Review of 2006

• Sang to the Queen at the Royal Albert Hall and was on TV with CBSYC (City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus)
• Learnt how to look after self and the house while parents went away and I was left alone for 2 weeks
• Passed As level exams
• Passed driving test
• Drove on the motorway
• Had some Uni interviews
• Passed my grade 5 music theory with distinction woo!
• Turned 18
• Met Ben Fogle who was the presenter in the annual CBSO Christmas concert at the Symphony Hall

It's good to have goals and even better when you achieve them...otherwise life feels like its dragging and getting nowhere. Here I come 2007 woo!

Can one man make a difference?

He spoke out to adults when he was only 12

He made children smile

He believed in people

He spoke to people who were normally out casted

He loved people who weren't loved by anyone else

He put others in front of himself

He never asked for anything back in return

Then one day he lay down his life so

I

You

The world

Could spend eternity with him

So we could be forgiven from our mess ups in life

So we no longer have to feel that guilt

The guilt that keeps us awake all night long

He is the bringer of peace

joy

and more importantly

Love!

This new year we have another chance to make it right - the new year doesn't cleanse away the mistakes of last but at least you are now aware of someone who can. So how about it?

This year is going to discover a lot of weaknesses in me...moving away, living on my own, surviving uni, getting into uni, passing exams and allowing my life to be touched by my saviour and allowing him to be my strength - becoming dependent on him and not allowing myself to take control.

Losing control is scary but falling back on the one you trust to catch you can make your heart fly and if life's short then you're not meant to live it safe...allow your heart to fly, take the risks and then watch his glory. That's one thing I've learnt this year.

...if you're missing the link with the saviour I'm describing above his name is Jesus.

I gave up!

Must apologies for not keeping up with this blog and posting everyday with the numbers and stuff but I've just been so busy...Even writing on here now is pushing my time because I need to be getting ready to go out.

Firstly I need to say that I had a great Birthday! I got a camcorder and a DVD player (for uni) and a chocolate fountain from my mates and a Kettle (for uni off a couple at my church - its amazing because it illuminates!) and loads of chocolate and money.
And the party was fun - I went to a Chinese buffet place with all my friends and we ate loads of food and I had a my first alcoholic drink as an adult. Ooo and I had a birthday cake brought to me at the table and the buffet place played some scary "happy baaaarthday" music and the whole place was watching and I could feel myself going red - it was ok I had a red top on lol. So yeh I had a good time and filmed loads of stuff - I just need to find a spare minute to learn how to edit on the computer and make a DVD woo!

Anyway I really must go...Got a concert at the Symphony Hall....Was meant to be meeting Aled Jones but he has hurt his leg - something to do with deep vein thrombosis...So meeting Ben Fogle instead woo!

Laters xxx

18th Birthday today!!!

I'm 18 today! Finally an adult...not much I can do though...drink and vote? And enter silly TV shows like "Who wants to be a Millionnaire?"

...anyway I'll tell you what I get, I already think I know but I'm not going to say until I do get it hehe, I'm very excited and my mates have brought me a present together and they've bigged it up so much I think it's a house lol!

Love you all, from the 18 year old girl with a mission xXx

In the festive mood...

Joy to the World the Lord is come

Let earth recieve her King

Let every heart prepare Him room

And Heaven and nature sing

Heaven and nature sing

Let Heaven, let heaven and nature sing

Let Heaven, let heaven and nature sing

P.s. 24 hours!!! lol!

Love Came Down!

"I've found a love greater than life itself

I found a hope stronger and nothing compares

I once was lost but now I'm alive in you

Thankyou Lord!"

Psst...

2 days till my birthday!

Christmas Shopping!

Yesterdays Christmas shopping was ever so painful and I can still feel the strains in my arms this morning. I should have worked out some plan when I started so I would buy the heavier items last! Might have saved me the agony.

I spent loads but still don't have everything...too many friends, that's the problem - or enemies that I just want to love? Lol!
Anyway Christmas is about giving and to remember the gift of Jesus on that first Christmas!

P.s. 3 days till my birthday!

Chocolate Soldier!

A yummy soldier to eat today!

You might have guessed by now that I'm going to try and post everyday just so I can put up each day on before christmas.

Today I must do some christmas shopping...I've come to the realisation that this is my last christmas with all my mates from school so I need to get them all something good...dunno what though?!

P.s 4 days till my birthday!

Advent!

I woke up today with a display of tiny little stockings hung in a row across the fire place and in each numbered stocking there is chocolate! Each year I normally have your average advent calender but after seeing a fair trade one this year I asked if I could have that instead of just anything. I suppose it must have been hard for my Mum to find so instead she put up this beautiful display.

P.s. 5 days till my birthday!