Broken and Brave

I really want to get this album.

I love Holyfire.
What a worship band.

Such an awesome group of believers.




I hope they come to northern Maine again soon.

"Your son, Chico?" "Nemo." "Right. Got it."

Well.

Our most-used phone has bit the dust.

Or rather...

...swallowed the fish tank water.

Mom, while attempting to put the phone back on the charger, accidentally lost her grip on the phone. The phone then managed to knock the fish food off the fish tank (which is on a table below the phone) and then did a cartwheel of sorts and somehow slipped through an opening in the back of the fish tank.

How my mother manages to do these things, I will never figure out.

Hear ye, hear ye

So last night I ended up writing a song as I was about to go brush my teeth. 2 verses, a chorus, and 1 bridge. I think I have decided to entitle it "Overflow".
I'm not quite sure yet, so, we'll see.
Perhaps I will post the song on my blog sometime in the near future.
Over the next few days I'm going to try to write out the actual music that goes along with the song.

That should be interesting.

And now it's official.
The "Find A Job For Rachelle" contest has begun.
Here are some current possibilities:
Working for Gary and Debbie Nelson building houses. (Not trusses; actual houses.)
Netherlands Office Products (Working at the front counter or re-stocking shelves and what-not.)
Subway ("Would you like lettuce with that?")

So...
Enter YOUR very own job suggestion by leaving a comment!*

*-You could have some fun with this. Making up fake jobs that I would never even consider doing.

So today I took a bunch of pictures of random things in my room.
Fabric...
Books...
Gift bags, wrapping paper, bows...
Dried roses...
Ceiling tiles...
Mirrors...
Curtains...

And I ate goat tonight at supper.
Goat jerky.

The end.

go buy the new mercyme album. now.

Where I Belong
Mercy Me

Everybody hopes that maybe somewhere down this road we’d finally find that place where we belong.
That place where we’re complete the one that occupies our dreams the place we’re lucky to call our home.

Well I have arrived, and I can’t keep this inside.

So I raise my hands
And shout your name
To praise you with my song…
My dream’s at hand
I’ve found my place,
The place where I belong

Everybody tries to find the purpose for their life in hopes that one more day is justified.
But once you truly see the very reason why you breathe it becomes so much more than getting by.

Well I have arrived, and I can’t keep this inside.

SO I RAISE MY HANDS AND SHOUT YOUR NAME!
TO PRAISE YOU WITH MY SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MY DREAM’S AT HAND, I’VE FOUND MY PLACE,
THE PLACE WHERE I BELONG!

So I raise my hands
And shout your name
To praise you with my song
My dream’s at hand
I’ve found my place,
The place where I belong...

So I raise my hands and shout your name and praise you with my song!
Oh my dream’s at hand I’ve found my place the place where I belong…

Raise my hands, and shout your name, and praise you with my song!
Oh my dream’s at hand, I’ve found my place, the place where I belong...

find the freedom

Lifehouse
Sick Cycle Carousel

If shame had a face I think it
would kind of look like mine
If it had a home would it be my eyes
Would you believe me if I said I'm tired of this
Well here we go now one more time

I tried to climb your steps
I tried to chase you down
I tried to see how low I could get it down to the ground
I tried to earn my way
I tried to tame this mind
You better believe that I tried to beat this

(CHORUS)
So when will this end it goes on and on
Over and over and over again
Keep spinning around I know that it won't stop
Till I step down from this for good

I never thought I'd end up here
Never thought I'd be standing where I am
I guess I kinda thought it would be easier than this
I guess I was wrong now one more time

I tried to climb your steps
I tried to chase you down
I tried to see how long I could get it down to the ground
I tried to earn my way
I tried to tame this mind
You better believe that I tried to beat this

(REPEAT CHORUS)
Sick cycle carousel
This is a sick sycle, yeah
Sick cycle carousel
This is a sick cycle, yeah

(REPEAT CHORUS TWICE)
Sick cycle carousel
Sick cycle carousel
Sick cycle carousel...

My family's thoughts exactly

Sisters

Well...
I just got back from PI.

I took my little sister out for a "bonding time", if you will.
We went out for lunch and then went to the mall and looked at stuff.

