30 Days-June-Last Week

As this month comes to a close, I didn't do so good on my reading. I'm finished reading "Night of the Zombie Chickens" by Julie Mata. I love this book, it is just taking a while for me to read it.

Sunday- 4 pages

Monday- 27 pages

30 Days-June-Week 4

This week I only read one book, "Night of the Zombie Chickens" by Julie Mata. I am finding it to be a good book, I'm just finding it hard to find time to read it. I believe that the plot is well written, and it has some suspense in it which I love.

Sunday- 19 pages

Monday- 45 pages

Tuesday- 20 pages

Wednesday- 40 pages

Thursday- 22 pages

Friday- 48 pages

Saturday- 42 pages

30 Days - June - Week Three

I chose interesting books to read this week. The one I started last week, "Criss Cross" by Lynne Rae Perkins, was one I didn't really like. It was just like a bunch of friends talking through the whole thing. There was a story line, but it was hidden so well, that I didn't find it until the end of the book. The second book, "You Only Live Once- Get out there and live it up" by Bridie Clark was a choose your own path books. I enjoyed it because it let me choose the plot, and it was a quick read. The last book which I just started, "Night of the Zombie Chickens" by Julie Mata seems like it is going to be a good book. I haven't read enough to really tell.

Sunday-84 pages

Monday-64 pages

Tuesday-68 pages

Wednesday-59 pages

Thursday-34 pages

Friday-11 pages

Saturday-18 pages

30 Days - June - Week 2

For my 30 day challenge, I trying to read everyday. Sunday I finished "The Prom Dress" by Melody Carlson. I loved how the book ended. (but I don't want to give any spoilers) Then Monday- Friday I read "What I Believe" by Norma Fox Mazer. I love this book, because the story was told through a bunch of genres of literature. The problem was, it was hard to understand a few of the poems. The plot was really intense as you follow a family who has to majorly downsize, and how the girl in the family deals with this change. The book had realistic characters to. Then on Friday and Saturday, I started "Criss Cross" by Lynne Rae Perkins. I can't tell much of the plot yet because I'm not far into it, but I'm going to guess it is a love story told from the perspective of the boy and the girl. It seems like a really good book.

Sunday: 31 pages

Monday: 42 pages

Tuesday: 14 pages

Wednesday: 56 pages

Thursday: 24 pages

Friday: 45 pages

Saturday: 50 pages

30 Days - June - Week 1

During the school year, I have noticed that I haven't been reading as much as I would like, so this month I'm going to read everyday. This week I read from the book The Prom Queen by Melody Carlson. It is a really good book about this not so popular girl deciding to run for prom queen and all the struggles she faces. The main group of characters are Christian, and you can see through out the novel that when they are at their best is when they are closest to God. I would recommend this book to read.

Sunday: 2 pages
Monday: 12 pages
Tuesday: 10 pages
Wednesday: 40 pages
Thursday: 14 pages
Friday: 40 pages
Saturday: 50 pages

30 Days - May - Week Five

My 30 day challenge this month is to memorize a new bible verse everyday. It has been hard as the month has progressed because I would become more forgetful, to memorize them. These probably aren't memorized as strongly as the ones at the beginning of the month.

Monday- Proverbs 12:9 "Better to be a nobody and have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food."

Tuesday- Proverbs 12:11 "He who works with his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgement."

Wednesday- Proverbs 12:19 "Truthful lips last forever, but a lying tongue last only a moment."

Thursday- Proverbs 23:19 "Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path."

Friday- Proverbs 28:6 "Beter a poor man whose walk is blameless than a rich man whose ways are preserved."

Saturday- Psalms 147:5 "Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit."

30 Days - May - Week Four

My 30 day challenge this month is to memorize a new bible verse everyday.

Monday: Philippians 4:5 "Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near!"

Tuesday: 1 Corinthians 6:18 "Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits is outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body."

Wednesday: Romans 14:13: "Therefore lets us stop passing judgement on one another. Instead make up your mind not to put a stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister."

