, they let you know.
16. the need to wear sandles all the time
17. their distaste for bridal showers (seriously, free stuff, good times)
18. the fact they want to just get the wedding over with (seriously, this is the bride's dream since they were born, let them have the day, not matter what, the honeymoon is for you!)
19. when they try and make you choose between them and your family/friends
20. how if you just smile at them, or talk to them they automatically think you like them.
21. why they hate shopping so much
22. the way they think they can fix anything, women can fix things too
23. how some do not want to talk about feelings and relationships
24. how they leave the toilet seat up all the time
25. how they hate you shopping but always insist on seeing what you got
26. how they know they should get more sleep, but refuse to do so
27. how they know that YOU need more sleep but refuse to let you.

okay, that is all that I can think of for today, maybe I will add more later, we will see. Anyways, Jenelle's E-song of the day...

Walking in Memphis
By: Take your picture of artists


Put on my blue suede shoes
And I boarded the plane
Touched down in the land of the
Delta Blues In the middle of the pouring rain
W.C. Handy – won’t you look down over me
Cause I got a first class ticket
And I'm as blue as a boy can be

Walking in Memphis
Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis
do I really feel the way I feel


Saw the ghost of Elvis
down Union Avenue
Followed him up to the gates of Graceland
and watched him walk right through
Now security they did not see him
They just hovered
round his tomb
But there's a pretty little thing
Waiting for the King
Down in the Jungle Room

[Chorus]

They've got catfish on the table
They've got gospel in the air
And Reverend Green be glad to see you
When you haven't got a prayer
you've got a prayer in Memphis

Now Muriel plays piano
Every Friday at the Hollywood
And they brought me down to see him
And they asked me if I would - Do a little number
And I sang with all my might
he said - Tell me are you a Christian?
And I said Man I am tonight

[Chorus] x3

Monday, March 29, 2004

Am I Crazy? Part Two

After spending the night sleeping on the floor in my church, it has been decided, I was in fact crazy! I got a total of ZERO hours of sleep through the night because I was trying to keep everyone in their rooms. Don't get me wrong, I adore each and every child that is in the youth group at the church but their are times where they try my patience and make me want to scream. Although overall, the evening was a big success and all the children asked to do it again, to which I responded "Not anytime soon!" We ate, we watched movies and played games that their older brothers and sisters played when we were in youth group together and just had a general good time with other Christians in a non-formal setting. We finished the event by simultatiously falling asleep during the sermon Sunday morning, good times, luckily, the church folk didn't mind in the slightest. Anyways, yes, so I spent Sunday afternoon in bed sleeping because dude, I was tired. I slept so much during the day that I could not sleep at night, so I am right back where I started with the no sleep thing. BOO for that! But yeah, there was no Survivor this week...well there was, but it was a stupid "Here is what you have missed" episodes...so I didn't watch it, because seriously BORING!!! Okay, Jenelle's E-song of the Day

She'll Leave with a Smile
George Strait


At first she's gonna come on strong
Like she'll love you all night long
Like it's going out of style
Then she'll leave you with a smile

Your gonna give her all your heart
Then she'll tear your world apart
Your gonna cry a little while
Still she'll leave you with a smile

Well you can't help but wonder
Why you can't help but love her
But you can't help but love her
And all that hurtin' was more than worth it
It's written all over your face


One day you'll pass her on the street
With that guy you used to be
She'll say hello and walk on by
Then she'll leave you with a smile

Your gonna give her all your heart
Then she'll tear your world apart
Your gonna cry a little while
Still she'll leave you with a smile

Well you can't help but wonder
Why you can't help but love her
But you can't help but love her
And all that hurtin' was more than worth it
It's written all over your face


At first she's gonna come on strong
Like she'll love you all night long
Like it's going out of style
Then she'll leave you with a smile

Oh she's gonna love you
She's gonna leave you with a smile
Oh, she's gonna love you
She's gonna leave you with a smile


And because I missed yesterday, how about another song, just for fun

Ride of Your Life
John Gregory


Wishin on a shootin star
But dreams alone wont get you far
Can't deny your feelings anymore
The world is waiting right outside your door
What are you waiting for?

C'mon here's your chance
Don't let it slip right through your hands
Are you ready for the ride of your life?
Your dreams are riding on the web
Just reach out and pull them in
Get ready for the ride of your life
The ride of your life


In your heart
You know what you must do
You only have yourself to answer to
Don't let fear of falling hold you down
Your spirits flying high above the clouds
You're going there

C'mon here's your chance
Don't let it slip right through your hands
Are you ready for the ride of your life?
Your dreams are riding on the web
Just reach out and pull them in
Get ready for the ride of your life
The ride of your life


You're on your way
No looking back
There's no future living in the past
You're free at last
Laaaaaaaaaaast

You're free at last

C'mon here's your chance
Don't let it slip right through your hands
Are you ready for the ride of your life?
Your dreams are riding on the web
Just reach out and pull them in
Get ready for the ride of your life
The ride of your life


C'mon
C'mon
Get ready
Yeah Yeah Yeah

Yours dreams are riding on the web
Just reach out and pull them in
Get ready for the ride of your life

Saturday, March 27, 2004

Am I crazy?

To answer that in one word "YES!" I am crazy, I have just had the longest week of my life, and I allowed the youth group to convince me to hold a sleepover! Tonight! I am so tired, I think this is all that I am going to write for today, becuase I need to go and lie down before the adventure starts tonight. Oh, wait, I have news, ApologetiX sent me a free CD and an autographed picture, cool eh? Jenelle's E-song of the day:

Look Yourself
ApologetiX (Parody of Lose Yourself-Eminem)


Look, if you have one God
And one offer of eternity
That exceeds everything you've ever wanted
With one opponent
Would you ask for it?
Or just let it slip? Yo


He parks his Chevy, needs sleep, heart is heavy
He's thought about repentin' already, sun is setting
This church is not having service it looks almost dead as he
Drops by but they keep on the electric
What a ghost town, he knelt down, don't know how
He opens his mouth just the word "help" comes out
He's broken down, yet his heart is open now
The lost one's found, winds up homeward bound
Heads back to his family -- Look who's home, daddy
And, look, he's so happy, he chose his own path but he
Won't give up babbling, he broke his old habits they
Don't seen so bad to me, hope it's some fad
Like New Coke or Shaun Cassidy
Don't need no radical holy-rollin' masochist quotin' old passages
That's what'll happen then, though, he'll go fanatic-y
Better go batten the hatches and hope it don't last

You'd better look yourself in the mirror
You know that you wanted to get to Heaven when you're old
Do you really want God or not? Is it yes or no?
It's awful soon you say, but what is the right time?
You'd better look yourself in the book since you own it
In Romans, you never read it yet I know
You only get one shot to God, here's your chance to go
His offer to you may come once in your lifetime


His soul's been saved even though his whole family's gaping
This world is blinded by Satan -- they can't see
As he moves forward -- it's true George Orwell
The moral of the story is truth's ignored, emotion's most important
He'll only cause problems, the Holy Ghost got him
He blows him all over, he knows the call's on him
Goes to show his bros at his Alma Mater, "Welcome Back, Kotter"
They know he's just one of their own, so don't bother
Said, "Go home you barely know the Our Father"
Well hold the phones cause he knows it holds water
If those don't want him no more he'll go farther
And he moved on and he read the Romans Road till he knows it cold and shows others
He's on his soap box and his tone becomes bold, I suppose he's no martyr
But the weak grows strong and the dumb becomes smarter

You'd better look yourself in the mirror
You know that you wanted to get to Heaven when you're old
Do you really want God or not? Is it yes or no?
It's awful soon you say, but what is the right time?
You'd better look yourself in the book since you own it
In Romans, you never read it yet I know
You only get one shot to God, here's your chance to go
His offer to you may come once in your lifetime


No more names, I've been changed, but you call it strange
To tell my mother 'n father truth off the true God's page
I was saying if you've been sinning pursue God's grace
I've been shooed off and spit at like Rudolph the Reindeer
But I kept shinin' a lamplight that I can't stifle
You best believe somebody paid for my revival
Call the name of Christ and go find a Bible
Fact is I can't deny that I'm liable
To die if my plans collide with life's iceberg
Like the Titanic 'cause man needs God and you can't go buy a lifeboat
And it's no movie; there's no surprise survivors
This is high tide and you're tryin' to row hard
And you're hittin' deeper waters tryin' to flee piranhas I see
Plus seaweed's got ya caught up between PBJ Otter and Bikini Bottom
Babe it's not a submarine you're on and you must believe the Son
He'll save you on the spot, He's comin' ready or not
I've got to be to the point just like a nail on the cross
I formerly was lost, horrendously frail and fraught
With questions I know how Mother Hubbard's dog felt -- famine, drought
Mom, I love you but this world has got to know
I cannot grow cold when Hell is hot
So please don't go into shock
Let the family talk
This way is their only oppurtunity to find God

