In the begining...

We were watching a movie in Science class today called "The Origin of Earth". Now If I had been directing this movie it would have gone like this:
God created the heavens and the earth. As well as everything inside of
Earth. Everything. And well... that's pretty much all you need to know.

THE END

However, the movie I watched went something like this:

Earth was just mad by a buncha random particles that somehow smacked together (we don't really know how) and that created Earth. Then it had hot molten lava that cooled (somehow). Oooh, and then comes my favorite part, get this, the oceans, that contain a billion million gallons of water, are made by steam from volcanoes and comets!!! (once again that randomly fell to Earth... somehow)

The only thing that I agreed with was that the moon is younger than Earth. It's amazing how such a widespread theory can have so may loopholes such as:

Where are the comets?(They mentioned that the comets don't even have Hydrogen 2 or some weird thing that's found in the ocean, but not on comets.... I wonder why)

If comets were always bombarding Earth (approx. 10 million) why don't we still get hit? Did the galaxy run out of comets?

If the planets were made by particles being pulled together by gravity, How could they become round?

If all the planets were made by particles floating in space, how come there aren't more planets EXACTLY like Earth?

How is it possible that EARTH supports life (by random chance) and no other planet does?

Of course, the BIGGEST question is how could all this random, by chance coincidences produce such a complex planet? The answer? It had to of been made by a creator! Really? Ya Think? Who come up with that novel idea that makes so much more sense than the crap we made up?

Everything is a whole lot better if we'd just accept faith and NOT try to explain everything.

It also should be noted that Creationism and Evolution are BOTH taken by faith, no matter what your science book says. Don't teach you that in school. They think, if it's science, it's right. Wrong.

But it's really up to you. Do you want to believe that everything is a product of time and chance, that you weren't individually created and loved by a creator and that you're running around on Earth without a purpose?

Or... Do you want to believe that everything was specifically put there for a reason, that you were created by a God, in his image, individual and unique, that God loves you so much he was willingly to die for you and that he has a special, wonderful plan for you, just for you, that no one else can do?

If you believe all the "time and chance" stuff then we're all just running around waiting to die. Nothing matters. Who cares? There's no one always there for you, to catch your falls. It's SO much better when you believe in God, and that he created you, for you. That he has something special for you. That he loves you.

No wonder so many people are depressed....

Somehow got talking about Cheese....

Sorry I haven't blogged recently but I've been spending my last few weeks mainly studying for Semester Finals which are now thankfully OVER!!!!!!!
I also have been recently (until a few days ago) FREEZING. I've been cold. Actually colder than cold and freezing. It's been colder and more freezing than the Antarctic in the middle of the Ice Age during a snow storm while your dressed in a swim-suit. Well... that's just about it I just wanted everyone to know that I haven't died (yet.. I know I will someday) and since I don't have anything else to say I'm done.... unless you want to talk about Cheese.....

Cheese
Cheese is one of those subjects that no matter who you are, you can always relate to it. That's why whenever you're in an awkward silence, in an awkward situation, with an awkward person, you can just start to talk about Cheese. Or if you don't have anything else to talk or write about you can just start talking or writing about cheese. Like I'm doing with my blog. Or if you're giving a speech and still have some left and you need to talk, just start talking about cheese.
The origins of cheese are actually unknown because it's been around for forever and half so no one can quite remember how it started. But do we care? No! And why? Because who cares HOW it started just as long AS it started and we all get our cheese. However, it is most likely that it was first "made" when someone, we'll call him Bob (even though he was probably and Arab) was taking a trip through the desert, on a camel, we'll say. Bob brought some milk for the journey and about half-way through the desert he opened his canteen of milk and "Holy Cow!" There were chunks in there, so he ate it and "Mmmm..... Yummy!" And that's how they started making cheese. When he got back he started selling it and he called it "Cheap" 'cause it was so inexpensive to make, but all the people thought he called it "Cheese" so it's been that way ever since.... I think...
Over the course of time people have used all kinds of different types of milk to produce cheese like Cow, Goat, Sheep, and even Buffalo! Cheese also comes in many different textures like hard, pressed, soft, semi-hard, semi-soft, flowered, ripened, washed and spotted. Of course, with all these different textures comes different flavors like the well-known Cheddar and Swiss Cheese and the not-so-well-known Danablu (Danish) and Mascarpone (Australian) even vegetarian cheeses. Almost every country has some type of cheese, France alone has somewhere around 8,000.
Cheese has SO MANY uses as well, anything from making a Grilled Cheese Sandwich (be sure to put Garlic salt on it!) salad toppings, casseroles, burgers, tacos, pizza, lasagna, anything and everything in between. If nothing else it's ALWAYS fun to shout in the kitchen, "I'M CUTTING THE CHEESE!" or even better when you cut yourself on the cheese grater, "I hurt myself cutting the cheese."
I hope you better enjoy your cheese next time you eat some, if you want more info. you can go to http://www.cheese.com they even have some recipes you can try out!

