Look Into The Mind Of A Genius

2006-02-11T12:10:00.000-08:00

So, I was just at the Sitar concert, with amazing reserved front row seats, I could see every detail of Chris Freemans big toe. But seriously, it was amazing, not only what he played, but what he said as well ( as emo as it may have sounded ). He was a pretty bold man, to come out and say the things he did regarding religion... for those of you there, if you were so dense as to completely miss what he was saying... He was basically advocating religion, Christianity in particular. but anyways... you all should have been there, it was amazing.

Now on to what all you sinners want lol, you know i'm kidding...something fun. Kind Of. This is how it works; I will go through my playlist on my Mp3 player, on random of course, and I shall pick my favorite lyrics from the first twenty songs. Your job, my dear children is to figure out what they are, leave a comment, and as you get them right I will Cross them off.... Enjoy. Oh, and no looking them up...

1. Tomorrow's getting harder make no mistake
Luck ain't even lucky
Got to make your own breaks

2. I have heard a hundred violins crying
And I
I have seen a hundred white doves flying

3. Well it's a lonely road that you have chosen
Morning comes and you don't want to know me anymore
And it's a long time since your heart was frozen
Morning comes and you don't want to know me anymore

4. Take sumbody by da waist den uh
Now tho it in dey face like uh

5. This could be the very minute
I'm aware I'm alive

6. You take me to another place
There's no more war
Just love and grace

7. cause I've been gone for a long time
waiting on the sidelines
hoping for a chance to play

8. No time make or reason
Ridicule breathes a sigh
No time make or reason
Hush, hear him cry....

9. You're part of my identity
I sometimes have the tendency
To look at you religiously
'Cause nothing even matters to me

10. and you really didn't think it would happen
but it it really is the end of the line
so I'm sorry that you turned to driftwood
but you've been drifting for a long, long time

11. You and me are floating on a tidal wave...
Together

12. If ya give this man a ride
Sweet memory will die
Killer on the road, yeah

13. If ya give this man a ride
Sweet memory will die
Killer on the road, yeah

14. I try to listen hard
To what my conscience says
I know I've sold my soul
I'm going to earn it back now

15. He passed away and I didn't cry, cause my anger
wouldn't let me feel for a stranger
They say I'm wrong and I'm heartless, but all along
I was lookin for a father he was gone

16. through every forest, above the trees
within my stomach, scraped off my knees

17. With the venomous kiss you gave me
I'm killing loneliness
With the warmth of your arms you saved me,
Oh, I'm killing loneliness with you

18. And just imagine how my girl feel
On the plane scared as hell that her guy look like Emitt Till

19. You know I stay, fresh to deatth I brought you from the projects
And I'm a take you to the top of the globe so let's go

20. You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex
A stranger with your door key explaining that I am just visiting
And I am finally seeing
Why I was the one worth leaving

Your Job Dissatisfaction Level is 87%

Your job is a disaster - it's surprising you've lasted this long.
You need to quit if you can, even if you don't have another job lined up.
As far as stressful work situations go, yours is off the scale brutal.
Almost any job would be better than what you've got!

Your Hidden Talent

You have the power to persuade and influence others.
You're the type of person who can turn a whole room around.
The potential for great leadership is there, as long as you don't abuse it.
Always remember, you have a lot more power over people than you might think!

You Should Get a JD (Juris Doctor)

You're logical, driven, and ruthless.
You'd make a mighty fine lawyer.

You Are a Warrior Soul

You're a strong person and sometimes seen as intimidating.
You don't give up. You're committed and brave.
Truly adventuresome, you are not afraid of going to battle.
Extremely protective of loved ones, you root for the underdog.

You are picky about details and rigorous in your methods.
You also value honesty and fairness a great deal.
You can be outspoken, intimidating, headstrong, and demanding.
You're a hardliner who demands the best from themselves and others.

Souls you are most compatible with: Old Soul and Peacemaker Soul

Random Post

2006-01-06T18:31:00.000-08:00

So, Since it it the year of my 18th birthday, I decided I'd do a little research..a because my site was getting boring anyways. Perhaps You will find it interesting, Or maybe not... but these are the events that occured on May 27th throughtout history.

