Hello again bloggers! So a few weeks ago, I had a revelation that I really wanted to share with you all. You see, ever since I have started working with kids, God really opened my eyes to what it means to have child- like faith. When it comes to what people think about them, children don't care! Kids will wear a polk-a-dotted t-shirt with striped pants! Or they will wear neon pink with a puke green color. Or, if you let them, they will sit in their poop all day! Now I am not saying to go get a diaper and poop in it, then sit in it all day, because that will just be weird. (If you do, please don't say that I told you to do so!). What I am saying is the way we need to live God in our lives, is the way children wear colors or patterns. We as Christians, shouldn't care what people think about us. We aren't here to be people pleasers. We are here on a mission for God and win souls for the Kingdom of Heaven. We shouldn't be ashamed of what God has done in our lives. We need to to do a little LGL: LIVE GOD LOUD!
Go out there and show the colors that God gave you. He put us on a light stand for a reason. Now shine!
Hello bloggers!!This blog has two parts to it: Q & A, and just some upcoming events. This is a very exciting blog for me becauseof numerous reasons you will read about later in this blog!
Question &Answer :
"So there is this person named Taylor Tye and she won't leave me alone no matter how much I try." ~Morgan Cameron~
Well Morgan, life is like lemons. You have your sweet parts and then you have your sour parts.... like this Taylor person. God is testing you by squeezing the juice out of you and seeing what you will do with the lemon juice. So what will you do? Will you let that juice get even more sour and bitter? Or will you add the sugar and make some lemonade?
"Do bananas actually make you gain weight? I heard it can, but how do I know? Lol silly question? But do you know the answer?" ~Christina McKay~
Christina, I can honestly say, that I have no idea what the answer is to that. I found this information online, that I think you would find very useful: "Bananasoffer a great value of proteins, vitamins and minerals, which BOOSTS your metabolism. They contain a sugar content which works well for quick energy, this might be why rumor started that they make you gain weight, however the sugar is is natural and I wouldn't think to be bad for you. They're actually known to help curestomach paincaused from stomach acidsbecause they neutralize the acid content and they're known to bedigested easily." Also Christina.... yes. Yes it was a very silly question. :)
"What do you want to/ think you're going to do in life?"~Taylor Tye~
Wow Taylor. That is a very deep question. I want to do alot of things in life. I want to learn to play the drums, guitar, bass guitar, and maybe even get better at the piano. I want to train my singing voice more to get better at singing, and one of my goals is to worship lead, but that is definitly far down the road. Other than music, I want to go on some mission trips (my goal is to seven different places). For work wise, I have no idea what I want to do. I am going to go to bible college first (probably do the three year program) and see where God wants me to go from there. I might go into hair dressing or real estate, but we will see what God wants me to do in life :) As for family wise, I want to get married young, but not too young, and have five kids. No more, no less. Well Taylor, that's some of the things I want to do with my life in a nut shell.
UPCOMING EVENTS!!
Just some upcoming events, that you will not want to miss!! ~This weekend I am going to Horseheads, New York for the Katie Souza Conference. I will make a blog as soon as I get back with pictures and videos :) ~My 18th birthday is just around the corner in less than two weeks! So be sure to read my special blog about my testimony on how I came to know God :) ~Second week of August, I am going to a cottage with my family, so I will be posting pictures and videos along with quick little blogs during that week.
