Happy New Years!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's 2014!!!!!! Yay!!!! Hap-Hap-Happy New Years!!!!!!!

Happy 1st Birthday to My Blog!!!! And Happy New Years Eve Too!!!!!

I bet you'll never guess what today is! No.....not New Years Eve.........well yeah I guess it is, but thats not what I'm so super excited about!!! So guess! Go on......guess...................ok I'll just tell you! Today is my blog's 1st birthday! I can't believe that I've officially been blogging for a YEAR now!!!!!!!! Let me just say that it's been an AWESOME year of blogging! I don't know what I would have done with all of my spare time if I hadn't been blogging!!!!

I also wanted to tell all of my readers and followers (private followers too!) that I truly appreciate you and don't know what I'd do without you! You guys ROCK!!!! Thanks for always reading my random thoughts, even when they're really really random!!!!!! lol!

Anywho, Happy Birthday to My Blog!!!!

And Happy New Years Eve too!!!!!!!

(awww......isn't that so cute?!?! I thought it was totally adorable!)

Merry Christmas!!!

Merrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry Christmas!!!!!

I hope your Christmas was absolutely holly jolly!!! Did you get some super awesome stuff?!?! Me too!!! Did you go somewhere awesome, or did you stay home?!?! I stayed home, which really isn't a bad thing! I actually really enjoyed it being home!!! I had an awesome Christmas and I hope all of you did too!!!! 

So, before I get to carried away talking about presents, food, family, friends, vacations and such, I wanna take a moment to wish Jesus a Hap-Hap-Happy Birthday!!!! After all, thats what Christmas is all about! There wouldn't be a Christmas without Him! Jesus is the reason for the season!!!!

Happy Birthday to You!!!

Happy Birthday to You!!!

Happy Birthday Baby Jesus!!!

Happy Birthday to YOU!!!!!

YAAAAAAAY!!!!!!

We can't forget that it's Jesus' special day! It's not all about opening presents, and Santa, hot chocolate, family, friends, hot chocolate, vacation, hot chocolate, picking out/decorating trees, hot chocolate, shopping, hot chocolate, giving gifts, hot chocolate, christmas parties, hot chocolate, and last but definitely not least, hot chocolate (did I mention that already?!?!)!!!!!

We can't forget that even though everything is CRAZY around Christmas, we have to celebrate our Lord's birthday!!! Lot's of people probably don't even think about Jesus during Christmas, and you gotta feel bad for Him! I mean, think about it.....Christmas is the celebration of GOD coming down to EARTH and becoming HUMAN!!!!! That's a big deal!!! 

So tonight, say a special prayer, and even sing Happy Birthday to the Savior of the world!

Hope you all had a lovely Christmas!!!

Happy Birthday Baby Jesus!!!

Christmas is Coming!

I can't wait for Christmas! It's almost here! I'm sooooooooooooo excited! Did I mention that Christmas is coming and that I can't wait?!?!?!? I did? Well, then I bet you can't guess what else I'm excited about....... ☺ I'm excited that Christmas is coming and that it's almost here! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!! EXCITEMENT!!!!!!! YAY!!!!! 

ok.........take a deep breath Madi.......thats it.......nice and slow........shhhhhh calm down.........OMGOSH!!!! CHRISTMAS IS COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is what I look like when I'M SUPER EXCITED FOR CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Don't I look super adorable?!?!? Of course I do!!! Just kidding.....but I am pretty adorable! How can you say no to that adorable face on that lovely head that's wearing SANTA'S HAT!?!?!?!? Speaking of santa's hat well......I guess its more of a replica....its not really Santa's......but it looks like it! Works for me!!!!!! Anyways, speaking of Santa, guess what........CHRISTMAS IS COMING!!!!! Only two days, 10 and 1/2 hours, 12 seconds, and 23 milli-seconds!!!!! YAY!!!!!

