The Life of a Not-so-Typical Girl

July 27, 2009

The Thrill

Filed under: Uncategorized — by madibug @ 9:57 pm

I love the thrill of horseback riding. Seriously LOVE it. Being with Sky never gets old. It is different every single time, and that’s probably why I love it so much. You will never have two rides that are exactly the same. Every time you ride a horse, you grow closer together as a team. There is always room for improvement, and there always seems to be new things to learn.

Today, we jumped for the first time. I totally wasn’t expecting it. Ms.Cathy just asked if I would like to see if we could do it. (I thought I was going to have to wait until September’s jumping clinic) Of course I responded with an extremely enthusiastic “Ummm…YES!” The first time around, we approached too slowly, and we really didn’t leave the ground. (Imagine that…Sky being slow? That never happens!) The second time around, we approached the jump at a canter, but she ended up picking up her feet really high, trotting over the jump, and clipping the rail with her front feet. The third time was like magic. I was anticipating that click that would tell me that we hit the rail, but it never came. (Biggest adrenaline rush ever!)  We popped over to the other side, and Sky was so excited. She wanted to keep going so badly! It was cute! Needless to say, she is an adorable “jumping pony.” I was so proud of her today!

July 23, 2009

Relationships

Filed under: Uncategorized — by madibug @ 11:06 am

I was sitting around the other day, deep in thought (as I usually am) and I realized something. I will be the ONLY girl in my senior class that has never been in some sort of relationship. It sounds a little sad, but I’m not too upset about it. In fact, I’m not really upset about it at all. I brought it upon myself for a reason : ).

The reason that I have not been in a relationship is the fact that I have refused to settle for any guy who is less than God’s best for me. Does that make me sound a little stuck up? Maybe. But, I think that it’s important to be picky when it comes to guys, and I refuse to date anyone just to have a boyfriend. I just keep praying for God to prepare that one special guy somewhere out there. (I’m not assuming that I will marry the first guy that I date, but wouldn’t it be nice?) I have to constantly remind myself (especially when I meet extremely charming and adorable guys) that there is a great guy out there, but we just aren’t ready for each other yet. It’s so hard to wait, but I know that it will be totally worth it when I meet him someday.

July 21, 2009

Strange Dream…

Filed under: Uncategorized — by madibug @ 11:09 am

Last night, I had one of the strangest dreams that I have ever had. I am going to share it : ) . (You’re all ecstatic, I know). Here goes:

There I was, sitting in a meeting of our school’s middle school boy’s soccer team. I had water bottle full of my favorite Kool-Aid, and I was chilling in the corner while my dad (the coach) was talking to the boys about something soccer-ish. Near the end of their little meeting, my mother rushed through the door, muttered something about staying hydrated, and poured all of my Kool-Aid into my brother’s water bottle. I was enraged. Nobody messes with my Kool-Aid. I tried to reason with her so that I could at least keep half of my glorious beverage, but she wouldn’t budge. I stormed out of the locker room, and walked straight out into a giant shopping mall. (Which leads me to the next bizarre part)

I sped straight on through that mall and decided to walk home. (Am I crazy?) I walked until I got to the houses close to the Cartersville airport. In one of those front yards, a crazy man in an oversized red t-shirt was staring off into space. I walked by,and gave a cheerful “hello.” He walked up to me and started carrying on some nonsense conversation. He followed me a little ways down the road before turning around without warning.

I kept walking, and I ran across a mangy mutt. I felt so bad for him, that I let him follow me. He was actually cute…in an extremely awkward way. As this mutt and I walked along, I spotted a little girl sitting in the woods. She was so upset, and I veered from my course to console her. When I asked her what was wrong, she told me that she simply wanted to dye Easter eggs. I figured that was a feasible task, and we could do it. So, I pulled some hard-boiled eggs, dye, and water out of NOWHERE, and we dyed eggs.

After dying eggs, I continued on my LONG journey home. When I finally got to my neighborhood, I found that there was some sort of riot going on. I quickly walked toward my house with the mutt. The house looked nothing like mine, but it didn’t seem to phase me in the dream. I took the dog inside, and called my parents to tell them about the new addition to the family. They were excited. Then, I attempted to lock the front door so that the rioters in my driveway could not get into my house. But, the door wouldn’t lock. I tried again and again, and just couldn’t get it to work. So, I decided to dye the remainder of the Easter eggs with my new mutt friend.

We got all of the dye ready, but we could only make brown dye. It was so sad. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a silhouette standing in the doorway. It was that little girl again, and she had found me, and wanted to help me dye the rest of my eggs. I told her that we could only make brown ones, and she left. Soon after that, my parents came home, and all of the rioters were gone. they were not all too happy about the nasty mutt sitting in the living room, but we kept him anyway.

THE END

(You are heroic if you read that entire post)

Now for the interpretation (I don’t believe in this stuff, but it’s a good laugh):

afflicted individuals: expect an unpleasant surprise

sweet, syrupy drink: predicted passionate love affair (haha…only with my husband, thank you)

orange (kool-aid): an expected change in a situation will be delayed

eggs: signify domestic contentment and abundance

friendly dog: signifies pleasure and happy times with friends

breaking a lock: you will soon overcome the obstacles that face you

July 16, 2009

King Solomon vs. Us

Filed under: Uncategorized — by madibug @ 11:37 am

In 2 Chronicles 7 (verses 4 and 5), King Solomon and his people are dedicating the temple. Here’s the passage: “Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the LORD. King Solomon offered as a sacrifice 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep.”

The first time that I read these verses, I thought “Cool, so they made sacrifices to God while dedicating the temple.” I read on for a couple of seconds, and then did a double take. King Solomon sacrifices 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. That is a boatload of livestock! I do know that King Solomon was very wealthy, but still, that is A LOT of oxen and sheep.

When I really started thinking more about those numbers, it made me think of generosity and belief. If King Solomon did not truly believe that God could do great things, he would not have sacrificed so much. He was so generous because his belief was so great! I’m not a Bible scholar, but it seems to be pretty clear.

I know that there are people today that believe that God is great, but how many of those people sacrifice to the best of their ability based on their belief that God can do great things with what they give? (Myself included, of course). If we gave in proportion to our faith in God, what would happen to church offerings?

July 1, 2009

Tales from a Second Grade Madi

Filed under: Uncategorized — by madibug @ 7:09 pm

With this week being yard sale week, so many old boxes have been pulled out. Here are a few stories written in my second grade journal, intermingled with my own commentary. Just for laughs. Original grammar, spelling and punctuation! I apparently liked to draw random hearts in the middle of sentences. 

 

My Pets (August 26, 1999)

I have two cats named Molly and Toby. (I never had a cat named Toby) I have a bird named Sharp Beak. (What?) I have five dogs Sally, Sugar, Buckly (Buckley), Candy, and Buttkiss (his name was Butkus and he died when I was 2). <3 I <3 all my pets very, very much. And my stuffed bunny Cuppy. and Muffin My stuffed dog. 

The End

 

Moses (October 12, 1999) (The Bible According to Madi)

Moses take off your shoes. you’re on holy Ground. said A burning bush. But the bush was not burning. It is I God. Go back to Egipt <3 and Diliver the Hebrew.

The End

 

Lightning By Madison (October 21, 1999) (Yes, I did talk to myself)

Did you know that lightning is as big as your finger? Yes I did. how did you figure it out? I read the lightning book. Oh I thought you read my lips. Oh I didint. So did your team win the football game. No we lost 6-20

The End

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