Tim Tebow & Super Bowl Ad

The ads were absolutely AWESOME! It was about the Heisman trophy winner and his mom, who stood strong about not aborting her baby. So sweet, you gotta check it out.

Go here to see!

God Bless,

Fun Quiz

ANIMOLOGY: What Animal Are You? Your Result: Silver and Red Wolf *howl* You're a very strong person. You tend to be naive most of the time, but when in love boy do you know how to get around! You prefer to be quite around adults. Your soul mate is the gold falcon. You're in conflict with the maroon panda.
Blue Fox
Teal Cat
Gold Falcon
Red Jaguar
Ocre and Gray Dolphin
Tan Giraffe
Yellow Trout
ANIMOLOGY: What Animal Are You? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

Idea from Treble Clef. Awesome blog, you should check it out!

It's fun, but I don't really believe in that compatibility stuff...
*grins* I loves wolvies! (Misspelling on purpose... Inside joke...)

*sigh* After a hard day of school, I believe I will go enjoy some random-filled insanity. The good kind, of course.

God Bless,

Randomness Friday: iPod Hiccups and other Oddities!

Thank you, Libby!

Welcome, welcome one and all... I feel like its been forever since I poured out my mind onto a randomness post. So, I'm going to warn you...

I will talk... a lot...
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Please welcome to AGoMC....

xoxo
and
☮CherrystarLuv✿

It's so awesome to have you both here! I'm honored!!!!
~*~

Ever been out of music or book options? This probably won't become a regular thing, but I have a "web of things" to share with you!

If you like Krystal Meyers or Britt Nicole, you may also like...

Melissa Greene: This woman definitely has a gift. Her voice is so cool, and the title track "Next Step", "Too Far", and "You Satisfy" are my favorites. If you like worship songs and slow, emotional songs along with a mix of perky songs, I recommend her. 

Joy Whitlock: A lot of her songs on her album "God and a Girl" have a folk rock feel. Her voice is soulful and beautiful. My favorite on the album is "Not Through With You", though I can't figure out the meaning of the lyrics... She has some great song for alone time with God, in my opinion.

Brooke Barretsmith: Awesome rock songs. This former Idol contestant really put her heart into her self-titled album. I love "Breakthrough" and "Paper Tigers". If you go to her website, you can download her song, "Farewell" free!

Paige Armstrong: She really reminds me of Krystal Meyers before "Make Some Noise". Great rock songs with great lyrics. I love "Episode" and title track "Wake Up" on her CD. Plus, this girl has one awesome testimony.

Jasmine: This girl is so young, but she rocks it with her CD, The Next Me. I'd classify her songs as pop, and my favorite is the title track. My only complaint is that I felt at times as if the music was covering up her wonderful voice!

The Rubyz: This is also for fans of PureNRG. This duet of girls brings out the pop. Personally, I'm not a fan, but I'm sure their style will appeal to fans of Britt Nicole and Krystal Meyer's pop side.

Hope that opened some musical doors!
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Whew! This week really was weird. Snow days for half the week, a test right when we came back and two days with no work! It was really strange, but I'm not complaining.
(Of course... I still had school at home)
But I'm glad I'm homeschooled because... guess what?
No snow days, no extending into summer or extra time in the classroom after 3:15!
Wahoo!
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I love dressing up... Not fairy princess dress and tiara... *nearly faints*
I mean business attire. Like, slacks (I don't really wear skirts... and it is winter. Brrr!) and a dressy blouse? Like, "I'm about to go into an interview" stuff.
I love doing that!
Random, I know, but I did it today and I loved it.
And no, I wasn't going to an interview... Twas for a school event
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My iPod has been hiccuping lately...
Shall I explain?
Okay, I'm listening to my favorite Christian music station, and suddenly is pauses and I hear a "hic!" sound...
It really sounded like a hiccup, and it was while the host was talking, so I was like, "huh?"
But it happened again and again during songs, so I had to restart it.
It's fine now, but I was laughing...
My iPod really got the hiccups!
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Do you ever make "to do" lists? I sure do... They help like... a lot!
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An awesome quote I saw today:
"The best vitamin for making friends? B1!"

