Dear Bloggy World

My Apologies

My dearest Bloggy world, I have neglected you.

I wish that this were not true

But alas, there was nothing I could do...

I know I said I'd blog more,

Take more pictures and explore the moor,

Put up life posts and music scores.

Life, however, is a fickle thing.

You chart your course out like a king

But you never know what the day may bring.

You plan and plan but all for naught

 The best laid plans die and fall apart 

Like my bunches of forget-me-nots.

My efforts have been weak at best,

Finding time can make me stressed...

I am afraid I've failed the test.

I wish I could say that I'll change my ways

So that I can write you every day...

Life is such a maze.

I do apologize profusely for my truancy.

I love you dearly, my beloved blog,

And I pray some day you will forgive me.

In His Love,

    Christy

*giggles*

Music Mix-up Post 14

Apparently, last week, Blogger was having issues, and if you haven't seen Music mix-up Post 13, that's because it went missing.  It happened to a lot of people....   *argh! sigh* I've emailed them, hoping to see if they can find it.  Otherwise, I'm going to have to rewrite.
    I thought about redoing it for this week, but I really wanted to share a song that is very special to me for my birthday week, so I decided not to...  May I present to you, "Defying Gravity," from the Broadway Musical "Wicked."  I know what you all are thinking - "Wicked?"  Wicked is the story behind two of the most famous witches of all time - the Wicked Witch of the West and Glenda from "The Wizard of Oz."  I've never seen the movie, and I haven't seen the Broadway show, but this song is amazing!!  I couldn't decide which music video I wanted to put up, so I decided to do two.  The first one sort of tells the story behind the song, but the part of Glinda isn't played by Kristen Chenoweth - I don't know who this girl is, but I love Kristen Chenoweth and Idina Menzel's duo, so I put that video up too. :)  Enjoy!



And this one is the one with Kristen Chenoweth and Idina Menzel.... They are just amazing together!  I know the video isn't the best, but I just love the two of them together!! (I know, I keep repeating myself! I can't help it... :D)




So there you have it - one of my most absolutely favorite songs of all times... One of my favorite lines is: Too long I've been afraid of losing love I've guess I've lost.  Well if that's love, it comes at much too high a cost.
  I am a people pleaser... It isn't something I'm proud of, and I work on it.... but I realize that I do do things so that people will be happy.  And I can't do that anymore - I have to do what is right/best for me and what God wants, regardless.  So, this year, I'm going to try and "defy gravity." I'll let you know how it goes! 
  (Oh, and if you want to read the whole story between Glinda and Elphaba, you can read about it on wikipedia.  They have a synopsis for ya.)
     In His Love,
         Christy

Seven and Twenty, Here I come!

Today I'm turning 27 years old.  I am really looking forward to this year.  I know this might sound a little crazy, but I feel like this year is really going to turn into an adventure.  I have no idea what all I'm going to be doing this year, but I know that God has a plan, and I'm just along for the ride.  So, to help me experience the adventure, I've decided to borrow from my friend Alyssa's idea.
    May I present my list of 27 things to do from May 16th, 2011 to May 16th, 2012.  I hope to put up pictures of everything that happens.... :)  Maybe.  These are not in any order, except for the first one.  Seemed fitting, considering the rest of the list.

   1 ~ Live to be 28. (I know, I know, seems lame, but I'd hate to not finish the list!)

   2 ~ Finish writing one of my stories. I haven't really picked one out yet, but we'll see! 

   3 ~  Spend more time with God.  
  
   4 ~  Go on a picnic.  

   5 ~ Learn how to water ski on one ski.  I already know how to ski on two skies, and I think it's time I figured out how to do it on one.

   6 ~ Garden more.  I convinced my dad to let me get roses this year for my garden.  I'm really excited to see how they turn out - pictures to come!

   7 ~ Survive Nano and conquer it!  Last year Nano conquered me, but I'm determined to not let that happen again!
        Seven down and only twenty more to go!!!

   8 ~  Go sky diving!

   9 ~ Go on a date.  (Doesn't necessarily have to be with a guy - but that would be cool!)
  
  10 ~ Learn ribbon embroidery.

   11 ~ Finish 1 sewing project.  I have too many unfinished projects, and I want to finish at least one of them.

   12 ~ Be a camp counselor.  My sister is going to camp this summer, and I'm going to be one of the counselors.  I think it'll be interesting, to say the least!

   13 ~ Blog more.  Enough said.

   14 ~  Fly a kite.  And yes, I am really only five. (7-2=5)

Half way there!!!

   15 ~ Go Roller Skating at a rink.  When I was a kid, we used to go roller skating once a month as a home school group.  It was fun.

   16 ~ Go camping.  Doesn't necessarily have to be in a tent!

   17 ~ Go on a road trip out of state.   My friend and I were talking about maybe going to Canada for a weekend road trip.  We only live like 8 hours away, and I've never been there, so why not?

   18 ~ Learn to play guitar.  I have a guitar that lives in the bottom of my closet.  It's time to learn how to play it.

