The Knight's Tale: A Battle for the Heart

Okay, so...I haven't posted at all for a really long time. Sometimes, life gets in the way with school and all. But the thing that's really kept me away, has been this play that you've all heard so much about from my blog, as well as Flinn's blog! :D So...I thought I'd share some clips to show you what we came up with after so omuch work on this play! ;P Through blood, sweat, and tears we triumphed (literally), and here is the product of our stuggles...

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=169389525822&oid=11405372271

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/video/video.php?v=169389290822&subj=603205194&oid=11405372271

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND_BpmZRMsI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G-iGanJm2g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3rqUR-AG1Y

So...that's a little sample of the play that we've been working on for months! :D Hope you enjoyed, and hope I can post a lot more in the future! ;)

God Bless and Never Alone,
Idina

"New Years" Resoloution

Well, it's almost here, and already *is* here for some of us! Ah yes...the new school year has come. I'm one of those kids who pretty much DREADS this time of the year...but I'll live! lol ;)
I just thought I would ramble about the things I am happy about, and the things I am not so happy for this year!

HAPPY:
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1. I really liked pre-algebra, so algebra shouldn't be much of a problem...I might be one of those wierdos who like it! lol

2. I have made the best, most increadible friends of my life this summer, and I know that if I do struggle, they will be there, along with God, to help me!

3. I am doing a book that combines algebra 1 & 2, so I will be killing two birds with one stone! YAY!

4. All of the fun highschool events!

5. I am one step closer to being done with school FOREVER!!!!!!!

6. I am getting closer to the age of being aloud to have a phone!!! VERY yay!!! lol

7. P.E. credits are forcing me to work out, which I have been intending to do anyways!


NOT-SO-HAPPYS
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1. It's just all new and kinda scary

2. Having to stress over getting enough credits

3. School taking up all of my time, and leaving no time for fun...that's a selfish one, I know.

4. I one of those people who just doesn't have the drive to study hard, and now that my grades really count, I really need to work hard. I am totally willing to do that! I just need prayer so that I can work through my laziness. hehe...

Well, that's all of my random ramblings of the school year, except I thought it would be fun to do a "new years" resoloution since it's a new school year. =D Mine is to work hard, and really *care* about my grades. I need ya'll to keep me accountable, okay? lol

So...I'd better head off. I've got some facebooking to do! hehe...But I would love you you guys to comment and tell me what you think of your school year! Ups and downs, or just whatever you want to say! ;) ttyl!

God Bless and Never Alone,

Idina

The Art Collector

I thought this was a really cool story so I thought I would share. (I stink at spelling by the way.)

Once there was an art collector. He had the most beautiful art in the world! He had collected this for years and years. It was the second most important thing to him. But the thing that he loved most of all, was his son.
Years later, the man died. In his will, he wanted to hold an auction to sell all of the art.
The first painting held up was a painting that was done by the man...it was of his son. He was no artist, so it wasn't very good, and there were no bids.
The price got lower and lower but still no bids.
The people began shouting to move on to the next piece.
"I can't!" The auctionere replied. "In the will, it says that I can't move on to any other pieces until this painting sells!"
One of the people who had worked for the old man had come to the auction. He knew how much his son meant to the man, so he offered to buy the painting.
"The auction is now open!" The man said, reaching for the next painting. Then he stopped, looked at the will, and said, "Never mind. The auction is closed..."
The people were shocked and confused!
"What do you mean it's closed?" One of them called out.
"The will states that whoever gets the son, gets it all."

I thought this was a neat example of how it is when some one gets saved. When some one chooses the Son, they get it all!
Whacha think, guys?

God Bless and NEVER Alone!

Idina

Summer!!!

Hey! This is just a fun post because I am feeling VERY happy that it's summer!!! I am SO excited!!!
Not sure what I'll be doing for vacation...but I do know that in about two weeks, we are heading to some theater in Texas to watch Wicked!!! It's an awesome, awesome musical!!! Highly recomend it!!! We may go to some old 80's concerts: Stryper and Journey. Stuff like that!
Anywho...I just wanted to see what all you guys are doing this summer???
Also, feel free to comment a shout for joy that school is out: I think I'll do that now... YYYIIIIPPPEEE!!!!! (And yes, Judi-I am hyper again! haha!)

God Bless and Never Alone!

Idina

American Idol....

Last night's Idol was a SHOCKER!!!!! I have been a HUGE fan of Adam Lambert all season and I think he TOTALLY deserved to win!!!! The dude has unbelievable range AND power!!! He puts on a great show, and overall has the *star qualities* that the judges always say that they are looking for. I didn't vote for him after I found out about his messed up morals, but I still thought he deserved to win.