L-O-V-E it! And that's not just because I previously did a report on Vitamin B1!
~*~

God Bless,

Review of Revolve 2010

A Biblezine? What is that? These were my thoughts a few weeks ago as I stood in front of a display of teen books at my local Christian store. Little did I know that I would be reviewing a Biblezine soon, Revolve 2010. Filled with shiny, eye-catching pictures and plenty of awesome features for girls, this Bible has the look of a magazine, but it comes across without any celebrity gossip or immoral advice and/or images. It still has the beauty advice, healthy tips, and the sections about boys.

The visual appeal of this Biblezine is pretty awesome. Different sections of the New Testament and brightly arranged in the book with scattered articles. The Biblezine really looks like a magazine, and I believe teen girls will be able to find that they enjoy the book.
Here are some of the cool features:
~Three music downloads from Stellar Kart, Britt Nicole, and Group 1 Crew. (Downloaded them myself. All awesome!)
~Book suggestions for Christian teen girls today. “Revolve Book Club” (I will definitely check out several of the suggestions)
~Blogs from Biblical characters (Awesome, and the templates all look like real blogger templates)
~Sections with interesting statistics and ways we can do good to others “Make Your Day Matter!”
~Sections with interviews with the celebrities that were a part of the “Word of Promise Next Generation” audio Bible.

Though this Biblezine has a lot of cool features, it just seemed a little superficial to me. I felt like I was being fed milk instead of the meat.
~The Revolve 2010 Biblezine includes clothing advice, fitness advice, and beauty advice. These things can often be harmless, but it is easy to get obsessed with these earthly things.
~The text messages from God tidbits here and there made me raise an eyebrow.
For example,
“D Lord l%ks dwn frm heaven & sEz evry pRsN//ps33:13" [p.51]
Being a person who does not text (and yes, I am a teenager), some of the verses took some puzzling out. I sort of felt like the Bible was being heavily toned down for girls, not just the text “msgs” but the Bible portions also. Of course, many others will like this section, rightly saying that it is "relevant". This is just my opinion.
~The book’s articles really didn’t get into the real issues. Some obvious ones like being obsessed over the internet, hiding things from parents, and cheating are mentioned, but I didn’t feel satisfied. I just wasn’t challenged. My eyes weren’t opened.
~There’s a section called “Green Girl” about eco-friendly suggestions. Yes, it’s very important to be stewards of the earth God has given us, but we were made to have dominion over the earth and use it for the glory of God, not be slaves to it! The Biblezine just didn’t address that.
~One section mentions yoga as a good way of excercise. Yes, it is, but the spirituality behind it must be watched for.
~In the first interview with a cast member of the Word of Promise Next Generation audio Bibles, it promises at the bottom a free download of the book of John. I checked it out, and it didn’t work.

In the end, the Biblezine must be taken as it is, a clean magazine for Christian girls. I would recommend it to girls who have just become a Christian or are beginning on the road of sanctification. But for others, this books will seem too shallow. I give this book a three out of five stars.

NOTE: This book was provided to me by Thomas Nelson Publishers. 

God Bless,

Guest Post!

Hey ya'll! I've had the honor of guest posting on Charity Anne's blog, God's Princess Forever, about compassion for the unsaved.

Please hop on over here to read it!

God Bless,

Healing Rain Music Video

I have to admit I'm not really a fan of Michael W. Smith, but I've always loved "Healing Rain". I never really knew there was a music video until I saw it on Gospel Music Channel. So, without further ado, "Healing Rain"

LYRICS:

Healing rain is coming down

It’s coming nearer to this old town

Rich and poor, weak and strong

It’s bringing mercy, it won’t be long

Healing rain is coming down

It’s coming closer to the lost and found

Tears of joy and tears of shame

Are washed forever in Jesus’ name

Chorus

Healing rain, it comes with fire

So let it fall and take us higher

Healing rain, I’m not afraid

To be washed in Heaven’s rain

Lift your heads, let us return

To the mercy seat where time began

And in your eyes I see the pain

Come soak this dry heart with healing rain

And only You, the Son of man

Can take a leper and let him stand

So lift your hands, they can be held

By someone greater, the Great I Am

Healing rain is falling down

Healing rain is falling down

I’m not afraid

I’m not afraid

God Bless,

RF?

