My Life Update(Sorry for being so Long)

I haven't wrote in awhile so I will give you my life update. So My last few weeks were good but sad weeks for the Academy our instructor Mcelfresh is getting shipped out on the Third so we had a going away party on the last day very dad event I didn't cry a lot of people did. He got a lot of stuff from the students in the academy the fire academy got him a shirt that said Brotherhood which is what we are very cool Mr.Mcelfresh then said that this was his hardest deployment because we became a family which we are. Well besides that on a good note we had the talent show that day and really really cool act went up and ended up getting first. It was one of my friends Jeff Lusher he is a Christian and he had a girls up there with him he played guitar and sang whit his friend Never Alone by Barlow girls it was really good and very cool he got a standing ovation very cool I enjoyed it. My Christmas was good Brad was able to come home for Christmas we had a good time while Brad was home. Swim practice over break has been somewhat fun so nothing to bad. Last Night was fun everyone was at Super K's place playing Apples to Apples Bell was unable to make it until later piano boy told me she was doing concessions at the high School. Then We all When To Piano boy's house and Bell came up with the Idea to Worship so that is what we did so it ended with a good night God Bless and be safe for the New Year
AppleJacks

Swim season is in the air

Well the meets for swimming have started I'm doing pretty good starting off I really want to go to state. How is everyone doing? This is year I must say overall was very hectic for me but I always have the good memories to lean back on if I get discouraged if I wasted my year which I believe I did not. As some of you know I went through a lot this year so God Bless to all who were there to help get through all of it. I spoke this Thursday at Remain that was fun. I was completely unprepared. But I think I did Good most of my message kind of leaned on my week and how when my stress level was going through the roof and going through rough times at school how just to turn to God and I remembered my a part from my Favorite Psalm 23 vs 4 says Even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death i will fear no evil for you are with me your rod and your staff comfort me. Really helped me get through the week. A another soldier to keep in prayer our fire instructor over at E.H.O.V.E. is getting shipped off to the Horn Of Africa which is where a lot of tribal fighting is going on and a lot of the aid disease is at well he will be there for 400 days he is leaving his wife and kids for over a year. His name is Staff Seargent Ned Mcelfresh Thats not the correct spelling of his last name but I will get that and Edit on my next post. But keep him in prayer he is in special forces unit to. Well I think thats all I have for know
God Bless
AppleJacks

Missing you

Hey whats up how is everyone I hope very well. My week very interesting I must say.
This week I worked a few days this week. Then I went and talked to my manager and i was able to pick up more hours over the weekend. That's why I wasn't in church usually i
don't but I need the money and the hours so that's why I worked today. I'm finally over the flu which is good. I was almost went into complete exhaustion again but i went to bed early last night and now I feel a lot better. Tomorrow I'm going to talk to the Fire Instructor and see if We are able to start T.F.C. at E.H.O.V.E. if he would be like the teacher in charge like Mrs. More is at N.H.S. I ask that everyone prays for me when I go to do this pray for go to give me strength to do it Two days this week of school YAY! Then thanksgiving. I will put what I'm thankful for post later this week.
that's all for now The reason for the title I have missed you guys sorry I haven't been around i miss my youth group and not been able to be at church I really miss it.
God Bless
AppleJacks

One thing in paticular that makes me angry

People aggravate me out of everything in this world. People do not think in some areas of there life. Seniors at E.H.O.V.E are already freaking out about there career and college there so worried about college that they don't worry about there senior year.
Another thing that makes me angry as how most people look at the outside and judge u by who u are on the outside and not wanting to give the time or day and talk to u. Im not trying to say I'm perfect in this area because I'm not but in the past two years I have become better at not judging anyone by there outside but stop and take the time and get to know them. I don't know i see life as it is to short to start to panic about the little things when we need to look to God for the answers we are looking for. I have learned in my own personal experience the more i turn to God about things of what I dont know what to do he gives me the wisdom to do the right thing. Maybe not everyone will agree what I have to say but I guess thats alright.
God Bless
AppleJacks

Tomorrow

Well Tomorrow is Halloween so me and my friend ray are going to dress up as Scooby and Shaggy im going to be shaggy and my friend ray is going to be scooby so it will be cool im going to bring pics to remain thursday. Tomorrow will be awesome.
God Bless
Applejacks

Tonight

Tonight was an alright night I had an Advisory meeting at school tonight. I was their because I was Rank. We sat down and ate which was nice. Then we went back to lab and started our meeting. When they asked us to introduce ourselves. I asked my instructor if we were suppose to state our rank because this was the first advisory meeting i have been to and i didnt know. So in front of everyone she said if you want to inflate yourself in other words try to look better than them. Which i wasn't so she made me feel real stupid in front of everyone. I then felt I didn't belong at the meeting but I kept my professionalism and stayed at the meeting I wanted to walk out. Everyone is like Chief Norwalk Fire Dept. Doug Coletta. A Captain from the sheriffs office and two State Highway Patrol officers. I'm going to talk to her about it tomorrow. Thats my life for now.
God Bless
Applejacks

Please read and comment

I was walking around in a Target store, when I saw a Cashier hand this little boy some money back.


The boy couldn't have been more than 5 or 6 years old.


The Cashier said, "I'm sorry, but you don't have enough money to buy this doll."


Then the little boy turned to the old woman next to him: ''Granny,
are you sure I don't have enough money?''


The old lady replied: ''You know that you don't have enough money to buy this doll, my dear.''


Then she asked him to stay there for just 5 minutes while she went to look a round. She left quickly.


The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand.


Finally, I walked toward him and I asked him who he wished to give this doll to.


"It's the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much for Christmas.


She was sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her."


I replied to him that maybe Santa Claus would bring it to her after all, and not to worry.


But he replied to me sadly. "No, Santa Claus can't bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there."


His eyes were so sad while saying this. "My Sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister.''


My heart nearly stopped.


The little boy looked up at me and said: "I told daddy to tell mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall."


Then he showed me a very nice photo of him where he was laughing. He then told me "I want mommy to take my picture with her so she won't forget me."


"I love my mommy and I wish she doesn't have to leave me, but daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister."


Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very quietly.


I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy. "Suppose we check
again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll?''


"OK" he said, "I hope I do have enough." I added some of my money to his with out him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money.


The little boy said: "Thank you God for giving me enough money!"


Then he looked at me and added, "I asked last night before I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that mommy could give It to my sister. He heard me!''


"I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy, but I didn't dare to ask God for too much. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose.''


"My mommy loves white roses."


A few minutes later, the old lady returned and I left with my basket.


I finished my shopping in a totally different state from when I started.


I couldn't get the little boy out of my mind.


Then I remembered a local news paper article two days ago, which mentioned a drunk man in a truck, who hit a car occupied by a young
woman and a little girl.



The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical
state. The family had to decide whether to pull the plug on the

life-sustaining machine, because the young woman would not be able to recover from the coma.


Was this the family of the little boy?


Two days after this encounter with the little boy, I read in the news paper that the young woman had passed away.


I couldn't stop myself as I bought a bunch of white roses and I went to the funeral home where the body of the young woman was exposed for people to see and make last wishes before her burial.


She was there, in her coffin, holding a beautiful white rose in her hand with the photo of the little boy and the doll placed over her chest.


I left the place, teary-eyed, feeling that my life had been changed for ever.. The love that the little boy had for his mother and his sister is
still, to this day, hard to imagine.


And in a fraction of a second, a drunk driver had taken all this away from him.


Now you have 2 choices:


1) Repost this message, or


2) Ignore it as if it never touched your heart