Born on the 27th of May:
1975 - Andre 3000, American musician (OutKast)
1971 - Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes, American singer (d. 2002)
1837 - Wild Bill Hickok, American gunfighter (d. 1876)
1964 - Adam Carolla, American comedian and radio/television personality
1965- Todd Bridges, American Actor, Diff'rent Strokes
1911- Hubert Humphrey, Former Vice President of The United Stated
1971- Paul Bettany, Actor, "The naked guy in A Knights Tale"
1967- John Cockcroft, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Split the Atom
1975- Jamie Oliver, The Naked Chef (haha)
1958- Wayne Williams, Suspect in the Atlanta Child Murders
( http://www.nndb.com/people/584/000025509/ )

On May 27th...:
1907 - A Bubonic plague outbreak begins in San Francisco, California.
1927 - The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacturing the Ford Model T
1930- Widespread unrest in India after Gandhi's arrest
1933 - The Walt Disney Company releases the cartoon The Three Little Pigs
1937 - In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic
1939 - DC Comics publishes its second superhero in Detective Comics #27; he is Batman
1941- The German battleship 'Bismark' is sunk off the coast of France
1952- European Defense Community Treaty, establishing an EU army, signed
1968 - Future U.S. president George W. Bush enlists in the Texas Air National Guard.
1990- Poland holds its first free elections in over fifty years
1995 - In Charlottesville, Virginia, Christopher Reeve is paralyzed from the neck down after falling from his horse in a riding competition. (<---well that's depressing... my birthday, yea)

Merry Christmas To Me

2005-12-25T10:26:00.000-08:00

Isn't it beautiful?

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over thier flocks at night. An angle of the Lord appeared and they were terrified. But the angles said to them "do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you; You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angle, praising God and sayin, "Glory to God in the Highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."

I READ SOMETHING FUNNY:
Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer, unfortunately he's never cried.

2005-10-27T13:26:00.000-07:00

I LOVE JamesBlunt

2005-10-15T20:51:00.000-07:00

This has been the best day of college football games known to man.
My two Favorite college teams played...
And OF COURSE they... WON (ah hemm ***coughing*** kicked major a**)
First of All MICHIGAN did an astounding job pulling a MIRACLE out of their helmets, and THANK JESUS that coach was able to get two more seconds, cause it can down to ONE SECOND!
!HAIL TO THE VICTORS!!!!HAIL TO THE VICTORS!!!!HAIL TO THE VICTORS!
Second of all USC played and won not only that, it was majorly important that <<<NOTRE DAME LOST>>>(yeah Mr. Vandenberg will love the combination of the two above wins). They also pulled out an ASTOUNDING FINISH! IT WAS STUNNING, more so because the humiliation of thinking you won and then losing in the end is all to good to be true... Notre Dame desevered it.. who did they think they were, trying to come back... NOT GONNA HAPPEN at least not With MY COLLEGE PLAYING!!!! I am going to USC AND I WIL LOSE MY VOICE AT ALL THIER GAMES!!!!!! YES!
!!!!!!!AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm on top of the entire world right now... HOLLA BACK!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh and although not necessary, this was just the icing on the cake....
MICHIGAN STATE LOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT AN WONDERFUL DAY<>>>
I AM SO HAPPY!!!!!!
Now lets go watch a pathetic game and see if GVSU can win... not that I care... but maybe that can be the cherry on top, perhaps?
Signed,
THE HAPPIEST FOOTBALL FAN ON THE FACE OF THE PLANET!

Raphael

2005-09-06T19:29:00.000-07:00

So Hello to all of you! It has been a while, yes I know, but school just started and I had to get my schedule ready and all. So My schedule is now permanent, and I thought it would be a lovely idea to update you all on my classes

Me Llamo Hanna (my name is Hanna) Soy de Michigan ( I am from Michigan) Tengo Seis Clases. (I have six Classes)

1st Hour- Spanish 1: that's right I didn't change it, and I am already learning as you can tell!
2nd Hour- Human Anatomy and Pysiology
3rd Hour- World Studies
Lunch: I now have lunch with Alexis!
4th Hour- Aid: I am a teacher aid, so I do stuff for about 15 minutes in the beginning of class, and then I can basically do what I want.
5th Hour- AP Eng 11: Easy so far!
6th Hour- Chemistry: This teacher is a joke.

