Happy Easter!

I hope everyone had fun decorating and searching for their eggs! Anyway, since I copied down some verses from the Bible for Good Friday, I thought I would finish up the story with Christ's resurrection today:

Mark 16:1-20

The Resurrection

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?"

But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. As they they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

"Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.' "

Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.

When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. She went and told those who had been with him and who were mourning and weeping. When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it.

Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country. These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either.

Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.

He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."

After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.

Good Friday

Today, as you know, is Good Friday. I thought I would put this up here; I thought it was quite appropriate for today. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I do. So here's the crucifixion of Christ our Savior.

Luke 23:26-49

The Crucifixion

As they led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and maade him carry it behind Jesus. A large number of people followed him, including women who mourned and wailed for him. Jesus turned and said to them, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children. For the time will come when you will say, 'Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!' Then they will say to the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us!'"
"For if men do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?"
Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed. When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him, along with the criminals-one on his right, the other on his left. Jesus said, "Father, forgivve them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided up his clothes by casting lots. The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, "He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One."
The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar and said, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself."
There was a written notice above him, wich read: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!"
But the other criminal rebuked him. Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong."
Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."
Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."

Jesus' Death

It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." When he had said this, he breathed his last.

The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God and said, "surely this was a righteous man." When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts and went away. But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.

The Dolly Steam Boat

Over the weekend, my family went to Canyon Lake to ride on a Dolly Steam Boat. On the ride, we were told to keep our eyes "peeled" for any wild animals. Although we didn't see any of the javelinas, (it's pronounced havelinas) which are wild pigs with big tusks, bobcats, mountain lions, or anything else like that, we did see a bunch of big horned sheep. They were so cool! They were a grayish tan color and they had big horns, hence the name big horned sheep. It was kinda cold, but luckily I had a jacket, a thin one but, nevertheless, a jacket. On the way back, we noticed that we were almost out of gas! Unfortunately, the ride back was mostly uphill and required a lot of gas to get up! Even more unfortunate, the nearest gas station was about 10-15 miles away! Fortunately, my dad was able to coast half the time (coasting is when you don't use any gas and depend on downhills to build up speed). He only used gas when we were losing our speed and needed to get uphill and when we got on the main road. It was really scary because on the Apache trail that we had to go on, there were sharp turns without any rails and we were basically on the edge of the cliff! Although we didn't have very much gas, we barely made it to the gas station. After that we just went home. That trip was so fun!!!

The Bird Incident

A few weeks ago, when my family and my friend's family went to Disneyland, something really weird and "out of the ordinary" happened. We were on our way to Space Mountain and we were just about to pass the Star Wars ride. As soon as we walked past a little fence, one of those little birds that you see everywhere jumped out in front of my friend and almost got stepped on! It was so funny to see a little bird deliberately fly in front of someone much bigger than them, who is walking, then just fly away again! I would do anything to see that again!

My Really Hyper Cat

I have a cat named Toby. We got him from Petsmart a couple years ago. (Petsmart rescues cats and lets people adopt them). Besides my dad, my family had never had a cat before, so my mom wanted a calm cat that was easy to take care of. Whenever any of us picked up our cat, whos name was Bear before we adopted him, he would just slump into our arms and go to sleep. He was so cute! He was tiny because he was only 5 months old. We decided to adopt him 1. because we liked him and 2. because he was sick, and if we didn't adopt him, they would have put him down (kill him) so the other cats wouldn't get sick. After we nursed him back to health, he became the most hyper cat I have ever seen. One time, when I came home from school, Mama told me that he ran along the back of the couch a few times! I even saw him doing it myself a few months ago. Another time, he was waiting about 5 steps up on the stairs, waiting for my dog, Thyra to pass by. As soon as she did, he pounced on her! Also, a couple years ago, my dog came around the corner with a guilty look on her face. I looked behind her and saw that her look was not a guilty look, it was a "get this thing off of me" look. She was dragging my cat along the tile with my cat clinging onto her back leg like a leech! It may not seem like it, but they actually get along pretty well. Every once in a while, I will see them cuddling up against each other on my dog's bed. Awwwwwww! Just like my dog, Toby can be really funny chasing the red lazer light. You can get him spinning around in tight circles for quite some time...and if you want to see something really funny, try to get him to run straight! He will be SUPER dizzy! As much as I love him, during the summer, he woke me up EVERY SINGLE MORNING at about 5:00 in the morning and wouldn't leave me alone!!!!!!! As annoying and mean as he sounds, he is actually a very sweet cat. (although my mom doesn't think so!) Since we have had him, which is about 2-3 years now, he has hissed only twice. The first time when my mom had to give him baths when he was sick (but he only hissed on the first bath). The second time when he was ripping up the side of the couch with his claws and we had to cut them. (again, he only hissed the first time we cut his nails!) One more thing before I go... If you want a calm and easy-going cat, don't be fooled by how he acts when he is sick!!!

My dumb dog

I have a Mini Australian Shepherd dog named Thyra. (Tee-ra). Her name is German for "shield". Since her type of dog "shields" sheep, we gave her the name Thyra. Of course we don't have any sheep though! Anyway, she is really really dumb but really really obedient. Just to show how dumb she is, I will give a few examples.

1. One time, when we first moved to our new house, she ran straight throught the screen door.


2. She is scared of my cat!


3. When I shine the red lazer light on the wall, she runs into the wall!


4. One time, when we were gone for a few hours and she was outside, she got her nose stuck in one of the little holes in the fence, and it took a while for us to get her out. She now has a slightly crooked nose.


5. When we first got her about five years ago, her toy fell into the pool. She jumped in after it, but the water was 50 degrees or lower. Now she is terrified of water and hates baths.


6. Let's just say she has a nervous bladder around strangers!

With that said, I have to say that although not the sharpest tool in the shed, she is extremely obedient. For example, she will drop her toy immediately when you say "drop it." She will sit, lay down, roll over, get on her bed, get inside her kennel, and do the trick "shake" usually the first time you tell her to. Even though she can be dumb, it makes her all the more entertaining. It may seem that i don't like her very much with what i said in this post, but i love her immensly and wouldn't trade her for any other dog!

Other blogs

My little sis' has an AWESOME blog at http://www.sammiepajammie.blogspot.com/. She has games, awesome music, funny posts, pictures, and more! Just click on this hyperlink and jump over to her blog! My friend Hayley also has a really cool blog at http://www.hayhay9.blogspot.com/. She has games, music, awesome posts, and more. If you like Hannah Montana, you should probably go to her blog instead of mine, because she has tons of Hannah Montana songs, whereas, I don't. Another really cool blog is http://www.jilli00.blogspot.com/. She has games, pictures, and hilarious posts! Hayley has a really good friend named Bridgett. when i got to know her a bit a few weeks ago, i found that i really like her! She also has a blog at http://www.bridgett412.blogspot.com/. She has the cutest backrounds that I haven't been able to find yet. She also has music, pictures, games, cool posts, and even a quiz at the bottom of the page! If you are reading this and want good music, funny posts, or cute pictures, you should check out one of these blogs.