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Thursday, January 17, 2008

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:56:15 GMT

Hey Everyone... This is my goodbye entry. I have had soo much fun with all of you. I'm in a different stage of my life though, and icon posting is not part of it. I've put up everything I have left on my computer, and I hope that you will enjoy getting whatever you can out of it!

If you know me, or want to stay in contact, come see me HERE.

Love you guys...

Sukie

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Miscellaneous

Music

Christian

Guy Celebrities

Penn Badgely

Alex Pettyfer

Hayden Christensen

Drake Bell

Hugh Dancy

Jake Richardson

Max Theriot

Sean Faris

Zac Efron

Jesse McCartney

Shane West

Orlando Bloom

Girl Celebrities

Amanda Bynes

Ashley Tisdale

Emma Watson

Hillary Duff

Kiera Knightley

Kristen Kreuk

Natalie Portman

Vanessa Anne Hudgens

Food

Movies

Pirates of the Caribbean

Narnia

High School Musical

Lord of the Rings

Phantom of the Opera

Pride and Prejudice

A Walk to Remember

Princess Diaries

Ella Enchanted

Random Movies

Animals

QUOTES

1. The magic is as wide as a smile and as narrow as a wink,
loud as laughter and quiet as a tear,
tall as a tale and deep as emotion.
So strong, it can lift the spirit.
So gentle, it can touch the heart.
It is the magic that begins the happily ever after.

2. Dream as if you’ll live forever
live as if you’ll die today.
-James Dean

3. Miss Minchin: Don't tell me you still fancy yourself a princess? Child, look around you! Or better yet, look in the mirror.
Sara: I am a princess. All girls are. Even if they live in tiny old attics. Even if they dress in rags, even if they aren't pretty, or smart, or young. They're still princesses. All of us.
--The Little Princess

4. "If I can't sit down and invest my life into someone, and learn to appreciate them as another person, then what right or basis do I have to tell them that what I believe is more legitimate than what they do? People believe in what is made 'real' to them. Don't tell someone Jesus loves them if you aren't willing to love them first." - Matthew Langston (Eleventyseven)

5. "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." - Douglas Adams

6. "A flyleaf is the blank page at the front of a book, it's the dedication page, the place you write a message to someone you're giving a book to. And, that's kind of what our songs are — personal messages that provide a few moments of clarity before the story begins." - Lacey Mosely (Flyleaf)

7.Its hard to make conversation
when he's taking my breath away

8. oh...& by the way
I'm wearing the smile you gave me

9. And he picked me up, held my hand, and we ran.
we ran and ran and never looked back (LOOK___eee)

10. "You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep
because reality is finally better than your dreams."
++Dr Seuss (oxo_iconsforever_oxo)

11. Someone is waiting, someone who understands
exactly how you feel. someone is dreaming;
someone is hoping just that this will be the day
that you take your eyes off the ground,
out of the blue, and see that someone is
looking right back at you.

12. Men hate to cry, they rarely ever do. But, when a man cries over you, you know he loves you. Because men only cry when they lost something or are afraid of losing something that they love as much or more than themselves

13. "I can forgive but I cannot forget"
is only another way of saying
"I will not forgive."
Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note;
torn in two and burned up so that it never can be shown against one

14. & dont we all hope for a boy, who,
as we smooth our hair &
tug at our clothes, will grab our hands,
smile, & ask us, "now what the heck
are are you trying to fix Beautiful?"

15. Beauty is judged by the size of your heart,
not the size of your jeans

16. I like the way your lips are so easy to kiss
& your hands are so soft to hold. the way your
arms hold me so perfectly & your body protects me

17. If I had a snowflake for everytime I thought of you, we'd have a really white christmas.
[ Charlie Brown ]

18. I am a princess. All girls are. Even if they live in tiny old attics. Even if they dress in rags, even if they aren't pretty,or smart, or young. They're still princesses. All of us. Didn't your father ever tell you that? Didn't he?

20. "I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph." - Shirley Temple

21. "Music is a means of giving form to our inner feelings, without attaching them to events or objects in the world." - George Santayana

22. "As a musician I guess the only thing I would ask from a listener is to put the CD in, close your eyes and forget about all the peripherals. I guess that's a dream that may not happen in my lifetime, but I listen to music from all sorts of people and I think there is an open-minded individual who will be able to listen to music of all types." - Jon Foreman (Switchfoot)

23. "We always said the goal was to make these songs famous - not our faces." - Jon Foreman (Switchfoot)

24. "It seems to get much colder when you cry on your own shoulder." - Relient K, Jefferson Aero Plane

25. "I think it's coming down to everybody wants to find a hero. Me included." - John Cooper (Skillet)

26. "I'll never be perfect. I'm not talking about just looks or things like that... but in every part of life... I'll always be flawed. I'm sure a lot of girls feel that way too and I know that dudes do, 'cause I live with a bunch of 'em. The greatest feeling is knowing that I don't have to be right." - Hayley William

27. when you were little,
did you ever spread your arms out and spin?
its like love.
you keep telling yourself to stop because you might get hurt,
but you don't want to.
you just want to keep spinning

28. I believe in sleeping in
I believe in giving 100% when you only have 80%
I believe in jamming out by yourself in the car
I believe in kisses on the forehead
I believe in smiling until your cheeks hurt
I believe in taking chances and making mistakes
I believe in having someone tell you you're beautiful
I believe in swinging on swings and running in the rain
I believe in miracles and random acts of kindness
I believe in saying hello to anyone and everyone
I believe in 2nd chances and that everyone deserves one

29. Sometimes I wish I could just be a little kid again, so when life gets tough you can just play pretend..I wanna go back to when santa did exist..when your daddy was the only boy you ever kissed..When disney world was the best place to be..When the only movies you could see were rated G..When your biggest problem was learning to write your name..& people didnt change..& your friends were the same..& everytime you were sad or you had a bad day you could just run to mommy & it would all be okay..I wanna go back to no hurt..& no pain..just laughter..when everyone always lives happily every after you know how when you were a little kid and you believed in fairy tales, that fantasy of what your life would be. white dress - prince charming who would carry you away to a castle on a hill. you would lie in bed at night and close your eyes and you had complete and utter faith.