So you may be wondering, like I was, where the easy schedule I had planned on went... Good Question, and I don't really know... Although, now I have two classes with Alexis and Lunch and I have classes with some of my other friends that I didn't have before, so in exchange for more difficult classes, I got my friends back? Do you think it is a fair trade?

It's now it is official: Louise is gone. She left while I was watching a lab-safety video in chemistry, and I would have cried, had I not been so distracted by the epitome of cinematography I had been viewing. Louise. What could I possibly say to make you understand everything you've done, not only for me, but for the whole youth group? I am starting to cry even as I write this. You are an excellent woman Louise. You are a strong powerful mighty woman of God and your presence shall be missed in Grand Rapids. I know you said you will visit, but we both know it's just not the same. I really hope the best for you Louise, I am just sad I won't get to be there to see it. I hope everything that you are meant to have comes quickly and that you are left wanting for nothing. I guess we just couldn't find a good enough man for you here in Grand Rapids, but hey, if all else fails, there's always Ryan!

Now, you may all be wondering where the title of this post came from. Don't worry, I am about to tell you. I got a dwarf Hampster and I named after my Hero... Raphael from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I know, sweet right? Although, he is small, he is fierce! His plastic Ball is the size of a Softball, that's how small he is. I shall make you a diagram to show his approximate size.

(warning: this is not an actual photo of Raphael, this diagram is meant only
for comparisons, once again, this is not a actual photo of Raphael)
This is about how big Raphael is, Don't be scared, he only attacks on command!

So yes, by now I am sure you are sick of hearing my lame stories, even though you know you can't live without them! Don't Deny, it's not even worth the try!
Now, since I put you through all this, Here are some lyrics, that we all should know. Enjoy!
I Love You All,
Hanna

Colour
(Seal) 1998

Ohhh....
Colour fades away
With a light descending on the day
Midnight sees your friend
Oh could you call his name
Would you know his name

I come here for your love
But, God only knows...
Colour fades away
Good times here today
Meanwhile you would say
I close my eyes

Colour (fades away)
Tell I you for anyway
Midnight is your friend
Will we see a beginning in the end

God only knows what we've put in that paint
God only knows...
Colour fades away
Good times here today
Here most every day
Meanwhile you would say
I close my eyes...
and dream of only yesterday

Colour fades away
Good time here today
Here most everyday
Meanwhile you would say
That I clo...se my eyes

Colour
Fades to grey
I dream so exciting
But I, I feel so bo...ld

Midnight... midnight... midnight...

Midnight... midnight... midnight...

First Day Of My Junior Year

2005-08-29T22:38:00.000-07:00

To say the least this was a quite eventful first day of school, I am the oldest one in my gradeI got kicked out of a class already, well just read on!

8:00- School Starts
1st Hour- Spanish 1: I am the only Junior, and I don't think i shall be in that class very much longer, it's just to much to handle!
2nd Hour- College Algebra: I sat down and then proceeded to get kicked out of that class in front of everyone, besuase the counselor made a mistake and put me in an all Senoir Class. It was the only other math class I could take as well, so no math for me this year.
3rd Hour- Media Communications: I didn't want to take that class either, so I will be switching out of that as well tomorrow.
4th Hour- World Studies: The teacher was telling us LSD stories.... sounds like an okay class to me!
Lunch- they split our lunches up this year, so I lost three of my Lunch buddies, I don't even have lunch with Alexis, but at least I don't have it with Ryan either! And I forgot my check, so I didn't have lunch, which isn't til' 12:00 anyways!
5th Hour- AP English 11: I didn't get in the hour I wanted, but found there are still some pretty cool people in this hour
6th Hour- Chemistry: I had this teacher for biology last year, and I never did a thing in her class or listened... same today, I colored, Me and the kid I sit next to, Max Dixon, were talking and she has already threatened to seperate us... I thought it was funny, that that already happened on the first day.
3:00- School Ends

So yes, I have some major Changes to make to my schedule and this Is how I want it to go

1st- Yoga: wouldn't that be a nice thing to wake up to?
2nd- Study Hour
3rd- teacher aid
4th- Same
5th- Same
6th- Same

What a flippin easy schedule that would be! Could you even imagine? I would love it, I wouldn't even have to do my homework the night before, I could just do it during aiding an study hr!
So yes, I am quite wiped out, and I believe that is all the updating I can do for now... perhaps I shall give you a small, random token of thanks

You Failed the US Citizenship Test
Oops, you only got 5 out of 10 right!
Your Hidden Talent You have the power to persuade and influence others.
You're the type of person who can turn a whole room around.
The potential for great leadership is there, as long as you don't abuse it.
Always remember, you have a lot more power over people than you might think!
In a Past Life...
You Were: A Genius Fortune Teller.