Thursday: Psalms 25:4-5 "Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long."

Friday: Psalms 110:1 "The Lord says to my lord: 'Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."

Saturday: Proverbs 23:12 "Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge."

Sunday: Matthew 21:9 "The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, 'Hosanna to the Son of David'         'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord'                    'Hosanna in the highest heaven!'"

30 Days - May - Week Three

My 30 day challenge this month is to memorize a new bible verse everyday.

Monday: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 "Love is patient, love is kind. it does not envy it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonors others, it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no records of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always preserves.

Tuesday: Philippians 2:14-15 "Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure "children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation." Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky."

Wednesday: Psalms 100:4 "Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name."

Thursday: Matthew 7:7 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you."

Friday: Psalms 31:2 "Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me."

Saturday: Proverbs 31:30 "Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised."

Sunday: Proverbs 17:27 "The one who has knowledge uses words with retrains, and whoever has understanding is even tempered."

30 Days-May-Week Two

My 30 day challenge this month is to memorize a new bible verse everyday.

Monday: John 15:5 "I am the vine, you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart you can do nothing."

Tuesday: 1 Timothy 2:3-6 "This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is on God, and one mediator between god and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time."

Wednesday: Psalms 56:3-4 "When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose name I praise--In God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?"

Thursday: John 15:15 "I no longer call you a serpent, because a servant does not know his masters business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made know to you."

Friday: 2 Corinthians 12:9 "But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me."

Saturday: Daniel 12:3 "Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever."

Sunday: Job 23:10 "But he knows the ways I take; when he has tested me I will come forth as gold."

30 Days - May - Week One

For this month, my 30 day challenge is to memorize a Bible verse everyday.

Thursday: Jeremiah 1:17-19 "Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command you. Do not be terrified by them, or I will terrify you before them. Today I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar, and a bronze wall to stand against the whole land- against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, the people of the land. For they will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the Lord.

Friday: John 1:12-13 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believe in his name, he gave the right to be children of God- children not of natural descent, or human decision, or a husband's will, but born of God.

Saturday: Zephaniah 3:17 The Lord your God is with you,he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.

Sunday: Amos 5:4 This is what the Lord says to the house of Israel: "Seek me and live."

30 Days- April- Last Week

This is my last three days of my 30 day challenge this month. My goal was to learn was to learn 5 new Japanese words a day.

Monday
chokutsuu-direct
hatsu- depart
guriinsha- first class
norikaemasu- to transfer
kakuninshimasu- to confirm

Tuesday
asuremasu- to forget
orimasu- to get off
coinrokka- coin locker
yoyakushimasu- to make reservation
pasupooto- passport

Wednesday
gaido- guide
rentaka- rental car
uketsuke- information desk
tomaru- to stay over
hoteru- hotel

30 Days-April-Week 4

For my 30 day challenge this month, I'm trying to learn five new Japanese words a day. This week all my words have something to do with travel.

Monday
norimono-vehicle
shinkansen-bullet train
shiteiseki- reserved seating
jiyuuseki- free seating
shindaisha- sleeping car

Tuesday
tokkiyuu- limited express
kyuukou- express
futsuu- usually
bansen- track number
sen- line

Wednesday
norikan-transfer
chaku-arriving
kippu- ticket
oufuku- round trip
katamichi- one way

Thursday
ikisaki-destination
kippuuriba- ticket office
machiaishitsu- waiting room
nimotsu- luggage
hijouguchi- emergency exit

Friday
osoi- slow
tomarimasu- to stop
ryukan-inn
minshuku-guest house
goushitsu- room number

Saturday
kagi -key
kankoukyaku- tourist
keshiki- scenery
tozen- climbing
tabi- journey

Sunday
kenbutsu- sightseeing
gaido-guide
furaito- flight
shokujitsuki- meals
yokujyou- bath

