God's Creation

The trees sway with such grace,

as the flowers bloom in the sunlight.

Birds chirp in their nests with a cheerful song.

Everything is perfect, in tune with the wind,

the skies, the seas.

Full of life, full of love, full of wonder.

God's grace shines through brighter than ever;

Brighter than the sun, taller than towering mountains,

his majesty reigns over all.

He sheds his beauty on this world he created.

Every creature , every nat, every single blade of grass,

frequently forgotten, belongs to him.

Your Sacrifice

The stains of your blood carried me far.

The scars on your hands washed me clean.

With the freedom to fly, I took off into

your arms, rose above these mortal chains.

Like a new born baby I rose out of the darkness,

into your arms I hear you with glee,

A new born child to set free.

Jesus, your everything to me!

Your mercy and love set me free.

Just like an angel you rose, you flew

above this world.

What a mighty savior!

With a heart of joy

I live for today, not tomorrow.

I reach for the skies not the ground.

Because your high above me,

and I want to find you; meet you face to face.

Then one day we can sing together in

a sweet remembrance of your sacrifice.

The Living Water of Christ

Living Water;

nothing but a stream of water

upon shallow waves.

Whispering winds combine

with the laughter of the day.

Among the trees, among the mountains

we find one breath of life.

A cold and refreshing glimpse of what

we have and could be.

The lost souls, only skimming the surface,

with no idea of what's in store.

They search for water but find nothing

to restore their tounges to new.

The answer is right before their eyes,

formed by God himself.

The faith and hope of Jesus Christ.

The answer was never deceiving.

they're cries were just too faint,

Not by words but by heart.

But the soul of a believer,

deep and rich with water,

breath for a new day,

with life for our wonderful savior

Jesus Christ.

My crazy summer.

Well right officially I'm out of school. I am so wonderfully happy. But it's weird because I've been waiting for this for so long and now it's like- Now What? I have summer school in a week for a whole month, maybe longer. I'm excited about p.e. because we get to go places and I have a good friend that will be in there with me so it's not so bad but still. At least I wont be bored. But right now as I see it I have so much going on I don't have a summer. My dad want s me to go up to Rodgers for a week, then my mom wants some time(which is both fine) but I feel like I need to do the whole "your scheduled here", "no, sorry, that time is booked" thing. Which is sad. I wish I could go to uplift but I can't even do that! It's so crazy.

The Madness of a Storm

The wind shapes its fingers through my hair,
whispering secrets in the night.
The meaning of out lives float away,
under the shelter of their flying colors.

Speeds pick up,
stranger by the minute,
beating its fists against
everything in their way.

The first drop of the evening
hits with a shuddering thud.
Soaking in the creatures that haven't
left the threatening grounds.

The skies begin to Roar,
with their angry voices
they cry into the night,
shouting their threats to the world.
The trees are pushed aside,
lifting their roots from their comforting homes.

The clouds overflow with all their might,
casting out their drowning floods.

The skies are split in two,
and with one flick of his wrist,
lightning strikes the darkness.

Fingertips to rooftops

I also got this while listening to classical music. It is very inspiring. I'm not sure it quite makes much since but I guess it doesn't have to.

Fingertips to rooftops; feel the sunlight.

Such a beautiful day

and Dusk is far away; let your hair down,

let your fears hide beneath you feet.

Cast the skies to blue. Paint a canvas of a lovely, lovely you.

Eyes shut, entertaining lids of honesty.

Dancing is the key to wonder,

to a tune of a thousand vacant voices.

Sing tunes and voices,

with such a beautiful day.

Rays hit my face, this tune is growing louder,

Escalating to the surface of the water.

And oh how the wind is kicking up, picking up the leaves

off the ground.

Float off far away to another ground,

another song,another sound

until we dance, good byes across the room.

Float off on a cloud of glistening silence.

Eyes open, all is well. Paint a Lovely, so Lovely

you.

