Having Funn With the Piano, Playing My Favourite Wordless Song :)

Just fooling around, sorry about all the mess-ups :)







Sorry, too much homework to write much, so a random video will have to do!

Ciao!

Sarah

Edit: Oh, I forgot to say, if you were wondering what the heck I was doing at 1:08 on the clip, I was relocating my wrists =P

Hate

We love without reason, and without reason we hate. ~ Jean-Francois Regnard

Why must this be so true?!?

I've been mad at this person for hating me.

I've been upset with this person for hating me.

I've been sad about this person hating me.

I know I just need to let go and accept that fact. But, I can't.

I love her.

We will always be related.

Whether she likes it or not.

Blood is thicker than water! Right...?

RIGHT?!?

But what did I do??

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.” ~ Andre Gide

I have to remember this.

Even when things are not... going well between us.

I can't help that we're not into the same things, and I'm homeschooled.

I just don't know why that matters so much to her.

I just want peace.

And, love.

Voice Of Truth - Casting Crowns

Oh, what I would do to have
the kind of faith it takes
To climb out of this boat I'm in
Onto the crashing waves
To step out of my comfort zone
Into the realm of the unknown
Where Jesus is,
And he's holding out his hand

But the waves are calling out my name
and they laugh at me
Reminding me of all the times
I've tried before and failed
The waves they keep on telling me
time and time again
"Boy, you'll never win,
you'll never win."

But the voice of truth tells me a different story
the voice of truth says "do not be afraid!"
and the voice of truth says "this is for my glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

Oh, what I would do
to have the kind of strength it takes
To stand before a giant
with just a sling and a stone
Surrounded by the sound
of a thousand warriors
shaking in their armor
Wishing they'd have had the strength to stand

But the giant's calling out
my name and he laughs at me
Reminding me of all the times
I've tried before and failed
The giant keeps on telling me
time and time again
"Boy you'll never win,
you'll never win."

But the voice of truth tells me a different story
the voice of truth says "do not be afraid!"
and the voice of truth says "this is for my glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

But the stone was just the right size
to put the giant on the ground
and the waves they don't seem so high
from on top of them looking down
I will soar with the wings of eagles
when I stop and listen to the sound of Jesus
singing over me

But the voice of truth tells me a different story
The voice of truth says "do not be afraid"
And the voice of truth says "this is for my glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me (calling out to me)
I will choose to listen and believe (I will choose to listen and believe)
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

I will listen and believe
I will listen and believe the voice of truth
I will listen and believe
'Cause Jesus you are the voice of truth
And I will listen to you.. oh you are

Sarah, Luke, and Jesse

Hey all!

Recently, I have become friends with 3 incredible people by the names of Sarah, Luke, and Jesse. They are seriously 3 of the most amazing people you'll ever meet, and I just have to dedicate a post to them.

Sarah: You are such a beautiful person inside and out! The way you treat people and your love for God makes you simply radiate! I feel so happy around you, and so comfortable. You will always be my twin/opposite! :) I love you Sary!!

Luke: You are such a sweetie! When you laugh, I just want to too! (not that it takes much, haha) I love the way you say "I love you" without being all weird! It's seriously awesome and so innocent! I love you! :)

Jesse: Ah, my first friend out of you 3! You always know how to make me feel better- emotionally because you care so much, and physically because you know so much about medical stuff. =P Thank-you for just being you!! You always make my day when you talk to me, and the best part is I'm sure you don't even know that. Thank-you so much, I love you! :)

Anyways, bottom line: I don't deserve you guys!! I am SO blessed just to know you!! Thank-you so much for being in my life!!

I can't even say how much you 3 have impacted my life. I honestly can't. I wouldn't be able to say it right.

There is so much more I wish to say, but I'm speechless!!

Sary, Lukey, and Jesse: I LOVE YOU ALL FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!!

