Death, Salvation, and Eternal Life...

Death

Death is just another path,

One that we must all take,

The grey rain curtain of this world rolls back,

And all turns to silver glass,

Then you see it…

White Shores and beyond…

Gandalf the White-The Return of the King

Death is something most people fear. I don’t fear death, because I know I am going to go to my real home with my heavenly Father. We, as Christians, should know that when we are saved, we all have everlasting life.

For God so loved the world,

That he gave his only begotten son,

That whoever believes in Him,

Should not perish but have everlasting life.

John 3:16

Salvation for the Non-believer-Witnessing

Another thing Christians should do is witness. God even says so in His Word,

“…Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.”

Mark 16:15

I had a chance to witness to a couple of girls I overheard at Symphony practice (no, I am not an eavesdropper) but I didn’t speak up because I was a little nervous.

Girl #1: I love trees. They are sooo awesome.

Girl #2: Yeah, if it weren’t for trees, we wouldn’t be able to breathe.

Girl #1: Yeah, ‘cause there would be no oxygen in the air.

I should have said something like, “Well, if it weren’t for God, there would be no trees and we wouldn’t be here.” Or, “Yeah, God is good for creating trees for us.” I didn’t though. I pray every day for me to be a witness to someone, either handing a tract to someone or telling someone you know you are praying for them, but giving a tract will not be good enough.

Witnessing by your actions

Non-believers look at your outward appearance, the way you talk, the way you treat your family. (No, don’t put on a fake show, act like you do at home.)

If you dress like the world, they will say, “Hey! No biggie. I dress just like her, I’m cool.” Or, “I thought she was a Christian, she is not supposed to dress like that. Dress appropriately please. We went to a family camp awhile ago and all the mothers and daughters had a talk on purity. One of the biggest things the lady giving the talk was stressing was dressing appropriately.

You should treat your family with kindness. Not being annoyed when they ask a silly question or glaring at them. You should also help them when they need it and laugh with them when they laugh.

When non-believers see the way you act they either want to be like you or not like you. If they see you dressing inappropriately or being stuck up, rude, and mean with your family, they will not want to be like you, but if you dress appropriately, kind and understanding with your family, they will want to be like you and maybe ask questions.

Eternal Life

When the non-believer asks questions about your faith, you may answer them. They will learn more and more and then start reading their dusty Bible that they found under their bed.

OH come let us sing to the LORD!

Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.

Psalm 95:1

Emma Lou

I am Resolved...

I am resolved no longer to linger, Charmed by the world’s delight,
Things that are higher, things that are nobler,
These have allured my sight.

Refrain:

I will hasten to Him, hasten so glad and free;
Jesus, greatest, highest, I will come to Thee.

I am resolved to go to the Savior,
Leaving my sin and strife;
He is the true One, He is the just One,
He hath the words of life.

Refrain:

I will hasten to Him, hasten so glad and free;
Jesus, greatest, highest, I will come to Thee.

I am resolved to follow the Savior,
Faithful and true each day;
Heed what He sayeth, do what He willeth,
He is the living Way.

Refrain:

I will hasten to Him, hasten so glad and free;
Jesus, greatest, highest, I will come to Thee.

I am resolved to enter the kingdom,
Leaving the paths of sin;
Friends may oppose me, foes may beset me,
Still will I enter in.

Refrain:

I will hasten to Him, hasten so glad and free;
Jesus, greatest, highest, I will come to Thee.

I am resolved, and who will go with me?
Come, friends, without delay;
Taught by the Bible, led by the Spirit,
We’ll walk the heav’nly way.


-Public Domain

Hold On...

Hannah could feel her mother’s hand pushing away locks of stray hair from her face. She wanted to squeeze her mother’s hand, but couldn’t move her hand. “Mother!” Hannah screamed. “Why can’t you hear me? She heard voices but couldn’t make out what they were saying. She tried again to move her hand and scream out, she felt pain she had never felt before, she felt drowsy, nothing. Hannah went back to her own world.



“What news Doctor?” Mike Shelling asked.

“How is Hannah?” Donna Shelling looked concerned at her daughters pale face.

“Well, what I got from the tests we did yesterday showed some hope. Your daughter has a pretty good chance of coming out of her coma. When she was hit by that car, some nerves were pinched and her spinal cord was injured. If she comes out of her coma, I am not sure she’ll be able to talk or walk the way she used to.” Dr. Harding looked in the concerned faces of the Hannah’s parents. “You need to hold on to your hope, you need to keep praying. Talk to her, it is good to talk to coma patients. I must go now; I have some other patients to check on.” Smiling the gray haired man walked away from the discouraged couple.”