Where You Lived: Turkey.

How You Died: Decapitation.

Your Daddy Is Johnny Depp

What You Call Him: Daddy-o

Why You Love Him: He knows best

Hahahahaha

2005-08-25T19:23:00.000-07:00

With the new addition of a photo of myself to the blog, I thought maybe I might actually take

some time and wrote a real entry. I suppose you all don't really want to know what's going on,

but DARNIT, I'm gonna tell you, and you're gonna LISTEN! So yeah... I got a job at Meijer,

Making less money than homeless person. I suppose I will end up pushing carts... So look

forward seeing me at a Meijer parking lot near you! What Else? Oh yes, School starts in a

couple days, Monday, and I have homework to do. I'm going to be in AP Eng 11 so I had to

read a book. I read it.... yeah. And now I have to write Ten paragraphs about ten different

quotes explaining blah blah blah blah blah. So you'd think that's enough I have to do but on top

of that, I have to write 5 papers on 5 different syndicated columns. So far I have 4 parapraphs

done, although they still need to be typed. And I Have 1 of the papers typed, and one written. I

went school shopping. Well, not really. I ordered all my clothes offline through American Eagle.

Pretty Fly, HUH?

This is gonna sound cheesy, but when I was with some friends, I was being forced to listen

to likes of 89.9, superchick (UGH!) and other "music" that christian stations play today. And

one line in one song that we all know sounded rather new to me. It that one song that goes "This

is your life, are you who want to be?" And I have just been thinking how powerful that question

could be in ministry. People know they have one life (unless they belive they're a cat, in which

case, the pyscho apparently has nine) and most won't want to go down as a partyer, a loner, a

druggie, an inconsequential person, who enjoyed only themselves their whole life. And even for

christians, I mean come on. Do you want to die as the Christian who gave half their heart, did

half or none of the work?

So In Light Of Something Good Coming From Cheesey Music Here Is Who I Want To Be

Remembered As:

A person dedicated to the coming of Christ
Reliable
A prayer warrior
God's Best Friend
Humble
A True Worshipper
A Good Friend
Someone who is constantly changed by God
A servant
A sold-out radical, zealous, trustworthy, truthful, powerful, strong, faithful, loving, funny, mighty Woman of God.

So that is not all I want to be but it is a start... Who do you want to go down in History as?

Anyways Kids.
Love You All,
hannadugan

Modern Art: Made by Dumb People

2005-08-17T01:40:00.000-07:00

So yes... after the amazing success of the last post dedicated to lyrics, I have decided to do a post dedicated to excellent photography... or art... if I find any good stuff. Let's take a moment and talk about modern art. It sucks. What the heck does 300 lbs. of ham on a mattress have to do with the Greater American Society. All I know is that guy must have been really hungry. Why not just make a Sandwich? The things that pass for art today are, shall we say, less than Mediocre. If you don't Believe me, Here are some examples.

Honestly!

Now... Some art while intruiging.... Still just plain sucks.
A prime Example:

As for this "Art" I am left as speechless as a satan when Jesus Rose Again!
OMG that was really stale, I apologize.
What could possibly evoke that reaction?
This.

Now, On To Real Art! this is so exciting OMG! Haha never again!

Yeehaw that's right, that's right. Me! I did that. haha just kidding.
I really did, but I'm not that full of myself.

Haha.

But now a real shout out (I promise I'll never say that again either)
to Nathan Caughey and His Sweet Art.

I couldn't choose just one so... two!

This car is so gorgeous.
A perfect piece of art.

Well. Seems as it is currently 5:41 in the morning and I have been up all night, I must gi and get ready for a fourteen hour trip at 6:00. I shall miss seeing you at church. Or if your a traitor and left the states... jkjk, I already miss you all. I have to be off.
I Love You All More Than Any Of You Know.
MUCHO LOVO
hannadugan

Where has all the good music gone?

2005-08-04T20:32:00.000-07:00

Where has all the good music gone?

