6-Thursday's Acronym's

                                 So..yeah....I FORGOT!! again..

                            

                              G-R-E-A-T

                                                -Get
                                               -Really
                                                -Excited 
                                                -About               
                                                -Today

Have a good day!!

I Got me Some Goals!!! +misc..:)

Do you??? I hope so!! :) 

Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.Bo Jackson

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. Jim Rohn

People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going. Earl Nightingale

Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile.Gary Ryan Blair


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Just think--It ALMOST 2014!!! I''ll be FIFTEEN in 10 months!!!!--OKAY--So I am getting a ways into the future..:)
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On New Years Eve we are going to the Stafford's for games and finger-foods! I am still debating staying up till 12pm or going to bed earlier to start the new year off good..haha...


AND

One of my best friend's birthday is on the 31st!!
Happiness! We have been friends since I was about nine! She is such a sweet person!
 I'll save the rest for another post!! Lol~



Have a wonderful New Year!!! (:>D>

{End Of The Year Photos}

So today we got some pictures made of the sisters, singles, group ones, ect!! Enjoy~

Lindsey Rhea

Abigail Brooke

Heather Grace

Candace Elizabeth

             

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Naomi Pearl

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In twos!!
(So they did not only get photos with me :] Each sister got a photo with each sister)

 

 

 

 

 

Group ones-

 

:)



Sisters Forever
BTW-Lindsey and Heather are on a steeper part of ground---I am the tallest, they're CHEATIN'!!!--LOL!!


Have a ~WONDERFUL~ new year!!

Merry Christmas!!!

{What'd you all do??}

*<:>)

Yay!!

{Me}

(So we started something a few years back: 

What we do is put all the parent's and older kid's names in a hat..we normally all get the little ones something...we [the older ones and parents] draw a name..and that is our special person! )

~My special person was Heather Grace~
I got her a coffee cup with some candy...and a bit more! :)

And now---GUESS WHO HAD ME!!!!!!

*drumroll please*


Daddy!!

And he "gave" me a really nice present! *just one more drumroll*

DINNER AND A MOVIE!!!
By myself---o' course

I am not sure what movie I am gonna see..?? Ideas? So far all that is out (that I can watch) is The Hobbit 2-I have seen that- and Frozen...not so sure that that is the cleanest movie..:(
And WHERE shall I eat?!?!?!?!? There is a place where they serve a variety of foods (Chinese, Italian, Indian, ect.), there are a few places within the cinemas, where the theater is, but I don't really have a favorite place to eat...:) I am not very good at making decisions as you might notice....hehehe!!!


We went to the Sean and Anita Hochdorf's for Christmas "Sunch!!!"
(lunch at 2pm:)
It was really good!

In the front: Heather, Abigail and I

In the back: Stuart, Naomi and David

 

 

 

Have a "Super Duper Merry Christmas!!!!"

 

<3

 

 
 

Its The Time of Year:

to set up the tree

to play X-mas music

to give gifts

to spend time with family and friends

to eat so many desserts you get sick

 

 

{Yay}

  

I Love Sunday~

Well, we start off to church today, ten till 9:30-Bible Study time-Not wanting to go our normal route, (rains had added a few deeper ditches and all, that mom would prefer not drive our van through), we tried a way around the school..BUT...the road was WAY TOO muddy...so next one up..we tried our "used to be GREAT and normal route...until someone put a HUGE pile of thorn bushes in the way a few months ago...:/ Yay...:) So we go BACK to the School in order to walk over..we didn't want to do that at first..cause we have to carry -almost 40 pound- Matthew..It is a bit uncomfortable and all...because he can't hold his head up very well, and he moves ALOT..he is one of the sweetest kids though!! I love him to pieces!

 

 

Mr. Happy-Go-Lucky!!

 

 

 

So we got to church!

 

Afterwards we go to lunch..dad wants to try a new restaurant...a Mediterranean one..okay..that can't be ALL BAD...I was wrong...I mean it wasn't HORRIBLE, but it was not satisfying..yeah!

 

So mom leans over to Dad and asks, "Where are we going next?" As in..."Where are we going to get our ACTUAL lunch?" Haha..

"Impala" Dad answered.

It is a restaurant that has a variety of foods..Chinese, Italian, ect! So we quickly finished our "food" [lol..] and went down the road apiece to EAT AGAIN! And it was REALLY good! :)

 

On the way back, dad wanted to buy some box water...which long story short (yeah, I know your tired of my long explanations!) we had to go to 4-5 different "dukas" ("stores" in Swahili) to get it! :)

 

 

I will most likely finish up my X-mas shopping TOMORROW!! Yay..I LOVE holidays!!

 

 

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Mimi (me-me) -Swahili for Me

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5-Thursday's Acronym's

And once again---I forgot. :(

 

                          S-M-I-L-E

                           :)  [My sunshine smile] 

                                                 

                                Special 
                                               Magic
                                                 In
                                                 Living
                                                 Everyday                       

                                     

Bible&Fun&Friends!

Our theme this year was:  

~Walking Hand in Hand with Jesus~

 

I had a lot of fun with everyone!

Those who came over to direct and assist with the camp:

 Ben Thompson,

John,  Denise

       & John Tyler Rice

                It was Mrs. Rice and John Tyler's first trip over, and her first time to fly! John Tyler has gone with his father to other countries. :)




Mr. and Miss TCC
Celine and Lazaro~

John Tyler Rice, Abby Gaines, Me, Heather and Abigail

(BTW-Check out Abigail's blog: http://abigailsadventuresinafrica.blogspot.com/  !!)

