The prayer of the Children...

Kurt Bestor surved an LDS mission in Serbia, and wrote this song about the children
whom he wanted to be as happy as him during this war struck country in the 1970's
the lyrics to this song help to paint a picture of the pain, and the anger, and the tears
that these children were facing. this song is important to me, it shows not only THEIR
pain, but the pain of the children in the world today.
this song is a true work of art and sends me to tears everytime i hear it.

God Bless Our Troops, Our Families, and Our Children.



"can you hear, the prayer of the children on bended knee, in the shadow of an unknown room?

Empty eyes with no more tears to cry, turning heavenward toward the light.

Crying, “Jesus, help me to see the morning light of one more day.

But if I should die before I wake, I pray my soul to take?”

Can you feel the hearts of the children aching for home, for something of their very own?

Reaching hands with nothing to hold on to, but hope for a better day.

Crying, “Jesus help me to feel the love again in my own land?

But if unknown roads lead away from home, give me loving arms, away from harm.”

Can you hear the voice of the children softly pleading for silence in their shattered world?

Angry guns preach a gospel full of hate, blood of the innocent on their hands.

Crying, “Jesus, help me to feel the sun again upon my face.

For when darkness clears I know you're near, bringing peace again.”

Dali cuje te sve djecje molitve?

Can you hear the prayer of the children?"

more La Jolla(:

La Jolla(:

BEST.LIFE.EVER

mmkay seriously,
i love my life!!!!!!!!!!!!(:
how can somebody go from being so 'emo' and hating their life to being all bubbly and happy and LOVE their life?

i don't know!! haha but i've seriously loved the last few months of my life. from about June-Now i have like CHANGED like 360 flip-flop change(:
and i love it.
i am who i want to be. people call me weird and i say 'i'd rather be weird and happy then be weird and unhappy' because lets be honest,
EVERYONE is weird(: haha

So, how does one go about being this happy?
here's some pointers!!! (:

1-Smile. even when you aren't happy!(:
2-When in doubt, Dance!!(: Party it up!!
3- CTR!!!(:
4-Step up, and Stand out! don't hold it in!(: just DO!
5- Don't crave attention. EARN it. the RIGHT way. haha not with drama or being somebody you aren't. but by being yourself and speaking up.(:

do those things, and you will be happy!!!(:
i promise!

well that's all for now!!


Love and Kisses!!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxox

-Shay

New Girl in a Strange New Land (:

Timpview High School could be the Greatest Or Worst thing that has ever happend to me, it depends on how you look at it.

i came in expecting it to be just like Provo High School, where i had all the friends i ever needed, the most simple life, and having everybody know my name.

what i did not expect was that i wouldn't have a friend in the world, a difficult life, and being that one invisible girl.
little miss 'what's her face?'

i came home everyday crying. and on the days i wasn't crying, i was either with my provo friends or writing music.

i was sad. This was the time i NEEDED a friend, at least one. i had lost my best friend the day before school started to cancer. but of course, nobody knew that. how could they? they had no knowledge of who i was, what i stood for, or who i wanted to be.

so, i resorted to my music. and hid in my shell, then i realized.
this is not ME. just because the summer is over, and i'm alone... i don't have to be the girl i thought i was last year. i didn't need those friends, i didn't need to be rebelious, i didn't need the language, i didn't need the eyeliner, the skinny jeans, the dark colors, the dark music, the pain, the cutting, the tears, the depression.
i needed ME.

so i was me. and the second i shedded my shell, i made friends. (: good friends. like... REAL friends, not the ones who make me something i'm NOT, but the ones who build me up for who i AM.

so like i said, either the best year ever. or the worst. you decide.
i've already made my decision. (:

16 years, and still Breathing(:

there are alot of things i've learned ofver these sixteen years i've been alive.
(:


1- life isn't a walk down cherry street, it has its ups and its downs. (: but somehow, you know you can make it(:

2- Love exists, its hard to find, and even harder to hold on too once you have it.(:
but its real. and its the most amazing feeling ever. (:

3- Faking it till you make it, works EVERYTIME.(:

4- Its okay to let a few tears out now and then...(:

5- The Second you let yourself be happy instead of making yourself miserable, is the minute you realize how much you were missing out on all along(:

6- Friends are hard to find, and even harder to hold on to, but true friends ARE out there, they are just hard to find because they've been hiding so nobody else will take them from you. (:

7-It may not be easy to admit that you have flaws, but everybody does, its best to be humble about it(:

8- People will use you, and hurt you, but if you have faith, anything is possible, you will get over it.(:

9- Don't fall in love with the idea of someone, fall in love with them. (:

10- Sometimes a Smile can go a long way(:

11-Death happens, but, though they aren't alive physically, they are alive within YOU.(:

12- Forgive others, Everybody makes mistakes.(:

13- Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, its about learning how to dance in the rain.(:

14- Negitivity is a foolish excuse to get attention.(:

15- If being around somebody makes you unhappy, don't be around them anymore, no matter how hard it may be.

16- Never go without someone you can't go a day without them crossing your mind(:


Sixteen years, wow... i can't believe it.....
i'm growing up so fast....
and i'm slowly becoming a better person.(:
i have hope for the future.(:

may better years come(: