Cedarville Leadership Conference

I had the best time last weekend at Cedarville University! My school sent 15 students to Cedarville for a leadership conference, and I was fortunate to be able to go. We stayed in the dorms with college students, and I thankfully got put in a dorm with another of my classmates from Berean. We were able to enjoy a chapel, get a tour of the campus, sit in on a class, and experience Chuck's (the cafeteria), all before the conference started! The speaker, Dr. Bill Brown, who is also the president of Cedarville, was the speaker for the conference, and gave three inspiring messages. We were also put into small groups for the conference, and mine was awesome! My leaders were wonderful; the whole atmosphere at Cedarville was so great. Everyone was really friendly and welcoming and filled with the love of Christ. Anyway, it was a really wonderful time, and if you ever get the opportunity to visit Cedarville, take it!

Title change

You may have noticed that I have changed the title of my blog to "Living for Him". This seems a better heading than what I had previously because my greatest desire is to live my life to glorify God, and not dwell on promoting what I think. Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy my blog!

NO SCHOOL!

Yippee! Knox County is closed tomorrow, so even though I go to a private school, it's closed too! Let's hope for the 4"-8" that the weather men have been promising us......

One year + 11 day anniversary

One year (and 11 days) ago, I gave my first blog post! Since then, I've enjoyed being in contact with other people in the "blogosphere" and finding new, interesting, and inspiring blogs to read. So thank you all for being faithful blog followers, and I hope to bring you new material to peruse in the coming year.

~Livvy

Musings....

I'm sorry for neglecting my blog in the past few weeks! Life's been busy lately, especially with school. This weekend I'll be attending a conference in Ohio, so there should be a post on that early next week. :) I hope everyone is having a good week. For you students out there, only two school days left for this week!!!!

Last post of 2009

This has been an excellent year of blogging; I've been able to talk to people through my blog and join the "blogosphere" of writers. I've had blogging failures, unposted posts, and posts that drew up to 10 or more comments. Thank you for sticking with this blog for 2009, and I hope to bring you more interesting posts in 2010!

~Livvy

Happy New Year's Eve

Hello! I hope that all of you have a wonderful evening being with family and friends, making resolutions for 2010, and staying up late. :)


HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVE!!

Adorable Puppy!

The most aborable puppy tries to whistle!

Puppy Tries to Whistle!

FreeRice

I would encourage all of you to take a few minutes out of your day and go to www.freerice.com. A sponsor will turn every correct answer you get into 10 grains of rice to feed someone in a third-world country. If you need to brush up on math, English, geography, etc, this is an excellent way to do. It's also a good way to turn a strong point in some subjects into food for a hungry person.

~Livvy

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, my faithful blog readers! :) I hope you all had/are having a wonderful day with family and friends; I did. I also received some thoughtful gifts, including a gorgeous bag that my mommy made. I'll try to post pictures later. :) What was your favorite gift that you received, and what was your favorite gift to give (and who did you give it to)? Have a very merry Christmas, all!!!!

~Livvy

Merry Christmas Eve!

There's irony for you; I told you that I wouldn't be posting as much, and now I've posted more in the last few days then in the whole month. :) But I couldn't resist telling all of you blog readers Merry Christmas Eve!!!! Now hopefully there are people reading my blog, and I'm not just writing for my own benefit. So, if you read this blog, I want you to leave a comment on this post. That's all I ask. Just leave a comment. Okay? Have a blessed time celebrating our Lord Jesus' birth!

HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

It's a Pokenberry Christmas (I, II)

Today's Adventure in Odyssey was a clever twist on It's A Wonderful Life. Enjoy! Whit's End

Musings.......

Since nothing earth-shattering has happened in the last little bit, I haven't had anything to post. But with some exciting things coming up, I thought I had better write!

With Christmas in 3 days, I am enjoying celebrating the season! We've been going through our Advent book, and on Saturday we set up our tree and decorated it. The last few days have been a flurry of buying and wrapping presents, cleaning, and hanging out with friends and family. My cousin, her husband, and their little baby will all be coming down either late this week or early next week. I'm planning on getting together with a close friend that I haven't seen since summer time.

I may not be posting much the next few days, so don't be surprised if I seem to disappear from the blogging world for a while. :) Merry Christmas!!!!

Gotta love ordering online

Oh well. The present that I had ordered for my dear mother got shipped off to who knows where, and what I ordered someone else has no doubt received. Let's just hope that the company straightens this incident out. I'm sure they recieved at least two emails today. :)

Christmas Break!

School is officially over until January 5th! Finals are done, and they all went really well. I am however thrilled to have over two weeks off. :) We have our church group coming over tomorrow for a Christmas party, and hopefully we can get together with friends on Christmas Day. We also have to get our Christmas tree this weekend; life has been so hectic lately we've had no time for decorating! But as we gather with our families and friends to open presents, and share time together, let's not lose the focus. I know that I often do, but this year I'm going to strive to put Christ at the center of this holiday. What are you all doing for Christmas?

International Festival and FINALS!

I have been silent the past week or so because I've been insanely busy working on my International Fest. The project was last night, so I thought I'd take the time to tell you all about it!

