Happy 2010!

Ahh! It's 2010! A New Year! For Some It Means Starting Over, Others It's Just The Beginning.. But I Hope Whatever 2010 Is For You, It's A Blessing!
Wow! I Just Can't Believe It's Already Here.. This Is Craziness!!! I Hope Your 2009 Was As Blessed As Mine:)
Some Of My Main Highlights Of My Life Were In '09! Things Like Going To Haiti, Meeting Taylor, And My Horseback Riding Lessons! I Have So Much More To Be Thankful For, But Those Are Just Some Of The Many!
'09 Was A Very Big Growing Point For Me. I Had To Make Some Pretty Hard Decisions And Figure Out Where I Am Goin In My Future.. But I Was Also Very Blessed With A Very Special Friend, Taylor, To Help Me Through It All:) She Has Been Nothing But Wonderful To Me, I Love Her!
I Know I Still Have Many Years To Come, But This Year Is Very Special And Will Always Be Close To My Heart:) I Am Gonna Admit, Sometimes I Really Wished This Year Would End And Things Would Calm Down. I Hit Those Ruff Spots, Ya Know?.. But I Pulled Through. My Faith Is So Strong, It Feels Unshakable! GOD Is Good, And I Have Met Some Pretty Amazing People!
Anyways, I Sure Hope 2010 Is A Blessing For You! And Always Remember GOD Is With You:)
Love You Guys So Much!
Taterbug

Haiti: A Little Taste Of Home :D

Hey Guys! How Is Everyone??
Well Right Now It's 5 In The Mornin And I Can NOT Get Haiti Off My Mind.. I Went Once Last Year And Fell "Head Over Heels" In The Love With The Place! But The Worst Part Of It Is, They Let Me Have A Little Taste, But We Can't Take Another Trip Back There This Year!!! So I Have To Wait Till 2011 To Go Back!! Ahhhh! I Don't Know If I Can Wait That Long..
I Have Almost All My Friends Wanting To Go Now! And I Talk About It Non-Stop! I Made Life Time Friends There, Ya Know?? I Really Want To See Them All Again:)
The People There Are Just Amazing! I Know You Here Horror Stories And Stuff About The Place And I Do Have To Say, It Prolly Will Scare You The Minuet We Land.. But Weather You Love Or Hate It, It's Gonna Put A Little Imprint On Your Heart:)
Haiti Is A Love Hate Thing. Either You Love It Or You Hate It. There's Really Not A Happy Medium For Haiti.
I Had Never Been Anywhere Before Haiti. I Mean I Have Been Outa State And Different Things Like That.. But Never AnyThing Like Haiti..
So That Day We Landed In The Haition Air-Port My World Was Turned Upside Down! I Met Some Of The Most Amazing People There. And I Am Going To Admit, You Don't Stay In A Five Star Hotel Or Have Gourmet Food. But What We Did Have, I Was So Thankful For:)
When You Go To Haiti You Learn To Over Look Things, And Find The Bright Side. You Can't Be Picky In Haiti Either.. Most Of The People Are Very Friendly. But You Do Have To Watch Out For Those Seldom Ones..
When My Mom And I Went We Stayed At The Mission Of Hope. That's Where The Hope House Is Located, Right Directly Below From Us, On A Slope. So We Could Just Walk Down There And See The Kids:)
I Also Got To Meet My Little Girl My Mom And I Sponsor, Her Name Is Fortune And She Turned 13 This December! Oh My Goodness She Has Gotten Soooo Big! She Is A Beautiful One Too! I LOVE Her, Sweet As Pie!
There Food Is Pretty Good Too:P I Mean, It is Nothing Like Ours! There Main Dishes Usually Consist Of Beans And Rice, But We Had A Cook Where We Were Staying, And She Made Some Good Food!
I Remember One Night She Made A "Surprise" For Us. So None Of Us Knew What She Was Making.. It Had Just Gotten Done When The Lights Went Out. Of Course We Were All Used To This By Now Cause Everything Was Powered By A Generator... Lol
So She, And A Couple Of Other People, Just Served Us While We Were At The Tables.
So After A Long Days Work We Are All Starving! So We All Dig In, Went Back For Seconds And Had Extra Time To Talk Before The Lights Ever Kicked Back On.
Well, When The Lights Did Come Back On We Were All Pretty Horrified..
Whatever That "Surprise" Stuff Was, It Was Black..
It Was Some Kinda REALLY Thick Soup With Some Kinda Green Chucks In It.. We Finally Figured Out There Were Carrots In It, But That Was It. And We Were To Scared To Find Out What Kinda Meat Was In It.. So We Just Thanked Amise, And Did Up The Dishes! Lol
Haiti Isn't A Very Clean Place Either.. We Can't Drink There Water For Risk Of Malaria.. They Order Us Special Water To Drink.
Haiti Really Is A Life Changing Place. And Like I Said Before, Even If You Hate It, Your Never Gonna Forget It..
So That's What Was On My Mind! Thanks For Letting Me Rant On And On!
Love You Guys!
Taterbug

Take a step back

Hey guys!
How is everyone??
Hey, I just wanted to encourage you all to take a step back from your lives, weather they are fast, slow, boring, exciting, etc.. Whatever kinda life you have and even if you love it, just take a second to step outside of the box and just look.
Yup, that's all you have to do.
What do you see?
If your having a hard time, or you just feel like you need some time with GOD for that matter, I really encourage you to take some time and have some one on one time with GOD. Let Him know how you feel. Lost, found, hurt, happy, sad, ect..
Give it all over to Him! It will take a 100 pound weight off your shoulders!!
He is such a gracious God, you know? I LOVE talking to Him:) And the best part is, when I am scared and I don't think I can make it, He takes those baby steps with me. He never gets unpatient with me, He never shoves me. He lets me take my time and work through whatever I am going through.
I have those people in my life, one of them is a very close friend to me, that just wont trust. Or have been so hurt soo many times they are scared to give it all over to Him. Cause as sure as they do, He'll let them down or not care anymore.. That's what they think anyways..
And the worst part of it is, I know exactly where they are coming from! I was in that exact place as they were.
So I ask you guys this one little favor. Take a step back and tell Him what you see.
Love you guys!!
Taterbug

