I'm Back... And Its Summer!

Ok folks. I’m back! I know it’s been a long time since I’ve posted. There has been so much going on since I last posted. Family stuff, school ended, I did VBS at my church, and I made it to Colorado safely. To start off the blog post I would love to dedicate this one to my AMAZING grandfather. He’s the only one I have left, sadly. He is one of the most amazing people I know. I honestly can’t imagine a world without him. He is so caring, loving, and just such an amazing example of a Christ follower. Monday- the first day of my spring break, I was woken up by my mom and told to get ready… I later found out that my grandpa had a massive stroke -the doctor’s words- and had paralysis on the right side; he could no longer talk and was pretty out of it… now four months, and five days later he is talking, eating breakfast lunch, and dinner seven days a week. Going from not being able to do anything and having a feeding tube –because your throat uses both sides to swallow- to eating every meal is so amazing. My grandpa and I always had this thing when we talked on the phone… whenever one of us picked up we would race to see who could say “you’re looking good,” I don’t really remember how it started but we’ve been saying that for as long as I can remember. Yesterday I was talking to him over the phone –my aunt was there with a phone- and as I was saying goodbye I heard him say something but couldn’t quite make out what it was, and my aunt told me that he said you’re looking good. Can I just say wow? So amazing. So on to happier things.  SCHOOL IT OUT FOR SUMMER! Can you tell I’m excited?  I only have one year to go now! I just found out my final GPA… drum roll please… 3.14!!! I worked too hard… the only class that brought it down was chemistry… all my other grades were amazing. I am so happy you guys!

This summer is starting out with so much fun! As I do every year, I helped out with my church’s summer spectacular. That was such a blessing you guys! One place that god has really laid my heart is in worship, and he has given me great opportunities. I do worship in the children’s ministry at my church and I get to be a part of it during VBS. Sadly that ended L a day later I got on a plane to Colorado. It is SO gorgeous here! I don’t know how people look at this natural beauty and still say there is no God. It just baffles me. I have done a lot of nothing here. My mom and I have gone a walk a couple of days and let me tell you… going from 700 feet above sea level to 7000 feet, is a lot less oxygen. That extra zero makes a huge difference! You actually burn calories breathing here. It’s crazy!

Well I think that’s all I have to say for now… I promise to post more often! Until next time!

~Gracie

LIFE, LIFE, BUSY LIFE!

Hey everyone! I know it’s been so long! Over a month, wow! My life is starting to calm down. What with school and… yep pretty much just school… some of being at the church, but my life is pretty much school these days. Crazy I know.

Ok well things to chat about:

1.    Quietness of my house

2.    High school life

3.    Getting info for college

So I barely talked about my brother moving out. Could I please elaborate on how much I miss those boys?? I mean no one could have asked for better men of God for brothers! Of all of you that have had siblings move out, I can totally sympathies with you. My house is SO quiet! Their friends are not there to be loud, there not here pushing my buttons to make me yell at them like every good brother does.  So it’s only my parents and I now and all I have to pick on is my dad. Now he’s not so fond of that but whom else am I going to mess with? In the midst of trying to deal with both of the boys moving out I had to pack up the remainder of their stuff, pick out paint of my new room, buy that paint, and paint the room, move out of my room, and move into the new room. It was a crazy week, but I’m in the room now. The brother whose room I took over is actually home right now! Can I please say how awesome it is to see him and be able to talk face to face? It so rocks. Let’s wrap that up on a happy note.

                High school life is… crazy. If it’s not the homework it’s the in-class work. Now I’m not in any honors or AP classes, but I still have a good amount of homework to do. Just trying to make it to club meetings is hard. Spring break is coming up, and I am so unbelievably excited. I just registered for next year’s classes. SENIOR YEAR! I’m so ready to graduate and get on with my life. I know, I know everyone tells me to cherish this time of my life and not to rush it along. I assure you that I’m not. I just don’t really like high school I’m only trying to get eight hours of my week days to rush by, not every aspect of my life. School is looking up though, my grade in chemistry is slowly getting better, and I have a good GPA. Look out colleges!

Getting info from colleges is one of my favorite things ever! It makes me think of life post high school and wondering what God has in store for me. I am really interested in going to get my bachelors in hospitality and business management (HBM). There is one good school in Washington that has courses in HBM. Washington state university… WSU… now mind you I am a husky fan that’s the university of Washington… UW… so that’s not the greatest thing ever… but what am I going to do? There is one other school though… the only thing is it’s out of state… in Denver…  BUT the good thing is that its only four hours away from one of my brothers. But who knows what God has for my life and where I go to college?

Any ways for my truth about God… the world that he created is amazing. Need I say more? I have a challenge for you… next time you walk out of your house look at the world around you, and see Gods amazing work.

As always I would love a comment… but till next time…

God bless

~Gracie

Super Busy Life!

Hey every one sorry it’s been so long sense I’ve posted! This post will be nice and short!

Live has been super busy. With Christmas craziness and both of my brothers moving out I have had no time to do anything what so ever. I’m super stoked to be able to blog now. There is snow on the ground and I’m sitting on my couch all nice and cozy.

So things to talk about…

1. School

2. Family

Sounds pretty simple right? Ok so can I just say that school is crazy! The farther in you get to school the crazier your life is. One of the up sides is that with my good grades, I get to be a teacher assistant for one of my classes. It will be really fun due to the fact that it’s for one of my favorite teachers. This year I have to say that I really stepped up my game for school. My grades are better than they have ever been and I’m enjoying it more than I ever have.

I hope all of you enjoy your family as much as I do. I just had both of my brother’s move out one on a Wednesday and one on a Thursday. Wow can I say how crazy and stressful it is? When they moved out I didn’t realize how much I would miss them. I mean my house is now SUPER quiet! I’m so used to listening to their music to fill the quiet and now that it’s not there… creepy… not going to lie. But they are doing what god has for them and having fun where they are.

Now on to my truth about god… he is always comforting. Whenever I feel down or freaked out in any way shape of form, or even stressed I can always talk to him and vent, and no matter what I feel better! So one of these days when you’re feeling stressed or down just chat with god.

Well… that’s all folks! Enjoy your week!

God bless!

~Gracie