I am forever telling myself, "Alli, you must blog at LEAST once a week to keep a log of what is happening in your life." I usually get 3 day in and then I completly quit and return 6-9 months later. I wish I had the will and the time to post more but to be frank I don't. So... tonight I am just going to talk to you and share what has been on my mind for the past few months.
This year has been CRAZY so far! I have applied to 6 colleges and have been accepted in to 3 (my 3 least favorite), I have presented my culminating project so I can graduate, My brother got married the day after my birthday, took care of a mechanical baby for a week, and so much more. Within all of the chaos it has been really hard for me to stay positive and kind. Don't get me wrong, I am very excited to go and try new things. But I am also a very independent girl so I am having a hard time with my parents getting in my business with college decisions. I need to remember that they are just excited for me and they cannot wait to hear my decision.
I have also been having trouble keeping the Lord in my decision. I know that he has a plan for me and it is my obligation to peruse it. I pray all the time for his guidance for where he wants me to go. I feel overwhelmed sometimes but I then remind myself that the Lord will not give me more than I can handle. And I also need to take in to account, "When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other..." - Ecclesiastes 7:14. I need to appreciate every second of a good day because it is a blessing! And with the bad days I need to learn from them and thank God for them too.
Sorry this blog is all over the place and it has a buttload of grammatical errors. I was typing so fast what ever came to my mind.
Love you guys with stars on,
All-i Rose
Monday, November 21, 2011
Pike Place
God's beauty is all around us! I fail to admire it and take it in. My pastor preached last Sunday on the key to happiness. His sermon boiled down to this, "If you give God credit and thanks for all of His creations and blessings you will be happier." This is because you will take time to admire the world that he has created and all of the little things. Mark talked about artists and photographers. He explained how they are great examples of happy people because they take time to appreciate and glorify God's creation. They can pick out ordinary things that us normal people would pass over. This last week I ventured down to Seattle's Pikes Place Market to take picture. I wanted to focus on lines, food and create a few self-portraits. This is what I came up with. These pictures are just small examples of the Lord's beauty.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Dear Mrs. Bullock
Hello Everyone!
I can't believe that it is already April. This year is flying by. This last week has been insane because of finals before spring break. Last thursday night I received a call from my elementary school principal. She called to inform me that my fourth grade teacher who I was very close to was diagnosed with an inoperable heart to tumor. My principle informed me that this teacher was wanting to receive letters from former student. I drafted up a letter that night around midnight. After crying during the whole time I typed I finally had created something that I was satisfied with. Here is the rough draft of my letter. It is not finished yet. I feel it is missing something but I don't know what. Let me know what you think.
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Dear Mrs. Bullock,
It is Alli Rosenberger, writing to you as a 17-year-old young lady that is now a junior at Kamiak High School. I am so sorry to hear about your condition. It makes me so sad to know that someone that has such an incredible heart could have this big of a burden literally placed on it. This last week I have been reminiscing on all of the incredible memories that we created when I was in the fourth grade. The memories ranged from our field trip to the Seattle Underground to our valentines day boxes. These memories made me laugh so I though I would share them with you.
When I think of fourth grade in 2004 I immediately remember your wind chimes that you had placed in the northeast corner in your room. The simple quiet chiming sound that they emitted would quickly silence our classroom. I can still picture our job chart hanging on the wall. I used to have a small celebration when it was my turn to clean the computers. I remember the first day of school. Entering your classroom seeing a cup full of small gifts that you had put together for my birthday. But, these are all just simple classroom observation memories. It was the way that you interacted with us that really made a difference.
You had the most entertaining projects for us to do. I can vividly picture the day of our animal reports. I had chosen the flamingo. I was shaking, terrified as I walked up to present in front of the class. But, you gave me an encouraging smile that put my nerves to ease. I remember our pioneer project that Ally B. and I made. It was a sort of monopoly game made out of an Alfy’s pizza box☺ The valentines day boxes were incredible! When I close my eyes I can still see Abbey Miracles armadillo and Carston Curds Space Needle. I made a pink vending machine.
The most important thing that I learned from having you as a teacher was the value of relationships. Our class was probably one of the tightest classes that I ever had. We all got along relatively well. It was because you and Mrs. Wrobel pushed us out of out comfort zones and made us create bonds with everyone. I am looking at my yearbook right now and as I read each persons name I can remember a detailed fact about each person. Stephen S., he was incredibly intelligent and a champion at typing. He was able to type 30 words a minute which was mind blowing to me. Mercedes B., she was extremely shy but I remember seeing her smile every time that you said that you were going to read to us. Alec M., the whole female population’s crush. Jesse P. got a football monogrammed to her retainer because he was in love with football and she was in love with him☺
I am now starting to look at colleges and I am trying to figure out what I want to do with my life. I have always wanted to be an elementary school teacher and one of my teacher inspirations was you. Every time we would play school we would always fight over who got to be Mrs. Bullock. I always felt that you sincerely cared about me and what was happening in my life. I have tried to carry that sincerity with me so far in life. If I do become a teacher I hope that I can carry that love and care over to my future students that you displayed to us.