I bought her a shirt and I bought one shirt and got another one for 1 buck!
It's the big "Buy one, get another for $1" sale at JC Penny.
I was super pumped.

Why is it, though, that after I buy something, no matter how awesome it is, I always have buyer's remorse? I keep saying "Man...why did I buy that?" But I really did need it, and it was cute, but still... I sometimes get the feeling that I did something wrong.
It's all silly of course. I bought some nice stuff for a fairly low price...
So I need to stop kicking myself in the pants.

Nicole is the cutest person ever.
But I really kind of ignored her for the past 5 years...
I think it's because I viewed her as an annoying father-stealer.
Let me explain that: I was always daddy's little girl...I pretty much had him wrapped around my little finger...and then when I hit the teen years it kind of went away...
I mean. He is still a very generous and giving and loving dad... So my reasons for feeling the way I did were kind of dumb.

But now Nicole is nearing the teen years...and I feel like I have done her wrong by shunning her and having almost nothing to do with her.

So I had a free Saturday today and I woke up and thought "Hey. I think I'll take Nicole out today."

And I did.

I wish everyone new my sister. Like REALLY knew. She seems so quiet and shy, which she is at times, but she is such a doll and she is so kind and giving.

I love my sister.

Rachelle 101 - Lesson 6

I have a really hard time eating honey straight-up.
I kind of feel like gagging.
The fact that it's pretty much pollen and bee spit grosses me out.
Eugh. Yuck.

I can eat it in desserts, or in bread, or whatever, but not just by itself.

It's kind of like how I have a hard time eating shrimp...
The whole texture thing really gets to me...
Nasty.

But if you dice it up, mix it with some scallops and some other funky stuff that would probably gross me out if i knew what it was, and stuff it in some haddock, I'd love it.

Delicioso!

ATTENTION EVERYONE!

I have just discovered the photo heaven that is Walmart.com's Photo Center.

I am uploading photos like crazy!
I can:
Remove red eye
Crop it
Change the color
Add a border

AND!
Order prints online and just go to Walmart the next day and pick them up!

That is SO incredibly exciting for me!

:D

"Pretty bird...pretty bird..."

A scene from one of the funniest movies of all time is viewable if you click right HERE.

Haha.

amelia marguerite

My aunt regularly sends us Countiers pictures of her pride & joy Amelia.
This week she tried cereal for the first time.
The results are clearly seen in this photo:
<----yummy cereal

I love Amelia.
I wish I could be down there right now!
I haven't seen her since December 26!
She is such a doll.

She also loves the new Great Dane puppies as shown in this picture:
<----yummy puppies
Is that not the most adorable photo ever?
I guess the pup was absolutely covered in Amelia drool.

I find that quite funny.

Okay! Time for comments!

Celebrate Jesus, Celebrate! *clap clap clap, clap clap clap, clap, clap, clap*

Can I tell you about someone?

He brought love where there was hate.
He brought light where there was darkness.
He brought peace where there was chaos.
He brought sight where there was blindness.
He gave dancing to the lame.
He gave wisdom to the confused.
He gave freedom to the bound.
He gave life to those who were dead.

Who is this man?
He is MY King, MY Savior, MY Song and MY Salvation!

He is JESUS.
The Messiah!

Praises to Him.
Praises, praises, praises...

Today is the anniversary of the Satan's failure and Christ's victory.

Revel in His love today.

Why do you seek the living among the dead...?
Christ the Messiah has risen, just as He said!

don't let the nice van fool you...

things that go CRASH in the night on stage

Last night of the play is tonight.
I am excited that I won't have 5 layers of makeup applied to my face everynight anymore.

I babysat again today. (The third day in a row. Same kids.)
I finally got paid. That was a good feeling.

The kids eat their pancakes with peanut butter and syrup ontop.
It's surprisingly good. Buckets of sugar though.

The cast party is tonight.
I hear there's going to be disco music.

I haven't DONE done my hair in about a week.
It's been really nice letting it dry by itself and get all wavy/curly.

I feel like I haven't seen my family in ages...
I also miss being able to sleep past 6:20am and get to bed before 11:00pm.

