Big Week

This week is a big week. For starters I have a huge Chemistry test Friday. So basically any week is considered big when there's a Chemistry quiz or test involved. These suckers are so dang HARD! And to make it even better, I don't know how to study for them. I don't know how to study at all actually! On top of the Chemistry test I have to turn in my YoungLife application this Friday. This is such a big deal for me. I can't and won't just be able to write something down and turn it it. I started it Sunday and I finally finished answering all the questions Tuesday. I just really like to think about each question and write everything my heart wants me to say. So now that I've answered everything I really need to go back and reread everything I've written and make sure it's all in tip top shape. Another thing that goes along with the application is a recommendation. The unfortunate part about the recommendation is that everyone else gets to have their YoungLife leaders do it. But because my YoungLife leader and another YoungLife leader that I was also close with are both Quest leaders, they can't write the rec. for me. It's been very overwhelming. I haven't been super involved with the church my whole life. It's kind of been and off and on type thing, and right now I'm trying to decided which church is right for me so that I can belong to a church family. So if I can't use a pastor or youth minister, or family and friends, I was getting pretty hopeless. But last night Mrs. Pratt randomly came into my head while I was in the library. Mrs. Pratt is a marketing teacher at Central, and although I only ended up taking on of her classes, I feel like she knows me very well. I competed at DECA competitions for two years, went to State with her twice, and went to New York with her. I feel like she knows how I act in an environment besides school. She's seen me under stress, but she's also seen my everyday life style too. So last night I emailed her at midnight and asked her about my YL rec. Before I went to bed last night I just prayed and prayed and prayed that if she was meant to write it then she would, and if she wasn't, she wouldn't. So this morning I got up and checked my email and Mrs. Pratt said that she would LOVE to write a rec for me! I read it a good five times and then I seriously just cried. It made me so happy! Obviously Jesus had the idea of Mrs. Pratt, which is why He put her in my head so late last night. He knew I was concerned with the situation. And last night after praying about it, He answered. I love when I am can become still enough to actually see Jesus working in my life. Being still is another thing I've prayed about all week. I just have a racing mind all day everyday and it's so hard for me to be still and listen to what scripture is saying and what Jesus is saying. It's a hard task, but I've got to learn how to do it!

Wow, sorry for rambling..but one more thing! I'm going to visit Halls YL club tonight and I am SOOOO excited! I really love this whole visiting clubs thing. It's so much fun to be back in a high school YL and watch how the kids interact. I mean I was there just a year ago and it's already so crazy how much differently I acted then compared to now. I'm really looking forward to leading these lost and broken high school kids. I'm just ready to love on them already and I don't even know them! I don't even know what school I'll be at!

Well, it is such an ugly day outside and I already skipped one class this morning, so I should probably make it to my next class.

If you really knew me you would know that when I eat peanut butter like it's candy.

Am I Ready For Battle?

Am I totally crazy and stupid for wanting to be a YoungLife leader? Probably so. Those were Tim's exact words Wednesday night at Quest. His talk was based around Judges chapter 6 & 7. It's about this big battle that was going on between Gideon and the Midianites. There were 32,000 men ready to battle, but Jesus said there were too many and he basically said if you are the slightest bit afraid you need to leave. So 22,000 men left, leaving 10,000. But Jesus still thought there were too many men. Gideon was told to take the men to the water see how they drank it. If they cupped the water and drank it like a dog, they were to stay. If they kneeled, they were to go. Only 300 men lapped the water out of their hands. So basicallyI should be asking myself, Jesus are you me into this battle. The battle being leading YL. Because according to Tim, leading is like a real life battle. Only 300 are CALLED to battle, because there are A LOT of sacrifices that go along with it. Time, money, time, grades, time, sleep, time, time, time. But after hearing such an honest, intimidating talk, I can say, wholeheartedly, that I am suppose to go into battle. Now I've just got to get geared up, and before I know it, the time will be here.

Thursday night I went to visit Fulton's club. It was a lot different than I expected it to be. I thought it would be much bigger and much more crazy and wild. That's the kind of atmosphere I'm looking for. But don't get me wrong, I have so much fun. I had a really great time getting to know the team after. This week I'll hopefully be visiting West and next week Carter. Now I need to be working on my application and getting my recommendation out. This is all happening SO fast.

As for right now, I am about to go get ready and go to dinner and a movie with some gal pals of mine for Chelsea's birthday!


If you really knew me you would know that I love to be tan.

High 64

Yes, that was the high for the day. And let me just tell you, it felt so great! I am so happy when it's warm. I catch myself just walking to class with a huge, cheesy grin on my face. I'm lovin' all this vitamin D I'm getting.

