Ah, Just Lovely

I don't know about you, but I do believe I had a simply amazing Thanksgiving. We got the hardest of the cooking done the day before, so we got things done pretty quickly on Thanksgiving day. We watched the parade, it's a tradition, but it was boring... And the singers weren't very good, but oh well. It's a tradition, and I enjoy it for some strange reason. lol. We had the feast ready by two, so we ate then. It was really good! I like the candied sweet potatoes and the corn casserole best... YUM! Especially the candied sweet potatoes.
After eating, some people went to watch football, others played a board game. I was feeling rather restless so neither held any appeal to me, I took the camera out and took a lot of pictures outside of the lovely, but cold day. I should've worn gloves because my fingers got quite numb before I finally went inside. lol. There were so many lovely things to capture! And I was having fun playing around with angles, so precious few pictures came out very well. :-P Though there was a picture that a blue heron (I think it was a blue heron, I didn't get a very good look at it.) flew right into. That was cool. I hadn't expected it, but it made the picture so much cooler! I like blue herons...
Anyway, we just kind of snacked and hung out and had a lovely day for the rest of Thanksgiving. We played Life. I'd never played before, but it was fun. Even though I came in last... I started out really strong, got my dream career, had the best salary, got married, bought a lovely log cabin, but then I lost my awesome salary and got a terrible one, had a mid-life crisis and became an athlete, got a slightly better salary with that, but it was too late, everything had already fallen apart for me... I retired to a poor life. Best part of my life was my husband and three sons. Haha. Glad that was just a game and not my real life! I'd HATE to be an athlete. Wonder what my real life as an adult will be? I'll be 18 in almost exactly two years...

We've started decorating for Christmas. Gotta say I love, love doing that! Everything starts to look so lovely... :-) Not to mention it means that I get the awesomest birthday decorations. ;-)
Tis truly starting to feel like Christmastime! Cooler weather, lights, Christmas music, etc. It really is my favorite time of year. Just lovely... :)

God bless,
And merry Christmas everyone!
~Katie K.

Do PLEASE Pray!

Hey everyone, I have some dear friends in need of prayer.
Recently my friend Kindy's cousin died, so please be praying for Kindy and her family and certainly her cousin's family.
Yesterday, yes, on Thanksgiving, the grandfather of my two friends, Lula and Willow passed away, so please be praying for all of them!
And lastly, two of the siblings of my best friend, Anna are badly sick. Her 8 year-old sister has bad pneumonia, and her 3 year-old brother has a rash and scarlet fever! And there are colds going around the entire family...

Ah, do please, please, please be praying for my friends!

God bless!
~Katie

Why Lyric Sheets Are Important. :-P

If you hear a song with lyrics like this:

"I am not what you see, oh no,
Not much more than a sleeve I, I wish to be,
'Cause I am not what you see,
Not much more a sleeve I should be,
Nothing more, a sleeve I will be."

You might wanna find out if you're hearing it right... Because that happened to me several years ago when that song was still pretty new. I found out that it was really:

"I am not what you see, oh no,
Not much more than a slave I, I wish to be
'Cause I am not what you see,
Not much more a slave I should be,
Nothing more, a slave I will be."
(From "Not What You See" by Kutless)

Oh! Yeah, NOW it makes sense... :-P

Then not long ago, my mom and I were listening to the radio and we thought we heard:

"I put my faith in me alone,
I put my hope in God alone."

O_O Wow. I'm so glad we were wrong! It was actually:

"I put my faith in the unknown,
I put my hope in God alone."
(From "Believe" by The Letter Black.)

Whew, okay much better, because I was worried about that band... And our radio station. :-P I just feel bad because when I made that mistake, I also went and ranted about it on Google Buzz. So, a lot of people now think that there really was a song with such disturbing lyrics... *Facepalm* My most sincere apologies to The Letter Black!

Another one from the radio...

"Go get your chauffeur,
And we'll take it deeper,
To bury the castle,
Bury the castle."

You know, oddly I was able to make some sense out of that... Don't ask though, I'm not sure I could explain. :-P It was actually:

"Go get your shovel,
And we'll dig a deep hole,
To bury the castle,
Bury the castle."
(From "Brick By Boring Brick" by Paramore.)

Which still doesn't make much sense unless you know the song...

There are some classic mistakes that a lot of you already know, because I've posted them on older blogs:

"Come in adjust this terrifying comb,
A paradox in me."

Which was really:

"Come images that terrify and calm,
A paradox in me."
(From "Passion" by Kutless.)

I've always thought that was one of the most hilarious mistakes I ever made... And then there's this great one my brother made:

"How can I be quiet now,
When I'm believing I'm a woman?"

Ha, yeah I was shocked when he told me that that was what he was hearing! I was quick to correct him:

"How can I be quiet now,
When I believe it and I want it?"
(From "Loud" by Kutless.)



