SOAP

Hey hey hey!!
Here's a SOAP SOAP SOAP!
September 25th, 2008
S: Ephesians 4:2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
O: I should be gentle, patient, and do things out of love—not of other things.
A: In everything I do, do it with love. Be patient and gentle with people.
P. Hey God, please help me to be patient, gentle, and in everything I do, do it with love. I want to treat people with care no matter who they are, or what they've done and share Your love with them. In Your name I pray, Amen.

My book is going great! And me and Celine got to practice our song for the talent show today. It's sounding good! We found out though that someone else is doing the same song. But she's singing and playing by herself. Hmmm. We'll see how it all goes. Lol.
Love Wins,
Hayley
P.S. The picture is of me and MaryAnn, when we went ice skating for her b-day this past Friday. No, I didn't hurt my self this time! :D lOl!

Introduction to my Book!

Hey Y'all!
I thought I'd share the introduction of my book that I'm writing. It pretty much tells what the book is about and who's in it. And also, I just wanted to let y'all know that I have a new poll. If you scroll down to the very bottom of my page you'll see it. :D
So, here's the intro.
Hello, my name is Lorraina Jones. I’m 16, a junior, and I have two horses. The first, a 9 year old chestnut National Show horse named No Ordinary Alybi, or Regan. The second, a snow white 25 year old Quarter horse named Dixie Dyna, or just Dixie. My life was turned around in less than 4 hours by the most traumatized, skinny, and skittish animal I have EVER met. One Friday afternoon I got a call from our Vet, Dr. Janie Wilson. She told me that a five year old Morgan gelding had been dropped off at her clinic. He was severely abused, very much underweight, and needed somewhere to stay because Janie didn’t have enough space at her clinic. I told her he could stay at my barn for however long needed. Janie was very relieved. Immediately she said she’d bring him over. So follow me in my amazing, life-changing story.

Love Wins,
Hayley

The Best!!!

Hey Dudes!!
I just wanted to share with you the best song EVER to headbang to. lol. I love it! It's Savior by Skillet.
And also, I suggest you see the movie Igor. It's not only HI-larious, but it also has some good points to it. :D
Well I must go now. :D
Love Wins,
Hayley!
P.s and yes the picture is of my picture covered door!! i LOVE IT!!

Wow...

Hey guys, here's a S.O.AP. from the 15th.
September 15th, 2008
S: Galations 2:14 But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, “If you, being a Jew, live like a the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how is it that you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?
O: If we Christians act like non-Christians, how are non-Christians going to see Christ in us and want to become Christians?
A: Don’t fit in with the crowd; or follow worldly things. Be God’s disciple. That’s how non-Christians see a difference in me and want to know more about Christ.
P: Hey God, please help me to be Your disciple and not follow worldly things. Thanks for this awesome day. In Your name I pray, Amen.

This soap is pretty amazing to me. You see, me and a friend just recently heard this song, Anticonformity by Krystal Meyers. What that song talks about is pretty much what my soap is about. How weird! God is sooo amazing sometimes. Wow...

Here's a link to my latest photos. Enjoy! :D

Here's two songs you should check out. Anticonformity by Krystal Meyers. And Restless by NEEDTOBREATHE. Night!! I'm sooo tired! I stayed up til 4 last night!!!
Love Wins,
Hayley :D

Mmmmmm

Hello peoples!
I've much to share!
First, my dad put lights on the back of his building, so that I have more light at night when I'm out with my horses. Yay!
Second, I have found a new pop tart flavor. It's Chocolate Chip COOKIE DOUGH!!! YUUMMY!!
Now that it's getting cooler(well, sort of) I can eat oatmeal more without sweating my pants off! My favorite flavors are Cinnamon roll and Banana bread. I like apple crisp, but I have to take the chunks of apples out. I have no clue why, I just do. Grosses me out I guess. Lol.
We had a scare with Cat, my 22 year old horse. She was laying down all Sunday morning, wouldn't eat or drink, and wouldn't really move. But by Monday she was doing better. Now she is doing much much better. Whew!
Me and my friend Celine know finally what song we're doing for the Jr. High talent show. I know, I'm not in Jr. High. But what the heck? Celine can't do it alone! Haha speaking of Jr. High and High school, one of the Jr.High leaders thought I was a SENIOR! Wow!
Anyways, we're doing Love Song by Sara Bareilles. Sweet potatoes!
I'm gonna start doing a poll! Right now it's 'What is your favorite season?'
I'm sooo excited! There's a new Ghost Hunters series that started a couple weeks ago. Incase you didn't know, Ghost Hunters is my favorite show! Here's a link to the show and the TAPS website. (It's at the P.S.)TAPS is the people that do the show. It stands for The Atlantic Paranormal Society. Yep. Pep. Well, I'ma gonna go...Be sure to look at the beautiful full moon!
Love Wins,
Hayley

p.s. Here's the ghost hunters show website
Now the TAPS website

The Best of Shining Star Photography

Here's a link to a video thing of all my best photos, if you'd like to see.
http://s254.photobucket.com/albums/hh84/shebacat_2008/?action=view¤t=73fb8271.pbr
Love Wins,
Hayley

Tempations of the Cookie, Ice Skating, and Another S.O.AP.!!!!