You'd better look yourself in the mirror
You know that you wanted to get to Heaven when you're old
Do you really want God or not? Is it yes or no?
It's awful soon you say, but what is the right time?
You'd better look yourself in the book since you own it
In Romans, you never read it yet I know
You only get one shot to God, here's your chance to go
His offer to you may come once in your lifetime


You can do anything if He gets inside you, man

Tuesday, March 23, 2004

My Core Values in Early Childhood Education

The entire group of Early Childhood Educators is directed by a set of core values that have been given to them by the Association of Early Childhood Educators of Ontario. However, to be able to run your own centre successfully, you must be able to incorporate your own set of values into the running of the centre. I feel that one of the most important things that need to be incorporated into each centre is to form lasting relationships with the children, the parents and the other workers in the centre. All early learning takes place once the child has formed a bond with their teacher. There are more than 25 years worth of infancy research that supports the attachment relationship as being what links all the other areas of development together. One of these theories comes from John Bowlby, in which he states that all children become emotionally attached to their caregivers, whether or not this caregiver treats them properly. These attachments help to increase the infant’s likelihood of survival. I feel that to form strong bonds with the children will help them to become independent and to improve their self-esteem. Current brain research is also helping theorists to conclude that attachment is a healthy thing for children. These approaches show that the closeness between the caregiver and the child helps to lay the tracks for later neurological development. These relationships between the parents and the caregivers are a vehicle through which intervention and support are most effectively occurring. Every interaction between me and a family is a form of intervention. How I interact with and relate to families will have an impact on how they view themselves and their children, these views are also important to the child’s development. I value the relationships with adults and children in the hope that they themselves will value their relationships as well. Other than Bowlby, the other theorists that have helped me to form my personal philosophy are Gesell, Freud, Erikson, and Ainsworth to some extent. Gesell believed that the children’s external environment does not control the development. He believed that the child’s own genetic and biological characteristics determine their intelligence and personality. Freud focuses on the attachment of an infant with its mother and how the child would consider their parents to be their “love object” simply due to the process of nursing them. Freud believed that this process helped to set the emotional tone for the child forming future relationships. Erikson took Freud’s work and expanded it. He believes that it is not only the interpersonal relationships but also the competences in learning to use objects that affect the relationship between mother and child. Ainsworth was very much in the same mindset as Bowlby, mainly by the studying the process of the human attachment. I also put a great value into maintaining and improving the children’s self esteem by using encouragement rather than praise. I feel that if the children believe that they are valued and appreciated, their ability to learn and absorb information also increases. Allowing the children to have a choice in their activities is also very important to the philosophy of the centres. This allows the children to become full participants in their education. It is also incredibly important to me that there is respect for everyone around the centre. I feel that everyone deserves an equal opportunity to be respected as well as give respect in return. Finally, the most important aspect that I value is to have a distinct celebration of diversity in our country. I want to make sure that everyone in the centre has an equal opportunity to care and that they will not feel as though they cannot participate because they are of a different culture. I am a big fan of ensuring that everyone is comfortable all the time.
I feel that the children’s learning needs to take a priority in their lives, and hopefully through following these core values, it will help them to succeed in life. I feel that children learn both by example as well as doing tings for themselves. Now, those two terms may seem to be contradictory but I feel that both are very turn depending on the child. Children need role models and people to show them how proper behaviour works, but at the same time I feel that children needs to be given the freedom to choose what is right and what is wrong. I also believe that children learn through play, they learn by having the enjoyment and the ability to work with any object they want and use it how they feel that it should be used. I feel that children all have different ways of learning, if you refer to Howard Gardner’s theory on learning, you will find that there are seven different ways for children to learn things. These include, verbally, physically, logically and extroverted vs. introverted learning. I really feel that this is true, there is not one way for children to learn things, it must be presented to them in several different fashions, otherwise, the enthusiasm to learn will not be present. Howard Gardner said “Children's ways of learning are as different as the colors of the rainbow. All people have different personalities, preferences and tastes. Teachers and parents need to be aware of and value these differences. Through observation, parents can learn what kind of learners their children are. Once parents know what kind of learner their child is, they can then develop activities that make the most of their child's abilities.” This statement is basically the foundation of my beliefs in the children’s learning category, I believe that they are all different and that each child has a unique and special way about them, it would be the teacher’s responsibility to figure out what this ability is so that they can better communicate and serve that child, if they are to meet their potential. It is my feeling that if a child is not properly stimulated in child care, then their potential to meet their learning ability is diminished greatly. I find that when it comes right down to it, I am neither a fan of the High/Scope Approach, nor the Montessori approach. I just find that the two of them are far to strict in their programs, I prefer for the children to just come and enjoy their time in the centre, by allowing them to do what they want, when they want. I feel that in the interpersonal environment, it is important that the children feel supported and secure, you can achieve this by becoming the child’s play partner and by following their lead in every activity. The interpersonal environment is essential to the child’s learning ability because it is what steams their self-esteem and their confidence to complete tasks later in life. It is also very important that the children are given enough time to complete their play, for them to be able to learn anything from it, they need to be able to set up, engage in the activity and then clean up after it is over. If the teacher’s cut any time away from them, it will increase the chances that the child does not learn all that they are required to learn in order to succeed in life. The physical environment needs to be set up in a way that children feel comfortable and free to explore all that they want to, by having all over the areas of the room accessible for the children will go a long way in increasing their potential for greatness. I feel that if the environments were to meet all of the criteria that I have listed above, it will be able to meet my values head on, by providing the relationship building and supportive encouragement that the children require.
My classroom will be a very open room, where the children will feel free to explore every aspect of it. All the shelving will be at their level and they can do whatever they want. If they feel like making a collage, they may make a collage, if they feel like building a castle, they can build a castle. I want the children of my centre to feel that they can be the person to run their own lives and control what happens to them. It is very important to me that the children feel they have enough time and space to work. The children will have the option of working in the home area, the block area, the book area, the art area, the sand and water area, as well as the music area and the table toy area. The Educating Young Children Text says “young children in action need spaces that are arranged and equipped to promote active learning” This just reiterates the point I made earlier of the children needing the time and space to work properly. The classroom needs to be well organized and large enough for the children to be able to move freely around the room. For active learning to take place, the children need the support of an adult, the choice of activities as well as materials. I will encourage the children to use language on a daily basis to describe and support their activities. As well as have the materials to encourage manipulation. The quality of programming that will be apparent in my centre will be encouragement, loving lasting relationships between children and teachers; there must be significant parent involvement within the centre as well as outside of it. I feel that if the children have a supportive family member that is involved in their education makes an important impact on the future development and future educational intelligences. So to include this aspect into my centre, I would have days where the parents stay with their child and they take part in the child’s daily routine. I want to ensure that my centre is a place where the children will enjoy coming in the morning and enjoy their day and then when they go home, they will look forward to come back the next day.

Bibliolgraphy

Fabes, Richard and Martin, Carol Lynn, Exploring Development through Childhood. A Pearson Education Company, Boston, 2001
Hohnman, Mary and Weikartm David P. Educating Young Children. High/Scope Press, Ypsilanti, Michigan, 2001
Multiple Intelligences. http://www.udel.edu/bateman/acei/multint9.htm. 1996
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Okay, so that I believe is a really horrible writting job, but it took me forever to get it finished...so yeah, enjoy, as for Jenelle's Song Lyrics....

Alive
P.O.D


Everyday is a new day
I’m thankful for every breath I take
I won’t take it for granted
So I learn from my mistakes
It’s beyond my control, sometimes it’s best to let go
Whatever happens in this lifetime
So I trust in love
You have given me peace of mind

(Chorus:)
I feel so alive for the very first time
I can’t deny you
I feel so alive
I feel so alive for the very first time
And I think I can fly


Sunshine upon my face
A new song for me to sing
Tell the world how I feel inside
Even though it might cost me everything
Now that I know this, so beyond, I can’t hold this
I can never turn my back away
Now that I’ve seen you
I can never look away

(Chorus)

Now that I know you (I could never turn my back away)
Now that I see you (I could never look away)
Now that I know you (I could never turn my back away)
Now that I see you (I believe no matter what they say)

(Chorus 2x)

Monday, March 22, 2004

Why won't it just end!!!!

Okay, seriously, why am I still in school? It needs to be over right now...for some reason, it just seems really strange to be in class right now...I want to go home, and just not have to think about assignments and placements and tests...BOO! Wow, today I feel very boring...I'm not sure why, I am just not in the mood to do anything...I am not having a very good day and I am not in my normal happy mood...anyways, that is all I feel like writing today, maybe I can write later, we will see...anyways, Jenelle's Song Lyrics of the day...

