Bonjour

Good Morning to you all! I hope I was not the only one up with the sun this morning. Actually before the sun, since he comes much later. I took some pics of the sunrise this morning only catching the tail end of the colors. I always enjoy watching the color-filled sky in the early morning. Sunsets as well. I cannot decide which I enjoy more.





He who binds to himself a joy
Doth the winged life destroy.
He who kisses the joy as it flies,
Lives in eternity's sunrise.
~William Blake~



If I take the wings of the dawn, if I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, even there Thy hand will lead me, and Thy right hand will lay hold of me.
~Psalm 139:9,10~



May radiant joy shine thru your life.
May fruitful bounty grow.
May you feel the pleasure of Gods' smile
When you sit before His throne.

When your patience seems exhausted
May you still go on your way.
When your world falls down about you
Make faith in Christ your stay.

In your service for His Kingdom
May you be full of cheer and love.
Work with others all around you
Toward the kingdom that's above.
~Caitlin Carstensen~




O Lord, our Lord, how majestic it Thy name in all the earth.
~Psalm 8:9~

A Contest Of My Own!

This contest is were you have to write a short story. No more than 600 words if you can. If you have 610 then that counts. You can choose the theme of the story. Write the story, post it on your blog and I will read it and post the winner. Yes, there will be a prize. Comment on this post if you are going to enter. The due date is November 15th.

Have a good Reformation day!

Hayley

The Tag (And more)

I just realized our computer will not allow me to post the movie trivia award that Nahla gave me. Sorry!

And this is a long overdue tag that somebody tagged me with, Here I go:
Rules
1.Do it as soon as you can
2. Have fun
3. Pass it on


1. What is your favorite childhood memory?
I don't really have one. I liked this past summer though.



2. What is your favorite junk food?
Pizza



3. When is your birthday?
October 15, 1994



4. Do you like to sing in public?
Sometimes, if I'm with a choir



5. What is your favorite time of day?
When ever I'm happy



6. Do you have an active brain?
I would have to say yes



7. Do you like sports?
No. I like badmitton though



8. When was the last time you danced (any kind)?
A Looooooooooonnnggg time ago


9. Have you ever made a 7 course meal?
No, but I helped serve a 5 course meal a couple weeks ago at a fancy dinner



10. Are you a shy person?
Yes, but more quiet than shy



11. Do you like to wrestle?
Not really, unless its rolling around on the grass with our dog



12. What is your favorite past-time?
Listening to my Mp3, reading, watching movies, being with friends or by myself



13. Do you want to live in the country or city?
COUNTRY



14. What do you want to be when you grow up?
A wife and a mother, maybe with nursing on the side, I dunno



15. Are you getting tired of this tag?
Not really



16. Are you an aunt/uncle?
Sadly, no, but I want to



17. What are you most thankful for?
My Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ



18. Are you happy this tag has only two more questions?
Yes and no



19. What is your favorite website?
Every blog that follows me and that I follow, as well as some of the blogs Laurel follows

20. Did you enjoy this tag?
yes



I tag any body who comments and says that they want to be tagged

OK, now I would like to tell everybody that I will be banning myself from the Internet until this Saturday, as I feel like I have been spending to much time on here and not concentrating on other things like I should be. Thus, unless my sisters post, this I will not be commenting or responding to any comments. (You can still comment though, I'll check it on Saturday =)
That's it for now.
,
In Christ,

Jillian Faith Carstensen.

Diccusions Abound: Movies

Well, its time for the next discussions abound, and movies were voted on. I picked three, as I could not decide between them all. I would have done more but I fear I would bore you. I hope you enjoy this:

I'll start with one of my all time favorites, the Charles Dickens novel BLEAK HOUSE. An 8 hour long film, it was not put in theaters, but was made for TV.

With a multitude of Characters, deaths, and love stories, this movie will keep you watching until you've got the mystery solved.

BBC did a wonderful job at making this movie intriguing, with different camera views that you would never expect. That's basically what it is...the unexpected. It is not rated, being made for TV, and is rather dark all the way through, with some disturbing images to those who are 10 and under. Over all it is not very scary, although the unknown may give you the creeps. :) I really recommend this one.