Hey Guys! It's been some time, huh?
Wow it's been crazy here. This Christmas has really snuck up one me.. I still have A little of shopping to do.. How is Everything going for you guys?
Everything is pretty good here. I had Parent night at dance last Thursday and Monday. I did ok on Thursday with Ballet. On Monday with Jazz.. Grrr! I was falling all over the place and making a fool of myself, but then later on that night I pulled myself together for hip-hop and did ALOT better:)
Last weekend I was invited to a friend from dance, to her birthday party. It was sooooo much fun!! We walked around Brick town for a couple of hours then went to a hotel where we went swimming and did some other "stuff" lol!!
Anyways, she has been to Haiti and Mexico countless times! Plus she rides horses and loves toms! The world really is a very small place:)
School is going pretty good- so far!
Kelsey is officially 10 years old.. gosh!
Gabby is about to 13!! On the 23rd!
Olivia is 4 months now and is the fattest thing I have EVER seen! She is sooooo big now! Oh my goodness!
Lately I have really felt a peace in my heart. Before when I was struggling with all the girl drama, My uncle, the family and friends I really wasn't putting my full trust in the LORD. My heart was so restless.. I hate that feeling!
Everything hasn't been nearly as bad as it was before but we all still have those moments.. But it's so much easier for me:) Putting your full trust in the LORD really does make all the difference.
My sister is in her 5th month and is getting way big! She is sooooo cute! But please still be in prayer for her. She is really struggling right now. Gosh, I love her.
Hey! Next year I am thinking about doing a duet with one of my friends to Fireflies by Owl city!! I think that would be sooooo cute! Then I'll do a jazz solo to a really moving meaning full song. I am not really sure what though.
Any ideas??
My friends are great and the family is great!
So it was so short and to the point..
Love and blessings this Christmas,
Taterbug

Love

I LOVE YOU GUYS SOOOO MUCH! Have a very blessed Christmas and a beautiful new year:)
Love and blessings,
Taterbug

Wow!

Wow.. So it's been a while since I last updated.. Sorry about that, guys. I have just been sooo busy..
So just a little update for everyone, my mom is completely fine and her throat has healed up nicely:) Thank you for all your prayers! My sister Tiffany is in her 4th month and her belly has increased in size by ALOT! I think she is still doing pretty good, but you know how that goes with her.. lol Keep her in your prayers please. And a couple entries back, I was really mad about someone calling me a goody goody, I have come to terms with it and I did work it out with this person. So no more anger about that silly subject..!
I have made a new friend in the last like 2 months, and she has been a very big blessing to my life. I don't think she knows it sometimes.. but she is:) Actually it's kind of a funny story. She goes to my dance studio, so I have known her since I was like 7 or 8, but never really talked to her. I know, pitifully right?
Anyways, She was just your regular everyday type of girl.(so I thought) Well then she hit about 8th grade and changed a WHOLE LOT! Like I don't just mean clothes and makeup, her whole attitude changed. She wasn't quiet and meek like she used to be, she came out her shell and talks all the time and is very verbal, not that any of this is a bad thing, it just wasn't like her. She died her hair black and wore a TON of makeup.. So long story short, this new girl that took over, I didn't want to talk to her! I was bound and determined to avoid this girl. Easy right? I mean I have never really talked to her before, so this couldn't be to hard, Right?
WRONG!
I was invited to one of my other friends from dance, birthday party, and so was this other girl I was purposely trying to avoid.
So after I left the party, the girl I was trying to avoid asked the other girl that was having the party, for my number! lol I know, crazy right?
So a couple days later I get this text from someone I didn't know asking for prayer for there Grandmother. So of course I respond back asking what was going on with there grandma and who the heck was this person..?
It was that girl I did not want to talk to!
But she would not take no for an answer!
And before I knew it she was over at my house, to stay the night and hang out!
So it turns out this girl is very very special. She just doesn't know it yet.
It's really weird how the LORD has things worked out and how He makes them happen.. Just like me and this girl getting to know each other.
Getting to know her has really been a blessing on my life. She is very honest, very trustworthy and very real. And actually she has helped me through some stuff I honestly didn't know if I would be able to make it..
She is a very special person and I hold her close to my heart,she turned out to be a very cool and neat person! And I am so glad I met her and was given the chance to get to know her:)
So guys next time you judge a book by its cover and don't give it much thought. PLEASE think again, you might be missing out on something quite amazing...
Taylor

Keep your head up

You know, sometimes you feel like you should really just give up. I have those days. I just wanna let everything go, I wanna shut it all out, I wanna stop acting like everything is ok, just stop it, stop it all!
But I always have to remember to persevere. Push for JESUS. Push for all those people that aren't ok and broken inside.
Kind of like in that song, I am not alright by Sanctus Real. He quotes, "Everything I have been through it leads me to you." That song has really applied to me in the last couple of weeks.
I also wanted to share with you two bible verses that have saved my life this week, Psalm 42:11 Why so downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in GOD, for I will yet praise Him. My Savior my GOD.
Psalm 46:1 GOD is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble!
Take a minuet out of your day to open your bible and read those two verses yourself. Really think about how they apply to your life.
Praise JESUS in the storm and remember He will always be there for you!
Taterbug

Blessed much?

