Photo Scavenger Hunt

Last night I spent the evening running around Long Beach on a scavenger hunt with a group of junior high girls. SOO FUN!!! God is so good to put amazing people in my life! Oh and we dominated by the way!

The Library

Dear Biola Library,

You are so beautiful and yet I can't utilize you for what you are for because you are so beautiful and hold so many interesting books and people. Just letting you know.

Yours Truly, Cheryl Kay Krake

Oh Happy Day...Oh Happy Weekend.

This weekend has been one of relaxing. Weekend Schedule:

Friday Class 8:30 to 9:20

Chaps 9:30 to 10:20

Nap Time 11 to 2

Lunch and girl bonding with Ashley 2:30-4:00

Cleaning, Moca Salsa, Movie time, Music the rest of the night.

Saturday Wake up 11am

Baseball game 12-4

Chickfila with the girls 5

Nice night in again

Sunday Church @ Bethany 9:30

Homework, Maddie's birthday and Such rest of the evening

Successful Weekend!

A Fair and Glorious Gift

I wish to see all arts, principally music, in the service of Him who gave and created him. Music is a fair and glorious gift of God. I would not for the world forego my humble share of music. Singers are never sorrowful, but are merry, and smile through their troubles in song. Music makes people kinder, gentler, more staid and reasonable. I am strongly persuaded that after theology there is no art than can be placed on a level with music; for besides theology, music is the only art capable of affording peace and joy of the heart...the devil flees before the sound of music almost as much as before the world of God.

-Martin Luther

Words to Ponder

I wrote this in my journal for on of my classes and it seems to be something that I look back on as an ongoing lesson.

"This upcoming week has a lot riding on it if you will. I find out a lot of things that will determine what I will be doing this summer and what my next year will look like. I find out if I have a job at the camp I worked at last year and I also find out if I will be going or staying here for next year. Through all of this I have realized that I plan it out too much and get my hopes up instead of really taking it to God and giving him my summer and next year. I tend to plan and not to really pray, “God use my in the next season of my life in whatever way you would like.” I don’t think we fully surrender because then we are left with uncertainties. The unknown has been something that society has taught me that I need to know what is going to happen all the time. This is not the case. Where did the fun of not knowing go? I think we need to just tae time and give it over to God and really enjoy the unknown because it’s not putting restraint in your life. It’ opening the box to new things!"

Truly Blessed

Today I arrived back in the Bay Area from being in Portland for the last days. My mom and I went to run a few errands and the first one was to get one of the head lights' light replaced on Gina(my car). We went to the auto parts store in Hayward and when we walked in the girl working Angela greeted us with a "hello" quickly followed by a "how can I help you today?" She was very on top of her job and had it together. She got the light I needed and helped me put it in so next time I would know how. When she was putting it in my mom noticed that she had tattoos on both of her wrists with a boys name on it. She asked who they were and Angela replied with they were her brothers names. It was a reminder for her to stay out of trouble she said. Mom further pressed to find out that Angela was 21 years old and her brothers were 12 and 14 and that her mom had died when she was 15 and she was left to take care of her brothers ever since. Angela was only 15 and she was left to take care of her brothers who were 6 and 8 years old at the time. She said that she had three jobs just to make it by but that her brothers were especially good and they didn't ask for much so they made it by. My mom then hugged her and handed her some money and told her that she was amazing. She is now our new friend.

Angela is just one of a lot of boys and girls who are forced to grow up earlier then they should have but they did because they had no choice. They are people that we need to be helping out every day because we have some much compared to them. I think about the fact that I have a mom and dad who love me and provide for me. For this I am truly blessed.

I am truly blessed!

Good Morning Portland

Portland Day 1

Today I arrived in Portland and I was greeted in the airport by Shatrine. She took me to Glenn's school where I hung out in his class and helped grade papers and then after school we went to the varsity teams baseball game. We arrived at the game and it had started sprinkling which was horrible because I was wearing my clothe So Cal shoes which do not do good in the rain. It was also freezing! The game ended up going on and Glenn and I champed out the whole game and had a lot of fun.

Portland Day 2

I am currently sitting in my brother's Junior English class. They have just finished a quiz and I am sitting here listening to my Ipod wondering how on earth I got up this morning to come to school. It was a definite struggle. But I'm here to help grade some papers! I'm such a good sister.

Portland Day 3

Today I got to go to the Zoo! It was quite an adventure chasing after Audrey. She may be only be a little over 2 years old but the girl is fast. I definitely was a lot of fun but I was tired after it was all said and done.

After the Zoo I took an adventure with Shatrine to get a perm! On April 7 2010 at 1:45PM I started the process of getting a perm. Yes a perm. My long awkwardly straight wavy hair is no more. I went to the Aveda Institute of Cosmotology with Shatrine because that is where she gets her hair done plus they are students so it is like half price. Basically if I was going to get a perm I was gonna get it cheap but Aveda made me feel like I was at a real salon. Find an Aveda if you want any good hair cut, color, perm and more!

My lovely hairstylist, Michael worked for hours to finish my hair but not without some assistance from Christy. Michael did most of the work but Christy came in and helped finish when his fingers couldn’t role my hair any longer. They were a great team. The stuff they put in my hair smelt HORRIBLE but it was fun having two people work on my hair. It made me sort of feel like I was famous because everyone in the place knew that I was getting a perm and since my hair was so long they know that it was quite a task. People were walking by and checking me out. Don’t worry I rocked the look so people had something to look at.

My Hairstylist Michael and Christy

He is Risen!

Easter is the day that the cross became something so much more to many people. It is the reminder of the price that Christ paid on the cross. 

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.

His blood has set us free!