Random Stuff. . .

     Hey, Readers!  Guess what?  I've got a new blog! It's called The Creator's Canvas and it is a blog where I talk about some of the extraordinary animals that God has made.  You should check it out. 
    
     Topic switch: the Never-Ending Story has ended.  I kind of ruined it, so it's done.  Renae said to tell you that it was all a hallucination.  She was really sick for a while with dragon pox, so that explains the weird things that she was seeing.

     Here, Jill.  This is the chalk picture what I was telling you about.

For those of you who don't know what this is, it is a sidewalk chalk drawing that I did for a contest at camp.  I didn't win, but it was fun to draw.  It is pretty much the only contest there that I really get competitive at.

How dare you!

What nerve you've got, I must say,
You fill me with rage each and every day!

Why must you torment me so with your ceaseless bothers,
And steal my time away?  You little robber!

What have I ever done to deserve such a fate?
According to you, I've done much, as your actions demonstrate.

I couldn't bear another moment with you.
Just leave me now, and let me stew.

You've done it before, you're doing it now, how rude!
Don't you ever again try to break my bad mood!

The Beauty of the Spider

Spiders.  What comes to mind when you hear that word?  Do you cringe?  Grimace?  Shudder?
  
The spider has been a creature to create a sense of terror for years.  A bit of proof would be in the third Lord of the Rings movie.  Frodo is hunted by a giant spider named Shelob. 
Why was it a spider?  Why not some other arthropod?
Perhaps it is because of the spider's mysterious and predatory nature.  This, plus a homely appearance make this arachnid a focus of fear for many.

But look who's talking.
I was terrified of spiders for probably most of my life.  I really am not sure why.  If you had asked me the question at the time, my answer would probably have been, "Because they're scary," which would not have been very helpful.
But however long I've been afraid of them, I have been fascinated with them for just as long.  In fact, in this past year or so, my fear of spiders has been shrinking away, and my interest in them has grown.  After all, what's not fascinating about the spider?  They are hunters, they have fangs and, in about thirty species, quite dangerous venom.  They have incredible reflexes and can really move when they need to!

Hold the phone, Henrietta.
The list of reasons that spiders are intriguing is the exact same list of why they are feared!  Why?  Sometimes it is a matter of age, like with me, and sometimes not.
Perhaps we can change that.
The next time you see one of those leggy creatures, take a few moments to find something neat about what you see before you hit it with a shoe (unless, of course, it's a brown recluse, then hit it NOW ).  If you are terrified of these creepy crawlies, perhaps in a little while you won't find them as frightening as you once did. 

Perhaps you will see the beauty of spiders.


From your blogging friend,
Meghan

Cheese and Pickles

There once was a meat-ball under the couch,
It got squished, so it said "ouch".

That reminds me of the cupboard under the stairs;
The doggy had none (you see, the cupboard was bare).

Rats chew through cinder blocks just because they can,
I wonder who pays the Ice-cream Truck Man?

But you might wonder what this has to do with cheese and pickles--
Oh, and that reminds me, I'm very distracti-bibble.

I once jumped from talking about how blueberry-innards are green,
To remarking how I thought mushroom spores are just disgusting.

We just bought dried mushrooms for cooking, called champinions,
Let's see, what rhymes with that?  Oh I know: minions.

Where did the word 'minion' come from anyway?

"Sigh....."

      So I had some pictures on my cell phone of a great, big bonfire, but we couldn't get them on the computer. There were some pretty neat ones too, if I do say so myself. Ones that would have worked well with the assignment for this week. "Sigh........". Oh well. What can ya do? I'll have other pictures, so it's not the end of the world. Anyway, has anyone taken any pictures yet? I haven't really, except thoes cell phone pictures.  I'll probably write soon, hopefully with some pics.
Farewell,
Your fellow blogger,
 Meghan

AAAARGH!!!!

     No matey, I'm not angry, I'm just talkin' loik a pirate for National Talk Like a Pirate Day! AAAAAAAAARRRRGH!  Yee better post comments, or I'll have yee walk the plank(I'm allowed to do that, seein' that I'm the captain of this blog).  Shiver my timbers, I changed the settings, so yee should be able to comment without hardship. 
     Yee'll be woise to get some good pictures, come this Froiday'll be classes, me hearties!  I wish I could get a picture of me fine ship, the Water Serpent, but I forgot me ship by the Atlantic, so I can't.  Ah well, one must just grin and bear it, har har har!
 I'll see yee this Froiday,
Signed, Captain Meghan, of the Water Serpent

Indescribable!

     Yesterday morning the words to the praise song 'Indescribable' came to mind. The song that goes: "Indescribable, uncontainable, You put the stars in the sky and you know them by name", etc.  I think the phrase in the song that I like the best is; "You know the depths of my heart and You love me the same".  Wow.  Big wow.  God knows the deepest, darkest, most wretched parts of our souls and He sent His Son to take our punishment anyway!
    You know, pop culture so often, if not always, tells us that that man is basically good; that if you could see inside some one's heart, you would see their good intentions.  The Bible says otherwise: "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"(Jeremiah 17:9)  If we could look into our own hearts and see how truly depraved we are, it would horrify us.
    And it doesn't even stop there! Our 'good works' are an extension of our own wickedness, because they are tainted by our sinful nature. The Bible says they are dog vomit; the smell of an open grave to God.
     So why on earth would a holy God want to actually save such a disgusting, filthy sinner(especially me)?! To glorify Himself. Think about it. Jesus came to earth, fully God and fully man, to take the punishment that I, you, and everyone in the world deserves! That certainly brings Him a lot of glory!
     Wow. Big wow. I'm not exactly sure how to close out of this, but I pray that you think today about your own sin, how you deserve God's wrath, and how Jesus took your place on that cross. Some people will tell you to "accept Jesus into your heart", but this is not in the Bible, and I still haven't seen it.  Some people say that  Revelation 3:20 points to Jesus asking to enter our hearts.  However, this passage was written to the church and not to individuals. The way to be saved is to repent, and put your trust in Jesus to be saved(Acts2:38 and Heb.6:1), and don't put any faith in your 'good' works(or your dog vomit, however you prefer to say it). God will forgive you, and that my friend, is indescribable!
Thanks for reading!
Your blogging friend, Meghan

Getting on each other's blogs

Mrs. O, I can get on other's blogs by going to your profile, looking at the blogs you follow, and clicking on the blog I chose to go to. It's pretty easy, and I thought you'd like to know.

Fish Tank

Check out this fish tank! Does anyone have name ideas for them, or is naming computer fish kind of weird?

There it is!

Note to self, the 'new post' button is up in the corner.