I just wanted to say thank you so much for caring for me and the rest of your students. You are an incredible woman and you will be in my thoughts and prayers.
Thank you again,
Alli R.
I can't believe that it is already April. This year is flying by. This last week has been insane because of finals before spring break. Last thursday night I received a call from my elementary school principal. She called to inform me that my fourth grade teacher who I was very close to was diagnosed with an inoperable heart to tumor. My principle informed me that this teacher was wanting to receive letters from former student. I drafted up a letter that night around midnight. After crying during the whole time I typed I finally had created something that I was satisfied with. Here is the rough draft of my letter. It is not finished yet. I feel it is missing something but I don't know what. Let me know what you think.
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Dear Mrs. Bullock,
It is Alli Rosenberger, writing to you as a 17-year-old young lady that is now a junior at Kamiak High School. I am so sorry to hear about your condition. It makes me so sad to know that someone that has such an incredible heart could have this big of a burden literally placed on it. This last week I have been reminiscing on all of the incredible memories that we created when I was in the fourth grade. The memories ranged from our field trip to the Seattle Underground to our valentines day boxes. These memories made me laugh so I though I would share them with you.
When I think of fourth grade in 2004 I immediately remember your wind chimes that you had placed in the northeast corner in your room. The simple quiet chiming sound that they emitted would quickly silence our classroom. I can still picture our job chart hanging on the wall. I used to have a small celebration when it was my turn to clean the computers. I remember the first day of school. Entering your classroom seeing a cup full of small gifts that you had put together for my birthday. But, these are all just simple classroom observation memories. It was the way that you interacted with us that really made a difference.
You had the most entertaining projects for us to do. I can vividly picture the day of our animal reports. I had chosen the flamingo. I was shaking, terrified as I walked up to present in front of the class. But, you gave me an encouraging smile that put my nerves to ease. I remember our pioneer project that Ally B. and I made. It was a sort of monopoly game made out of an Alfy’s pizza box☺ The valentines day boxes were incredible! When I close my eyes I can still see Abbey Miracles armadillo and Carston Curds Space Needle. I made a pink vending machine.
The most important thing that I learned from having you as a teacher was the value of relationships. Our class was probably one of the tightest classes that I ever had. We all got along relatively well. It was because you and Mrs. Wrobel pushed us out of out comfort zones and made us create bonds with everyone. I am looking at my yearbook right now and as I read each persons name I can remember a detailed fact about each person. Stephen S., he was incredibly intelligent and a champion at typing. He was able to type 30 words a minute which was mind blowing to me. Mercedes B., she was extremely shy but I remember seeing her smile every time that you said that you were going to read to us. Alec M., the whole female population’s crush. Jesse P. got a football monogrammed to her retainer because he was in love with football and she was in love with him☺
I am now starting to look at colleges and I am trying to figure out what I want to do with my life. I have always wanted to be an elementary school teacher and one of my teacher inspirations was you. Every time we would play school we would always fight over who got to be Mrs. Bullock. I always felt that you sincerely cared about me and what was happening in my life. I have tried to carry that sincerity with me so far in life. If I do become a teacher I hope that I can carry that love and care over to my future students that you displayed to us.
I just wanted to say thank you so much for caring for me and the rest of your students. You are an incredible woman and you will be in my thoughts and prayers.
Thank you again,
Alli R.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
What to do with a bad day...
The world has not bee on my side today. My day has consisted of getting yelled at by a teacher for a solid 5 minutes, having my lunch get stolen, trying to understand physics before the final, and dealing with a ridiculous calculus test. Now, I know that all of these things are insignificant. The lord has blessed me with many incredible items, and overall I have a great life. I have a family that loves me no matter what, I have a house with heat, I have food, and I am in relatively good health. I have processed many thoughts on how to fix my bad day. The ideas have been getting a Starbucks and sitting in the Mukilteo cemetery trying to find peace, sticking my head in to a mole hole and waiting until it goes away, or just going to sleep immediately after school so I could sleep this day away, ““No day is so bad it can't be fixed with a nap.” Carrie P. Snow.