But, I will say, the fact that America voted in a Christian (Kris) over a flaming gay (Adam) was actually very encouraging! Although I personally wanted Adam to win, it's sorta cool how it turned out.

American Morals

Hey you all know how it feels when you're talking to someone online, and your mom is standing right behind you, reading every word that appears on the screen. Then, of course the person swears or talks about how much you love your crush or something stupid. Your mom reads it and tells you to get off line that instant and not talk to that person anymore.. Well, What can we do about that? To solve this problem, now we have started the 'code 9' system. In code 9, you simply press the number ''9'' when your parent or sibling are watching over your shoulder as you type. The person you're talking to will know what your talking about, and begin a conversation on homework or something. When your parent or sibling leaves, press ''99'' to let the person know that they are gone, so you can begin a normal conversation again. Please send this to everyone you know so that Code 9 can begin to go into effect. PLEASE: Copy and paste it to other people, DO NOT forward it!

-This is an email that my friend sent. I totally disagree with this, although I didn't say that to her. We should not have to hide what we say in chat, facebook, or other conversations because we should not be saying anything that 'needs' to be hidden.
What are ya'lls thoughts? =D

God Bless and Never Alone!
Idina

This post is rated PG-13 for blunt honesty :)

SOOOO sorry that it took me this long to update!

SAGE was totally amazing as usual. They covered all of the tpical girl topics-modesty, boys, stuff like that, but they did it in a fun and different way! It was awesome. All of the teaching was great.
It also talked about how much the media really has an affect on us. Not just what we see, but song lyrics or anything like that. Or not even that the lyrics are bad, just that we are too busy obsessing over a song, movie, book, or magazine that it takes away from time with God.
I think that TWILIGHT is a good example of that (I have tons of friends that read/love it so I am not bashing anyone else who does too!). The books are VERY well written and make us go on the journey with that character-feel what they feel, think what they think, want to do what they do, want to have what they have. They are written SO well, and in such a way, that it makes people think that it's okay to make out or have "moments" with guys, if you know what I mean. >:p IT'S SICK!!! Wait until marriage. This DOES NOT just go for girls...it gets guys minds going where it should not be going until marriage as well. We do not need media stirring up feelings that God is supposed to stir up when the time is right.

thazall folks! lol

God Bless and Never Alone,
idinatook

SAGE

Okay, this is just the world's shortest post sayin' that there won't be any posts for me this weekend until after the best girls' event of the year-SAGE!!! k? k. :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Yes, Judi-I am spazzing again! ;P

What's your favorite ______?

Okay, so the rules are the same as every other one of these things: Copy. Paste. Answer. Tag. Here we go! :D

1. What's your favorite school subject? Math!

2. What's your favorite movie? Miss Potter!

3. What's your favorite Bible verse and why? Isaiah 41:10; It's encouraging!

4. What's your favorite day of the week and why? I like Friday because it means I get to stay up all night with the best sista EVAH! :P

5. What's your favorite color (yeah, I know that's a lame question-so typical! :P)? I LOVE YELLOW!!!

6. What's your favorite band? That is an EVIL question! There are so many! Hmm...probably Barlow Girl!

7. What's your favorite kind of music? BROADWAY MUSICALS!!!! I am also a huge fan of music devoted to the praise of our Lord Jesus Christ!!!!

8. What's your favorite book? The Door Within, what else? :D

9. What'r you planning to do after this? EAT FOOD! YUM!

10. Who'r you tagging?

Judi, Eliot and Araken!

Liam Neeson's wife :(

Liam Neeson and his wife were on a skiing trip. She was going down a slope when she fell and hit her head, I suppose on a rock burried under the snow. She seemed to be totally fine. They took her down on one of the jet things anyways-since she was a star. They went back to the hotel room and she even joked about how clumsy she was. Then, later that day, she began to get head aches so bad that they took her to the hospital.
She was taken to ICU and Liam was told that his wife was probably not going to make it. She died--yesterday I believe.
Apparently, she had bleeding inside her brain and no one knew.

It is totally amazing how quick and un-predictable life is. No way to tell when it will end. All we can be sure of, is that it WILL end. And we need to know where we are going when it does.

My prayers are with Liam.

God Bless and Never Alone,
IdinaTook

AWARDS!!!!