“Hannah? Honey, can you hear me?” Mrs. Shelling stroked Hannah’s cheek. “I wish we could have averted the accident.”

“Keep holding on.” Mr. Shelling bowed his head.



‘Keep holding on.’ Hannah stretched. The breeze was cool on her cheek. She touched her forehead. “Mother? Dad?” She stood up. There was pain in her back. She looked around. There were trees and grass. ‘Where am I? I’ll climb a tree to see if I can see beyond what I can see.’ She thought to herself. She looked up into the branches of the big oak tree she stood in front of. There were birds chirping high in the branches. She breathed in and grabbed a hold of the branch above her head. The pain in her back grew, she groaned and she fell to the ground.



A nurse popped her head in the door, “Mike and Donna Shelling? Pete Daniels is here, are you expecting him?”

“Yes, we are, let him in.” Mike Shelling told the nurse. She walked out. The Shelling’s pastor walked in.

“Hello Mike. Hi Donna, how is Hannah?” Pastor Daniels shook hands with the couple and sat down in front of them. Mr. Shelling told him all that the doctor had said.

“He said to hold on to our hope and keep praying.” Mrs. Shelling finished.

“I called for a prayer meeting at my house tonight. We’ll be praying for Hannah, you and your family.

“Thank you so much.” Mrs. Shelling wiped her eyes.

“May I pray with you now?” Pastor Daniels asked and they all bowed their head.



Hannah opened her eyes. ‘I must get up that tree.’ She grabbed the branch and tried again. In spite of her pain, she hoisted herself up. She sat on the branch listening to the birds and watching the clouds move in the sky. She started to swing her legs but stopped when the pain came on again. She sat still for a moment and heard Pastor Daniels voice. She climbed higher. “Pastor Daniels? I am over here!” She climbed down from the tree and started running. She stopped to pant from the run. She looked over and saw a cliff. She wandered over to it and looked down to deep nothing. The pain was growing. It was so intense now and her breathing grew harder. She started slipping down into the darkness. Hannah screamed.



“What’s wrong Doctor?” Mrs. Shelling looked into the worried face of Doctor Harding.

“I am afraid she is slipping away. We don’t think she is going to make it. I am sorry, there is nothing I can do.”

“What?” Mrs. Shelling sobbed as the doctor left. Mr. Shelling rubbed her shoulders.

“What are we going to do Mike?”

“Keep holding on to our hope. Pray, Donna, pray. I am going to have Pastor Daniels Bring Josiah, Micah, and Lexi over.” Mr. Shelling turned to the door and stopped, he turned to look back at his wife, “Keep praying Donna.” Mrs. Shelling nodded as he went out the door.

“Hannah?” Mrs. Shelling started crying again. “I love you. Your dad is calling Pastor Daniels. He is going to bring Josiah, Micah and Lexi over. They miss you. Your dad misses you too. Hold on Hannah, hold on.” She started crying again.



Hannah started crying too. ‘Hold on’ spun through her head. Her arms ached and her hands started slipping. Hold on Hannah! Josiah, Micah! Hold on tight! Lexi, Mother, Dad. She tightened her grip and started to pull herself up, her arms started to giveaway. Hold on. “God, help me! Help me! I need you! Put your arms around me. I am in pain and I am scared! Her head was spinning. Hold on! Hold on tight.



“Hannah!” Lexi bounded over to her sister.

“Lexi! Hannah isn’t feeling well right now. You need to be quiet.” Mrs. Shelling grabbed her three year olds hand and she lifted her little girl onto her lap. Josiah and Micah stepped solemnly into the room, followed by Mr. Shelling and Doctor Harding.

“Lexi?” A faint whisper came from Hannah’s lips.

“Hannah!” Lexi kissed her older sister’s cheek and wrapped her arms around her neck. Hannah wished she could hug Lexi back.

“I love you.” Lexi laid her head on Hannah’s chest and started humming.

“I…love…you…too,” Hannah forced the words out, “Hold…on…” She fell into a deep sleep.

My Family...

Our whole family (heart)

Dad and Mom

Jordan

Jordan with her violin.  (She is really good at playing it!)

Me!

Me with my violin.  (I am improving in violin :D)

My handsome brother Isaac

Yes, he is a fighter!

The "Cat" (and boy can he ever 'meow' like one!)