On My Own
Les Miserables Musical


And now I'm all alone again
Nowhere to turn, no one to go to
Without a home without a friend
Without a face to say hello to
And now the night is near
I can make believe he's here

Sometimes I walk alone at night
When everybody else is sleeping
I think of him and I'm happy
With the company I'm keeping
The city goes to bed
And I can live inside my head

On my own
Pretending he's beside me
All alone
I walk with him till morning
Without him
I feel his arms around me
And when I lose my way I close my eyes
And he has found me

In the rain the pavement shines like silver
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me forever and forever

And I know it's only in my mind
That I'm talking to myself and not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I say, there's a way for us

I love him
But when the night is over
He is gone
The river's just a river
Without him
The world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers

I love him
But every day I'm learning
All my life
I've only been pretending
Without me
His world would go on turning
A world that's full of happiness
That I have never known

I love him
I love him
I love him
But only on my own

Saturday, March 20, 2004

Remember Me?

Hello, my name is Gossip
I have no respect for justice
I maim without killing. I break hearts and ruin lives
I am cunning, malicious and gather strength with age.
The more I am quoted, the more I am believed.
I flourish at every level of society
My victims are helpless. They cannot protect themselves against me becuase I have no face or name.
To track me down is impossible. The harder you try, the more elusive I become
I am nobody's friend.
Once I tarnish a reputation, it will never be the same.
I topple governments, and wreck marriages. I ruin careers and cause sleepless nights, heartaches and indigestion. I spawn suspicion and generate grief. I make innocent people cry into their pillows. Even my name hisses.
I am called GOSSIP. Office Gossip-Shop Gossip-Party Gossip-Telephone Gossip. I make headlines and heartaches. REMEMBER, before you repeat a story, ask yourself: is it true? Is it fair? Is it necessary?? If not, do not repeat it. KEEP QUIET! Great minds discuss ideas...average minds discuss events...shallow minds discuss people...Which are you?

Poetry, Songs, and Fun Stuff...Oh my!

Okay, so today, I am not really in the mood to do much of anything exciting by way of Blogging, I have to leave in a few minutes to decorate the church for tomorrow, so this may be short, or it may be long....depends on how I feel. Anyways, I thought that today I could recognize the talents of the little people (by little people, I mean those who are not famous, or rich, or mean...) I'm crazy....but I want to share with you all poems, songs and other things that have been given to me over the years by friends, some are even my own stuff...so let me know what you think...I would include pictures...if I knew how, so you could also see some of the things that Graham has drawn me over the years...but you will just have to come and see it for yourself...plain and simple. I have gone through my year books, my letters and my personal diaries to get these...Okay, so here we go...

Just Me
Amanda Fletcher


If I could be perfect
That is what I'd be
I could try to reach that goal
But I know you'd never see
Just how much it hurts me
To be less than best for you
But I am less than perfect
And I know this to be true
If I could reach the sky
I would give the stars to you
But my arms aren't quite long enough
And the universe is too big too!
I'll never climb a mountain
Or swim across the sea
I just hope that you will love me
And accept that I'm just me.

In the End
By Me


The leaves are falling down
The air is getting cold
I feel a chill run down my spine
How could you be so bold?
You run around
You fall down
You expect me to be there
If only you could understand
I can not help you out.
The air is getting colder
As the snow falls all around
I wish that you could be here
But you cannot be found
I run around
I fall down
I expect you all to be there
If only I could understand
You cannot help me out
The air is getting warmer
As the trees begin to live
I wish I understood
Why it's so hard to give
You run around
And I fall down
You expect you to be there
If only I understood
I cannot be helped out
The grass is green
The sun is bright
We climbed a tree
And talked all night
We ran around
And we fell down
We know we all will be there
Because we understand
We'll always work it out
Through all the seasons
With Gid here in our hearts
I know you all will be there
True friends will never part
We may run around
We may fall down
We know we all will be there
Because with God we understand
Our friendships will work out.

Could You
By Me again (there will be more)


Could you be the one for me?
Could you be my find?
Could it be after all this time
Fate is going to be kind?
Could you be the one for me
The one to help me forget
That man that broke my heart, my soul
The man that haunts me yet?
You tell me that I'm beautiful
Something I've never heard
But the one still lives here in my mind
That could never spare a kind word
It's going to be hard to forget
And pick up the pieces that he left.
Could you be the one to teach
How to love again and forget?
Could you be the one to come
And mend my broken heart?
Are you willing to piece together
What another broke apart?
It won't be an easy job, you see
My road has been long and rough
And this heart that was once so soft
Is now shut, locked and tough
But I can feel my heart open again
It's opening for you
Just come in and love me back
That is all you need to do
I must ask you one small thing
Before we kiss and part
Please be nice and kind to me
I'm tired of the broken heart.

I Need You Now
Becky Tucker


My friend, I need you now
Please take me by the hand.
Stand by me in my hour of need
Take time to understand
Take my hand dear friend
And lead me from this place
Chase away my doubts and fears
Wipe the tears from off my face
Friend I cannot stand alone
I need your hand to hold
The warmth of your gentle touch
In my world thats grown so cold
Please be a friend to me
And hold me day by day
Because with your loving hand in mine
I know we'll find the way.

From the Distance
Me Again...last time I promise


I watched you from a distance
I longed to call your name
To have you turn your head
To make you feel the same
I watched you from that distance
Talk and flirt with the other girl
And as much as I hoped...not to me
That distance kept me safe from harm
Though I knew deep down, it didn't
When I finally got the nerve
To say your name out loud
You voice sounds strained to my ears
As you turn to say "Hello"
It turns out that my thoughts of you
Were what you thought of me
You watched me from the distance
You longed to call my name
To have me turn my head
To make me feel the same.

Okay, that is enough for one day, maybe I will add more on another day, let me know what you think, which you liked best, which you didn't...all that jazz...okay, Jenelle's Song Lyrics of the Day...

I Will Follow Christ
Clay Crosse and Company


The twelve of you walked on the earth together
The father was a brother to you all
The teaching that you heard was the Living Word
The wonders and the miracles you saw

There were times of awesome inspiration
There were times you didn't understand
And when He had to go and you felt alone
It must have been so hard to see His plan

I think about the way you carried on
In the face of persecution you stood strong...

Chorus:
I will follow Christ
I will run the race
Fighting the good fight
Standing on my faith
I will wear the name of Jesus
I will give Him all my life
As for me no matter what the sacrifice
I will follow Christ


Now I don't have to look across the ages
His voice is speaking in my heart today
His Word is like a flame consuming all my shame
His life a shining star to show the way

Chorus:
I will follow Christ
I will run the race
Fighting the good fight
Standing on my faith
I will wear the name of Jesus
I will give Him all my life
As for me no matter what the sacrifice
I will follow Christ


I behold Your life and see the man You want me to become
Living like someone whose heart belongs to the kingdom
That was sealed on Calvary
I will show the world what I believe


I will follow Christ
I will run the race
Fighting the good fight
Standing on my faith
I will wear the name of Jesus
I will give Him all my life
As for me no matter what the sacrifice
I will follow Christ


Friday, March 19, 2004

Too Cute Too Be Forgotten

Hi...it has been brought to my attention that I have failed to write in this for a few days...I sincerely apologize...but I have been very tired lately...what with placement and school...and then all of my "extra curriculars"...I barely have time to sleep. But yeah, I will add my Survivor Commentary now...