Here are the rules for the award...
* Put the logo on your blog or post.
* Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude
* Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
* Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
* Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award
Here are the blogs I nominate:

1. Thoughts of a Sindarin Nock

2. judi-open-book

3. Micaela's blog!!

4. The mind and soul of Ian

5. Writer's Passion

6. Scribe

7. Counter Cultural

8. Shrinkle

9. http://faithlikelucys.wordpress.com/ (Faith like Lucy's)

10. Ellie

My Story

Okay, so I don't know if I like it or not, but here's my story. Or part of it anyways. I personally think parts are pretty dumb, but who knows. It could be okay. Here:



A black dragon of smoke- Chasing. Trailing. The boy and the creature locked in a hazy tunnel, seemingly unable to escape. At the end, a rush of light plummeted toward them. Consuming. Then, total darkness.
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Christian scrambled awake. A wild wind, cold and powerful, whipped through his black hair and all about, like the tail of an angry cat. The sky was a dark gray. The air was hot and heavy.
Christian was confused. Panicked. Terrified.
Only moments ago he had been at his house in Colorado. Sound asleep. Warm and happy in his bed.
Could he be dreaming? No, not dreaming. He felt. He heard. He had to be awake.
He tried to focus his eyes; adjust them to the darkness. It didn’t work. The sky had gone from gray to black in moments. Seeing wasn’t an option. He had to feel his way around.
The ground beneath him was hard and jagged. Rock. A mountain, maybe? He wasn’t taking the chance of tumbling down a cliff. He would have to wait for the sunlight.
God, please help me. I’m lost…afraid. Confused. Will you give me some comfort…some knowledge that it’s going to be okay? Christian prayed inwardly.
Almost instantly a verse flew into his mind. He whispered it over and over again. This verse had helped him many times before. But he would need it here, in this strange place, more than he ever had in the past.
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” It played again and again in his mind. It gave him a sense of peace until he drifted back to sleep and awoke again to this new place.
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“He’s here, my Lady. The child has come.” Said the creature as it entered the room. It was small, about a foot and a half feet tall; its skin was green and rough like a desert turtle. It wore a thin, hooded cloak that was torn and frayed. Walking over on two tiny legs, its back hunched over, its hands hanging loosely in front of him; he bowed before a tall woman.
“Scrogg,” She smiled and turned; her chainmail dress clanging as she did. “You’re back!”
“Yes, Majesty.” He replied. His voice was squeaky, but deep and raspy; as if each word were forced from the back of his throat. “The boy. The one you sent for. He has arrived!”
“So soon? Well done, my pet! You saw him yourself?” She was a welcoming site. Her eyes were an aqua blue, sparkling like the sun on a lake. Her hair shone as well, a gorgeous red that came down past her knees. It was braided in the back, dangling down like a whip. The way she carried herself would be confusing to any who were around her. It made one love her, and be terrified of her all at once.
“Yes, my Mistress. I saw him. On the mountain. Easy to retrieve. Scrogg gets him.” He hastily began to exit the huge stone doors when he was halted immediately by a command.
“No.” The voice which would, earlier, lure anyone in was now cruel and demanding. “Don’t fetch him. If I trusted you alone with such an important task, all of Aurrian would perish.” Altering her tone of voice, she spoke as if to a puppy, “And, we couldn’t have that, could we, my pet?”
“No, no, Highness. No,” Mumbled the creature, repeating the no’s multiple times under his breath, looking almost as if he were trying to reassure himself of something but didn’t know what.
“Now follow my orders exactly,” She commanded. “Go to the Ellorian Chamber and set them free. Say that I ordered them to fetch the boy…” She paused and thought for a moment, the creature mumbling nonstop the whole time. “Oh, and Scrogg…be sure they know that I don’t care how they get him as long as he’s alive when he gets here. Understood?”
“Yes, Lady. Yes, Mistress.” He said as he exited the room to carry out his master’s demands.
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The newly awakened sun shone pink across the sky. Christian got an early start at trying to figure out where he was and what had happened. He was, as he had guessed the night before, on a mountain. “Lucky I’m not too far from the bottom.” He thought aloud to himself, peering over the edge at a green valley below. The grass swayed from side to side in a gentle breeze. This certainly didn’t seem like the same frightening place he had been in during the night.
Separating the empty valley from a small town, with, what seemed to be ten or fifteen little farmhouses in it, was a winding river. It stretched across to another beautiful mountain and up. The whole place reminded Christian of one of those paintings he had seen in museums or hanging in one of his sisters’ bedrooms. –Sisters. The twins. By now they would be waking up, Bethany all smiles, Bailey fumbling around the house, still groggy from sleep. Climbing down with the thought of his siblings and parents driving him on, he reached the bottom in no time and began to cross the valley, unsure of where he was going or why.
About an hour of walking later, he stumbled upon a dirt path. Next to it, a sign stood with crude writing on it. At first, Christian had no clue what it said. But after fifteen minutes of struggling and mispronunciation, he finally got it.
It read:
“bOgrIan. sOuth-East. Pursue COURSE If YOu MUST.”
“Bogrian? What’s all this? ‘Pursue course if you must.’ Sounds dangerous to me. I don’t think I want to risk…”
A loud screech cut across the sky interrupting his thoughts. He whirled around, more than startled, and tried to pin the owner of such a strange sound. He soon found it. High above, rushing down toward him with hot, angry eyes was a bird. It looked almost like an eagle with blue feathers that seemed to be covered in silver glitter. Its clawed feet were also silver, as well as its beak and outlining feathers around its eyes. Again it shrieked, louder than the last time, and dove for Christian trying to either claw him or pick him up. He wasn’t sure which.
Christian didn’t have time to think. He immediately turned and darted down the pathway as fast as he could. He glanced back to see if the thing was pursuing. It was, and getting closer by the second. One huge flap of its wings and it was within striking distance. It stretched out its foot and raked across Christian’s back with a quick swipe of its talon. He let out a painful cry and stumbled for a moment. Another slash followed, on his side this time; it knocked him to the ground.
Christian found himself face-to-face with the creature; it screeched and delivered one final blow. Darkness consumed him. He saw nothing. But before he completely lost consciousness he heard a voice yelling and a scraping sound. Then the bird. It howled with anger and pain. Then-nothing.