I AM SO BLESSED!!!
I LOVE YOU GUYS ALLLLLLL SOOOOO MCUH!
TATERBUG

Goody goody?

Sometimes I feel like a deer caught in headlights.
Its been a really crazy month. It starts off with my mom swallowing a bee and getting stung in her throat. Long story short we had to rush her into the emergency room, they checked her out and they said she should be fine. Praise the LORD!! Then I was babysitting my little 8 year old cousin and he decided he wanted to play his "toothpick" game... He hid all his toothpicks around the house and I found all but 2... He had hid them in my boot and went to bed without telling me! So I slip my boot on and the toothpick goes right into my foot!
Then there's girls... So I found out yesterday I am a goody goody and its a bad thing! What?!?! How in the world can a goody goody be a bad thing? Well you can be that girl that thinks she is better than everyone else, but I promise I am NOT that type! *scouts honor!!* ROFL (Inside joke)
I just wish everyone knew what I have been through and what I have done, then they would know why I am the way I am.
I am not being miss goody to-shoes just to be one. I have been there and done that!
Just about any bad thing you can think of, I have done it... No I am not proud of that, but I have come to terms with everything.
I mean girls will come up to my face and tell me to live a little! I do live, I embrace life, I laugh at life, I love life, I hate life, I live life.
I mean I have my boundaries like, I am in the world but not of it, respect my elders, don't smoke, don't do drugs, etc... You know.
Just because I don't think ticking my teacher off is a good idea I am all the sudden a goody goody... I mean what's up with that?
I know how to have fun but not pushing it too far, ya know?
I get told by sooo many people how I am such a good kid, I am hilarious, I am loving and I should always keep it up, but then I turn around and someone else is dragging me down into the dirt..
Do you know how that feels?
It hurts.
Bad!
I have no doubt this is a test sent from the LORD and the devil coming after me. I know I have got to turn the other cheek and keep going.
Praise the LORD, Praise the LORD, Praise the LORD!! Never forget that!
You have to have that unwavering faith and that passion to keep moving forward.
If you even start to shake, they will knock you down and you wont even see it coming... Believe me, I know from experience!
So never forget, your never doing any of this alone.
Ever.
Taterbug

When the world knocks you down to your knees, it's the perfect position to pray.

Life is sooo hard, sometimes. Ya know?
You go through those ruff spots and those smooth spots. But man! It really feels like I have hit some serious pot holes all of the sudden... When your a christian your always gonna get those crazy people that jab at you, ya know?
But its like all of the sudden, crazy people are coming out of no where and tackling me! I have full faith this is just a test the LORD is giving me, but it sure is hard to turn the other cheek and persevere...
My cousins and I went to the dollar store the other day and they had some kind of "cute" voodoo doll, with a little heart!! How SICK! I mean people these days fall for ANYTHING! I am just gonna tell you now, PLEASE PLEASE search your heart and check your soul! Satan is really trying to take over and we need to fight!
Be a light to non-believers!
I am just gonna warn you now, you are gonna get laughed at and they are gonna say some things that's not nice, but DON'T let them beat you! Be the stronger person, never put down your values, and face the crowd!
I have a real problem with letting myself be a light... I don't know how many times I could have really talked to someone but I didn't cause I was too "scared"!
Stupid I know!
But you can't let that happen to you! There are people out there that say they don't need your help or they don't want it, when they really do!
Be sweet, have a gentle heart, and love with all your energy! You can help change someones life!
I am the type of girl that's behind the scenes and doesn't really talk much. But when someone needs me or needs my help, I will always be there! It's not that, that isn't good enough, but that I need to get out there and shed my light to other people.
GET OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE!!!
So just a warning people, its gonna get real, real, real, real, ruff. Especially if your a born again Christan. But guys, really hear me out on this one: When the world knocks you down to your knees, it's the perfect position to pray!
Taylor

What's a girl to do?

So life was going pretty good until like 20 minuets ago... I was texting my friend Taylor, I know weird huh? lol Anyways, I went to go put it into my pocket and totally missed and dropped it right into the toilet o.o Just my luck right? Grrr! So I dried it off and tried to get all the water out, but it isn't alive:( Ill let it set out tonight but if it don't work in the morning, this could be real bad! Ahhh!
Anyways, on a different note. I am in a tight squeez right now... So I love to dance right? Well I have been going to this studio since I started dancing in 1st grade:) I have really grown attached to the people and some of my teachers. I mean this studio has taught me everything I know!
I really feel like I am not giving all my praise and glory to GOD at this studio though... I don't want to change studios but at the same time I do and I know it would be the best thing to do. All the girls that dance there are public schooled so I stand out, and I know I am supposed to be a light for them, but I honestly don't think I am helping much...
If I switch studios I am going to have to start all over. New friends, new teachers, new moves, new music, etc... Right when I finally get used to it, its all got to change.
So on a positive note, I have made a new friend, her name is Taylor! She is crazy fun and laughs alot! I think that's why I like her so much:) She knows how to have fun without pushing it to far, ya know? Anyways, I have been dancing with her for 6 to 7 years. And after this year I have really gotten to know her:)
Its gettin harder and harder to find time to ride Chillie. Its really gettin cold down here, and my mom is a very busy tired women! Ohh my momma:) I LOVE her!!
Gabby, Kelsey, and Oliva, they are doin well also. Gabby is just as funny as ever, Kelsey is just as Kelsey as ever, and Olivia. What else can I say bout this bundle of Joy? I love this girl!!
I got a new laptop like 3 days ago:) I LOVE it also!! I love alot of things:) Maidens of Virtue is going great and I always learn something new! Its really been a blessing.
I got a letter from my dad, haven't heard from him in a while... Thinkin bout writing him back?
And my uncle is officially living on his own! Praise the LORD for that one! lol Please keep him in your prayer though.
Now that I have started home schooling I have really gotten used to the girls at church, home schoolers, and co-op, home schoolers, the bible study, home schoolers, and just friends, home schoolers. So I am really used to home schoolers but not really to "Teenage girls..." I kinda don't know how to act around them so I make it kinda weird then I set a bad example for all the home schoolers out there :( cause they think I am some kind of freak... I AM SO SORRY!! So please keep me in your prayers:)
We have started our new school year schedule. Its been really great so far! I started teaching text books with math! I really like it so far:) But Grammar, not so much... I have never liked grammar though:( I hope to be finished with school by the time I am 16. I want to try really HARD to make that happen! I am pretty sure I am not going to collage. Maybe a couple of online classes, but that's it. I don't plan on being anything bright or something that makes alot of money. But something that the LORD has called me to do and something that brings him glory, A wife and mother!
Nope I haven't lost my mind xD
So thank you guys for all your patients and reading!
P.S. sorry for the bad spelling...
Love and blessings,
Taterbug

