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		<title>Time to get a reality check, Princess.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got a forward the other day that said what made a good boyfriend or girlfriend. For example,it said this: &#8220;A good boyfriend would: -text you every second he&#8217;s not by your side -hug you every chance he gets..and stay there for a while -call you beautiful or pretty instead of sexy or hot -stay [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ripplestarter11.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8722538&amp;post=38&amp;subd=ripplestarter11&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I got a forward the other day that said what made a good boyfriend or girlfriend.</p>
<p>For example,it said this:</p>
<p>&#8220;A good boyfriend would:<br />
-text you every second he&#8217;s not by your side<br />
-hug you every chance he gets..and stay there for a while<br />
-call you beautiful or pretty instead of sexy or hot<br />
-stay up all night to text you<br />
-tells you he loves you<br />
-kisses you<br />
-teases you, but lets you tease back</p>
<p>A good girlfriend would:<br />
-constantly remind you how much she loves you<br />
-do anything to be with you<br />
-gets really close to you when hugging, dancing etc.<br />
-smile everytime you walk her way<br />
-is always thinking of you&#8221;</p>
<p>To whoever created this forward, I don&#8217;t mean to pop your bubble, but you must be in some fairy tale land where everything is honky dory all the time. Good relationships aren&#8217;t based off fairy tales, and some people really need a reality check!</p>
<p>(By the way, I&#8217;m not gunna be dissing guys in this so everyone, please continue reading:])</p>
<p>Girls(a good boyfriend):<br />
-If your boyfriend doesn&#8217;t text you every five seconds, you will pull through, I promise. It does NOT mean he is a bad boyfriend and doesn&#8217;t love you, he does have things to do like every other living person. Also, if he doesn&#8217;t text you first, it doesn&#8217;t mean he wasn&#8217;t thinking about you, just means he didn&#8217;t think of texting you because he was too busy thinking of you, or you beat him to the punch.<br />
-Yes, hugs are amazing. But you don&#8217;t want to hug ALL OF THE TIME. That would get weird and weird people around you out.<br />
-A good boyfriend will call you beautiful or pretty, but I can guarantee that every girl enjoys being called sexy or hot every now and again <img src='http://s1.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  But, if that&#8217;s the only thing he says, you may wanna watch where you step because he may want to cross some barriers and then be done..<br />
-Everyone needs sleep. So what if he doesn&#8217;t want to continue texting you and want to sleep? I promise you, he&#8217;ll be a happier camper in the morning after he gets his beauty sleep <img src='http://s1.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
-Of course a good boyfriend will say he loves you. But does he say it just to say it? Or is there truth behind the words he speaks?<br />
-Teasing is not a sign of a good boyfriend. It is a sign of liking the other person, and usually is involved in flirting. Doesn&#8217;t have anything to do with being a good boyfriend.</p>
<p>To sum that all up:<br />
A good boyfriend is:<br />
-loyal<br />
-caring<br />
-trustworthy<br />
-loving<br />
-enjoys and wants to spend time with you<br />
-enjoys talking with you or texting<br />
-respects you and your boundries<br />
and a few other things.</p>
<p>Those were more accurate qualities of a good boyfriend. Stop believing nonsense, and maybe you won&#8217;t get as disappointed.</p>
<p>Boys(a good girlfriend):<br />
-If a girl constantly remind you how much she loves you, she probably does. But that doesn&#8217;t make a good girlfriend because there may not be any meaning behind it. And if there is, well great! You have a girl who loves you:)<br />
-It is true that a girl ill try to do anything she can to hang out with her boyfriend. But don&#8217;t be worried or think she isn&#8217;t a good girlfriend if she wants to spend some girl time with her friends without you sometimes. You boys have &#8220;bro&#8217;s before hoe&#8217;s&#8221; and we have &#8220;chicks before d*cks&#8221;. So we are equal!<br />
-The next two things were true, but not technically qualities of a good girlfriend, more of actions they tend to do around their boyfriend or guy they love.<br />
-No one can actually sit there and ALWAYS think about only one thing (or in this case person) 24/7. It&#8217;s impossible. Because if it was, all good girlfriends would be dead, for they would forget to breathe.</p>
<p>To sum things up for good girlfriends is pretty much the same as for good boyfriends.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve always been wondering why girls and guys actually believe these nonsense forwards. They don&#8217;t make sense if you think about it. A quality is an inherented or distinguishing characteristic, or a property. Not somethig you wish the boy or girl would do. No wonder girls are constantly hurt and disappointed by guys, look at what they look for in men! </p>