The last remaining former Sole Survivor has been eliminated. Likeable Ethan (AFRICA), could not charm his way out of seeing his torch extinguished as his Mogo Mogo tribemates sent him home in a four-to-one decision. Having been warned beforehand by his good friend Lex (AFRICA) , Ethan tried in vain to stave off his ouster, but sadly could not prevent the inevitable. Shortly after hearing the fateful vote, Ethan sighed, "Tonight I had no control over what happened. I fought to the bitter end, and I got farther than any other winner, and I'm extremely proud of that." Kathy (MARQUESAS) returned to Mogo Mogo from an exciting reward trip while the rest of her tribe was still at Tribal Council. As a rainstorm poured down, Kathy built a fire, speaking to herself aloud, "I was sipping champagne on the bow of a multimillion dollar yacht, and now I'm soaking wet trying to save this fire." On the morning of day twenty, the tribes awoke to Tree Mail instructing them to choose one ambassador to go to the other tribe's camp. At Chapera, nobody volunteered, so they had to draw straws to decide. Jenna (BORNEO) drew the shortest straw and was on her way. At Mogo Mogo, the decision was easier as the tribe selected Kathy, who had already built a rapport with Chapera the day before. As the Ambassadors arrived at the opposing camps, they learned they were to choose three items that would serve as rewards in the upcoming Challenge. "Our camp is amazing, especially our shelter. We have a tarp, we have a parachute, plus we have blankets, we have pillows," worried Chapera's Alicia (AUSTRAILIA). As the tribes assembled for the Challenge, host Jeff Probst explained that this competition would be a log roll. One at a time, members from each tribe would square off, man vs. man and woman vs. woman. The first person to hit the water would be out, and the winner would earn a point. The first tribe to earn five points would win the reward. Chapera would win Mogo Mogo's grill, one bag of their rice and their Hawaiian sling. Mogo Mogo would win Chapera's blanket and parachute, as well as their tarp. The Challenge began with a splash when Shii Ann (THAILAND), rolled Alicia into the water first, giving Mogo Mogo the lead. Mogo Mogo ran out to a two-to-nothing lead, only to see it vanish when Rob (MARQUESAS), outlasted Lex to tie the event at two. Chapera saw their lead increase four to three. The final and most crucial bout commenced between Kathy and Amber (AUSTRAILIA). But it wasn't even close, and Amber made quick work of Kathy, securing the Challenge, and the reward, for Chapera. After Jenna returned from Mogo Mogo, the Chapera tribe celebrated the arrival of their new tools. The fire wasn't the only thing providing the heat, as Rob and Amber took their relationship to the next level. For the first time ever on SURVIVOR, a kiss sealed this romantic relationship. "I'm definitely attracted to her. It'd be nice to have a million dollars and take the girl away too," dreamed Boston Rob. On day twenty-one at Chapera, Rupert (PEARL ISLANDS), excitedly grabbed the newly won Hawaiian sling, hit the water and returned with a bevy of fish. Not to be outdone, Boston Rob took to the water to return with eleven fish, which threatened Rupert's position as Chapera's provider. "We can use Rupert or the Hawaiian sling. The Hawaiian sling doesn't need any rice, so Rupert's stock just went down about twenty points," smiled Rob. When the tribes reconvened for an Immunity Challenge, Jeff Probst explained that this would be a target Challenge involving numerous weapons. The first would be a blowgun, followed by a spear, and finally, one member from each tribe would match up against each other with a bow an arrow for Immunity. The amount of arrows each tribe member would be allotted would be determined by the blowgun and spear rounds. When all the arrows are gone, the player to hit closest to center wins immunity for the tribe. The blow guns didn't hit much as Mogo Mogo's Jerri (AUSTRAILIA), was the only castaway to even hit the target. The All-Stars didn't do much better with the spears, as Lex had a chance to give his tribe a huge advantage by landing his spear closer to the target than Rupert's, but he couldn't do it. In the final, decisive round, Chapera chose Boston Rob to be their marksman while Jerry volunteered for Mogo Mogo. Each was given three arrows, and the arrow that hit closest to the center of the target would win. But it only took one: Boston Rob hit the target once, while Jerry couldn't hit it at all. Once again, Mogo Mogo had lost Immunity. Crushed, the Mogo Mogo tribe returned to camp with the unenviable task of choosing whom to send home. Lex immediately took the lead by assembling an alliance in order to vote out Ethan. In an unprecedented move, Lex then told Ethan that he was going to be voted out. As a friend, Lex thought Ethan should know that it was "only business." Angry, Ethan didn't take it well as he tried to put together an alliance on the fly in order to vote out Jerri. In the end, business defeated friendship as Ethan's alliance didn't take, and his torch was extinguished after the four-to-one vote.

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Okay, soooo tired, so I am going to bed, as soon as I finish Jenelle's Song Lyrics of the Day...

How do you Like Me Now
Toby Keith


I was always the crazy one
I broke into the stadium
And I wrote your number on the 50 yard line
You were always the perfect one
And the valadictorian so
Under your number I wrote "call for a good time"

I only wanted to catch your attention
But you overlooked me somehow
Besides you had too many boyfriends to mention
And I played my guitar too loud.

How do you like me now?
How do you like me now,
Now that I'm on my way?
Do you still think I'm crazy
Standin here today?
I couldnt make you love me
But I always dreamed about living in your radio
How do you like me now?


When I took off to Tennessee
I heard that you made fun of me
Never imagined I'd make it this far
Then you married into money girl
Aint it a cruel and funny world?
He took your dreams and tore them apart.

He never comes home
And youre always alone
And your kids hear you cryin down the hall
Alarm clock starts ringin
Who could that be singin
Its me baby, with your wake up call!

How do you like me now?
How do you like me now,
Now that I'm on my way?
Do you still think I'm crazy
Standin here today?
I couldnt make you love me
But I always dreamed about living in your radio
How do you like me now?


Tell me baby...
I will preach on...
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And seeing as I missed yesterday and Thursday...I will put in two more songs that have been stuck in my head for the past few weeks...this first one is for Kyle Allen....and his group of followers...the Kyleists...

Dust in the Wind
Kansas


I close my eyes,
only for a moment, and the moment's gone
All my dreams,
pass before my eyes, a curiosity

Dust in the wind, all they are is dust in the wind

Same old song,
just a drop of water in an endless sea
All we do,
crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see

Dust in the wind, All we are is dust in the wind

Don't hang on,
nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
It slips away,
all your money won't another minute buy

Dust in the wind, All we are is dust in the wind
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And finally....

Cowboy Take Me Away
Dixie Chicks


I said I wanna touch the earth
I wanna break it in my hands
I wanna grow something wild and unruly

I wanna sleep on the hard ground
In the comfort of your arms
On a pillow of bluebonnets
In a blanket made of stars

Oh it sounds good to me I said

Cowboy take me away
Fly this girl as high as you can
Into the wild blue
Set me free oh I pray
Closer to heaven above and
Closer to you closer to you


I wanna walk and not run
I wanna skip and not fall
I wanna look at the horizon
And not see a building standing tall

I wanna be the only one
For miles and miles
Except for maybe you
And your simple smile

Oh it sounds good to me
Yes it sounds so good to me


Cowboy take me away
Fly this girl as high as you can
Into the wild blue
Set me free oh I pray
Closer to heaven above and
Closer to you closer to you


I said I wanna touch the earth
I wanna break it in my hands
I wanna grow something wild and unruly
Oh it sounds so good to me

Cowboy take me away
Fly this girl as high as you can
Into the wild blue
Set me free oh I pray
Closer to heaven above and
Closer to you closer to you
Closer to you
Cowboy take me away.
Closer to you

Tuesday, March 16, 2004

101 Ways to Say I Love You!

Remember to say "I love you" and "I need you" often.

Walk hand in hand in the rain.

Write a love poem.

Call a radio station and dedicate a favorite song.

Write "I Love You" in lipstick or shaving cream on the mirror.

Hide love notes in a lunch box, briefcase or purse.

Make heart-shaped cinnamon toast for breakfast.

Place a love note in the personals section of the newspaper.

Take a carriage ride around the city.

Plan a surprise getaway.

Do your mate's household chores.

Write notes on future dates in their date book ("I love you,"
I miss you," etc.)

Make reservations at a favorite restaurant.

Let them choose the movie.

Give a foot massage.

Make a heart-shaped bookmark, and place it in their book.

Pop in a romantic music CD and slow dance.

Throw a just-because surprise party for two.

Buy a stuffed animal for your honey.

Read each other's horoscopes.

Make a list of the top 10 things you love about your partner and display it in a prominent place.

Tattoo your mate's name on your body.

Make an album or scrapbook of your favorite memories together.

Go camping together and only take one sleeping bag.

Send a mushy message in a bottle...a balloon...a sandwich...

Cut out a silly cartoon that you know they'd enjoy.

Shower together.

Dim the lights, and snuggle together on the couch.

Be the first to say "I'm sorry" and kiss and make up.

Give each other a full-body massage.

Kiss every hour on the hour all day long.

Send a gift basket of indulgent items.

Write "I'm hot for you" in the steam on the bathroom mirror.

Ribbon wrap your bed with a big bow.

Fill up the gas tank of your partner's car.

Act like teenagers. Maybe even pierce something!

Show up with a bouquet of flowers -- for no reason at all.

Play Scrabble® together, using as many "love" words as you can.

Run a warm bubble bath for your partner, with lots of lit candles.

Meet in the park for a picnic.

Hold hands.

Leave a trail of rose petals through the house, leading to a romantic candlelight dinner.

Make a donation in your mate's name to a special cause or charity.

Pick up their clothes from the floor -- without saying a word about it.

Watch an old black and white romantic movie and share a bowl of popcorn.

Reenact your first date.