Many blessings to be thankful for

So life has been a bit different lately. First off my uncle has been gone for almost a week now, so its kinda nice to have the house to our selves. Then I get sick... But that was yesterday, I had a cold I guess, or the flu. (I think it was a cold) Anyways, I was only sick for a day! So PRAISE THE LORD, for that! I can't hold Olivia until I know for sure I am not contagious:( And on top ofall that, my little cousins are over at the McGee's but I can't go over there to see them because, once again, I could be contagious. The bright side: I finished 2 out of the four books I have and I am almost done with the third!
I got sick Thursday, yesterday, so I missed my bible study, "Maidens Of Virtue" and dance:(
But hey, I always have next Thursday right!?!
Well Gabby and I have figured out a way to talk to each other, (besides of the phone), when I am sick!
The windows!!
From my bedroom window I can see right into her kitchen window! At first we were just waving then it got a little more interesting:) We wrote each other notes on note book paper, but that gets kinda hard to read at night, sooo... I got Kelsey some Window Markers last year for her birthday, so I took the blue Window Marker *hints, blue is my favorite color* and we write each other notes on the window:) And the best part is, it wipes off! So no getting into trouble!
So at least I can still talk to Gabby when I am sick:) I still don't get to hold Olivia though...
I love that little thing!
Who knew such a little thing could warm your heart like she can?!
It still amazes me how the LORD created us to have that motherly nature. I wonder how women can have "abortions" or take "birth control pills" cause they can't handle a baby or they think that child is gonna get in the way of there "Lives". Ya know?
If you ask me, even if the child was a surprise, they are are still so special and close to the heart. How can they not feel the pain when they are killing there own child!!My life is pretty good right now. Not this it always isn't but its just going alot smoother these days:)
Anna: She is one of my best friends, this girl is amazing! You know,I have always told myself I would never ever even think bout talking to someone over the Internet. I have no idea what was goin through my head, but I came across this girls page on this Internet site called, "Horseland" I liked her page cause I was all western and Barrel racing, and I am really into that kinda stuff. But long story short, I ended up talkin to her and now my mom and I are gettin ready to go down to her house in Georgia in April, for her birthday!! We are really excited to see each other!!
When I first met her she was a totally different person then what she is now. And I was really thinking bout ending our relationship. But I am so glad I didn't!
She is really a blessing and she does have a place in my heart:)
I love the way she will just tell someone straight up and her little jokes, lets not get me started on those... lol She is pretty funny too:) I love her little turtle Freddy and her horses! She has come such a long ways!! Sometimes I wonder if she even knows how much she means to me...
Her horses are AMAZING!! She has trained them all herself, they all have there ornery moments, but they are great horses!
So she has really been a big part in my life too;)
I love that girl!!
Gabby: Where would I be without her! She is my other best friend:) This girl completes me. She is such a goober! Anytime I am havin a bad day or I am feelin down she is always there to rescue me. I love how we can tell each other anything and laugh bout the stupid stuff we used to do:p
I love you Geeber!
But really my heart would not be even close to complete if it weren't for the LORD! I mean I wouldn't even have Gabby or Anna. He sent me those girls for a reason. He has really showed me mercy and love through the years and I have no idea where my life would be or even look like without Him. I tried there for a while to live without Him, but that just wasn't gonna cut it. He wanted me and I wanted Him. So needless to say I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the LORD with ALL MY HEART!!!!
So anways, life is smooth for the moment and I am embracing the calmness while it lasts.
I love you guys and thank the LORD for every breath I take!
Thank you so much for reading!
Love and blessings,
Taterbug

Sorry!!

Ahhhh!
Its been too long!! I guess it takes me FOREVER to type cause I am on here for wayyyy to long... So, I am really sorry I haven't updated! Well this coming Saturday, in Yukon, my home town:) We have a Czech Parade and fest. I have been in the parade since I was like 6 or 7 sooooo, I am in it again this year. But, this time and for the first time, I am dancing!!! Gosh ya'll! I am soooo nervous! So please prayers for me:) If your coming to the parade, it starts at 10 am sharp! So be there or be square! lol Our float number is 26, and we are Studio 5-6-7-8-!
I am still dancing, but thinking I want to drop ballett... I am still thinking about it, though. I love to dance!!
Olivia is getting wayyy to big and I am bout ready to drop some bricks on her head so she will STOP growing!! lol
Gabby is gonna be turnin 13 in less then 3 months... *drops mouth open* I can't believe she has made it this far. She is one amazing girl! and I am soooo blessed to have her:)
Kelsey is turning 10, did you hear that?!?! 10!!! In November. They are all gettin wayy too big! Wayyyy to fast!
Chillie, the horse I ride, is doin amazing!! I can't believe how far he has come! When I first started ridin him, I had to ride him in the round pen cause he was soooo anise and never listened to anyone. Now we are out in the pasture and havin a good ole time! He is very sensitive to my commands and listens to me, though he still has his days... lol I love this guy, he is great!!
I have never, as so much, as too trot on a horse before, Chillie. I mean that was an impossible chore I was NOT gonna do!
Now we are runnin in the pasture and hopefully we are gonna start barrels sometime after Christmas or my birthday!! So I can't wait for that.
And about that grain of sand, I am still tryin to climb that thing, but I got loved ones and CHRIST along the way.
Love and blessings,
Taylor