<p>Hope this information/advice was insightful and opened the eyes of many girls and guys.</p>
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		<title>When I die</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, my parents and I were on our way back from this Greek festival in Dallas when we passed a graveyard wit every single person there in black and white. I could tell that they just finished burying their loved one. It got me thinking...what do I want my funeral to be like??? I know this is a morbid topic so if you ant to stop reading, my feelings will not be hurt, but you will not know what I want...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ripplestarter11.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8722538&amp;post=33&amp;subd=ripplestarter11&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:left;">Today, my parents and I were on our way back from this Greek festival in Dallas when we passed a graveyard wit every single person there in black and white. I could tell that they just finished burying their loved one. It got me thinking&#8230;what do I want my funeral to be like??? I know this is a morbid topic so if you ant to stop reading, my feelings will not be hurt, but you will not know what I want.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Well, after pondering the subject for a while, I came to these conclusions:</p>
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<div style="text-align:left;">At my funeral, NO ONE will wear black. Not even a little bit. Wear the brightest colors you own, if you don&#8217;t have any, get some! I want everyone to remember me happy not get all deprssed when they think of me. And I want the people closest to me to go through my closet and wear one thing of mine. You can keep what you choose.</div>
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<div style="text-align:left;">No crying, if you need to step away from everyone else. You should all know that wenever I go, whether it be soon, 50 or when I&#8217;m 120, that I&#8217;ll be with my Jesus and safe and happier than ever.</div>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.rosefunpk.com/houses%255CGates-Of-Heaven-1-1G16Q6SFNL.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http://www.rosefunpk.com/houses.html&amp;usg=__xSmUrTHvHVbuwGgcCvkmu62NxEE=&amp;h=768&amp;w=1024&amp;sz=138&amp;hl=en&amp;start=54&amp;sig2=Z-vVt5ZZfHcwjK5VWDiQwA&amp;tbnid=NriIFju1A4uHkM:&amp;tbnh=113&amp;tbnw=150&amp;prev=/images%3Fq%3Dheaven%2Bgates%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D36&amp;ei=fiHASrXGBI-f8Aavnt1R"><img style="border-bottom:1px solid;border-left:1px solid;border-top:1px solid;border-right:1px solid;" src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:NriIFju1A4uHkM:http://www.rosefunpk.com/houses%255CGates-Of-Heaven-1-1G16Q6SFNL.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="113" /></a></p>
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<div style="text-align:left;">If I am in some vegetable state or in a coma, do not let me suffer unless there is hope for me in the next week.</div>
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<div style="text-align:left;">I think I want to be buried. But I still am not sure. But NO OPEN CASKET FUNERAL!</div>
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<div style="text-align:left;">I&#8217;ll make sure to watch over you all. So don&#8217;t be sad, or else I&#8217;ll force you to smile:)</div>
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<p style="text-align:left;">Don&#8217;t get upset reading this either, I was just thinking. I love you all <img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/37/103213659_b87f97e8fe.jpg" alt="" width="82" height="36" /></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>2 Corinthians 5:8: <em>&#8220;Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord.&#8221; </em>(NLT Student&#8217;s Life Application Study Bible)</strong></p>
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		<title>“Babies have fingernails!” ~Su-Chin from Juno</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had originally wrote this for my Eglish IV online class and I didn't get any points off and I thought, hey, why don't I put it on my blog since it's something I strongly believe in anyway. lol :)<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ripplestarter11.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8722538&amp;post=27&amp;subd=ripplestarter11&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Abortion has to be stopped. It is an immoral operation and it should be stopped. Women of all ages should think before they get an abortion.</p>