Yea, I know, big difference of movie styles, isn't it? =)
Hood winked is a fun twist on the original story of little red riding hood. Although rather dumb at some parts, it oddly has a good message about the different sides of a story and different perspectives. It also has some parts in it that just hits my type of humor, especially the wolf in it.
If your not into animated movies, then don't watch it, but if your feeling ready and willing, give it a go! ;)

Anne Hathaway plays Little Reds voice, and although I'm not a fan of hers, she does a good job at it, and I've seen her in a couple other good movies.



Last but Definitely not least, Amazing Grace is the story of William Wilberforce and his long battle in court over the slave trade:

He fought for so long and finally won, although actual slave labor was not abolished for a long time, and there are still slaves in third world countries today, sadly. This movies brings laughter and tears, and is a great history lesson.

Romola Garai plays his lovely wife, and this picture does not quite do her justice, but oh well. I have see her in other movies and enjoyed her humor and style, and although naturally her hair color is blond, I think the red hair gives her some character. ;-) This is a must see, although dark as well, has images of what happened to the slaves, would not recommend for the younger group.
I will post my tags and award on Monday, just to let you know.
Here are others that have posted about it so far:
Eldarwen
Nahla (Or at least I think she will)
The others have not done it yet.
In Christ,
Jillian

Awesomeness

Yea, I know the title is a little weird, but certain selected friends of mine will know where that comes from. I know I've been tagged by Eldarwen, and I'm sorry I have not done it yet, but I will do it soon, I've just been really busy lately, so I have not had time to do the blogging thing. I have to go to a violin lesson soon, but I just want you to watch this one video that my mom found yesterday, I thought it was really neat to see her do that. What she is doing is in memory of WW2, 1945 imparticular. This happened in Ukraine... Click HERE to see it.
I will post something better soon!

In Christ,
Jillian

Misc.

Well, to start out, Eldarwen awarded me with a blog award. Thank you very much!

I will now award:
Megan, Hannah, and Laurel ( I would award you, Nahla, but I know you've already been awarded).If you don't know what to do, you just post about and then put it on your sidebar for all to see.
Secondly, I wanted to let you know that Eldarwen, Nahla, me, and others will all be posting their opinions about Relationships on Saturday. I will link to the others, and feel free to post your opinion in comment form. This will be interesting.
Thirdly, I was wondering how a movie trivia quiz sounds to every body out there? I know Nahla just did one, but I would wait until after hers was done.
And lastly, I made a tag, so here it is:


Do you like long tags or short tags?
Medium, And it also depends on your version of long and short.

Do you like Animals?
yes!
What was the last movie you watched?
National Treasure 2: Book of secrets
What was the last thing you cooked?
does a grilled cheese sandwich count?
Do you like to cook?
yes
What is your opinion on fantasy?
I Think one can go to far with it, but I like it
If you absolutely had to go to college, what would you want to major in?
I think Biology, or nursing
Least Favorite subject in school?
Math. *shudders*
Favorite type of weather?
It depends on my mood and the time of season, but partly cloudy and in the 50s or 60s with a slight breeze is nice.
What was the last book you read?
The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe
Do you get along well with computers (i.e. know what buttons to press when something goes wrong, know what to do when the power goes out)?
sort of
Do you like undersea life?
It really goes back and forth
VS.

Hot dog or Hamburger?
hamburger
Taco or Nachos?
yes
Rain or shine?
probably rain
Big or small?
small
Fancy or simple?
simple, with a little bit of fancy

I will now tag:

Eldarwen

Nahla

***Emily***

In Christ,
Jillian

Birthday

My wonderful sister, Laurel, did a post about me on her blog. Thank you so much, sis!
Fifteen does not feel that different at all...oh well. I will post a tag made by me soon, probably tomorrow. My dad has started to try to get a tradition going that on your birthday you say fifteen blessings in your life, or if you were turning 18 to say 18 blessing in your life, and so on. I decided to post them here, which is way easier then trying to post 100 things about myself(winks at Eldarwen:)

1 I have a wonderful God that I serve

2I have a wonderful Mother

3I have a wonderful Father

4I was born (stop smiling! ;)

5I live in the wonderful state of Montana, with a great mountain view.

6I have a great Church

7 I have wonderful friends

8 I have three loving sisters

9I am blessed with piano lessons and violin lessons

10 I have a good place to sleep and plenty of:

11Food and:

12Shelter

13 I have a blog, which is really fun

14 I have Blogging friends

15 I turned fifteen and made myself a carrot cake! (satisfied smile)

Well, got to go!
In Christ,

Jillian