Tradgedy has struck in Grand Rapids. More like, tradgedy has lowly crept up on us. Turn on the radio and hear all about it. All the good music has disappeared. Gone Forever. We have been sucked into the trap of mainstream music. Music by artists that have given up on the music, they settle for catchiness. But what we need are good lyrics. A Good beat. And let me tell you, it infuriates me to hear an amazing beat on the radio, only to be accompanied by lyrics such as "don't you wish your girlfriend was fun like me." So, in light of this tragedy, I will post lyrics deserving of the radio waves. Here we go my friends...

Driftwood
Travis:

And you really didn't think it would happen
But it really is the end of the line
So I'm sorry that you turned to driftwood
But you've been drifting for a long, long time

Fear Not of Man

Mos Def:

Well, from my understanding people get better
when they start to understand that, they are valuable
And they not valuable because they got a whole lot of money
or cause somebody, think they sexy
but they valuable cause they been created by God
And God, makes you valuable
And whether or not you, recognize that value is one thing
You got a lot of societies and governments
tryin to be God, wishin that they were God
They wanna create satellites and cameras everywhere
and make you think they got the all-seein eye

Sunday Morning
Maroon 5:

Sunday morning, rain is falling
Steal some covers, share some skin
Clouds are shrouding us in moments unforgettable
You twist to fit the mold that I am in

Traffic
Stereophonics:

We all face the same way
Still it takes all day
I take a look to my left
Pick out the worst and the best
Is anyone going anywhere?
Everyone's gotta be somewhere

London's Burning
The Clash:

NOW I'M ON THE SUBWAY AND I'M LOOKING FOR THE FLAT
THIS ONE LEADS TO THIS BLOCK, THIS ONE LEADS TO THAT
THE WIND HOWLS THROUGH THE EMPTY BLOCKS LOOKING FOR A HOME
I RUN THROUGH THE EMPTY STONE BECAUSE I'M ALL ALONE

Bittersweet Symphony
The Verve:

'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
Trying to make ends meet
You're a slave to money then you die
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places
where all the veins meet yeah

My Mother’s Son

Johnathan Rice:

Stopped traffic and stadium lights
That's the view from the sky
As that old black bird flies
I wish I could fly
What will we become
When we sleep in the dirt
Who will rise up first
One can never be sure

Keep It Loose, Keep it Tight
Amos Lee:

Well relationships change
Though I think it’s kind of strange how money makes a man grow
Ah, some people they claim if you get enough fame
You live over the rainbow
Over the rainbow
But the people on the street,
Out on buses or on feet
We all got the same blood flow Oh in society every dollar got a deed
We all need a place that we can go and feel over the rainbowSome times we forget what we got
And who we are and who we are not
I think we got a chance to make it right
Keep it loose
Keep it tight
Keep it tight

That is all for today... Don't forget... there is still good music out there, you just have to find it, don't let it go.

I Love You All,
Hanna

Another Major Waste Of Time

2005-07-20T10:37:00.000-07:00

Name Fifteen people you know - plus you

1) Silje Skagen
2) Kassie Christy
3) Caleb Mercado
4) Me
5)Andrew Hughes
6) Matt Clark
7) Joseph Goulden
8) Mickey Mouse
9) Jessica Kreulis
10) David Lambert
11) Melody Welton
12) Nathan Caughey
13) Laura Kraft
14) Erin Dugan
15) Louise Charnock

Is #3 your best friend? (Caleb) ummm... sure everyone is...

What would you do if the person in #8 was the father of your child? (Mickey Mouse) haha idk ... That would be one ugly kid... I'd hope to die during childbirth

Would you ever make out with the person in #5? (Andrew) NO!!! Gross. Wrong. Un-moral

Have you ever had an R-rated dream with the person #4 involved? (Me) wow... haha!

Ever dreamed of kissing the person in #15? (Louise) Can't say I have... but I do Love You

What type of music does #7 enjoy listening to? (Joseph) The sweetest ever! I'M IN LOVE WITH BEN HARPER

What size clothing does #12 wear? (Nathan) I don't know, honestly now... aren't power ranger outfits spandex? then it stretches, so small

Would #2 & #3 make a cute couple? (Caleb & Kassie) haha ummm ... wow... that would be funny!