Hey guys!!!
I'm in a group of homeschoolers called Team Impact. We get together and do one fun event and one service project every month. It's alot of fun! So today we went ice skating! Sweet potatoes! Well, I rarely fall down. But today...ugh. Me, Charity, and Megan(idk if I spelled it right! Sorry!)were all skating along holding hands, invincible. But all of a sudden I went down! My leg and ankle twisted behind me, and I landed on my leg. OUCH. Charity fell down with me, but she was okay. Megan smartly let go and didn't fall. Haha. So we fell down right by a bunch of other people from our group. They crowded around us and helped us up. I could barely get up my leg hurt so bad! I could barely get off the rink! So I sat down for a while, then I skated some more. Slowly. lol. And then when we got home, I was in great pain. But I still went out to work with my horsies. So after that it hurt even more! I'm trouble, I know. :D It's feeling better now though. But man, it hurt! And I forgot my camera! I was very upset with myself. Haha. I have bad memory...
So I get inside, and as I'm going to eat dinner, I smell the wonderful smell of chocolate chip cookies. Heavenly! I was tempted to eat one, before my dinner. But...I was a good girl and resisted. Haha, and after dinner I had five. With milk. Yummy in my tummy!
Here's a soap for ya'll.
September 12, 2008
S: 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
O: When we go through hard times, God helps to strengthen us.
A: When I go through hard times, I can call on God to help me. He will strengthen me and help me get through those times. We go through that so He can strengthen us and we become greater in our faith.
P: Hey God, please help me to remember when I’m having tough times that You are there to help me through it and that going through whatever’s going on will make me stronger. In Your name I pray, Amen.
Well, as you might've noticed, I like to add random pictures with my posts. So, here's just another random picture from Shining Star Photography! Night buds!
Love Wins,
Hayley

P.S. I have recently gotten into the band Nevertheless. Check them out! They're great! And pray for the people in Texas with hurricane Ike! OH and i'm going to start announcing my favorite song of the week. Right now it's Automatic by Stellar Kart. Awesome song!

Thoughts of a Photographer...

I thought I would post what makes me love photography. Well, I just like taking pictures. I see something beautiful, or interesting, or just something I would like to remember or share with others, so I take a picture of it! Most of my photographs are of weather or nature. That's because I just love taking pictures of God's glorious creation and remembering them forever! When I take a picture of God's creation, I'm taking a picture of His work. What could be more amazing than that? That's what I love about it!
And who doesn't like taking funny or sweet pictures with or of friends or family? Ever hear someone say, "Take a picture, it'll last longer!" ? Well, it's true!
Photography is art. Art that God made. Art pleases people. I mean, when you see a good picture of something, doesn't it please you? You like it, you want to stare at it. Admire it. I like taking pictures that people admire and stare at. Especially when they see that it's something my God created.
Well what makes a good picture? First of course is quality. You want a clear picture. Something you can stick your hand into. So after quality, you must have something that captures attention. Something that sucks you in, makes you look at it. Clouds, for example, do just that. Especially orange and red ones, or dark, storm clouds. They jump out at you. And they are just gorgeous. Then there's pictures that tell a story. Love those!
So anyways, that's what I love about photography, and that's what goes through my head all the time. I'm photo crazy! Anytime I see something that captures my attention, I just have to take a picture of it! Well, I hope you enjoyed a look into my...strange mind. :D
Oh by the way, I'm having my first cup of hot chocolate since last winter. YUM.
Night y'all! It's almost the weekend! You CAN make it!
Love Wins,
Hayley

School.....

Well I've got a ton of schoolwork since my mom got back Sunday. Mostly because there was some stuff that I couldn't do when she was gone, so we've had to do it now. So I'm a tad behind...but I'm almost caught up.
I've gotten back in touch with a girl I met who lives in Spain. She has horses, of course. It's really neat to talk to her because she doesn't know much English, and since I'm taking my third year of Spanish, we can talk in Spanish with eachother. I can also teach her more English terms, and she teaches me more Spanish terms. It's fun!
Well I must go now. I know..it's short.
Love Wins,
Hayley

P.S. The picture is of my mom, my cousin Hannah, and my new cousin Caitlyn. The only squirt missing is Kirsten. Lol!

Let's Lather on Some S.O.AP.!!!

