24/7 Christians

Last night's revival was awesome! I had such a great time worshiping! Standing up there with my band, my siblings, I could see God working in an incredible way. It's amazing what the Lord could have instore for us in the future!

The schedule last night was changed around a little bit, so I didn't do my testimony. Which was just fine. The way it worked out was perfect. The speaker last night talked on practically the same stuff that I had! Also, Sacramento Baptist's youth group put on an amazing skit! Very powerful! Zach said that it gave him goosebumps. It did me too.

God is working in a mighty way in our family, and in our band. What 24/7 is all about is being a Godly example. Being "24/7 Christians." I pray that we are able to be used for God's glory. Send us, Lord!

Camp!

Got back from our youth trip to Camp Schafer Sunday morning. I had a great time! The youth praise band, that Annie, Zach, and I are in, along with Justin, Kaela and Ryan, lead the worship music through out the weekend. It was fun, but I was kinda nervous about the whole thing too.

I had an awesome time! We went paddle boating, and played Frisbee golf. Kaela and I were on a team. We call our selves "'Da Bomb" because we bombed (as in lost). LOL But this is partly because of the very cheap Frisbee's Bro. Jamie bought. Heehee!

The last night was probably my favorite. I sat in my high school group and we shared what we learned that weekend. A few of us did, including myself, and a few of us got emotional. It was very touching... I love my youth group! :)

By the way, keep 24/7 (my band...Zach, Annie, and me) in your prayers. We're leading worship for a youth revival in Sacramento tomorrow. And I'm sharing my testimony. I'm excited that we have this opportunity, but also nervous. Praying everything goes well and lives are touched for the glory of God!

All for now...night all!

Annie's 13th Birthday

Annie's birthday was two days ago. She turned 13. A teenager now! It's crazy how fast she's growing. She's taller than me! (I've accepted that I'm going to be the shortest in my family. lol)

So, on her birthday we had a birthday breakfast for her. And then that night we took her out to eat at Cracker Barrel. Even though she insisted we not, we told the waitress that it was her birthday today and a bunch of people that worked there came out and sang happy birthday. It embarressed her! Haha!

She also got her very own cell phone! Now she can text all she wants! It's a purple LG Lotus. Very cute!

Just yesterday we had a bowling party for her. Annie invited a bunch of her friends and we all had a blast! Later that night we went out with Kaela and her mom to see "The Last Song." Real good movie! But watch it with a box of kleenex. :)

Annie, I love you so much! I am so blessed to have you as my sister! Though we are like night and day...so incredibly different...we are best friends and will be forever. I hope you had a great birthday and enjoy your teen years!
~Katie

The "Black Stuff"

I recently started wearing mascara. Momma said that since I'm 16 now I can start wearing it if I want to. :) So, tonight, I just finished washing my face and I was using a light colored washcloth. And I noticed, when I looked at the washcloth, after I had finished scrubbing my fash clean, some of my mascara had rubbed off on it. I had a flash back then, to when I was little. Sometimes I'd take baths with my mom and I'd notice after she finished washing her face there'd be black stuff on the washcloth. And I thought tonight, holding my washcloth, "Ah... I have "black stuff" on my washcloth! I'm growing up!" LOL!

You know...now as a teenager looking back on my younger years of childhood, I'll sometimes remember the little things more clearly than the big events. Like I remember coloring and watching "Lion King" with Daddy. Waking up in my Gigi and Grandaddy's living room to see light peaking through the sheet they had hung in the kitchen doorway so they wouldn't wake me. Jump roping in my driveway with some of my friends on my birthday. Taking baths with my mom and scrubbing her back... And then seeing the "black stuff"on her washcloth. Weird, huh, who those little things are stuck in my memory.

So....I wish you all a good night, my friends! Sleep tight! :)

Spell It Right, Please!

Guess what! I think this is kinda odd....so don't laugh! ;) When I'm writing my name in cursive, a lot of the time I will accidently leave out the "i" in my name and go straight from "t" to "e." And then I'll just stare at my mistake and wonder, "Now how do I fix this?" It's quite irritating. I have one of the easisest names EVER! Katie Dawn Lake. Why can't my right hand get it right is my question..?

Sweet 16!

My birthday was on Thursday. I turned 16 years old! Quite unbelievable. We went out to eat that night at Norman McDonald's. I love that place! My mom surprised me with taking beautiful flowers out there before we got there and making our table "special." :) And I got a free piece of turtle pie. It was so yummy! I also recieved a few gifts that night:

*"Sound of Music" (love that movie!)

*My very own coffee mug! It's green (my favorite color)! :)

*A T-shirt

*"Sleepless in Seattle"

*"Sweetwater Run" by Jan Watson

*Money

My party was just last night. The house was full of people! We had such a good time! My aunt brought a karaoke machine which was a BIG hit. We had lots if food! And we did gifts and also just hung around the houes talked. My brother, Zachary, made a slideshow of pictures put to music of me. It was awesome! Love you, Zach! :) We also did gifts and cake and ice cream. I had my very first Walmart cake! Heehee! It was very yummy! Here's some of the gifts I recieved:

*A lap top!! Yayy!!

*iTunes card

*A new wallet

*Target & Maurices gift card

*Money

*Candy :)

*Scrapbooking stuff

*Clothes

*A new watch & matching bracelet

I had such a fabulous Sweet 16! Thanks go to all who made it happen! Signing out for tonight... :)

What are your talents?

On Friday we have a girl's Biblestudy at my church. This past Friday we talked about our talents. Not just the ones that first come to your mind...but also little ones nobody thinks about. Like walking dogs...or riding a bike. So, I thought I'd write a blog post about my talents, big and small, and thought you could tell me some of yours. :) So, feel free to comment.

Katie's Talents
*Sign Language
*Music...fiddle, singing
*Writing (a little lol) ;)
*Doing dishes
*Folding laundry
*Photography...taking pics and editing them
*Reading
*Studying and doing my homework
*Organizing

(By the way, these are in no particular order. lol)