30 Days - April- Week 3

My 30 day challenge this month is to learn five new japanese words a day. I am posting it today because yesterday was Easter. I learned more verbs and I learn some nouns as well.
Monday
hikimasu-to catch cold
fuemasu-to increase
machimasu- to wait
machigaemasu- to make mistakes
mazemasu- tostir

Tuesday
miemasu- to be seen
misemasu- to show
moemasu- to learn
mochimasu- to hold
yasemasu- to become shiny

Wednesday
yobimasu-to call out
wakarimasu- to understand
yakuniachimasu- to be useful
waraimasu-to be absent
wasuremasu- to forget

Thursday
raku-comfort
rakuda-camel
reigai-exception
rentakaa-rental car
reji-register

Friday
iden-heredity
ibiki-stomach
ichiba-market
ibo-wart
ichimai-one sheet (paper)

Saturday
chiri-geography
chimeido-fame
chin-rare
chinooshisuu-IQ
chisei-reign

Sunday
taiso-gymnaastics
taiwa-dialogue
toge-thorn
to-door
tobu-jump

30 Days-April-Week Two

For this month I'm going to learn five Japanese words a day. This week I'm learned more verbs.

Monday
hashimasu-to erase/turn off
komimasu-to be crowded
kowashimasu-to break
kowaremasu-to be broken
sakimasu-to bloom

Tuesday
shinimasu-to die
shimarimasu-to be shut
shimemasu-to be closed
shirabemasu-to examine
sukimasu-to be less crowded

Wednesday
tasukemasu-to help
tachimasu-to stand
chigaimasu-to differ
tsukaremasu-to get tired
tsukimasu-to arrive

Thursday
tsukemasu-to attach
tsuzukimasu-to continue
tsuzukemasu-to be continued
tsutomemasu--to be responsible
tsuremasu-to lead

Friday
toorimasu-to pass through
tobimasu-to jump
tomarimasu-to stop
naoshimasu-to fix
naorimasu-to be fixed

Saturday
nakimasu-to cry
nakushimasu-to lose something
naraimasu-to learn
niaimasu-to be suitable
nimasu-to resemble

Sunday
noborimasu-to climb
haraimasu-to pay
haremasu-to clean up
hikimasu-to pull
hikkoshimasu-to move house

30 Days-April-Week One

My 30 Day Challenge this month is to learn five new Japanese words a day. I wrote the Japanese in their form romaji so that you could read it. This week I learned verbs.

Tuesday
akimasu-to open
akemasu- to open
agemasu- to give
atsumarimasu- to meet/assemble
atsumemasu- to collect

Wednesday-
isogimasu- to hurry
iremasu- to put in
ukarimasu- to pass test
ugokimasu- to move
urimasu- to sell

Thursday
okurimasu- to send letter
okuremasu- to be late
okoshimasu- to rouse
okorimasu- to happen
okorimasu- to get angry

Friday
oshiemasu- to teach
ochimasu- to fall down
otoshimasu- to drop
omoimasu- to think (opinion)
oboemasu- to memorize

Saturday
kaimasu- to keep per
kaeshimasu- to return thing
kaemasu- to change
kashimasu- to lend
kangaemasu- to consider

Sunday
kuwaemasu- to add
kotaemasu- to answer
sagashimasu- to search
komarimasu- to be trouble
kirimasu- to cut

30 Days Last Week

Here is the last week of my 30 Day challenge to listen to a new Christian song everyday.

Monday: Casting Crowns- Somewhere in the Middle~ I love how this song talks about how we can not play it safe and still follow Jesus.
Tuesday: Sidewalk Prophets- You Can Have Me~ I love the message of the song about completly giving your live to Christ and letting him hav control.
Wednesday: Chris Tomlin- Crown Him (Majesty)~ I love how this song gives all the glory to God for all that he has done for us.
Thursday: Joy Wiliams- Hide~ I love how this song talks about how we do not ned to hide anymore, but we can come out and be who we really are.
Friday:Santus Real- I'm Not Alright~ I love how the song talks about how I can not do this on my own and that I need help from God.
Saturday:Brandon Heath- Love Will be Enough for Us~I love how this song says that no matter what in life you are going through, love will be enough to get you through the storm.
Sunday:Micheal W. Smith-Come to the Cross~ I love the idea that no matter who you are or what you have done, Jesus is still able to forgive you.
Monday: Rend Collective- Lighthouse~I love how this song says that Jesus is our light house, and when we follow him we will be able to find our way.