Caleb playing marbles

Rebekah (Grandpa still calls her 'Wild Woman'!)

She loves climbing trees!

 'Giddy Man'!  (I love his crooked smile!!!)

Gideon baking cookies  (He ate more than he worked *grin*)

Moriah!  Or Riah as we call her.

This is the second of two pictures that I could find with her 'actually smiling her smile!

My Weenie!  I love her!

Lena Mae

All of the kids

Gideon, Lena, Emily, Isaac, Moriah, and Rebekah as the Dog!

Well,  there you are!

Emma Lou

A Sweet Story

As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children an untruth. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same. However, that was impossible, because there in the front row, slumped in his seat, was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard.


Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he did not play well with the other children, that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath. In addition, Teddy could be unpleasant. It got to the point where Mrs. Thompson would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and then putting a big 'F' at the top of his papers.

At the school where Mrs. Thompson taught, she was required to review each child's past records and she put Teddy's off until last. However, when she reviewed his file, she was in for a surprise.

Teddy's first grade teacher wrote, 'Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners...he is a joy to be around..'

His second grade teacher wrote, 'Teddy is an excellent student, well liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle.'

His third grade teacher wrote, 'His mother's death has been hard on him. He tries to do his best, but his father doesn't show much interest, and his home life will soon affect him if some steps aren't taken.'

Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote, 'Teddy is withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in school. He doesn't have many friends and he sometimes sleeps in class.'

By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when her students brought her Christmas presents, wrapped in beautiful ribbons and bright paper, except for Teddy's. His present was clumsily wrapped in the heavy, brown paper that he got from a grocery bag. Mrs. Thompson took pains to open it in the middle of the other presents. Some of the children started to laugh when she found a rhinestone bracelet with some of the stones missing, and a bottle that was one-quarter full of perfume. But she stifled the children's laughter when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist. Teddy Stoddard stayed after school that day just long enough to say, 'Mrs. Thompson, today you smelled just like my Mom used to.'

After the children left, she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she quit teaching reading, writing and arithmetic. Instead, she began to teach children. Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class and, despite her lie that she would love all the children the same, Teddy became one of her 'teacher's pets..'

A year later, she found a note under her door, from Teddy, telling her that she was the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.

Six years went by before she got another note from Teddy. He then wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in life.

Four years after that, she got another letter, saying that while things had been tough at times, he'd stayed in school, had stuck with it, and would soon graduate from college with the highest of honors. He assured Mrs. Thompson that she was still the best and favorite teacher he had ever had in his whole life.

Then four more years passed and yet another letter came. This time he explained that after he got his bachelor's degree, he decided to go a little further. The letter explained that she was still the best and favorite teacher he ever had. But now his name was a little longer. The letter was signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, MD.

The story does not end there. You see, there was yet another letter that spring. Teddy said he had met this girl and was going to be married. He explained that his father had died a couple of years ago and he was wondering if Mrs. Thompson might agree to sit at the wedding in the place that was usually reserved for the mother of the groom. Of course, Mrs. Thompson did. And guess what? She wore that bracelet, the one with several rhinestones missing. Moreover, she made sure she was wearing the perfume that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their last Christmas together.

They hugged each other, and Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson's ear, 'Thank you Mrs. Thompson for believing in me. Thank you so much for making me feel important and showing me that I could make a difference.'

Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back. She said, 'Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn't know how to teach until I met you.'

(For you that don't know, Teddy Stoddard is the Dr at Iowa Methodist in Des Moines that has the Stoddard Cancer Wing.)




Emma Lou


(I didn't write this)

My November Friend

My sorrow, when she’s here with me,
Thinks these dark days of autumn rain
Are beautiful as days can be;
She loves bare, the withered tree;
She walks the sodden pasture lane.

Her pleasure will not let me stay.
She talks and I am fain to list:
She’s glad the birds are gone away,
She’s glad her simple worsted grey
Is silver now with clinging mist.

The desolate, deserted trees,
The faded earth, the heavy sky,
The beauties she so truly sees,
She thinks I have no eye for these,
And vexes me of reason why.

Not yesterday I learned to know
The love of bare November days
Before the coming of the snow;
But it were vain to tell her so,
And they are better for her praise.


-Robert Frost

Random Happiness...

  I have eleven  followers!! I know most of you have at least 40, but, for someone who posts once in a blue moon,  I think eleven followers are pretty good.
 Anyway, just letting you know that my story is on my note pad, the song is scheduled, another short story (I didn't write is scheduled), I am boggling poems around in my mind and the pictures are  being chosen for your enjoyment.

