Drastic Decision and Provision

Hi blogging peeps. This is a drastic decision for me, *sniff* but I've decided to take a break from blogging until after CHRISTmas. This week I really need to be focusing on my family and getting cleaning done around the house. So, I will now leave you with this post:

This morning we did not go to Church because dad isn't feeling good at all. Well, around 1pm someone knocked on our front door. We figured it couldn't be someone we know, because if it was, they would've known to come to the back door. Anyway, it was some people saying they had brought us a bunch of food. They brought it all in and set it on the table. When they were done and had left we went in there to look at the food they had brought. You will probably think I'm exaggerating, (I'm not) but our morning room table was FULL of food. No room for anything else. It was PACKED! We were a little overwhelmed with all this food, but very thankful. Narthea got right to work. She completely cleared out the pantry (got out all the food, cleaning supplies, etc.,) and swept the floor of it. Then she wiped off the shelves. When she had gotten all the food out of our pantry and added it to the food we had just received all of our cabinet space (and let me tell you, we have a lot of cabinet space) was FULL of food. No kidding. Right now Narthea is working on getting all that food into our pantry. This is such a tremendous blessing! After my dad wasn't able to work my parents were thinking, "Oh no, how are we gonna pay our bills? How are we gonna buy food? The girls won't get anything for CHRISTmas (not that it matters, though)." Now, we're all thinking, "Oh my, we had just enough to pay the bills," because wonderful friends and family have given us money and helped out. "Oh my, we filled our pantry with food," once again because friends and family helped out. "Oh my, look at the abundance of gifts under that tree!" and once again, because family and friends have gone shopping and gotten gifts for us. Not just Narthea, Esara, Caldirwen and I, but mom and dad, too. I am so thankful to all of them and I just wanted to share that with y'all. Do not worry about the future. Trust me, it doesn't help. If you fully trust in the Lord He will provide. He provided us with gifts, which we didn't even need. Sometimes, we would think, "Oh my, there's no way we have enough to pay the land payment," and then like, days before it's due God would give us the money to pay it. He is mighty, loving and all-knowing. At times you may think He doesn't know what you need, but He does. :) Here's a verse I'd like to share with you:

Psalm 144:13 NIV

Our barns will be filled with every kind of provision. Our sheep will increase by thousands, by tens of thousands in our fields.

Thank you all for your prayers for our family! I will see [more like talk to] you all after CHRISTmas. Merry CHRISTmas everyone! :)

Hugs from your friend,

~Eldarwen Failariel~

Contest

My friend Bleah is having a cool CHRISTmas contest at her blog. It's really fun! I did it. If you could please go on over by clicking here and enter her contest. Thank you! :)

~Eldarwen Failariel~

Caldirwen's Birthday Celebration

Yesterday, since we're going to be busy with Drama practice later this afternoon we celebrated Caldirwen's birthday. It was fun! We went to see a movie, The Princess and the Frog. It was not good at all. There was TONS of voodoo and there were demons (they were shadows, but the man said they came from "the other side"). I mean, voodoo and creepy magic in a princess movie? Come on, Disney! Anyway, here's some pics from the fun center we went to:

Caldirwen brought a friend and this is her rock climbing:

Okay, this pic was supposed to be before the last one, but it wasn't. Oh well. That's Caldirwen at the top and that's the friend at the bottom.
The people put Caldirwen's friend at the hardest course on the wall and it took her a while to reach the top, but she did it. We were so amazed. We thought at any minute she would've let go and slid down, but she didn't. She pursued.

This is Caldirwen ski bowling and a little boy who went with us. He's Caldirwen's, friend's brother. Confusing, huh?...

Here's Caldirwen getting her tickets:

Esara was playing a "ticket version" of Deal or Not Deal and she won the most amount of tickets: 200!

Sorry 'bout the bright light. *shrugs shoulders* The flash on my camera did that. :)

Narthea fed the tickets into the machine:


These are Esara's 200 tickets still coming out:

Well, after going to the family fun center we went by Dairy Queen and picked up an ice-cream cake, took it home and ate it with grandparents. Caldirwen opened her gifts and immediately got to work and got them out of their boxes to play with them. She got some Barbie dolls, a light saber (ya know, from Star Wars *gag*), money (*cha-ching*), a Mrs. Potato head, a Dog Bingo game, and lots of cards. She definitely had a good 11th birthday party. :)

~Eldarwen Failariel~

p.s. thanks to Izori and Lindsay for telling her happy birthday in the earlier post. It made her really happy when I told her. :)

What's Up With The Big 11?

Happy 11th birthday, Caldirwen! You've become a beautiful and talented young girl. While sometimes we don't get along, I wouldn't trade you for all the riches of the world. I'm proud to call you my sister. I know I don't always act like I'm proud of you, or that I love you, but you're my sister and I do love you. :) Have a happy 11th birthday, sweet one!