Updates

Hola!
It's been a while hasn't it?
Sorry bout that. I have been so busy!! I mean now that I have started back with dance, I have to learn 5 dances! Then there is Olivia, which she is no trouble:) but then there is school and responsibility's, like chores and dinner. Now I am painting my room and I am behind on my tap dance, so I have to find time for that too... So yah, I think you get my point. Anyways, my life is pretty much crazy!! But that doesn't mean I don't love every minuet of it!
Yes I still have those little hills I have to climb over, but ya know what? I am not climbing them alone. I am soooo blessed to know that I have that one true GOD that will always and forever be beside me, no matter what! I know I don't give it much time and concentration, and I know I should be much more grateful then I really am. But when I do get to thinking about it, I really am blessed.
I want you to try this with me, its very simple and doesn't really take much time. and it really will benefit you. I want you to take a minuet and step back from your life, and just look at what you have.
And when I say that, I don't mean look with your eyes, but with your heart. search it over with your spirit, mind and heart. It's surprising what you will find!
So will you have the time to take a second and find out?
Okie dokie, so now is the time we have all been waiting for, UPDATES ON OLIVIA!
Oh my goodness! She is BIG now!! She is growing up wayyy to fast if you ask me. But, ohhh, man is that girl beautiful! She has got BIG beautiful, dark blue eyes and long toes and the fattest thighs I have ever seen. She is quite the screamer though. And she does this thing with her legs when she stretches, they shake like she is having a seizure. It is sooo stinkin' cute!! She is now holding up her head and cooing:) She smiles ALOT, a very happy baby. When she smiles my heart melts. She loves to snuggle with you and she is like a big blob when you hold her.
She is one of the biggest blessings the LORD has granted me with. You know, I never liked babies... I didn't like the way they smelled, lol, they way they cried or the way they moved around. I just plain didn't like them. So I think the LORD sent her to me for a reason. Now I can't get enough of her. And guess what?? I LOVE the smell of her!
Gabby and Kelsey, are in LOVE with there little sister. The other day I caught them fighting over who was gonna change her dirty diaper... so needless to say, she is loved.
I am still trying to climb that grain of sand, but with peace this time. I know and am trusting with my all, in the LORD. So it's a whole heck of a lot smoother.
Anyways, thank you guys so much for reading.
Love and blessings,
Taterbug

Trust in the LORD

What happens when your going through thoes trying times and you think all hope is lost? What happens when you get thoes empty feelings and you know there are people there to support you and love you, but that feeling is still there?

What happens when its just you. You alone?

What happens when your hurting and you just want comfort?

What happens when you are angry and hurt?

Pray.

Pray some more.

Pray harder.

Pray.

There are going to be thoes days or weeks or years, but you know what? If you just pray and depend on the LORD for knowledge and comfort and I gurentee you, everthing will go ALOT smoother!
Believe me I know from experiance. Like right now for example...
I have always had problems with putting all my trust in the LORD.
I can name soooo many times I have totally ignored the LORD and yet He still
came through.
I still don't understand why I can't fully trust Him.
I have come to realize he puts obstacles in front of me, to help in anyway I may be falling.
Like trusting.
I am going through something right now that's really been hard on me, I think this is one of thoes times the LORD is telling me to trust Him. To trust that He will take care of it all.
I have cried alot and prayed alot, only to get the same answer.
Dig in and rest in the LORD's word.
Trust Him. All the way!
So whatever you are going through, always remember the LORD is with you, and He really wants your trust!
Love and blessings,
Taterbug

Love and blessings

So I started dance last week on Monday. I did great with my first two classes which is, Jazz and Hip hop. Then on Thursday I have Ballet, Tap, and Lyrical.
I did fin in ballet and Tap, but Lyrical was a whole different story...
...
I ain't giving up that's for sure! It just took me by surprise how hard it was...
So I haven't really been like swamped busy, just not so much in the mood for getting onto the computer. Ya know?
I am still going to the lake with my family and we are suppost to be going today:)
Hanging out with Gabby alot. But Hey, I do that everyday!!
Last night, all of the McGees, My momma, my sissy, and I all went over to the McGees to watch a movie. That was a blast:)
You know I don't know what I would do without the people that play a Major role in my life. They are all so important to me and I love them all so much, ya know?
I know our days are gonna come to an end here on earth, but I will always get to see them in heaven:) Just typing something like that makes me smile:)
You know who else makes me smile??
Gabby!
She is so funny. I bet she can make just about anybody laugh:) She is her fathers daughter xD
Always, like even when I am so mad at her, she can make me laugh. And like, when a situation isn't good, she can always turn it around and make me look at it differently.
She is just special.
Honestly, I think she is an angel the LORD sent to me. Because she has really been a big help through tuff times.
I am so blessed to have someone like her:)
So I encourage you guys right now, to stop what your doing and think about allllll the things that you are Blessed with.
And take a minuet to think of a way to be a blessing to them really let them know how grateful they are to you.
Really do it. It will change the way you look at different things.
Love and Blessings,
Taterbug