American Idol

This won't be long...all I gotta say is:

VOTE FOR ADAM LAMBERT!!!!!!!!





God Bless and Never Alone,

IdinaTook

Princess/Squire

Okay, you are probably all tired of my endless prayer requests and play talk, but you're just going to have to deal with it and read my post about both this time! ;) jk
The play has only five more rehearsals before opening night. (SCARY!!!) The problem is that all of the girls have to do this sing-dance thing which is REALLY long and hard. The guys have to do this rap which is also REALLY hard. We are not able to practice on a stage at all and so we don't really know where or when to go onstage. It's getting pretty stressful to me and to the dirrector. She's very worried. As many prayers as can be spared would be amazing. Satin is trying to stop us from getting this very important message across but God willing it won't hurt anything. We simply need PRAYERS!!! The play as is has lasted 3 hours each practice and if we have to cut things out it will be more confusing and stressful.

God Bless and Never Alone!
Idina

WARNING:

hey guys! it's been forever since i've done anything and it will be longer still after this! i am just saying to my 2 or 3 readers that i won't be on for a long time. life can get very hectic at times.
also, i feel like my blog is getting rather boring. what do you think i could do to improve it?

God bless and never alone!

idina

The Princess and the Kiss/The Squire and the Scroll

Did any of you guys read the books The Princess and the Kiss or The Squire and the Scroll? I read those when I was younger and I used to LOVE them.
Well, Flinn and I are in a play of both of those books combined. The lady that wrote it got permission from the author and we will be preforming it to a highschool, a church, and one other place which I don't know where it is! LOL
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What The Princess and the Kiss is about is a princess and her sister. They are both trying to keep their hearts pure. The older princess is old enough to get married and is trying to decide who she should pick. It goes through all of these men: One who's strong, one who's handsom, one who's romantic, and so on. She doesn't pick any of them because their hearts are "so full of themselves that there is no room for her there." She ends up with a poor farmer (typical story but ya know) and they both have saved their "kisses" so they have something to give to one another.
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The Squire and the Scroll is about a young boy who is trying to keep his heart pure and how he ends up with a girl who has saved her "kiss" just as he did. Basically the same story only about a guy and there are some fights in it.
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What the lady that wrote the play has done is combined both of the stories to make the squire boy marry the princess. It follows both of their stories from either side until they meet and we go on from there.
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"Why are you posting all of this?" You may ask. WE NEED PRAYER!!!
Satan has already tried to stop they play from happening. A little ways through writing the script the computer that it was being done on stoped working. Luckily we were able to get it onto another one. Then that one shut down. We got it on anther computer and that one stayed good until we got it all printed, thank God!
So, if we got that much from Satan so early on, I am a little scared to see what he will try to do at the performance. I know it will work out how God wants it to nomatter what Satan tries. But we still NEED PRAYER!!!!

God Bless and Never Alone!
Idina

Hello all! Okay, so it's 2009 and time for New Years Resolutions. I don't normally do those, but this year I decided I really needed to spend more time in the word and really seeking God. That's what my resolution was to do this year. I do find it hard to stop and take the time to read my bible though, so I was wondering if a few of you guys could keep me accountable? Just comment or something and ask me if I've been doing it?
But I'd like to know what all of your other resolutions are! Care to share? '
How did you all spend your New Years? We had cousins at our house...we made it to around 2:30! Did you guys make it to 12:00?
Well...gotta run!

God Bless and Never Alone,
Idina