For today to be a Wednesday it was a really awesome day. I took a History of Rock test that wasn't too awful, I watched a 40 minute video in English, and lab only took an hour and a half! If that doesn't qualify as a great day then I'm not real sure what does.

This week I have been SO flustered/overwhelmed about visiting clubs. I called Fulton this past weekend and they said it was full so Jane called West and they played phone tag all day.  Last night I just prayed about it. I knew Jesus would let happen what's suppose to happen. If I was suppose to visit somewhere, he'd let me visit. If I wasn't, I wasn't. And then....during lab Jane texted me and said the Fulton leader called her back and said we could go! Music to my ears! Seriously. And obviously Jesus wants me to visit there since I was told it was full and then told we could come. I am so pumped about visiting Fulton. I get butterflies when I think about. I get that same feeling with Carter too. So I really hope one of these hits the spot for me. Today's Jesus Calling said Thank Me for the conditions that are requiring you to be still. I think...actually I know that I tend to fight the quietness sometimes. But the quietness pays on in the end. And I always realize that after.

Monday night after small group I went to Steph's house to watch the Bachelor, and while I was there I asked her about YL and leading, and how we find out. All that cool stuff. Like I'm already stoked out of my mind about all this, but talking about it made me so much more excited! I know from the bottom of my heart that I am suppose to be a young life leader. Sometimes I've caught myself thinking about how being a nursing major and leading will be hard, but I honestly said this at least 3 times...Oh well I'll just change my major because I will lead lost hs kids. That seriously has ran through my mind so many times. Leading isn't just sometime I plan to do in my spare time when I get bored. It's so much more serious than that. I can't believe time is moving along so quickly. We get applications TONIGHT at Quest! I can't wait to sit outside and let Jesus do all the writing through me. I am in such a great mood. Courtney and I are going to Coppa Cella for $5 burga tonight before quest :) I am super hungry.


If you really knew me you would know that I broke my pinky.

Valentine's Eve.

I don't have a title for this post yet, so hopefully I'll come up with something before the end. 

Well, it's Sunday night. That means tomorrow is Monday. Here comes a new week. I think I'm ready for it. I can do this. This weekend was really good. Friday I went to the CHS game because it was senior night. I took the senior cheerleaders a cupcake from The Cupcakery and watched my bobcat boys run all over Fulton. It was an awesome game. I don't miss cheering at all, but if somebody had handed me a uniform and said do you want to cheer? I would have in a heartbeat. That game was so great, and I miss cheering for those boys. I miss them all so much! Zeek, Darnell, Sabo, Dre, and Linny. They were my pals. Oh, Steph Bales joined me at the game. I was glad she came with me. After the game we went to sonic, grabbed some real food, and then met Court Sport at Marble Slab for some ice cream and chat. Steph and I had some really great conversation. I honestly don't know who I'd be today if it weren't for her being there for me all throughout high school. We talked about leading yl and what I was most excited about and was I was most nervous/scared about. I guess I'm most nervous about just walking in a high school and saying hey I'm Taylor I love Jesus and you should too. I mean obviously that's not how it works. It's going to take some time, and I'm more than ready and willing. I know Jesus with me with me every single time. I'm most excited about just being that person that Steph was for me all through high school. I want some girl or girls to KNOW that they can talk to me about anything and they can tell me anything and I will ALWAYS love them no matter no. Gosh I get so pumped just talking about it. After our ice cream date I went to Courtney's house for a while. I didn't plan on staying so late, but we were just having a too much fun. I seriously love her fam and friends. I just fit right in like I've know them all my phone life. It's so great. Saturday, my mom and I took my sister and her friend to see Never Say Never 3d. (they're too cool) Mom and I just walked around the mall looking for something to do. We came home and Jane and I watched the UT basketball game and I made us these really awesome sandwiches. Just call me Rachel Ray. Actually, don't. I can't cook at all. But they are super delicious. And this morning I went to church with Eric and Abs. We got some lunch. Then I went home and crashed for like 3 hours. I probably wont sleep tonight. Not looking forward to it. Mom took Jordan and I too Olive Garden for dinner and then I came back here to the box. So I've just been chillin'. Ya know, making my Valentines for my small group tomorrow night. Also I started my application for Summer Staff. I'm really interested in working at a camp out west, so I'm hoping for Lost Canyon in Arizona or Crooked Creek or Trail West in Colorado. Oh yeah! Big news. I think I'll be visiting Fulton YL this week, so I am SOO pumped about that! I'll definitely have to tell y'all how it goes! 