Ode to the Stupid Machine called the Computer

Oh! How I loathe thee,
And thy incompetent ways.
You slowness is,
Driving me into a craze.

What I have I done to deserve this,
This, inexcusable mistreatment?

How could a box of metal
be such an inconvenience?
And at the same time
Hold so many wondrous things?

You have never liked me.
This I know is true.
For you never worked for me,
But for everyone else you did.

So here's the deal
O scrap of mindless metal
Do what I want,
What you were made to do,
Work for me now!
Or else....

I'll I throw into the sea
For the fishes to devour
(Although you're inorganic
So this is impossible
However, I still will)

I'll Shoot you with a gun,
That I'll some how acquire.
If not a real one,
at least a fake,
So I'll be satisfied.

I'll stick you full of gunpowder,
And light you with a fuse,
And blow you up to smithereens
So tiny they'll never be found...
EVER!!!!

I'll throw you off a fifty story building
And watch with glee as you crash
And never again will you taunt me,
And I will finally win!!!

So that's the deal
Got it?
Good
'Cause what's gonna happen
Is that understood?
One more push until I've had it!
And then you'll be destroyed!!!
Humans are superior,
A battle YOU'LL never win!

The only problem that remains
Is....
Where is your replacement?

Sometimes that still happens

I was looking through our old Newsletters and found this quote from myself:

"Sometimes that happens"—Kaylee in explaining all kinds of accidental and purposeful things that seem to take place around her.

.....Sadly this still happens. So from now on all (or most) of my responses will be "Sometimes that happens" like this:

Kaylee, why isn't the dishwasher emptied?
—Sometimes that happens

Why isn't your homework done?
—Sometimes that happens

How did you cut your finger?
—Sometimes that happens

Stories and Adventures

I was watching L.O.T.R., Fellowship of the Ring, disc 2, not the whole thing, but I had to watch a little something before the break was over. And I was thinking as I was watching the scene where the Fellowship was in Moria (if you don't know what that is I'm not going to take the time to explain it) and they're trying to escape, after battling a Cave troll, and a small army of orcs and Frodo almost dies. As they come out a HUGE army of orcs crawl out from everyone there are probably thousands and hundreds of orcs against nine people. All of a sudden, the orcs run away, and the Balrog comes. The Balrog, is not a guy you wanna mess with, you're chance of winning against him, is like one thousand million to none. So they run away from him, but he follows them. Then Gandalf does his "You cannot pass!" scene and Balrog fall down into the giant abyss, not before taking Gandalf with him. So everyone else on the Fellowship is crying that Gandalf is "dead". I bet, that if they could've they would've asked J.R.R. Tolkien "What are you doing with our story?" However, Tolkien, as the author, knew exactly what he was doing because in The Two Towers, Gandlaf comes back more powerful than ever, if he wouldn't have fell down, none of that would've happen.
Basically, what it all comes down to is this, the author knows what they're doing. Whatever they do, they do for the benefit of their characters and the story. The way they weave the events and by the end you're thinking, "They know what they're doing." The same goes for our author, God.
Sometimes we ask, "God, What ARE you doing?" and he says, "Wait till you get to the end." And when we do we say, "Oh yeah, you knew what you were doing the whole time!" DUH!!!!
Sometimes we might even want to write the story ourselves, and well, our writing sucks compared to what God can do with our story.
Or we might even be like Frodo (or Sam I can't remember who said it, but I know it's in their somewhere) and say, "What kind of adventure have I got myself into?" Our story can look so bleak and seem so unhappy next to the Fairy Tales we see in other people, but we need to remember, that the author knows what he's doing. He's got a plot, so amazing for us, that all ties up at the end with no stupid ending. (unless you're one of those people who've won Darwin Awards)
When my sister was home we discussed, that most stories begin with someone leaving town, or coming to town. Well, your own adventure starts when Jesus comes into your life. It can be rough, some parts you won't like and you might want to skip them. Others parts you'll want to revisit, but won't be able to, some might not even make sense, but it'll all be worth it. God is the best author out there, and he "works all things together for good." You just need to remember to trust your author, and if you do your story will have a "Happily ever after" ending.