Is # 1 a guy or a girl? (Silje) a WOMAN! haha

Have you ever cried over #6? (Matt) Yes, when he left... like a baby

Have you ever seen #3 cry? (Caleb) I think... when the pistons lost... jkjk

Would you give your life for #12? (Nathan) Yeah of course I would he is like the coolest kid ever!!!!

Is #7 more silly or serious? (Joseph) is stale an option?

Do you think #9 will get married? (Sicca) Yeah of course! and it had better be soon!

How do you think person #10 will die? (David) A car accident.. jk umm, IDK, a freak chainsaw accident? Starting a fire?

Is there anything that the person in #13 is overly obessed with? (Laura) John Deere, and nathan caugheys brown hat!

Does #11 have an obsession with shiny objects? (Melody) yeah .... lol kidding

Does #12 have any siblings? (Nathan) yes? the killer penguin? correct? no. IDK!

Is #13 a caffeine addict? (Laura) umm.. no, idk?

What color hair does #14 have? (Erin) Blonde

How far does #15 live from you? (Louise) She lives in my heart... STALE. 30 or 40 min

What is #1’s favorite color? (Silje) I am guessing green!

Have you ever been on a date with #3? (Caleb) Does riding the horse at Meijers count? haha

Does #2 have any secret lovers? (Kassie) Justin timberlake

What would you do if #13 turned out to be your lover? (Laura) umm that would be weird ...

Is #6 innocent? (Matt) haha no ... lol

Can you picture #2 & #5 having a kid together? (Kassie and Andrew!!!) Hahahaha, wow, that would be a NO!!

What if the person in #1 proclaimed their love for you? (Silje) lol I would proclaim love back

Has the person in #3 ever visited a forgein country? (Caleb) Idk no

How far does #5 live from you? (Andrew) 15 20 minutes

What would you do if you found out #4 was secretly your mother who traveled back in time? (Me) I would be extremely confused...

What is #10’s last name? (David) Lambert

Do you find #8 to be attractive? (Mickey) Only the sexiest thing to ever walk the face of this earth. GAWD HE'S SO HOT!

Give a random fact about #7? (Joseph) Fav mus. BEN FRICKEN HARPER JEAH!

Can #9 speak more than two languages? (Sicca) German and English is all

Does #11 spend hours surfing the web? (melody) i highly doubt it...

What is one of #12’s hobbies/interests? (nathan) ACTION FIGURES!

Have you been to the beach with #8? (Mickey) haha no ... Mickey in a speedo... I would faint! so sexayyy! aiaiaiaia!

What's #7's favorite color? (Joseph) BROWN!

Who is #1's best friend? (Silje) the Barlow Girls

Have you ever had a crush on #6? (Matt) Duhhh, of course... jkjk Hello, why ask? He's canadian... I would never betray my country in such a way!

Have you ever fallen in love with #4? (me) Im just not my type, IDK? jk only everytime I look in the mirror! haha

What's #15's last name? (Louise) Charnock

Do you have a crush on #11? (melody) haha yeah, no, BUT I LOVE YOU LOADS MELODY!

FARWELL GOOD FRIENDS

2005-06-27T10:27:00.000-07:00

As the end of the GAP nears I must say what a blessing you have been to me. Watching you all grow in christ has been quite the experience. And I just wanted to take a few minutes to say How much I appreciate each of you, how you have affected me and such, and to make fun of course... Well not everyone right now, just the people that are leaving and may actually read this... Silje, Joseph and Nathan.

Silje- Where do I start? Never stop singing for God, he loves it. You have been an example of a true worshipper for me this year. Your love for God shows through as you worship and I want it to show through in mine, as it does in yours. I have learned a lot about worship this year from you. I would seriously not sing before if there was no one else singing in worship, but now I make it common practice. But I want you to know, Silje, that you are so much more than your voice. And I'll say it again. You are more than just you're voice Silje. You are a powerful woman of God. You have grown so much over the past year, and I respect, greatly respect, your courage in coming here this year. You are an encouragement to me and I want you to know that I will never forget you. You have impacted all the girls this year, the way they think, act.... don't ever change, I'd miss you too much. You are a unique person, in you style, the way you sing, and that is why I love you so much. I shall mis your hugs when you leave. And Your crazy faces you love to make! You are an amazing person, and I look forward to your visits.