Forbidden Forest

Here's a poem I thought of while listening to some classical music one of my friends let me borrow. Not much but oh well, here goes.

One Drop,

All is still as the night closes

in among us.

The quickest thread of light

floating away on a cloud,

drifts upon unwanted grounds.

The sky rumbles in the distance,

with a second drop to match the first.

Creatures scatter their own way,

spreading their wings to fly away upon the sun set.

As night closes in among us.

Retreat

Right now I am exhausted. I've been at a retreat all weekend and now I feel like I could sleep all day if I had time(which I don't). Well we were supposed to go to Pedegene Mountain(sorry I have no idea how to spell it...oh well.) but It poured down raining and we had to stay at the teen center the whole time. And of course it wasn't the same as if we were actually somewhere serene and peaceful but It was ok. We had to design all the lessons ourselves. Complete with songs, scripture, theme, everything. And it was a great bonding time for the girls especially. Yes we had our fun...some I'm not going to repeat. Inside Jokes, the whole works. We had to sleep in separate rooms than the boys(of course) and we decided we were going to sing. Well we finished our second song and one of the girls had been halfway asleep and all of a sudden we hear"Guys, God is asleep, you should too"...We about fell on the floor laughing. It was hilarious. But It was a good learning experience...Lets jut hope out next retreat doesn't get cancelled and messed up.

Well, LTC (Leadership Training for Christ) is officially over for the year. Next year our theme is "Unstoppable" from Acts. I am very excited about this one. I already read all of Acts and have many ideas for art and I have a poem for the Christian poetry category. Here's the poem:

UNSTOPPABLE

Unstoppable, is the grace of God.

The strength in his word will never fade.

Unstoppable, he knows no bounds;

consuming every bit of my pain.

And Oh how unstoppable I can be

when his grace flows freely through me.

The winds will try to grab me,

and death will pull me down,

But his arms will lift me up,

placing my feet firmly on

solid ground.

Hectic Week

Hello, so I thought I'd write since I haven't in a while. This week has been kind of hectic with about 4 competitions coming up. I've been practicing like crazy for solo and ensemble(clarinet) which is about a week away, then I have BMW contest for art this week which I had to make sure my work was all ready to go. THEN right after they get back I have to go to State competition and I still need to finish another piece by the 13th. The one I'm working on right now is of a friend, and I think its going to turn out really cool. She's jumping(or soaring rather) in the air and I'm probably going to replace the background with some vine type flowers blowing in the breeze like around her. Not to much, but a simple balance. Yes I have deffenant ideas. But it has to be done by the 13th if I want to send it to state... Ha ha as I cringe...Endless work ahead of me. Then there's piano on top of that...So yeah hectic is an under statement.

And onto another subject, I wish geometry was NEVER invented! Oh my gosh this stuff is KILLING ME! I mean who can understand it? NOT ME! Yes...I was about freaking out in class the other day because I wasn't there when he explained everything, so I had no clue. And I have a group of friends in there, we always work in a group and it was so funny because they were trying to explain it and it was going strait in then strait out. It was not sticking no matter how hard I tried...Actually it wasn't funny at all...Sort of. So here I am having no clue, and I still have no clue...If anybody is some kind of Geometry Genius...PLEASE HELP!

-Kayleigh =)

We are Trully Blessed!

We are given to a God so Great!
Only he has the power to let the sun shine;
or moon glow in the night sky.

We are given to a God so Beautiful!
He lets the mountains and the seas reflect his own beauty.
He creates the beauty in the stars, and the twinkle
and little kids eyes.

We are blessed with a God So Powerful!
He has the power to crush us all with one swipe of his hand.
But he doesn't.
He Loves us.
He delights in everyone of his children.

How wonderful is his love for us!
How amazing is his precense.

I can feel him in this very room.
He makes my hands shiver;
giving me goose bumbs.
That weird fuzzy feeling;
best "high" in the world.
Too bad most people don't know that.