P.S. God is also the most imaginative and creative author EVER because not only did he write every one's story, but also wrote the stories that everyone wrote. For example he wrote J.R.R. Tolkien's story AND gave Tolkien the gift of writing L.O.T.R. it was all his idea, every single story out there! Pretty cool, eh?

Good words from Calvin (and Hobbes of course)

Calvin: I asked Dad if he wanted to see some New Year's resolutions I wrote. He said he would be glad to, and he was pleased to see I was taking an interest in self-improvement. I told him the Resolutions weren't for ME they were for HIM.
.....that's why we're outside now.

Hobbes: I WONDERED what the rush was.

Calvin: I'm getting disillusioned with the New Years. They don't seem very new at all! Each NEW Year is just like the OLD year. Here another year has gone by and everything is still the same! There's still pollution and war and stupidity and greed! Things haven't changed! I say what kind of Future IS this?! I thought things were supposed to improve! I thought the future was supposed to be better!

Hobbes: The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present.


Just more reasons to remember that this isn't was it was supposed to be. God didn't want war, stupidity, greed, or even pollution. It was SUPPOSED to be so much better. But it didn't. However, we do have hope for the future, we have hope that this, this messed up, screwed up, horrible and terrible world ISN'T all there is. We can have hope and joy that one day we will find ourselves in perfect, untarnished world, heaven. So although I agree a little with Calvin, we CAN look forward to the future.

Ode to Skiing (A.K.A. Death and Pain)

The mountain was beautiful,
All covered in snow.
I went to go skiing,
But I didn't know,
That skiing causes all kinds of things,
Like leg pains and arm aches,
Frozen noses and sore feet,
And all kinds of bone breaks.

I went down the first hill,
All ready to ski,
When, soon I realized,
That the art of skiing had escaped me.

I could only go down,
I wasn't really prepared at all,
Then I tipped over slightly,
And I began to fall.

I did this several times,
On each one of the hills,
I was beginning to think,
About how many medicals bills,
It would take,
To cure every pain,
And mend every brake.

Soon I was exhausted,
Tired, and poopy
I could barely move,
And my eyes were real droopy.

At last, after so very long,
My trail was over and finally done!
The final hill, was way too steep
So I went and slid down on my bum.

My face was frozen.
And everything was sore,
My shoulders and knees,
Muscles, I never knew that existed before.

I sat inside, on a chair,
Melting the snow off my face.
I never thought Hell,
Could be such a cold and snowy place.


Okay.... Maybe it wasn't that bad. But I did take a lot of crashes, and I was soooooo tired. However, I still had a lot of fun. I'm planning on going on the Ski retreat again, just maybe not skiing...ever...ever...ever....again.....

P.S. A Special thanks to Cheryl, if you didn't accompany on my journey, I wouldn't have lived to tell the tale. I probably would've ended up going down a double black diamond on accident and died. So Thank you so much!!!