Be Happy!

Things that make me happy about today:

1. I know I am loved by Jesus. 

2. I get to spend the day with my sister today.

3. It's sunny with a few clouds outside. Perfect weather. 

4. I have no school today. 

5. Instead of going to school, I get to go to a college seminar with my sister. 

6. I am drinking a glass of Hawaiian Punch.

7. I'm excited for what God has in store for me.

8. My hair is cooperating with me today. 

9. Thomas made me smile this morning, and is still making me smile. 

10. God is just awesome. 

What are some things that make you happy? 

Peace.Love.Happiness.Smiles

SammyJane <3

Satan, It's On!!

Can I just say that maybe, possibly... I am struggling with God right now?

Well, I can't really say that I am struggling with God, but with my relationship with God.

Yesterday was kinda a turning point for me in realizing my distance with God lately. I recently found a guy, who you can say is my boyfriend, and ever since, I was spending time with him and not with God. I haven't read the Bible, went to church once, and barely go to youth group. I'm behind on my bible courses, and I just don't feel as happy as I used to be than when I had this love and passion for God. I haven't prayed lately, asked for forgiveness for my sins, or really had a conversation with Jesus. Anyone can tell you; I'm a whole different person when I'm close to God. I will admit, I haven't been that person lately. I've been frustrated with people and life in general and I hate it. I know Satan is tempting me and he's winning a battle against my soul. Am I just gonna let him win and take over who I am? Of course not!

Satan is not gonna win this time like he has before. I let Satan get to me because he know I'm vulnerable and weak right now. Time for that to stop! I'm better than that. I want to be strong and have a great and wonderful relationship with Jesus. I want to have those conversations with Him through prayer and tell Him how much He is to me through music. I had my eye on a Christian university in California for when I graduate high school. I don't want to throw away everything I have worked for because of Satan. That's just what he wants.

My Bible is my shield and my faith is my armor. If Satan wants a fight, then a fight is what he's gonna get, and I will guarantee, he is not gonna win.

Satan, I'm waiting for you. Whatever you have for me, I'm ready to throw it back in your face.

Peace.Love.Happiness.Smiles
SammyJane <3

My Friends Are Awesome!!

I wish I could be on my blog more.

These last few weeks have been pretty awesome!

My best friend Cora went to another school last year about an hour away from me, and although it's not that bad and we still get to see each other, we don't get to see each other everyday like we used to. I finally got to hang out with her more and talk to her more throughout the weeks and I'm so blessed to still have an great friend like her. She's always been there for me and I don't know what I would do without her.

Along with Cora, I also got to spend more time with my best friend Saadia. We both go to the same school but we didn't talk as much like we used to. I got to spend more time with her as well at school and we have such a fun time together, playing piano and busting out to Alicia Keys. LOL

I just thought I should share that with you all because I don't know why I get to spend more time with my 2 best friends since elementary school, and it's just amazing. I'm blessed to have my 2 best friends no matter what.

                                     Me on the left, Saadia in the middle, and Cora on the right. These are old pics.

                                             Prom during Freshman Year!


Peace.Love.Happiness.Smiles.
SammyJane <3

A Night in the Hospital and 23 Staples Later...

My sister Kimmy had realignment surgery on her knee yesterday. I asked in my last blog post that you all keep her in your prayers.

The power of prayer is phenomenal to me! Although she had to stay overnight last night, she came home today and I'm happy with how well she's doing already. She had a lot of support yesterday. So I wanna say, thank you very much! Everything seems to be turning out really well.

Yesterday I also tried something new.

My friend Josh and I were getting Taco Bell while Kimmy was in surgery, and he kept talking about deep fried oreos. At first I didn't think it was all that appealing; maybe it was because I never had them before. But we found a restaurant that served deep fried oreos and Josh ended up buying some through takeout. Turns out that they are really good! LOL! =D

See? I can be bold and try new things. =P

Well, all I ask is if you keep praying for my sister that her recovery will go by really fast. I wanted to make this post a little shorter to update on what's going on.

Peace.Love.Happiness.Smiles.
SammyJane

Contemplation

Can I admit that I haven't been having the best start for 2011?

The new year started out with confusion and frustration for me. As much as I like to keep things optimistic, I also keep in mind that sometimes optimists can have it's rainy days.

It's not that I wanted to start 2011 with a bad start. It's just the way it happened.

Thoughout the 10 days so far, I took on many challenges and made many decisions; one was to stop cheerleading. Let me be honest here; cheerleading was something I didn't really want to do as much. It was basically me trying something new in hopes that maybe I would actually enjoy it. But those things don't work out that way. It soon came to the point where I was bored with it. Why do something that is just a waste of my time and make me bored? With me, it doesn't work that well.

Along with making the decision of giving up cheerleading, there have also been the struggles with finding my true friends. This has definitely been something I have been working on for a few months and feel like I'm not quite getting anywhere. It's not that I don't have friends; it's the whole confusion of whether they really accept me for who I am.

Aside from that, my grades are good, my family is awesome, and God is leading me to a great future right now. I just got to focus on what's important right now and God will do the rest. I'm excited for what He has in store for me.

Oh, before I go, my sister Kimmy is going into surgery for her knee on Thursday. Please keep her in your prayers.

Peace.Love.Happiness.Smiles.
SammyJane <3