Life

Life is hard.
Life is sad.
Life is fun.
Life is happy.
Life is-life.
The LORD created your life, what are you going to do with it??
That's what I keep asking myself.
"Ok Taylor Focus! Think--not to hard though.(lol) What are you going to do with your life??"
Yup that's the kind of conversation's I have in my head:) lol
I know until I get married I need to fear the LORD and trust Him with my all, my everything. And I also know I need to submit and obey to my parents.
I am going to be turning 15 soon! So that means driving, gas, money. Then I am going to need a job. Who knows what kind of job... Like, working at Starbucks or making my own little sewing business?
I don't know.
That's my problem-I just don't know.
What I do know, is when I get married and my husband and I get moved into our house and we get settled in together, I would LOVE to open a family oriented bakery!! When we start to have children and they grow up they can help at the bakery:)
Now I am not saying the husband in this picture can't help! lol
I have always liked to cook, but I love, love, love to bake cakes and decorate them.
It gets your brain juices going!
You have got to think of original, unique things to put on cakes. So it requires creativity.
Its a great form of art.
So I don't really know where my life is going from here, but I know its all in the LORDS hands and I need to let go.
Let go of it all.
And give it to the LORD!
I know its going to be hard, giving up my dreams, but I have got to learn to trust the LORD with all my strength. He knows whats best for me.
And I only want the best, because I know its from the LORD.
So next time you feel a little anxious about your life.
Let it go.
Simple as that.
Let it go.
It will feel like a huge weight off your shoulders. If you don't let Him do his work He can't do it, therefore you won't have that great life He had planned for you.
So I encourage you, to just let it go.
Let it go to Him!
Taylor

The new school year is about to start and there is lots going on.
I have a lot going on.
I am so excited!! As many of you may not know, but one of my passions is to dance:) I have many passions don't get me wrong. But one of them is to dance.
I have been dancing since I was 8 years old. I have taken dance lessons every year since I was 8.
I think the most lessons I had at one time was 3. But this year I am doing 5!!!! Did you hear me? 5!!
Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Hip-hop, and Lyrical.
The most you can take at one time is 6, I believe.
But I don't like pom, so yeah...
Then I might get to do Home school drama with the family Warehouse! If I do, my age group will be, Little House On The prairie!!
Then starting a very great bible study, at the church with some of the older girls:)
And on top of all of that I get to start Barrel Racing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So alot is going on, but I think it is going to be alot of good stuff:)
Yup I am going to be really tired. Its all going to be worth it.
Hey, I want to remind you of something too. Never ever forget this! Family is one of the biggest Blessings your granted with:)
Blessings,
Taterbug

Updates

Hello!
Well it's been quite sometime since I have last written, hasn't it? Well ALLOT has been going on.
I am still trying to get used to having a new beautiful baby girl around:)
Then I had 3 days straight of just non-stop horse shows. From 7 A.M. to 10:30 P.M.
And the last 2 weekends we have been at the lake or a concert.
And sometimes I just do NOT want to get on the computer...
But today is a rainy day and also a very good day to type:)
Well everything has been just great with the baby.
Today I was holding her while she slept like a rock, lol. And I couldn't help it but to give her a big ole wet juicy kiss!!
She is so beautiful.
I mean it. From the very first hair on her head to her tiny, cute, pinky toe nail. Everything about the way that baby looks is just so perfect.
She is as sweet as can be too!
I really haven't been real confident with baby's-especially new Born's. But somehow she is different. When I see her she melts my heart. I just feel different.
I have learned soooo many ways to hold a baby I never knew possible...
My favorite way to hold her is like a football, lol.
You hold her head with your hand and her belly and lower body is tucked between your hip and arm, that's holding her head.
Does that even make since? lol
Oh goodness I love that little girl:)
The horse shows were allot of fun too. I got my Grandma-of all people, into horses!
She just loves em now:)
And spending every weekend with my sister and mom has been such a blessing!
I think we really needed this. It was getting kinda ruff their for a while, but this has really brought us together.
GOD really did have a plan in mind when he helped us find a good deal on a Sea-doo! lol
With the LORD, anything is possible!
That saying never gets old.
My mom has been such a big part in my life. And yes I know she is supposed to be, because she is my mom. But with me not being involved with my dad and all the hurt we have been through, I can never remember a time my mom wasn't strong for me, or there to hold me when i was crying. She has always been very patient and kind. And most of all she has always loved me for me.
She makes me smile and she makes everyone laugh. Man, my mother is funny!
Not many girls have much of a relationship with there mothers and that make me very sad. But I am so very thankful and very, very blessed to have what I have, with my momma.
We can joke, we can laugh, and we can argue.
I remember one time, we were in Crest looking at cat litter.
I wanted the expensive kinda and she wanted the cheap kind.
Well there we were, the busiest part of the day in the middle of Crest arguing about what cat litter to get, when all of the sudden my momma stopped and looked around.
Then I looked around.
And we both started cracking up. And remember this was one of the busiest days in the busiest grocery store at the busiest time.
Ohh how people were staring at us like we were crazy!
There we were arguing about what cat litter to get with all these people staring at us.
We laughed at least a good 2 days afterward.
That's the kind of people my mom and I are. We do dumb stuff like that, and then laugh as hard as we can for as long as we can.
I love my momster:)
That's my little nick-name I came up for her.
And no I don't mean it like she is a monster of a mom, I just thought it was funny and so did she.
So even if your not on good terms with your mom right now, try and try again.
Your mom does play an important role in your life. The LORD designed it that way:) I like the way his mind works, lol
No matter what happens, just try to be her friend. You never know how much longer your going to have with your mother.
So it's very important to love her like the LORD loves you:)
I hope you really take this to heart...
You Blessed friend,
Taterbug

Mandy and James McGee, welcomed a new baby girl into the world at 10 :06 A.M. on Tuesday August 4th!