Mark those dates on your calenders and be sure to check out my blog on those dates! God bless! Love, ~Carley~
Ps. I will be doing a question and answer series again, so be sure to watch out for those and ask any questions you want :)
Exactly one week ago from today, I graduated from high school.It's kind of weird to think that I amofficially done with school... well except for college and what not. I remember taking the bus for the very first time. (By the way, I keep in contact with an awesome bus driver I had when I was little and she was the one who gave me the idea for this blog. Thank you Kim!) I remember being so shy around people, and never wanting to talk to anyone. I remember saying goodbye to friends and meeting new ones when I moved with my family. Even though elementary school was fun, I have to say this.... My most memorable school years are my four years of high school. High school is the place where I met God. It's the place where I changed. And it's the place where I broke out of some major boxes in my life. In grade nine, I wasn't a Christian. In fact, I didn't want anything to do with God. I thought God was this lame little thing that people just waste their time to worship (my goodness! Was I ever wrong!). In grade nine, I had a boyfriend (who I broke up with in the same year, because nothing good was coming out of it...but anyway...). I remember always wanting to do drugs or alcohol, to get rid of the pain in my life. I hated the way I looked, I thought that no one was ever going to love me. when I broke up with my boyfriend, I thought no man was ever going to love me.... which brought the feelings that I was useless and just a plain old piece of junk. Grade ten... well first semester was the same. Second semester of grade ten, my mom told me about this youth group that she really wanted me to go to. I thought, "Oh great.... she is getting religious on me." But, just to make her happy, I went. I can honestly say.... I LOVED IT! I haven't stopped going since. I am now on the music team there and I looooove every second of it! But that's not the end..... the month of May came around, and my mom wanted me to go to the church that the youth group is associated with. I wasn't ready for it... But I eventually went. Again.... but just to make her stop asking me! We walked in to the building of Third Day Worship Center, and I thought "What kind of mad house is this?!" But I soon came to realize... that this was not your typical church. It was CHURCH! What church was meant to be like. I could FEEL God in that service. The people were so nice and I could tell that they were there to worship. They weren't there to see their friends, they were there to seek their Jesus. It changed my life. Grade 11..... I was a baby Christian. when I told my friends everything about what had happened to me, they thought I lost my head. That's when I realized that they don't know who Jesus was the way I do, and I can't talk about getting filled with the spirit around them. But me seeking God was enough for them to know that something really has changed in my life. I became more confident in myself, I carried myself differently, and for once in my life, I felt loved. Grade twelve.....This was the year where my friends and I had an actual prayer group. These friends also go to my church... in case you were wondering :). We (the prayer group) would meet twice a week at lunch, except on those random times when we would meet every day at lunch, and pray for our school, and for revival to come to our school. I just want to say this. Vanessa, Emily, Luke, and Josh... I am very proud of you all. Keep the prayer group going, and keep strong with God. Even though I will not be there to pray with you guys, I will be praying for, not only the school, but for you guys. :) So graduation literally came in a blink of an eye. When I walked up onto that stage, I felt as if I was taking one more step closer into my destiny. At my graduation, everyone had cards to give to the reader. What dd mine say? Well.......What will you be doing in the fall?Going Frontline Bible Training Center.What was your favorite memory here at LaSalle?Igknight Christian Fellowship, and coming to know God through out high school.What is your favorite saying?John 3:16 "For God so LOVED the world that He gave His one and only son, that whosoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life". God changed my life in high school, and I was not ashamed to admit it on that stage on Wednesday June 29, 2011. I took the opportunity to tell an auditorium filled with about 1000+ people about what God had done in my life. No I didn't get an award that night. But graduating with God in my life is the biggest award I will ever get. And I will remember it for the rest of my life. Be blessed my friends. And to all of my fellow graduates at LaSalle, congrats and God bless. Love, Carley <3
Ps. Just because I feel like happy dancing! Do your happy dance too! :P
Well... this blog is about two friends of mine. Daniel and Hailee. I told them I would blog about them.... so here it goes.
Let's start with Hailee. (Sorry Daniel.... ladies first :P) So I actually have no idea how Hailee and I got to be as close of friends as we are right now, but I am really happy I have her as a friend. How do I explain Hailee..... hhmmmmm. Well. First of all.... she is AMAZING! She is one of those friends who can make you laugh at any given time. Her smile alone has to make you smile (cheesy I know, but it's true). Hailee is funny, smart, gorgeous, and a great friend.
Now onto Daniel. Okay, so I have only known Daniel for a few short months. He is a really good friend to have. Even though I haven't known him for that long, I came to know that he is funny, caring, and selfless. He has the ability to lift other people up in way that makes others want to lift him up in the same way.
I want to take the time to thank, not only Daniel and Hailee, but all of my friends who read this blog. Thank you all for being you. I love all of you for your unique personalities and all the times that we had together. Since most of my friends and I are graduating from high school in one week, I want to say that I will really miss everyone and I am so proud of us for making it through the hard times of high school. We were there for each other when we needed support and we shared fun times together. And for those who are not graduating high school, I am very proud of all of you. You guys are doing sooo great! Keep up the hard work!
God bless all of my friends! I love each and every one of you! I pray that God gives you His grace and glory in the years coming. And I pray that He gives you His never ending love!
Walt Disney.It's a name that eveyone recognizes and everybody loves. He made those movies that your children are watching right now. But what's the truth behind Walt Disney? Did you know: Walt Disney was a 33rd degree Freemason? He was also really close friends with Ronald Reagan (I may have the name wrong), both are really high rankings in the Freemasonry. Did you know: in every Disney movie there is sexual and demonic content in them. For example, take a look at this picture of the Walt Disney logo. You will notice the 666 sign hidden in it.
This is quite disturbing. But that's not all. In the some of the Disney movies, they show either a male or female part (if you know what I mean).
