off to pine cove!!! i'm so excited!!!!!!!! all of you have a lovely weekend!!
--kaylah

These are just a few of the verses that have caused changes in my heart and in my attitude.

"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, ' plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.'" --Jeremiah 29:11-13

"Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus, who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death--even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." --Philippians 2:5-11

"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--His good, pleasing and perfect will." --Romans 12:1-2

and now that i've spent another 30 mins of sleepy time at the computer i should probly go to bed. see you all later!!

this weekend was cool. i changed my "life plan" again. or actually i guess it's just modified, rather than completely changed. i still have the same basic idea of what i wanna do with my life. i love thinking about this kind of stuff; exploring my options is always good. what i love about all this is that i'm thinking of different ways that i can start now working towards my goals, and i don't have to wait till i'm done with all of high school and college before i actually start anything. i wanna go into missions--that much i'm pretty sure of. of course, that could also change. but for now my heart is really in missions. i've already told some of you about all my ideas. it would take too long to put them all here--i'm too scatterbrained, so the only way for me to explain them is in person. anywho, i'm very excited about all these ideas. no really.
seeing as how TAKS is tomorrow (ugh!!) i'm going to go get some sleep so i can try to be positive tomorrow despite the annoying tests that i will have to take this week.

"Maybe redemption has stories to tell. Maybe forgiveness is right where you fell. Where can you run to escape from yourself? Where ya gonna go? Where ya gonna go? Salvation is here.....I dare you to move, I dare you to move........."

je fais serment d'allegeance au drapeau des Etats-Unis d'Amerique, et a la Republique qu'il represente, une nation sous Dieu, indivisible, avec liberte et justice pour tous--that's how you say the pledge of allegiance in french. amazing how many interesting things i can learn in french class without getting any better at actually speaking the language. still, it's fun. we laugh much.

i would love to stay and chat, but i have to go finish reading five different books now. peace.

it's MONDAY!!!! i usually hate mondays, but i had an easy day. party in choir, missed half of english for a dr. appt.......it was cool. in english now we're reading A Separate Peace, which is proving to be, well, interesting. it's well written, in that the author has well-constructed sentences and whatnot, but the story is not so captivating as its fans would make it seem. also, i'm the kind of person who just reads the whole book in one night instead of reading it along with the class, so i already know what happens. but our project on this will be fun--we get to do a "photo essay", which means we take pictures that fit with themes of the story and just add captions. that's all we have to do. i think this will prove to be the one of the easiest and most genuinely fun projects i've done in a while. (i love taking pics, and i can take pics the weekend before it's due when i go to PINE COVE!!! so that will allow me to get some pictures that are more relevant to the story) cool beans.

ugh, the agony of realizing that i must be up way too early for a FNHS meeting and to take a chem test.......tomorrow will be a long day........... :)

well since i didn't blog yesterday, i'll have to wish a belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my flavorite person ANNE RADIMECKY!!!!! w00t!

has anyone noticed my blogs getting shorter over time??? sad story.

we had UIL for choir today, and despite the fact that i was still sick i thought we did quite well. well, according to the judges, we did well enough to earn sweepstakes!!! i'm so excited. what is funny is that some people in our choir didn't care because they were used to getting sweepstakes, while others didn't even know what sweepstakes was and were therefore confused. one particular girl was very ecstatic once she realized it means we got the highest rating from every judge. of course, we have a skilled director, so it wasn't terribly surprising that he had prepared us well. and tomorrow i get to go to listen to our varsity choir sing, and i'm sure they will do great also. cause, of course, they're better than us (hence the name VARSITY choir). anyway, i'm very thrilled about all of that!!!
as i expected, my fave song has already changed since yesterday. and i'm sure there'll be a new one tomorrow aussi.
a demain, everyone!! (it's french, don't worry about it)

hmmm....long day. turned in my research paper. didn't get much sleep, so i'm not exactly very awake right now. still, through all the tiredhead and attempted naps during class, i did manage to get a small amount of homework done. somehow.
I think my flavorite song for this week.....or maybe just today, i don't know...is probly twenty-four by switchfoot. actually, any song by switchfoot. they're pretty much all i've listened to the past couple of days, with the exception of some TFK and Third Day stuff. rock.
and, on that note, i'm gonna go--even tho it is extremely early for me to be going to bed, it is probably wise that i do so. unless i end up reading or something until 1 a.m. i need to get out of that habit. peace.
--kaylah