Well, I just rambled and still don't have a title...

If you really knew me you would know that I am perfectly fine not having a Valentine. My mom is the best Valentine ever. Probably way better than any boy. 

PISSED. okay not really.

I just had the LOOOOOONGEST post ever......and I lost it. I'm kind of mad. But oh well. I'm not even about to write it again.

Houston, we have a problem...

Okay so....about an hour ago I realized that there are 4 weeks until Spring Break. YAHHHHOOOOOO!!!!!  But that also means that Spring Break I have to have visited 3 YoungLife clubs and had my interview. This kind of scared me a little bit. Well, not scared me. But startled me. I didn't realize how soon it was all happening. I'm actually really really excited about all this. I'm just so confused. I don't know which schools to visit. I have about 5 in my head, but who knows. Basically I just need to pray pray pray pray pray about this. So that's just what I'll do.

Full Bellies and Heavy Eyelids

It is Superbowl Sunday. That's all....

Just kidding. Today has been a really great day. I went to church at Fellowship this morning. The sermon was really great. This guy Paul from Boston spoke to us about becoming a world neighborhood. He spent a lot of time time about John 3:16. God LOVED the WORLD. So we should too. We say we don't love Islams or Muslims. Why not? We don't have to love their practice, but we do have to love them as people. The ONLY reason we are able to love at all is because God loved us first! That's just such a cool thing to me. We love because He loved us first. We're suppose to love everyone. No matter one. Our application for the week was to go into our closet and look at the countries who made our clothes, and then to pray for them. Pray for the country and pray for the hands that made our clothes. We typically spend the majority of our prayers on the people around us most, like friends and family. But shouldn't we also be praying for the person that person is Haiti who doesn't have food or water or a place to live? Shouldn't we be praying for the people of Egypt? DUH! Of course we should. But we don't. So I hope to encourage everyone else to pray for the maker of your clothes as well. These prayers can go a long way.

After church I just layed around until I came back to campus. Jane, Jess, and I are watching the game right now as we speak. We ordered some pizza and now I feel really sick. And I am so ready for bed. It's only 9:23....


If you really knew me you would know that I really enjoy doing nothing on my weekends.
If you really knew me you would know that I have a really big problem with shopping online.

Should Be Writing A Paper

Goodness gracious! It's been a while since I've posted. I do apologize about that. Hope all is well. Just wanted to share that I should totally be writing a paper right now...because it's due Friday...but I'm doing this instead. Oh and to make it even better, I haven't even talked this paper. I'm such a procrastinator. But I've come to the conclusion and accepted the fact that that is just how I work. I'm not the type of person who can study an hour everyday a week until the test, or write a little bit everyday until it's finished. NO! I study the day of and I write the day before. That my friends is how I roll. And don't get me wrong, I'm not meaning to boast or seem proud of it, but I honestly cannot help it. I tried to start my paper Monday and I seriously just sat at my computer for an hour and stared. No good. So I'll probably work on it a little bit tonight, but mostly do all of it tomorrow. I'm just that way. My good friend Jessica is the total opposite. She works on a paper for like 3 weeks, and studies her brains our for tests. Sometime I wish I could be as disciplined as her, but I just can't do it.

Well, I'll catch you up on me week. This week has actually been pretty good. Nothing big going on besides this paper, that I'm practically ignoring. Today I had lab, which is pretty much torture. But I realized that I can't complain about it the whole time or it really will be awful. So I tried to make the best of it and I tried to have fun. It actually did work a little bit. After lab I went to Copper Cellar with some friends for $5 burgers! Yes I said it. 5 BUCKS! So good. After we ate we went to Quest, which, I must say is the highlight of my week. It just keeps getting better and better. Tonight we talked about Camp. And it was so cool to hear about just HOW intentional everything about camp is! The meals, the long walks, the program, the rides....everything! I am so pumped about being a YoungLife leader. Tonight we had 3 spotlights from Karns, Center (my alma mater!), and Farragut. It's so cool to be able to hear about the school, and how younglife looks at the school, and how younglife club looks at the school. I'm getting more and more excited with every school I hear about. Tomorrow night I think Jane and I are going to go to All West, which is when ALL the west side schools come together for one big club. I was being extremely close-minded to west side schools, and I know I don't need to be. Jesus may want me there, so I'm going to check it out.

I do apologize for rambling. I really have nothing super important to say. I just wanted to post and say what was up. I really should get to this paper. I'll be taking prayers :)


If you really knew me you would know that I brush my teeth a lot.