Fireproof

This friday there is a new movie coming out called "Fireproof", created by the makers of "Facing the Giants". This movie is about a husband and wife that are having marital problems and are fighting with the thoughts of divorice. They can't ever seen to along and both are tired of trying to make things work out. Kirk Cameron plays the main character/husband name Caleb Holt. He is a firefighter for his town and seems to save others, but can not save his own marriage. His dad challenges him to find a new concept each day to the way he treats his wife and hold off on the divorice for 40 days. The marriage is held together and continues to fight and be strong throughout the movie. There is one ingrediant that is the glue to the relationship. It open this friday night and is currently the movie with the most tickets bought on Fandango. So, if you want tickets, get them fast! The movie trailers are amazing. Check them out at Fireproof.

For more information about this movie click here.

I went and saw this movie Sunday night and it was amazing. I'm not a very emotional person, but periodically my eyes were watering. Now that I know from experience, this is a great movie that I would recommend you all going to watch.

Audience Awareness

The intended audience in this particular picture are people who are overweight and need focus to succeed their goal. This picture is stating that drinking slim-fast is a quick remedy to lose weight and fit into clothes for a special event. We can identify the intended audience because of the cake in the background. Cakes have many calories and when you eat to much of it, or fall into it's trap, it can take over your body. The advertisment is showing that there is a way away from being overweight and that is drinking slim fast.

Here we see two girls with name brand clothes on. The intended audience in this photograph is the young generation. The stereotype of this particular brand is popularity. If you wear these clothes you will be considered popular and people will envy you. Clothing resembles age, and you either want to look older or younger. No matter what way you look at it though it's advertising to the young generation to be hip.

The intended audience for this picture is any girl who wants to feel sexy. It implies that wearing this particular perfume will draw guys to you. This advertisement is using this image to tell women that they will be looked at as beautiful by wearing this perfume. We all know that scent is a form of attraction and this is the perfume to help with that process.

Candles

I love candles! The look, scent, feeling, and aroma that it gives off, satisfies all my doubts and fears. Even as I sit here typing this blog, I have a candle lit right beside me with the scent of, Mocha. It relaxes me and helps me focus on what I need to get done, or what I should get done. Just this weekend I purchase a candle that will be very hard for me to burn because it looks so cute. The scent is Banana Split and it really looks like a banana split. It has structures in this candle the resemble a banana, whipped cream, a cherry, chocolate. You name it, the details are there. When I brought it back to my friends house he grabbed a spoon from the drawer and almost started eating it until I stopped him. I began shouting "It's candle wax, NOT ice cream!". Everyone in the room was laughing. The art and creativity that can be put into making a candle is amazing. My dads friend is the one who made this particular candle and he makes many more with different scents and colors. Sooner or later I will be going back for more because they smell so delicious and look good enough to eat.

>>>> Yum. And yes, that is a candle.

Description

Your entire life you have had one of these. No matter the social class that you are in, no one has ever gone without this object. This object is used by everyone in the world, but is made differently according to culture or location. It can be used at any time of day or night and can be placed whereever it will fit. It can be hard, soft, tall, or short. The condition of this object depends solely on the owner, whether it appears clean or dirty. It can be built with springs, wood, fabric, metal, grass, straw, cotton and most any other materials. Depending on the materials used to build this object, results in the color that it turns out to be. You can sit, lay, stand or even jump on it. Relaxation is a state of mind that we refer to when talking about this object. Any guesses????

ADD/ADHD and Driving

The laws of driving are becoming more and more extensive each and every day. A new topic arising on the news is the debate on, when one with ADD or ADHD should receive their license and the procedure to obtain it. “Teen drivers with ADD or ADHD are impulsive, highly distractible and clumsy, can't pay attention to the roadway and they get bored easily,” Russell Barkley, a psychiatry professor at the Medical University of South Carolina, stated. It's not just kids with ADD or ADHD but all kids can get distracted while driving, even adults. Teen drivers aren't the only ones getting into accidents these days, older people have ADD of ADHD also.

People are saying that kids with this disorder should wait at least another year, while in a driving learners program , until they get more experienced behind the wheel. Or require kids with this disorder take medication to deal with the inability to focus on the road and not get distracted as easily. What do you think? Are all kids with ADD horrible drivers? Could the parents control the driving habits?

Homeschool > Public

In the Fall of 2003, I was beginning a new adventure and a new chapter in my life. The thought of being a big, bad junior higher made me feel like I was on top of the world. As each day got closer to the first day of school, my world was getting smaller. The feeling of defeating all my goals suddenly changed to trying to conquer all my fears. The fear of have new teaching techniques, making the sports teams and being accepted by my peers, scared me out of my skin.

For seven years I was homeschooled, along with my 3 other siblings by my mother. It was nice being able to go to school in your pajamas, sit in a comfortable chair, and to have the undivided attention of your teacher. My home became my comfort zone and I was very content staying there. Staying at home was not an option though if I wanted to play sports on a higher level, and that’s when the decision was made for me to attend a public school.

Academically I was ahead because I could go at my own pace with no one rushing me to get on with the lesson when I was homeschooled. We spent our time on each lesson so that I could understand it to my full potential. If I was struggling with a lesson or problem, the flexibility was there that we could stop, and either one of my siblings would explain it to me or I would review the lesson again. I knew academically I would be fine, but the difference between home school and public school, is about 170 kids.

