Happy New Years!

Hello all! I just wanted to wish you a very happy new year! I pray that you would all come closer to the Lord this next year!

God bless!
Buttercup

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all my readers! Thank you all for reading my blog!

Love in Christ,
Buttercup

Caption Contest results

Sorry for not posting this sooner, every time I try to post this, the "upload photos" thing messes up the Internet. So, I'm not going to do the pictures, I am just going to post the captions. Go here to see the pics.

1. Yes, yes, yes, your sword is very nice...... just not so close up *whimpers* - Poppy
I promise you.. Count to 1 million and i will be out of these insufferable bindings. - Lady Milisande Awnia Grim.
Ok, so I missed a spot on my chin when I was shaving. Don't you think this is a little drastic? - Zorro

2. Why is there fear behind your eyes? Is it because of my laser vision? - Poppy
Maybe if i stare at the sea long enough Wesley will rise out of the water. - Lady Milisande Awnia Grim
These blue contacts make everyone look like Smurfs. - Zorro

3. Fezzik: *squish* Inigo Montoya: "It's okay Fezzik. We know you didn't mean it." Wesley: "Just follow the light little guy!"- Taylor
"So, little dreamer, do you regret the pizza?" - Emily
*Indigo picks vecini's jaw off the ground* - Poppy
Vizzini "i can believe we dropped her" - Lady Milisande Awnia Grim
Inconceivable! We really dug deep enough to reach China. - Zorro

4. "Fear my plastic sword!" - Eldarwen
"Oh, you really don't want to do that. My swordsmanship is as bad as my hair." - Emily
Hmmmmm I never knew my sword was so long! - Poppy
I want your pies! - Lady Milisande Awnia Grim.
HALLO! (what else can you say) - Zorro

5. Miracle Max: I don't think they like my hat.*sighs* - Poppy
" Should we put nutmeg in this recipe?" - Lady Milisande Awnia Grim
Don't look now dear but you have a third eye growing out of your forehead. - Zorro

6. Stand back! The teddy bears are here! *trembles* - Poppy
"Stand back" " that is one big booger" - Lady Milisande Awnia Grim
NO! I will not have another piece of cake. My wife says I'm getting a gut. - Zorro

7. "Oh no you didn't!" - Eldarwen
What are you looking at? - Poppy
"Should i eat you now or wait till dinner time?" - Lady Milisande Awnia Grim
For the LAST TIME...I'm not Zorro. - Zorro

Since they are all good, I'm not going to pick. :) All of you can take this button if you would like it!

<a href="http://soaringbuttercup.blogspot.com/2009/11/caption-contest.html"><img alt="SOWLE Caption Contest" src="http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx47/Leakeclan/captioncontestwinner.png" /></a>

Randomness Friday - December 18th

If you don't know, RF was started by Prism @ A Girl of Many Colors. Thanks for lettin' us participate, girl! I love your blog!

Followers

I have two more followers since last week!!! :) And here they are:

Clara Serrano (no link on her, I don't know why...)

AND

Eldarwen Fairaliel

AND

Brooke (no link...)

I think that's all, if I missed you, please tell me! I'll add you asap! :)

Contests going on

Maggie's giveaway

Poppy's award contest

That's all right now, but I'm going to be doing a giveaway very soon, so keep checking up! :)

Great movie/website!!!!! A must see!!!!

www.jesusisworthit.com

New blogs/websites that I'm involved in

Mission Minded Teens

Imagine Magazine

Questions for you (thanks to Maggie @ Behind the Teen Scene for the idea!)

What is your favorite thing about my blog?

What do you dislike on my blog?

What is your favorite kind of post?

What kinds of posts do you dislike?

Do you comment?

If so, thanks! If not, why?

Please give me some answers! I need to know! You can copy and paste the questions into the comment box, and fill in the answers. Thanks!

A tag from Prism!

What is your favorite Christmas Carol?
O Come All Ye Faithful

Do you have an artificial tree or do you get a real one?
artificial

Where you live do you get snowy Christmas's?
rarely, but, we have gotten some before.

What is your favorite Christmas tradition?
visiting family

What is your favorite Holiday? Why?
Christmas!!! Celebrating our savior's birth, visiting family, making gifts, sugar (of course!), etc, etc, etc.

Do you go caroling?
no, but this year I will!

What is your favorite Christmas movie?
um...

Do you like listening to Christmas Music?
oh yeah! Josh Groban's (sp?!) Christmas album rocks!

Do you believe in Santa Claus?
negative.

What is your favorite Christmas meal?
hmmm. I don't know.

Do you write people Christmas cards?
I did for my friends last year! But, that's it. I usually just send a "Merry Christmas" email. :P

Are you looking forward to Christmas?
Oh yeah!

Do you have a manger scene?
yes siree!

Will you wish anyone Merry Christmas?
Oh, yeah! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!

I tag everyone that leaves a comment on Mission Minded Teens, telling us how you like it! (c'mon! that's easy, people!)

Oki doki, I've gotta go! God bless!

In Christ,
Buttercup

Giveaway @ Behind the Teen Scene

Hey y'all! Just wanted to let you know about an awesome giveaway at Maggie's blog, Behind the Teen Scene! To enter click here!