Surprise your partner with tickets to a special event.

An unexpected hug can brighten any day.

Buy a silly, impromptu gift.

Send an email just to say "I'm thinking of you."

Bring home a balloon bouquet.

Serve breakfast in bed.

Make an ornament with a picture of both of you for the Christmas tree.

Play tag.

Wash and wax your partner's car, and leave a little note on the dashboard.

Plant a garden together.

Leave a mushy message on voicemail.

Stay at a hotel for the night, just because.

Make angels in the snow.

Every time you say "hello" or "goodbye", seal it with a hug and a kiss.

Take a drive in the country.

Spend the evening looking at the stars -- and make a wish together.

Cast a playful wink any time, anywhere.

Think up a list of silly little pet names for times when you're alone together.

Read poetry to each other.

Celebrate your half-birthdays together.

Put a picture of both of you in your wallet.

Buy that favorite book or CD for no reason at all.

Send a care package to work filled with treats like food, photos, candy, a love note, heart-shaped confetti, etc.

Go out for the evening and tell people you're on your honeymoon.

Take a hike together and carve your initials in a tree.

Write a thank you note for all the things you take for granted.

Make a fire in the fireplace and roast marshmallows.

Tape your favorite TV show and spend the evening talking.

Do the dishes together, then apply hand lotion to each other's hands.

Write a love letter to your partner and cut it into jigsaw puzzle pieces.

Decide on secret signals and use them to communicate with each other in large groups of people.

Schedule a regular mid-week "date night" for just the two of you.

Do the laundry together.

Romance Theater Weekend: reenact each other's favorite love scene - hers on Friday, his on Saturday.

Call your partner at work and ask for a date.

Pretend you haven't seen each other for a month. Act accordingly.

Send a written invitation to do something special.

Take turns reading to each other.

Stand outside the window and sing a romantic song.

Hide favorite candy in your partner's coat pockets.

Put a tape recording of your voice (saying anything) in the car stereo and turn it on so it plays when the car starts.

Go to a drive-in movie.

Get up to turn off the last light after you're both comfy-cozy in bed.

Hold each other tight during a thunderstorm.

Make a tape recording of favorite love songs.

Leave a bunch of bananas on the kitchen table with a note, "I go bananas over you!"

Hide love notes in a magazine.

Declare your undying love via a telegram.

Make a romantic dinner together, and serve it on your finest china.

Surprise your partner with a big kiss on the neck.

Give unexpected compliments.

Share an ice cream cone.

Have a picnic on the living room floor.

Draw a silly picture of the two of you. Frame it.

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That was certainly a cute little list now wasn't it...now some of those I would not yet do, because a) I am not married...and...that is really all the reason for not doing it that I can think of....but it is a pretty good reason...don't you think? Anyways, okay, Jenelle's Song Lyrics of the Day...

Everything Changes
Matthew Sweet


It's a matter of choices
And a matter of time
For you it's a matter of drive

You will let nothing
Get in your way
You set to conquer
Each single day

(everything) everything changes (changes)
But change itself (change itself)
You can take out
What you think you know put it
Back on the shelf



And would you believe me
If i'd spoke my mind?
'cause nobody gets there they just
Try, try, try

(everything) everything changes (changes)
But change itself (change itself)
Like a bird you'd sooner fly away
But you're stuck in yourself
(as everything) as everything changes.... (changes..)


We stay the same
But we stay the same (stay the same)
You keep turning
Before long you're going to find out
What's in a name

So you look for the answer
Then pull it apart
Tear it up 'til there's nothing there
'cause it hurts your heart

Everything changes
And for what you lack
You keep turning
Before long you're going to find out
Everything changes
It's not hard to tell
Like a bird you'd sooner fly away

Monday, March 15, 2004

Read Slowly...

Have you ever wondered which hurts the most?
Saying something and wishing you hadn't?, or
Saying nothing and wishing you had?


I guess the most important things are the hardest things to say.Don't be afraid to tell someone you love them. If you do, they might break your heart...if you don't, you might break theirs.


Have u ever decided not to become a couple because you were so afraid of losing what you already had with that person?

Your heart decides whom it likes and whom it doesn't.
You can't tell your heart what to do. It does it on its own........when you least suspect it, or even when you don't want it to.

Have you ever wanted to love someone with everything you had, but that other person was too afraid to let you?

Too many of us stay walled up because we are too afraid to care too much...for fear that the other person does not care as much, or even at all.

Have you ever denied your feelings for someone because your fear of rejection was too hard to handle?

We tell lies when we are afraid... afraid of what we
don't know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us.

But every time we tell a lie, the thing we fear grows stronger.

Life is all about risks and it requires you to jump.

Don't be a person who has to look back and wonder what they would have done, or could have had.

* What would you do if every time you fell in love you had to say good-bye?

*What would you do if every time you wanted someone they would never be there?

*What would you do if your best friend died tomorrow and you never got to tell them how you felt? (even if it is that you don't care anymore)

*What would you do if you loved someone more than ever and you couldn't have them?


*What would you do if you never got the chance to say I am friends with all of my family and they know I love them?*

People live, but people die. I want to tell you that you are a friend.

If you died tomorrow (God Forbid)
you would be in my heart.
Would I be in yours?

If you care about me as much as I care about you, would you tell me?

You might be best friends one year, pretty good friends the next year, don't talk that often the next, and don't want to talk at all the year after that.

So, I just wanted to say, even if I never talk to you again in my life, you are special to me and you have made a difference in my l ife,

I look up to you, respect you, truly cherish you , most of all I CARE about my friends


Let old friends know you haven't forgotten them, and tell new friends you never will.


Remember, everyone needs a friend someday you might feel like you have NO FRIENDS at all, just remember this and take comfort in knowing
somebody out there cares about you and .. always will..

I care about YOU !!

A Rose by any other name...

Hi All,

Today, I thought it might be fun to put in my favourite poems of all time, now I don't know how interesting this will be for my readers, but I am a major poem fanatic...so please enjoy.

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

SONNET 18 by William Shakesphere

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this and this gives life to thee.

Sonnet XLIII by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, -I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! - and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.

My Last Duchess by Robert Browning

FERRARA.

That's my last Duchess painted on the wall,
Looking as if she were alive. I call
That piece a wonder, now: Fr Pandolf's hands
Worked busily a day, and there she stands.
Will't please you sit and look at her? I said
``Fr Pandolf'' by design, for never read
Strangers like you that pictured countenance,
The depth and passion of its earnest glance,
But to myself they turned (since none puts by
The curtain I have drawn for you, but I)
And seemed as they would ask me, if they durst,
How such a glance came there; so, not the first
Are you to turn and ask thus. Sir, 'twas not
Her husband's presence only, called that spot
Of joy into the Duchess' cheek: perhaps
Fr Pandolf chanced to say ``Her mantle laps
``Over my lady's wrist too much,'' or ``Paint
``Must never hope to reproduce the faint
``Half-flush that dies along her throat:'' such stuff
Was courtesy, she thought, and cause enough
For calling up that spot of joy. She had
A heart---how shall I say?---too soon made glad,
Too easily impressed; she liked whate'er
She looked on, and her looks went everywhere.
Sir, 'twas all one! My favour at her breast,
The dropping of the daylight in the West,
The bough of cherries some officious fool
Broke in the orchard for her, the white mule
She rode with round the terrace---all and each
Would draw from her alike the approving speech,
Or blush, at least. She thanked men,---good! but thanked
Somehow---I know not how---as if she ranked
My gift of a nine-hundred-years-old name
With anybody's gift. Who'd stoop to blame
This sort of trifling? Even had you skill
In speech---(which I have not)---to make your will
Quite clear to such an one, and say, ``Just this
``Or that in you disgusts me; here you miss,
``Or there exceed the mark''---and if she let
Herself be lessoned so, nor plainly set
Her wits to yours, forsooth, and made excuse,
---E'en then would be some stooping; and I choose
Never to stoop. Oh sir, she smiled, no doubt,
Whene'er I passed her; but who passed without
Much the same smile? This grew; I gave commands;
Then all smiles stopped together. There she stands
As if alive. Will't please you rise? We'll meet
The company below, then. I repeat,
The Count your master's known munificence
Is ample warrant that no just pretence
Of mine for dowry will be disallowed;
Though his fair daughter's self, as I avowed
At starting, is my object. Nay, we'll go
Together down, sir. Notice Neptune, though,
Taming a sea-horse, thought a rarity,
Which Claus of Innsbruck cast in bronze for me!

My Luve by Robert Burns

O my Luve is like a red, red rose,
That's newly sprung in June:
O my Luve is like the melodie
That's sweetly play'd in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will luve thee still, my Dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry.

