busy week. 2 1/2 weeks till school. fair. bread. pillows. posts. :)

hey readers :) so, my goal for the rest of this year is to post way more often. and I know I keep saying that, but going into the school year and all I just plan to have a much more scheduled life. :) and in part of my schedule I hope to include blogging...at least 3 times a week.

this week has been crazy and its only Tuesday! yesterday we were basically gone from our house from 9:30 am to 11 pm. it. was. crazy. we went to my Grandma Englund's for the day and did sewing Home Ec up there and I made a pillow :)

part of the reason we all when up to her house, all being us four kids, was so that mom could get stuff ready for school. since that starts in 2 and a half weeks. (seriously, this summer has FLOWN).

then we came home for like 15 minutes and we chatted a bit with gma and gpa here and mom and dad and then I worked at my desk just a little bit and got a surprise call from someone which made my night, then we quickly ran over to Grandma Wright's for supper and then for Esther and I to make our bread for the fair! insane and stressful we were back on our way home after being over there for several hours..
then we turned back around and woke up this morning and took our bread and my pictures over to the fairgrounds :) I am really excited to see how they do!

that is my Onion Lover's Twist Bread that I entered...we entered the top loaf which turned out looking a bit better then the bottam one :)

today we are supposed to keep moving on things that need done, I have cleaned my room (dusted, vacuumed, new sheets on my bed, made my bed, etc..) and cleaned our bathroom...spent some time just sitting on the computer, and now I need to move on. :)

hope you have a lovely Tuesday!

happy wednesday :)

hey lovelies! :) How is your day going? mine is going pretty fantabulous... had my 2nd violin lesson today (with a teacher not in a video) and it went really well! its amazing how fast a 30 minute lesson goes by! im excited about playing even better than I do now, and working on my confidence to not be ashamed and play for others. :)

currently I am spending these minutes with my favorite little brother...he is sitting next to me on our futon and we are cuddled up with blankets! we read some books but now he is watching Garfield and I am hanging on the computer! its pretty fun!!

I saw this picture today on tumblr...and loved it! (www.back2december14.tumblr.com)

I love that quote :) such an awesome reminder....live life to it's fullest! love God...spend time with family...and do all these things. Of course, be sorry for things you do that aren't right, but don't be sorry about life...just live it to its fullest! :)

hope you are having a good Wednesday!

counting my blessings

hey beautiful readers!! life is bouncing for me right now! keeping busy with company and fun family times...and missing some people too.

I am so blessed to have such an AWESOME family. let me tell ya, I don't think ANYONE has such great family....nope. no one. well, maybe you? uhhh....----no. just me! I am so blessed. so blessed. I cannot even describe how blessed and happy I am! and I give all the praise to God for blessing me with them. and blessing me with a life I wouldn't trade for the world.

• HE is in my life!
• I have the best immediate family.
• I have the best extended family.
• I have been blessed with a beautiful home.
• There is air conditioning-about-everywhere I go.
• I have been raised in a Christian environment and around some of the strongest Christians.
• God continues to bring blessings into our life everyday even when we aren't looking.
• I have one more day to spend with some of the best family members ever and I can't wait.

I am SO beyond blessed.

hey, readers :) so, it has been another busy day around here! we have company coming in in about an hour so we have been getting ready for them. I woke up this morning and after a while just chilling in bed, I crawled out and went for a mile run. it was wonderful :) I hadn't done a cardio workout since Monday so I was definitely missing it.
I did my pe course on the computer, typing, got ready, oh and did my devotions, and some computer time in there as well :), ate some food, went to Grandma's for home ec, decorated cupcakes there, dad came and got us and we went to the bank to sign me up for a DEBIT CARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)))))))
Then practiced my violin, ate supper, helped clean up a bit, then worked on packing out stuff to move out of our room for the next 4 nights, then put sheets on the bed, cleaned the bathroom, vacuumed, etc, etc :)

loving this quote that I reblogged on tumblr a few months ago...(www.back2december14.tumblr.com)
Why fit in when you were born to stand out? -Dr. Seuss
also, some thoughts I have posted on facebook these past couple of weeks...