Okay, so I bet you're wondering what a S.O.A.P. is. Well, it's this bible study we do at my church. The word soap is an acrostic which stands for Scripture, Observation/Own Words, Application, and Prayer. We have a daily reading plan, and after we read that, we pick out a verse or two or three that stick out to us. We write that for the S. Then for O we write our observations--what we think the verse(s) mean. For A we write how we can apply what the verse meant to our life. And for P we write down a prayer asking God to help us with that. So pretty simple right? Yep! So here's mine from this morning.
S: 2 Corinthians 6:16 Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; Just as God said,...
O:We are God's temple
A: If we are God's temple, then we should make a great temple for Him. Meaning that we should take care of ourselves for God. I should be a living temple for Him. So also, everything that I do should show that I'm God's temple.
P: Hey God, thank you for today. Please help me to take care of myself for You. And please let everything I do show that I'm Your temple. In Your name I pray, Amen.
Well I'm off to write more of my book! Have a great day y'all!
Love Wins,
Hayley
Ps. Try doing a S.O.A.P. this week!

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I am sooooooooo tired! I couldn't fall asleep last night. I went to bed at ten like usual, but I didn't fall asleep til one something and I had to get up at seven. That is why I'm eating Marshmallow Mateys! (A store brand of Lucky Charms :D) Lots of sugar to keep me awake!! Muahahaha!
Man it's really nice outside this morning! So yeah. I'm tired. This should be an interesting day. I still have to go to small group tonight too, ugh. Not to mention the Ortho and lunch and Spanish and the rest of my school...whew I'm gonna sleep good tonight! Well have a great day y'all!
Love Wins,
Hayley zzzzzz

Labor Day, Birthdays, September, a picture covered door! OH MY!

Well, today is the first day of SEPTEMBER! WOW! I can't believe it. It's also my friend Paige's birthday! Happy 14th Birthday to her! She just got her first horse. Whew! Keep her in your prayers. The first few months of horse ownership are the worst. Lol.
Today is also Labor Day. What is Labor Day? I have no idea! Someone please tell me!
Let me tell you about my day. First, I got up and fed my equines(horses), then had breakfast and checked my new blog. Then I went back to sleep til....1:45. Yes, 1:45. I like my sleep okay!
After I awoke from my slumber I ate lunch. Changed my blog's background, which I absolutely love! Talked to some friends, then took a shower. Yada yada...I finally figured out if we had small group tonight. We didn't. Brandon and Billi are out of town...keep them in your prayers too! They're great!
So before dinner I practiced piano. I'm doin a Rag, a Prelude, and two Waltzes. Just to name a few. The waltzes are in french..? They are Nuit Sans Etoiles. A Night Without Stars. The second is Palace Royale. Royal Palace. They're beautiful.
So after dinner, which was great, me and my dad went grocery shopping. Now that was something! You see, my dad never really goes shopping. So I had to pretty much show him everything and stuff. Eh, it was fun though. Lol.
Once again, I was caught looking at the sky tonight. The moon is just gorgeous, and for once there aren't couds covering the deep starry night sky. I'm using my adjectives tonight aren't I? Haha! So yeah, it was wonderfantabulous. :D
Ok, so I'm doing something to my door. I'm completely, yes completely covering the back of it with horse pictures. Reread that please! Haha! I'm almost done. It looks great! I'm considering doing my door that leads to the gameroom/guestroom. I don't know if my mom'll like that! Lol.
I'll have to post a picture once it's done.
Tomorrow I have to go to the Orthodontist. I'm actually excited about too cause they can finally fix my poky wire that's got me going crazy! Then after that we're going to lunch, then my SPANISH II CLASS! I can't believe it! This is my third year taking Spanish. I love it. My teacher, Senora Petrina, is absolutely awesome.
Those cookies I made yesturday are all gone. :( I took a picture of one with a bite taken out of it. Of course.
I gotta finish my Spanish homework. I'm stuffed now. Lol, I had a big bowl of my favorite ice cream. Mint Chocolate Chip. OOOOOH Yeah!!!!! It's da bomb!
Then I'm gonna do a S.O.A.P. Which I will explain tomorrow..I don't have time tonight. But yeah, I'm gonna start putting one up everyday for y'all.
I just wanna leave with my favorite song....Mighty to Save by Hillsong United..they are AWESOME! I encourage you to check them out and really think about these lyrics. They are amazing.
Everyone needs compassion/A love that's never failing/let mercy fall on me/
Everyone needs forgiveness/A kindness of a Savior/the hope of nations/
Savior, He can move the mountains/my God is mighty to save, He is mighty to save!
Forever, Author of salvation/He rose and conquered the grave, Jesus conquered the grave!
So take me as you find me/all my fears and failures/fill my life again/I give my life to follow/everything I believe in/Now I surrender/I surrender/
Savior, He can move the mountains/my God is mighty to save, He is mighty to save!
Forever, Author of salvation/He rose and conquered the grave, Jesus conquered the grave! (2x)
Shine your light and, let the whole word see! We're singin', for the glory/of the risen King! (2x)
Savior, He can move the mountains/my God is mighty to save, He is mighty to save!
Forever, Author of salvation/He rose and conquered the grave, Jesus conquered the grave! (2x)
Shine your light and, let the whole word see! We're singin', for the glory/of the risen King! Jesus/(7x)
Love Wins,
Hayley