30. santa claus - the tooth fairy - prince charming.
they were so close you could taste them but, eventually you grow up, one day you open your eyes and the fairy tale disappears. most people turn to the things and people they can trust & the thing is it's hard to let go of
that fairy tale entirely, because almost everyone has that smallest bit of hope of faith that one day they will open their eyes and it will come true <3 (expressions_x3)

31. I M M A T U R E:
a word used by people who don`t know how to have fun =]

32. "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." -George Bernard Shaw

33. Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little. ~Edmund Burke

34. "Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you." -Oscar Wilde

35. "Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude." -William James

36. "What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?" -Vincent van Gogh

37. "Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today." -Thich Hahn

38. "The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope." -Barbara Kingsolver

39. We live the life of an unfinished novel, still waiting to be written. Depending on how long we live, the longer the chapters. Depending on how interesting we are, the more we appeal to others. We're often judged by our covers. Sometimes, some people decide to just quit reading us. We're just forgotten until someone finds us. Our characters can develop throughout the novel, but our chapters can never be edited.

40. she has a fractured heart
and will be out for the rest of the season.

41. The Freshman Child oh So shy, longingly watches the sophomore guy, the sophomore guy, head in a whirl, only wants the junior girl, thinkin she can, she wants the cute senior man. The sEnior man, handsome & wild, secretly worship that freshman child.

42. "There are millions of people out there.

But in the end it all comes down to one.

43. I still panic sometimes, forget to breathe.

But I know there's something beautiful in all my imperfections. A beauty in which he held out for me to see, a strength that can never be taken away. "

44. You don't choose who you fall for. You just fall and you get this person who is all wrong, but yet so right. You know that you like them so much, except sometimes they drive you insane and no one can explain it

45. Please send me your last pair of shoes, worn out with dancing as you mentioned in your letter, so that I might have something to press against my heart.
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

46. Snowflakes fell on your nose, frost bites on my toes. You'll warm me up with a gentle kiss, & we`ll know this holiday love is true bliss.

47. Friends

the worst thing in life is to lose a friend.
a friend that means the world to you - a
friend that you put all your trust and faith
in - a friend that you believed in from the
start - a friend that took the center of your
heart - a friend that you'd die for - a friend
that you wanted to cherish for a lifetime'-
a friend, a good friend, a best friend

48. We're the kind of girls who eat an entire box of oreos for fun. Who will walk 4 miles to the store
for a slushie but won't walk upstairs to get clean socks. We'll start laughing hysterically over a single word & you'll have no idea why. We'll run across town
under the streetlights laughing the entire way just because we can. We're there for each other when no one else is. The girls that stay up until 2 am
IMing nothing. We're the best friends that can't live without each other. We're best friends. we have marker fights, chasing each other around the room.
You never want to give us paint for an actual project,
because it will all end up on us. We can never concentrate on anything when we're together,
and it's probably a bad idea to give us something complicated to do. We laugh about absolutely nothing,
and get in trouble all the time, but all of this makes us best friends.

49. Yeah, we're annoying. We sing for long amounts of time, going off-key on purpose. We poke each other for no reason, burst out laughing in dead silence,
make stupid faces, call each other names, tell jokes that aren't funny, trip over our own feet, & know you won't ever get the things we find hilarious. But that's what makes us best friends.

50. A singe rose can be my garden...a single friend, my world. -Leo Buscaglia

51. Have you ever felt pathetic...
Because someday you want to reach for the moon? 'Cause nobody seems to believe that you can?

52. I'm not miserable, but I'm not happy. I'm not strong, but I'm not weak. I'm not rude, but I'm not polite. I'm not popular, but I'm not a loner. I'm not gorgeous, but I'm not ugly. I'm not dumb, but I'm no genius. I'm not you, but I am me. Accept it.

53. Run through the rain, jump in the puddles,
and yell your heads off. Enjoy the times most people
are disappointed about.

54. But most of all, I love being free. Free to be.

Free to move through life and to feel the utter openness of surrendering to things unknown. Surrendering to the kaleidoscope of emotions but still feeling the center of your core. The willingness to move forward through the fear with faith and patience.

- luvg1rl

55. Your life is a flashback;;
a question;; a photograph;;
a statement;; a story;; a struggle;;
a chance to laugh
'Cuz if you don't laugh you cry
a last crescendo when you die
so hit rewind and listen
its the playback
the soundtrack to your life.

