11-30-10: This Will Keep Us All Thinking...

Hey, :)
Okay, this video that I am about to show you I'm sure that many of you have seen before. It is pretty popular, but everytime I watch it, it still really does just what the title says, it keeps me thinking.
So, take five minutes and thirty seconds to just sit and watch this video, or at least the first three minutes and twenty seconds. Stop and think... what would you have chosen? What will you choose?




Leave me a comment if you want if you have your own thoughts on this video :)

Have a great rest of your day,
Kayla

11-13-10: SNOW!!!!!

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!!!!!!!!!
Yes, it did snow last night! Imagine my excitment when I woke up to find the ground covered with snow and huge flakes falling from the sky! (I was very excited! lol)
I ran downstairs and raced to find my snow clothes and skis.(Okay... confession time... I sent my bro up into the attic to get my boots and skis... it is scary up there!!)
I went sledding with my little sis and had a snowball fight with my bros and one of their friends. I'd forgotton how much fun they were. :D :D
Here are some pictures of our first snow of the year!!(I think we got between 6 and 8 inches)


Yes... it is just barely 32 outside so our snow is very wet... :(

BUT! The wet snow was great for making a snowman!! :D

Isn't it pretty?? :)

Well, I should go back outside and enjoy the wonderful snow, have a great day!! Here is a song to leave you with... :)

11-12-10: So strange and some random(pretty awesome and then suckish) news

Hey, hey!! :-D

Oh my... can y'all believe that it is already November??? It feels like just yesterday we were shouting, "Happy 2010!!", and before we know it we'll be shouting, "Happy 2011!"
I cannot believe that Christmas is right around the corner... and guess what? We got a winter storm weather warning today! Around 6 inches of snow supposedly tomorrow!!!!! I'm SOOO excited! Breaking out those skis finally!! :-D

Well, other than being in total shock that the best year of my life is quickly coming to an end(D':)
I've been keeping rather busy.
I finally got to canter on the rail this week!!!!!!! And, if I do say so myself, I rocked it! Lol
But seriously, the BEST feeling in my life! Cantering around the arena, and the horse I was riding(Oreo) has a really fast canter(nearly gallop speed at times) I literally felt like I was flying. I felt like I could do anything... like anything that came my way I could come out on top.
And then I went to the dentist. (xP)
Recently I broke a tooth(very painful I might add). So, we went to our family dentist to go find out what to do about it and realized that the tooth behind it(my 12 yr old molar) has been coming in at a weird angle. I kinda already knew this, but didn't really think much of it. I figured it would straighten out eventually(Though... it had been quite a few years since it started to come in...).
Long story short, after consulting with another dentist, we just decided to have the tooth(my broken 6 yr old molar) pulled out so that the one behind it would come in straight.
Yeah... well, that didn't work.
First try, the Novocaine didn't work. My tooth was infected some how and for some reason that made it so the Novocaine numbed everything around my tooth... except my tooth. :(
But, we didn't know this... so they tried to pull it out with NO NOVOCAINE!! I was bawling my eyes out, pale as paper and shaking like a... well, I was shaking pretty violently. My pain tolerance is high, and this was the worst thing I have ever gone through. I NEVER want to go through it again. I later told some of my friends that I would have rather been trampled by a horse than go through that experience.
I got put on antibiotics to kill the infection, but apparently that STILL didn't work so they put me under to pull the tooth out. It was really strange, the laughing gas made me a little quirky and then they put an IV in my arm to completely knock me out.(THANK-YOU DENTIST!!!!!!!!) Though, my stupid vein didn't want to cooperate so they had to poke me several times. But, by that time I was totally out of it from the laughing gas so it was alright. :)
But, after all that the tooth FINALLY came out and I am A-okay!!!! I was a little fuzzy after I woke up, but that is normal I guess... it didn't take me too long though to get back to normal. :)

Also, I got highlights and low lights!!! Along with a pretty awesome haircut if I do say so myself. :D I absolutely love it and I am so happy with it all. :D
Hopefully I'll get a picture of my new do on here soon. :)

Oh! Oh! And I cannot forget! TAYLOR SWIFT'S NEW ALBUM CAME OUT!!!!!! I was SOO excited!!! I went out and bought it the first day it was in stores. :D I've listened to it probably close to 40 times already and I think my top five faves on the album are...
1.Enchanted
2.Sparks Fly
3.The Story of Us
4.Haunted
5.Speak Now
(In this order)

Well, that is all for this post! I hope y'all are having a great November and take advantage of the rest of 2010 to fulfill some dreams... I'm going to try.
If you want, leave me a comment and tell me what you really want to accomplish before 2010 comes to a close, I know that I want to finish at least one more book and tell someone about Jesus Christ's love and sacrifice. :)

Have a great November!

10-20-10: My latest book project plus clip!

Hey y'all! I hope you all are having a great week! I know I am. :D
As many of you know, I love, love, love writing and have written several books over the past two/three years. I've also shared with y'all some of my work, but I haven't done that in awhile.
My latest book project is called, Winning A Cowgirl's Heart. Here is the introduction and then a small clip of the book. :)

Kylie Walker has just turned eighteen and has just finished her senior year at her small town’s high school. She’s also the pastor’s eldest daughter and the best cowgirl ever to lay foot on the Montana hills… at least in this twenty-first century. This girl is definitely your all-American, country living girl.
Matthew Murray is eighteen and just graduated high school with a scholarship to Yale University. The one problem, he’s not sure what he wants to do with his life. His father may be a rich politician, and his step mother may be a best selling author, but he’s pretty sure neither road is the one he wants to take.
Then, he father tells him he’s being shipped half way across the country to stay at his uncle’s house for the summer, or for however long it takes for him to decide what he wants to do with his life.
Can these two teens, from two completely separate worlds, find common ground in the faith they were brought up with and find the love that belongs in their hearts for each other?

