Christmas memory

A Christmas memory I had was during last year Christmas eve. I remember going to sleep around 8 o'clock so I could get up really early,but before I went to sleep I remember hearing my older brother coming in the door from Champaign. I was so excited that Christmas was the next day that I couldn't go to sleep,so I turned on the radio and turned to 93.9 and listen to Christmas music till about 11:00pm. I finally fell asleep on the floor. I would sleep on the floor,so that I can tip-toe out of my room and go to the Christmas tree to see what I had received. Well soon I woke up around 1pm full of enthusiastic joy. The house was quite, so quite I was able to hear my every movement. I slowly opened my door that creaked a lot. I walked out and saw the Christmas tree lighting the living room and the windows filled with ice. I carefully walk pass my mom room and made my way to the tree. As I get the living room my heart beats faster and faster. Suddenly, I notice that their isn't any gifts laying around. I sadly turn around and go back into my room. I do the routine all over again, and this time I wake up at 4pm. Once again I make my way to the living room and surprisely I see the gifts laying all over the floor. I was so happy. I knew which section was mine because I asked for clothes and games. So I joyfully sat by my gifts and begin to scrutinize them. This was the most memorial Christmas I can remember.

The best movie of all time is...(revised #1)

The best movie of all time is "Enough". Oh my gosh! Mrs.Avink I fell in love with this movie when I first saw it. The first time I saw it is when I went into radio shack and it was playing on the T.V. I was so addicted to the movie that my mom had to literally grab me from in front of the television. I love this movie because it's very suspenseful and has a lot of intresting conflicts in it. What makes it even better is that Jennifer Lopez plays in the movie and she is a really good actress. My favorite part out of the whole movie is when she finally fought back at the end of the movie. At first she would allow her husband to abuse her and do whatever he liked. Then she couldn't take the abuse anymore so she fought back with all the strength she had. I love when women fight back. It's shows that they will not let anyone control them or make them feel like trash. The movie also made me cry because it hurt how a man can hit a women and don't regret it. It's just crazy, but if you haven't seen the movie I recommend you and anyone else to rent the movie. Many women should take heed of the movie and learn something from it.

What makes me happy?

What makes me happy? It's funny you asked.I'll tell you what makes me happy. A lot of things make me happy. To start off with, the thing that makes me really happy is the color pink! The color pink is so beautiful and really bright. Seeing people wear pink, treat pink with their utmost respect, and adore pink just puts a huge smile on my face. I mean it just brighten my day to see my fellow Americans love and wear my color. I want to give a shout out to the Breast Cancer awareness symbol because without the symbol the world would be a different place. Life doesn't get any better than this. I tell you Mrs.Avink if you decide to want a simpler life just love pink and I guarantee you that your life will change forever.

Besides my obsession with pink, I think that just living and knowing that God loves me makes me happy to. To know that I have a reason to live and a reason to wake up every moring is so wonderful. It's really an honor to have wonderful and inspirational people around me everyday. I have a second home called Harvest, two extra mothers called teachers, family that are friends, and a man upstairs who I can call on anytime. I am grateful for the little things that I have because many people do not have what I have and many people do not have a second place to call home. I may not have a lot,but I am rich in what I do have.

A glimpse into a teen's mind/world Revise #2

There are many issues teenage girls and guys face these days that are just ridiculous. The general issues are sex, drugs, peer pressure, gangs, and...etc. The main topic that I think teenage girls and guys face in this generation is that many people do not talk about problems at home.

Many girls do not like to talk about their problems at home because it's too personal. Now days girls are having a hard time enjoying the teenage life because of family problems. Some girls do not have a father at home and there mom is a single parent. Instead of them just living a normal teen life they have to take upon big responsibilities that an adult is supposed to handle. They have to watch, feed, protect, and pamper their younger siblings. That is a lot of hard work for a teenager. On top of that they have to do their homework, cook, clean, take care of themselves, and get up early the next day to go to school fully awake. Sometimes the problem is even worse then just nurturing their siblings. Girls are raped and abused at home and not only by their father, but brace yourself for this, also by their mother. A mother may be so overdosed with drugs that she may not be in her right mind. She is so messed up in the mind that she may make her daughter exploit herself just so she could get money or more drugs. Sometimes a girl's teenage life is not a merry-go-round. It's more like a bumpy road that leads up to a fork point. Does she know which way to go? Maybe not, because at home she wasn't raised to do the right thing or maybe she worked mostly all of her life and she is too confused to tell which way to go. So what most girls do is just sit in the middle of the road waiting for someone to come along the same road and pull them by their hand and show them the way. How do i know? I am the girl who lives with a single mother who had to help around the house. I wasn't raped or abused, but deep down inside my life got to a point where I had to ask myself, which way is the right way?