Thats where I come in.
I want to go to the end of the Earth!
Send ME!
I will stand up for my king!

Thats the least I can do for a God so wonderful and Great.

You Make Me Whole

Count the stars in the sky.
Reach to the heavens.
His ever breathing light shines on our paths;
helping us face our many demons.
Look into the night, though the mountains are dark and the skies are gloomy;
we are surrounded by a power so great!

In you father I am whole.
Like the birds trace the wind of the seasons:
I will follow you.
In your word I am great; I AM STRONG!

The winds move with a sense of grace; swirling through my hair.
In them I hear your voice; reaching out to me.
Engulfing my mind in your presence;
Searching for something to make new again.

You restore my light; you power my soul!
You make me whole.

Your wisdom is never failing; evil trembles with the sound of your voice.
So I shout, Lord! You are mine and I am Yours, I give you my all.

Make me new; so I may dwell among your presence for the rest of my days.
AMEN!

Church stuff

Today was quite an interesting day. My mom got an email from my Aunt Jenn who lives in Texas and boy was it surprising. It was an interview about the recent shooting of a Church of Christ preacher. The interviewer interviewed a Baptist preacher, bringing up the church of Christ church itself. It was basically an all over attack on our part. It kinda made me mad just a little bit. I mean do any of us really have the right to judge anybody else? Does anyone have the right to say your wrong? Isn't that Jesus's job? So why are so many people at each other's throghts about doctrine and what's right and what's wrong.
You know I may not know any thing, after all I'm "just a teenager" as some older or "wiser" people would argue we don't know anything. But I think we get caught up in all of that and bypass our our purpose, what God wants from us. I mean really what good is going to come from bickering about a little hand clapping in service going to do for anyone. I just get sick of it. For instance, one night me and some friends got on the subject of some of this at church and I said something and they were like SHHH! the door is open! Like someone was going to persecute us for it. It really is ridiculous. That kind of upset me, because I know that's not what God would want from us. Not at all. Why can't people just put up with little things that really doesn't matter and get along. Sacrifice just a little. Anyway, to end things on a more positive note,
I'll have some poetry to post on here later, I love poetry! :) But that's all for now...It's getting late and I have reading to do(again). So Have a WONDERFUL JUDGE FREE DAY!!!! " ;)

God Bless!, Kayleigh

alittle bit about me

Hello,

Right now, in about two hours, it will officially be spring break. Some people on their way to exciting places...Me? I'm sitting at home...newly discovering the world of the BLOG. It kinda makes me laugh actually. Wow. anyway... so what do you write in these things? is what I am trying to figure out. Do you discuss "worldly Matters" or go into great detail about your past life? hmmmmm... well lets just start here. Who am I?
I'm Kayleigh. My passions in life are... number one would be my faith. I am a Christian and I am not afraid to say so. I love art, music, photography, performing arts, being with family and friends and so many other things.
I plan on becoming an art therapist in my future. Iv'e always known I wanted to be n Art Therapist but now I'm discovering a whole other side to it. I want to(some how, I'm not sure how to add these together yet but I WILL figure it out) combine Art Therapy with some form of missions work. What better way to serve God and live my life than to branch out of my everyday "bubble" and help people come to know Christ? I see no other way. I know God is leading me in this direction and I really hope he explains it soon because It's starting to become a bit confusing.
Well, it's getting late and I have some reading to do so I will write more later!

Kayleigh ;)

New at this!

Hi!

This is my first ost on my first blog and I really have no clue what I'm doing. But here goes.
I decided to join because I wanted to post a comment, not wanting a blog but know I have one. Who knows what will come of this. Maybe it will lead to something of great inspiration, maybe this will be my new enjoyment for a while to come...that is untill something else interesting comes along. Well maybe you will hear more of me and maybe you wont! Untill next time,

Kayleigh