Till a' the seas gang dry, my Dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun:
And I will luve thee still, my Dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.

And fare thee weel, my only Luve!
And fare thee weel a while!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho' it were ten thousand mile.


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Okay, Jenelle's Song Lyrics of the day....

Daddy's Little Girl
Kippi Brannon


Daddy take me with you
I promise I'll be good
Daddy, it's next time
And Mama said I could
Sitting in the front seat, riding downtown
For an ice cream cone, I'd wrap him around
My little fingers, tighter than my baby curls
You can make a tear go a long, long way when you're
Daddy's little girl

Walking down the isle
My eyes on Mr. Right
My boquet was shaking
But Daddy held on tight
Taking those last steps, Daddy and me
From the child to the woman I'd be
With a diamond on my finger
And my mama's string of pearls
He gave me away 'cause I couldn't stay
Daddy's little girl

Well, he taught me my bible
From seven to thirteen
Taught me to drive when I was a wild thing
I reached and he prayed when I made some mistakes
That I wouldn't have made if I'd've done it his way


Now he hugs me when he sees me
We talk about the past
He tries to give me money
And I try to give it back
He's a book of advice
More than I need
The look in his eyes
As he's saying to me
Let me help you while I can
While I'm still in this world
What will you do when your Daddy's gone
And you're Daddy's little girl

What'll I do when my daddy's gone
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This was not quite the song I was looking for, so I am going to put another one down, just for fun.

Remember Me This Way
Jordan Hill


Every now and then
We find a special friend
Who never lets us down
Who understands it all
Reaches out each time you fall
You're the best friend that I've found

I know you can't stay
A part of you will never ever go away
Your heart will stay
I'll make a wish for you
And hope it will come true
That life would just be kind
To such a gentle mind
If you lose your way
Think back on yesterday
Remember me this way
Remember me this way


I don't need eyes to see
The love you bring to me
No matter where I go
And I know that you'll be there
Forever more a part of me, you're everywhere
I'll always care
I'll make a wish for you
And hope it will come true
That life would just be kind
To such a gentle mind
If you lose your way
Think back on yesterday
Remember me this way
Remember me this way


And I'll be right behind your shoulder watching you
I'll be standing by your side and all you do
And I won't ever leave
As long as you believe
You just believe


I'll make a wish for you
And hope it will come true
That life would just be kind
To such a gentle mind
If you lose your way
Think back on yesterday
Remember me this way
Remember me this way

Sunday, March 14, 2004

Laughing my Butt off

Hi All,

Well, it is Sunday, I plan to go and have a nap as soon as I finish writing this up...I just got home from Guelph, I went to church there with my dad and I got to see Ames and Graham, we went to Jose's after church with my dad and got free food yummy stuff...and then I came home :-( BOO, I wanted to spend more time there...it makes me forget that I still have school and placement this week....BOO BOOO!!!! Anyways, yeah, I just watched the new Teen Girl Squad Video on Home Star Runner...seriously the funnest thing I have seen as of date. Excellent. Okay, I am running out of things to say...I was supposed to do a paper, but look at me not do it...wow, I am such a procrastinator...not really, but I need to be motivated....and that just isn't today at all. Anyways, last night my brother had a concert at the church, and Fighting the Fall was there, it was a great show...the crowd was a bit much, they set off the fire extinguisher in my classroom...Boo! But yeah, how about we doing Jenelle's Song Lyrics of the day...

Starting Line
Fighting the Fall


Welcome to the starting line
Welcome to the best chance of your life
The opportunity to make a choice
Forget the past and start all over again
I know we all make mistakes
I've fallen down, you've fallen down
You want to turn around
What holds us back from change?
I know it's for the best
You know it's for the best
But then the pressures from our peers
We're self-conscious when we look in the mirror
Holding back and in denial that you can lead a different life
Holding back and afraid to make a choice
I know it is hard to drop it all
to drop it all and start all over again
But consider where you are and where you want to be
It all starts with a choice.


How about a second song because this one ^ was so incredably short...sounds fun to me.

Airport Road
Straight Edge (R.I.P)


It's summer and I'm far from home
And I'd write you or call you on the phone.
And then I remember what it was like,
When I was free, when I was free
But it's over, far from now
And you're far from my heart
And your speed dials, off my phone
And I can't remember your number

Romances and tragedies
The best of friends we'll never be.
Yeah the truth is on my tongue
And I wish you could understand
I wanted nothing more than a friend
But I guess I was wrong.


So I'll carry on with my life
And I guess that I don't care
Again is this over? Are you done?
Yeah you're with him
but your friends are gone
I could believe that you're the one
But I could be wrong
And this melody that's in my heart
Is telling me to stay away

Romances and tragedies
The best of friends we'll never be
Yeah, the truth is on my tongue
And I wish you could understand
I wanted nothing more that a friend
But I guess I was wrong.


I wanted nothing more....

The end, read, enjoy, have fun, sleep, eat and be merry for tomorrow you may die (1 Corthians!!!)

Saturday, March 13, 2004

Tid-Bits from Emails

Love starts with a smile, grows with a kiss and ends with a tear.

Don't cry over anyone who won't cry over you.

If love isn't a game, why are there so many players?

Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave and impossible to forget.

You can only go as far as you can push.

Actions speak louder than words

The hardest thing to do is watch the one you love, love somebody else.

Don't let the past hold you back, you're missing out on the good stuff.

Life's short. If you don't looke around once and awhile you might miss it.

A best friend is like a four leaf clover, hard to find and lucky to have.

Some people make the world a special place just by being in it.

Best friends are the siblings that God didn't give us.

When it hurts to look back, and you're scared to look ahead, you can look beside you and your best friend will be there.

True friendship never ends

Friends are forever.

Good friends are like stars...you don't always see them, but yoy know they are always there

Don't frown, you never know who is falling in love with your smile.

What do you do when the only person who can make you smile is the person who made you cry?

Nobody is perfect until you fall in love with them.

Everything is okay in the end. If it is not okay, then it is not the end.

Most people walk in and out of your life, but only friends leave footprints in your heart.

It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return. But what hurts more is to love someone and never have the courage to let that person know how you feel.

A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and you just have to let it go.

The best kind of friend is the kind that you can sit on the porch swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.

It'd true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it is also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.

It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone-but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.

Don't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem brighter.

Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

Always put yourself in the other's shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts them too.

Blue Jays vs. Red Sox

Okay, so I was lying on the couch, sort of doing homework, sort of venting...or of day dreaming...you know the typical Saturday routines...and suddenly there on my television screen was a Blue Jays vs Red Sox baseball game...I was thrilled...now I know that summer is truely on its way YIPPEE! And the Blue Jays were losing, which means that it is really on its way...I mean I love the Jays and all...but sometimes they can really bite the dust...seriously. No really, I do love the Jays, I love baseball in general really. So I am looking forward to hopefully going to Skydome this spring and taking in a game or two...and then there is always my brother's team. Jon is in rep baseball...I enjoy watching an score keeping, I hardly miss a game. But okay, what is with the new uniforms of the Toronto Blue Jays...they look like the Yankees...sorry to all of my readers who like the New York team...I for one do not. But whatever, I am very upset by this change of colours...the BLUE jays are not BLACK!!! What the crop is that all about anyways? Okay...that is enough venting for one day.

I have nothing else to write...wait...Jenelle's Song Lyrics of the Day....

This Used to Be My Playground
Madonna (the early years)


Chorus: This used to be my playground (used to be)
This used to be my childhood dream
This used to be the place I ran to
Whenever I was in need
Of a friend
Why did it have to end
And why do they always say


Don't look back
Keep your head held high
Don't ask them why
Because life is short
And before you know
You're feeling old
And your heart is breaking
Don't hold on to the past
Well that's too much to ask

Chorus

No regrets
But I wish that you
Were here with me
Well then there's hope yet
I can see your face
In our secret place
You're not just a memory
Say goodbye to yesterday (the dream)
Those are words I'll never say (I'll never say)

This used to be my playground (used to be)
This used to be our pride and joy
This used to be the place we ran to
That no one in the world could dare destroy

This used to be our playground (used to be)
This used to be our childhood dream
This used to be the place we ran to
I wish you were standing here with me
This used to be our playground (used to be)
This used to be our childhood dream
This used to be the place we ran to
The best things in life are always free
Wishing you were here with me


Okay, how about another song, just for good measure...and because I feel like it.

