Bible Verse (Isaiah 41:13)

For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.

Isaiah 41:13

Techie Stuff

I don't know if you've noticed, but I've done a little bit of work on my blog. . ."What work?" I'm glad you asked! I:

• Updated my profile


• Decided to change my name (in the blogosphere) from Hannah Elizabeth to Hannah-Liz (Thanks Kaitlin for suggesting it!) I've been mostly going by Hannah-Liz for awhile now, but hadn't ever switched to it "officially" on my blog.


• Cleaned up the sidebar by removing some clutter and worked on the link to FeedBurner.


• Removed [NEW!] from the links that needed it removed.


• Added some new links! (Be sure to check them out!)


• Added music to my blog. (I'll talk about that in a minute.)


• . . .Am I forgetting anything??? Oh, I also added a new stat counter. . .this one tells how many people are viewing my blog at the moment. Like right now if you are the only person viewing my blog, it says, "1 person online". Cool eh?


• . . .And I think that's about it. . .

Now about the music. . .You are listening to (unless your volume doesn't work or you have it turned off. . .or you stopped the music. . .or you. . .I guess you get the idea! ;-) a song by Barlow Girl called "I Need You to Love Me". Hopefully I'll get to change songs every week so you won't get bored or annoyed by listening to the same song for months!

Important Note:

The other day I lost all the emails in my inbox. . .so if you sent me any emails Wednesday or Thursday please re-send them to make sure I recieve them!

Well, I think that covers everything!

Trip to the US

This is another interview. . .hope you don't mind! So here is me being interviewed by myself (again)!.

Reporter:

So Hannah, I've heard that you have been lazy about posting for the last, oh, I'd say 2 months. Is this true?

Hannah-Liz:

*looks very sheepish and weakly says:* Yes.

Reporter:

Why? Why would you do this to those who have been so very very faithful to read your blog and comment? Why! *pounds fist on table* Why! *ditto* Why *you get the idea* *tries to compose self*

Hannah-Liz:

Well, I've been busy.

Reporter:

Busy? Too busy to blog?!

Hannah-Liz:

Yes.

Reporter:

Okay. . .now lets begin.

Hannah-Liz:

You mean this isn't part of the interview and all of those questions were just a waste of time!

Reporter:

No. . .well yes. . .*getting embarrassed* lets just say that those questions were for my benefit. Now! Lets just move on!

Hannah-Liz:

*sighs and thinks to self, "This is going to be a long interview."*

Reporter:

Where did you go?

Hannah-Liz:

What? I'm right here! *looking confused*

Reporter:

I mean where did you go on your trip. That is what we're here to talk about!

Hannah-Liz:

Oh! We went to the US.

Reporter:

What did you do while you were there?

Hannah-Liz:

We visited a lot of family. Got to see my new 2nd cousin for the first time! She was born last December. And ate at some of those good restaurants. . .well actually quite a few! Got to visit Wal-Mart. Gotta love Wal-Mart! Did clothes shop

Reporter:

*interupts* You actually like Wal-Mart? *unbelief in voice*

Hannah-Liz:

Yes I do.

Reporter:

Why?

Hannah-Liz:

Well, there is a lot to see there, and they have great prices!

Reporter:

Uh huh. . .Well, did you do anything extrodinarily exciting while you were there?

Hannah-Liz:

In Wal-Mart?

Reporter:

No! *getting annoyed* Did you do anything else while you were in the US!

Hannah-Liz:

Oh! I got my driver's liscense! Yep, I can drive by myself legally in the US except between 11:00 pm and 6:00 am. That is because in TN they have the following rules: At 15 you can get your permit. After you get 50 hour of driving in (10 of them at night), are 16, and pass the road test you can get your intermediate restricted liscense (the one I have). At 17 you can move up to an intermediate unrestricted liscense and then at 18 you get your driver's liscense (you just still have under 21 printed on it).

Reporter:

*Yawning, yawning, and. . .yawning* That was long and boring.

Hannah-Liz:

*getting frustrated* Why do you have to be so rude?

Reporter:

Well, I'm trying to make this interview as interesting as possible!

Hannah-Liz:

Yeah, but can't you be a little nicer and still make it interesting?

Reporter:

Okay, I'll try. I'll try. But I'm not makin' any promises! So will you be diving in Belgium?

Hannah-Liz:

Ahem, DRIVING. You're not even listening! I said d-R-i-v-i-n-g
not d-i-v

Reporter:

*interrupts yet again* Okay, okay I get it.Then will you be DRIVING in Belgium?

