My Journey of Faith

Today, I am supposed to write about my journey of faith and what the wilderness could b trying to teach me. From the way I look at it, it seems as though its trying to teach me to put my trust solely in God and do exactly as he says. He will provide for me and my family and that's all I have to know. He will take care of everything else.

Also, I need to write about the Ten Commandments. They gave me some questions in my book, so I am going to type them out and then answer them:

Why does man need the law to live by: Because without it we would be a terrible people, with no order to what we do. We would be vile in the Lord's eyes and he would ignore us until we went back to Him.

What was the purpose of the law: To give men something to live by. It created a limit as to what we are allowed to do.

Christ said He came to fulfill the law. How did He do that: He was the sacrifice to pay for our sins. God said we would have to sacrifice lambs to pay for them, but Jesus, as the Lamb of God, paid for our sins, both past and present.

Can I fulfill the law: As Jesus did, no. But I can keep to the laws the Lord has set before us so that I am pure is His eyes.

MY BIRTHDAY

I'm 15 today!!! I can't believe it. I have been alive for 15 years.

This morning, Mom made me chocolate chip pancakes, each with 15 chocolate chips in them. :) Evyn, Ethan, and Amber all gave me their gifts this morning. They paid for the gifts with their own money, so they were really special. Amber gave me a Milky Way "Nothin but Caramel," Ethan gave me a Three Musketeers and a Fuji apple (one of my personal favorites), and Evyn got me my own steering wheel for Mario Kart Wii. It is missing the top part and looks kind of like a race car/airplane wheel. It's also blue, which makes it even more awesome. I can't wait to use it later. From Grandpa John and Grandma Val, I got a card with a Red-eyed tree frog and a $25 dollar check to go towards my iTouch. As soon as I cash the checks I have, I will be $99 dollars away from it. I can't wait.

Later this afternoon, Aaron and Samantha are coming over to play Wii bowling (as we couldn't go to the base) and have pizza and ice cream. We might just have to play Mario Kart so I can use the wheel.

Looks like I am going to have a great birthday.

Nov. 17, 2010 night

Samantha and Aaron came over. We had pizza and breadsticks from Pizza Factory, and Mom made a really awesome pyramid cake. It was hollow and inside was . . . a treasure trove of chocolate kisses and Rolo candies, and a Shrinky Dink Itouch. Mom and Dad promised to cover the last of what I need for the Itouch when I go to get it. I could have gotten it tonight, but I am waiting for it to go on sale on Black Friday because anything left over from what they give me will be used to buy an iTunes card. Now that I couldn't turn down. Also, they got me the Pirate of the Caribbean sound track, which we listend to through the rest of dinner. Samantha got me a Barnes and Noble gift card for $20. Now I want the new Eragon book to come out. Aaron brought me a card with $10 in it, which I will be using to buy the Itouch.

After dinner was over, Amber went to dance and we played Smash Bros Brawl since that's the only game we have that can play with five people (in rotation). We played that until Samantha's Dad came to pick her up, after which we played an infinite time game until Aaron had to go. It was an awesome birthday.

Indus Valley closing

Well, it's Friday and, as my study of the Indus Valley and the Harappan civilization is only a week long, today is my last day studying it. I did an abstract this week (also known as a precis) on the civilization. For crafts, I am working on a seal for myself. I have to wait for the plaster of Paris to dry before I can carve it. Also, I get to make a relief map of the area with salt dough. That I think is going to be fun. I am waiting for Dad's permission to use a piece of wood he has in the garage. Can't wait to get working on it. I may have to get some more salt first. I will have pics up in a bit.

The Harappan Style of Living

This week I am studying life in the Indus Valley. The civilization is that of the Harappans. They lived in small houses with blank windowless walls that faced the streets. I personally feel safe with having a fence around my house and a lock on the doors, but no windows seems a bit extreme. I would never want to live in a house no windows. Without windows, I would feel imprisoned. Granted, having windows with bars on them wouldn't be much better. The Harappans seemed to live well with these conditions. They kept themselves safe this way. They may have liked it, but I, nor anyone in my family I think, would ever want to live in a house like theirs'.