Mr. Rice, Naomi, Lindsey and Elijah,
 singing "You Get a Line and I'll get a Pole.."

Abby Gaines, Me, Happiness and Heather sang, "If I Let You Go" by Westlife.

If you haven't heard that song...LISTEN TO IT! The Official Music Video! :)

 

Decorating shirts!




{Just a few pics from camp this year!!}

 I had a good time, got to spend time with past acquaintances, old friends, and I made some new friends!
{Yay!}
 

 

4-Thursday's Acronyms

        Yeah, so I'm late and it's ALL camps fault!

{JK--I LOVED CAMP THIS YEAR!!

I'll write more about that later though!!}

 

  ACT

A-ction

C-hanges

   T-hings

 

 

That pretty much sums it up!

Camp Starts Monday!! :)

Yay!! I can't wait for it! It will be nice to meet new people and spend time with old friends! It'll be good to spend time with the Rice Family (Mr. John, Mrs. Denise and John Tyler) and Ben Thompson!

Us and Happiness!

Back in April or so of this year!!

I will post a recent one after camp!

She got her hair done..:)

             {SO I won't be writing again until Saturday or so!!}

Big-10#

David turned a big 10 on the 2nd of this month. We celebrated on the 3rd so dad would be there.
We had cake with vanilla icing and a pan of apple crisp also. He is flying up there! It seems like just a few years ago he was three! Time gets away from you sometimes....

We should cherish what time we have with our family and friends...our life is like a mist [James 4:14].

And because it is said "pictures are worth a thousand words"...:)

Sorry these are from a few years ago....I will update these pictures later when I get them off mom's phone!

David Emanuel

 

Brotherly Love~


I love you David!!

 

Sweet Agape

::More on Agape::

So I was holding her and her sister and asked their mom their names.

She told me and I realized I had met Agape before. I remember when I was around ten. It was announced that "Helena had a baby" so mom and several other ladies went to go visit. I was allowed to go. Picking up the women, driving down and back up a STEEP hill like thing, we arrived at her home. So we come in and I sit down, and thinking because I was the young "child" of the group (respect for elders here is a big thing, and a good thing) I would most likely not hold the baby for awhile. Well she comes over and hands this baby to me..FIRST...so I hold her for probably five minutes or so. and then give her to mom. This baby happens to be who four-year-old Agape is today. So I was ten when I first met this sweet girl and now I am fourteen and realize who she is and how much she has grown! I was holding a new-born and now I am holding a 4 yr. old! It's so neat how you don't realize who people are until quite a few years later!

 

If I ever let go of her hand at graduation, she found it again...:) Later, I took her back to her momma, cause I had to leave. Lingering some more..haha..she found me AGAIN. She got upset when I seriously had to leave. We had another boy take her back to "momma" and it looked like she was about to cry...awww...:'(

 

<3

Graduation Day

So we attended the 2013 Graduation on Saturday for ACSOP and ABS students

I don't have much to say on it..except it was the SHORTEST graduation I have EVER been to. 
(I went to a friend's one time..it lasted FIVE WHOLE HOURS...FIVE!!!! From 12pm-5pm!)

These normally last a lot longer too..:)

They combined two school's graduation's to make it a lot simpler. So Arusha Bible School's three students joined them. Fourteen ACSOP students graduated.

Here are some pictures:

The valedictorian of the ACSOP students: Albert Donesia
Sitting down on the right is: Charles Herbeth and Christopher Mwakabanje. Both very helpful to the TZ 2000 Mission Team
In the back are the Tanzanian and Kenyan flags. Alongside them were the Ugandan and American flags
Sorry it is not very clear!.

 

 


Maurice Gasper

Left to right:

Ahimidewe Kimaro, Tom Brandon (from Meridianville AL), Dad and Cy Stafford

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures from afterward:

 

 

Neema Martin

with an ADORABLE baby!

These two girls, sisters, just loved being around me, especially the one in purple.

Her name is Agape. I will talk more about that later!

Me and Agape

Not the best picture of me, but a real good one of Agape.

She has such a sweet smile..:)

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Maurice Gasper and Philemon

Fellow students, friends, but more importantly brothers in Christ.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So that's 2013's Graduation Day!

 

 

 

///Thanksgiving///---A day late...

So, we celebrated a day late. :( I'm pretty sure it was so that dad and Mr. Stafford would be there..I guess they couldn't come any earlier because they had to teach. :)

It was held at the Stafford's home just down the hill from us. :) We had turkey (of course!) ham, 'taters', macaroni, a few salads of sorts, rolls, fruit bowls, pie (yum-yum), cookies...chocolate chip and peanut butter, not together though..., and tons of other stuff! It was so yummy!

 

Pretty table..

 

 

Lil' ole' me!

 

The kids table on the porch!

 

Handsome Josiah Gaines

The kids watched 'Oliver and Company' while we waited for everyone to arrive.

 

 

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!

Sorry it's late!!!

 

 

Daddy's home and watermelon is "in season!!!"

Yeah...that's a weird title..:)

Two of the most wonderful things happened the day after Thanksgiving!

1-Dad came home (after being gone for two weeks!)
::WE MISSED YOU::

2-and Abigail brought a watermelon home from town...A BIG FAT, RED ONE!!!
It was 'MAZIN!!! I had pictures...and some person deleted them...waaaahhhh!!!!



Daddy
SO--The dad's home and everything is pretty much back in "routine."

 

This is a very similar picture though...! Except it was not sliced so finely...I cut it...:/

YAY!