A Time of Growth

Ahhh, looking back on my sweet seventh grade days! I am now in 10th grade, and have started a new blog. I will post the web address below. Anyhow, I would love to thank all of my viewers. My heart is so full because of my persistence as a child of God, no matter what a baby Christian I was. Anyways, now that I have grown as a Christian, I would appreciate if you would take a few moments to look at my new blog. If you do not like it, please, never look at it again. But you may find that you enjoy it!

~Olivia 

www.lovethesavior.blogspot.com

The rest of Psalm 139:1-12

Verses 7-10:
These verses are basically saying that God, Jesus, or the Holy Spirit is always with us. We can never "lose" him. It says in the footnotes of my Bible, "God is omnipresent. Because of this, you can NEVER be lost to His spirit." Then it says that wherever we go God is keeping an eye on us, and His hand is guiding and protecting us.

Verses 11-12:
Thsee verses are saying that sometimes we sin, and we may think,"God will never take me back." The truth is that God never left you!! God loves us so much that darkness mis light to Him when it comes to his children.

Extra:
In my Bible there is a footnote by verse 12 that says to look up Job 34:22. It says, "There is no dark place, no shadow, where evil doers can hide."

Psalm 139:1-12

Hey guys!!! I started doing quiet time in the morning so I thought that I would put what I learned on here.

Verses 1-4: God knows everything about us, He knows what we are going to day before we even say it. He knows if I act like myself when I'm around my parents or when I'm around my friends. It takes a long time to create a relationship so that the person you're creating a relationship with can finish your sentences. What it's saying here is that God MADE you! He knew you before you were even born, so He already had that special relationship with you when you were born.

Verses 5-6: Then it's says, "You (God) hem me in - behind and before; You have laid your hand upon me. Such knowledge is to wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain." It's true! When you think that God made you, He always knows what you are about to say, that His hand is always protecting us, and so much more, it is really more than we can grasp.

There is more but I'm running out of room so I'll have to say the rest on my next post.

Hey!!!!

Wow it's been a LONG time since I've been on, sorry for that! Since I was last on I have gone on a mission trip with my youth group, my youth pastor has left my church, the Wednesday school I go to has ended, I have a few days left of school, and my iPod has broken! Wow... it's been longer than I thought!!! Alright let's start with my youth pastor. The very first Sunday of March he walks up to the podium at church, which isn't unusual because he usually dismisses us with prayer, but instead of announcing things before the prayer like he usually does he gets up there and starts telling people how much of a blessing Central has been etc. Well of course all the girls in the youth group were crying and so were some of the boys but we realized that he's only going to go bless others so we got over it. I went to Gatlinburg, TN the week before our youth pastor left and we worked on apartments. We had a lot of fun and it was totally worth the long trip up there. A few Saturdays ago we went to my dad's Sunday School class picnic. While I was walking on a concrete driveway I pulled out my iPod to check the time, and it slipped out of my hand hand and hit the concrete driveway. I picked it up and the screen was completly shattered. I finally went to my parents and told them and they were ok with it and we sent it in so I am hoping it will be back soon. Also, in a contest for my homeschooling group my name got pulled and now I have won a Nook e-reader so it will be coming in the mail soon.

G.I.W. (God is Watching),
Olivia

Hey!!!

Hey guys!!! I bet you are glad I'm on again!!! Today I went to the Wednesday school that I go to. I walked 12 laps around the track and the equals one mile! I actually ran three laps then walked three laps until I had a total of 12. We had a special visitor today! It was a dog, but she was so cute!! Her name is Sandy and she is 5 years old! Her owner is teaching her to be a therapy dog! That means that she will go to hospitals or nursing homes and try to cheer people up! Sandy already knows the commands sit, stay, and lie down!! There is one more command that she has to learn to become a therapy dog and it is leave. Dogs naturally pick up stuff that's on the floor, but when she goes to visit people there might be medicine or food on the floor that Sandy isn't supposed to touch. She hasn't learned it yet but it was still fun to see her do all of her other tricks! We had piano lessons today and they are so much easier for me now! I am at the end of my book so my piano teacher is going to get me some new books and I am so excited! That's all that I have done today!!!