Ok......I'm sorry. I kind of got carried away......BUT I'M SOOOOOOOO EXCITED BECAUSE CHRISTMAS IS COMING!!!!!!!

ok.....here is a special riddle made up by yours truly that I bet you can't figure out:

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Because he was so excited that Christmas was coming (and that is was almost there!)

HA! Bet you didn't see that one coming! HA HA HA!!! I am smarter than you! Just kidding! But I have to admit that I am pretty smart......☺

Let's sing a Christmas carol!

"A Holly Jolly Christmas!"
(sing to the tune of "A Holly Jolly Christmas")

Have a holly jolly Christmas (....because it's almost here...)
It's the best time of the year (......yes it is! Told you so!)
I don't know if there'll be snow (...because I live in Texas...but there better be or else you'll feel my wrath!)
But have a cup of cheer (...or hot chocolate...cuz I don't know how to fill a cup with cheer...)

Have a holly jolly Christmas (......OMGOSH! IT'S ALMOST HERE!)
And when you walk down the street (...try not to slip on the ice...unless you live in Texas, cuz there won't be any! But there still better be! or you'll feel my wrath!)
Say, "Hello!" to friends you know (...or else they'll think your really rude...and they'll wonder why you ignored them...)
And everyone you meet! (...Not everyone though...because that would be kinda creepy...)

YAY!!!!!!! You are all amazing singers! But no one can beat my voice......"OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH" *crack* *crack* *glass shattering*
See?!?! I'm a natural!

Anywho, it was great getting excited about Christmas with you! We'll have to do it again next year, and the year after, and the year after, and the year after that one, and after that one, and.......well, you get the point☺

(please note: this post was written by Madison L. who wanted to let all of her readers know that she is very excited that Christmas is coming and that it is almost here. The "why did the chicken cross the road" joke/riddle is an original and was written by Madison L.)

Be-YOU-tiful

I just saw this and thought it was super inspiring! I just had to share it!

Love this!

I also wanted to share this awesome video with you all!!!

Isn't that such an awesome video?!?! I love that video!!!

ANYONE OF YOU READING THS……………YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!! YOU WERE CREATED IN GOD'S IMAGE AND LIKENESS!!!!! DO NOT LET THE DEVIL TRICK YOU INTO THINKING THAT YOU ARENT BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!

Enjoying the Last Day of Fall

Today was a sad, sad, sad day. Why? Because it's the last day of fall! Fall is my favorite season!!! In order to enjoy it, I took my camera out into my backyard and had a "fall photoshoot!" It was tons of fun! Here are some of the pictures! 

Don't you just love fall? The nice cool breeze, the sound of leaves, all the beautiful colors, and all that awesome fall stuff? I sure do! Don't you wish fall could last a little longer?!?!?! ☺

Flower Power!

Here are some pics that I took of the flowers in my backyard:)

Didn't God make such a beautiful creation?!?! I just LOVE flowers!

Black Friday

Hey hey hey! Today is Black Friday! No, I'm not out shopping.....I'm actually doing the opposite, hiding from those crazy Black Friday shoppers! I just don't get the point of it! You eat a big family meal (well, part of it so you can get in long lines of shoppers early), then you rush to a store and realize you should've been there hours earlier. Then you stand in a line of cranky people all night, so you can be one of the first HUNDRED to get in whatever store you want to go to. THEN you rush in the doors of the store with an angry mob,  get trampled and run over with people and shopping carts. By the time you actually make it in the store, you're beat-up, tired, frustrated, and pretty much everything is already gone. Don't you agree? :) :) :)

Love this! So true!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! 

I hope you all have a hap-hap-happy thanksgiving!!!!