So, have any of y'all gotten the lyrics in a song horrible wrong? If so, I'd love to know some of them! I find it hilarious to know the mistakes people (including myself!) make. However these days I usually look at lyrics when I hear a song for the first time, so I no longer make so many mistakes. :-P

God bless!
~Katie K.

Of Randomness, Rap Music, Food, and Stuff

Well, here I am, posting once more. I'm hungry. I'm considering another cup of coffee. I'm hungry. I'm listening to "No Plan B" by Manafest. I've given up on the idea that I don't like rap. I like Manafest, he's good. So, I like exceptional rap. Like Manafest and Toby Mac. I still prefer rap with singing though. I'm hungry.

I think it's wrong to be deceptive to get people interested, and then shove God in their faces in attempt to convert them to Christ. Which is why I don't listen to Flyleaf...

Still listening to "No Plan B", but I may change to a different song soon.

I'm loving fall. The weather is nice, and I've been able to start wearing my leather jacket. I love that jacket. (Now I'm listening to "Avalanche" by Manafest.) Yesterday my mom baked up a cinnamon bread that tasted just like fall. I hadn't known that food could taste like a season, but that bread did. It is yummy. Maybe I'll snag a slice. I'm hungry.

I'm thinking of making a new template for my blog. I know what you're thinking, "But you just made that template!" But I'm already a bit bored with it, and I'm kinda wanting something wintery. So, do you like this template for now, or do you think I should make another? (Be honest!)

Oh, and on Sunday I'm gonna go see my cousin, who is a bride-to-be. She's wanting to get all of the bridesmaids (I'm gonna be her bridesmaid.) and such together to meet and get on the same page. Sounds fun to me. I look forward to meeting the other bridesmaids. I just hope that at nearly 16 I'm not gonna be the youngest there. :-P


Well, that was random, but it was a post! Hope it made sense, I just typed it up in a hurry. :-P

God bless, y'all!
~Katie K.

Now I'm listening to "Every Time You Run" also by Manafest.

So, I Decided To Be A Thief.

Well, steal a tag anyway... ;-) Been like forever since I did one and I haven't got much to post anyway. So, here is a tag.
Edit: I forgot to mention that the person I stole the tag from is the lovely Samarah!

8 books I've read recently:
Um. Books. I don't really remember at the moment, I've been mostly re-reading lately. Been kinda bored with books lately, I need something new and good to read.

8 Songs or Albums I listen to all the time:
1. Everything by Kutless except the album "Strong Tower". That is my least favorite by them, though I still really like most of it!
2. "Welcome To The Masquerade" (Album) by Thousand Foot Krutch.
3. "Forgiven", "One Day Too Late" and "Comatose" by Skillet.
4. "Impossible" by Manafest: featuring Trevor McNevan.
5. "The Words I Would Say" by Sidewalk Prophets.
6. "Dear X (You Don't Own Me)" by Disciple.
7. When I'm on the computer I listen to all of the TFK stuff that we don't own that I love.
8. Um, after that it's various.


8 Things I love:
1. My amazing Savior.
2. My parents and siblings.
3. My friends.
4. Music! (Especially Christian rock.)
5. Google Buzz and blogs. They're so helpful in finding friends and sharing ideas.
6. Walks in the morning on a cool fall day.
7. Miracles.
8. Chocolate and coffee. ;-)


8 Things I've learned this year:
1. To always trust in God, no matter what. Even when things seem hopeless, He can surprise us!
2. That I love Thousand Foot Krutch, even though I'd always been told that they weren't very good.
3. That I just can't be an author right now.
4. I love to sing.
5. More and more each year I keep learning about how awesome God is.
6. I want nothing more than to serve God.
7. I don't like Facebook.
8. And I've learned many other things too.


8 new recipes I want to try and make by the end of the year:
1. Something chocolate.
2. Something yummy.
3. Something chocolate.
4. Something YUMMY!
5. Something sweet.
6. Something hearty.
7. Something chocolate.
8. Something yummy.


8 Favorite online hangouts:
1. Google Buzz and G-mail chat.
2. The blog world.
3. I do Facebook, but I do not love it.
4. Inklings.
5. Chatango chat. (Beware, it's not a great thing unless you have good add blocking.)
6. There really aren't very many "hangouts".
7......
8......


8 Projects I need to work on:
1. My relationship with God. (Always. Can't slack off on that.)
2. Finding a way to earn money.
3. Getting myself onto a better schedule.
4. My relationships with family.
5. Myself. (I'm still so far from perfect. I know I never will be perfect, but I'm gonna try to get as close as possible!)
6. School...
7. Singing.
8. Learning electric guitar and keyboard. (My stupid keyboard randomly died on me, and I need new strings for my guitar. :-P)


8 people I think should do this tag:
If you wanna do it, then be my quest!

God bless y'all!
~Katie K.