I just realized i've been on xanga for over 2 years. Wow, time flies.

I'm 19 today, the 23rd. Happy Birthday to me!  lol  its past midnight  hee hee

I'm workin at a daycare now, its pretty interesting. i'm with a group of about 30, ages 4-13.  they can be pretty crazy some times.

I'm going to be preaching for the first time next tuesday. i'm kinda nervous because its my first time, but i know God has given me a word and i'm trusting that he'll help settle my nerves. please be praying for me.

I guess i'm gonna head to bed, good night all!

what do u do when u know someone is hurting inside, u know they need to open up and talk to someone, but they won't?

There is a young girl that i know.  She's been going through a lot, she's got a psycho mom that puts her through hell.  She gets made fun of at school.  The only way i know about her getting made fun of at school is through other people, not her.  Because of her mom i can't talk to her much.  I used to be able to talk to her a lot and she would open up to me and confide in me. but now, because of her mom, she doesn't have the opportunity to open up to me as much.  This has sort of closed her up.  i don't believe she's talking to anyone about her problems.  Some of the people she's around are hard to trust.  I'm afraid if she doesn't talk to anyone she'll keep things bottled up, and i know how that can affect u, both mentally and physically.

what should i do?

I had a lot of fun in California. Went to Huntington Beach the first day, it was chilly and overcast but we still had a lot of fun.  Went to Hollywood and saw a guy running down the street in a gorilla suit  lol.  We went to a wax museum that was pretty cool.  When we went to Venice Beach and saw some crazy people.  One guy was walking all over broken glass for money.  There was a guy that had a sign that said "will work for marijuana."  We also went to Knott's Berry Farm, an awesome amusement park.  We rode all the big coasters.

i haven't update in a while.  i'm in California!! the weather has been kinda weird out here. its been overcast and cold all week but today it was beautiful. we went to Hollywood yesterday, we saw a bunch of weirdos. I saw a guy running down the road in a gorilla suit  lol

i'll upload pics when i get home

One of my good friends was pregnant, she had her baby on Monday. I stayed at the hospital the past couple of nights. It's a boy, he first weighed 6 pounds and is 20 1/2 inches long. he dopped to 5lbs, 13 oz, which is normal for a new baby to do. His name is Gabriel Dakota.

Showin us his eyes - just 3 hours old

All dressed up

Family pic

A couple days ago everyone was wearing t-sirts and shorts.  When they predicted snow i didn't think it was gonna happen. So i was wrong, i didn't think it would be that bad. it snowed pretty hard and stuck for a couple hours.

she wrote it herself, we just added the dates. she planned everything, got everything arranged with the church for her memorial we just had to tell the church the dates in the end. she got in touch with the restaurant to get the food she wanted for the catering. she told my grandfather she didn't want us to mess anything up  lol

BELEW, ETHEL, born November 29, 1927, passed away February 28, 2008 at the Oaks on Parkwood, a senior living community, after a long battle with colon cancer. She is preceded in death by her parents, William and Susie Siniard of Athens, AL; four brothers and one sister. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Jim Belew; a daughter, Susan Evans of Gardendale; two granddaughters, Ashley and Allison Evans of Gardendale; two sisters, Virginia Thornton of Decatur and Jeanette Higginbotham of Athens, AL; and a host of nieces and nephews, family and friends. A memorial service will be held Monday, March 3rd, 11 AM at Riverchase United Methodist Church, 1953 Old Highway 31, Birmingham, AL, where she is a member. Visitation will be one hour before the service at 10 AM. Special thanks goes to Hope Hospice and Home Instead, especially Dora, for their loving care; to Reverend John Ray for his visits and encouragement; the Joy Sunday School Class for all the cards, food, and calls; to the staff at the Oaks on Parkwood, especially Susan Kennedy and Quena Mears for making living at the Oaks such a pleasant experience. Ethel participated in many of the programs at the Oaks as well as volunteering. Memorials can be made to Hope Hospice, PO Box 10304 Birmingham, AL 35202; or to Riverchase United Methodist Church, 1953 Old Highway 31 Birmingham, AL 35244; or any cancer research fund of your choice.

My grandmother passed away tonight after battling cancer for a year. I'm thankful she's not in pain anymore, but i'm still sad.  Please keep me and my family in your prayers.

It snowed last night.  came down pretty hard, but it wasn't cold enough to stick.  it was still kinda fun.  since we're so snow deprived in Alabama, we get psyched over a flurry  lol  i know...we're pathetic

We had our youth rally on Friday.  It went great.  Had a pretty good size crowd.  The bands were awesome.  And the message preached was just what we needed to hear.

I'd like to ask whoever reads this to please remember a friend of mine in prayer.  She is going through a really rough time and has had time where she has just felt hopeless.  She's better now but she still needs to be lifted up in prayer.  Thanks in advance.