Meant to Live
Switchfoot


Fumbling his confidence
And wondering why the world has passed him by
Hoping that he's bid for more than arguments
And failed attempts to fly, fly

[Chorus]
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
Somewhere we live inside
Somewhere we live inside
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
Somewhere we live inside


Dreaming about Providence
And whether mice or men have second tries
Maybe we've been livin with our eyes half open
Maybe we're bent and broken, broken

[Chorus]

We want more than this world's got to offer
We want more than this world's got to offer
We want more than the wars of our fathers
And everything inside screams for second life, yeah

We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
We were meant to live
We were meant to live

Friday, March 12, 2004

Hey now, You're an All Star!

Hi,

Even though I missed Survivor last night, through several different sources (ie, Graham, my parents, and both siblings) I was still able to piece together a fairly accurate summary of last nights episode...which helps me a great deal.

In a stunning Tribal Council, Colby Donaldson (AUSTRAILIA) was shocked to hear his name read as the tribe he thought he controlled stabbed him in the back and sent him packing. Viewed as the strongest member of his tribe, Colby proved too great a threat as Mogo Mogo eliminated him in a three to two decision. Shortly after leaving Tribal Council, Colby concluded, "Ultimately, when your day's up, you've got to be okay with that. You've got to feel good about what you've done." As morning dawned over the Mogo Mogo camp, newest member Jerri (AUSTRAILIA), awoke with a list of complaints, much to the chagrin of her tribemates. Viewed as lazy and tiresome, Jerri's attitude has worn thin on most of Mogo Mogo. "When you're the bad seed on the team, man, it brings it down. I don't even mean a bad seed as much as an annoying seed…so that's grating on people," noted Kathy (MARQUESAS). After receiving Tree Mail inviting them to a swimming-themed Immunity Challenge, Chapera discussed their chances of winning. Assuming the role of leader, Rupert (PEARL ISLANDS), motivated his tribe by giving an inspirational speech about how they could not lose. "We'll win, guaranteed, if we keep our composure and we try hard," Rupert stated simply. As the tribes assembled for the Challenge, host Jeff Probst explained that for this competition, the tribes would start from floating platforms. One at a time, the castaways would swim to retrieve various floating puzzle pieces. Once all the puzzle pieces were gathered, they would then need to assemble them to form a giant boat, which they would paddle to shore. Once there, one tribe member would run through the jungle to raise a flag and retrieve additional paddles. With all six paddles, the tribes would race back to the starting platform. The first tribe back would win a major reward: a day off the island. This incredible reward would include a barbeque feast, beer and dessert. In a surprise twist, the winning tribe would also get to pick a member from the losing tribe to join them. The chosen member would not have to join their tribe at Tribal Council, where the losers would be forced to send someone home. Thus, this all-important Challenge was not only for Reward but for Immunity as well. As the grueling Challenge began, Jerri immediately put her tribe behind by struggling to unclip a puzzle piece. Chapera had the lead as they assembled the pieces to their puzzle and set to build it into a boat. Mogo Mogo took over the lead as they built their puzzle into a boat more quickly than Chapera. As both boats raced toward shore, it was clearly a tight contest. Mogo Mogo reached shore first, and Ethan (AFRICA), hit the ground running for the jungle. With a lot of room to make up, Chapera followed by sending Rob (MARQUESAS). As the defeated Mogo Mogo tribe returned to camp, Ethan took the blame for the loss when he confided that he just couldn't untie the paddles fast enough. "Do they see a need for me here?" questioned Ethan, "Or do they let me go? I don't know. And we've gotta vote someone off tonight." While Chapera sipped champagne in paradise, Mogo Mogo was in a flurry over who was going to be voted out of the tribe. Colby and Ethan conspired to vote off Jerri with the approval of Lex (AFRICA). However, Lex later approached Jerri, explaining it was Colby who was his biggest threat. "Colby doesn't see this coming at all," smiled Jerri, "He doesn't see a single vote coming in his direction." Indeed, Colby didn't see it coming as he stoically witnessed Jeff Probst read the final vote, which sent him home in a three to two decision.

Over all...it seemed to be an eventful if not BORING episode in my opinion from my sources...but still I was deeply saddened to have missed out on it.
:-(

Okay, Jenelle's Song Lyrics of the day...lets theme it up.

All Star
Smash Mouth


Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me
I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed
She was looking kind of dumb with her finger and her thumb
In the shape of an "L" on her forehead

Well the years start coming and they don't stop coming
Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running
Didn't make sense not to live for fun
Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb

So much to do so much to see
So what's wrong with taking the back streets
You'll never know if you don't go
You'll never shine if you don't glow

[Chorus:]
Hey now you're an All Star get your game on, go play
Hey now you're a Rock Star get the show on get paid
And all that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold


It's a cool place and they say it gets colder
You're bundled up now but wait 'til you get older
But the meteor men beg to differ
Judging by the hole in the satellite picture

The ice we skate is getting pretty thin
The waters getting warm so you might as well swim
My world's on fire how about yours
That's the way I like it and I never get bored

[Repeat Chorus 2x]

Somebody once asked could you spare some change for gas
I need to get myself away from this place
I said yep what a concept
I could use a little fuel myself
And we could all use a little change
Well the years start coming and they don't stop coming
Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running
Didn't make sense not to live for fun
Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb
So much to do so much to see
So what's wrong with taking the back streets
You'll never know if you don't go
You'll never shine if you don't glow

[Repeat Chorus]

By the way, my day was good, a little stressful, but otherwise good...going to outreach tonight...bye






Thursday, March 11, 2004

The Wisdom of Women!

I recieved this book a few Christmas' ago from my former room mate Violet and I enjoyed it so much that I want to share it with everyone who reads my Blog. It is called "Believing in Ourselves---The Wisdom of Women" with the Author being unknow at this time...so here are a few gems from within the book, some times women say the best things to make me feel better.

"We are so vain that we even care about the opinions of people who we don't care about" ---MARIA VON EBNER-ESCHENBACH

"No one can make you feel inferior with out your consent" ---ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

"The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you are still a rat." ---LILY TOMLIN

"Don't compromise yourself, you are all that you got." ---JANIS JOPLIN

"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try." ---BEVERLY SILLS

"If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right." ---MARY KAY ASH

"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't" ---ERICA JONG

"People call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute." ---REBECCA WEST (NO RELATION)

"Nobody ever measures, even poets, how much the heart can hold." ---ZELDA FITZGERALD

"It is a general mistake to think the men we like are good for everything and those we do not, good for nothing." ---MARQUESS OF HALIFAX

"I don't know why women want any of the things that men have, when one of the things that women have is men." ---COCO CHANEL

"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with a little rain." ---DOLLY PARTON

"If the world were a logical place, men would ride side-saddle." ---RITA MAE BROWN

"No artist is ahead of his time. He is the time. It is the others that are behind their time." ---MARTHA GRAHAM

"I wrote the story myself. It is all about a girl who lost her reputation but never missed it." ---MAE WEST (AGAIN, NO RELATION)

"If only we'd stop trying to be happy, then we would have a pretty good time." ---EDITH WHARTON

"I prefer the word "homemaker" because "housewife" always implies there is to be a wife someplace else." ---BELLA ABZUG

"He who laughs, lasts!" ---MARY PETTIBONE POOLE

"In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing." ---MIGNON MCLAUGHLIN

"Never marry a man who hates his mother, because he will end up hating you." ---JILL BENNETT

"You can not shake hands with clenched fists." ---INDIRA GANDHI
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Jenelle's Song Lyrics of the Day...this one goes out to all the BLECIES who are reading this today...

Lean on Me
By whoever you want it to be by...seriously, so many people covered it.


Sometimes in our lives we all have pain
We all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow

Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on


Please swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can fill those of your needs
That you don't let show

Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on


If there is a load you have to bear
That you can't carry
I'm right up the road
I'll share your load
If you just call me

So just call on me brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'd understand
We all need somebody to lean on


Lean on me when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
Till I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on


Lean on me…



Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Love Letters and Love Songs

Dear Friend,

I just had to write to tell you just how much I love and care for you. Yesterday, I saw you walking and laughing with your friends; I hoped that soon you'd want Me to walk along with you too. I painted you a sunset to close yesterday amd whispered a cool breeze to refresh you. I waited and you never called. I just kept loving you.

As I watched you fall asleep last night, I wanted so much to touch you. I spilled moonlight onto your face-trickling down your cheeks as so many tears have before. You didn't even think of me. I wanted so much to comfort you.

The next day, I exploded a brilliant sunrise into a glorious morning for you; but you woke up late and rushed off to work-you didn't even notice. My sky became cloudy and my tears were the rain.

I love you. Oh, if only you would listen. I really love you. I try to say it in the quiet of the green meadow and in the blue sky. The wind whispers my love throughout the trees and spills it into the vibrant colours of the flowers. I shout it to you in the thunder of the great waterfalls and compose great love songs for bands to sing to you. I warm you with the clothing of my sunshine and perfume the air with nature's sweet scent. My love for you is deeper than the ocean and greater than any need in your heart. If only you would realize how I care. I died just for you.