And here is the book clip!!

“Hey, boy… how’s it goin’?” Matt bent down to rub the long basset hound ears and then stood back to his full, five eleven height.
He walked to the back window and just stood there, watching the unmoving scenery.
He was just about to turn away when he saw a brownish colored horse race across his uncle’s field at practically the speed of light.
That’s when he saw her, Kylie was coming up fast on a black colored horse, her hands not even holding on to the saddle horn, but to a rope that was flying through the air.
Matt raced out the door again and ran for the field.
“Kylie!” Matt yelled at the teenage girl.
“Get in front of her!” She yelled back, not even glancing over in his direction.
Yeah right! Matt thought, but ran faster. He saw that they were about to make a sharp turn, he hoped that would slow the crazy animal down.
Running through a patch of trees, Matt made it to the other side before the horse. Though, the horse was close behind. But, the sight of Matt spooked her, and she reared. Stopping long enough for Kylie to catch up and throw the rope around her muscular neck.
“Gotcha!” Kylie yelled, pulling the rope back and then wrapping it tightly around the saddle horn.
“Nice going.” Matt smiled as Kylie pulled the other horse toward her.
“I couldn’t have done it without you. She’s a handful.”
“What’s her name?” Matt asked, taking a few steps towards the threesome.
Kylie raised her brow and gave a low chuckle. “Angel.”
Matt threw his head back and laughed long and hard.
“I didn’t name her, her owners did.”
“You don’t own her?”
“Heck no!” Kylie said pretty loud. “I’m horse sitting until July first. This is the third time she’s gotten out.”
“How does she get out?”
“The first two times she jumped her paddock, this time though she kicked down the stall door. I was just making my rounds to feed them, when I saw her run out the door.”
“How bad is the door?” Matt asked next, taking two more steps towards the freak horse.
Kylie sighed. “Really bad. She kicked it so hard it just broke in half. I’m going to have to go into town tomorrow and buy some wood to make a new one. I don’t know what I’m going to do with her until then.”
“You said she jumped the paddock?”
Kylie nodded. “Twice… she knows she can now.”
“Why don’t you work with her?” Matt tried, remembering what his uncle had said about showing her who she once was, and what he had said about her once being a great young trainer prodigy.
Kylie shook her head. “I don’t work with horses anymore. I’m sure my sisters have told you that.”
Matt was taken back by the force in her words. He didn’t want to argue, but he also knew that if someone didn’t whip this… freak horse into shape, she’d just continue to run away.
“Kylie,” Matt was now standing right next to the girl and her black horse. “if you don’t save this horse, what will happen to her?”
His words seemed to strike an old wound. Kylie winced and bit her lip. The two remained silent for nearly a minute before Kylie finally spoke again.
“Matt… I just, I can’t.”
“My uncle told me what your mom used to do, Kylie. I know she was a trainer.”
Kylie bit her lip harder.
“I know that is why you don’t want to train anymore.”
“You don’t know that!” Kylie spat out, her eyes narrowing.
“Then what? Just tell me. I want to be your friend but you keep pushing me away!”
“I ju-”
“If you won’t do the training, then show me how.”
Matt couldn’t believe what he had just said. Did he seriously just commit to training a horse? He knew nothing about them! How in the world could he train one?!
“You… want to train a horse? Do you even know how to ride?”
“Well,” Matt shrugged. “I’ve ridden those little ponies at the fair.”
Kylie laughed.
“No, I don’t need both of you getting yourselves hurt.”
“Then you do it. Because, Kylie… I know enough about horses to know that when one is as crazy as this one is, bad things happen to them.”
Kylie bent her head, she knew that too… she’d seen it happen too many times.
“I don’t know, Matt… it’s been two years since I’ve even stepped foot in our round pen.”
Matt took one more step. Kylie’s boot was now touching his chest he was so close.
“If it makes you feel better, I’ll go with you.”
Kylie bit her bottom lip and just shook her head.
“I promised myself that I’d never step a foot in that pen after…” Kylie paused and her gaze shifted towards the mountains.
“Do you really think that is what your mom would want?”
Kylie’s gaze shot back Matt. She stared into his dark, deep brown eyes. Was he right? Was that really want her mom wanted? Or would she want Kylie to continue her dream?
Kylie felt Prince shift beneath her, he was getting antsy just standing there.
“Tomorrow morning,” Kylie pulled the reins away from Matt, having Prince shift his large black head. “meet me at the pen. I’ll be waiting.”
Matt smiled and nodded. “I’ll be there.”

Well, what did you think?? Leave me a comment!!

Have a great rest of your week everyone!!

10-18-10:My photography blog

Hello again!!
I hope you guys are having a wonderful October... I cannot believe I said that. It is already October!
Anyway, I just thought I'd tell you guys that my photography blog now has a new name and look! Feel free to go check it out and follow it! The new URL is,
http://www.godsimagephotography.blogspot.com/
There are some really adorable pictures on there and I hope you'll enjoy them!