With joy and happiness,

Emma Lou

HELP!!!

What should I post about?  Any suggestions?

-A story
-A poem
-Pictures
-Something!!!

What?  Please comment with your suggestions.

Emma Lou

Dakota...

Here (finally) is our new puppy.  He has been a bit of a challenge, but he sure has been fun!

His name is Dakota and he is a Yellow Lab.

Our Grandpa brought him to our house on the 15th.  He was born July 29th.

God...

God is so beautiful.

He is so wonderful.

His love endures forever

Praise Him.

He is good.

He is perfect.

He is God...

Psalm 28:7

7 The LORD is my strength and my shield;

My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped;

Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,

And with my song I will praise Him.

Psalm 62:2

2 He only is my rock and my slavation;

He is my defense;

I shall not be greatly moved.

Psalm 72:18-19

18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel,

Who only does wondrous things!

19 And blessed be His glorious name forever!

And let the whole earth be filled with His glory

Amen and Amen

To a Dear Dog...

Our dog, Cocoa, died, Saturday, July 24nd, 2010. She was eight years old. She was the best dog anyone could ever have. She loved strangers especially the UPS man and was also very patient and kind with the little kids. Her favorite game was catch and she loved chasing us kids around the house.

We all loved her very much.

Emma Lou

Awarding time...

Jordan Elizabeth from http://www.christismyvictory.blogspot.com/, tagged me the other day. I have not had time to do anything about it yet, so, here I am.

Here are the rules:
1. Post about the tag.
2. Choose 5 bloggers who deserve this award. (if you can't think of five, that is okay.)
3. Leave a comment on the blogs of the people you tagged, letting them know they were awarded.
4. Answer the questions along with your post. (Omit questions you don’t want to answer)
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1. Which do you prefer–Apples, Oranges, or Bananas? Apples

2. How many siblings do you have? Seven

3. Where do you live–a prairie, Woodland, city, or other? prairie/woodland, it was a prairie and it is kind of a woodland.

4. What is something you enjoy doing with your family? Playing Uno

5. Is your room clean? It is not the messiest room, but it could do with some straightening.

6. Which would you prefer to visit–Italy, Greece, France, Spain, or England? Oooo lah lah!! France I would have to say.

7. What is a scripture that encourages you? Joshua 1:9 "Have I not commanded you, be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."

8. Gum, chocolate, or jelly beans? Chocolate

9. What are your favorite types of books? Nancy Drew mysteries

10. Which is your favorite ice cream flavor? Cookie dough

11. If you had to eat one type of food for two weeks, what would that food be? Ummm, Chili

12. Are you an outside or an inside person? OUTSIDE

13. Describe yourself in three words. Funny, farm girl, motherly

14. What chore do you like to do the most? Milking goats

I tag

1) Hope Marie

2) Lizza

Signing off,

Emma Lou

Giveaway....

One of my best friends, Hope Marie is having a giveaway! Click here to go to her blog.
Hope Marie is giving away a GREAT movie. I watched it when I went to her house in February. It was really fun.

Sorry I have not posted in TWO months. When school starts, (I can't wait!!!) I won't have a hectic schedule.


Emma Lou


P.S. We named our girl goat Clover. The babies are so cute and growing fast!!

Jane is kidding...

Anybody want any goats? Because the Blazek family (along with Jane, Lizzie, Georgianna, and Gizmo) just welcomed two new kids!

No, I am not kidding, JANE IS!!!!!

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The Happy Family!

Our goat, Jane, gave birth to twins, today, May sixteenth, two thousand ten at three-o-clock in the afternoon. We knew this morning she was going to have them. She was looking around in the corners for a 'place' this morning.
She had a boy, Gadget, and a girl, _____________ (name has not been decided upon...yet).

The kids have had a TON of fun holding them and petting them. Jane didn't like it very much and got a little antsy. She likes me and let me pet her and her kids. You see, I milk her every other day and she has warmed up to me lots ever since we got them.

They are sooo cute and show God's wonderful design. God is good.

Gadget

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"This new world is tiring" Gadget's sister, ____________

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Gadget protecting his sleeping sister.

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Momma loves Gadget X.X.X

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Brother and Sister time. Snuggle, snuggle, snuggle!

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There will be more pictures of kids because Georgianna and Lizzie are going to be kidding (literally) in the next few weeks.

Signing off.

Emma Lou

P.S. Yes, it is VERY late. I am now going to bed.

Another Update...

