Stop vs Go

Have you ever felt like you were totally standing still? That there is so much you should be doing, but it just simply is not happening and you feel there is nothing you can do about it? I feel this way quite often. Maybe the time is not quite right, and maybe I will begin to move forward when the time is right, but that does not change the fact that at the moment, I am standing still. I think my want to go on forward keeps me from realizing that this is not the time to do so. When doors open, they open. When they don't, they don't. That's the way it is, unfortunately. Is that true? Can you not open your own doors? I am not sure, although I would really like to try it. What do you do when the one thing you really want seems to be getting closer all the time, but never close enough? I do not know, but I definitely know that standing still will never get you where you want to go. So the question remains: Is a temporary standstill a good thing when it mean that, eventually, you will get where you are going? Or should you try to open your own doors, even at the risk of the ultimate failure?

On a scale of 1 to 10..

I have not blogged in a while, but this is something that I have been hearing alot lately and it is bothering me. I have heard people referring to others saying that they are "not as Christian" as someone else. I hate that, really. There should be no scale of how Christian someone is. Either you are or you arent. It is that simple. Either you live your life according to what God calls you to do and there is evidence in your everyday life that proves that you are a follower of Christ, or not. I think people have defaulted their religion to "Christian" when they do not feel like they should say "Athiest" and "Hindu" or anything else. Christianity is not a default that sounds good to put in your info section on Facebook. People say that they are Christians, when really, they have never given themselves over to Jesus Christ. I am seriously not being judgemental or anything, I swear. I just think that if you are going to be a Christian by default, just leave the "religion" box blank. It is disrespectful for people to be living they way they are and professing to be a follower of Jesus. It cannot be that way. Either you live your life for yourself or you live it for the One that created you. You simply cannot do both. I love seeing people turn their lives around and live for Jesus, but it aggravates me that people will say they are Christians when really, they just need something to fill in the box that say "Religious Views: _______"

Dear Satan,

I hate you. I understand that you are mad because some pretty amazing things have been going on at the Drive Center, but your little "plan" to try and stop it isn't going to work. So just give up.

I'm thinking that,

since I have nothing important, or powerful, to say. I will just tell you about my past three days.
Well Wednesday, I woke up at 7a.m., which is extremely early. If you are wondering why I was up early, it it because my friend Caitlyn wanted to take pictures of my friend Madison & Myself.
Here are a few of the picture she took:






Then, I went over to Megans house to spend some time with Ansley Grace :)
I didn't spend all of my time with Ansley, I got some Macy time too :)

I ended up staying over there for quite a long time, since church got cancelled because the AC was broken. Then some lady brought Megan some food, so we ate it. Then we played wheele of fortune (and won, I might add), and watched Big Brother. All together, I had a wonderful day with Megan, Macy, Ansley, Jessica, and Andrew.

Yesterday, I woke up & got ready to spend the day with my wonderful mother! We started our day at Olive Garden, where we both ordered the fantastic soup & salad! After eating we headed to the mall! I needed to finish up my school shopping, so I just went and got a few things. Oh, I got the CUTEST shoes, they are hot pink vans. I love them. While at the mall, I went to Journeys to visit my friend Cami, she works there. It was a great trip filled with cute clothes, sweet shoes, boba juice, camizea, and a wonderful mommy! Once we were home, I took a wonderfun nap! Then I woke up & prepared myself to watch what was the BEST Big Brother episode ever!! Jackson came over & we all ate, watched BB, and then played the Wii. What a great day.

Then today I had my lunch date with my Daddy, which was great as always. I am going to the movies tonight with J, but that is about all for today. Today is my last friday of summer, & I am pretty depressed just thinking about it.


OkayyyyyyyBYE! <3

Today,

has been a great day so far! I am sure its greatness will continue throughout the day! :) I have nothing really important to say, but maybe one of these days I will.
I spend too much time on the internet, but that is okay! :) find me on facebook & twitter!


ps. someone emailed me & told me they liked my blog, but I deleted it before I even opened it, on accident of course. so if it was you, i'm sorry for not responding. you can send it again if you would like, my email address is haley_nicole2012@yahoo.com

pure joy.

Today, well it is 1:30am so technically yesterday, my "sister" Megan had her second child! She is a beautiful, 6lbs, 15oz, 19in, baby girl named Macy Cate Toohey! I am going to see her in the morning, and I absolutely cannot wait!! Her oldest child, Ansley Grace, is 20 months old. She is the little love of my life, seriously! I love that little girl, and I am sure I will love Macy just as much :) Not only is their mom my "big sister" & my bestfriend, but her kids also bring so much joy to my life!
I will upload a picture of Macy later, blogger is being stupid & not letting me upload anything. Anyway, I am seriously so blessed to be able to watch these amazing babies grow up! I have watched Ans go from a helpless tiny infant to a very independent todler! I have seen her cute little personality develop & I have went from being a random girl to "A-ley" and it is the best thing ever! She is so freaking cute! I wish I could write down all the stories of all the cute/hilarious things she has done but I don't have enough time. Anyway, I love her with all of my heart! I cannot wait to continue to watch her grow up to be the amazing woman she is going to be! Then there is Macy, who is like, a day old. I love her already! I am definitely looking forward to developing a relationship with her like the one I have with Ansie! I cannot imagine my life without these two little girls! Even though I am not technically their aunt, they will always be so important to me! I will always see them as my family! It makes me a little sad when I think about how fast Ansley is growing up, but I love the age she is right now! The age where she definiely has her own opinion about things, but she is hilarious & always makes me laugh! Plus, she is so sweet with her little hugs! I love when she says, "a-ley! a-ley!", because I know that I am more to her than some random girl. Okay, well, I am just really excited about Macy, like to the point that I can't sleep, so I decided to blog about the reason I am so excited! MACY CATE IS HEREEEEEEEEEE!!! I am soooooo excited about going to see her tomorrow! I honestly cannot wait! So, here's to life. To many years, &to the life that has just started. All that being said, I guess I can end on a simple note... Ansley Grace & Macy Cate... I love love love you!

today

Sometimes, although not very often, I have nothing to say.