Dreams

Whenever I have dreams they seem way too real.

Last night I had a dream that I was in heaven, like actual heaven not just like "heaven" like when people say that they're in heaven when they're doing something they love a lot or something.

It was really surreal and for part of the dream it was like I was watching a movie or something like that and for the rest of the dream I was actually there. Sadly I can't remember most of the dream anymore. All I really remember was just seeing the fact that I lot of people I knew weren't ending up in heaven and were going to hell. It gave me a real sense of urgency to tell people about Jesus because I don't want anyone to not be there with me in heaven. It was quite scary actually.

Besides that, I saw Soul Surfer last night with my two best friends and their mom. It was probably the best movie I've ever seen! I recommend it to everyone!! It was only rated PG because of the shark attack scene and was very centered around God. Throughout the movie they mention God and how his plan is greater than what you feel right now. It was really moving and touching and also motivating. I'd love to go see it again. It definitely made me cry for like half the move but it was worth every tear. My make-up ran everywhere on my face but to me, if it makes you cry and happy then it's really a good movie.

Spring Break Recap (Home, Park, and South Dakota)

My Parents at Minnehaha Falls



I'm a little out of it after I've been sleeping, if you've experienced that with me the you know! haha


Saying goodbye to my Grandma's House ):
Cousins daughter Presley, she's like my little sister! I man I love her! <3

Downtown Brookings

Oh the joys of being pretty much in the middle of nowhere! The Rural channel; featuring cows!! My fav. (:



More driving, but at least the sunset's pretty!
Bored-ness on the way there.... how many more hours?

Driving, and driving, and driving...

On the way there!

Stinks for them! Because I'm on Spring Break (;

SHE TOUCHED THE TREE!!!

Onward!!


Walking Home
Cute Dogs we saw at the Park!!


I guess she's not so happy about me riding my bike and not playing with her!

Soaking up the sun and warmth (:

I think I have the cutest dog ever, and lover of tennis balls (:

What?


I don't know about you, but I'm pretty sure that a ham is NOT a cake...
On the way to Costco! The greatest sample place ever! haha
Gorgeous!

It looks like mountains! haha But sadly it's just the giant piles by Arbor Lakes...
It was finally getting warm outside!

My Gingerbread Spring Break house I made (:



oh P.S. The order is from the most recent that happened to the least recent!

Until Next Time,
Janae

telelvision

Television can make you feel :
Bored
Smart
Entertained
Excited
In suspense
In love
Happy
Sad
Angry
Depressed
the list could go on and on....

So the point is a TV show can make you feel wonderful and upbeat or disgusting and gross. I've decided to really crack down hard on what I allow myself to watch on the television. If there's lots of foul language, there go that show; if there's lots of inappropriateness (You know what I'm talking about...), onto the next channel; if it is very depressing, looking for something else that's on; if Jesus wouldn't watch it with me because of how sinful it is, then I'm not even going to think twice about watching it.

What happened to these days, where the whole family could sit around and watch TV with each other, without the worry of some family members being to young to watch it?


I've heard the "sponge sermon" a bunch of times and actually, it's true! I've noticed that with music and TV, our culture is really lacking in what we allow or don't allow. Lots of people are okay with a song that cussed, but if someone just said those same words than they would say that they aren't okay with it. Let me ask you something, what's the difference?!

I love to sing to my dogs (okay, I know, kinda weird but that's okay! It's how I like to show them my love), and what I sing is what I'm saying. It doesn't make a difference to my dogs if I sing of talk because they're hearing the same things. What people say and how they say it doesn't make a difference if they're still the sincere the same way. If I called someone a dumb jerk-face that didn't know 2 + 2 but sang it, I don't think that they would care whether I was singing it or not!

When we sing along, or when celebrities are singing those foul lyrics that would and DO make me blush, God doesn't hear it any differently than if they were saying them in a monotone voice.

I hope you got something out of this post. It really helped me kind of vent about my troubles with the modern world of television that I feel is so unjust right now!

Thanks for reading, well if anyone is then thank you (:

Sincerely in the utmost manner,
Janae

My Life in Pictures

Helping Christine with her homework...
Fawning over Dew Drop...
Long lines for popcorn...
Being thankful for all God's blessings...

Angels and Jewelry...
Cuteness around every corner...

Orchestra

Bach gave us God's word, Mozart gave us God's laughter, Beethoven gave us God's fire. God gave us music that we might pray without words.

Music is so undeniably wonderful. No matter who you are, you love some type of music. I have never meet anyone who hated all music and only loved silence; which could be argued that it's music. Music is all around us and in all of us. You can never escape it or run away from it. It's in the daily things we do; with or without meaning to.

I love playing the violin even if I'm not the best at it; which I am not whatsoever. It just gives me a unexplainable joy. Even just to hear that ringing sound of a D String going and filling the room with it's lovely, simple sound. Have you ever played only one note on an instrument and just listening to it? It's wonderful. I have many times just sat in my living room, on the floral couches and plucked the strings of my violin and hearing the sound that is like no other.

Orchestra is the thing that got me started on the violin. In fourth grade I decided to join Orchestra and I picked the violin. God has blessed me with the talent of playing the violin that I possess and my love of it has kept me going. Besides the music that I play in Orchestra I love the people. This year has just been a lot of fun. Next year, a lot will change though. Since I got into Chamber, (DEFINITELY because of God! I never would have been able to make it without him, at all.) I won't be seeing any of the next year Sophomores that I love having Orchestra with. I will, however love the big change music experience and I will be learning a TON as Mr. Gitch said. It'll be a bitter sweet change but a little more sweet than bitter (; sorry guys but I'll still see you all!

I've been praying, and hoping, and praying every night pretty much that I would get into Chamber. For the last few weeks I totally just surrendered it to God and just prayed that His will would be done and took in peace in the knowledge that whatever God's will is for me will happen, whether I wouldn't be so happy about it or not. Then that day that I was going to find out I started getting a little scared that I actually would be upset if I didn't get it but I did and everything is wonderful. But, there's still that annoying scale testing! Uhh! I had to learn so many scales this year it's ridiculous. Oh well, I learned a bunch about scales if not about anything else in Orchestra this year.

Not matter what God will provide and take care you. Even if I hadn't gotten in I would have eventually, or if not, then it wasn't meant to be I guess.

Cordially,
Until Next Time,
Janae

TOMS, and other shoes

I LOVE shoes! I think they one the things that makes an outfit.If you're wearing plain old jeans and a white t shirt with the most amazing shoes ever; that outfit = amazing. Probably everyone has heard of TOMS by now and I am a HUGE fan of them! I love charities and shoes and so TOMS shoes just puts two and two together.

Okay so TOMS shoes gives a pair of shoes to a child in need of them in places of poverty. I would want the shoes they make even if they didn't donate shoe so it just makes it that much better. Another plus is that the shoes are the most comfortable shoes I've ever worn; well, probably besides my UGGs. Here's what they're all about: http://www.toms.com/our-movement/
It's really amazing and wonderful what they're doing for these kids.

Back to UGGs and TOMS, I'm a big fan of them both and don't know whether to get:

or

Well tell what you think! The UGGs are 40% off too (: That's one of the big things that are great about them. It's so hard to decide!

Spring Break has been great so far! Our kitchen is looking way different with our new counter tops, I'm going shopping three days in a row, a hair cut next week, and I am even stronger convinced that God will heal me! My neck pain is going down little by little with the help of my Physical Therapy exercises and from God. What His timing is works for, I'd like it to be sooner rather than later but I'd also like to have a million dollars! But that isn't going to happen either. haha

Cordially,
Until Next Time,
Janae