Beautiful

Hey guys! I was just listening to my tunes and one of my favorites came on. It's called "Beautiful" and it's by Bethany Dillon. I was very inspired to put it on my blog, so here are the lyrics:

I was so unique 
Now I feel skin deep 
I count on the make-up to cover it all 
Crying myself to sleep cause I cannot keep their attention 
I thought I could be strong 
But it's killing me 

Does someone hear my cry? 
I'm dying for new life 

[Chorus]
I want to be beautiful 
Make you stand in awe 
Look inside my heart, 
and be amazed 
I want to hear you say 
Who I am is quite enough 
Just want to be worthy of love 
And beautiful 

Sometimes I wish I was someone other than me 
Fighting to make the mirror happy 
Trying to find whatever is missing 
Won't you help me back to glory 

[Chorus]

You make me beautiful 
You make me stand in awe 
You step inside my heart, and I am amazed 
I love to hear You say 
Who I am is quite enough 
You make me worthy of love and beautiful

I just love this song! It's a perfect "teenage girl song!" I just love how it talks about all of the problems and things that girls, especially teen girls, feel. I also love how Bethany then sings about not just being beautiful on the outside, but on the inside too. We should all just focus more on the beauty on the inside, and less on the outside. Every time I hear this song, I just want to tell everyone about it, and the message it gives. What an awesome song!

My Relationship with My Parents

Here's another one of those blogging ideas that I got from "the list." There is a link to "the list" post at the bottom of this post.....☺ (if you haven't already read "the list" you may want to do that first)

If I could put my relationship status with my parents on a scale of 1-10 (ten being absolutely perfect and 1 being really bad), I would put it between a 7.5 and an 8.5 (it really depends...... I guess you could say an 8) Why? Well, of course, our relationship isn't perfect, because no one's is. But we are pretty tight☺. But that doesn't mean we don't have room to grow and make it better and better. I know that there will be times when I feel closer to them, and times I feel less close, but thats the way relationships are, right?

I love my parents SOOOOOOOOO much! They are the absolute best!!!

Dear Mom and Dad,

        I know that sometimes we don't always feel very close to each other, and that we go through hard times where we don't feel like things will get better. I also know that I can be very stubborn (☺) and I don't always like or agree with what you want, but I trust you. I know that you are doing what's best, and though I may give you a hard time about it sometimes, I want you to know that I know that what you want is best. I'm a stubborn kid......yes I finally admitted it, and I'm sure you guys are high-fiving each other right now, because I finally said it! I admit that I'm not always the most easy kid to discipline either, and I don't like to take "no" for an answer (another high-five! I can already hear it!) and I am really trying to work on it. Please forgive me for not always being a great daughter. I truly love you and I don't ever want you to doubt that. You are amazing parents and I trust you to do what's best for me, even when it's hard. ("Yes!" *high-five*) Though it doesn't always show, I want you to know that I'm truly striving to be a better daughter. I always want you to think of me as your little girl, no matter how old I am, because I always will be your little girl- your little "madison-bear"☺. I love you!

Your loving daughter, 

Madison♥

Link: The List

T-Swizzle Quote

I found this quote today and LOVED it! Plus, it's by Taylor Swift! Who doesn't love one of her quotes?!?!

So true! Everyone should live by this! 

I Love My Readers/Followers!

Today, I was just checking the "stats" on my blog, and just happened to look at the audience from around the world for my blog.......and I was awe-struck at the number of people that had ever viewed  it, and lots of them weren't even from the United States! 174 people from Russia, 119 from Malaysia, 80 from Germany, 24 from the United Kingdom, 20 from France, 9 from Australia, Canada, China, and Ukraine, and not to mention, 1,756 people from the US!!! I was very happy to know that so many people (2,209 total) had actually viewed my blog! I was honored! I just want all of you who are reading this to know how thankful I am for you! I love you all! Thank you so much for even taking time out of you busy lives to look at my blog! I truly do appreciate my followers (private followers, too!) and my readers! 