I love you all this much *stretches arms faaaaaaaaaaaar apart*!!!!!!!
Think of me when you trip over bird cages in the dark.

R.

Our fine four fendered friend...

A gentle breeze from Hushabye Mountain
Softly blows o'er lullaby bay.
It fills the sails of boats that are waiting--
Waiting to sail your worries away.
It isn't far to Hushabye Mountain
And your boat waits down by the key.
The winds of night so softly are sighing--
Soon they will fly your troubles to sea.
So close your eyes on Hushabye Mountain.
Wave good-bye to cares of the day.
And watch your boat from Hushabye Mountain
Sail far away from lullaby bay.

I plan on singing that song (Hushabye Mountain) to my future kids.
It's one of the most beautiful lullabys I have ever heard.

The Miss Presque pageant is tonight.
I talked to Nicole yesterday before she headed off to the dress rehearsal, and she and I prayed about the whole thing and we know that, whatever the outcome, she is going to do amazingly.

I pray that the audience would simply be awe-struck by the light of Christ that will be so shining through Nicole.

Her song is amazing. I may post it on my blog here. (I'm recording her singing it.)

I'm meeting dear ol' Dan for some Chopsticks (the best Chinese food EVER) before the pageant and then we'll head over to the high school together. Once we arrive at the highschool we will have the daunting task of saving an ENTIRE row of seats.

Perhaps he will sit at one end and I will sit at the other.
Or, maybe, I'll stretch my scarf across a bunch of seats.
I don't really know yet.

Okay. Now I have to see if I can tame the beast that is my room...

play dead!

springing forward....

I normally read blogs that comment saying "Ohhhh, I hate the time change","I seem to be in a fog all day due to the time change", "I hate springing forward, it's just horrible" and I just roll my eyes and think "Whatta bunch of whiners." (Yes. I realize I just said "Whatta".)

But...
I too have been having an extremely........er, sleepy week.
I have, on a couple of occasions, turned my alarm clock off without even knowing it.
A couple of times my alarm clock went off and I thought to myself "I'll just sleep in for another 9 minutes" and I hit the snooze............
.....4 times.

But! I am determined that I will no longer let my body tell me how it feels.
I will tell IT how it feels and it's just gonna have to line up with what I say!

So that's my random post for the day.
Comment profusely.

Rachelle 101 - Lesson 5

Rachelle burns herself quite often.

• Curling Irons
• Straighteners
• Irons
• Skillets
• Pans

If at all possible, keep her away from hot (inanimate) objects.

(Rachelle currently has a huge and extremely painful blister on her right pinkie-finger's knuckle.)

Save the last email for Strong Bad!

There's a crazy world of emails in this crazy world...

Happy 150 SB.
You're my hero.

Check this out!

On Wednesday morning (April 5th) at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 in the morning...

...the time and date will be---01:02:03 04/05/06

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

How cool is that???!?

Though most of you are reading this after the fact, I thought I'd post it anyway!

more photos

For some reason it wasn't letting me upload all the ones in the other post, so here are the rest!

She's not just a pretty face.


*WOOOSH*


I love my hair in this one.


Nicole is outta control!! "She's a maaaniac, maaaniaaac..."


"Stewart!" "No, no I'm not. I'm NOT hyper, no!"

"I don't know. Why am I in a gang?"

This weekend consisted of:
Laughter, catching-up, amazing worship, an amazing sermon, an extremely giving woman of God taking Phoebe and myself out to lunch, the craft fair, and then choir practice.

God bless Stephanie for all she did this weekend. She truly is someone that I can look up to and say "Now, THERE, is a woman of God." And I admire her for the way she handles all the different aspects of her life. She has a wonderful family, and you can just tell that she adores them. But she is completely head-over-heels for the Savior of her soul.

Here are a few photos from the catching-up session with Nicole and some of the quotes that went along with the photos...enjoy!

"I don't know. Why am I a kung-fu champion?"


"I don't know. Why am I Ray Charles?"


"Ohhh, I get it! Your mouth makes the 'O'!!!"


Nicole thought my hair looked like a chinese hairstyle, so she made me make a chinese face...


"I don't know. Why am I in Little House On The Prairie?"