The same scenario goes for the teenage guys to. Most guys have it worst then girls. Some guys do not have a mother or father at home, so they live their life on the streets. The guys who do have a mother may eagerly want a father. They didn't have anyone at home to play ball with them, or a man around the house who taught them how not to hit women. I mean they probably saw their mom get abused, so they take the hint of thinking that maybe a women is suppose to be treated that way. Many guys run away from home, join gangs or attempt suicide because they do not find a use in life. Guys handle their problems differently then women. They do not cry as much as girls neither do they talk to anyone about their problems. They feel that home is cursed with bad vibes and they don't have any way of escaping the life they are living. They just throw away a good life.


Teenage girls and guys are completely different, but with similar problems. Adults do not have a clue what goes on through a teenager's mind. They say they do because they were once young like us, but remember this generation has unlimited thoughts of unbelievable things that are hard to explain. That's why I named my blog "A glimpse into a teen's mind/world". A glimpse is maybe all everyone that's not a teenager will get because no one will fully know what goes on through the minds of us teens.

Here is what i think about Chicago. Revise #2

I think Chicago is an ok city. I mean I've lived in Chicago for 16yrs now and I would like to expand my surroundings and seek other places. I really don't like Chicago very much. I'm not putting Chicago down or anything I'm just not Chicago's biggest fan right now because there is too much violence. Every time you turn on the news there are always bad reports about how someone was killed. It has gotten so bad that babies are dying quicker than elders and no one seems to find anything wrong with it. What do women or men think about when they kill people in general? If someone can answer that question for me then maybe I will think about changing my mind about Chicago.I hate myself for saying that I hate Chicago, but I'm just keeping it real. I know people are killed every where and violence is all over the world, but it's just ridiculous how so many people are dying or getting killed in Chicago.

To tell the truth I don't want to speak this, but I think our city is the next city to get attacked. I also hate how there are so many homeless people and majority of the people with money just bypasses others who are in need of help. Chicago has been wicked and I pray that God some how changes the city's bad ways, but I thank God for giving me and the citizens in Chicago numerous chances to repent. On the other hand I would like to say that Chicago is a beautiful city and what I do like about Chicago is the numerous events that go on downtown like the Taste of Chicago, the band fest, the jazz fest, and etc. I like that Chicago has so many shopping malls. Now, I must give Chicago props for having the best malls in the world and the best tasting food.

Oh yeah, I love the picture you put up Mrs.Avink because Chicago looks so pretty at night and only at night. I would love it if Chicago looks like that picture all the time. When I look at that picture it amazes me how a city with so many problems looks so beautiful, peaceful, and gorgeous. Just by looking at the picture of Chicago you would never be able to tell all the problems Chicago has.

Despite how much I do not like Chicago because of the violence, and the killing. I must say that some of the people are really nice and I thank them for helping and trying to make a difference. I also thank God for letting his angels walk the surface of the earth. Thank you God for not giving up on us nor Chicago.

Mrs. Avink I was just feeling the need to let out my anger...sorry.I still love you though.

Harvest anatomy

I think Mrs.Avink called the blog " Harvest musing" because it's a great anatomy that focuses on not only our school, but what the teachers and students had to go through in order to grow into beautiful crops. The seed represents our life that we must take care of. We nourish our seed and guard it with everything we have. Later on out of the seed comes a very small plant which represents us. It can't make it on it's on because it's not fully capable of handling very big things, so we water it with the word of God. After months of hard trials are plant is still standing. Yes, doing most of the time we didn't grow because weed, and the different seasons kept trying to damage us, but we stayed strong. After months of temptation and months of nourishing our plant grows into a big and beautiful flower,just like the other crops, which represent where we stand today.