Me, Myself and I

Its official! I’ve been bitten by the blogging bug!

I have tried many a blogs many a times, and alas I have been unsuccessful in creating an entertaining and regular blog. My sister is a fantastic blogger and has inspired me myself and I to join her in the blogging world. Simplistics is hopefully going to be a blog about the simple things in life. The small things can out shine the big things occasionally and sometimes people forget to stop and take time to smell the roses. Want to know more about me? Check out the About Me tab!Oh, and don’t forget to head on over and visit the lovely Mrs. St-J’s blog!

6 Months

A week ago today my niece turned 6 months old! I can’t believe that she just turned half a year old, it seems literally just like yesterday when we got the call that my big sister was in labor. *Flashback Warning*

I was up early around 7 0′clock Monday, September 21st 2010. I believe the reason was yelling at my sister for being so loud  as she got ready for work. I went to lay back down and was almost asleep when I heard my mother say, “Your sisters in labor!”. You can only imagine the amount of chaos that went on after that. We all tried to get dressed and showered as fast as we could to get down to the hospital in time for the birth! We definitely looked like Bank’s family out of Father Of The Bride II. We finally got to the hospital around 9/9:30 and waited until 10:33. It was the first time I ever held something so small and so young. ONLY minutes old. I couldn’t believe it! It took pretty much the rest of the day for it sink in that I was an Auntie! When we came back to the hospital later that evening it finally sunk in! I was sitting in a chair holding a little bundle of Joy, and all of the sudden starting bawling! I couldn’t believe my sister who I still to this day always remember as an 11 year old watching Dextor’s Laboratory with me just had her OWN baby.

Sorry for the flashback, here is a photo of my now 6 month gorgeous niece!

 

When You See a Guy, Reach for Stars in the Sky

This past weekend March 17th-19th was our Spring musical at South Western High School. We put on a FABULOUS production of Guys and Dolls. I only wish I had enjoyed it then instead of now. During the days leading up to the performance nights I was joyfully counting down the days and hours until I would be done with these people and this show. I would FINALLY have a life again. I wouldn’t have to be around high schoolers 24/7! The show came and went. And now I’m kicking myself for not enjoying what time I had with the seniors and the loves of my life. God gave me a chance to suck it up and be the better person and let things go. But WHAT did I do!? The complete opposite. Lets just say that the negativity wore off on me. I will always be regretful of how I had felt and acted during the musical. I AM however thankful for the few decent memories I made, some new friends, and mended relationships. God is so good. He can change the hardest of hearts, which I witnessed  many times during this production. Not only mine but my fellow cast members. Hats off to the wonderful job my fellow cast members did!

 

MMMbop

About two weeks ago one of my older sisters heard about a contest to go meet Hanson. For all who are NOT familiar of Hanson, they were exactly like the Justin Biebers or Jonas Brothers of the 90’s.

Both of my sisters grew up listening to them and being MORE than obsessed with them. Naturally, me being the youngest of the girls wanted to do everything my bigger sisters did. So I decided that I liked Hanson also. They had already chosen 2 of the 3 band members. Which left me with the oldest of the 3. I used to carry around a poster of him everywhere I went (er so i’m told). Anyways, my sister heard on the radio that there was a contest just about to start. Whoever won, got to go meet and see Hanson with one friend. The contest was to go to the radio stations facebookpage look at their status about Hanson and comment on it. BUT you have to be the person with the most likes in order to win. Trust me, this was not an easy contest. I stayed up late every night to make sure my sister kept the likes coming in. The last night of the contest my sister was neck and neck with her opponent. I was GLUED to the computer screen for 5 1/2 hours straight. They announced the results the next morning… and…

MY SISTER WON!! and guess who she took with her? ME!

They were the sweetest and nicest young men, and not to mention drop dead gorgeous. Though I realize that the above pictures sure don’t do them justice. They are SO much better looking in person. Here’s a HUGE thank you to each person that got us up to 612 likes! We owe each and every one of you something.

Thank you for making my sister’s dream come true!!

We arrived at the radio station a FULL hour before we needed to arrive. So we drove around looking for a bathroom. We went back to the radio station and tried to compose ourselves before we entered. As we were falling to pieces in our car, a white van pulled up. We didn’t think much of it. As we walked to the door, we pretty much put together that that was Hanson. We walked into the lobby and found 2 other girls in the lobby. The radio station had told us that they would be letting the 2 and 3 winners come also with a friend. YEA RIGHT. Right before we were escorted back to meet Hanson we counted 8 girls. All of which were not supposed to be there. When we got back to the room to meet Hanson, guess what we saw? 5 more girls!
We sat down and watched as Hanson warmed up and talked on the air and talked to us in between things. They were absolutely hilarious. Then group by group went up and met hanson, talked with them, touched them and got things signed. It was then, finally our turn. (My other sister that could not come to meet Hanson with us gave us a gift to give them). I walked right up to Hanson and said “Hi! This is a gift for you all from my older sister who could not make it today.” I looked down to try and control my shaking hands as Taylor Hanson took the gift bag from me. They each said hello and hugged me!!
They signed everything we brought and also visited with us. I was just SO shocked I actually was able to speak to them instead of giggle. Though, I’m pretty sure I ignored Zac and Isaac at one point. They all willingly signed this photo of my baby Niece for my sister:

All in all it was a fantasy day. It had some moments I wish I could go back and change but others I wish I could go back and record.

Nom nom

On Friday 11th 2011 I made my first cake! MOSTLY by myself. Randomly at some point during the afternoon I got the urge to FINALLY bake a cake. A cake that I had wanted to back for a while but didn’t have all the ingredients. So I enlisted my mother to buy my ingredients while she was out. My first homemade cake was a Cookies N’ Cream cake.