we have all been hurt by people...recently I have...but cling to Jesus and hold on tight to His hand. Surround yourself with people who love you and who won't leave you.. And fall more in love with God. He will heal your wounded heart. ♥

sometimes you are just not sure what the next step in life is. Or what your purpose is. Why here? God KNOWS why He put you on earth...hold His hand.


go find your dreams!! take Jesus' hand and just let Him lead you to places unknown. trust Him, and you'll never regret it :))


you are beautiful! God created you to be you.. And He loves you just the way you are. Don't try and be someone you aren't. Be that SOMEONE God made :))


we are always told to go after our dreams, and I certainly believe that:)) but, also remember that your dreams might not be the same as God's plans for you. the best thing to do is see what God has in store for you and just take hold of His hand and see where He guides you. :)) remember, He loves you very, very much. more than you will ever realize!




since I am SO behind on here...I will share a few pix of some things that have been happening recently :)

got to see these amazing girls again :) love them!

on our way to see the Cfam :) my besties Carly and Leah :)

all of us in the car :) minus Dad, Dennis, Elijah, Karson and Mom.
Back row-Carly, Leah, Me, Timothy
Middle Row-Esther, McKenzie, and Julie
that boy back there? he is one of my best guy friends ever.



my bestest friend and I at home ec last week :)

NEED this!

and for now, I shall say, goodbye :)

oh dear...this is so embarrassing...but, as you have probably figured out...I haven't blogged for a LONG time...too long. and I really want that to change. like a lot. for now, I will just write about how wonderful it is to live in such an amazing country...
oh, it has its faults and flaws...but nothing is perfect except God who gave this country to us. so we must spend hours praying and striving to help our country...even though its seems impossible at times. He will provide our needs and He will protect and help us.. even in the hardest of times. this is my prayer for today:

Thank you, Jesus, for allowing me and my family to live in a country like America. Yes, it has its faults and flaws, but nothing is perfect. Only You. We have freedom to worship You, dear God, and that is the most important thing. ♥

here is a picture from today...we have taken tons! if you have an instagram check my sister and I out.. luannajoy14 and naturalblonde12 :)

Happy Fourth of July! have a beautiful evening celebrating with your family and enjoy fireworks splashing colors in that beautiful black sky tonight:)

...is still turning...

my brain, is yes, still turning...
 I still don't know for sure if mom is going or not...so I don't have to make a final decision yet...but of course it still is in my head. thank to Heather and Amy for commenting on my last blog post and saying sweet things! :) I know this may seem small, but to me its big. its a big decision to make because it will be in the past once the weekend is over. I don't want to have regrets. its a decision I am going to have to live with...
I have been trying to get some people (dad, mom, my bff, my sister-kinda-) to help me...but of course I am the one to have to make the final decision. they don't want to influence me in one way ;) I appreciate that alot. lol. but its hard...

I prayed this morning that God will just help me to make the right decision...I will keep you all updated :)

I hope you all are having a lovely week! mine has been a little different...I think March as a whole is going to be "different" but of course, what month isn't?! :)

going to try to blog alot more! :)
Love,
Lu

my brain.

as I was sitting upstairs I knew I needed to write a blog post...I haven't written one in a while, didn't keep up with my challenge, and I have had so many thoughts going through my brain today....
My Uncle Paul went to heaven at 2:30 am today...he is no longer suffering...and knowing that is a wonderful thing but it still causes my heart to hurt. I still am sad. my brain has been going in circles and thinking about things hard today. its been kinda a weird day...no, nothing is different...I still did school, we still laughed some, still ate supper, still did things....but it IS different. it was different KNOWING uncle Paul is gone...it was different knowing people were out there praying for all the family and posting comforting things....it was different thinking about things.
one of the things I have most been torn apart is this weekend. I regret not being able and not going to see Uncle Paul last weekend...but now I have the future and I can go to the funeral with my family. I want to go SO bad. be a support for mainly my cousins who have just lost a father...and to go because I WANT to go to be with my family during this time. I know I am a "great," I know I am not as "close" persay to Paul and Christy...but they ARE family. I DO know them...and I DO love them.
I am torn between going and staying. staying because I had many things here I was looking forward to...simple things like being with my best friend, seeing a friend at church on Sunday, being at my church, being in my teen Sunday School class, wearing my new maxi dress, and just being here.