30 Days Week 4

My 30 day challenge this month is to listen to a new Christian song everyday. I am also making up for last Sunday, when I could listen and post the song in time.

Sunday: Sanctus Real-These Things Take Time~I love how it puts in perspective how things don't happen over night but they instead happen over a long period pf time and meanwhile I need to have patience.
Monday: Sidewalk Prophets-Save My Life~I love how this talks about us having the ability to help God save anyone's life when we give them a chance.
Tuesday: Newsboys-One Word~I love how the song puts together that the God who lit the sun and made earth, can speak life into me with just one word.
Wednesday: Jeremy Camp-Take You Back~I love how this song states that no matter what you did, or how fall you fell, God will always take you back.
Thursday: Newsboys- Restart~I love the lyric video to this song. I also love how when we accept  God, he hits our restart button like on a came consul.
Friday: Newsboys-That Home~I love how it talks about that one plays where you feel safe, and the people help you grow up.
Saturday: Newsboys-Love Like I Mean It~I love how it talks about how when we love we have to mean it, not just do it.
Sunday: Newsboys- Disaster~I love how this song says that I can't fix my own life but God can.

P.S.- The song on Saturday didn't have the artist. The artist is The Afters.

30 Days Week 3

My challenge for 30 days is to listen to a new Christian song everyday.
Monday: Shane Harper-Hold You Up~I love this song, and it's from the new movie, God's Not Dead. I love the idea of someone to hold you when you are down.
Tuesday: For King and Country-People Change~It is the basic forgiveness that some people need when they truly change for the better.
Wednesday: Chris Tomlin-Awaken My Soul~ I love how it says that I need to wake up and start living for God.
Thursday: Relient K-The Best Thing~ I love how God is the best thing that has happened in my life.
Friday: Newsboys- One Word~ I love how this song just says that if God did all that he said he did, then he is able to get me through any trial in life.
Saturday: Never Going Back to OK~I love how it talks about how I'm not going back to the way it was but I'm moving forward.

I'm going skiing with my family, so I didn't have a chance to listen to a noon song before this posts on Sunday.

30 Days- Week 2

This is the continuation of my 30 day challenge where I'm listening to a new Christian song for 30 days.
Monday: I Wonder by Leeland - I love the simplicity of the song, and how it just gets you to sit there and wonder about the greatness of God.
Tuesday: Count Me In by Leeland - The song says that you are going to accept the love that God gives and that you will follow him.
Wednesday: Prayer for a Friend by Casting Crowns - I heard this song on Pandora, and I loved it because I can't save my friend but only God can.
Thursday: Thank you God for Saving Me by Chris Tomlin - I think that we could all take some time to stop and just thank God for what he has done.
Friday: Don't Stop the Madness by Tenth Avenue North- My friends and I were talking about how God will give us what will turn us back to him, and this song just fit into the conversation.
Saturday: Pushing on a Pull Door by For King and Country- I love how this song, shows how we can't do this with our God's help.
Sunday: Happy by Ayiesha Woods - This song just reminded me that nothing in the world can make me as happy as God can.

30 Days-Week One

I am only two days into this challenge. I'm trying to listen to a new Christian song every day. Yesterday, I listened to "In the Dust" by Brandon Heath and today I listened to "Hostage of Peace" by Tenth Avenue North. In the song "In the Dust", I love how it continually points everything to God's creation. We were made from the ground and to the ground we will return. I also love the country feel of this song. What I love about "Hostage of Peace" is the message about not falling for things of this world, but to fall for God. God will give us peace. Psalms 29:11 says, "The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace." I would love to be a hostage to someone who blesses me with peace.