I was known by most of the kids at school, because I played recreational soccer and basketball for the Parks and Rec. in Bryan. This helped a lot because I already had a good group of friends that would help show me around. It was being accepted into the sports realm that made me fearful. Stepping in as a seventh grader to play sports wasn’t as easy as what I was expecting. Each kid already was already known by the coaches and they knew the players talent and work ethic. I had to prove too the coaches, and my other teammates, that I could compete at the same level as they were. Doing my best every day, I began to wear myself out. My focus on school dwindled and the motivation to do anything slowly faded. I wanted to be homeschooled again.


After a few weeks of the new journey into school, I was adjusting much better and had a few new fears. However here I am, a freshman in college at Northwest State Community College. I ended making it through 6 years of public school and loved every minute of it. It wasn’t the easiest road, but I had so many opportunities that I might not have gotten if I had been homeschooled all the way to graduation. Those 6 years made me fearful that I would miss out on something so it seemed like I was never home, which team I would play for, and the fear that I had the most was that I couldn’t make all my friends happy and hang out with all of them all the time.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>At the American Idol Tour with my friend from High School. :)

Laminin

There is always a date that in ones mind, they will never forget. August 29, 2008 was a night of pain, hurt, love, confusion, and understanding. It will be a date that will be held close to my heart for days, weeks, and years to come. On this Friday night, I thought that everything was falling apart. I could not see the road ahead of me, and all that it had or wanted to offer. My mind and heart was closed to anything that could potentially get close to it. Each night as I layed in bed, it got easier. How could that be explained? I was hurting, but somehow it was easier.

Tonight as my dad and I sat out on the porch, he mentioned to me that he wanted me to watch this video that a guy from work had given him. In the back of my head I was thinking of all the things I could be doing besides watching a video with my dad. I gave in and agreed to watch it, and I am so glad that I did. The video helped me understand and gave me hope, that no matter what I am going through, I always have the star breathing God holding me together, which is exactly what he was doing, even though I could not see that. I hope that you all watch the small clip that is on youtube.com. Type in Laminin in the search bar and look for Louie Giglio. It's amazing how amazing God is and what he can do through you and too you.
Laminin is my life saver. Just thinking about how God knit me together in my mother's womb in His innermost being is crazy. I am being held together with all His little Laminin buddies. It's reminded me that even though I may lose people that I love, no one can compare to God's amazing and loving worth. He is truely the only one that can hold me together and knows everything about me. I don't know if I like Him knowing "everything" but I can't change that. And the more I think about that fact, I don't think I would want to. God is the only one that always knows what you are going through and completely understands. He has been ridiculed and let down more than any human could fathom.
And never forget that no matter what you are going through, God loves you and understands. We wish that he would just fix things that way we want, but we need to realize the things that we want may not be the best for us. That is never what we want to hear, but we can't control it, He does.

(the picture on the right is a picture of Laminin protein)

Adventure

In the Fall of 2003, I was beginning a new adventure and a new chapter in my life. The thought of being a big bad junior higher made me feel like I was on top of the world. As each day got closer to the first day of school, my world was getting smaller. The feeling of defeating all my goals suddenly changed to trying to conquer all my fears. The fear of being away from home, making the sports teams and being accepted by my peers, scared me out of my skin.
For seven years I was homeschooled, along with my 3 other siblings, by my mother. It was nice being able to go to school in your pajamas, sit in a comfortable chair, and to have the undivided attention of your teacher. My home became my comfort zone and I felt very comfortable not leaving it. It was not an option if I wanted to play sports on a higher level, and that’s when the decision was made for me to attend a public school.
The support and understanding from my family and siblings, was not going to be there like it always had been. Academically I was ahead because I could go at my own pace with no one rushing me to get on with the lesson. We spent our time on each lesson so that I could understood it to my potential. If I was struggling with a lesson or problem, the flexibility was there that we could stop, and either one of my siblings would explain it to me or I would review the lesson again. I knew academically I would be fine, but the difference between home school and public school, is about 170 kids.
I was known by most of the kids at school, they at least knew of me, because I played recreational soccer and basketball for the Parks and Rec. in Bryan. This helped a lot because I already had a good group of friends that would help show me around. It was being accepted into the sports realm that made me fearful. Stepping in as a seventh grader to play sports wasn’t as easy as I what I was expecting. Each kid already had the “name” and the coaches knew their talent and work ethic. I had to prove too the coaches, and my other teammates, that I could compete at the same competition level as they were. Doing my best every day, I began to drain myself out. My focus on school dwindled and the motivation, to do anything, slowly faded. I wanted to be homeschooled again.
After 3 weeks of the new journey into school, I adjusted very well and soon had a few new fears, but here I am, a freshman in college at Northwest State Community College. I ended up making it through 6 years of public school and loved every minute of it. It wasn’t the easiest road, but I had so many opportunities that I might not have gotten if I had been homeschooled all the way to graduation. Those 6 years made me fearful that I would miss out on something so it seemed like I was never home, which team I would play for, and the fear that I had the most was that I couldn’t make all my friends happy and hang out with all of them all the time.