<p>Even if the girl was raped or it was an accident, every person, no matter how small, deserves to live. Exodus 21:22-25 says,<strong> &#8220;If men who are fighting hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman&#8217;s husband demands and the court allows. But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.” As the bible says in these verses, taking an unborn babies life is still murder. Just because he or she is still in their mother’s womb, he or she is developing to live outside it, making he or she living.</strong> Another example of this fact is in Psalm 139:13-14 it says, <strong>“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother&#8217;s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”</strong> God created us in or mother’s wombs, and He created us alive.</p>
<p>Unborn babies are still babies. They are living, breathing, eating and their hearts are beating or they are getting ready to do all that. Abortion needs to be stopped. We all need to be “pro-life”, not “pro-choice”.</p>
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		<title>&#8220;We Keep Waiting on the World to Change&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know all of you have heard that song by John Mayer. And if you haven't, the title says it all. It's a good song, but it got me thinking about something...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ripplestarter11.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8722538&amp;post=19&amp;subd=ripplestarter11&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know all of you have heard that song by John Mayer. And if you haven&#8217;t, the title says it all. It&#8217;s a good song, but it got me thinking about something&#8230;Why do we just wait for the world to change? We can change it even by doing one small act.</p>
<p>Jesus Christ died to let us live. That was His way of changing the world. Now we owe Him. BIG TIME. But in reality, we could just help out the elderly at a local Nursing Home, pick up trash on the side of city roads, recycle, donate to charities, but the biggest thing we can do that doesn&#8217;t take a ton of effort is talk to others about God and the good news of Jesus Christ. It&#8217;s that easy.</p>
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<p><em>&#8220;But you will recieve power when the Holy Spirit comes apon you. And you wil be my witnesses, teling people about me everywhere─in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.&#8221;</em>  Acts 1:8 [NLT Student's Life Application Study Bible]</p>
<p>In this verse, the disciples were commanded by Jesus to be His witness to everyone on earth about His resurrection and His promise of a second coming. We are all born to be children of God, but a lot of us have strayed from Him and have disowned Him as your Heavenly Father. He loves us all EQUALLY and with unfailing, endless love.</p>
<p>Most people I know want to change the world in some small way and if they can, in a big way. If you are the same, just ask God what He wants to do to help change the world.</p>
<p>Dr<br />
Eam<br />
Big<br />
and don&#8217;t just sit back and &#8220;waiting on the world to change&#8221;, do something!</p>
<p>&#8220;<strong>P</strong>ray<br />
 <strong>U</strong>ntil<br />
 <strong>S</strong>omething<br />
 <strong>H</strong>appens&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Bad Connections</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  At one point in the third episode, they climb into a duck boat and the blue and pink unicorns start saying "Ring, ring" "Hello?" five times until finally Charlie yells " You have a bad connection!" It just made me think of the connections people have with God, either good or bad...
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>         So, I was searching through videos on <a title="http://www.youtube.com" href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmZhY2Vib29rLmNvbS9ub3RlX3JlZGlyZWN0LnBocD9ub3RlX2lkPTEyNTU3OTIxMDgxNCZoPTg0MDFiNGNjMGQxZTQ1NWQwMzM3ZWVhNDhlNzI2MjgzJnVybD1odHRwJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29t" target="_blank">Youtube</a> and found the famous Charlie the Unicorn videos. Not only is there &#8220;Charlie goes to Candy Mountain&#8221;, but now there is a second and even a third episode, all about the most random adventures that you have to be extremely bored to get the ideas for lol.</p>
<p>            At one point in the third episode, they climb into a duck boat and the blue and pink unicorns start saying &#8220;Ring, ring&#8221; &#8220;Hello?&#8221; five times until finally Charlie yells &#8221; You have a bad connection!&#8221; It just made me think of the connections people have with God, either good or bad.</p>
<p>            A good connection with God is like a phone call that hasn&#8217;t broken up or been dropped. In reality, it is when you can talk to Him as if He is your best friend or close family member. Also, even if it isn&#8217;t something <span style="text-decoration:underline;">you</span> want to do, you obey God no matter what. You also have healthy friendships and relationships. You repent, ask for forgiveness and thank and praise the Lord.<br />
