A Question

There is a small group that I go to every Wednesday at my co-op. A few of my friends get together and pray for each other-talk about life problems and know that God is the one that can fix that. We also ask each other questions about things from the bible, like this one question that my friend Megan asked us when we were talking about faith and standing up for what we believe in. she asked us and said, "If there is this situation where a gun is pointed straight at your head and the gunman asks you, "Are you a christian?" What would you say?" do you have enough faith to stand up for what you believe in, in a time like that? For me...I don't know, but I do know that I'm not ready for that kind of situation yet but I would do any thing to be ready. But I know that I have enough faith to tell any one that I'm a christian and that I love God with all my heart.

There is this one story about this girl who went to public school. She was a christian and she takes her bible to school everyday and when ever she has a free time she always goes to the school library and reads her bible there. Well one day she was in the library reading the bible when all of a sudden there comes a a person with a gun in his hand and points the gun straight to her head and asks, "Are you a christian?" the girl says, without hesitation, "Yes I'm a christian" and then the gunman asks "Why" and before the girl could answer the gunman shoots her. Later the gunman kills a couple of other Christians that were at that school. What I really liked about the true story was that the girl actually told the gunman that she was a christian. She stood up for what she believed in even when a gun was pointed straight at her head.

I really look up to her and I want to be able to have faith like that. I want to be ready if that ever happens to me. But before that ever happened to that girl, she told her mom that she believed that God was telling her that some thing was about to happen. And so she got ready. I don't think that will happen to us with out a reason. That would have to happen in the right time. God chooses the right time and plans out your future.

I have been thinking about this allot and I have asked myself many times, if that time comes...will I be ready? My mother has told me that if some thing happens like that, you will not be alone. God will always be there for you and even in things like that. He will tell you what your supposed to say. He might not even want you to say yes. But maybe if you say yes then some thing will happen to the gunman like he will get confused at your boldness and forget what he was about to do.

But yeah...its your turn to think it out. What would you do if a gun is pointing straight at your head and the gunman asks you, "Are you a christian and do you believe that there is a god?" what would you say? I want your honest appinion.

Hearing loss, Reading lips

As you all know I have a hearing loss. And those who don't know what a hearing loss is when a ear doesn't have a nerve in there ear that works and one of my nerves don't work so I can't hear as well. But lucky me! I can read lips. But I can't read lips when some one is trying to say some thing to me by just mouthing it really big. They have to just move there lips like normal or other wise I'll think your trying to be stupid. Some people get hearing loss when there old like around 70 and up. Well for me...I was born with a hearing loss.

My mom and dad have told me that when I was just a baby and I was strong anough to sit or cral, I would play with my toys and not hear a thing of what is going on. But when they will say "Carissa! looky here!" I will not turn my head towards them like I heard them. And if the T.V. was on too loud and I was asleep I will not wake up and hear the T.V.

When I was finaly around 4 years old and I still couldn't hear. My perents was getting worried that I could be deaf. So they took me to the ear docter for a check up. And the ear docter told my perents that I had a hearing loss. They were dissapointed becuase I couldn't really hear any thing but the ear docter told them that when I get older my hearing will get better but I'll still not hear like ya'll can. But thank God they made hearing aids. There little thing-a-mu-jigs that you put in your ears that'll help you hear. But to tell you the truth I like having my hearing aids off. I kind of like having a hearing loss and don't get me wrong. Its just whenever its loud in a sertan place I can always take off my hearing aids and all I hear is a buzzing sound. My hearing is alot better than it really was when I was younger. So yeah I can read lips. Like the people who are blind can hear really good. And the people who are deaf are sensetive when they touch things.

P.S. Don't tell any one of my secret power! (reading lips is a power!)

-Carissa Jacobs

Growing Up

Every day when ever I'm alone and just daydreaming, I think about what its going to be like when we grow up. I can't even immagine myself having a job and all my friends are gone and have there own life. I can't even think about it. I love them all so much and I can't bare see them go. But that's just life and we all have to grow up. But the good news is that there all Christians and they all love God so much that we will see each other in Heaven some day. I love the feeling of it knowing that when we die we go some place special together. But when my grandmother (My dad's Mom) died two years ago, I had to see my dad be heart broking about his mom who he has been living with all his life and who had been taking care of him and watched him grow up. And that made me think about my brothers and sisters and also my parents. I can't dare see them go leaving there children behind. And of course they will be grown up but watching the people I love and had been living with my whole life and scary! Now I must know how its like for other people who's family members die. But what really gets to me is that they will be going to heaven and they will be there when we die. Just think about that so you don't have to be so sad about not being able to see them anymore. =]