My Dad sends His love. I want you to meet Him. He cares very much too! Father's are just that way. So please, call me soon. No matter how long it takes, I will wait because I love you.
Love,
Jesus
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I went to see the Passion last night, and yeah, wow is all I can really say...and that doesn't even sum it up...you will just all have to watch it...I mean, it is sometimes so hard to fathom that someone would do that for me! I mean, to suffer for my sins? It makes me feel so unworthy, I am unworthy, but Jesus died for me anyways...it's really hard to take in....you can also read Graham's Blog He goes a little deeper into it.

Okay, Jenelle's Song Lyrics of the Day....

Love Song
Third Day


I've heard it said that a man would climb a mountain
Just to be with the one he loves
How many times has he broken that promise
It has never been done.
I've never climbed the highest mountain
But I walked the hill of calvary

Chorus:
Just to be with you, I'd do anything
There's no price I would not pay
Just to be with you, I'd give anything
I would give my life away.


I've heard it said that a man would swim the ocean
Just to be with the one he loves
How may times has he broken that promise
It can never be done
I've never swam the deepest ocean
But I walked upon the raging sea

Repeat chorus


(Bridge) I know that you don't understand
the fullness of My love
How I died upon the cross for your sins
And I know that you don't realize
how much that I gave you
But I promise, I would do it all again.


Just to be with you, I've done everything
There's no price I did not pay
Just to be with you, I gave everything
Yes, I gave my life away.

Tuesday, March 09, 2004

So much to do, so little time....

Hi....I have so much to write, but I seriously do not have the time or the energy to write it all down...so that is all I am going to write for today....here...have some son lyrics

Fire Proof
Pillar


Here's a chance to show you how I feel
A chance for you to see it's real
To see just what I feel inside and who it is that's by my side
I will never change my mind
Try to torch me and you'll find
You can't turn me or deter me
No matter how you try
You can't burn me

Chorus

I know where I stand and what'll happen if you try it
I am FIREPROOF
I know my heart and I just can't deny it
I am FIREPROOF
I tried to tell you but you wouldn't be quiet
I am FIREPROOF
I'll never bow down and you won't buy it
I am FIREPROOF


Now you know what I'm all about
There's no chance I'll ever doubt
The only one who can control me
I extol the Almighty
You want me to put it on the line
And give yield to you this time
See but I won't compromise and I realize
It's my time to rise

Chorus

You'll never take me in the fire
You'll never take my own desire

I am going to the movies tonight, going to see "The Passion" so I might have something more to write for tomorrow.

Monday, March 08, 2004

Blah Blah Blah

Hey All,

I am sick, yes, very sick indeed...well...not very sick...I have a cold...and it has gone straight to my head...I am not happy...in fact I am quite miserable...so this BLOG will not likely be very entertaining...or it might be hilarious depending on how you take it...am I making any sense at all? Probably not...oh well...who really cares anyways. Okay, Here is something fun, that always makes me laugh...enjoy....

ACTUAL Announcements Taken from Church Bulletins:

1) Don't let worry kill you. Let the Church help.

2) Thursday night-Potluck Supper. Prayer and medication to follow.

3) Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our church and community.

4) For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.

5) The rosebud on the altar this morning is to announce the birth of David Alan Belzer, the sin of Rev and Mrs. Julius Belzer.

6) This afternoon there will be a meeting in the south and north ends of the church. Children will be baptized at both ends.

7) Tuesday at 4PM there will be an ice cream social. All ladies giving milk will please come early.

8) Wednesday, the Ladies Liturgy Society will meet. Mrs. Jones will sing "Put Me In My Little Bed" accompanied by the pastor.

9) Thursday at 5PM there will be a meeting of the Little Mothers Club. All wishing to become Little Mothers, please see the minister in his private study.

10) This being Easter Sunday, we will ask Mrs. Lewis to come forward and lay an egg on the altar.

11) The service will close with "Little Drops of Water". One of the ladies will start (quietly) and the rest of the congregation will join in.

12) Next Sunday, a special collection will be taken to defray the cost of the new carpet. All those wishing to do something on the new carpet will come forward and get a piece of paper.

13) The ladies of the church have cast off clothing of every kind and they may be seen in the church basement Friday.

14) A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow.

15) At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What is Hell?" Come early and listen to our choir practice.

16) Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance.

17) The 1991 Spring Council Retreat will be hell May 10 and 11.

18) Pastor is on vacation. Massages can be given to church secretary.

19) 8 new choir robes are currently needed, due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.

20) Mrs. Johnson will be entering the hospital this week for testes.

21) The Senior Choir invites any member of the congregation who enjoys sinning to join the choir.

22) Please join us as we show our support for Amy and Alan who is preparing for the girth of their first child.

23) Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles, and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.

24) The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new tithing campaign slogan last Sunday: "I Upped My Pledge--Up Yours."

25. Ushers will eat latecomers.

26. The third verse of Blessed Assurance will be sung without musical accomplishment.

27. The choir will meet at the Larsen house for fun and sinning.

28. Miss Charlene Mason sang, "I Will Not Pass This Way Again," giving obvious pleasure to the congregation.

29. Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It is a good chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands.

30. Next Sunday is the family hayride and bonfire at the Fowlers. Bring your own hot dogs and guns. Friends are welcome! Everyone come for a fun time.

31. Wise Up, O Men of God" Smile at someone who is hard to love. Say "hell" to someone who doesn't care much about you.

32. The peacemaking meeting scheduled for today has been canceled due to a conflict.

33. The sermon this morning: Jesus Walks on the Water. The sermon tonight: Searching for Jesus

34. Next Thursday, there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all the help they can get.

35. The agenda was adopted...the minutes were approved... the financial secretary gave a grief report.

36. Barbara C. remains in the hospital and needs blood donors for more transfusions. She is also having trouble sleeping and requests tapes of Pastor Jack's sermons.

37. The 'Over 60s Choir' will be disbanded for the summer with the thanks of the entire church.

38. Missionary from Africa speaking at Calvary Memorial Church in Racine. Name: Bertha Belch. Announcement: Come tonight and hear Bertha Belch all the way from Africa".

39. Announcement in a church bulletin for a National Prayer & Fasting Conference: "The cost for attending the Fasting & Prayer conference includes meals".

40. The outreach committee has enlisted 25 visitors to make calls on people who are not afflicted with any church.

41. Low Self-Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the back door.

42. The pastor would appreciate if the ladies of the congregation would lend him their electric girdles for pancake breakfast next Sunday morning

43. Today's Message, "Descending into Hell." elevator entrance off Centre Street.

44. The Reverend Merriweather spoke briefly, much to the delight of the audience.

45. The eighth graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the church basement on Friday at 7:00 p.m. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.

46. During the absence of our pastor we enjoyed the rare privilege of hearing a good sermon when J.F. Scubbs supplied our pulpit.

47. Next Sunday, Mrs. Vinson will be the soloist for the morning service. The pastor will then speak on "It's a Terrible Experience."

48. The pastor will preach his farewell message, after which the choir will sing, "Break Forth Into Joy."

49. Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on Oct. 24 in the church. So ends a friendship that began in school days

50. The church is glad to have with us today as our guest minister the Rev. Green who has Mrs. Green with him. After the service we request that all remain in the sanctuary for the Hanging of the Greens.
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That always makes me laugh...okay, Jenelle's Song Lyrics of the Day...

This is a Call
Thousand Foot Krutch


She fooled all of her friends into thinking she's so strong
But she still sleeps with the light on
And she acts like it's all right on, as she smiles again
And her mother lies there sick with cancer
And her friends don't understand her
She's a question without answers
Who feels like falling apart.
She knows, she's so much more than worthless
She needs to find a purpose,
She wonders what she did to deserve this

CHORUS
She's calling out to you
This is a call, this is a call out
Cause everytime I fall down, I reach out to you
And I'm losing all control now
And my hazard signs are all out
I'm asking you to show me what this life is all about


And he tells everyone a story,
Cause he thinks his life is boring
And he fights so you won't ignore him,
Cause that's his biggest fear
And he cries, but you'll rarely see him do it
And he loves but he's scared to use it
So he hides behind the music
Cause he likes it that way
And he knows, he's so much more than worthless
He needs to find the surface
Cause he's starting to get nervous

CHORUS

Have you ever felt this way before
Cause I don't wanna hide here anymore
Take me to a place where nothing's wrong
And thanks for coming, shut the door
And they say some one out there sees us,
Well if you're real, then save me Jesus
Cause I've been this way for far too long
I wasn't meant to feel alone

CHORUS

Show me what this life is all about
Show me what this life is all about