~Eldarwen Failariel~

If You Sew...

...you'd probably want to enter for Fashionably Modest Patterns' giveaway! Trust me, this is a good one. You get to pick out which pattern you want to win! I entered. Will you?

Just click here to see some of their patterns and click here to enter this wonderful giveaway! It ends Monday, December 21st and the winner will be announced the following day, so hurry!

~Eldarwen Failariel~

Teen Girl's Daybook-- Entry 3

I'm sorry, I haven't done it in a while. I think I skipped a week. :/ Here goes...

If you would like to participate in a Teen Girl's Daybook, click here. ;)

Date... December 18th, 2009

Starting time... 7:56pm
Mood... hungry and tired
Outside my window... it's dark and everything is still
I'm thinking... about our church's CHRISTmas Drama we're doing tomorrow night
I'm reading... My Bible & soon I'll be reading Earwen's book ;) *squeals*
I'm listening to... the music on Olive Tree's blog. I went there to get the link to her first Teen Girl's Daybook and I forgot to exit that window. :)

I'm wearing... my pink, brown and white skirt, with white tights and my brown shirt
Yesterday, I... didn't do much

I'm sad because... now my voice is raspy after my sickness and I sound like a creepy hobo. :P
I'm hungry for... burgers! That's what my mom just got for dinner. Eek!

The song stuck inside my head is... Strawberry Avalanche by Owl City!!!
I want... food! lol
I love... my sister Caldirwen. Tomorrow is her 11th birthday!
I loathe... my raspy voice

This week, my goal is... don't got one. :P
Did I meet last week's goal?... nope, didn't make one last week.
Ending time... 8:00pm

~Eldarwen Failariel~

Leaping Lizards! *shivers*

I have 80 followers! Thank you Karis for being the 80th follower!
Here's some award-type-things I made using http://www.photobucket.com/ if you wanna take one, go ahead. :)

For the girls:

For the guys:

Now, I'm not expecting you to put these on your blog, I just wanted to do some small thing in celebration of receiving 80 followers. You guys/girls are great! I've had a great time getting to know you all and I'm sure it's been interesting for you to get to know me. lol =D

~Eldarwen Failariel~

Getting Into The Christmas Spirit

CHRISTmas is almost here and I don't know about you, but I am feeling very CHRISTmas-y...

"Christ the Savior is born."


Our tree topper:
Yep, a big, golden angel. ;)

"To us a child of hope is born."

I put together some decorations around the house, one of them including a flower vase with red ribbon stuffed in it and poinsettia's sitting in it:
Of course I "spiced it up" with some pine cones and little golden, swirly things (which I failed to get a pic of.)

Our friend that came to visit today made up a wreath and brought it to us:

Here's a wreath we received through the mail from an anonymous friend, hmm...


A little decoration on the top of the fireplace mantel:

My stocking:

Yep, we're ready for the "cold weather" and a big fire:

This afternoon Esara, Caldirwen and I made a gingerbread house. Here's some pics...

these were our decoration supplies:

The finished front side of the house:

A bird's-eye view:

Here's a close up of the roof:

And the finished product:

We had to use another piece of cardboard because the first one wasn't big enough for the walkway. :) I know, it's not the prettiest gingerbread house, but hey, we had fun!

Now remember, CHRISTmas isn't about Santa Clause, or Rudolph.... or Frosty the Snow Man, it's about the birth of a mighty, and glorious baby. A savior, who was born in a stable, wrapped in swaddling cloths, and placed in a manger. Merry CHRISTmas everyone! :)

~Eldarwen Failariel~

Tagged/Awarded

Kate @ A Tent For the Sun tagged/awarded me. :)

These are the rules:
1. Thank the person who gave you the award
2. Copy the award
3. Post it on your blog
4. Tell us 7 things your readers don't know
5. Link 7 new bloggers as recipients
6. Notify the winners of their award with a comment on their blog
7. Keep on sharing the light of Christ with others!

Here's the seven things about me you might not know:

• I am deathly afraid of lizards. Seriously, they freak me out!
• I absolutely hate sugar gliders! My friend has one and she let it crawl up my arm and it ran bullet fast up my sleeve and down my shirt. I totally freaked out! :)
• I am not afraid of spiders. I know, it might sound weird, but they don't bother me, just as long as they don't threaten me.
• I am also deathly afraid of roaches. Yuck! *shivers* Okay, that was freaky, I just scared myself. One time I was lying in bed at night and I saw some black thing crawl on my chest, down onto my bed and up on the wall. I ran and turned on the light and saw it was a HUGE roach! I freaked out and yelled at Narthea who freaked out and started screaming. Yes, in the middle of the night. Also, I was going through my clothes in the closet one time and pulled two shirts apart and a water bug crawled up my arm and I pushed it off and screamed like a baby. LOL =D Yuck!
• I think baby elephants are the cutest baby animals! *smiles*
• I once had a hamster named Teddybear because she was very fat. :)
• (this fact is not going to be about animals) I am in love with the show Hawaii 5 O!!