Swing Dance Party

On Friday the 13th of this month, I went to a Swing Dance Party at my friends house. But really it was Zack's and Josh's house. This was the first time I went to a guy friends house, But my mom knew the boys and there parents so all was OK. But that night was AWESOME!!! I learned swing dance and danced with all my friends, even with a couple of my close guy friends. They were really fun to dance with. The party was 6:30-10:30. I got there around 7:00 and stayed there until almost 11:00. I have never gone to a dancing party like that in my life. While I was at that party I felt like a teenager(But not a crazy teenager if I may correct). I knew everyone there and I was impressed with some of my guy friends because I didn't know that they could dance at all. I got really close to some people there. I danced with every one there except for two people, which were Zack and Taylor. And those two guys...I didn't even think they could dance AT ALL!! my friend Taylor was a FANTASTIC dancer! He and my close friend Katherine pared up and did a allot of tricks that was from Swing Dance. They did a awesome job and every one loved watching them dance together. But then after a while we all got tired from dancing and we all went outside. The House was big but VERY pretty and so was the backyard. They had a pond in the back and when Zack was telling us the rules for Hide And Seek he told us, "We also have a pond in the back so don't fall in." It was dark then because it was around 9:00. We all enjoyed playing Hide And Seek in that backyard in the dark. All the guys loved it. So did I because I am mostly a tom boy and I lived in Midlothian for 6 years and that's was got me used to being outside allot. They also had a tree house and that was the place that I was hiding during the game. Then my friend Alex fell and hurt her foot so we had to go back inside. we danced some more while I stayed with my friend Alex. After a while my friends Tory, Jared, Abby, and Zack and I went outside and sat in the tree house and watched the others dance inside the house. (The room we were dancing in had a whole wall that was a window so we could see in) We all had an awesome time. And I was glad that I went. I am glad that my friends were not the kind of teenagers who do bad dancing or who were not christians and all that but all of them were christians and all we just did a swing dance and we all love God!

Things That Pet Birds Can Do To Get Into Trouble

David got a parrot for his birthday. This parrot was fully grown with a bad attitude and a dreadful vocabulary. Every other word was naughty or rude. David tried very hard to change the bird's manners. David would always say polite words, play soft music-anything he could possibly think of to set a good axemple, but nothing worked. David was getting really frustrated. He yelled at the bird, and the bird got worse. He shook the bird, and the bird got angrier and even more rude. One day, David felt so desperate that that he picked the parrot up and put it in the freezer. for a few moments he heard the bird squawking and flapping: then suddenly everything was quiet. David was worried that he might have hurt the bird and quickly opened the freezer door. The parrot calmly stepped out onto David't arm and said, "I am so sorry that I ahve offended you with my language and actions.and I beg for you forgiveness. I will try to corrent my behavior. David was amazed at the great change in the bird and was about to ask what caused it when the parrot continued, "My I ask what the chicken did?"

A lady was walking past a pet store when a parrot said, "Hey lady! your really ugly!" The lady was angry but continued on her way. On the way home, she passed by the pet store again, and the parrot once more said, "Hey lady! your really ugly!" She was enraged now, so she went into the store and said that she wanted the bird disposed of. The store manager apologized profusely and promised that he would make sure the parrot would'nt say it again. The next day, she deliberately passed by the store to test the parrot. "Hey lady!" it said. "Yes?" "You know."

Mrs. Peterson phoned the repairman because her dishwasher stopped working. He couldn't accommodate her with an "after-hours" appointment, and since she was to go to work, she told him, "I'll leave the key under the doormat. Please repair the dishwasher, leave the bill on the counter, and I will mail you a check. By the way, I have a large Rottweiler inside named Killer. He won't bother you. I also have a parrot, and what ever you do, make certain you do not talk to the bird!" Well, sure anough the dog, Killer, totally ignored the repairman, but the whole time he was there, the parrot yelled and screamed, about driving him crazy. As he was ready to leave, he just couldn't help himself. He looked at the bird and said, "You have annoyed me all morning. Be quiet!" To which the bird replied, "Killer, get him!"

I hope you enjoyed the jokes! I'll be writing some soon. =]]

Things That Pet Birds an do to get into trouble

Cleaning Mode!

Well today I'm in a cleaning mode! I feel like I just want to get this house clean and spotless! Maybe I should get myself ready and start cleaning on the kitchen some before my mom gets home from the dentist! ;D