56. You can't learn from a lesson
if you don't make the mistake.

57. He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass. ~George Herbert (Worth_remembering)

58. God understands our prayers even when we can't find the words to say them. ~Author Unknown (Worth_remembering)

59. A man with God is always in the majority. ~John Knox (worth_remembering)

60. People see God every day, they just don't recognize him. ~Pearl Bailey (Worth_remembering)

61. Life is God's novel. Let him write it. ~Isaac Bashevis Singer (worth_remembering)

62. "You say over and over Christianity is a relationship, not a religion. Ok, so live like it. Don't convert your friends to Christianity, introduce them to Christ." - Lindsay

63. The trees are God's great alphabet:
With them He writes in shining green
Across the world His thoughts serene.
-Leonora Speyer

64. She was idealistic and naive. The people who met her for the first time couldn't believe how innocent she was. She knew things -- she intuitively knew things --

but she was untainted and really pure. Her naivety was like a breath of fresh air. People didn't understand her at times, and they would make fun. But there was something about her that made people feel free to live.

– rain_quotes

65. There is an inner beauty about a woman who believes in herself, who knows she is capable of anything she puts her mind to. There is a beauty in the strength and determination of a woman who follows her own path, who isn't thrown off by obstacles along the way. There is a beauty about a woman whose confidence comes from experiences, who knows she can fall, pick herself up, and go on.

66. Teach not thy lip such scorn, for it was made
For kissing, lady, not for such contempt.
-William Shakespeare

32.& dont we all hop

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:59:27 GMT

Hello All!! Me = excited. Want to know why? The teaser trailer for Prince Caspian has come out! Being the Narnia fanatic I am, I have watched it an average of 10 times so far! I can't wait until it comes out!!! May 16 I think... either way, I'm absolutely thrilled. Another reason I'm happy? School's out! Yes!! And... Christmas is coming! My friend Melissa got me this cool Jonas Brothers cd/dvd and I'm prettty excited about that. And, if I don't get the following for Christmas, I am going to buy them... Pirates 3 (At Worlds End), A walk to Remember (I absolutely adore and need that movie), and High School Musical 2 (thrilled to FINALLY see that.) So, do you like the new layout? I was cute Oh! My play went amazing. We did "The Lion, the Witch, and The Wardrobe" and I got to play the part of Susan, which was seriously one of the most fun expieriences I have ever had. I really love acting. Yes I do.

LINK TO THE TRAILER: http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809244324/video/5318792

SITE OF THE DAY

www.xanga.com/photocopy_hearts_icons

Absolutely adorable site. Set up really nicely too!

QUOTE OF THE DAY

The snow falls down in lonely drifts,
It takes a while for the clouds to lift.
But when they do, the sun comes out,
& the blinding snow brings no doubt

ICON OF THE DAY

ICONS

QUOTES

(1.) Life is what you make it - so don't wait for the perfect moment. Wait for the moment, and make it perfect!

(2.) You say I'm a "dreamer" I say you're not a believer

(3.) A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superflous.

(4.) She dreams of a boy with eyes so deep and sincere that they make her forget all the times she's been hurt before.

(5.) Perfect: Cuddled up on the couch watching disney movies, and hearing yout tell me that you'll always be my Prince Charming.

(6.) Truth is painful. Deep down, no one wants to hear it, especially when it hits close to home.

(7.) Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose ++The Wonder Years

(8.) Even when the sun forgets to shine, I'll be there to hold you through the night, we'll be running so fast we can fly, tonight. Even when we're miles and miles apart, you're still holding all of my heart, I promise it will never be dark, I know, we're inseperable. ++Inseperable, Jonas Brothers

(9.) No one has ever made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little. ++Edmund Burke

(10.) "You can't do that!" - Jack
"Queen." - Elizabeth
++ Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End

Credits...

www.xanga.com/lovely_aire
www.xanga.com/hpxnxnarniaxicons
www.xanga.com/disneyicons_etc
www.xanga.com/peter_pevensie_icons

Also, several livejournal sites.

POLL!!

Are you thrilled about Prince Caspian?

Loves to All

XX----Sukie----XX

Take it All

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:43:32 GMT

She's callin' out to you, This is a Call, This is a Callout,
cuz everytime I fall down, I reach out to you.
And I'm losing all control now,
and my hazard signs are all out...
Im askin' you to show me what this life
Is all about.

I'm runnin' home to the place where I belong
And where you love has always been enough for me.
++ Home, Daughtry

Woah, I'm losin' hope, there's a hole in my heart,
that's been cut out of stone
++ The Coldest Heart, The Classic Crime

If you wanna breathe will you just, let me know.
If you want it, then you'll see it. Let me know.
Wash away the tears will you just, let me know.
Need to see it, then you want it. Let me know
++ Searchlights, Falling Up

Everytime I look into your eyes, I feel like I'm alive
And I can barely make a sound, whenever you're around
++ Hello, Hawk Nelson

We should get jerseys, cuz we'd make a good team
But yours would look better than mine, cuz you're out'a my league
++ Must've done something right, Relient K

How much longer will this keep getting stronger?
I wonder what's she's doin' when I'm singin' myself to sleep.
Cuz he's a faker, so see you later,
I wonder when you'll realize that she means a lot more to me.
++ Definately Maybe, FM Static

You make me feel, out'a my element,
Like Im walking on broken glass
Like my worlds spinning in slow motion
And you're moving too fast
++ Chemicals React, Aly and AJ

90 miles outside Chicago,
Can't stop driving
I don't know why
So many questions that need an answer
Two years later he's still on my mind
++ Someday We'll know, Mandy Moore

Because you Live, and Breathe
Because you make me beleive in myself
When nobody else could help
++ Because you live, Jesse McCartney

Tears fallin' down again, Tears fallin' down....
++ Imperfection, Skillet

How could you? How could you?
When all I ever wanted to be was you?
How could you? How could you?
How could you love me?
When all you ever gave me were Open Wounds?
++ Open Wounds, Skillet

