Hey guys!!

Sorry I haven't really done a normal post in awhile... ( you know... a post that isn't just a VIDEO!!)
We've been really busy... Lot's of people have been getting the flu around here, as well as allergies. But it LOOKS like it's starting to slow down... hopefully!

 Last Saturday I went to a book club, and the Saturday before I went out to a restaurant with some friends, and yesterday was my piano lessons. Tonight at 6:30 is our churchs' Youth Group and Awanas, so we're getting stuff ready for that.

Right now my younger brother and sister are riding our dirt bikes on our driveway, while Doug and Anna are watching TV.

Well, gotta go!

<3 Isabelle <3

{{{Last Night}}}

Hi,

Last night r family went to a candle light service that r friend invited us to at her church.

It was really nice... it was about an hour or a little more long. It had lots of nice music, and afterwards everyone went to the fellowship hall for snacks and things.

Is everyone excited about Christmas as much as I am??!! I'm really excited. I have 1 present left to get, and it's for my dad. I AM SO BEHIND!! I am going to try to get him something TODAY, or if not, I'll probably make him something : )

Before I close, I'll tell u guys about a couple books and a few movies that I've enjoyed this year, and would recommend...

First of all,

'Hello Love' by Chris Tomlin... I would recommend it pretty much only if u play the piano, and if u r an advanced player. Because it's an advanced piano book. BUT it's GREAT!!

Pretty much any Elizabeth George (these are really all books for girls) books. I have "A Young Women After God's Heart- A Teen's Guide to Friends, Faith, Family and the Future."

It's GREAT, and I would highly recommend it to any teen girl!!

Now, I'll talk about movies....

1."Courageous" is one of the best movies I've ever seen. I would say it's for the whole family pretty much, but there might be some sequences that are pretty dramatic or violent. But our whole family watched it at the theatre and it was great.

2. "Soul Surfer" I LOVE THIS MOVIE is pretty much all I can say!! It is the true story about Bethany Hamilton who lost her arm in a shark attack when she was 13 years old. It's a great movie about her life before and after the shark attack. I would definitely recommend it!

3. "Fireproof" This is a great movie made by the same ppl that did "Courageous"... It's not really a family movie (not that it wouldn't be one that a whole family could watch), but it's about marriage and divorce. But I would still recommend it if you haven't seen it.

Well, I've gotta go now!! Hope u enjoyed : )

<3 Isabelle <3

{{{Church}}}

Hey Guys!!


We just came back from church (Salem Baptist Church)... it was GREAT! There was a music group that sang some songs...

Here's just one of them... it was really pretty!! Our family really enjoyed it!! I will try to post more later (try to!) but gotta go!!


... ok! I am back! The church has 247 people on a normal Sunday, but today it was only about 200 because some people were gone for Christmas. The sermon was really great... I'm hoping they'll add it as a podcast on their website.
The pastor was reading from Romans, Psalms and 2 Samuel. What the whole sermon was really talking about was forgiveness and love. How God saves US while we are yet sinners. It was great.

Also, like I said before, the music was really great too. They had two different groups of singers. The first ones were two young men with an acoustic guitar and drum set, and the second one was one man singing and an electric guitar, piano and drumset. All the music was great. I would post some more songs, but I'm not sure what they were all called : ?

I'll close with my favorite bible verse from 1 Chronicles 28:20:

David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the LORD is finished.

<3 Isabelle <3