<strong>&#8220;I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!&#8221; Psalm 116:1-2 [NLT Student's Life Application Study Bible]</strong> In these verses, King David explains his good connection with the Lord and how the Lord responds to David.</p>
<p>            A bad connection with the Lord is the main thing that came to my head when i heard &#8220;Ring, ring&#8221;, &#8220;Hello?&#8221; and &#8220;You have a bad connection!&#8221; It reminded me of the countless times I&#8217;ve been on the phone with someone and the line starts breaking up and then it becomes a dropped call and we have to call each other back, or we just don&#8217;t bother. If you have a bad connection with God, you cannot hear what He is telling you to do, you don&#8217;t ever talk to Him or obey him. You have bad relationships and friendships and you rarely ask for forgiveness or repent or you never do.</p>
<p>            So which one would you rather have, a good connection, good life, or a bad connection, not-so-great life? You decide.</p>
<p>I&#8217;d change your phone service provider <img src='http://s1.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><strong>I&#8217;m starting ripples <img src='http://s2.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </strong></p>
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		<title>Ripples?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, so I got a question about the "starting ripples" thing. Well at church camp...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ripplestarter11.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8722538&amp;post=8&amp;subd=ripplestarter11&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Okay, so I got a question about the &#8220;starting ripples&#8221; thing. Well at church camp, our pastor that week was Jacob Jester. On Wednesday, he put out a bunch of little rocks and one big one and a kiddie pool with water in it. Well Then he asked all of us if we wanted to be used by God to make awesome things happen in this world and to go pick up a rock if that was us. Then he talked about when you drop a rock into water, that it splashes, then it creates a ripple effect. You can&#8217;t stop ripples from going where they want to go. Just like when you reach out to someone, and they find God, they tell other people and so on and so forth.</p>
<p align="center"><strong>Amazing stuff right there.</strong><strong></p>
<p><strong>Who wants to start ripples with me?</strong></strong></p>
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		<title>Spiritual Pyromania</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love playing with fire. It's not a good thing either. But I was just thinking, being a Christian is a lot like playing with fire too...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ripplestarter11.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8722538&amp;post=6&amp;subd=ripplestarter11&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>           I know that title sounds really weird but it makes sense to me. I hear so many people at my church saying &#8220;get filled with the spiritual fire&#8221; and &#8220;Saved by the Cross, Filled with the Fire&#8221;. And every time I hear those statements, all I can think of is being a pyro. I love playing with fire. It&#8217;s not a good thing either. But I was just thinking, being a Christian is a lot like playing with fire too.</p>
<p>             I mean like, every teen likes to test their limits, if you are one, don&#8217;t even deny it, you know it&#8217;s the truth. Well, when you are a pyro you tend to test your limits. &#8220;I wonder how long it&#8217;ll take till I burn myself?&#8221; is a common hypothesis that is tested out by pyro&#8217;s. I know because I am one. Same with Christianity, a lot of us say &#8220;Hmmm&#8230;.how long can I get away with this without God punishing me?&#8221; Sound familiar? I know it does for me. </p>
<p><strong>              &#8220;Evil people will surely be punished, but the children of the godly will go free.&#8221; -Proverbs 11:21 [NLT Student's Life Application Study Bible]</strong> No matter how much it seems that you&#8217;ll get away with whatever sin you keep commiting, God will do something about it unless you repent. You can run all you want from God, but all you will get is tired and &#8220;burned&#8221; by the punishment you get. </p>
<p>              God just wants us to be obedient. He&#8217;s our Father, and just like a human dad, we have to obey him. He loves us more than anything and a lot of us just like to test him, see how far we can stretch our bondaries. </p>
<p><strong>&#8220;But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us of all sin.&#8221; 1 John 1:7 [NLT Student's Life Application Study Bible].</strong> That is one of my favorite verses because it is so true. If you live the way God wants you to live, you will be clean and have a rewarding life.</p>
<p>                      I hope this makes some people think, and I hope you get all this.</p>
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