Remember When....

"Growing up... your best friend becomes your worst enemy, lollipops turn into cigarettes, homework goes in the trash, detention turns into suspension, soda becomes vodka, undies turn into g-strings, and kisses turn into sex. Remember when getting high meant swinging on the playground, protection meant wearing a helmet, the worst thing you could get from a boy was cooties, your worst enemies were your siblings, race issues were about who ran the fastest, war was only a card game, wearing a skirt was a style not a character trait, the only things that hurt were skinned knees, and goodbyes were only until tomorrow? And to think we were all in such a hurry to grow up."


When I was a kid, mommy and daddy were superheros. 'Love' was only used when refering to chocolate and the color green. My puppy dog face was the only thing that could break a heart. My best friend was the kid who sat next to me in class. The hardest decision was between playing tag or touch football at recess, my out fit was whatever mommy picked out the night before, and boys were just the gross things at school that were always picking on me.

But now I'm sixteen. Drugs are more than cough medicine and kids tylenol. They're marijuana and purp. Races are more than to the fence and back(shout out to Blue for always being the fastest in elementary school). There's black, white, hispanic,and asian and jokes to go along with each one. Homework was drawing letters over the dotted lines. Now it's research papers with 75 notecards and 8 sources. 'Poop' was a bad word, and I'd cry when someone called me a 'Doodoohead'. Even though life was easy, our eyes were always set on the 'big kids'. We wanted our hair done just like theirs and to go where they went. We always said 'when i grow up...'

And the phrase is still ever present today. My junior year I'm having to think about what college I want to go to and what occupation I want to follow. Why does it seem we can't just live in the moment? Why do I have to have a five year plan? What about in five minutes? Why do I need to know where I'm going? Why can't I sit back and enjoy where I am? Whatever happened to living for the moment? Take a chance and learn a lesson. "Every day we do something for the first time and something for the last time." So enjoy what you've got. Spend time with the ones you love, and don't be afraid to tell that one crush how you feel. Try something new. My goal? Never live the same day twice.

Dont get caught up in the drama and stress. Don't worry about what some kid at school or someone at work said about you. Don't stress about that one little thing that didn't get done. Trust God to protect you as you walk through life. Take a deep breath and pray.

Matthew 6:34

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Hi, My name's Kasey and.....I'm a Control Freak..

It's always been, in my opinion, my biggest thorn. when i'm in a sticky situation or a regular every day one for that matter, i like to solve it myself. i like to get things done and move on to the next shananigan. i know what you're thinking. "what's wrong with getting stuff done?" and the answer is...nothing. that's how we grow and catch up with this fast paced world we live in. my problem is that i tend to rely soley on myself and my skills, but we get so busy and caught up with simple problems like cooking or chores that once we get the larger problems like troubles with relationships and attitude we want to deal with them in the same manner. which, hard as it is to admit, just won't do. we need help. we need to talk to friends but most importantly, we need to pray. keep our head clear and say 'God, help.' now i, of all people, know that we often are too stubborn to admit defeat and ask for help but i've learned that i can not handle situations like this on my own. recently when i was dealing with my latest 'delima' i invited my dear love anna holt over. i needed an unbiased mind to listen and advise. we talked all day and night and learned that we were both in very similar situations. we talk and somewhat made decisions but we both knew we were still on the fence. the next day we sat in the pool and it went a little quiet as we both sat there pensively. suddenly, a cold drop hit my arm. it was such a beautiful sunny day, but rain started to fall. anna and i looked up and sat in silence and awe as we experienced god's amazing power. this was something i'd never experienced. you could look straight up into that beautiful sunny sky and watch each individual droplet float to the ground. i closed my eyes. i couldn't believe how silly i had been. my god is so awesome and amazing. he can flood the earth, make a blind man see, set soaked materials ablaze, and make a paralyzed man walk. was i really ignorant enough not to trust him with my measly issues? i knew then that though i may get nervous or antsy, if i turn whatever it may be completely to god and stop trying so hard to fix it myself, he'll show me where i need to go and who i need to be. and if the decision may not be the one i particularly wanted and it may hurt, i know my god will comfort me and heal me.

Psalm 147:3-He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.