Sorry about missing Randomness Friday this week! We had a huge storm that knocked out our power, so I was confined to the meager powers of a cell phone that can only email*sigh*. Anyway, by God's grace, I'll post RF next week and recover from this annoying cramp in my thumbs.

God Bless,

Prayer is Powerful

Thank you all so much for praying yesterday! Lil' Sis is home now, doing just great. In fact, she's acting perfectly normal, other than being really hungry yesterday when she came home.
Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Prayer is truly a powerful thing.

God Bless,

Prayer Request

Hey ya'll. I come before you today with a big favor to ask.

Lil' Sis is having oral surgery today. It's not too much of a big deal, but she'll be in a lot of pain as any patient would be. Also please pray for the millions of children out there in pain, hunger, or suffering in countries such as Haiti, India, China, and many others.

Will you lift up these precious little ones with me?

God Bless,

Click!

I was looking through old photos today, and I saw this one I took at the zoo last year (Okay, the pictures weren't too old). I remember taking the picture then, trying to get a picture of the beautiful creature with the face in a perfect position.

It may not be perfect, but I love it.

I edited the picture only a little, to make everything but the cougar black and white. I think it still looks natural, but brings attention to the cougar's face.

What do you think?

God Bless,

Randomness Friday: Frozen Dog Food and Other Oddities

Thank you, Libby!

Please welcome to AGoMC *drumroll*

*sigh*

I am so sorry folks... We did have a new follower this week, but, alas, something is wrong and no follower is showing up...

Whoever you are who joined, you will be featured next week.

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Frozen dog food? That was probably why you clicked on the title of this post if you are a follower.

This past weekend, I went to my local discount store and was browsing the frozen food section for frozen baby corn (In the end, I didn't find it)... Anyways, I looked at all of the isles, including the frozen delights.

Ice cream, frozen yogurt, cheesecake...

Mmmmmmm..... Aren't you getting hungry?

Pies, popsicles, and frozen dog food

I stopped walking, nearly getting run over by the woman behind me.

"Frozen dog food?" I asked, to no one in particular.

Indeed, right next to the Blue Bell Vanilla Creamy Ice...

Frozen Dog Food...

and Ice Cream...

Frozen Dog Food...

and Ice Cream

Does that seem right to you?

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*squeal in excitement* tobyMac's "Tonight" is due to release February 9, 2010...

It's so close, I'm so EXCITED!

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Okay, so I just joined this awesome site (even though I said I'd never join a "social networking" place) called New Release Tuesday. It's a place for opinions about music and books. People review, add lyrics, and a bunch of other stuff. Even better... If you sign up and start reviewing and commenting, you get points to buy awesome stuff like buttons, stickers, Tshirts, CDs, books, and movies! How cool is that???

If you're a member or would like to join, sign up and find me on there as Prism.

*laughs* What other name would I use?

~*~

Thanks to everyone who commented on my post about changing my profile picture. I have decided not to change it, though my newreleasetuesday account has my button picture as my profile picture...

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I think it would be so cool to have a day or concert where artists sing songs originally performed my other artists. Like, Britt Nicole singing a Francesca Batestelli song.

But then again, an artist's song is unique about them, and that's what makes it special...

~*~

Today was a pretty good Friday, and I'm so glad it's here!

God Bless,

Should I Change My Profile Picture?

Of course, I wouldn't put up a picture of myself, but how about the same picture as the one on my button?

I'm not sure yet....

Please comment on your opinions!