I’m Falling On My Knees

I spent about an hour and a half downloading and listening to music. I was searching for some great worship music. I haven’t worshiped worshiped in forever… What I mean when I say “worshiped worshiped” is I haven’t worshiped with my whole heart and soul. I haven’t released what I have been holding in, in worship. I haven’t handed it over to God. I finally did JUST that tonight. I worshiped for about forty five minutes straight. I thanked God for being my weapon, for saving me and holding my heart. I cursed him, for giving my dad this disease. But I knew he was there holding me and hating my pain. I fell to my knees and sobbed with pain, hurt, and confusion. I danced and held my hands up to my creator and thanked him. The following hit home to me soo much:

Desert Song by Hillsong:

All of my life
In every season
You are still God
I have a reason to sing
I have a reason to worship

I am so thrilled to have a God like my God. He is so vast beyond all measure. I sang, and was silent for my dad as I worshiped.

Strong Tower by Kutless:

In the middle of my darkness
In the midst of all my fear
You’re my refuge and my hope
When the storm of life is raging
And the thunder’s all I hear
You speak softly to my soul

^^^^ also had some meaning to me. He speaks softly to my soul and he hold me close. I have nothing to fear from this life. He is my one and only companion. I have NO reason to fear. I thank God, for being a just and wonderful God.
I thank him for being my friend, my love, my God, my healer, and my creator.

Conquering

So, I am currently working on mastering “wordpress”. I always seem to be in a rush when I write on here. I get worried I won’t be able to say everything that I need or want to say and it all gets jumbled up when I type it up on the screen… No one knows that I have a blog currently because I feel as though I have very little to share that is interesting or insightful. Anyhow I performed in South Western High School’s production of the play “Get Smart” this weekend. It was a great experience (as it always is). I already miss my fellow cast and crew members!

Here are a few photos of the play!

My “Luther” moment.

Recently within the past 2 months I had someone come up to me and question my beliefs about the world was created. And here is how I responded : Sorry it’s taken me so long to respond. I am currently swamped with college work, high school work, music lessons, church, and a play. I have been meaning to answer your message but haven’t had the time until now.

But first of all why is there a need to try and argue with a 16 year old?

No matter what you think happened in the past; incest would have had to eventually happen whether evolution is indeed true or whether or not my God created the earth. I promise not to insult your beliefs if you promise not to insult mine.

1 Timothy 3-4 says, “As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain men not to teach false doctrines any longer, nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. These promote controversies rather than God’s work- which is by faith”. In First Timothy (the following passage) Paul is writing to Timothy to stay strong in his faith. The world has become an evil place, because of the fall of man. “Furthermore since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done” Romans 1:28. The world turned away from God to their evil desires, so God allowed them to indulge in them. Men allowed themselves to question the creation of everything they knew. The Darwinian theory otherwise known as Evolution is the scientific belief that everything in the universe once evolved from a single organism. Humans are supposed to have evolved from apes. However, the Bible states that God created the universe, which is also known as Creation not a single organism evolving from itself. It is not clear as to why God has not chosen to reveal to us exactly how the earth was created, but He does give us clues through the Bible, which are often supported by scientific evidence. Evolutionists claim that the theory of evolution is proven in science, yet their results are not based on solid proof. There is “proof” that what happened in the bible is true, so if we see that things in the bible are true then how can it be so hard for us to believe that God actually exists?

This was the first time I ever had to defend my beliefs. He replied speechless!!
I was so very thrilled with how I answered what he said to me. I felt as though I could win the battle of spiritual warfare!

P.S.

Also, another silly little tid bit… Ivan Pavlov. Ever heard of him? He was a famous psychologist who said that a dog can sense/predict when it will get food. When it sees food coming it will start to salivate, or when it sees anything associated with food, like a food bowl or the human that feeds it.
Well, one of my favorite singers actually wrote a song about pavlov and its prettttty funny.

Here is part of the song by Regina Spektor called Pavlov’s Daughter:
Pavlov’s daughter woke up in the morning
Heard the bell ring
And something deep inside of her made her want to salivate
So she lay there drooling on her pillow
So she lay there, the sun skimming her skin,
And, and…drooling on her pillow
Pavlov’s daughter
And it was far away and hazy like a dream
Not a dream, not a dream,
But the ocean, not the ocean,
But forever…

Life… *Sigh*

Erin, my older sister gave birth to her first child about a month ago. Baby Aubrielle Autumn St- Jacques was born on September 21st at 10:31 AM. She weighed 8.8pds and was 21 inches long. She is now 10 pounds, and is still 21 inches long. She looks sooo much like her daddy, its a bit scary!! But she also has a bit of her mommy in her. I am so happy and proud to be an auntie! I also, am so thankful that God sent us that little bundle of Joy, she is the one thing that my family needed. Whether or not we knew it at first.

Grandma just HAD to cover me in towels!

Luther

I just watched about half of the movie “Luther” with my parents. Which is about the reformation of the Roman Catholic church however long ago.  And it inspired me. I hope that whenever I am given the chance to stand up for my creator that I will stand strong. Its definitely not easy to stand up for your beliefs, but its so so sooo rewarding in the end. It gives you satisfaction, and the ability to move forward in your faith. God gives you things that you CAN NOT handle for a purpose. He gives them to you, for you to either turn to him or turn to a substitute. When the going gets rough, you want to give up and take the easy road. But let me tell you, its nothing but pain and emptiness.  Christ can do anything and everything. He can save you from your past and give you a new unhindered future if you would only let him. Don’t run from him, hes the only one that can make things better. And hes the only one that can give you strength.