A Late Night Post...

It's around midnight right now, and I'm enjoying Doritos and chili cheese dip. It's really good! LOL.

My birthday is on Monday (Oct. 25), and I'm so excited that I'm turning 17!!! I feel old.. nah, just kidding!

I have so much going on that I didn't get to write a post in a while. The Bushman World Ukulele Video Contest is coming up, and I have no idea what 3 songs I wanna do. LOL, it's driving me crazy!! And I want to win... SOOOOO BADLY!! =P

Another big thing that's going on... as some of you may know, I have a gap in my front teeth. Well.... on Tuesday I'm getting them FIXED!!! I've been waiting for this for a long time! I can't wait!

Getting ready for cheer is crazy! My friend Raine went over some stretches and jumps I gotta do for cheer, and my legs hurt already! But I'm excited to get going into the season, then it will be easier. =D

God is doing some incredible things in my life! With getting ready for a ukulele contest, my teeth getting fixed, my birthday, preparing for cheer, and getting straight A's in school, I honestly don't know how it can get any better! I have the best family in the world, the greatest friends ever, and a Savior who loves me and is guiding me to bigger and better things. I am even blessed with the best penpals ever who I write to.

I'm trying to get more posts done whenever I have time.

My new favorite poem: "How Doth the Little Crocodile" by Lewis Carroll.

Yeah, I had to add a little random fact there.

In AP Literature, we've been doing a lot of poetry, and I mean A LOT!!! We were learning about ballads and I thought of that poem. =D

God Bless everyone, and Have a great weekend!

Peace.Love.Happiness.Smiles.
SammyJane <3

Who Knew A MOVIE Could Change My Whole Perspective!

So, who remembers the 2004 Mel Gibson movie "Passion of the Christ" that caused so much controversy about it being too graphic?

This movie is probably the most powerful, graphic, gory, emotional, true movie ever made.

The "Passion Of The Christ" is almost close to 3 hours long, and it tells of how Jesus Christ was crucified and rose again based on what is told in the Bible. And I got a chance to watch it (for my second time) at youth group last night.

The first time I watched it was in 2004 when it came out, and when I watched it I didn't quite understand it. I was a little younger (forunately, I didn't get nightmares, nor was I really scared of the graphics. haha), and I didn't really know much about Jesus and about his life story. So it didn't really have a huge impact on me.

I watched it last night at my youth group, and it all started coming together. I have been a faithful Christian for a year and it was so powerful for me. All of the things I read in the New Testament about Jesus' life and crucifixion all just come together like a puzzle.

My experience was this: I watched the movie, not a tear or anything throughtout the whole movie, I just stared at the screen the whole time. My stomach got sick from the graphics, sometimes I would feel a slight pain running through my whole body. The rest of the time, my body was numb.

Right when the credits came on, the tears came out.. It took me a moment to just process what I just watched. It was one of those things that took me a long time to fully understand, and now I do.. Everywhere I looked, someone was crying, praying alone or in groups.. it was definitely a powerful night.

Jesus went through all of that pain and persecution for us! He DIED on that cross for us, for you and for me!

If you have not read my last blog entry "Are You Addicted To Jesus?", then please read it.

I want you to read it because Jesus did die for us on his crucifixion, what are you doing to be devoted to Him?

Peace.Love.Happiness.Smiles.

SammyJane <3