God Bless,

The Long Way Home by Andrew Klavan Review

The Long Way Home by Andrew Klavan is the action packed sequel to The Last Thing I Remember. Charlie West used to be a normal high schooler. He had friends, a great training in karate, and even a sweetheart.
But fast forward a year later. Charlie's memory has disappeared and he must rebuild his past. Sounds simple enough, but several things stand in the way. He is on the run from a terrorist group called the "Homelanders" and he is a fugitive from the law, having been convicted with killing his friend and escaping prison. Is there no one he can trust?
But when Charlie makes his way home, he is joined by his friends to solve the mystery of what really happened during the night of the murder. What he discovers is both shocking and astounding.
What happens? You'll have to read The Long Way Home to find out.

This book was really well written as a mystery that keeps the reader guessing through the whole adventure. The characters seem so real, as the setting does. Christian themes are woven throughout the book, and though there were several problems, I couldn't put it down.
This book is great for the guys because of all of the action and martial arts but also for the girls who also like action and a sprinkle of romance. Speaking of romance, I did like the way the author keeps the romance there, but it doesn't have all of the drama. The relationship is clean, self-sacrificing, and quite sweet.
The friendships in this books are strong and unshakable. Though there is much teasing (which is normal of most teenagers), I loved reading the conversations between Charlie and his best friends. 

As I mentioned before, this book was really well written, and I only found two places in the whole book that were questionable. Near the beginning, Charlie is attacked by one of the Homelanders and takes a set of keys along with money from his assailant. Of course, this makes a way for Charlie to escape with style and survive, but what Charlie thinks is what I found to be interesting.
"Yes, I know the Ten Commandments...But this didn't feel like stealing. The guy was...my killer...I figured he owed me at least this much." [p. 12]
Wait...Charlie's stealing was deserved?
Charlie also hides the truth from his parents when camping out in an abandoned old mansion for fear that they wouldn't let him.
"It's not like I was going to lie about it...I was just going to tell the truth a little late, that's all." [p. 104]
Isn't hiding the truth the same as lying?
He camps out at the mansion for a project, which he gets a good grade on. He does get punished, but because of the grade, Charlie's punishment is drastically reduced. Cleaning out the garage for a day as opposed to being grounded for fourteen days shows some weakness on the part of the parents. If the good grade was really worth it, wouldn't the punishment be do-able?

All in all, I give this book four stars out of a possible five. This book is full of mystery and excitement. The relationships are kept clean and good. This action/adventure book is a great read, but, though it isn't preachy about Christianity, I wouldn't recommend sharing it with a non-Christian friend. Charlie got away with things that in my opinion, he shouldn't have. We should be careful to never be a negative examples for those on the outside looking in.

I recommend this book to Christian teenagers.

Technicalities:

Title: The Long Way Home. The Homelanders Book Two.
Author: Andrew Klavan
Number of Pages: 352
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardback

***Note: I am a member of the Thomas Nelson Blogger Reviewers. Thomas Nelson provided me with a complimentary copy of this book to review.***

God Bless,

What Is Prism doing?

Hey everyone! Since RF was sorta short this week, I thought that I had deprived you all of my randomness... That is, if you aren't already sick over my ramblings...

*mutters to self* I do ramble a lot, don't I. Hmmmmm...

Anyways,

What Prism has been listening to:
Britt Nicole (I just got her CD... It's awesome)
Newsboys
Matt Maher
Skillet
RED
Tal & Acacia
Pocket Full of Rocks
Barlowgirl
Fireflight

You can probably tell that my music taste is wide. I'm too undecided to pick a favorite genre

Reading?
The Long Way Home by Andrew Klavan (Review to come Tuesday!)
Biography of Jane Austen
Lucy series (I've just finished reviewing the series... However, I have no clue when it's going to be posted!)

I just got back to Tae Kwon Do and it feels different somehow. In the time I've been gone, our school has gotten a lot bigger and the people seem really friendly now. I really like the change... I get excercise, flexibility and strength training, and fun! I sure hope the change is permanent.

Anyways, I was thinking of a new element to my blog. There's a lot if new trends on blogs
nowadays, one of them being interviewing fellow bloggers. I think it seems like a fun thing to do... What do you think? Please vote in the poll and comment.

I'm still accepting questions for the FAQ page. I haven't gotten any yet, so if you have any questions for me, please ask! :)

God Bless,