special olympics

     We went bowling today as volunteers.  We helped adults bowl and have fun.  I personally had a fun time during this experience.  I met alot of people that were really funny and had many funny stories to tell.  These adults weren't afraid to tell you what they were thinking or how they felt.  No matter how they bowled, it didn't effect their attitude much.  I really enjoyed it when I saw them high five each other or cheer for the one bowling, even when they really had no idea who they were.  They were very inviting towards others and to me helping them. 
     My group was an exciting group.  Weston, Philip, Steve, and Conell.  Weston was pretty quiet but loved to pat my head, blew me kisses, and call me cry baby for no reason.  He also told me I was his girlfriend.  Philip liked to stand on the slick part of the lane and make me tell him not to and he hugged me.  Steve was the cheerer of the group.  Conell, he was the best bowler around.  He started out with two strikes and had a nice bowling technique that worked for him. 
     I connected with my other shared lane too.  Lamar McKane.  He's the funniest man alive.  He told me and Kelsey many stories about his girlfriends, he had twelve, and his family and his sisters.  Lamar questioned us what he wanted for his birthday, he wanted us.  He thought Kelsey and I looked like twin barbie dolls from television, and I also looked like one of his girlfriends. 
     These human-beings aren't given many opportunities to do regular stuff that we take for granted everyday.  Why am I given these privilages?  I should be more thankful.  I'm glad I was able to attend this event and help those guys.

andy braner

     I really enjoyed having Andy lead our spiritual empahsis week.  Unfourtunately, I missed two of his sessions.  Something that stood out was to put your faith into action.  I have times where I am so confident in Jesus and I'll do anything for him and there are times where I don't feel like going out and sharing His word. 
     BELIEVE?  If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved -Romans 10:9.  He shared that and how Mr. Hawkings doesn't believe there is a God, and how science can't prove that there is.  Hawkings is a large inpact on other scientists which will be harder to share God's word with those people.
     On another day we talked about behaving and having rules for a reason. Set no vile things before your eyes -Pslam 101:3.  We need to ask ourselves if what we are watching on television or listening to on the radio is the best for us.
     I am glad Andy came and spoke to us. I learned to think deeper about certain things and that will help me now and in the future.

friends

     I want my friends to be honest with me.  Even if it hurts sometimes, I need it.  I also want them to be trustworthy.  I have to be able to trust my friends with whatever I'm going through for them to either support me or just be there for me.  My friends need to be able to understand my sarcasm or learn to take a joke once and a while. 
     I have been known to get a little rough with some of my friends, and sometimes I go to far.  I wish to control my urge of hurtful sarcasm and crossing the boundaries between joking around and hurting their feelings.
     I know people that go to other schools but none that I would consider a close friend.  Probably the closest to friends that I have from other schools are from my club volleyball seasons when we had only three OBA girls on the team and we had to bond with other girls.