You come to me with scars on your wrist
You tell me this will be the last night, feeling like this.
"Just came to say goodbye, didn't want you to see me cry, I'm fine."
But I know it's a lie.
++ Last Night, Skillet

You fall to you knees, You beg, You plead
Can I be somebody else, for all the times I hate myself?
Your failures devour, your heart in every hour
Your drowning in your i.m.p.e.r.f.e.c.t.i.o.n.
++ Imperfection, Skillet

Would you go to war for me, baby?
Would you cry for the weak and die for the peace of men?
++ The Fight, The Classic Crime

And you can take the one thing I have left
Beat me to the ground and take my breath
But you can't take who I am.
++ The One thing I have Left, Hawk Nelson

DEVOTIONAL

Take it All - Hillsong

Searching the world The lost will be found
 In freedom we live 
As one we cry out 
You carried the cross 
You died and rose again 
My God I’ll only ever give my all

You sent Your Son From heaven to earth 
You delivered us all It’s eternally heard 
I searched for truth And all I found was You 
My God I’ll only ever give my all

 Jesus we’re living for Your Name 
We’ll never be ashamed of You Whoa o oh 
Our praise and all we are today 
Take take take it all Take take take it all

You sent Your Son From heaven to earth 
You delivered us all It’s eternally heard 
I searched for truth And all I found was You 
My God I’ll only ever give my all

Jesus we’re living for Your Name
 We’ll never be ashamed of You Whoa o oh 
Our praise and all we are today 
Take take take it all Take take take it all

Jesus we’re living for Your Name 
We’ll never be ashamed of You Whoa o oh 
Our praise and all we are today 
Take take take it all Take take take it all

Running to the One Who heals the blind 
Following the shining light 
In Your hands The power to save the world and my life

Running to the One Who heals the blind
 Following the shining light 
In Your hands The power to save the world and my life

Jesus we’re living for Your Name 
We’ll never be ashamed of You
 Whoa o oh Our praise and all we are today 
Take take take it all Take take take it all

Jesus we’re living for Your Name 
We’ll never be ashamed of You Whoa o oh 
Our praise and all we are today 
Take take take it all Take take take it all

Jesus we’re living for Your Name 
We’ll never be ashamed of You Whoa o oh 
Our praise and all we are today 
Take take take it all 
Take take take it all 
Take take take it all

There's not much I want to say about this song,
 except to say that it has impacted my life. I learned it this summer
At Word of Life and already it has changed 
how I think about things. I'm asking God to Take it ALL.
 All my hopes,All my dreams, everything I think about or want to happen - 
It's all his. All of my plans, all of my life. 
Sometimes I don't go through with it as well as I would like, 
but here is my challenge to you.
Can you sing it, and agree? 
Can you tell God that you will only EVER give your all to him?

Friday, October 19, 2007

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:18:13 GMT

Hey guys!! So, I thought I'd take the time to give you guys a GOOD entry with all the works, something I haven't done in forever *I apologize for this* You guys were mean to mandy!! Only one comment??? Haha, oh well. Tell me how you're feelin about the lay mmk?

SITE OF THE DAY

www.xanga.com/expressionsx3

I know I have used her before, but I LOVE this site. I borrow from her all the time

"Cassie"

The question asked in order
To save her life or take it
The answer no to avoid death
The answer yes would make it
Make it

Do you believe in God
Written on the bullet
Say yes to pull the trigger
Do you believe in God
Written on the bullet
And Cassie pulled the trigger

All heads are bowed in silence
To remember her last sentence
She answered him knowing what would happen
Her last words still hanging in the air
In the air

Do you believe in God
Written on the bullet
Say yes to pull the trigger
Do you believe in God
Written on the bullet
And Rachel pulled the trigger

How many will die
I will die
I, I will say yes

Do you believe in God
Written on the bullet
Say yes to pull the trigger
Do you believe in God
Written on the bullet
And Cassie pulled the trigger

(Do you believe)
Do you believe in God (Do you believe)
Do you believe in God (Do you believe)
Do you believe in God
And I will pull the trigger

This song written by Flyleaf means a lot to me. Most people don't know about the martyrs of today. I mean the martyrs were in the New Testament right? They were in Europe a few hundred years ago. They're in foreign countries like China and Iraq right? Not this time. At the Columbine shooting, a couple of students came in with guns and were shooting the other kids. They put a gun to Cassie's head and asked her if she believed in God. Cassie said yes, knowing that it would cost her her life. Would you say yes? Would you pull the trigger? If you know that denying that you were a christian would save you from being killed brutally, would you? I hope I would have the strength to stand and say "Yes." That's what I want to be able to do. Could you do it with your friends if they said that if you were a Christian they didn't want to hang out with you anymore? Could you still keep your faith at the front of everything you say and do? Or would you let it fall into the shadows. These are some things Cassie said before she died.

"I think that the way of advancing the Kingdom is just being a loyal friend and a good example to nonbelievers, as well as Christians. Just trying not to contradict myself and get rid of all hypocrisy, and just to live for Christ."

"Don't seek human love for comfort, seek God's unfailing love instead."

"I will die for my faith. I will die for my God. It's the least I can do for Christ dying for me."

This girl was a High Schooler just like so many of you that are reading this, and like me. Think about it. Could you do it? There are people in other countries persecuted for what they believe. This isn't a thing of the past guys. It's still in the world, and Christians are still persecuted. Thank God for your freedom if you're in America, and pray for your fellow Christians around the world. I'd like to suggest a book to you. It's called "Jesus Freaks" Its by DC Talk. I bet a lot of you have heard that song, but the stories behind the song are incredible.