Your sister in Christ,
Olivia

Sorry!!!

Hey guys!! I'm so sorry I haven't been on for so long!!! Blogger kept kicking me out and it wouldn't let log in!! I finally figured out how to and I'm soo happy to be back and telling you about my life!! This Friday my sister Allyson is having her birthday party!! She choose a magic theme so we will be making wizard hats and learning a card trick!!! Allyson is so excited she can hardly sleep at night! I haven't even told you about our new pastor at church or his daughter!! Our new pastor is amazing! He always speaks what is in the bible. He is funny and he keeps my attention! His daughter is my age and she is really sweet! She's not like some pastors kids who think that everyone has to like them! She is easy to start a conversation with! She has really blessed my life! While I have not been able to post my blogs I started a Beth Moore bible study with my mom and I am having so much fun with it! The bible study is on revelation! Beth really helps me understand what I am reading! I can understand the bible! At first I thought it was a bad idea but now I now that it was a great idea and it's a great way to spend time with my mom!! I will not wait forever to post my next blog if I can help it!! But until then have a good life!

Your sister in Christ,
Olivia

Hi!

Hi guys sorry I haven't been on in a few days! Today we (my family) went and climbed Pinnacle Mountain. It was really fun! We went up the West Summit Trail, went down the East Summit Trail, and then walked halfway around the Base Trail to get back to our car. It was exhausting but it was fun! We went to Burger King and got a shake afterwards. So I have had a pretty good day! Unfortunatly, this is all I have to tell you :(. So I will talk to you later!

G.I.W.,
Olivia

Hi!

Hi people! Today I feel much better probably because I got to have Mac and Cheese for lunch!!! For those of you that don't know me I go to a supplemental school on Wednesdays. I don't want to go tomorrow so I can save my strength for church tomorrow. But it's my moms decision. My sister is playing Just Dance 2 right now. It has lots of songs and I have put them in three categories. The first one is cute, the second on is appropriate, and the third is totally uncalled for and inappropriate. Sometimes I don't listen to the words of the song and focus on the movements and the rhythm. But my mom doesn't care about the movements or rhythm. She cares about the words. And "Tik Tok" by Ke$ha doesn't have the best words but it does have some awesome movements and a great rhythm. So you can guess what song we aren't aloud to play on there. That's all I have to tell you.

G.I.W.,
Olivia

Hey!!!

Hey guys!!! Just to let you know I think I will be posting more often now because when I'm on my iPod I get bored and I want to do something so I blog. Yesterday wasn't the best day for me because I had the 24 hour stomach virus. It really wasn't the best thing I've ever experienced and of course today my mom is going to drastic measures to make sure I don't have anything besides ice, ginger ale, or water. That is hard because we got 4 inches of snow and might I ask "Who doesn't love to eat snow???" Well I happen to LOVE eating snow! But I'm just happy I got to go outside and play in the snow!!! That's really all that's new with me.

G.I.W.,
Olivia

Hi again!

Hi guys whats up? Today has been a good day four me considering that I found out that we will probably get snow tomorrow and Monday!!! Today I went and got new glasses and I went to Books-A-Million with my mom. I got two new books one is called Bullyville I like it but it has some bad words in it that I crossed out with a pen and the second one I got is called That Girl Lucy Moon. I haven't started reading it yet so I don't know what it's like yet. I was bored so I thought I would do this. I just got finished writing Thank You notes to everyone who got me a present for Christmas except my friends. I will write them later.

G.I.W.,
Olivia

First Blog of the New Year!!!!!

Hi guys sorry I haven't been on in a while! Happy New Year!!!!! Well I am doing this from my new iPod touch that I got four Christmas! Anyway just wanted to let y'all know that I haven't disappeared off the face of the Earth. My New Years resolution is to not visit the ER this year and to honor God by doing something big! I know I am only supposed to have one resolution but I couldn't decide which one was better. Let me tell you something that seems really hard for me (it may no be so hard for you) but I have a hard time righting this without using texting abbreviations! I got a texting app on my iPod and I text CONSTANTLY!!! Something I want to talk about is Pillow Pets! Of course my sister got one for Christmas along with every other child on the planet! This is really all I have to say!