   19 ~ Memorize 1st John.  

   20 ~ Color my hair.

 Twenty down, only seven more to go!

   21 ~  Get a pearl ring or necklace.  More on that to come!  

   22 ~ Jump in a pile of leaves.

   23 ~ Watch the sunrise from a mountain top, and a sunset from the lake.

   24 ~ Make a snow angel.

   25 ~ Learn ballroom dancing.  

 Only two left!!!

   26 ~ Have a girls' party.

   27 ~ Make a list of 100 biographies and classics and read them.  (Okay, so this one might take me a little longer than a year, but we will see how it goes!)

   In His Love,

      Christy

Music Mix-up Post 12

Happy Mother's Day everyone!  I know I haven't put up my music mix-up post this week, so I thought I'd do a really fun song for Mother's Day.  I have really vacillated between a couple of songs, and I thought, why not just do them both? I've done two before!  So, for the first one, I just had to do Anita Renfroe's "Mom Song to William Tell's Overture."



This song cracks me up... Makes my heart smile. :)  Enough said.  And the second song is "The Mom Song," by Go Fish.




Again, this song makes my heart smile. :) I have this song as my ringtone for my mummy.  I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day!
   In His Love,
       Christy

Music Mix-up Post 11

This week has not been a very easy week.... There have been a lot of good things happening, but at times it is easy to lose sight of them when other things fall apart.  Last night I turned on KTIS, and this song was just starting, and I felt like it spoke right to my heart.  So, may I present "The Redeemer" by Sanctus Reel.



     This song has been such a good reminder that even when things don't go the way I think they should, or I'm just having a hard day, that God always makes EVERYTHING NEW!!!!!  I don't have to try and fix things on my own (which is a tendency of mine,) nor am I in it alone....
     Anyway, this song encouraged me, and it is my prayer that it encourages you too.  Have a blessed day!  And enjoy whatever weather you've got. (We had snow this morning, rain later, and hopefully the sun will be out by tomorrow!  I'm so excited to see the sun!! :D )
   In His Love,
        Christy

Music Mix-up Post 10

 If you've been following my blog, you know that I am a huge fan of Mandy Moore.  So, it shouldn't really have surprised me when I fell in love with the movie, "Tangled."  "Tangled" is my new absolutely favorite movie.  So I thought I'd share my favorite song from my favorite movie.  This week, may I present to you, "I See the Light," sung by Mandy Moore and Zachery Levi, from the movie "Tangled."  (And just so you know, I totally had this blog post put together on Saturday, but due to spotty internet, I couldn't publish it :(  Sorry about that!)



I LOVE this song... I know, I know... it's super cheesy. :)  But I just can't help myself.  And I don't even think that it necessarily has to refer to the love between a man and a woman.  Sometimes it is amazing how much a difference in your life one friend can make.  Someone who holds a mirror up to you and says, "You are wrong.  This is who you really are.  Whether what they are telling you is something you want to hear or not. They shine the light of God's truth into your life, and if you are humble and wiling to listen and change, you are the better for it.
  Or when you meet the one that God has sent into your life.... Sometimes all it takes is one moment for your entire life to change.
   Or maybe I'm philosophizing way too much about a simple song. :)  But regardless, if you haven't seen the movie, you totally should!  The horse is a riot, the chameleon is amazing, and you'd better watch out for the frying pans!! I have totally got to get me one of those! :)
   In His Love,
      Christy

Music Mix-up Post 9

   Lately, a recurring theme that seems to be present has been a bit of a challenge for me to deal with... What if the blessing isn't what you thought?  What if what you thought isn't the way it is supposed to be?  What if God has a bigger plan and the only way is through what looks like a valley?  What if we prayed for God's will instead of for safety?  What would happen then?  It is such a different way of looking at life that I've had a hard time to wrap my mind around it.  Then, the other day I got in the car and this song was playing.  It was like God spoke to me.  So, may I present "Blessings," by Laura Story



I don't know about the rest of you, but for me, this song spoke right to my heart.  What if?  How would it change the way I looked at life?  Would I run from things that make me uncomfortable, or would I embrace them as something as a gift from God?  What if I remembered constantly that this isn't my home, and I'm simply passing through on my way to Heaven?  How would I change the way I lived if I knew that I was going to die tomorrow?  I'm not exactly sure that I like that picture, especially since I haven't been living as dedicated to God as I could be.  So often I get sidetracked by what I want, I feel, what have you....  So often I lose sight of what really truly matters - living my life in such a way as to bring God glory is my main purpose of life.  I fail more often than I would like to admit, but I do know and believe that God loves me anyway and forgives me.  And every moment, I get to choose how I'm going to live.  Anne once said, "Every day is fresh, with no mistakes in it yet."  What if.... I chose to give instead of take?  What if.... I chose to yield instead of stand on my rights?  What if... I became a vessel that poured out Christ's love to those around me continually, instead of looking out for myself?  What then?  I don't know..... but I want to know.  Pray for me as I find out.
   In His Love,
        Christy