All those things listed above, they can be repeated next weekend (for the most part). but i don't know...I am torn. but I am leaning more toward going...I think it would be good for me and I want to be there with my family.

personal post, I know....do you have any suggestions?

2nd day of challenge and a song....or two. :)

hey guys!:) so today is the 2nd day in my challenge to post every day....
I will share with you a couple or three songs that I absolutely love! These are new songs persay...they have been around a while....but can we just pause right now and have a moment of silence over Carrie Underwood's voice?!! oh wait, let's here it first!:) (in case you never have)

NOW, can we just have a moment.........

Okay, well I gotta get back to algebra....talk to y'all later!! :)

Love,
Lou<3

a challege and some poetry!:)

I am going to try a challenge....to post every day for a week!!! they may be short, they may be long....but i am really going to try!!! =) so by next Thursday, hopefully I will have posted every single day about something!!!
today I want to share with you guys a free verse that I wrote-

I love...
The smell of rain during or after a rainstorm like a huge candle that freshens the earth.
The claps of thunder that make me jump and then laugh.
The beautiful pictures God paints with the calming sunsets and billowing, huge, white clouds.
And the springtime bliss of feeling the wind and hearing the robins chirp through my windows.
~written by me ♥

We are about to finish up a whole unit on beauty in Literature....and it has officially probably been my favorite unit so far. I have absolutely loved it!! :) here is a poem that we read:
Barter by Sara Teasdale
Life has loveliness to sell,
All beautiful and splendid things,
Blue waves whitened on a cliff,
Soaring fire that sways and sings,
And children's faces looking up
Holding wonder like a cup.

Life has loveliness to sell,
Music like a curve of gold,
Scent of pine trees in the rain,
Eyes that love you, arms that hold,
And for your spirit's still delight,
Holy thoughts that star the night.

Spend all you have for loveliness,
Buy it and never count the cost;
For one white singing hour of peace
Count many a year of strife well lost,
And for a breath of ecstasy
Give all you have been, or could be.

well, gotta run for now!! my day is going really well!!:) Hope your Thursday is beautiful!!!

Love,
Lu<3

fashion. workouts. life.

hey beautiful readers! so sorry I haven't posted yet again in forever. this IS going to change. I promise. :)
so I am going to start right into showing you guys some pretty awesome pictures of things I am loving...
these are taken from tumblr and pinterst. I am OBSESSED with tumblr. its like one of my top things I check every day!:) its awesomeness... so let's get started!;)

in love with long dresses. :) think I am going to maybe even make one soon if I can talk Grandma into helping me!;)

I cannot express my love for these shoes.

I kinda need this shirt.

Hunger Games...don't know much about it, but love Taylor Swift ft. Civil War's song for it and and maybe going to read the books!:)

and yet another obsession...vintage cameras..

wish I had some Toms. they are adorable and all the rage right now!:)

OBSESSED with owls.

and loving the pics of Taylor visiting kids at the Ronald McDonald house:) she is great with kids!





So there are some fun pictures of some fun things!:) hopefully something gave you inspiration or an idea! ;)
Workouts-well I really need some muscle strengthening...not lying...these muscles aren't very strong. haha. but i want to work on it! I have done some working out in my days....but I haven't stayed on a serious schedule for very long since Dad's leg broke. which was 2 years ago. :/
this past year and this year I have done some but I want to do BETTER!
so far this week I have jogged/walked twice for 20 minutes...yesterday that did include me starting off and increasing in speed but today it didn't. we did that before starting the 20 minutes. Esther and I did jogging and then walking and we jogged about 3 times walking in between. :) it was hard, but felt good. it was cold, but hey! ;) we are determined. we will do it again Friday and then if we feel led, on Saturday again!:)

I hope you guy's February is going fab. I want to say also, that I have some awesome friends. right now, some of the closest people in my life are ADULT friends. ;) I love them...I think they know who they are ;) hahahaha.

well, signing off for now....
Luanna Joy

so behind...

