Need perspective

    We can't always change things in life, we get the hand we are dealt, and have to find the best way to play the game. While I wouldn't change my life circumstances because I think it helped me be the person I am today, like everyone else I do wish I could change my appearance. My reflection I see overweight, unattractive face, disfigured body. 

    Looks aren't everything, and we do have to love ourselves for who we are, it's not always easy to love every part of ourselves. 

    I've reached out to a couple people this passed week trying to open up and talk about some of my issues, but instead of trying to help, I was turned away and dismissed as if the issues don't matter. I just wanna say if anyone ever comes to you to open up, all you have to do is listen, don't turn them away.

    It just at times feels like things are fading away, and I'm not exactly sure how to handle it. You can box up your problems "conceal don't feel" but if you can't discuss stuff with people is it really worth it?

    Everything has to find a way to be brought back into perspective because during the moment we lose that. But once it can be brought back into perspective usually things don't seem as bad as we thought. 

Road trip to disney March 2015

    So me and my BFFL Kala decided to take a weekend trip to seminole florida with my mom and step dad. It turned into a AWESOME disney trip. 

    After a long night of driving and a night in a hotel due from needing sleep, we made it to the condo and spent the afternoon at the beach.

    After we got back to room we went out to dinner with mom and step dad, then back to the condo to get to bed early. We woke up around 3am and made our way to disney world, we had reservation at the Caribbean beach resort. We got there way before check in and at 6am we lucked out and they had a room available. Thier system LILO was down so we couldn't get magic bands, but for our inconvinance they have us free complimentary park tickets with park hopper option!! Pixie dust so early in the trip!! We got our room key and dropped our bags in the room (which was an awesome room) and we made a beline for the bust stop! 

    We got to the Magic Kingdom a little after eight thirty and got in fairly easy. We did stop and rename a scooter, retrieved the disability pass, and then we tried to go get sorcerer of the magic kingdom cards but the commentary ticket couldn't be used for that function. So, I decided to run into the emporium and buy some magic bands since our resort couldn't give us ours. Not only did we get them I chose blue, kala chose gray. They linked them up for us, and let us keep them no charge ( more pixie dust!). 

    Finally all set we made our way down Main Street and into the central hub that had been remodeled and was looking sharp! 

    Honestly it was a great day full of great memories we rode everything we were wanting to, big thunder mountain four times, splash mountain four times, seven dwarfs mine train twice, space mountain, haunted mansion, voyage of the little mermaid, the train, the barnstormer, stitches great escape, monsters inc laugh floor. We met so many characters, like the Tremaines (cinderellas step family)  Donald and goofy, chip and dale, Ana and Elsa, and I finally found Peter Pan in the magic kingdom!! FINALLY! :) he loved my hat and shirt! (Actually I got quite a few compliments from ppl on my Peter swag lol)  ((been wanting to meet him in the park for years!! Hope to do it again as you should know by now he is my favorite)). Kala didn't enjoy him quite as well as he accidentally jumped on her foot /: 

    We also saw the spectrical of lights parade which was awesome my camera got some good shots (really like that camera lol). Finally we made our way back to our room for a well deserved rest.

    The second day was much more relaxing day at disney we loaded our car and went back to magic kingdom since we still had our ticket left and we wanted to see the festival of fantasy parade since we accidentally missed it the last day. It was so worth seeing we honestly never left Main Street while waiting I did go and meet tinkerbell!! She was so sweet and funny I liked interacting with her! 

    Afterwards the parade started and like I said it was totally worth coming back to see since we could, and I had been wanting to see it since I first heard about it. The costumes are amazing, the floats and characters are all just wow factors my favorite is the sleeping nudity scene with the Makefivent dragon. Seriously best parade from disney! 

    Before we left I ran and got a Starbucks you are here series mug that are exclusive to disney parks. Each park as its on design that can only be bought in its respective park.

    After we made our way back to the car, swung by the condo to get the rest of our things and made our way back to Dalton lol. It was a really quick trip but it was so worth it and can't wait for another lol

Dnow 2015 #NowYouSeeMe

    As a leader this was my fourth Dnow for rock bridge student ministry, and honestly I have to say it was awesome! We had an amazing illusionist Bryan Drake, a cool spoken word performer Tal, an awesome worship singer Casey Darnell, and a great speaker! 

    The thing I love about Dnow is the bonding. For three days you are surrounded by friends you love like family, you feel a sense of belonging. That's a really good feeling, and it always hurts when it's over. My boys this year were ninth graders I started back when they were just entering student ministry at sixth graders, and I had just graduated from the student ministry myself. 

    For my small group I hope, and pray I'm affecting their life, that I'm helping make a difference for them, and that they like me, and want me a part of their life. And know just how much I love, care, and pray for thier protection. 

    The biggest impact on me was the prayer event on the last night of Dnow. Each row recieved a packet containing cards with prayers and instructions  (each rows pack was shuffled) on how to pray each specific prayer. Standing, pointing, whispering, speaking kneeling, touching one beside or near you. The first person in the row would do the first card then pass it to the person next to them, eventually the whole row would be performing one of the prayers  it was an awesome experience. And everyone participated.

    For our mission project we helped clean up miracle field, and the grounds of the Dalton Shriners club. 

    This Dnow was truly a great one, on every level. Can't wait for the next one! 

Cyberbullying not a joke

    It happens every day. In the time it took you to read just this far, over one thousabd people have been hurt by it. Cyberbullying is real, and it's not going away. Its's not something you can shrug off, or tell someone to simply ignore it. Once it's out there, it's there forever. Little snipes can start a snowball of damage, or even just hurt the victim far more than the bully intended to, but that's no excuse.
    In this day and time we are surrounded by social media, statuses, updates, pictures, videos, are all being posted online. Honestly these bully hold so much power probably without even realizing it at times, but the sad thing is they are cowards. They hide behind their computers, even fake profiles when they start up their games. I can honestly say I've personally been the victim of cyberbullying on pictures I've posted. It hurts. Especially when it's someone you've never met, or even chatted with. They took the time to troll your account and find something to make fun of.
    Personally I delete the picture or the comment, then there's the wonderful BLOCK button. If you see someone getting attacked online you shouldn't just read it, call the bully out, and be like why are you being such a jerk? I know the last time I had a friend call out the creep, and he never responded. So they can be shut down. It's ok to feel hurt when it happens don't let anyone tell you otherwise, but after that's when you've gotta shake it off.
    Cyberbullying can be just as harmful if not more than regular bullying. It can cause so much more mental problems in the victim leaving them feeling alone, and where they eventually stop reaching out to other people, or grow to expect the worst out of everyone. If people would start spreading love and kindness instead of hate, and insults the internet would be a lot more of a safe fun place. If you find it fun to do any form of cyberbullying or feel the need to bring others down for a laugh maybe you need to talk to someone because you have some issues.