Her name is Olivia Grace McGee.

7 pounds 9 ounces and 20 inches long.

Mandy and Olivia are happy and healthy!

Mrs. Mandy and Olivia got to come home today! (Wednesday)

We, James, Mandy, Taylor, Gabby and Kelsey, would all like to thank you so much for all the prayers and support!

They are very much blessed:)

In CHRIST always,

Taylor

Prayers for Mandy

So tonight is the big night!
As you all know Mandy is going to the hospital tonight at midnight-ish to be induced, according to her condition.
She is still very scared, nervous, and anxious.
So please prayers for Mrs. Mandy and Miss Olivia Grace McGee.
I will be going with them when they go to the hospital. (Living next door to them has its advantages!) lol
She requested I bring pictures and my I-pod and docking station so it will be more homey for her in the hospital room.
I will be posting pictures of our new arrival as soon as possible!
So please prayers for Mandy to have a peaceful calm heart and Olivia to come out health and happy:)
Thank you guys so much for being with me through all of this!
With many blessings,
Taylor

Thoes little blessed moments

Have you ever had those moments when maybe your doing something with your family and you take a step back and you just really live for that moment?
I get those feelings and moments allot. Like last night!
Craig Morgan was coming to Frontier City last night for his concert, my mom and I have seasons passes, So we went! It was a great concert, and my mom really liked him!!
Well on the way home from the concert, we had Kelly Picker, another country singer, playing from CD. Well right then I hit me.
As my mom and I were singing to, Wild Ponies, together I just had to take a step back and really be blessed.
I got another one of those feelings yesterday, day.
I was over at the McGee's, like always... And My Aunt Kelly, Uncle Mikey, My cousin Jacob, Gabby, Kelsey, Mandy and James were all over there too.
Mandy, Aunt Kelly and Mikey were talking amongst themselves. Kelsey and Jacob were laughing and have a good time, and I was sitting next to my best friend Gabby enjoying the time I was spending with her.
Right about then I got hit with one of those feelings!
I came out of my little world took a step back and really looked at what the LORD had given me!
I really am blessed to have the people that I have:)
So I encourage you, when you get hit with a funny feeling, I want you to take it!
Take it like a man! lol
Get out of that little world you are living in, take a step back and look.
It will do wonders to your heart, mind, and spirit!
GOD bless,
Tot

The LORD is my shepherd. I shall not want. He leads me beside still waters.

So this week has been really hard. Not only for me but the McGee's as well. I think we have finally come to the point where we are giving it all to GOD and letting it unfold in His will.

It's been so hard for me not to break down and cry. And I am going to admit I did have my moments when I did cry and I really wanted to hit something or someone...

Mandy is a wonderful women and she didn't deserve any of this!

I desperately want to tell you, "She made it through and she got to have the baby at home and she isn't sick!"

But I can't...

But I think I have finally come to terms. I no longer want to ram something into the wall or break down and cry myself to sleep. I have given it all to the LORD and I know He will take care of her and the Baby, along with everything else.

I was really upset! I had never seen Mandy cry the way she did, and when I seen her cry a wall went up inside me and I couldn't make it go away. With all the power in me, ohhh, it just didn't want to go away...

Finally I prayed and asked the LORD to forgive me and asked why I am so selfish?

I gave in.

I hated to feel all that pain and hate, so I gave in. And when I say I gave in, I mean I gave in!

I gave it all to GOD and trusted Him.

And guess what?

My heart is at peace and I can rest!

The LORD is my Shepard. I shall not want. He leads me beside still waters.

I have been thinking about that allot.

All I wanted was for Mandy and the baby to be ok and for her to have the baby as she had hope for.

But the LORD had different plans, and He is the Holy one that leads me beside still waters.

And that's just what he did, he lead me beside still waters. Where my heart is at peace!

Now if He can lead me beside still water I am almost certain He can fix all of this! lol

I feel completely at peace and fine with the whole thing.

No it isn't the best thing but I know the LORDs will, will unfold into something beautiful!

So be at peace and trust the LORD, He will lead you beside still waters!

Taylor

Craziness!

Wow!
I can only find the words to say "Wow!"
Since my last entry, everything has been haywire... craziness!
It all started 2 weeks ago on Thursday, when Mandy had her Midwife app.
She had eaten horrible all week that week and her blood pressure was up, so they had to take labs... They came back bad of course, but they told her if she could behave herself for the next week and her labs came back good, she could still have her baby at home like she had hoped and planned.
Well the next week passed and she got the results...
Some things had gotten a little better and others had gotten worse. Like her liver enzymes.
So a couple of days later they told her she had to have the baby at the hospital and she had Preaclampsia, which means her liver is shutting down, and they were going to have to induce her.
What a way to stress a pregnant woman!
So we have been worried sick about that!
So today she went and seen the doctor that would deliver the baby, and he told her she did have Preaclampsia and she will still have to have the baby at the hospital. But he would give her until Monday night at midnight to go into labor.
So we are all praying she will go into labor by herself before midnight on Monday.
So please prayers for her and the baby!
Then on Wednesday night, I got a text that my cousins horse had a very severe case of colic and she needed prayers.
So I called her.
She told me the basics and how it happened. Then she gave me the real news...
Maggie wasn't going to make it through the night.
That's what the vet said anyways...
Of course I told her I would be praying and then I told Gabby and she told her family, so we were all praying that Maggie would fight for her life.
And she did!
Trysten texted me that next morning and told me Maggie is in the all clear! And she was going to make it!
That just shows right there the LORD knows what is going to happen and how its going to happen.
So yes, this week has been pretty ruff.
But even through all the gunk, "dust and fog" There is always light at the end of the tunnel. As said in my words. lol
Right now we are like half way through the tunnel. I think this is the point where it hits us the hardest and just when you think you can't see that light. It's there and it never did leave.
That light is Jesus!
I know everything that is happening is happening for a reason and that reason is in GOD's will. And I know we need to rest our hearts and be at peace just to know the LORD has it all under control.
Its kinda like back in my first entry, Blessed and Beautiful, The LORD is going to make this all into something Beautiful!
So let us rest and be at peace with the LORD!
In CHRIST,
Taterbug