I feel like I should have been posting so many more posts...I am so sorry. :( I want to be a more consistent blogger....hmmmm...
how is life going for you all? its keeping busy for me...with long days of high school and evenings filled with different things...
so excited for this weekend though!:) Travis is back in Kansas and we are having Christmas this weekend. :) also tomorrow night we are having some friends over for games, and I am super excited.
on another note, I have started back up with a workout routine...I will see how long it lasts. right now its 15 minutes Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. I started it back up this week! I will probably increase the time some times but for right now I am sticking with 15 minutes...last time I worked out, well my pelvis got all out of alignment! so I took a break...mom and dad said I would probably be ok not to worry about working out until then maybe the summer bringing in some more activity, but I am going to use the George Foremen DVDs and do these little workouts for a while!:)
well, I hope you guys have a fantabulous evening, and I will be posting hopefully, every other day or so or maybe even everyday! :) or at least I will promise to try and post more!!! :D

Luanna Joy

P.S. simply been loving this song this week:

my day...oh and p.s. its snowing :)

hey readers...so, as I sit here with a freshly brushed mouth, warm footie pjs, a clean body, clean braided hair...its crazy how my day went by so fast! I mean didn't I just wake up to my alarm with a very nauseated stomach not to long ago? (not to worry, it was only because I was EXTREMELY hungry) another school day down, another review day for exams, another day in life...all almost gone. its amazing and crazy at the same time! don't ever take for granted another week or day to live...each day, whether good or bad, treasure it and remember, it was another day Jesus allowed you to live.

on a side note-I am loving GOD GIRL by Hayley DiMarco. :] Its such a great read I totally encourage anyone to read it! also, with Christmas money I bought THE HELP and I am SO excited to dig my eyes into that book! I need to finish two books before that....oh dear. :O :) Here is the trailer for the movie that I CANNOT wait to see....

I hope you all are having a fantabulous week....
"When Christ becomes all you need, you will find happy all around you, because he never disappoints." ~God Girl, Hayley DiMarco
"You can't predict love, or plan for it. Love is the exception. Love is the one wild card."
~Taylor Swift♥

xoxo, Luanna Joy:)
oh and p.s. its snowing :D :D :D ♥

its a crazy Christmas. . .

sitting here at my Grandma and Grandpa Wright's house. . .surrounded by two aunts, an uncle, my family, my cousins, my great-grandma, my step-great-grandpa, and my grandparents. its crazy around here but its who we are! hashing over different things, kids making lots of noise playing, Grandma in the kitchen, yeah, its crazy, but its WHO we are. :)
yes, we are having our Christmas late, but what's better then being able to celebrate Christmas for two months instead of one!?:) after this Christmas, we still have another one later this month!:) i be how we roll!

xoxo,
Luanna Joy

hey guyss!

Hey all!:) its been FOREVER. and that is now going to change. I am back into the "mood" of blogging! wow. I want to blog!:) first things first! ITS 2012! oh my goodness! I have so many goals/resolutions for this year...its kinda crazy! lol. one of them is to read 20 books or more. I am going to count the one I was reading last year and am still getting through...I don't read in it everyday but I am going to count that as one of my 20...I still have more the half of it to read. :) then I started another book tonight that I have been wanting to start and I am so excited to finish it. 

I borrowed it from my best friend Carly who is in the picture there with me beside this post:) anyway, I am super excited to read this book and apply it to my life.

"The truth is that if you are a God Girl it is because of who you worship, not who you are, or what you've done or failed to do." ~God Girl, Hayle Dillarco♥

 

 Isn't that a lovely quote?! :) I know. I love it. 

Another thing I am starting up this year, actually Esther and I started it last year but it is going to grow in this year and that is my inspiration book. its just a simple sketch book from hobby lobby and I decorated the front, and through the year I am going to be adding inspiring quotes, pictures, verses, whatever! I am so excited. :) I definitely encourage you to do that! Esther and I actually did a video of it on our channel www.youtube.com/mjwsjw :) its the DIY-Inspirational Book and Snowglobe video! and ps..I am so happy with my snowglobes:)

sorry its not the best quality! I took it with my phone and tweeted it!:) 

well, its 2:38 Am and I had better get some sleep. but I felt REALLY inspired all of the sudden to fix up my blog theme and write a blog post. :) I am back for a while now. 

hope you guys don't mind!;)

Love, 

Luanna