ICON OF THE DAY

QUOTE OF THE DAY

Outstanding leaders go out of
their way to boost the self-esteem
of their personnel. If people believe in
themselves, it's amazing what
they can accomplish.
+ + Sam Walton

run through the rain,
jump in the puddles,
and yell your heads off.
enjoy the times most people
are disappointed about.

you know how when you were a little kid and you believed in fairy tales,
that fantasy of what your life would be. white dress - prince charming
who would carry you away to a castle on a hill. you would lie in bed at night
and close your eyes and you had complete and utter faith.
santa claus - the tooth fairy - prince charming.
they were so close you could taste them but, eventually you grow up,
one day you open your eyes and the fairy tale disappears. most people
turn to the things and people they can trust & the thing is it's hard to let go of
that fairy tale entirely, because almost everyone has that smallest bit
of hope of faith that one day they will open their eyes and it will come true <3 (expressions_x3)

"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?" -Vincent van Gogh

"The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope." -Barbara Kingsolver

"Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today." -Thich Hahn

Everyone says love hurts, but that is not true. Loneliness hurts. Rejection hurts. Losing someone hurts. Envy hurts. Everyone gets these things confused with love, but in reality love is the only thing in this world that covers up all pain and makes someone feel wonderful again. Love is the one thing that does not hurt

I love that picture. Absolutely love it.

POLL

About guitars... Acousic or Electric? I say it depends on my mood.

ANSWER TO LAST POLL - California

Ciao!

Sukie

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:43:10 GMT

She gives you those "come here" looks.
And then makes fun of the guys when they come
over. She'll blow kisses to them, and stab them in
the back, but she's beautiful, &that's her excuse.

Don't lose the one you love
because some other guy distracted you

You hear it all the time
you'll never forget your first love

When you think of the past,
forget the pain, and the tears
and remember the laughter.

What made you happy once, might
not make you happy now.
-Nineteen Minutes ;; Jody Picoult

So don't chase me
unless your ready to catch me.

The truth is, we hide so we can be found,
we walk away to see who will follow,
we cry to see who will wipe away our tears,
and we let our hearts get broken to see
who will come and fix them.

You change for two reasons:
Either you learn enough that you want to,
or you've been hurt enough that you have to

You have such a pretty smile,
it's a shame the things you hide behind it.

When I let my mind wander,
it always leads back to you.

Do what you have to do , but always stay true
& never let anyone get the
best of you.

In the end, we only regret the chances
we didn't take, the relationships we
were afraid to have, and the decisions
we waited too long to make.

The ones stuck in the past
are eventually the ones fighting to get out of it,
while everyone else is wishing to go back.

Okay, so that's all for now!!! Hope ya guys enjoyed it!!! And thanks to xlove like woahx ,, fleeee ,, and qUOtE_lOV3_x3 for all the stuff i used from their sites!! They have amazing stuff on there ;) thanks!!!

Ummm.... as a poll... Would you rather go on vacation to Florida or Hawaii??

I'd personally rather go to.... I'm not sure!!! Haha! I choose BOTH!!! And okay, I have a story, so me and this girl go into a library, and this guy like.. stalks us. It was pretty freaky! Wasn't that a great story??? Hope you enjoyed it!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!!

XOXOXO

--Mandy--

p.s. the "bow chicka bow wow" icon that i posted twice is for my very special adhd friend RAY!!!!! haha

Friday, October 12, 2007

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 23:38:09 GMT

Smiles!

Hey all!!! Im so sorry that I haven't had devotionals for you guys for a while. Thanks sooo much for your patience with me. So anyway, I got a new layout and profile pic, tell me what you think!! I should have a full entry up pretty soon.... If I don't, please don't hate me!

Saturday, September 15, 2007

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:15:01 GMT

So ya... took me way too long to get this up for you guys... but here it is!! Lots of Icons... seriously - and A few quotes. The icons are mainly text icons...which I am REALLY liking now btw. Have fun with them! If you take some, sub, or at least comment to let me know you liked it .. oh, and I DONT take credit for these.

Happy/Optimistic/Dreamy

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Nothing’s better than the wind to your back, the sun in front of you, and your friends beside you. -Aaron Douglas Trimble

He who laughs, lasts.
-- Mary Pettibone Poole

You smiled at me,
it made my day.
You talked to me,
it took my breath away.

Funny/Sacrastic

Sad/Disappointed

Sticks and stones may break some bones, but words can break a heart.

The only way to accept an
insult is to ignore it.
If you can't ignore it, top it.
If you can't top it, laugh at it.
If you can't laugh at it,
you probably deserved it

To dump a girl
& tell her not to cry,
is like going up to Pinocchio
& telling him not to lie.

~ Sukie

PS. POLL!!!!!!!! - Was your summer good or bad?

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:44:49 GMT

Well, this has honestly been one of the best summers of my life! If not the very best. I'm so sad it's ending, and I have to go back to school. The only good part about that is seeing my friends, and my boyfriend everyday - and DRAMA! Yes, I'm a bit of a drama freak - but in a good way! I might go hang out at the beach tonight for the last time this summer. Kinda sad really. Pulse Fest was AMAZING!! I got both Krystal Meyers CD's, and Kutless Live from Portland - which has all their best songs, AND a DVD which by the way, is awesome!! Enjoy the entry! Oh, and tell me if there's any entry type you want to see!