Joseph- You are a very wonderful person and your passion and zeal to see the things of god happen is extraodinary. The way you danced so unashamedly at the explosion youth group only further proved who is most important in your life. You have set before me another example of how I want to worship God daily, and I will strive to reach that goal and then go higher. Your knowledge of the word of God has greatly encouraged me to become more like that, to read his word daily and meditate on it. You always has the right verse to read to the church and it always fit perfectly. You are always ready with everything you need to proclaim the word of God. I much enjoyed talking to you throughout the year, be it about anything. I greatly enjoyed your stale sense of humor... seriously, maybe I'm just as stale, who knows. And it really isn't fair, me and Alexis decided, that you can wear anything and still look good in it. Keep you tiny mohawk, it's sweet. You have wonderful taste in music as well. Make sure when you leave you still keep me updated on the sweet music, cause God knows I won't hear it on the radio stations in Grand Rapids.

Nathan- You are very wise and mature for your young age. You set an example to me and the rest of the youth that at this point may seem unacheivable to us, but in the future I hope I can be exactly like you and even more so. Throughout the year I loved to watch you in the meetings when you were in the precense of God. It looked as if you were having a converation with god as you paced back and forth, and you probably were. I want to have a relationship with god on that level, where I can have a conversation and stare into the eyes of my god, in the midst of dancing and singing and shouting. There is something in the way you hold youself, Nathan, that just shows Christ in you, you can see it in the way you stand and talk. Your Integrity and faithfullness to God has been an example to me and I will someday be on at same level as you. I want you to know that I look up to you. In your walk with god, you are my main example, because you are so young, yet you are at a stage where God is the primary in you life. Never comprimise what you've become this past year. And never stop writing those wonderfully cheesy songs they play on WSNX all the time... or singing and acting out the soundtrack to POCAHONTAS. And keep playing the guitar, your excellent at it, and you're gonna need it, what for? i do not know, but you will.

To all three of you:
It has been an Amazing year, well 10 months anyways
I Love You
You are awesome
Never change, well, you know what I mean
I Will Never Forget You

thank for a wonderful year guys...
Hanna

Stupid Quiz

2005-06-14T17:57:00.000-07:00

10 RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME
[1] I wish I could play the bass
[2] I Want a horse
[3] and I'll own a animal shelter, as a side job
[4] I've fallen in love with Ben Harper
[5] One Day I will own a aston martin
[6] I Love To Dance
[7] Fake tanner always turns my elbows orange
[8] I Love Reptiles
[9] I have a phobia of mullets
[10] I Would Die, Die, Die without Music

9 THINGS I ENJOY
[1] Worshiping
[2] mythology... i know its not true
[3] rollercoasters
[4] laughing, really loud
[5] children are amazing
[6] cheesy pickup lines.. are those astronaut pants? cause your butt is out of this world!
[7] blessing people
[8] red, white and blue popsicles
[9] makeup

8 THINGS I HATE
[1] immaturity
[2] close minded people
[3] temptation
[4] stupid people (contradicts #2 but oh well...)
[5] my cell phone running out of battery
[6] movies that don't live up to the hype
[7] stereotyping
[8] doubt

7 WAYS I FALL FOR A GUY
[1] Lives up to the standards of his beliefs, which he shares with me
[2] shoulders can be oh so gorgeous.....
[3] makes me laugh
[4] Smell... mmm mmm good jkjk
[5] thinks outside the box
[6] style: looks as if he doesn't care, that is oh, so sexy
[7] confidence, maybe even a bit cocky

6 THINGS THAT MAKE ME CRY
[1] the presence of god, not always
[2] feeling I let someone down
[3] disappointment in myself
[4] The Gap Leaving!!
[5] The Movie Crash
[6] The Passion of The Christ

5 THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY
[1] the presence of god
[2] retarded friends
[3] crappy singing
[4] beautiful singing (silje voice, i love you darling!)
[5] Music... I Love Music

4 HABITS I WANT TO GET RID OF
[1] talking before i think
[2] procrastination
[3] biting the nails
[4] self- conciousness

3 PEOPLE I CAN TELL MY DARKEST SECRETS TO
[1] Jesus!!!!!! :)
[2] Whoever I may end up marrying?
[3] Kiah... haha

2 WISHES I WISH THAT CAME TRUE
[1] Healing in Africa...
[2] On My twelfth b-day, i wished Justin Timberlake would fall in love with me... ummmm jeah! haha

1 THING I WANT IN LIFE
[1] To be so in love with God, that nothing else matters, that i am constantly moving up, never backwards in his plan for my life, and someone to share that with me.