Hannah-Liz:

I most likely won't get to 'cause you have to be 18 to drive here.

Reporter:

Hmmm. . .Sooo you had a good trip?

Hannah-Liz:

Yeah but a very tiring one.

Reporter:

And you are tiring me too! Everytime I interview you it's always about you. Why can't we ever discuss. . .me?!!!

Hannah-Liz:

Talking about me is what we're supposed to do because you are interviewing me not yourself!

Reporter:

Well, why don't you interview me sometime?! *pouting*

Hannah-Liz:

Well technically you are being interviewed because I am you and you are me. *smiling*

Reporter:

Then why are you arguing with yourself and infact talking to yourself. Isn't that a little wierd?

Hannah-Liz:

Uh huh. *nodding head*

Reporter:

Then why in the world do it?

Hannah-Liz:

'Cause it's fun! 'Cause it's neat! 'Cause it's different!

Reporter:

Okay okay. *rolls eyes* But can we stop now? You're tiring me out.

Hannah-Liz:

You said that already.

Reporter:

Can we just stop?!?!?!

Hannah-Liz:

Of course. We can do this later! Now wasn't that fun!

Reporter:

If you say so. . .*rolls eyes again*

Back

We're back! My family and I arrived (safely) in Belgium this morning. Thank you all for your prayers!

I'm Alive!!!

Just a note to let you all know that I'm alive! Sorry it's been sooooo quiet here lately. I've just not had much time to sit down and write a post. And right now where we are staying I don't have internet access. (I'm using my cousins' computer right now.) So hopefully sometime in the near future. . . .I'll be able to post. . . .something. . . .whenever I'm able to use the internet. :-)

I hope everyone is having a great summer!

For now. . .so long, farwell (Sorry getting off track here. . .as you can tell, I've watched the Sound of Music. . .LOL! What a great movie!).

Poetry

My poem is being featured on Real Teen Faith! Click here to read it.

Just So Sad. . .

I found out about this through Carolyn McCulley's blog. (Click here* to read her post.) It shows just how wicked this world is. Please read this article* by Christianity Today and be in prayer for these women.

Note: This article is not appropriate for my younger readers. If you are 12 or younger, please get permission from your parents before clicking on the links above that are followed by an *.

USA

So as you can tell from the ticker above, my family and I are getting ready to make a trip back to the US.

Yep, we're goin' home for a few weeks!

We'll be visiting family and going to the General Assembly for the Church of God. And there will be quite a bit of traveling involved! The plane flight from Brussels to Atlanta Georgia is about 8-9 hours long. And then we take another flight up to Kentucky. It makes for a loooooong day! Believe me!

Then when we get there we'll spend the night there and then we have to make a 6 hour trip down to Tennessee the next day. We'll stay there that night and the next then we drive back to Kentucky (yep, another 6 hours.) Needless to say, by that weekend, we'll be very, very tired!

We will also be taking other trips while were there too.

So we would really appreciate your prayers for: a safe trip to the US, safe travels while we're there, and a safe trip back to Belgium!

I hope to have some other posts up before I leave. But while I'm gone, there will probably not be very many (if any) posts. I'll have access to internet but it will be the dial-up version. So I won't be able to spend much time on the internet. Maybe from time to time I'll write something on Microsoft Word and quickly copy and paste it to blogger. . . . .we'll see!

Oh! And I finished Chemistry!!!!! YAY! Got it done!

Bible Verse (Psalm 92:5)

How great are your works, O Lord, how profound your thoughts!

Psalm 92:5

Pics

Okay. A while back, I said something about showing you a picture of the definition of a German "pepperoni" pizza. (Actually it happened because we can't speak the German language. If we were able to speak German, it most likely wouldn't have happened so it was really our fault.) Well. . . .here 'tis:

LOL! We had a good laugh over this!!!

And here are some pictures of the birds! That is the mother with the babies (the dad takes turns sitting on the nest with her). Her name is Jolie (it is French for pretty).

And here is a pic of my birthday cake. . . .(those are chocolate "shoes" on the cake)

And I know some time ago, I posted a picture of myself. But I blurred my face. Well, here is a picture of me not blurred with my birthday cake. . . .(that's my dad's arm in the picture too!)

Well, hope I didn't bore you too bad!!!

Bible Verse (Psalm 24:10)

Who is he, this King of glory? The Lord Almighty--he is the King of glory.