And please tell her I sent you! :)

In Christ,
Buttercup

Caption Contest....

Hey guys,

Sorry about not posting the results for the caption contest on Saturday. So, I'm extending it to this Saturday! lol. I don't have many entries anyways. So, think of captions, go tell your blogging friends (take the button I made), and have fun! Remember, there is an award button that you'll get if you win! So, post more if you want!

Hope this is okay with y'all. :)

Love in Christ,
Buttercup

Mission Minded Teens

Remember HELP? Well, now it has grown! Now, it is just a part of a big thing that we're doing called Mission Minded Teens!

Mission Minded Teens is a group of teens devoted to getting you information about how you can be involved in Missions, both overseas and at home.

On this blog, we are going to post information on organizations like Gospel for Asia and Youth With A Mission. We are going to give you ideas on how YOU can be involved both at home and overseas. Also on this blog we are going to tell you some great books to read, and more!

Please visit our new blog for more information, helpful resources and more!

And be checking back for more great posts!

www.mission-minded-teens.blogspot.com

In Christ,
Buttercup

Caption Contest ending

Caption Contest ends tomorrow, so be sure to enter!

Buttercup

The girl who has two names, 5 W's and an H Women of the Bible study

EDIT: sorry about re-posting this, I had it as a draft too long, and it was way down on my page.

I want to begin right now by saying I'm sorry. Sorry I have not posted one of these in a long time. I just keep putting it off, personally, I like book studies better, like the 2nd Timothy Study I did. But, I have started this, so I am going to finish it!

Who had two names? Let's look and see...

WHO: First, her name was Sarai, but when God changed her and Abraham's life, He changed her name to Sarah, and her husband Abram's name to Abraham. Then, she is also known as Abraham's wife.

Genesis 11:29And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.Genesis 11:28-30 (in Context) Genesis 11 (Whole Chapter)

Genesis 11:31And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.Genesis 11:30-32 (in Context) Genesis 11 (Whole Chapter)

Genesis 17:15And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.Genesis 17:14-16 (in Context) Genesis 17 (Whole Chapter)

WHAT: Until she was in her nineties, she couldn't have any children. Then God made a covenant with her and Abraham.

1. Genesis 17:17
   Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, "Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?"
   Genesis 17:16-18 (in Context) Genesis 17 (Whole Chapter)

God gave them a child, and they named him Isaac. But before Isaac came, when they thought they were not going to have any children, Sarah made Abraham take Hagar, her maidservant, as a wife. Hagar had a boy, and named him Ishmael. When both boys were older (probably in their teens or something like that) Sarah kicked Hagar and Ishmael out, and they ran away. But God took care of them. (I will probably write a study on her too.)

WHERE: Abraham first lived in a land called Ur. It is in modern day Iraq. Then, when God told them to leave, they went to the land of Canaan, which is in modern day Israel.

1. Genesis 11:31
   Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Haran, they settled there.
   Genesis 11:30-32 (in Context) Genesis 11 (Whole Chapter)
2. Genesis 12:1
   [ The Call of Abram ] The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you.
   Genesis 12:1-3 (in Context) Genesis 12 (Whole Chapter)
3. Genesis 12:5
   And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
   Genesis 12:4-6 (in Context) Genesis 12 (Whole Chapter)

WHEN: I don't really know, all I know is that she lived after the Flood, and before the twelve tribes came into being. :) That kind of time frame is uh, not very helpful, right? Oh, well.

WHY: Why did God choose her to be the mother of many nations? Was it because of her faith in God? Was it just because? I don't really know for sure. God uses many different people, from all different backgrounds, and places of the world, to complete His plan, His word in mankind.

HOW: How did God use her? Well, He gave her a son, Isaac. But He made her wait, a long time! God tested her faith in Him, by promising to give her a son, and then waiting till He wanted to give him to her. I think that she didn't pass the test at first, but God gave her a second chance. God told her she was going to have a baby, and what did she do? She laughed! She didn't think God could give her a baby in her old age, she was ninety after all!

Well, there is Sarah. I hope you enjoyed reading!

God bless!

Buttercup

A Challenge for you!

Dear friends,

I was just thinking about this project, and God laid it on my heart to challenge you. Do not stop reading this post! lol. I know you want to!

Here is the challenge:

Give up one thing this week.

Maybe it's a malt at Sonic every other day, or a Starbucks coffee every day, or pizza every Friday night. Whatever it is, I challenge you to give it up for a week, and donate the money that you usually use to buy whatever it is, to this project. HELP needs donations! Real bad. I have had ONE donor, and you know who that was? It was my partner in this project!

Now, I am not trying to make you feel bad for not donating, 'cause if I was, I would still be screaming at you and spamming your box! lol. God told me to raise $21,000, and I don't have that much money, so I need your help!

I still need to talk to the team about this, but right now, I am wanting to set a goal. $1,000 by Christmas! Wanna HELP? Donate now!

For the HELP team,
Buttercup

To donate, there is a link on the right sidebar. For more information, email the HELP team @ helpnm@embarqmail.com

Give this Christmas Away! Music Video

How about you? How do YOU plan to give this Christmas away? Share your ideas/challenges with me!

Buttercup