Sometimes, I feel like giving up on this blog. I get frustrated, and I just don't feel inspired. I keep saying, "I can do it later..." or "Naaaaa not right now" and stuff like that. I just can't stop putting it off. Seeing this today made me feel so much better, and knowing that not only people from my country, but lots and lots of other people from all around the world read my blog, helped me to have that desire to never give up, which is something that I desperately needed.

So to thank you, I would like to dedicate this post just to you!

Like I said before....thank you! I love you guys! You are what keeps me going when I feel like giving up. From now on I will try to be better about posting things.......at least until I need to reassure myself like this again......☺

Fall!

Fall is here! Yaaaaaaaaaay!!! I love love love fall! Here are some awesome nature photos that were taken by yours truly;)

Pic of a tree that fell down

Acorns!

Fallen leaves.

Turning red and orange!

Here is random one that I took and wanted to throw in just because I think its really awesome:) 

Goodreads

I am one of those people who can go through books faster than I can tell someone the title of it. One problem that I've always had with that, is the amount of time it actually takes to purchase the book. First of all, my mom likes to read about the book and see its reviews before I can read it.......which, trust me, is not a very fast process. Finding those things are pretty hard, because its really difficult to find a good website. I FINALLY found a good website where you can read book descriptions and reviews, called Goodreads! 

I love love love Goodreads, and I strongly recommend it to anyone looking for a good book. If you sign up (it's free!), you can give reviews, and depending on the book that you reviewed, you will be given recommendations for other books similar that you may find interesting! You can also share what you're reading with friends! It's truly an AWESOME website!

( and just so you know, for those of you with an electronic device, you can get the Goodreads app!)

I just wanted to share this with you all, just as someone shared it with me! I hope you like it!

(this link will take you to the Goodreads website: Goodreads)

(and you can follow me here: Madison L's Goodreads Profile)

Its a........BOY!!!!!

Its a boy! Its a boy! Its a boy! Did I mention that its a boy? Im going to have a new little brother! YAY! SOOOOOOO EXCITED!!!!!!

The new baby's name will be Isaac! Isaac James!

Here is a picture of him!

He's getting so big! he's the size of an avocado with arms and legs this week!

I love you little Isaac! I can't wait to meet you! 

-madi

Happy All Saints Day!!!

Happy All Saints Day!!!! 

Saint Dorothy, please pray for me!

(she is my patron saint....)

Also, if you all can, please pray for the baby today as we find out his/her gender! I will post the gender asap!!!

Halloween 2013!!! (hey that rhymes! lol)

Happy Halloween!

 Here is a summary of the night!!!

First, I went to a halloween party, and hung out for an hour or two. Then I came home, took a hay ride, that had no hay, and rode around with one of my most bestestest friends, Claire. We trick or teated around the whole neighborhood with some of the neighbors, and had a blast! Then we came home, counted and traded candy with my siblings, ate some, Claire and I watched the Hunger Games, and hung out until it was so late that we could barely keep our eyes open! We had a super fun night!

Now it's time for.......halloween candy totals!!!

(please note that this was counted after some bribing, begging, trading, steeling some from our give away basket, and, well, you get the point.)

Twix: 15

Kit Kats: 24

Snickers: 36 (two were full size!!!)

Reeces: 2

Butterfingers: 1

Hersheys: 2 (both full size!!!)

Milky Ways: 3

Mr. Goodbar: 2

Krackle: 7

Baby Ruth: 1

Crunch: 12

Peanut Butter M&M's: 2

Grand Total:

Drum roll please........109 pieces of halloween candy!!! Yum yum yum!!!!!!!

All in all, it was a super awesome and fun night! Happy Halloween!!!

Carving Pumpkins!

We got to carve our pumpkins today! We had a great time! I don't have many pics but I do however,  have one of my pumpkin!

There it is! (its supposed to be a ghost!) Don't tell anyone, but that is the best pumpkin I've ever carved.......yes ever!  After we carved, we took all of the pumpkin seeds and using a recipe we got online, baked them! They were soooooooo good!

All in all, we had a super night!