Psalm 24:10

Name Change

I decided to change the name of my blog. Yep I did! I changed it from Doing It For Him to All For Him. And I have to say. . .I like it a lot better.

I want to also change the URL next week to: http://all-4-him.blogspot.com. If it's still available then. (NOTE: I might decide to not change the URL. . .but if I do, I'll change it next Tuesday.)

*edit*

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Hold on!!! I've already went ahead changed the URL!!! (Sorry 'bout that!) I figured out a way to redirect people to my blog so I decided to go ahead and change it. Click here to find out how I did it in case you're curious! (If you haven't already found it out!)

Technology......gotta love it......lol!

*okay, now back to the rest of the post*

So if you've linked to or bookmarked my blog, please update it. Thanks!

I have also added a new link to my sidebar so you can now email me. (It's under the header "about me")

And I want to thank everyone for your birthday wishes!!!

*NOTE: This post will remain here until next Tuesday, so be sure to check for new post below!

originally posted at: 6:58 PM June 6 2006

"Jesus Loves Me"

Have you ever just stopped and realized, “Wow, God loves me!”? We sing about it in church and hear it preached. As kids, a lot of us sang the song "Jesus Loves Me." (I sang it all the time. My parents would grab the video camera and a lot of the times would ask me to sing "Jesus Loves Me." Now that is a great song. I have nothing against it. And I believe (actually I know) Jesus loves me. But it’s kinda like why couldn’t I have been asked to sing some other songs too? Maybe the B-I-B-L-E, Father Abraham, etc.. . .LOL! Anyway, back to the post….) But I think too often we forget the true meaning of it.

Jesus loves me is something we say and know in our minds, but do we grasp the meaning with our hearts? Is it ingrained into our souls? Or is it just a thought that passes through our minds every once in a while that never truly sinks in?

In God’s Word over and over He shows us his love and mercy. And when you think about how wicked this world is and how wicked our hearts are, you begin (Note that I said begin. We can never fully grasp the meaning of His love. Maybe in Heaven, but certainly not while we’re here on earth.) to see and understand just how much He does love us. Think about it: God is a God who is perfectly holy. There is no sin in Him. We are wicked and deceitful. Stained filthy with sin. But He still loves us. And He proved it by dying for us. So that we could be made holy and pure. So that we could enjoy eternity with Him. Now can you begin to see His love? Can you begin to understand it?

Why did God tell us in His Word about His love for us? Because He wants you and me to know that He loves us! God wants us to realize and understand that!

So, whether you are just getting up out of bed or are in the middle of the day or are getting ready to go to bed. Stop and just think about His love. Let the realization of it just soak in for a minute. ‘Cause you know what? He loves you!

(Note: This post was written for my Christian readers. If you aren’t a Christian, I want you to also realize that Jesus loves you too. And He wants to forgive you and save you, but you have to ask Him. If you would like to find out how to get to know Jesus, please, please click here. Deciding to follow Jesus is the best decision you could ever make! If you have any questions at all about Jesus, please email me. I would be more that happy to answer them!)

Baby Cockatiels

Our cockatiels had babies! I didn't tell you about them setting on the eggs earlier becase we weren't sure if they would hatch. But they did! One hatched I suppose it was yesterday and I think another one hatched I guess it would have been yesterday or today. Not sure. They are outside in an aviary, so we can't keep that good of an eye on them. There is one more egg that should hatch later today or tomorrow.

I don't have any pictures of them yet.

Bible Verse (Acts 1:10-11)

They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. "Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven."

Acts 1:10-11

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

Dear Hannah-Liz

Today is a very special day, as I'm sure you know. It is your 16th birthday! Now, I'm not going to get into some sad sappy story of how great it is to have a friend like you, and how much your friendship means to me, because you already know all that - I hope. I'm here to remind you that today is your day. A day where I want you to have fun; a day to remember forever! I know that I'm very far away, but I will be celebrating the day with you and thanking the Lord for you and your friendship!




Philippians 1:3-6

"I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."

Hannah-Liz, happy 16th birthday!! May you have many more!

Love, friendship, and blessings,
A Friend

I'm bAAaack!!!!

It's soooooo good to be back.........Long car trip.....Yep......Very long!

Well, someone did guess where I went! (Lol, Lindsey! I didn't visit Kaitlin! *smile and wink*:)The correct answer is...........Germany! Un huh. Germany. Kristin, you guessed right!