I now tag:

anyone who wants it. :) Yeah, I've been known for breaking rules. :P

~Eldarwen Failariel~

Can't Wait To Get Started! =D

A tag from Jare and Lib at Random Jot Downs! :) Here goes...

Rules: Do the tag, then tag four people.

1. say something random. "Spit out that gum right now, mister!"

2. yell something random, out loud. "I hate bananas!" *giggle* (Narthea is at the bar in the kitchen and she's starting at me now... awkward...)

3. do you play an instrument? nope. I wanna play the guitar though! Will someone please teach me how!?!?

4. what's your full name? Na, na, na, na, na, na you can't make me! lol =D

5. what do you think of blogger? Fun! Interesting!

6. what do you think of this tag? Fun! Interesting! LOL =D

7. what's your opinion on Christian rock bands? *shrugs shoulders* depends on who they are. Kutless, Switchfoot, Reliant K, Leeland, Hawk Nelson... they're great!

8. if you answered yes on #3 have you ever messed up while playing in front of people? nope, I don't play instruments, remember?

9. what's something that you've always wanted to do but haven't? adopt a puppy from an animal shelter. I love puppies! :)

10. how many bloggers do you know in real life? I know 2 personally, and I correspond with 3 (one of them being one of the two I've met). But I'm not telling who they are, sry. ;)

11. have you ever played bloody knuckles? bloody knuckles? is that like a wii game? PS2 game? or is there really a game people play called "bloody knuckles"? Gross with a capital G!!

12. have you ever caught a sockeye Salmon? huh?

13. have you ever played funky angel? huh?

14. tell us about your worst accident? I busted the skin just below my right eyebrow open all the way to the bone when I was 7. I was taking a shower and Narthea pushed me down. :'( Mean Narthea! No, she repented and turned from the error of her ways. LOL =D jk

15. rant about what ever you've been holding in? there's a reason why I've been holdin' it in, peeps. :)

16. do you like caroling? it's... ok.

17 .where do you live? I live in.................................................................... *takes a breath* haha! You thought I was really gonna tell you, didn't ya?!?! Got ya! *bursts into evil laughter*

18. do you like it where you live? yeah! It's the best state ever! And there's no denying it! lol =D Now, none of you can fight with me 'bout that, 'cause you don't know where I live. :P (to the few that do know where I live, it was just a joke... really. You can set down the tomatoes now *ducks for cover*)

19. what was your most recent adventure? my most recent adventure? hm.... probably when I took a stroll to the schoolroom, stepped on the dog's toy and almost fell flat on my face. lol =D

20. Luke or Venator? I think you meant Luke or Darth Vator, and I'd probably choose Darth Vador because Luke is a whiny man and I hate *scratch* I meant: strongly dislike whiny men! lol =D no offense. :)

21 .do you like the Obama administration? *asks in disgust* "Obama administration"? *rolls eyes* enough said...

22. dance par-tee or music brawl? huh? Okay, I have no idea what a music brawl is, so I'll go with dance par-tee! :)

23 .what Number is this? 23. Yeah, I'm homeschooled and blond but that doesn't mean I can count! lol =D

24. what is two + 2? 4. Okay, enough with the stupid questions. Yes, I'm blond, but you won't trick me. *evil laugh*

25. Books or movies? books and movies. :)

27. what would you do to see wild horses? what kind of question is this?

28. what is the best joke you can think of right now? aint got one.

29. do you have a secret blog? yep.

30. do you know what a Granny beaded neck is? do you want me to google it?

31. PC or laptop? laptop. :)

32. Click 5 or Switchfoot? Switchfoot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

33. how many siblings do you have? 3.

34. do you have a favorite game? okay, you're gonna have to be more specific because this is the 21st century and they've now invented DS', Wiis, PS1, 2, 3s, GameBoys, X boxes, etc. Oh yeah... and then they have those stone age board game. lol jk =D

35. name the rockiest Christian band you know. SWITCHFOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

36. What does J.O.Y. stand for? idk.

37. Are you a member of J.O.Y? idk

38. have you ever fell a tree with a chainsaw? no and I don't plan to.

39. favorite song? I have a new fav: STRAWBERRY AVALANCHE BY OWL CITY!!!!

40. insert funny/random picture here:

I tag:

Jillian

Lindsay

Haley

~Eldarwen Failariel~