YAY for video converters!!!!

I'm really really excited - I figured out how to get video from my most recent orchestra concert on the computer and converted so that I can put it online!!! Because at first it was in this really weird format that I'd never heard of. So then I googled how to convert it and I found a free video converter. YES!!! I was literally jumping up and down. LOL. I might put the video up here if I can figure out how to split the video so it's short enough to upload.

So yeah... this isn't a very deep, insightful post. I just felt like sharing that with you all.

But about my last concert - it went really well! I was a lot less nervous than the last concert, but I was less satisfied with my performance this time than the last. I did fine until the last song where I lost my place and had to wait 'till half the intro was over before I could play it correctly. LOL. Oh well. But it was still really neat. It's just so cool to be a part of something so large and produce such full, pretty music.

So... if anyone's reading this (which I hope there are a few at least!), I have a question for you. Do any of you play an instrument? If so, which one(s)? How long have you been playing? Have you been a part of any ensemble, band, or orchestra?

Young Maiden's Daybook

Today…
February 23rd, 2009
Outside my window…
A blanket of gray blocks my view of the sun, but the sun still shines beyond it.
I am thinking…
of how many things I need to do today.
I am thankful for…
my family.
I am wearing…
Warm, fuzzy socks, jeans, and a long-sleeve top.
I am reading…
The Spiritual Lives of Great Composers by Patrick Kavanaugh, and Romans.
I am creating…
Photographs.
One of my favorite things…
My computer.
For education this week…
Home Economics, LOTS of practicing violin, Chemistry, Algebra, and English
A keeper at home skill I am using/learning…
Keeping the kitchen clean.
A spiritual lesson I’m learning…
To value others as more important than myself.
A godly character trait I plan to work on…
Generosity.
Scripture I am memorizing…
Again, not memorizing, but my verse of the day is Romans 6:13: And do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
I am praying for…
God's guidance.
For the rest of the week…
School, and spending time with my family.
A picture I’d like to share…



-My violin on top of a LOT of violin music. :)

A Young Maiden's Daybook

I recently found HsKubes' Girl's blog and saw that she started something called "A Young Maiden's Daybook." So I decided to participate. I'll be doing this every Monday, so hopefully I'll be posting more often now. :-)

Today…
February 16th, 2009

Outside my window…
The sun is shining, the trees are bare, and the grass is brown.

I am thinking…
of the orchestra concert I will be a part of tonight!

I am thankful for…
God's unfailing faithfulness to me.


I am wearing…
Jeans, a plain, white longsleeve top, and a warm white sweater. But in a few hours I'll be changing into a white blouse, floor length black skirt, hoes, and black dress shoes for the orchestra concert. :-)

I am reading…
Proverbs, Scriptures about music and worship, and Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

I am creating…
A painting of a cross. Actually, I'm pretty much done with it. There are just a few more touches I should add.

One of my favorite things…
My violin

For education this week…
Algebra, Chemistry, Geography, Spanish, Writing and Grammar, and Music as always.

A keeper at home skill I am using/learning …
Doing dishes

A spiritual lesson I’m learning…
To rely on God and learn to hear His voice

A godly character trait I plan to work on…
Love

Scripture I am memorizing…
I'm not memorizing a Scripture at the moment, but my verse of the day is Proverbs 3:3: "Never let loyalty and kindness get away from you! Wear them like a necklace; write them deep within your heart. Then you will find favor with God and man." (NLT)

I am praying for…
Continued health for my family and me.

For the rest of the week…
Schoolwork, practicing, and hopefully finishing Pilgrim's Progress. :-)

A picture I’d like to share…
Spring is on it's way! :-)

Fireproof

Wow, it's been a long time since I've blogged. Sorry about that! Sorry if this one's short - I don't have much time to write.

A few weeks ago, we went to see Fireproof at the dollar theater. (We'd been waiting for it to get to the dollar theater, and we were really excited when we saw it there.) It's a really really awesome movie and I encourage you all to go see it. And if you've already seen it, watch it again! :-)

I think it's amazing that they really defined love in this movie - not love as in a feeling, but how it's described in 1 Corinthians 13. It was really neat to see that chapter in action. Fireproof is a movie about a husband and wife that are having marriage problems. Then the husband is given something called the "love dare" where he is supposed to do something special for his wife each day for a certain period of time. At first he does this half-heartedly, and his efforts are rejected, which makes him more frustrated. But with the help of his father, he is persistent and eventually his marriage gets back together.

I thought this was a very realistic movie - their problems didn't just get solved immediately or automatically. It takes patience... longsuffering. In one part of the movie, the song "While I'm Waiting" by John Waller is played. (Awesome song - I encourage you to look it up sometime). It's about waiting on God's timing - but not just sitting back and doing nothing. We are to serve God continually - to worship Him. To obey His commands daily. It was a song I needed to hear that day, and I thought it fit the movie well.

There's a lot more I could say about the movie, but I don't want to spoil it. Hope you get a chance to see it soon!