Landon: Jamie saved my life, she taught me everything, about like, hope and the long journey ahead. I'll always miss her but her love is like the wind, i can't see it, but I can feel it.

Site of the Day

www.xanga.com/XX_MakeADifference_XX

That site is there for the sole purpose of praying for people. If you would like to be part of that, subscribe to the site, and join the blogring. Or, if you just need prayer, leave a comment or a message. If you want to tell just Cara or I, and want us to ask everyone else to just pray, without saying what its for, thats fine too. Or you could just ask for prayer without even telling us. Every request is accepted.

So... I kinda love this movie... and if you feel like being REALLY nice...buy it for me for Christmas!!! It's on my wish list!

(1.)
Landon: I'm sorry she never got her miracle...
Mr. Sullivan: She did...You were her miracle.

(2.)
Jamie:You don't know the first thing about being someone's friend.
Landon:I don't want to just be your friend.
Jamie:You don't know what you want.
Landon:Neither do you. Maybe you're just too scared that someone might actually want to be with you.
Jamie:And why would that scare me?
Landon:Because then you wouldn't be able to hide behind your books, or your frickin' telescope, or your faith. No, no, you know the real reason why you're scared? It's cause you wanna be with me too.

(3.)

Landon: Listen, Jamie, I was hoping we could run lines together?
Jamie: Okay, but just not so anybody knows, right?
Landon: Well I just figured we could surprise everyone with how good I get.
Jamie:Like we could be secret friends.

Landon: Exactly, exactly it's like you're reading my mind.
Jamie: Great umm... maybe you could read mine. *Glare*

(4.)

Jamie: So would it kill you to try?
Landon: Yep, and I'm too young to die.

(5.)

Jamie: Your act only works on an audience.

(6.)

Landon: Jamie has faith in me. She makes me want to be different - better.

(7.)

Dare you to move
Dare you to move
Dare you to lift yourself up off the floor.
Dare you to move
Dare you to move
Like today never happened, Today never happened before.
Dare you to move; A Walk to Remember.

(8.)

Landon: I might kiss you.
Jamie: What if I'm bad at it?
Landon: That's not possible.

(9.)

Jamie: Alright. I'll help you. On one condition.
Landon: And what's that?
Jamie: You have to PROMISE not to fall in love with me.
Landon: That shouldn't be a problem...

(10.)

Landon: What's number one?

Jamie: I'd tell you... but then I'd have to kill you.

(11.)

Dean: If there is a greater power, why is it he can't get you a new sweater?
Jamie: Because, he's too busy looking for your brain.
a walk to remember

(12.)

So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours I pray
To be only yours, I know now...
You're my only hope.
Only Hope; A Walk to Remember.

Do you like A Walk to Remember???

Poll Results - Sunsets!

Catcha later all!

Sukie.

WOL Island

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:43:52 GMT

I learned soooo much at WOL. I wanted to share it all with you. This entry is made up of my notes. Please take the time to read them, there is great insight and wow... I don't know how to describe it to you. Also, at the bottom I will give you a nice picture of Hawk Nelson taken by my friend Mike Emerson.

Oh... and I'm no longer single

Word of Life Island

July 28, 2007

Evening session

The Treasure of a Relationship with Christ

· Nothing will give you meaning or joy but Jesus

· 3 Keys to a Relationship with Jesus

o Discover the LIVING Christ. (Psalm 14:1, Romans 5:12. 3:23)

o Discover the LOVING Christ.

§ Getting Love (John 3:16, Romans 5:8)

§ Desired Love (Ephesians 2:4-5)

o Discover LIFE with Christ.

§ Eternal life (1 Timothy 1:15, Romans 6:23)

§ Satisfying life (John 10:10)

Word of Life Island

July 29, 2007

Evening Session

What happens when we die?

· Hebrews 9:27

· Genesis 5 – certainty of death

· Ezekiel 18:20 – cause of death (Romans 6,8) – sin

· The cure of death is Jesus Christ

Word of Life Island

July 30, 2007

Evening Session

Treasure of Truth – Having a Biblical Worldview

· Many Christians are falling into post-modernism

· 1 Peter 3:15 – Always be ready

· Apologetics

o Defense

o Reason

o Justification

o WHY we believe WHAT we believe

· Don’t be afraid to defend God’s word.

· It’s ALWAYS better to stand for God.

· We need a Christian Worldview

· 6 Major Worldviews

o Secular Humanism

o Post-modernism

o Cosmic Humanism (New Age)

o Marxism

o Islam

o Biblical

· What you know about truth will affect how you choose to live

· Four Scientific Truths

o The earth is round (Job 26:10)

o The earth floats in Space (Job 26:7)

o Number of Stars in the universe (Gen. 22:17)

o The Hydrological cycle (Job 36:27-28)

o Man discovered these things scientifically…around 1500 B.C. The books were written in roughly 3000 A.D.

· Is the bible accurate and from God?

o Number of copies

o Time Gap

o Homers Illead – 650

o New Testament – 24,000

o Same accuracy as a typo in the paper.

o Christianity is different from EVERY other religion because of Jesus Christ

o He’s the only one…

§ Deity

§ Miracles

§ Eternity

§ Salvation

§ Resurrection

o Could he have arranged it? No.

§ Place of Birth

§ Family of David

§ Betrayed for Blood Money

§ Gambling over his robe

· Hebrews 11:1 – substance and evidence = Faith.

HABAKKUK

Frustration to Faith

(Why??? To WOW!!)