G.I.W.,
Olivia

12-16-10

Hi guys,
Today I am doing major school work. I am trying to get halfway through my school work by Christmas break. Well it looks like I am going to work over the holidays, but I am really trying hard to get it done today because we are going to go to Jump Zone tomorrow because Ally's friend Mollie is coming into town. Mollie has a cute little brother named Aubrey and we are "best friends forever." I am excited because I almost have all of my Christmas presents bought. I have my mom's, dad's, sister's, friend's and I am getting my grandma's and grandpa's. I am so excited! I think I am getting an Ipod touch for Christmas but I am not sure. I hope I get one. This Christmas I am trying to focus on what I have, not on what I don't have. It has been a challenge seeing all my friends with Ipods but I don't care. I don't want to be selfish, I want to be selfless.

G.I.W. (God is Watching),
Olivia

Helping Out

I am very excited right now!!! This morning I went over to my friend Emily's house at 9 a.m. so they could drive me to Bethany Baptist Church in Protho Junction. Last year I went and helped set up the Christmas Store. I didn't actually help do the Christmas Store. This year I did actually help with the Christmas Store. Emily and I were in the boys room (4-12 years in case you were wondering). There were a bunch of people so we helped them get down to their car with their stuff. We had a bunch of stuffed animals so we gave the people one stuffed animal per child. The grill team from our church (Central Baptist of North Little Rock) was there serving hamburgers, hotdogs, drinks, chips, and cupcakes. I got a sweet peace sign necklace and a plaid clip. I am way into peace signs and plaid just to let you know. :) That is pretty much all that is up with me except yesterday I was making my moms Christmas present and I was cutting a thread and I cut my finger. My mom said it could have had stiches but we didn't go to the hospital we just put a butterfly band-aid on it and two regular band-aids on it. I looked at it last night and it was purple and really gross looking. :(

GIW (God Is Watching),
Olivia Brown

Christmas Cheer

Hi guys (and gals),
So I just wanted to let you in on something I plan on doing around Christmas time, I will let you know the date later. Last year my friend and I had just finished eating at Larry's Pizza and she was going to stay with me and hang out for a little while longer. Well, I said "Wouldn't it be funny to yell 'Merry Christmas' to everyone while we are taking you home." I thought about it for a while and said "I dare you to yell 'Merry Christmas' at the next car we see." Well my friend did yell 'Merry Christmas' at the next car we saw and I said "That didn't look to embarrassing so the next car we see I will yell 'Merry Christmas' at them." I did and soon we were yelling 'Merry Christmas' left and right. It was fun and I can't wait to do it again this year!!! I wanted to let you in on that and I will blog again to let you know what day. Think about it wouldn't it be funny to have a couple people in all fifty states yelling 'Merry Christmas' at people!!!

Talk to ya later,
Olivia

November 5, 2010

Hi guys sorry I haven't been on in a long time! Happy November!!! I am so excited that November is finally here. Why, you might ask? Because it means we are one month away from Christmas! Also, because my mom's,dad's and aunt's birthday are in October I am so glad that is over! Not that I don't like to celebrate my parents birthday, but it bugs me that I can't drive yet and go get them a birthday present without them knowing. Anyway... I have a hayride with my youth group this Saturday. I am excited about that. Also, I am go to McDonald's for lunch today. I hope everyone who reads this blog has a great day today! Right now I am listening to WOW Hits 2010 from the library. I put it in purple so you would know what the title was. Okay, now for the Jesus speech I have been building up to for the whole time I have had this blog. Jesus is here for you. He is the the everlasting friend. To accept him into your heart means to believe in him, to want to obey him, and to follow him for the rest of your life. It guarantees a life in heaven not in the firery hell. To accept him in your heart you have to pray to him. Get on your knees and ask him to save you, that you want to follow and obey him! I hope with all of my heart that you pray this prayer that guarantees you a life in heaven after you die. And if you just prayed that prayer you have a job to do. Go tell your friends, your family, and hobos on the street about Jesus. Please! Jesus is here for everyone. Here for rich people, poor people or people in between. Talk to you later!