I am sorry I have not updated.
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Emma Lou

Keep praying...

We don't know where they are right now, they are probably in Mexico. Yesterday they had to change the fuel pump, so keep praying that they won't have anymore car troubles.


Emma Lou

Prayer, please...

Please pray for my older sister as she is going on a missions trip to Mexico. She and a group of fellow believers are going to Nuevo Laredo to help the people there. They do not have anything. Pray that the trip will be successful. The guy in charge said that they will do more work in three days than the Mexicans can do in years.
Praise God that they fixed something wrong in their car!

Keep praying! Thank you all.


I am very truly sorry I have not posted in awhile. We started gardening and it has been so beautiful out!

Ciao,


Emma Lou

All Things Bright and Beautiful

All things bright

and beautiful,

All creatures great

and small,

All things wise

and wonderful,

The Lord God

made them

ALL!

Fidelia...

Here is Rebekah's BEAUTIFUL doll. Her name is Fidelia. Rebekah got her for her eighth birthday. Moriah just got one too. I haven't posted a picture of her......yet...

:)

Emma Lou

Wisdom and Fools

Proverbs 1:7-9

'The fear of the Lord is the begginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction against the enticement of sinners. My son hear the instruction of thy father, and forske not the law of your mother. For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head and chains about thy neck.'

The Bible has quite a few verses on fools and how they,

'Despise wisdom and instruction.'

We have been reading Proverbs in our family Bibletime, and we read quite a few verses about wisdom and instruction.

'To know wisdom and instruction , to perceive the words of understanding.'

Proverbs 1:2

And Proverbs 1:5 says, (I will be quoting quite a bit of scripture)

'A wise man will hear and increase learning, and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels.'

Also, as Proverbs 3:53 says,

'Wise inherit honor, but fools, he holds up to shame.'

and Proverbs 10:14,

Wisemen store up knowledg, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.'

Read Proverbs sometime, you will find alot of verses about 'wisdom and fools'.

Signing off,

Emma Lou

William Shakespeare...

Everybody should have heard about him, right? He's the guy who made interesting plays like,

• Much Ado About Nothing
• King Richard the Third
• Taming of the Shrew
• and the famous Romeo and Juliet.

Romeo and Juliet is a (or maybe not) a favorite to all.

"Oh Romeo! Where art thou my Romeo!"

It's a story of two lovers who are madly in love, but they cannot get married. So they drink poison together and they died together!

???????Did You Know???????

That William Shakespeare has coined words? Here are some of them,

• bump
• dauntless
• swindle
• fitful
• hint
• illstared
• quarrelsome
• swagger
• and zany

There are more, but I am not going to list them.

This guy put his WHOLE heart and soul and mind into his work.

Jordan really likes his plays and has been reading them and telling me to read them. I will. They do sound funny and interesting.

Signing off,

Emma Lou

Today was a beautiful Spring day! The kids had a BLAST building this today (and I had a blast taking pictures!) It was very sunny and got a little hot.

I didn't help make it, but came out later for some fun!

Boy, do I love those kids!


Isaac, the building genius out of all of us kids, started the whole thing and Rebekah came in to send word to

'Get the camera, QUICK, before it melts!'

Rebekah is hilarious.

'The Builders'

Left to Right we have:

Moriah(6), Rebekah(8), Isaac(12), Caleb(10), and Gideon(7)

WOOOOOOO!!

There goes Isaac. I am very surprised I got this one. But, with a quick camera, AND a boy who jumps when told. I got this!

That's all for now, I am truly sorry for such a long wait for another post.

Life has to go on I guess!!

Emma Lou

Knights, Dragons, and Princesses...

Knights, Dragons and Princesses

Over the mountains, through meadows and valleys, hills and farms, there was a castle, and in this castle there lived a princess, Elivira, a maiden of true virtue, daughter of the king, Princess of Iolanthe, and well respected in all of the kingdom; was kidnapped by an evil dragon. Grimbor lived in the Black Mountains of Belac, where trolls and other horrible creatures lived with disgusting habits.

Dragons had long been hated by mortal man. Soldiers and kingdoms, fought against these creatures, but they were too powerful. God had made them strong; and since the fall of the first man, both man and dragon killed each other.

Who would help? Who would risk their lives for her?

Matthias, a true servant to the Lord, knew the princess well, for they met every day. He loved her and knew he must go and get her back. So he departed for the dangerous journey across miles of wasteland and deserts, mountains and woods. Traveling there would not be very difficult, but getting the princess? He would. He would save her. By the power of God, he would.