Trials and Triumphs

So things have been a little crazy lately! There is so much to do in so little time, ya know?
But its good to be busy--to an extent, right?
If I weren't busy and keeping myself in check I would be "bored..."
Ewww! That's what that word "bored" reminds me of. Eww!
Life has it's ups and downs, and right now I can't be more thankful for all of the people I have in my life.
I have come to realize, the LORD gave me all of these people for a reason, even the difficult ones... lol
I got to thinking today, if I didn't have those challenges that people bring upon me, I don't think my faith would be as strong as it is now. I need that push- that challenge!
There has just been a bunch of foolishness around in the air. In my opinion, foolishness is VERY contagious...
Its definitely been in the air here, where I am.
I have had that true test of faith.
Trials! I have almost come to like that word. Weird huh?
I heard from a very smart man one time, if you pray for trials to not come our way, whats going to sharpen us to depend on the LORD and have a stronghold with the LORD himself?
I prayed for trials, and I got them.
Yes, I knew it wasn't gonna be easy, but now that I look back, I am really blessed to have them.
Psalms 34:1
Look it up!
He really is an awesome GOD!
He has also given me that leg up, if you know what I mean *wink wink*
Mandy only has 3 days left until Olivia gets here! Yes us girls have been sooooo excited!
Since I live next door to them, and she is having a home birth I am gonna be there!
Olivia is gonna be the closest thing I have as my little sister, and Kelsey of course!
So I am pretty excited about that too!
So I guess this is the part in my life that I can label "Trials and Triumphs for Taylor."
Suitable name, huh?
lol
I hope that whatever your going through right now, you use as a blessing, or a sharpening tool.
Whatever goes wrong or whatever goes right, His praise will always be on my lips. Will it be on yours?
In CHRIST always,
Taterbug

Blessed and beautiful

So what is this all about, Blessed and beautiful?
Well for starters, I am so blessed it really blows my mind. I get views from different people, some I barely know. And there views on "blessed" are sometimes right on target, with mine, or way off track. Yes I don't have a father that can be with me, yes some of my family is not right with the LORD, and yes they make mistakes along with me. But that doesn't mean I am not blessed.
I have a wonderful mother that loves me dearly and raised me to love the LORD and to obey her, I have a wonderful teacher that has also taught me to fear the LORD and give me guidance to knowledge, I have two sisters that are always telling me how blessed they are to have me and are always there to back me up, and I have a earthly best friend that would tell me anything and encourages me.
That's a lot to be thankful for, and there is sooooo much more!
And you know, I find myself asking quite often, why am I so blessed? Honestly, I haven't figured that part out yet. But what I do know is when the LORD calls me home, His will, will unfold and i'll find out soon enough.
Does the word "death" scared you?
It scares a lot of people.
I almost have an anticipation to go home to the LORD, because I can't wait to be with my true love forever and all of eternity!
Powerful stuff I know. lol
Ok so lets get to the beautiful part, shall we?
Everything about this life is beautiful!
Now I know what you are thinking, "She is flippin' crazy!" And I am going to admit, murder, shootings, deaths, cancer, etc... is not beautiful. But if you really think about it, something beautiful can come from it.
For example: A women not raised to fear the LORD, but to hate him. She grows ,"up", in a since, barely finishes high school, and finds her heart to be restless. She wants more--but of what?
She tries everything, but nothing seems to work. So she turns to drinking. But of course that's not enough, so she does the next "best" thing, in her eyes, the drugs.
She tries to stop but can't.
She is hooked.
She spends all her money on drugs and alcohol she looses her home and car, she can no longer pay for them...
Next is the streets.
She is a mess.
She is walking to know where with very heavy high doses of drugs and alcohol in her blood and when people see her they don't think she is going to make it. So they walk on.
She is a lost cause.
A man. A new servant of the LORD, sees this beautiful women in distress and sees she needs to get to a hospital right away.
-- 2 weeks later.
Man: "You had a close call out there"
Woman: "Why did you bother?"
Man: "The LORD told me about you, you are his angel He told me. He knows you are something special, not just some women on the streets."
Woman: "Why did you listen to "Him?"
Man: To be honest with you, I am new at all of this. I didn't know who or what He was talking about. He just told me to find you. After thinking and searching for a couple of days I needed a break. So I went out for a walk. And I found you."
Woman: "How did you know it was me, He was looking for?"
Man: "He said you would be the most beautiful thing I would see on earth. And you are."
--2 years later
Man: "I love you more than the fishes in the sea and higher than the moon!"
Women: "You have always had a way with words."
Daughter: "Mommy, daddy? Are you ready for prayers?"
See she started out with Satan, then after alcohol, drugs, and the street, the LORD turned it into something beautiful!
Beautiful!
What a joyous word!
So I think you, now, get my point.
Yes things in this world are ugly, but with the LORD the most ugly and unruly things can become something beautiful!
Thank you guys so much for reading!
In CHRIST,
Taterbug