All the freshman at BCS had to present a country at the International Fest last night. I chose the country of Israel, so for the past three weeks, that is just about all that's been occuping my time. It was a lot of fun though. I got to talk to a lot of people and share what I had learned; I also got to dress up in modern Israeli clothes, so that was really cool too! I am happy that it is over though!
Finals start on Tuesday, so today I reviewed some English a wee bit, and then practiced a LOT of algebra. Finals are over Thursday, and Friday all the highschool students get to go play with the elementary school kids! Friday is a half day for the whole school, and then I am free until January 5th. Yippee!

Argh!

My internet died yet again, so I'm sorry again for my silence. I think we have everything worked out, but if not, you'll know why I've disappeared. :)

It was amazing; this morning I woke up and the ground was covered with snow! To get snow in Tennessee at the end of fall is unbelievable! So we went outside with the dogs and had snowball fights and raced down the hill in sleds. So fun!

Compline V

Tuesday -- The Cuthbert Compline

*I will lie down and sleep in peace

for You alone, Lord,

make me dwell in saftey.

*O God, and Spirit, and Jesu, the Three,

from the crown of my head, O Trinity,

to the soles of my feet mine offering be.

Come I unto Thee, O Jesu, my King -

O Jesu, do Thou be my sheltering.

My dear ones, O God, bless Thou and keep,

in every place where they are.

*Whoever has chosen to make

the shelter of the Most High their dwelling place

will stay in His over-shadowing.

*He alone is my refuge, my place of safety;

He is my God, and I am trusting Him.

*He will rescue you from teh traps laid for your feet,

and save you from the destroying curse.

*His faithful promises are your armour.

You need no longer be afraid of any terror by night,

or the death-arrow that flies by day.

*The Lord Himself is your refuge;

you have made the Most High your

stronghold.

*Be my strong rock, a castle to keep me safe,

for You are my crag and my stronghold.

*How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God!

How vast is the sum of them!

Were I to count them,

they would outnumber the grains of sand.

When I awake, I am still with You.

*I will not lie down tonight with sin,

nor shall sin

nor sin's shadow

lie down with me.

*O God of life, this night,

O darken not to me Thy light.

O God of life, this night

close not Thy gladness to my sight.

O God of life, this night,

Thy door to me, O shut not tight,

O God of life, this night.

*Be it on Thine own beloved arm,

O God of grace,

that I in peace shall waken.

*Jesu, Son of Mary!

my helper, my encircler.

Jesu, Son of David!

my strength everlasting.

Jesu, Son of Mary!

my helper, my encircler.

The peace of all peace

be mine this night

in the name of the Father,

and of the Son,

and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Compline IV

Monday -- The Aiden Compline

*O Christ, Son of the living God,

May Your holy angels guard our sleep,

May they watch over us as we rest

And hover around our beds.

*May You reveal to us in our dreams

Visions of Your glorious truth,

O High Prince of the universe,

O High Priest of the mysteries.

*May no dreams disturb our rest

And no nightmares darken our dreams.

May no fears or worries delay

Our willing, prompt repose.

*May the virtue of our daily work

Hallow our nightly prayers.

May our sleep be deep and soft

So our work be fresh and hard.

*I will lie down and sleep in peace

For You alone, Lord,

Make me dwell in safety.

My dear ones, O God,

Bless Thou and keep,

In every place where they are.

*Into Your hands I commit my spirit;

I give it to You with all the love of my

heart.

*How precious to me are Your thoughts,

O God!

How vast is the sum of them!

Were I to count them, they would

Outnumber the grains of sand.

When I awake, I am still with You.

*Christ without sin, Christ of wounds,

I am placing my soul and my body

Under Thy guarding this night,

Christ of the poor, Christ of tears.

Thy cross be my shielding this night,

O Thou Son of tears,

Of the wounds of the piercing.

*I am going now into the sleep:

O be it in Thy dear arm's keep,

O God of grace, that I shall

Awake in peace.

*My Christ! My Christ!

My shield, my encircler,

Each day, each night,

Each light, each dark.

*My Christ! My Christ!

My shield, my encircler,

Each day, each night,

Each light, each dark.

Be near me, uphold me,

My treasure, my triumph.

*Circle me, Lord,

Keep light near and darkness afar.

*Circle me, Lord

Keep peace within; keep evil out.

*The peace of all peace

Be mine this night

In the name of the Father,

And of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Complines III

Sunday -- The Ita Compline

*The Sacred Three

to save

to shield

to surround

the hearth

the home

this night

and every night.

*Search me, O God, and know my heart.

Test me and know my thoughts.

*See if there is any wicked way in me

and lead me in the way everlasting.

*O Father, O Son, O Holy Spirit,

forgive me my sins.

O only-begotten Son the heavenly

Father,

forgive.

O God who is one,

O God who is true,

O God who is first,

O God who is one substance,

O God only mighty,

in three Persons, truly merciful,

forgive.

*O God of life, this night,

O darken not to me Thy light.

*O God of life, this night,

close not Thy gladness to my sight.

*Keep Your people, Lord,

in the arms of Your embrace.

Shelter them under Your wings.

*Be their light in darkness.

Be their hope in distress.

Be their clam in anxiety.

*Be their strength in their weakness.

*Be their comfort in pain.

*Be their song in the night.

*In peace will I lie down, for it is You, O

Lord,

You alone who makes me to rest secure.

*Be it on Your own beloved arm,

O God of grace, that I in peace shall awake.

*Be the peace of the Spirit

mine this night.

Be the peace of the Son

mine this night.

Be the peace of the Father

mine this night.

The peace of all peace

be mine this night

in the name of the Father,

and of the Son,

and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.