He read the Word every day. When he was tired, he sat at the side of the road and read, but most of the time he was praying. Praying for just about everyone he knew. He prayed for himself often, especially when he was anxious or fearful. He felt very alone. But he knew he must remember God was with him.

He rode and thought, and prayed, until he got to the Black Mountains of Belac. The odor that Matthias smelled was sickening, and the skeletons and burned up trees were even worse. There were no flowers or grass and if there were trees, they were burned up. Ash was everywhere; Matthias was beginning to lose hope. He had heard the stories of Brandon, the prince who was mad about the princess, but did not succeed. He got away, (much to the delight of his family), but with a huge scar across his forehead and singed clothes hanging around him like curtains that swayed in the breeze. Matthias stopped on the side of a path. Voices taunted him and signs begged him to go no further. There were several signs written by Grimbor’s creatures. One read, ‘Destruction’ and another, ‘If you know what is good for you, don’t go any further’.

Matthias just kept following the path which led him to the huge castle. The castle’s features were not like any other around. Everywhere, there were statues of goblins and ghosts and other creatures, I shall not try to describe them to you, they were absolutely horrible. Enough to make any man scared. Matthias patted his Bible at his side. How was he going to save Elivira? He prayed a quick prayer and decided to just open the door. He breathed heavily and patted his Bible. There were no guards, so he quickly and quietly walked up the steps to the castle. ‘God, give me wisdom.’ He breathed softly. ‘I wonder where all the guards are. He opened the big oak doors that were scorched and scratched up by many years of battles and fires. ‘This castle looks like it has been under siege many times.’ Matthias thought again.

The doors creaked and filled the great hall. Grimbor came out with his claws clacking against the hard brick, floor. Matthias glared. 'You probably are wondering why there aren’t any guards. Well, I’ll tell, I don’t know actually. Anyway Matthias, I suppose you didn’t know, but, your father came here once upon a time. I remember it like it was yesterday.’ ‘Oh the big fool. He didn’t even save the princess. She died like all the other prisoners.’ The dragon hissed. "Now it is your turn," He chuckled softly. Matthias glared even more. ‘God give me strength!” He ran and wielded the sword into the dragon’s heart. The dragon screeched and fell to the ground. Matthias quickly found the princess. “We must hurry. Grimbor's men will be here soon.’ Elivira got up quickly and followed Matthias out of the castle.

They rode all the way back to Iolanthe, where the King knighted Matthias and gave him his daughter’s hand in marriage.

They then lived a long and happy life telling their children and grandchildren about evil Grimbor and how God helped Matthias win the victory, and that is that.

The End

What we do to our sister...

Poor little baby!!!!!!!!

Emma Lou

A funny Joke...

Here is a joke I found the other day. It is hilarious

A new wife wanted to impress her husband with her cooking skills. So she plucked a chicken and put it in the oven. A couple minutes later she heard a scratching on the oven door. When she opened it the chickens head popped out and he said, “Please, give me back my feathers or turn the heat up!”

I didn’t understand it until I read it the second time.

If you don’t, just comment.

Emma Lou

Happy Birthday Jordan!

Today was Jordan's Birthday.

Happy 17th birthday Jordan!!!!

She got a mandolin!!! (Hopefully she can teach me!!!)

Emma Lou

Quotes...

Never, never, never quit. –Winston Churchill

Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right. –Henry Ford

Persistence and Determination alone are omnipotent. –Calvin Coolidge

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. –Eleanor Roosevelt

Chance favors the prepared mind. –Louis Pasteur

Always do more than your required to do. –General George S. Patton

You hit home runs not by chance, but by preparation. –Roger Maris

A problem is a chance foryou to do your best. –Duke Ellington

When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. –Franklin Roosevelt

You’ll never be a loser until you quit trying. –Mike Ditka

My Birthday

I just turned 13 on January 1st! It was a really fun day. My sister, Rebekah, is 5 years younger, but born on the same day. I say she was my birthday present. The best birthday present actually. I love her so much.

Our internet isn't working, otherwise I would have about ten to twenty pictures.

UHHHHHH!

Anyway. I had some of my really good friends and we got my ears pierced and went to China King to eat.

Remember the Sushi Laney? :)

I got a digital camera for my birthday and Rebekah got a doll from Vision Forum. Her name is Fidelia and she is really pretty. Rebekah really likes to do her hair.

Well, that's all for now. I hope to post soon.

Emma Lou