My Life For Him

wow. its been awhile.

2009-08-04T10:55:00.000-07:00

hey guys!!

i would ahve posted sooner, but my mom screwed with my computer setting, and now cant get on unless i'm at alibrary.

school: school will probably lilterally kill me this year. i'm taking Spanish 3, Algebra 2, and Chemistry at my co-op. plus yearbook class on wednesdays. and i am on yearbook AND newsletter staff!! its gonna be crazy!

phone: ok, i know that i've posted this several times, but this time its for real. at the end of THIS week, i'll be ordering a new phone. it'll be the enV Touch, which is NOT my first choice.....my first choice was the LG Versa, but its price went up by 80 bucks......

church: ok. churhc has been too crazy. 1/2 of our members have left. the pastor is pushing people away, lying from the pulpit and more. my mom is coming close to leaving, because our spiritual welfare is on the line. the church is over 4000 dollars under budget, and somehow they bought new speakers. basically, the church is gonna die.

um....thats all for now......

Hola mis Amigos!!

2009-06-08T07:09:00.000-07:00

wow! its been forever since i posted last.....but heres some updates!!

my dad and his disease: well, believe it or not, the Alzheimers has been getting worse. he's been hurting himself lately, destroying our stuff(which costs us tons of money to fix), annoying the crap out of everybody, and more. but the worst thing(in my opinion) is his anger issues. several weeks ago, i threw a blanket and some pillows in frustration, and he starts choking me, almost trying to kill me. it was the scariest thing i've even seen/been a part of.---please continue to pray for my family.

church: i was sorta forced to go back to my church. i WAS starting to like it, but our new pastor has been trying to take over everything around him. so, my family is thinking of leaving. please pray that God's Will would be done through this situation.

my own struggles: as some of you know, the more my dad's alzheimers progresses, the more stress on me. for several months, i've been going to a youth group/bible study at another church on tuesdays. we had been doing a thing called "Purpose In the Pit", where we learned about different trials that Godly people on the Bible had, and how God helped them through the trials, or "pits". last tuesday we had the last PIP. as a special kind of ending thing, we had several people get up on stage, and talk about their trials and God's provision. there were people who struggled with suicide, cheating in school, sexuality, and more. i gained some encouragement from them talking. i also got up and talked about my dad's alzheimers and the problems there. after we were dismissed, i had poeple saying that if i needed to, i could talk to them about my problems, which greatly encouraged me. i thank God that He lead me to Vapor(the youth group), because i have now found purpose in the pit!

i'm alive!!!

2009-03-01T18:16:00.000-08:00

hey all,

sorry i haven't posted in a while, my life has been crazy!! here's some updates!!

-phone: my mom gets paid on wednesday, and after she gets my dad to the eye doctor we should be able to get me a new phone!! i'm hoping to get a Samsung Glyde......

-my dad: the Alzheimers is getting worse, but its still in the beggining stage!!! its crazy!! please continue to pray!!

-weather: we got snow!!! we haven't had a decent snow in years!!!!!! we have several inches of snow, and it looks amazing! that is God at work!

-Helen's attempt on my life: well, as you can see, i'm still here!!! Helen most likely still wants to kill me, but i'm not going anywhere!!! *talk directly to Helen* Sis, good luck!! i respect you and you opinions, but i dont think that you really want to kill me!! *ends post*

goodbye, i guess.

2009-02-12T16:43:00.001-08:00

well, Mae says that she's going to kill me tonight, so this is goodbye!! NOT!!! good luck killing me Mae!!

2009-02-11T13:53:00.000-08:00

i know that these are terrible, but thay are the best i have for now!! i plan on getting more friday or saturday!!

2009-02-11T04:04:00.000-08:00

hey all!!

for the curious, later today i'll be posting a couple pictures of myself!! but i hope to be getting a couple more soon!

Job.....maybe

2009-02-05T08:50:00.000-08:00

well, my mom talked to a friend of ours who owns a tree cuttign business, and he said that i might be able to work for him every now and then!!! *throws party!* woo-hoo!!

I've Done It...

2009-01-30T16:18:00.000-08:00

well, i left my church. the reason: i dont feel like i can properly grow there. i've NEVER felt welcome there. the people there dont care about me as a person. but i've been going to another youth group for 5 weeks, and i've grown in God, i'm welcome there, and they care about me! so, i left.

New Phone!(maybe)

2009-01-24T11:30:00.000-08:00

hey all, sry i havent posted in a while!

last night, i went to see Inkheart with a couple of friends. i texted my mom to tell her what time the movie would be over at, and she got the message an hour and a half later, after she had already picked me up!!! we know that isnt my phone that is slow, because she has never had any problems with her phone, but we've had plenty of problems with my phone! so....she said that we might be able to get me a NEW PHONE!!!!!!!!! *throws party*

and an update on the job- we are going to talk to my mom's boss, who works at a catering company(as well as our homeschool co-op!), about seeing if she can talk to the owner of the company about getting me a job!! please pray that this might work out!

wow, its been a while!!