*side-hugs!!* =P (but Sarah gets a real one 'cause she's a girl!!) =D

God bless!

Sarah/Sary/Thing 2

Casting Crowns

"Does anybody hear her? Can anybody see?
Or does anybody even know she's going down today
Under the shadow of our steeple
With all the lost and lonely people
Searching for the hope that's tucked away in you and me
Does anybody hear her? Can anybody see?"

Anger and Tears

I am SO upset! I was supposed to go on a field trip with my socials class to a Holocaust exhibit, but now, the day before, my parents said no. NO!

The reasons:

1) I have too much school work

2) My mum’s too busy to drive me

3) I’ve had a ‘bad attitude’ (misinterpreted I say!!)

I even phoned around trying to figure out someone to carpool with, and when that didn’t work, I looked up the transit routes out there, and was possibly going to take the bus with my friend. But NO, that would take too much time away from my school work, and it’s too dangerous.

Anyone who talks to me on a regular basis KNOWS how excited I was. I’ve always been very interested in the Holocaust- though it makes me sad, I find it very interesting. I’ve taken books out of the library and everything!
My keyboard is soaked with salt water, I’m not even joking.

Bottom line:

I WAS SOOOO EXCITED.

AND NOW I’M… UNBELIEVABLE CHOKED.

That is all.

Happy Birthday Emma!!

Today is Emma's birthday!

She turned 13 today- that means my mum has 2 teenagers now! Whoa!



Happy birthday Emma! Hope your day is great! Love you!

Exhilaration! Celebratory Finale

So, my concert was last night! You know, the one with the Elektra Women's Choir, the Mira program I was in? Well, it went great! I made it through all 10 songs, which were in English, Latin, Croatian, Serbian, and Japanese! The other choirs that sang with us were the Balkan Babes from Victoria, Brilliant Harmony from Tokyo, and WWU Women's Chorale from Bellingham. They were all SO amazing!! And I loved their conductors too! Ko from Tokyo was SO funny!!!! Our conductors are great too! :)

Has anyone reading this ever been to Christ Church Cathedral? If you haven't, check out the pictures below. Anyways, when you're not singing, you have to sit in the pews and the chairs that were set up behind the stage, so depending on the size of the choir, you may or may not be seen.

This is the front of the church, including the stage.

Anyways... when the Balkan Babes were singing one of their songs... well... I fell asleep. Ok, I know that sounds bad, but it wasn't because their singing was horrible or something!! In fact, they were AMAZING! But, the music they sing is so hypnotic... it's all in different languages, with lots of little trills and stuff... it's hard to explain, but I promise, it wasn't anything to do with their voices! Plus, I was REALLY tired, and sick too. So that's why. But I just had to share this story, because I found it funny. :)
When I was asleep, I had a dream that me and my friend Rachelle (my friend who was sitting next to me) were on Broadway, preforming Hairspray... she was Tracy, and I think I might have been Penny... weird, huh?!?

Anyways, my whole Mira experience was AWESOME, and I feel so incredibly lucky and blessed to have been able to be a part of something so exciting, fun, and wonderful. I can't wait to do it again next year!! I wonder if I can request to get the same mentor... all of us Mira girls were assigned mentors from Elektra to help us and make us feel really welcome. My mentor's name is CLee (pronounced See-Lee), and she was just great! I would LOVE to get her again next year!! I already miss her! I wanted to cry wen I was saying goodbye. And I miss Kate... and Nancy... and Grace... oh, I miss them all!! =(
I miss the Mira girls too! But, at least, I think they all have Facebook. ;) I actually gave up Facebook for lent, but when that's over, I'll add them!

Here are the only pictures that turned out: (courtesy of my little sister, the photographer) =P
In her defense though, you couldn't use a flash.

You can't actually see me, but I'm somewhere on the left (when you're looking at it)

And this is me with my 2 friends that did the Mira program with me! Love you guys!

Anyways, that's all I have to say!

God bless!