Rick Garland

WOL Island 2007

· Author: Habakkuk – means embrace

· To Whom Written – Judah

· Theme: Justice of God

· Purpose: To teach that true faith means to keep on trusting God and keep his commandments in the midst of a crisis, corrupt behavior of cruel responses.

**Where is God when my World is falling apart?

Jeremiah 9

Left your first love

· Big IDEA: Wandering from the Word of God in my life will cause a spiritual crisis that will affect my life and the lives of others. Faith is forgotten and I need to repent.

· “God I can’t figure you out! I don’t understand. My brain just can’t reconcile your love and your justice.”

o 1. Rejected Truth. – vs. 1-5

§ They fled their faith

· They compromised their commitment

o 2. Refused to Listen – vs. 6-12

§ Fooled their faith

· They chose not to communicate.

o 3. Returned to past sin. – vs. 13

§ Failed their faith

· They crept into the crud.

o 4. Relaxed their standards. – vs. 14

§ Forgot their faith

· They caused a crises – vs. 14-17

· Application:

o Repent – leave sin

o Return – learn the Word

o Remove – love the Word

o Revival – Live the Word.

**Where is God when Bad things are Happening??

Habakkuk 1:1-2:1

· Big Idea – when wrestling with wickedness I need to level with God. When I am frustrated in my faith, I need to recognize who God is.

· Frustration #1. – vs. 2-4

o “I don’t understand! Why aren’t you doing something?

§ Why don’t you hear me?

§ Why don’t you help me?

§ Why do I have to be hopeless?

§ Why do you hide from sin?

o Behold means to look intently – tolerate.

o Answer #1 – I AM doing something but it is retribution, not revival.

§ Habakkuk was looking for revival – righteous established and wicked judged.

· Frustration #2

o “I don’t understand! What are you doing?!?! It doesn’t make sense!”

o “How can you violate your person?”

§ It was no longer a national problem – it got personal.

§ Everlasting God – eternal.

· He can’t be caught by surprise. (Gen. 21:33)

§ Immutability – He can’t change

§ Limitlessness of God – God knows no bounds

§ When You’re asking “WHY?” meditate on the characteristics of God.

§ Rock – (O Mighty God) Sovereign

· Absolutely in Control.

· God NEVER WASTES PAIN!

o He can use it for his glory and for the good of YOU

· There is a difference between submission and acceptance.

· Trusting God is not feelings, it’s will.

§ Holy One – can do no wrong. (Isaiah 6:3, Rev. 4:8)

o “How come we don’t seen your victorious power?”

§ Sailor Story – son vs. friend

§ Fiance story – hung

· Faith Frustrated – Wrestling with wickedness

o He’s ready for me to be level with him. When I don’t understand I should rehearse the attributes of God. I should not just obey God, I should trust him.

o I will not get frustrated in my faith by accepting the answer to my “why’s” with “who”

**Where is God when I can’t see him working?

Habakkuk 2:4

Live your Faith

· Big Idea: When I realize I am wrong and full of pride, I need to be willing to live by faith. When faith is founded on Christ, I can rest.

· Evil is not a created thing. It is not an element. Sin is an ethical and moral reality, not a physical one. Sin is a defect in something good.

· Faith – A belief and reliance to someone or something, the opposite of swelling pride. (Lifted up – swell)

· Romans 1:17 – The JUST shall live by faith

o Justification is the act of God whereby he declares the believing sinner righteous in Jesus Christ

o Application – the Amazing Love of God is all about God and his grace that makes the righteous just.

· Galatians 3:11 - The just SHALL LIVE by faith

o Application: To walk by faith is to respond to God’s grace, Claim God’s promises and obey him no matter what you see, feel, or what happens.

· Hebrews 10:38 - the just shall live BY FAITH

o Application: The believer who lives by faith will go on to maturity but the believer who lives by sight will “waste his life away”

· The world has the saying, “seeing is believing.” But faith says, “believing is seeing.”

· Living by faith means that we live according to principles not performance.

· It means putting righteousness above relationships

· Scenario of the wrestler… “When I’m down on the mat, I feel like all the great wrestlers of the past are watching me, encouraging me, urging me on.” We as Christians are also surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses, urging us on in the faith.

**Where is God when the Wicked Prosper?

· Big Idea: the wicked seem to have it made now, but I need to leave the filth. Where there is a faith famine there in unhealthy living. To get healthy I need to remove the filth.

· Woe – an interjection of distress pronounced in view of coming judgment of certain sin in the face of disaster.

· LEAVE THE FILTH

o Self indulgent(It’s all about me!) = Ego. Vs. 6-8

o Selfishness(NEVER content) = Greedy Vs.9-11

o Scornful Treatment(Manipulating others for your own agenda) = Exploitation vs. 12-14

o Scheme (Being fake to take advantage of one another) = Hypocrite vs. 15-17

§ Wine of the Bible is not the wine of today. Even civilized pagans of Bible times would have considered the drinking of modern wines to be barbaric and irresponsible. The STRONGEST percentage in Bible times in the alcoholic drink is 2.25-2.75% the WEAKEST today is 3.2% Drinking and Sex GO TOGETHER.

o Sinful Trust (Having something you won’t let go) = Idolater vs. 18-20

· Live for the Father

o God’s Salvation – I should be humble. Hab 2:4

o God’s Splendor – I should be holy Hab. 2:14

o God’s Sovereignty – I should honor him Hab. 2:20

· GET UP

· STAY UP!