And no, this was not a vacation for me. I took my school with me........because in a few weeks we are off on another trip. And I don't want to have to take my school with me on this one.

I hope to be able to get back to regular posting again. And hopefully I will be able to post a picture showing the German definition of "pepperoni pizza!" (When my parents ordered the pizza, they had trouble communicating with the person. So there was a little.......ummmmm..........misunderstanding........lol!.) We had a good laugh over this one!

(And Kaitlin, thanks for posting on Drs. Fun 'n' Bones for me! Really appreciate it!)

Where In The World. . .Is Hannah-Liz?

I'll be goin' out of town for a few days. And you know what? I'm not going to tell you where I'm going! I'll give you a few hints. . .and see if you can figure it out.

Hints:

#1: It has Europe's largest economy.

#2: It is Europe's 2nd most populous country.

#3: The Bavarian Alps run through part of this country.

#4: Is home to the Black Forest.

#5: Has a flag very similar to Belgium's flag.

Can you guess? (Kaitlin, don't tell!)

Bible Verse (Psalm 119:33)

Teach me, O Lord, to follow your decrees; then I will keep them to the end.

Psalm 119:33

I'm not Dating......I'm Waiting

When I was little, there was one subject that would make me mad. . . .boyfriends. One time, when I was younger, someone asked me if there were any boys that I liked (or something like that) and my dad told them that they better not talk about that with me because I’d get angry.


To give a few more examples:

When I was around 5 years old, there was little boy in my Sunday School class who like me. Well, I remember one Sunday, I sat down at the table and he came and sat down across from me. I didn’t like that so I scooted over to the empty seat that was beside me. And he couldn’t do the same thing because someone was already sitting in the seat beside him. Then when I was about 6 years old, there was this little boy (I’d say he was around 7) who asked me to be his girlfriend. Well. . . .after he said it he probably wished he hadn’t. I got really mad at him and he began to apologize. (He was most likely afraid I would tell on him and get him in trouble.)

Now I don’t get angry with you. . . .I take the opportunity to tell you my view of dating. (As I get older and am asked questions like this more and more. . . .there will most likely be times I'll choose to not go into the details though. It would just depend on the circumstances and the person asking the question.)

What is my view you may ask?

Here was my view when I was younger:

I always said I wanted to be older to date. And at the time 18 sounded old. So I said I didn’t want to date until I was 18.

Then as I got older:

I started tossing the idea around in my head. . . .what if I dated around 15-16?

But then:

I got Joshua Harris’s book I Kissed Dating Goodbye. And out went the idea about dating and in came the idea of. . . .waiting. Yes. . . .I have “Kissed Dating Goodbye!” And I’m not sorry for the choice at all. I’m so glad that God helped me to find a better way.

Kissing dating goodbye has really given me a lot of freedom most girls don’t have.
I don’t have to worry about finding a boyfriend and then trying to hang on to him. I don’t have to worry about a boyfriend pressuring me to sin.

Also, kissing dating goodbye has helped (or maybe I should say has protected) my relationship with God. Instead of running to a boyfriend to find acceptance and companionship, I run to God. I find my worth and value in Him. . . .not in guys.

Does this mean I will never ever date/court? No. . . .it just means I’m waiting for God’s perfect timing and God’s perfect choice for me. Dating/courting to me is not a game. If God ever leads me into this kind of relationship, it will be with the purpose of marriage in mind. I can’t marry right now, I’m way too young. And I won’t be ready for many, many more years. So right now it is not the right time for me to even be considering it. Like Joshua Harris says, “The right thing at the wrong time is the wrong thing.” Marriage is a good thing, but at the wrong time, it is the wrong thing.

And I’m waiting for “the one” God has for me (if God has marriage for me someday). Why am I letting God choose for me? God made me, He knows me completely. He can make a much better choice than I ever could. ‘Cause I don’t know myself as well as He does!


Now I don’t want you to get the idea that I’m saying you have to follow exactly what I’m doing. This is what I’ve chosen to do. Nobody forced me, my parents didn’t and neither did God. I made this descision myself. So I’m not trying to force anyone else, you have to make this choice for yourself.

If you would like more info on this subject here are some good resources:

I Kissed Dating Goodbye
By Joshua Harris (website)

Boy Meets Girl
By Joshua Harris

Passion and Purity
By Elisabeth Elliot (website)

When God Writes Your Love Story
By Eric and Leslie Ludy (website)