Important Prayer Request

Dear friends,
If you could all pray for me that if it is God's will, I will get the job I am applying for and if not, that something better will come my way that would be awesome!

See I am kinda nervous because when I applied for this job, it said part-time but their definition of part-time isn't three to four days a week for a few hours.
It is 8:30am-5pm Monday thru Friday from June to August!

That is my whole summer vacation from school so I really don't know what to do so I am taking it all to God's throne and putting it at His feet.
The job is a clerical position so I would be working with computer software like Microsoft excel/word and filing papers every day! I don't know if I want to spend my whole summer behind a desk because I look at it as my last summer to kinda be more free since I will have my license and a car to visit my friends I don't get to see often and a regular part-time job wouldn't interfere with that as much as this job.
But then I think what a great opportunity to experience a real desk job and make decent pay (its $7.73 an hour which I think is minimum wage).
There are so many "I don't know" questions and I am praying for answers.
If you could pray for me that would be great!
With finishing high school, planning my Graduation, my ACT test prep, driver's prep, and a search for a car have kept me really busy so I am sorry if I have been neglecting my blogging but bear with me!
God will make a way and that is something I will always believe!

Prayers,
Butterfly

SURPRISE!!!!

Today I was a joyous victim of a surprise birthday party! I cannot express the joy, love, happiness, and utter shock that I felt! So if you feel out of the loop, I will explain what happened;
For a while I had been hinting that I would like to have a surpise party and I usually said "sometime in the future" hopeing I would have one for my 18th birthday! Well It finally came true! Today at about 10ish my neighbor (Miss Naomi) called to ask if I could babysitt for an hour in the basement to keep an eye on her daughter Emily and Emily's friend Anna at 11:30. I thought nothing of the fact that she normally doesn't call me to babysitt in the morning so had no suspicions whatsoever and of course agreed to care for the girls without a second thought.
Well little did I know that as I was in her basement for that hour with those two precious girls that my friends and family were parking down the street and sneaking into my house to surprise me!
So after an hour had passed, Miss Naomi walked me home because she said she wanted to give my mom a bag of clothes her girls had outgrown (which actually was a small white lie so she could see my face when I was surprised) so I walked right in (who really rings the doorbell to their own home when they know the door is unlocked?) and was looking down taking off my shoes and noticed that there were about 10 pairs of teen girls shoes that definitely were not mine when I heard "SURPRISE!" shouted from my dear family and amazing friends! I was in a shocked stupor for an hour and couldn't get over the fact that my surprise party was real! lol
I had so much fun and received some great gifts that I love!
Here is some of what I received:

From my friend Katelyn ~ A ton of scrapbook paper (3 lbs to be exact) and some Ferrero Rocher chocolates!
From my friend Nicole ~ A Sonic gift card for $10 and a Tide-to-go pen (its a long store that I'll share later)
From my friend Shannon ~ A super cute black and white dress that I will post a picture of in the near future!
From my friends Hannah & Lindsay (they're sisters) ~ A $10 gift card to Panera! YUMMY!
From my friend Olivia ~ A polka dot storage bin with a super soft blanket inside
From my friend Michelle ~ Dove chocolates and chapstick
From my friends Kelsey, Brenna, and their family ~ A cute bag, Ferrero Rocher chocolates and a compact hairbrush (perfect because I needed a new one)!
From my Mom and Dad ~ A Lia Sophia necklace that I have wanted so much! I loooove it! (i will get some more gifts from my parents on my actual birthday)
From my Aunt and Uncle ~ A $50 check
From my wonderful grandparents ~ A $100 check!

All I have to say is that I am so terribly blessed and love my family and friends so dearly words cannot begin to express the happiness of this day! I will scrapbook, blog, journal, and tell of this day for many years to come and never forget the love and thought that went into my surprise party! Thank you all for everything! I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!

Love,
Me <3

"You only get to turn 18 once!" ~ My Auntie <3

Prayer Request

Dear blogging readers,

My mom and I have spent a lot of time in prayer lately about doing a Purity Study for the girls in our church and we received a call from the youth director just minutes ago saying that she had prayed about it and felt God saying it would be a good idea! Thank you, Lord!

So here is where we need the extra prayers; we need the books. We are doing I Kissed Dating Goodbye (the book) and the I Kissed Dating Goodbye Study Guide so now we need prayer that the Church will be able to provide the books. Second, we need prayer about where we can hold the study at. We are hoping the church will be able to open a room for us. Last, we are praying that God will give my mother and I the words to speak and that I will set a good example for these young teen girls. I must admit I am kinda nervous but at the same time thrilled with the idea of sharing purity with these girls! I have shared my belief in God and reasons for my purity before so I am sure it will be fun and a rewarding experience! I can't wait to start! It will probably get going around late March or early April!

Blessings and Joy,

Socialbutterfly

This morning for our Bible study we were reading about how when we first dedicate our lives to Christ we live a life more for others than ourselves, but after a while we become like the world and begin to hide our light under a bush. It is true that sometimes I am no different than the world. I can buy clothes rather then send money to the poor and hungry, I can watch a television program I enjoy rather than read my Bible, I can listen to secular music rather than Christian. We all have our times when we make a decision to be worldly but rather than beat yourself up and become frustrated, just do your best to change into a more disciplined person.
I have cut out a lot of television from my life because idle time cannot glorify the Lord. I used to watch 2-3 hours of TV a day and I try to watch only 1 or 2 a day instead and spend more time reading. I thought carefully about it and realized that I was spending 16-20 hours a week watching TV! That is almost a day! Now its more like 5-12 hours a week which I still think if more than I should (working on cutting it down more).
I am a girl and it seems that girls have one severe weakness..... SHOPPING! I don't know why it is but we always enjoy buying new shoes, a bag to match our dress, or a complete new outfit but I have also cut down my shopping. I used to go to clothing stores about once or twice a week which probably sounds like nothing but while I was there I would spend the babysitting money I had earned that week rather than saving it towards college or a car.
For guys it may be computer/video games. I have a teen brother and he enjoys playing his games on our PS2 or his Gameboy advance and he can easily pass 3-4 hours playing but he is learning that he should spend only 30-60 minutes a day at most and read a good book or play outside with our sister and brother instead.

Please know I am not saying that shopping, video games, or watching TV is bad but don't go crazy with it. Limits can be a good thing (just like with eating or exercise). God wants us to spend our time wisely. So to all my blogger friends, be wise and live a life of love (I added the love thing because love is important too)!

Blessings,
Butterfly