· LIVE IT UP FOR CHRIST!!

**Where is God when I need Assurance?

Habakkuk 3

Love God

· Big Idea: I need to be wholehearted about worship and my love for God. A fervent faith rejoices ALWAYS!!

· Habakkuk amazed (Home team NBA… God STANDS FOR US!)

o Person of God

o Power of God

o Performance of God

· Habakkuk Applies

o I will respond – by waiting on God. Faith Waits

o I will rejoice – by worshipping god. Vs. 17-18

o I will be revived – by walking with God, surefooted and confident.

· Personal Application: He is there in all his power and might wanting to give you all you need through faith to live above the noise.

Take your Faith back!

Harry Bowback

August 3, 2007

Evening Session

· Begin Where you Are

o Hebrews 12:1-2

§ Don’t be a spectator

· Lay aside the weights

· Lay aside the sin that easily besets you

· Looking unto Jesus

§ The people who fall are the ones High on God.

Random Notes throughout the Sermons at WOL

· The Cross is proof of both the immense love of God and the profound conquering of sin

· Sin is a horrible cancer with no cure

· We confuse acceptance with approval. We need to chasten people when they are wrong, NOT get ticked.

· When we live by faith, it glorifies God, witnesses to a lost world, and builds Christian character into our lives.

<<Whoot Whoot! Go JASON!

XXSukieXX

Summer babe!

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:52:03 GMT

Hey Everybody!! Long time no see! Well, this summer has been so amazing so far... Starting with Orientation for counseling which was so fun, and then babysitting for three sweet kids for three days, then fireworks on the fourth of July twice, once on Magician's lake at the Masons - that was aweseome. Great devotional that night too. Then counseling, which was seriously one of the best parts of the entire summer, and the HAWK NELSON CONCERT! Yes, you read right! I GOT TO GO TO A HAWK NELSON CONCERT Friday night!!!!!! And I was 1 foot back from the stage!!! Jason Dunn is awesome! They all are! I got autographs too, and pictures Let's just say that was a-mazing. Then, Venetian! Pretty sweet!! Tomorrow is shopping and a sleepover! Because my birthday is THURSDAY!!! YES!!!! *Does the Happy Dance* AAAND Thursday night someone has something planned for me... but they won't tell me anything about it!! haha. The week after that, I got to NEW YORK for WOL! Or, Word of Life camp for those of you who don't know. Come back, hang out, then go to PULSE FEST!!! That's right! A free concert w/ Krystal Meyers, Kutless, Sanctus Real, Superchick, Third Day and Michael W. Smith. Excited much? Yes. Sooo this post is all about SUMMER!

life is a passion
a song
a poem
see it in a sunset
feel it in the stars
capture it on black and white
live it splashed with color

Credit - Expressions x3

XX~D.e.v.o.t.i.o.n.a.l.~XX

Finally Brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy think on these things

Philippians 4:8

Philippians 4:8 has got to be one of my favorite verses. From what you can see at the very first word, this is the last thing Paul wanted to let the Philippians know - he wanted this verse to stick in their brains. So it's gotta hold some importance right? Whatever is TRUE. Let's stop there for a moment. How many of you have participated in gossip, true or not? Most of us right? Thing about gossip is - a lot of the time it ISn't true. Oh yes, there ARE little truth's in there, just enough to make it believable. It probably even started as a true story - but it got out a control as more and more people told it. Next point. Whatever is RIGHT. That's an easy one right? Wrong. What about those gray area's that you aren't sure about? A lot of us need to dig into God's word more to know what is truly "right" not just what feels right. Whatever is PURE. What are your thoughts? Are they pure? Are you thinking/imagining things you shouldn't be? Whatever is LOVELY. What are you focusing your thoughts on? What are you spending your time watching, reading, listening to? Whatever is ADMIRABLE. Are you doing things, or striving for things thought upon as admirable? 1 Timothy 4:12 says that we should not let people look down on us because we are young, but that we should set an example for the other believers. Are you doing that? Or are you saying, "I can be good when I'm older - I want to have FUN now." If anything is EXCELLENT or PRAISEWORTHY think on these things. That's my challenge for the week.

(1.)

We often fear rejections so much that we
reject ourselves before anyone else has the
chance.

(2.)

just because her eyes don't tear doesn't mean her heart doesn't cry .
& just because she comes off strong doesn't mean there's nothing wrong.

(3.)

if you look confident,
you can pull off anything, even if
you have no clue what you're doing

Impossible is not a fact, it's an opinion.
Impossible is not a declaration, it's a dare.
Impossible is potential.
Impossible is temporary.
Impossible is nothing.

(4.)

One of The best feelings in the world
is doing something that
everyone else said you couldn't.

(5.)

"In a world full of bitter pain and bitter doubt... I was trying to hard to fit in, fit in, until I found out: I don't belong here. I will carry a cross and a song where I don't belong, but I don't belong." -Switchfoot, Beautiful Letdown

(6.)

Her favorite song will say more about her
than her mouth ~~ever~~ will

(7.)

keep away from people who try to belittle
your ambitions. ~~small people~~ always do that,
but the really great make you feel that you too,
c a n b e c o m e g r e a t .

(8.)

"Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark." -Georg Iles

(9.)

"When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you are slamming the door in the face of God." -Charles L. Allen

(10.)

Anne: Don't you ever imagine things differently from what they are?
Marilla: No.
Anne: Oh Marilla, how much you miss.
anne of green gables

POLL

Do you agree? Or are you more into sunrises?

Loves!

Sukie