2009-01-04T19:23:00.000-08:00

HEY GUYS!

its been quite a while since i last posted, and i figure that its tome that i give you another long post!

--Job: i have a job interview at McDonalds tomorrow at around 3 in the afternoon. if that doesn't work out(which i bet it wont) i still have movie theaters, and a friend of my told me about a pizza place and an ice-cream parlor, so maybe something will work out there!!

--Driving: i got my Learner's Permit a few weeks ago!!! so technically/legally i can drive...but my mom wont let me yet! she only lets me practice driving in abandoned parking lots! for those of you who are wondering, i will(for the time being

--My Dad: um....my dad's condition has been getting worse. when i last posted about his Alzheimer's, the only thing was that he was getting angry a lot. now, he is losing all respect for his fellow human beings, mainly my mom. my parent are constantly fighting, and my dad is always disrespecting my mom during said fights. -for example, a few weeks ago they were trying to figure out a problem on the car, and my dad wasn't listening to anything my mom said. she got extremely angry and started yelling at him, and then stormed off. after she was gone, my dad started barking, like he does when the dog wont shut-up!! in other words, he compared her to the dog.

--Church: my church is getting annoying. we(the elders) have decided to get rid of Sunday school, which in my opinion is very stupid! Sunday school is when the youth group can fellowship, and have great discussions about what we are studying. we can have interactive talks about the subject, and find out many useful things!! with that gone, the little faith i had in my Church is almost gone!! when i get my licence and a car, i'm going to leave the church that i'm at right now. some of my friends have told me that they go to good churches, and i've been to a bible study that another church's youth group has, so i might just go there.

thats all for now, but i might post another "get to know me" thing.

Trabajo part dos

2008-12-22T06:45:00.000-08:00

well, i've applied to several places, like Food Lion, Red Lobster, and Chick-Fil-A!! and i've found out that almost nobody hires 15 year olds! you have to be 16 to put someones groceries in a stupid bag!!

but i'm still looking! :( -i'm going to apply to some movie theaters, grocery stores and so forth...

:(

2008-12-02T06:51:00.000-08:00

well, i wasnt able to get the job, cuz the plumber guy hasnt been getting enough work lately, so he cant pay!! but i applied online for jobs at Food Lion, and Red Lobster!!! maybe one of these jobs will work out!!

Co-op

2008-11-24T13:00:00.000-08:00

today, co-op was a major pain!! i had to take 2 Spanish quizzes, because i missed a day of classes. and study hall sucked!!! 3 of my friends got kicked out because one of the monitors was way too strict, so i was extremely bored during study hall, which doesn't happen much!!!

but on the bright side, lunch was fun!! we had some guests visiting, so that made it fun, and i had Chick-Fil-A for the first time!!!

Job!!

2008-11-23T16:41:00.000-08:00

hey all!!

yesterday, we had some plumbing done, so our yard was torn up!! while the guy was working, we was complaining about not having an assistant to help him, and my mom offered for me to help! so, i might have a job!!

please pray that it works out!!!

My Life

2008-11-08T11:07:00.000-08:00

hey everyone!!! it been a while since i posted.....but that's fixed now!!! :)

my life is crazy right now(as it always is!)!--i just started reading the Driver's Manuel for SC, so i need to study that. school is very crazy right now, so i NEED to study that! my social life has picked up in the last couple of months, so i need to learn how to balance that ou with the rest of my life. and i need a job, so that just adds onto things!!

basicly, i'm going crazy. :)

How Amazing God Is!!

2008-10-26T19:41:00.000-07:00

i don't think that I've shared this with anyone before, my i believe that it is time to do so now!!

a few months ago my family and i were on our way home from a baseball game, when our van broke down(2-3 miles from our house!!)! now at the the time that the van broke down i was very down, because i was thinking of all the stuff that was being thrust upon me(because i am the man of the house). so anyway, i was bummed out, and needed cheering up, and for some reason, i didn't ask God for help with my problems!! a few minutes later, my little bro' said, "hey John, check out this podcast on my Zune!" and i thought, "i'm really bummed out, i really don'y want to look at this right now." but i watch it anyway. after about 7-10 of the 13 minutes the podcasts takes, i start laughing my head of, thus cheering me up!! God answered my need, even though i didn't think to ask Him for Help! this is proof of how amazing He is!! He is always there for His children, even if we don't realise it!!

For The Curious

2008-10-22T18:59:00.000-07:00

hey all, here's a chance for y'all to get to know me better!!

