The Christianville Spirit: God Freeway

The Christianville Spirit

The Spirit that Sparks Your Heart

May 25, 2011- TCS # 251

So, I’m sure that you’ve heard about this preacher named Harold Camping who claimed he “Knew” when The Rapture was to occur. Well, here’s my view on that. You See, I actually did believe it; from the January when I was curious to the 20th of May. It started as just hearing about it on The News, about saying, at that time, that a bunch of Math Experts thought that The Rapture was to occur in May of 2011. Well, that caught My Attention and a bit of curiosity. So, I did a ton of research on it, and this guy from a Religious Radio channel, called Family Radio, predicted that The Rapture was going to occur on May 21, 2011. So, as time went on I started to see signs that I thought related to it, like the dead fish everywhere, the unrest in Middle East, and other things. Along with believing in this came questions like “Why Now?”, “Why in May?”, “What will Heaven be like?” and, of course will I still be the way I am, Special or at least still have Special Needs because I love who I am. As it got closer, I started counting my “Lasts” like The Last time I’d get to see International Planes come in at the airport, the Last Saturday, and even the Last Newsletter Day. Now, I’m going to tell you something that may or not make sense. You See, there is a Highway called “God Freeway” that you’re supposed to stay on. The days of each month are numbered by the date being an Avenue, with the Month at the end. For Example: today would be 25th Ave. May. Anyway, I believe that You have to stay on the Main Lanes of God Freeway so that God can lead you in the right direction to put right people, things, and places in your path. Now, of course their are Access Roads on the side the highway but, those are only used if you need something like Food(Faith), Gas (The Push to move Forward), and Go to The bathroom (A break from Life and/or a Vacation). But, other than that, God says that you should stay on the Main Lanes of God Freeway. Now, How that has to do with The Rapture, Harold Camping, and May 21 is that I did the complete opposite. So, As I was casually driving on God Freeway, jamming to My Favorite Songs, I saw billboards advertising Harold Camping’s prediction of May 21, 2011. It drew me in like those of The Thing? And Wall Drug Store meaning it sounds exciting but, all it is, is a Tourist Trap and a bad one at that. So, about the Exit Sign for 16th Ave. May, I got on the Access Road and at 18th Ave. May, The Access Road changed it’s name from the usual “God Pkwy.” to “Harold Camping Ave.” So, Harold Camping said that The Rapture was going to occur at Sunset, Jerusalem Time on May 20, which meant 9 in The Morning my time. So, As a result I had a hard time sleeping that night thinking that The Rapture was going to happen overnight. But, I woke up and found I was still here. Then, “The End of The World” was the talk of News and it made me nervous. At the end of The Day, Harold said that it would now occur at 6pm starting in New Zealand and The next day(May 21), My Mom got me up and said “everything is fine right now”. After 6pm Eastern, I was worried about Grandma Honey so I called to make sure she was still here. So, after it didn’t happen I got upset, not because that it didn’t happen; but, I felt as if I was “Pulled Over” by a False Prophet and that got me angry. I’m sure that got God angry too. So, after all this I asked “How do I get back on God Freeway?”. So, I found a road back to the Access Road and got back on God Freeway. As for the lesson, I’ve got 2. One is never trail off God Freeway and Second, You know that “Matthew” Verse in the bible that says “No MAN knows the Day or Hour....” .....He meant it! All in all, Stay on God Freeway until the last exit, Heaven.

Thanks for Reading The Christianville Spirit. Stay on the highway God paved for You.

The Christianville Spirit: STW Road Trip

The Christianville Spirit

The Spirit that Sparks Your Heart

May 18, 2011- TCS # 250

So, A couple weeks ago, I was reading through My Facebook News Feed when I came across something that amazed me. You See, on Facebook I’m subscribed to Spread the Word to End The Word or What I’m now going to call STW. Anyway, on one of STW’s Status Updates, It mentioned that 3 College Girls named Sarah, Samantha, and K who are going on a Cross-Country Road Trip this summer to help support STW and do presentations at everywhere from High Schools to Community Centers about how the “R-Word” is hurtful and How it Makes people with Special Needs feel excluded in The World when they should be a part of our society. Also, these College Girls after their presentation, they see how many will sign the pledge to not say the “R-Word” anymore and end the use of the “R-Word”. Anyway, it makes me very happy and very proud that they are doing this because I think that this word should be ended; Because this word is hurtful to me whether it’s directed at me or said just to be funny. So, all in all if you want to get involved with Spread The Word to end The Word, go to www.r-word.org and Sign the Pledge and if You want to read the blog of the STW Road Trip check out,http://stwroadtrip.bestbuddies.org.

Thanks for Reading The Christianville Spirit. The “R-Word” is very hurtful to people with Special Needs. So, We ask that you don’t use it.

