M.I.A.

2011 in a nutshell
i haven't been on blogspot in the longest time. 

so much has been happening that i haven't been able to blog about. 

mostly because i haven't had access to the internet though :( 

but i'm back! so here's a post on 

what i've been up to since '11 started!

theme parks with friends! 

(okay..this was a little before 2011 started..but i'll include it anyways)

(oh, & the ride above was stopped because we took that picture..heh)

dying my hair blonde...

just kidding..but i did hang out a lot lot lot

 with my beloved JAK <3 

more theme parks...specifically DISNEYLAND!! 

(photo by kathleen reichenberger) 

trip #1. with my ROC family! 

mission "no expression on tower of terror" was a success

except for elvis. 

trip #2. with some of the "Best Years" for April V's bday :) 

i hate the ferris wheel

going on competitions with Infusion! :) 

doing possibly the best and one of the most fun projects i have ever done!

asking someone to sadies for the first time! 

sadies group! 

[no picture]

CFBC Youth Retreat at the Alura's residence in upland, where we ate delicious food, played kickball, danced, played board games, jam sessions, and talked about the upcoming year! 

and finally...the most recent event (happened today):

getting asked to prom! =]

and on top of all of that, i've had CFBC musical practices, infusion practices, debut practices for friends, and so much more that's happened..i can't even remember :( but i feel like i've done a lot already and the year isn't even half way through! i've been pretty busy, but i love it. and yes, it does get tiring, but God gives me the strength to keep going! 

I'm loving 2011! 

so many struggles

yet many more blessings.

Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis

Today, I went to the Alex Theatre in Glendale and watched 

Screwtape Letters

and it was GREAT. 

"The play, set in a eerily stylish office in hell, follows the clever scheming of Satan's chief pyschiatrist, Screwtape, as he entices a human 'patient' toward damnation. In this topsy-turvy, morally inverted universe God is the “Enemy” and the Devil is “Our Father below.”  The stakes are high as human souls are hell's primary source of food."

one of my favorite parts of the whole play:

the statement that humans normally think demons place

thoughts or ideas in our heads

when actually, one of their greatest weapons is keeping things out. 

if you ever get the chance to

 you should definitely check this play out :) 

or grab a copy of the book and read it! 

i am learning that God needs to be at the 

very center 

of my heart. 

because He's the only one that can truly satisfy.