24 Hour Prayer Furnace

2005-06-02T14:26:00.000-07:00

Well, Well! It has been quite some time since i wrote in this thing (because i never planned on actually using it) and I thought maybe now would be a good time. I know it has been a long time since I had done the prayer furnace but I have only gotten around to writing about it now. So Here Goes...

I spent an entire 24 hours with God. We had the twenty-four hour furnace and something just told me to sign up for the entire time... so I did, and I don't even know where to start. There were times when I was all alone for 1/2 an hour, an hour at a time, and I think those were my closest encounters with god ever. Mainly because I knew I was all alone. So I shouted, sang, prayed as loudly as I could. There is nothing to be embarrassed about in the presence of god, especially when no one is watching..... I must admit, I even DANCED... Like a FOOL...

I realized how much I really love to worship god... praying and singing, but dancing in particular (any of you who have seen me know... it isn't easy on the eyes, but hey...) I don't know, I always doubted myself on that subject, whether I was doing it because people were watching or if it was out of true heartfelt love for god. But when I danced At the Church, and I was all alone, just me and God, I don't even know how to explain it... It is so rewarding to worship god with his believers, but even more so, when you worhip him with the same enthusiasm and no one is watching. I felt closer to him in those moments than I ever have before. It is so true, god's love, and so pure, and faithful...

On top of dancing, I even sang out loud... in front of people..... I was scared to death, but when I started singing of his faithfullness in my life, my heart was just aching, wanted to shout it to him ( I didn't, for the sake of all those who were there at like 3 o'clock in the morning, it may have been a little too much, not to mention, I was probably singing out of key... so shouting would have just been, wow!). I hate, hate, hate singing in front of people, and once I got Over the fact that all you guys that were there, were listening, I just sang what I felt.

I feel, through those two moments alone, I have matured so greatly... in so many new dimensions, I feel closer to god, I feel, well I don't really know, but it certainly is something important! I just want to be in love with him on a whole new leve, where it is impossible to be away from him, Where I can just stare in his eyes, and know and let it be known that there is so much love in that relationship. I want to be in a realtionship with God, a relationship filled with a love that is a passionate, pure, unfailing, sincere, the only thing I need. I want it to be a relationship that takes my breath away every moment that I am with him. I want to live my life for God, and in the end, give my life for him.

While I was praying I felt a strong burden to pray for the nations, and that is the large majority of what I was praying for the entire time. Specifically Africa. I felt a burden to pray for healing in Africa, for god's precense to pour out on them in a way that was so powerful and pure, that the continent would all cry out at the same time for god. That they would become a powerful nation, living for god.... they would be known for their sacrifice and dedication, not for the things of this world, but for their passion to see the things of christ happen. I truly want an outbreak of revival in Africa, of mass healings, so that they could see the things of god in a new light, that they may see that this epidemic of AIDS has no power over their bodies. That they would see that they are set free only by the grace of god...

As much as I wanted to see those things happen, I also felt a strong burden to pray for all the countries represented in our church. In America, Wales, England, Norway, And Canada. I just wanted to pray that god's precense be poured out in a tangible way, that it would be so thick we couldn't breath the air of this world. That we would be consumed in a fire of of god, wholly by his spirit. That a revival so massive would outbreak in our own countries, in order that we may be a light to the world. An Example, that people would see the lives of the people in our countries and know they need it just as much as we did and still do.

After all this, all I can think about is how people keep saying thank you to me for simply staying awake and praying for 24 hours. But in reality all i did was do as God told me. And ultimataley, I don't see how people can claim it is amazing that I did it. I did only by god's power. yes, I am capable of staying awake for 24 hours, but not in the way I did then. I can claim that it was amazing for me, and I can truley say that I srtongly suggest we do it more often and more people sign up to be in the precense of God.

Keep Rockin Everyone
I Love you all So much
Hanna

A Second Home

2005-04-28T14:29:00.000-07:00

My home away from home. If you want to see my real blog then simply click the following link!
www.xanga.com/canadian_in_my_basement

This is a blog I will put my serious thoughts on. Mainly for the church folk. I just needed one to comment on yours. So, yes...