.:♥:. Aloha .:♥:.

Aloha everyone! I hope you are all enjoying your summer! I'm sorry the posts have pretty much disappeared during our vacation, but I've been super busy!
Anyways just a quick update:

- I've been doing a lot of camping ; Sauble Beach, Goderich, Tobermory, Kincardin etc

- I'm going to go kayaking for my first time in a few weeks (I hear its easier than canoeing)

- I celebrated my 20th birthday

- I've decided on what I'm going to do for this year

When I catch a minute I have a post planned that is sure to make you think!

Here's a picture of the wonderful cake we enjoyed at my party:

.:♥:. Sebastian's Superheroes .:♥:.

This morning, after a two year battle with neuroblastoma, our beloved superhero Sebastian passed away. We know he is now pain free and in the care of our Heavenly Father, and I look forward to the day when we can meet again.

Please visit this new website called Sebastian's Superheroes and see what you can do to help.

http://www.sebastianssuperheroes.com/

RIP Tao ♥

.:♥:. Follow The Tweeter .:♥:.

Alright so I have given in and joined this tweeting madness, and I must admit, when you're following interesting people, that make you laugh out loud daily, its hard to say Twitter is boring. My friends and I created this page called "wearenotondrugs" and its our twitter page for all the funny random things we say :) I may end up posting some of our fun times on my blog, we have so much fun together! My college girlfriends are truly awesome and amazing, and they make me feel as warm and cozy as a mug of hot chocolate on a cold day.
Anywho, look me up on twitter as ChristianJess1 and look forward to some wacky tweeting!
Hope you're all having an awesome long weekend,
Much love, and God Bless!

.:♥:. Good Reads .:♥:.

So my cousin knows what an avid reader I am and suggested me to this site :
and I am now hooked! You go on, create and account, and rate/review books you've read, read other peoples reviews, read a short, unspoilerific, synopsis of books, and books to your 'to-read' list, and look up quotes from your favourite authors! I highly reccomend you check this website out! If you make an account friend me, PortugueseChristian, or Jessica Moniz, and we can browse each others libraries!
Happy reading, have a blessed day!

.:♥:. Dance is Another Language .:♥:.

I love to watch So You Think You Can Dance, and what makes me absolutely love this show to pieces are dances like these three:

*you may need tissues!!*

.:♥:. What To Do .:♥:.

Not much to say tonight, I had a post all thought out, but I'll save that for another time. This is a poem I got today in my e-mail from a friend:

the first time i cut it was great. the feeling of the blade slicing into your skin
it felt like all the pain that was draining from that also drain out
then when you pass out it feels like you finally got what u wanted and when you wake up you do it again and again and can't stop this feeling you get. its like an addiction that will never end its like once u start its so hard to stop.

the scars on my arms appear every day

the scars on my arms are with me to stay

to serve as a reminder the pain i receive

even though the world lives on is hell i believe

as the world goes on i live in a dark life

to end all the pain should i use that blade

again or just keep fighting this inside me

to never know is there something to gain

can i set myself free all this misery

or shall i remain drowning in this pain

no matter which pain the eternal scars remain

whats the point of living whens everything is a mess

everything is going wrong and i have nothing to live for

i try and try to make sense of everything thats going on in

my life but its not going as plan i fight and fight until my last

breath so i cut my wrist and watch the blood drain from my veins

the last thing i remember was how happy i was all i no is to get out of this place as i called hell

i finally got what i wanted and it was death


wow, huh?
Honestly this breaks my heart, it really truly does. She needs to know that she is loved.
How would you respond to someone who is so clearly broken? What steps would you take?
All I know is start with the simplest step, and that is to love as Christ did.
Take a moment and pray for someone you know who is hurting, or even pray for my friend up there.

.:♥:. ♥ .:♥:.

I have a good friend who struggles with serious thoughts of suicide. I want to help her so badly and I don't know how. Today she sent me an e-mail, it was a post by a friend of hers. It was posted at 8:16pm, this girl died at 8:30. Today. My mind is honestly blown. Someone in the world today, at 8:30 TOOK. HER. OWN. LIFE. What would have happened if she had known the love of Christ? This is why we NEED to get the word out to people, and not just talk the talk but walk the walk. We need to show people we love them, love your family, your friends, but also love strangers, hurting people, broken people. Most people just say "Don't waste your time, they're too broken, its too late.' But how will you know unless you try. I want to fight for these people, they need to know that they are worth it and that they are loved and they are worth it.

I know people who have attempted suicide, but not succeeded, and here is a girl who is 16 years old and she felt so worthless that she took her own life. Below is her suicide note, read it. See how real her pain is, try to step into her world, see how alone she felt, and then take some time and pray. Pray for God to heal the people who are hurting because of her death, pray for people who are broken hearted, and lonely, pray for an opportunity to show a perfect stranger love.

My Suicide Note . January 06, 2011, 08:16pm

I want you understand that I never wanted anyone to get hurt by this

Only me I hate this world and what it has caused me but i don't hate you

One day maybe we 'll meet again I feel now is the right time to go

But please don't be upset Because i'm not worth crying over I'm not worth anything I don't want to be anything and don't want a life

So that's why I'm giving it all up today I hate my life so much and no one appreciated the fact that I'm living No one wants me here

Everything just screws you over and I hate life I'm just a speck of dust on here

And if i chose to stay, I would remain that way,

The torment, the pain, the grief, the worry the stain, and the never ending pain of life will be ending

So that's why I don't want you to be upset and sad,

But be happy for me I am happy this way

So there's nothing for you to be sad over

Finally i 'll be going to somewhere I belong, i 'll miss you all SO much,

This wont be for worse it 'll be for the better i 'll have the life i've dreamed of and we 'll see each other again,but for now its not the time I love you all so much and always

Please don't cry just think about the good times we had...

'I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE'

HELLO MY NAME IS 'NO ONE SPECIAL!'

love you all really so much so sorry ..

♥

.:♥:. Happy 2011 .:♥:.

Hey everyone, sorry for the lack of posts, I seem to have gotten a bit behind. College life has kept me pretty busy, but I'm loving it! No not the school part, I really, really, truly, really do not like school, but thats a rant for another time. I meant my friends! I made some uh-mazing girlfriends and I love them all! I will try harder to come back and keep updating, I just wanted to wish you all a very blessed new year!
*Here are some pictures I took in fall/winter, man I am really thinking about doing a nature photography course!