My name is John Treebeard(not my real middle name, just a really cool nickname! and I'm not going to put my last name....just in case!), and I currently live in SC!--I was born i California 15 years ago, but after 4 years of living there, my family made the choice to move to SC, so we could be closer to my Dad's family! *grumble*....It is really quite interesting living here, because we have a LOT of red-necks around here! my Dad's family has about 150 people in it(only including cousins and aunts/uncles! i know about 30 of them!)!!--my Dad was married once before my Mom, and he had 3 kids by his first wife. my half-siblings are all in the 40's or late-30's!! then after my Dad and his First wife got a divorce, my Mom and Dad met at a company that they both worked for. after they got married, they had 3 boys! my older bro(18, almost 19), Me, and my lil' bro(13)! I am homeschooled, and i also go to a homeschool co-op! 2 years ago, when i first started going going to the co-op, i took a speech class, and met the 2 people that are known on DK as Saph, and Arakni!! when i was just starting out, they were just some weird girls who were in my class! now, Saph is one of my best-friends ever, and Arakni is right up there as well! but besides these 2 girls, i dont have very many actual friends(as in people who like me for me, and want to hang around with me!) in real-life. i'm one of those people that you either like, or you have nothing to do with them if you can help it! but some of my best-friends are on DK, and they are AMAZING!!!

thats all for now, but i might post more later! any questions, feel free to ask!

My Writing

2008-10-20T17:15:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, here's one of the articles that i wrote for my co-op's newsletter!! Enjoy!!!

Co-op Field Day-
Summer vacation is one of the best times of the year. No school, no homework, no worrying about report cards. But unfortunately, summer has to come to an end. Children have to return to school, their fun over until next summer-Unless you go to the Upstate Home-school Co-op.
Every year after the summer, a few weeks onto the school year, Co-op director Susanne Brown hosts an event called “Field Day” at her house. This event consists of several physical activities, and students of all ages are allowed to compete. The activities for the Elementary students include a Crab Walk, 50-yard Run, a Long Jump, and a Baseball Throw. Middle/High-school students do more physically demanding activities such as Soccer, football, volleyball, or a Batting Cage.
When Field Day officially starts, Elementary students compete in a couple of events. After those events, everybody eats dinner. After dinner, the rest of the Elementary events are completed, the Batting Cage is opened, and Soccer, Football, and Volleyball commence. When all of the events all finished, everybody eats dessert, and the awards are handed out.
Some of the top competitors are Sam brown, Lucus Miles, Julia Alix, Leah Hurley, and Savannah Hall. All of the students who competed are fantastic athletes, and they are all winners, no matter what.

School

2008-10-16T12:03:00.000-07:00

what can i say? school is school! but it can be very annoying! right now i am taking Biology, Spanish 2, and Geometry at my home-school co-op, and Lit., and History at home! so far, i'm only 1/4 of the way through the school year, but it's frustrating/fun!! -my Spanish class is awesome!!! we have so much fun, but we still learn everything that we need to! -Bio is also very fun! one of my best friends is in the class with me, and we "bicker"(as the teacher called it) all the time! we are always lab-partners! whenever we use microscopes, we bicker(playfully) over everything concerning the experiment, and even things that don't! -Geometry is also sort of fun(sometimes), but it is also frustrating! i have some really good friends in the class, so that helps make it fun, but i am VERY behind on homework! -Lit. is frustrarting, because i'm going through the LOTR series, but its not very exciting right now, so i just cant seem to be able to do the work the i need to!

as i've said before, school is school! but hopefully it will get better!

My Dad

2008-10-13T16:14:00.000-07:00

So far, my Dad's medical illness has been very frustrating! He thinks that his way is right, and any other way is wrong!! If you try tell him other-wise, he'll yell, get angry, and storm off!!! if you do anything that upsets him, he'll get angry, and maybe even get violent! he is constantly forgetting very important thing, like where his glasses are, or taking his medicine! As i've mentioned before, my Mom can't rely on him anymore. If you are trying to fix something around the house, and he starts to try to help, he'll make it worse!

All of this has been going on for the last 3 years, and so far, he is only in the beginning stage!! please pray for me and my family!

So Far, So Good!

2008-10-12T10:22:00.000-07:00

hey all!!

my name is John, and this is my blog!! this blog is call "My Life For Him" because I am a Christian, and i want to live my life for God!

so far, in my 14(15 in 1 week!) years, my life has been pretty crazy! I am the second of 3 kids in my family, and that can be very annoying! sometimes i wish that i was an only child, but then, i find out that God has my brothers in my life for a reason!
--2 or 3 years ago, my Dad was diagnosed with a disease called Alzheimer's. it slowly erases the person's memory, and after several years, the person has to be put in a nursing home, for safety. right now, my Dad is driving everyone in my house crazy(me more than the others!!)! when somebody asks for help, he does what he thinks is helpful(which 98% of the time it isn't helpful!), instead of what needs to be done. he has a One-track mind, and when he gets an idea in his head, he obsesses about it. my Mom is very depressed, because she used to be able to rely on him, but now she cant. on top of my dad being very upseting, my brothers are very stressful to her. they are so dependant on her, it's pitiful! and in the middle of all this, i'm being made the "Man of the House", and i'm only 14!! i have to learn how to do the cooking, the plumbing, the auto-repair, and many other things!!

put all of this together, and you get one very crazy kid!