Hey there! I’m Kira and I’m so glad you could stop by! I am a 17 year old Christian, homeschooled senior in highschool, and welcome to my blog. Here is where I write about my various passions and interests as well as my love for the Gospel and Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. My hope is that you will see Christ in me, and that God be glorified through this little ole blog of mine. May you be encouraged in your visit here, and hopefully you will stop back again soon!
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As for an update about yesterday, today my jaw feels much better and I can open my mouth wider now without much pain! Yay! I’m still trying to avoid needless chewing though (means no gum for me), as I want to keep my jaw relaxed as much as possible so it won’t lock up again. As for the [...]
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Today I am avoiding as much chewing as possible as I’ve been having some TMJ (Temporomandibular joint and muscle disorder) issues, and since this morning cannot open my mouth more than two finger widths. I will be sticking to liquids for the day, and hopefully my jaw will start loosening up a bit and the pain will decrease. [...]
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I admire all of you ”early birds” out there; those who can rise early in the morning as a natural occurence. You have the opportunity to accomplish the things that may otherwise be rushed or forgotten by the “night owl”. As I have heard, your morning hours, if spent wisely, can be the most productive time in your whole day. [...]
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Wow… Christmas has passed, and we’re into a new year! Like every New Year’s Eve, my sister and I stay up untill midnight, and are most likely at a babysitting job . Though this year we weren’t needed, so we spent a long, leisurely evening at home watching the Twilight Zone marathon and munching on cake balls and [...]
Filed under: Fun Stuff, Just Me, Life/Journal | Tagged: 2010, New Year's, Starbucks giftcard, SwagBucks | Leave a Comment »
I got a perm!! You guys have to understand, I am NOT very fond of change…so this was pretty daring for me! My main reason for getting a perm, was so it would be much easier to take care of, and so I won’t have to continue flat-ironing every morning (which was killing my hair and very time-consuming!). The first day I [...]
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My morning started a little early today… 5 AM. My mom and Kelly actually had to be somewhere very early, which meant I needed to be up to keep an eye on Ryan and Kristina. Normally I would try to sleep in as much as I could (8 at least), but I did though, in fact decide [...]
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Here is my list of books I am reading for this month… (If you hover over the books with your curser you can read who the authors are). (Finished So Much More.) (Just finished Lady in Waiting.) Yes…I do tend to read a few books at the same time. I take after my mom – but at least I finish [...]
Filed under: From my Bookshelf, Just Me | Tagged: From my Bookshelf, Hard to Believe, Home-Making, Lady in Waiting, Running Scared, So Much More | 6 Comments »
I am happy to say that I have gotten back into the art of sewing. I’ve dusted off the sewing machine, gathered my materials and I am up and going again! My mom and I headed out to the fabric store a few days ago, and within the last fifteen minutes of closing we quickly [...]
Filed under: Just Me, Life/Journal, Projects/ Crafts | Tagged: baby blankets, blanket, fabric, material, sewing, sewing machine | 5 Comments »
There I was… Loading the dishwasher this evening… I was just going about my business, loading, loading, loading… When I came to… The coffee mug. I proceeded to carry on with my duty, as I began to seperate the cup from it’s lid. You see, you have to be careful when pulling the lid from the cup [...]
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… get these. Above from left to right: Apologize by One Republic, Pirates of the Caribbean piano book, and A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton. Yep. I just had to… See, I just finished (well, almost) going through the Pride and Prejudice piano book (loved it !!), and I was looking to get another movie theme piece or something that I [...]
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Wow, I seriously cannot believe it is August already! My summer is going by pretty quickly! Well, as for a small update: last week, my friend, Samantha and I had the great opportunity to serve at a local church’s vacation Bible school. Sam and I got to work in the kindergarten class with our younger siblings together, and we both had a really great [...]
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It has been over a year now since I started flat ironing my hair. I’ve tried many straighteners, but none of them seemed to really work for me. The Sudio35, Vidal Sassoon Gold, Conair, and others (providing I got them at a very cheap price) either ripped my hair, made it frizz, or just didn’t fulfill [...]
Filed under: FYI's, Health and Beauty, Just Me, Reviews | Tagged: Beauty, Bumble and Bumble Styling Lotion, Conair, Flat ironing tips, Frizz, Hair, Hair care, Remington Flat Iron, Shine, Straighteners, Studio35, Vidal Sassoon Gold | 7 Comments »
Hi, everyone! I hope you all had a good Easter! I’m sorry it’s taken me a while to get this up! I was tagged with 50 Things a while ago by Allison at Letter From Christ. :) Thank you Allison! Rules are: Try to come up with 50 facts about yourself as you can. If you’re [...]
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Hey everyone! I’m sorry it’s been so long since I’ve posted! It’s been quite busy over here I have to say. I really can’t believe how fast time flies! Is it already the end of February?? Just a quick update, I recently bought myself a Jasmine Takamine guitar! I’ve been wanting to learn guitar for [...]
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Sorry I’m a little late in posting this! I was tagged by Courtney over at One Of The Bunch with……. ”Ten Things I Do Daily” 1. Clean my room. I’m a neat freak, and I make sure it STAYS clean! 2. Read!! 3. School. Yes, this is something I do daily!! I continue throughout the [...]
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Oh, boy! Doesn’t time fly by fast? I’m feeling a little behind here in the blogging world… One project I have found very enjoyable during this cold, winter season, is knitting! I especially love doing it when I’m cuddled up in a blanket, and warming up near our corn stove! I thought I would post a couple pictures of one of [...]
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I thought I would participate in this fun little meme using the alphabet to describe me! If you participate, be sure to sign the Mister Linky over at Jocelyn’s blog! Just click on the icon to the right -> Okay. Here I go…. Animal-lover Babysitter Compassionate Determined Enthusiastic Forgetful God-fearing Home-Maker-In-Training Impatient Joyful Kind Loving Meticulous [...]
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