But, then I realized that this bad day was a blessing. It has made me slow down and set goals of how I could change the next day. I have been constantly praying this whole day, which has drawn me closer to God. “Some days are for living. Others are for getting through.”-Malcolm S. Forbes I have now realized that I can’t just sit around and let the bad day continue. I must change it myself, and I must persevere. I have made the conscious decision to take it head on. I need to stay positive and keep my head up with a smile plastered on it because the lord has given me this beautiful canvas and I need to paint it and leave my mark. So right now as I am typing this, trying to give you the confidence to take life head on, I am listening to Macklemore. I trying to clear my head and sit in silence before I make my next move. But, mark my words, my next move will be full of grace, love, and patience. Will yours?
But, then I realized that this bad day was a blessing. It has made me slow down and set goals of how I could change the next day. I have been constantly praying this whole day, which has drawn me closer to God. “Some days are for living. Others are for getting through.”-Malcolm S. Forbes I have now realized that I can’t just sit around and let the bad day continue. I must change it myself, and I must persevere. I have made the conscious decision to take it head on. I need to stay positive and keep my head up with a smile plastered on it because the lord has given me this beautiful canvas and I need to paint it and leave my mark. So right now as I am typing this, trying to give you the confidence to take life head on, I am listening to Macklemore. I trying to clear my head and sit in silence before I make my next move. But, mark my words, my next move will be full of grace, love, and patience. Will yours?
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
To Infinity and Beyond
Being a Christian I should surely know that God has a plan for my life and that there is no reason to worry about my future. It says so in Matthew 6:34, "So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today." And in Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” And in Proverbs 16:9, ”A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.” and in one of my favorites, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5. But, it is so hard sometimes, still with all of that reassurance, to trust your life in someone else’s hands.
Today I was talking about the future with a friend. And I don’t know how seriously it made her think, but for me it really stirred up some deep thoughts in my noggin. She was explaining to me her process of applying to colleges and her plans for the future. She told me that she has been praying on where to decide to go to since she has started to receive acceptance letters. Mackenzie explained to me that she hasn’t been able to decipher what God has been telling her what to do. She can’t tell the difference between her owns wants, her mothers, and God’s. Now, after listening to her talk about the future and what it could hold after college it made me think of what I would do after college.
Since I was little my dream was to be an elementary school teacher but, now, as I get older I am realizing there is so much more in life that I could experience! I want to go where I can really share the most important gift that I have ever received. It is something that I learned and received from my Heavenly Father and it is a little something called LOVE! I want to share happiness and I feel the way to give it is through loving people and working for the Lord. Now I could share this love through education but I really want to experience everything that the lord has given me in this world and the possibilities are endless! Whether I choose to be a doctor in Africa for needy children, working for Toms or being a small town youth pastor I know that the Lord will place me in the most beneficial place for this world and me. I have faith and believe that I was placed on this world for a reason and that I have a purpose.
So going back up to the first paragraph when I talked about being nervous about placing my life in the Lords hands I need to remember that it is in even better hands than my own. This incredible man loves me forever with all his heart and we mean so much to him! So far my life has been pretty incredible. Now, don’t get me wrong it has not been all smooth sailing but life on earth shouldn’t be. Paradise is in a place called heaven and the only way to get there is to ask Jesus Christ in to your heart and believe wholly in him! I am sure that the Lord has something pretty darn incredible in his plans for me and I can’t wait to see what they are!
Today I was talking about the future with a friend. And I don’t know how seriously it made her think, but for me it really stirred up some deep thoughts in my noggin. She was explaining to me her process of applying to colleges and her plans for the future. She told me that she has been praying on where to decide to go to since she has started to receive acceptance letters. Mackenzie explained to me that she hasn’t been able to decipher what God has been telling her what to do. She can’t tell the difference between her owns wants, her mothers, and God’s. Now, after listening to her talk about the future and what it could hold after college it made me think of what I would do after college.
Since I was little my dream was to be an elementary school teacher but, now, as I get older I am realizing there is so much more in life that I could experience! I want to go where I can really share the most important gift that I have ever received. It is something that I learned and received from my Heavenly Father and it is a little something called LOVE! I want to share happiness and I feel the way to give it is through loving people and working for the Lord. Now I could share this love through education but I really want to experience everything that the lord has given me in this world and the possibilities are endless! Whether I choose to be a doctor in Africa for needy children, working for Toms or being a small town youth pastor I know that the Lord will place me in the most beneficial place for this world and me. I have faith and believe that I was placed on this world for a reason and that I have a purpose.
So going back up to the first paragraph when I talked about being nervous about placing my life in the Lords hands I need to remember that it is in even better hands than my own. This incredible man loves me forever with all his heart and we mean so much to him! So far my life has been pretty incredible. Now, don’t get me wrong it has not been all smooth sailing but life on earth shouldn’t be. Paradise is in a place called heaven and the only way to get there is to ask Jesus Christ in to your heart and believe wholly in him! I am sure that the Lord has something pretty darn incredible in his plans for me and I can’t wait to see what they are!
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