It's Easter!!! w00t!!
woke up too early this morning. no really. i'm just not used to getting up in time to leave by 10 a.m. still, the sermon was good. and worship was good, despite the fact that i HAVE NO VOICE. dang it. really, the one thing that bothers me most is not having a voice. but i think God is using this to teach me,too. since He's blessed me with musical talent my entire life, i've taken it for granted. and now i'm learning how to worship Him without using my voice. the worship today was all between me and Him--none of it could be about focusing on singing right, since i couldn't sing anyway. and He's changing the way i live and the way i worship Him, so that my worship is more a part of my lifestyle than merely a matter of showing off my musical talent. this is just one lesson i had to learn the hard way--i've heard various lessons on worship lately, but they never really, truly stuck. so God got my attention this weekend, which is good. really. so, yeah. God rocks my face off. speaking of people who rock my face off, ryan and molly are leaving today :( it makes me sad, but i will see at least ryan again in a couple months. and eventually i'll get to hang out with molly again. she's awesome. haha, we all dyed eggs today, and then we launched the eggs into the lake from our balcony. that was awesome.
well, i guess it's back to mes devoirs!!! later everyone, and Happy Easter!!! i love you all BIG MUCH!!!!!
--kaylah

well i had a choir concert last night. i stood on stage and.....didn't sing. because apparently, i'm sick, which caused me to lose my voice completely just hours before the concert. (it's a sign!!lol) anyway i had fun nonetheless. afterwards we went to chili's and, being the smart people we are, we beat the rest of the choir people to a table.we had much fun seeing the people in the kitchen mess up our orders again....and again...well, you get the idea.
i'm going to six flags today and tomorrow!!! they're havin some rockin' concerts goin on the next two days!!!actually i'm leaving my house in like 30 mins. to meet our group. fun stuff!!! can't wait. no really. well i'm off!!! later guys.
love kaylah

i'm back again!!! it's been a wonderful day. wow, this is unusual....i've been having a lot of wonderful days in a row. well, unusual or no, i'd rather feel wonderful every day than to have a lot of terrible days and a couple mediocre ones each week. i should have great weeks more often!!! lol there was a bad storm tonight and i had to drive through it...but as you can see i'm alive so it's all good!!! hmmm i think i might go to bed early tonight so i can be awake for school!!! always a good idea....and yet i never seem to accomplish it.....