The Christianville Spirit: How The States Got Their Shapes

The Christianville Spirit

The Spirit that Sparks Your Heart

May 11, 2011- TCS # 249

Do you know why Ohio and Michigan hate each other during the University of Michigan and Ohio rivalry? Well, I’m going to tell you why. You See, I learned this from a show on The History Channel called How States Got Their Shapes and a New Series just like it called How The States Got Their Shapes. Now, about the Ohio and Michigan, You see there was a stretch of land that goes from the Present Day Michigan-Ohio State Line, 25 Miles or so to the south in which was going to be part of Michigan, which includes My Mom’s hometown of Toledo. You see, there was a battle (not a bloody battle) that concerned the Back-then rich Port of Toledo. Michigan wanted it as a great port and Ohio wanted it as more of Lakefront property but, they wanted it as a Port also. So, as a result, Ohio got the Port of Toledo and Michigan got the U.P of Michigan which, at that time was worthless but, now it’s full of Tourism, Better Economy, and Industry. But, that is only one of the many things I’ve learned from this show. Something Interesting, I learned on this show is how the Northern border of Georgia with Tennessee was drawn wrong. You see, when the surveyors drew the lines in Original 13 Colony Days, they meant to draw it on the 38th Parallel but, they missed it by a half-mile. Even Today, The State of Georgia wants to redraw the Georgia-Tennessee to what it’s supposed to be because of one thing, Water. You See, The City by which I really want to move to, Atlanta; wasn’t very smart when it was built because when Atlanta was growing up it was meant to be a connecting railway town so, it wasn’t built near many water sources. Now, Atlanta does have a couple water sources like Lake Lanier and the Chattahoochee River but, there are 2 Issues, one is that Atlanta is a very thirsty city and second is that Alabama wants some of the water from the Chattahoochee River down near Columbus. Now, what’s funny about this water war between Georgia and Tennessee is that on the border of Cooper Hill, TN and McCaysville, GA, there is a bar that sits on the Tennessee-Georgia line. The funny thing about it is that The Bar Area is in Tennessee which is in a wet county while the kitchen and the bathroom are in, Georgia which is in dry county. So, you can’t take your drink to the bathroom because you can’t drink in Georgia. So, they have a table at the state line that you put your beer on. So, the final thing I’ll tell you that I learned in the show is how the State of Nevada got it’s shape. The first reason is because California wanted all of it’s gold to itself and that’s the Western border but, the Southern border has an interesting twist. You See, back in the Civil War, Nevada ended several miles North of present-day Las Vegas but, because the Arizona Territory sided with The Confederacy. Congress let Nevada extent down the Colorado River and Nevada gained a Water Source because they get the least rain in the country. All in all, There’s a lot to learn about how our states got their shapes. It is said that we take the shapes of our states from granted but, there is alot of history behind the borders of each state.

Thanks for Reading The Christianville Spirit. Learn the History your State, You might be Surprised.

The Christianville Spirit: The Fun of Journaling

The Christianville Spirit

The Spirit that Sparks Your Heart

May 4, 2011- TCS # 248

So, Late the other night, I was going through the stuff I had put in a Pizza Box I had decorated, back in Middle School as part of a little project I had to do, when I found a journal from back when I was in 7th Grade. You See, I have this box that I made in the 7th Grade that I call My “History Box” that has things that pertain from My First Job to Elementary School. I put some of the projects that I did and of Course, a Journal that I wrote in for an English Class in the 7th Grade. This English Class was actually, one of my favorite classes because I got to write in my journal, about a question I had to answer and what I thought about it or sometimes, what our teacher Mrs. Daniels called “Free Write” meaning you could write about anything you wanted, and if you wanted to share what you wrote, you were more than welcome to. Journaling in that class was soo fun that I would get excited to walk in to class, look at the board, and see what the topic of the day was. Of Course, the “Free Write” were the ones that I loved. but, Anyway, I decided to read the things I wrote because I was curious again about what was going on with me at that time. I also wanted to see if I wrote on September 11, 2001 but, I remembered that I was in 7th Grade a year earlier. So, I just kept reading and I found what I wrote that I was thankful for, and I chuckled at it because some of them I mentioned I don’t mention Today, but that doesn’t mean that I’m not thankful for it. Like for example I was(and still am) thankful for God. Other things I was Thankful for was Mac and Cheese, because then it was all I ate. Of Course, I was thankful for Nice Teachers, Friends, and Family. I was also thankful for The Weather, States, Georgia, Countries, Cities, Myself, Texas, and Dallas. Next, I was also Thankful for Living and Living in The United States. Also, I was thankful for My old Dog Sophie, our former-cat Honey, and many other things. Another thing that got My Attention were the places that I was interested in. Like I was interested in the following places:

• Houston (because My Half-Sister Hope lives There)
• Jackson and Hattiesburg, MS (I think because of one of My Teachers and it’s way south of Christianville)
• Atlanta(Because Family lives there)
• and, finally Paris, France(Because apparently at the time, I really wanted to go there)

The Final Thing I wrote about was about a new show on The Weather Channel (which I loved at the time and still love) called Atmospheres and how I really liked it. At the time, it was one of My Favorite Shows besides those on Disney Channel or Nickelodeon. All in all, Journaling is something that is fun to do but, even more fun to look back and read later.

Thanks for Reading The Christianville Spirit. Life is truly a Wonderful Journey, full of Journaling.