"Well that's just the movies... what about Disney World?"Well let me tell you. Disney World promotes gay days. They've allowed homosexual organizers to portray Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck as gay lovers, and Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck as lesbians. This is just wrong.
What about celebrities out there? There are pictures all over the internet showing celebrities from Justin Bieber to Michael Jackson giving a satanic sign with their hands. I would just like to point out that there are people in churches that listen to some of these celebrities. Sure their songs can be good, but look at what Hollywood has been doing. Hollywood has dragged Christians out of churches and those 'Christians' are now worshiping satan.
I have posted links below of some of the videos I have found on Youtube. These videos are of Dsiney movies to celebrities and even of some food products.
We live in a pretty messed up world that needs Jesus. We need to be careful of what we watch these days because we never know what kind of hidden messages are deceiving our spirits.
These are just SOME of the disgustingness of Walt Disney. Some people said that when they pointed it out to the makers of the movies, they said that people were liars and delusional.
So this is just a quick little blog today.I just wanted to share what had happened to me today. So about a month ago, I bought this pink cross necklace, and I absolutely LOVE it! Today I was wearing it and one of my friends thought it was really pretty. (I don't want to give out my friends name, so I am going to call her Casey). Casey has been struggling with her walk with God lately, and I have been encouraging her to keep strong with God. So today, she came up to me and was like "Carley I really want a cross necklace" (this was before she realized I had a cross necklace on). So, what did I do? I made asacrificefor a friend. I took off my necklace (yes. the one that I really loved...thepink sparkley cross necklace that was one of my favorites) and I handed it to her and said "Here.Take mine". The look in her eyes, and the feeling I got afterwards, meant more to me than any necklace, diamond, or any other expensive thing here on earth. What I did today, made me realize that Jesus wants us to do with our lives. He gave us something so precious.... our lives. We need to take our lives and say "Here Jesus. Take it. It's yours. Do with it what you will". I don't want a "Thank you" or a "Good job Carley" for what I did today. I want anyone who reads this blog to bless someone. It could be the simplest thing like a high five, or even just a "hello". Maybe you too need to give someone a necklace or a watch, or something else special to you. But don't go one day without making a difference. There's a generation that's hurting out there, and it's time for the Christians to rise up and be the bridge from them to Jesus Christ, the biggest blessing we will ever receive. So go for it. Step outside your box.BLESSsomeone. Be blessed, Love, Carley <3
Oookaybloggers. Something has arisen in me. Today at school, I was talking to one of my friends about prom and the before/ after parties. My friend asked me why I wasn't going to either one of them. I told her I didn't want to be around partying or alcohol. Before I could tell her why, the bell rang and she had to go catch her bus. BUT! You lucky ducks who are reading this blog, get to know why. To start, a little bit of my testimony(BTW... I will be sharing my full testimony on my birthday....August 3rd...be sure to catch that one!). When I was younger, my dad was a heavy drinker and addicted to drugs. That tore my family apart so much, that I haven't even talked to my dad in like five years. Now I hate alcohol and drugs with a passion. I don't want to be around it and I don't want to be apart of a conversation that revolves around it. So when people ask me why I am not going to prom or any of the other (pointless) parties, I say I don't want anything to do with that....junk. Okay okay... I can just hear the comments now.... "Why are you being so judgmental about this Carley?!". Okay.....don't let ME stand in the way of YOUR drinking and what not. But, tell me, what's next? After all those parties and getting so drunk that you don't even remember what happened the morning after, what's next? Sure, maybe it gives you a little rush... for a little bit, but what good comes out of it? Do you feel accepted when you do that stuff? Is that your only joy in life? What good does it even do for YOU? A few years ago, I wanted to kill myself because I never felt accepted. But I met this man who treats me like a princess. He can't stop thinking about me. He holds my heart and He never lets go of it. He guides me by the hand. And He LOVES me. This man is namedJesus.He can't stop thinking about you. He holds your heart and He will never let it go. He will guide your every step, if you just let Him.HE LOVES YOU! Jesus is above any drug high or any good tasting alcohol that gets you drunk. He is the King of Kings, Lord of Lords. He is the Beginning and the End. He is the Alpha and the Omega. He is waiting for you to come home and He wants you to be home. He will be waiting at the pearly white gates with arms wide open....ready to scoop you up and give the biggest hug and sloppiest kiss you will ever get! There is this really good song that I want everyone to listen to after reading this (link below). It's called You Love Me Anyway by Sidewalk Prophets. It say that Jesus loves us no matter where we come from, no matter our past is, or what horrible things we have done. Bring it all to the cross and let Jesus step into your life.