Love,
Olivia

October 21, 2010

Hi guys. Today has been a good day. I went to the park today with my mom, sister, and my mom's friend. Last night at church Kylan (my youth minister) talked about not fitting in. He said if we fit in then how will people be able to tell the difference between us (Christians) and others (non-believers). It got me thinking how many times a week we look at someone who is different and say "Who is that?!" Maybe, just maybe, if we could be different for example: smile at someone you don't know, respect people for who they are, or don't roll your eyes behind your parents back when they tell you to invite the "loser" at your school to your b-day party. Maybe it could be the start of a new friendship, a question about why you are the only one at your school who doesn't gossip (which could lead to a new Christian), or a brand new discovery that the "loser" has an awesome house and a Facebook page (really? you never took the time to look). Just because someone is different doesn't mean that they will abandon you when your dad stops working at the candy factory and gets a new job at Lowe's. Two weeks ago I had a major freak-out when I realized, or thought I realized, that the reason that I didn't have a lot of friends in my youth group was because I didn't wear the right clothes. Well, when Kylan talked about fitting in I realized I didn't have to wear the right clothes to fit in. I don't even have to fit in! How exciting is that?! I just thought I would tell you about that and give you something to think about. Also, for the girls who see this I am reading an awesome book called "My Name Is Chloe" and it is by Melody Carlson. You gals should totally read it!

Love,
Olivia

October 15, 2010

Hi,
Hi guys sorry I haven't been on in a long time. Last Saturday I left for Gatlinburg, TN. I had a great time there! On Tuesday we went shopping in Gatlinburg and I got an awesome t-shirt that has my name on it. For people that go to my church I will probably wear it on Wednesday night. Please pray for my Aunt Bobbie, her leg is really hurting and the doctor called her today and said that something is wrong with her back. Speaking of backs those of you who know me know that I have scoliosis and I have been having to wear a back brace at night for 8 hours. That is going ok except it has velcro straps and they made a mark on them that I had to start at and then they made a mark that I should have been at after ten days. Well, I am still at the first mark because they must have measured wrong because I tried to tighten the straps to the second mark and I couldn't even breathe :(.  Also, every one who reads this blog go to youtube and look up "Selena Gomez Rock God with lyrics" and tell me what you think. I didn't know quite what to make of it. My favorite singer right now is Rebecca St. James. I really like the song she sings "Better is One Day." But, my favorite song will alway be "Our God" by Chris Tomlin.

TTYL,
Olivia

Monday

Hi guys today I went to the park with some of Ally's (my little sister) home school friends. Last night Ally had a girl over named Mollie. I had a sleepover the night before so I went to sleep at 9:00 p.m. I just wanted to let you know that I have not dropped off the face off the earth and that I am really going to try to blog more often. This week our youth minister-Kylan, for those of you who don't know him- went on a mission trip to Pine Ridge, South Dakota. They are preaching to the people on the Indian reservation. They are supposed to be back on Saturday. Tomorrow we are going to Chuck E. Cheese with Ally's friend Mollie.

As of 6:00 on 9-20-10,
Olivia

Jesus Loves You

Jesus Loves You

Hey guys, sorry I haven't been on in a while. So yesterday I went to Wednesday night church and my youth pastor talked about leaving a legacy. He said that he googled "names that will live forever" and he didn't know half of the people on the list. He also said that it isn't about fame. He said (for example) there was a guy at our church that recently left his name is Rocky. I wear shirts that say Central Baptist Church and random people will walk up to me and say "Hey, you go to Rocky's church!" And I'm like "Yeah, I do." So I guess that was important to me and I wanted to share it with you guys.

As of 2:50 on 9-9-10,
Olivia

Saturday

Jesus Loves You

Hi, guys this is Olivia. I just found out that only three people have looked at my blog. One if you do not count family members. But it will be okay.... I hope because when I go to church tomorrow I will give some other people my blog website. I have e-mailed all of my friends my blog website and the one person I was talking about at the beginning is the only one who has taken the time to look at it. Thanks Sarah! My mom of course has looked at it and was like
"Technology these days!" My grandma has looked at it (Thanks Grandma!). Anyway just wanted to let you all know that I have not forgotten my blog!

As of 12:50 p.m. on 8-28-10,

Olivia