so...today was fantastic. i started out a bit grumpy--but, hey, who didn't??? i mean, we lost an hour, for cryin' out loud!!! which means, when i went to bed at 1 a.m., i had to regretfully reset my clock to 2 a.m. and then i got up at 11:30, only nine and a half hours after going to bed!!!suffice to say, i was bitter. however, after finishing my chores and taking a shower, i finally woke myself up--while listening to the 2nd most wonderful broadway cd of all time, Les Miz. (the best, of course, would have to be Phantom--duh!!!) for those of you who have never heard the beauty known as Phantom of the Opera--well, just know that you are pitied. seriously. but if you do choose to listen to the cd, you must listen to the original broadway cast, which is obviously the only one with a truly talented actor playing Erik (the Phantom). among my other broadway favorites is Jekyll and Hyde, whose brilliance is debatable among the world of theater. still, Andrew Lloyd Webber (composer for Phantom) is brilliant--far more so than the composers for Les Miz and Jekyll & Hyde. most def. aw, just listen to the cd. then you will understand.
well, one of my good friends recently went to see switchfoot in concert--two nights in a row--for which i am very jealous of her. and always will be. anyway, i am absolutely in love with that band, to say the least. and i think that you shold all go buy their cd's. now. well, what are you waiting for?!?!? right. sorry about that. i'm over it. but they are awesome. vraiment.
man, what a rabbit trail. anywho, back to how fantabulous my day was. i got to go to el chico, which was awesome. i love that place. and then i had church, which was of course also awesome. no really, i did learn some good stuff. of course, i learn good stuff every week. i mean, how can you open up God's Word and not learn anything?? there is something new to learn every time, no matter how many times you've read the passage. God is amazing. as I was driving home (after going to starbucks with my awesome friend maria!!) i looked up at the moon and just started laughing, it was so beautiful. of course the sky never fails to give me joy. but it was amazing, just looking at it through the clouds, when you couldn't see a single star, but you could still see the moon. i dunno, you prabably all think i'm crazy, but when i'm so incredibly joyful at the sight of something, i don't exactly have words to describe it. i just end up laughing, like i did tonight. so, in conclusion: i did laugh today, and i do not feel like the ultimate suck (don't ask). oh hey, and while i'm recommending music and stuff like that, i think you should all read Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game"--and if you like it you should read all the books following it such as "Speaker for the Dead," "Xenocide." "Children of the Mind"--you get the idea. greatness. at least, if you're into sci-fi it is. later, guys!!
love kaylah

Beautiful Sound by the Newsboys

Turn the page can't turn the light out
Every word, every line carries to my soul
Dark letters on a page singin' so loud
Where did I go wrong not to hear You?

Eighteen years, I guess it was alright
I let you do the thinkin'
I'd just bide my time
Father to son, sonny help me down
Where did I go wrong not to hear Your song?

It's a beautiful sound,
Movin' throught the crowd
Voices lifted up on high for You.
It's a beautiful song,
We've only just begun
To understand rediscovering You.

To have found You and still be looking for You
Is the soul's paradox of love.
You fill my cup, I lift it up for more
I won't stop now that I'm free
I'll be chasin' You like You chased me

It's a beautiful sound,
Movin' through the crowd
Voices lifted up on high for You.
It's a beautiful song,
We've only just begun
To understand rediscovering You.

For today, I leave you with that. 'till next time. --In Him, kaylah.

wow. i don't think i've had this good of a day in a long time. after the usual sleeping in and rushing through getting ready, i sped to school with the music blaring while very low on gas........not a good idea. but after that, everything was great. in choir, we had a clinician come in to work with us who is a director at UNT. this guy is awesome--he got us to sing like our director has never been able to (meanwhile, our director was taking many notes). so, in short, i was reminded of the reason why i am in choir!! i remembered what it was like to be a part of a truly good choir!!! i haven't had that kind of director since middle school, and also the summer all-state preparation camp at UT Austin. it was wonderful. really. afterwards, i was in a very good mood despite my chem class (blech)....and then i got to go to french (yay!!!). and even though i have massive amounts of things to do before i can go to bed, i'm just glad. God is truly working in me and through me a lot lately. did i mention that He is amazing?!? this is the most joyful i've felt in....well....months, maybe....i'm not quite sure. man, i am lovin' this week!!! oh, and one more exciting thing about this week. i get to go to PINE COVE this month!!!! for those of you who don't know what i'm talking about, pine cove is this awesome camp in Tyler, Texas that our youth group goes to a couple of times a year. i get to go for a work weekend (yay!!), which is very exciting. this means i get to work in the kitchens and stuff while a group of probably middle schoolers has their weekend retreat. it's a wonderful place to be, and not to mention a great opportunity to serve.
it's my brother's birthday on monday!! i'm so excited. and what's more, i get to see him on wednesday when he comes home from college for easter!!! i can't wait!!!
well, since i have now taken up a considerably large amount of space, i'm gonna jet!! here's another quote for ya:

"To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul's paradox of love, scorned indeed by the too-easily-satisfied religionist, but justified in happy experience by the children of the burning heart." --A.W. Tozer

i love you guys!!! laters!!
love kaylah