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Lately I've noticed how much God has been changing me & helping me to adapt to things easily. In 2006 my dad told the family that we would be moving to North Carolina. The idea settled very quickly. Except for the fact that we haven't even moved yet, the idea has been a joy to me. We're fixing our house up & planning on putting it back up on the market pretty soon.

Then my parents sent me off to High School. My first year in school & they choose it to be my sophmore year. Well, I adapted to that pretty well, except after a while I realized that that scene wasn't for me - at all! So, after one year in school I have decided not to return.

During the first 3 years I had went to Every Nation I was apart of the Quire Scene. I still am, but I've also found something else that fits me pretty well. Drama. I've gotten to know people on a more intimate level because of Drama at youth group. I've gotten to know Nadya, & so many other people. I love entertaining. That's probably why I love it so much.

Then I got back into the "home school group" this year during Summer, when I became a registered home schooler again. I met a new crowd of amazing people, & I've finally realized that I love the "home school group". I always loved being home schooled, but for some reason I'm more excited about it this year than any other year. I've started a Speech & Debate class, 3 online courses consisting of Spanish, History, & Drivers Ed.

On top of all that, my parents tell me that they finally think we might actually be moving at the end of the year. I was kind of hoping that we could delay moving until after I turn 17. I want to spend my birthday here with the people I know. If we move at the end of the year, then I would have to spend my birthday with people I hardly know at all. Plus I want to be able to compete in some of the competitions in February-June.


So, that's my changing life.

I thought it was God. But I guess I was wrong.

No more Miami. It has been canceled due to a sudden crisis in the Shiver home. :/ I was truly looking forward to it.

  I love having a large family. Everyone's different, & everyone's so much alike. It's amazing. Some are major creative, & some are not so creative. Some make funny faces, some just smile & wave. :) Some care about their appearances & some couldn't care a bit. I love it. It's so much fun. I can't wait to have kids of my own. My favorite part of big families is there's always that one kid in the family that just sticks out. Everyone's awesome, but there's always one or two kids who just go..."BOOM. I'm here." :) It's fun. Everyone tells us that me & Ariel are the 2 in the family that stick out the most. We make people laugh, & we crack jokes, & we laugh at our own jokes even if they're not funny. AND AND AND we're not afraid of looking stupid in front of the camera. (:

SO, please don't hate on the "big family" idea. I know we've had a lot of "looks" & stuff from religious people who just think that big families are a pain. BUT, I couldn't say anything bad about it.

Waking up to the sound of crying is never my pleasure. Jonathan has been "sick" (or just out of sorts) for the past 3 days, & it's made my heart break. I hate seeing him cry. But I think this morning God woke me up saying "Today I'll give you a present". So, I got up, gave Jonathan his medicine, fed him, & got my dad to pray over him. He prayed that he would have an increase in his joy. So, as I rocked him in front of the fan, I was playing "Spiders on your back" with him & he suddenly started to giggle. It wasn't like "that tickles". It was more of "I have a joke that no one else knows except for me & God". It was wonderful. & it got me smiling for the last hour.

Be praying that he keeps his joy. We hate seeing him cry.