Pinson Valley

Well yesterday we had our first band competition this year. We came in first place in drum majors,percussion, color guard, etc. we got best in class. This is just the beginning of our year. 

Fighting

Recently we have had a whole lot of fights at my school. Someone constantly fighting someone else. People think its necessary to fight another person if they just look at them in what seems as being the wrong way. No one turns the other check any more and just walk away. Look how many times Jesus turned the other cheek in his life we need to be more like him and not be so willing to respond with violence. 

Ladies Day

Our Ladies Day at church is coming up on September 27. We would love to have you there. There will be an amazing speaker,fellowship,singing,prayers,and much more. Please make an effort to come to Sylvan Springs Church of  Christ on that day.

School

Well we have started school recently and ended our summer. This year we are on block schedule which is new to most of the kids at school. There is 1,050 kids enrolled at my school. It's cool to think what if I was able to teach all them about the Bible and if by the end of this school year we had 1,050 more brothers and sisters in Christ. This year I am taking Spanish 1, forensic science, 3 AP classes, an advanced math class, and band. This is going to be a long school year but a also a good one. I hope everyone enjoys school this year if they are in it!

Vacation Bible School

Next Sunday starts our Vacation Bible School. It will last four nights starting at 7 p.m. each night. This years theme is Bible Superheroes. Vacation Bible School is not just a time for little kids it's a time for fellowship,singing, learning more about God and the Bible, and further growing as Christians. If you get the chance please come out and visit one night . We would love to have you!

Beach

Next Saturday I am going to the beach with my family. I love going to the beach. It was one of the things I look forward to the most during the summer. We get to stay there for a whole week!!

Camp

Next week is camp I'm so excited! This is one of my favorite times of the year! It is one of the times where we just get to get away from the rest of the world and be around only other Christians. I also get to be a k-girl which means I work in the kitchen and help with the canteen. I love this job! It is one of the things that makes my week. 

Summer

It's finally summer time! This is going to be a very busy summer for me. I have band camp, church camp, softball workouts, ambassador community service projects, and I'm going to the beach! I truly think this is going to be the best summer ever!

Ambassadors

We have this thing at my school called ambassadors. It is a group of people chosen to further represent the school and community. They help with community service projects, help with school registration, and greeting people to the school. When we were first told about ambassadors we had to go through a very long process to see who would become one. We had to write a paragraph about why we wanted to be an ambassador, write a resume, have an interview, have at least a 3.0 GPA, and no discipline problems this school year. Last week I found out I was chosen along with a group of people to be a Minor High School Tiger Ambassador.  

Washington D.C

Well headed home from Virginia. My school band went there and stayed but went to perform in Washington, D.C. to play at Lincoln's memorial. It was a really cool experience. We saw so many different things. We even visited the White House! 

Lads to Leaders Convention 2014

I had so much fun at Lads to Leaders this year just like always! I got first place on my webpage, second place on my painting, second place on my scrapbook, and Jonathan Bourland platinum in Good Samaritans. I want to thank everyone for supporting me in everything I do. It means more then they will ever know. I would also like to congratulate everyone on their awards. If you didn't place or win anything in a certain event you competed in don't worry about it. You are a winner in God's eyes and that's all that matters! I'm already excited and ready to start preparing for next year! I hope that all of you will go back and participate and we will all get to see each other again! One of the best parts of the whole convention is that we get the chance to continue to learn how to grow as Christians and as leaders. The other is being able to be around all of the Christians. I know at the convention in Nashville we are getting the opportunity to be around almost 10,000 Christians of all ages which is so encouraging!

Driving to Lads to Leaders

I am so excited! I just drove all the way from Adamsville Alabama to Tennessee. This is my first time driving to Lads to Leaders. I hope everyone is having safe travels. 

Headed to Lads to Leaders

Well we are on our way to Lads to Leaders.  I can't wait to get there. I hope everyone has safe trips to their destinations.  Good luck to everyone!

Tomorrow is the Day

Tomorrow is the day most of us will load up our cars and head to certain places for convention. It feels like Christmas Eve. I am so excited about heading to Nashville for convention. I hope everyone has a safe trip there and back this weekend. I also hope that everyone enjoys there weekend around thousands of other Christians just like us. I can't wait to see all of you there!!!!

Comments

 
Thank all of you for leaving comments on here for me. They are very encouraging and I love reading them. I know I don't know all of y'all but I would love too. If there is any way when you leave comments on here you could tell me who you are I would greatly appreciate it. 

Three Days

There is only three days until Lads to Leaders!!! I can't wait to go. This is my favorite time of the year. I am pumped up too be able to spend three days with 10,000 Christians a lot of which are my age.