Hey ya'll!

Hey everybody!! Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I got caught up in school stuff, and then summer got me XD but I'm back! And I have a few announcements! First off, I got an iPod for birthday, so now posting will be super fast and easy! Second, there's a new segment coming to the blog. I can't tell you yet, but I have a feeling ya'll are gonna love it!! 

Well, I'm gonna log off for now, but keep a look out for some new posts!! :D

Have a great day and don't forget your camera!!

~Bekah 

Stars

Do you remember the first time you looked at the stars and thought, "Wow. We live in an amazing world. And, how insignificant am I compared to all that God has created? But, I have a purpose, like each star, to shine brightly for all to see." I do. It was at girls camp. Out there, where there are hardly any lights, and you can see the stars, my perspective was changed. And, every time I look at the stars, I am reminded how insignificant, yet important I am. It's a bit of an oxymoron. Like when one of the Apostles said (and, forgive me for not remembering who), "Compared to God, we are NOTHING. But to God, we are EVERYTHING." 

I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
~Galileo Galilei

I love this quote. And the picture. It's awesome. :) I too have loved the stars to be fearful of the night. :)

Have a great day and don't forget your camera!

Shout-out!

Just a shout-out to my German, Russian, UK, Guatemalan, South Korean, and Thailand fans. You rock (my US fans rock too. Don't get all upset on me now! ;) )! Comment below on what country you are from! :D

Have a great day and don't forget your camera!

Blessings

I absolutely love this song. It's called "Blessings" by Laura Story. Go and look it up when you have a minute. :)

What if your blessings come through raindrops? What if your healing comes through tears? What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know you're near? What if trials of this life are your mercies in disguise?
~"Blessings" by Laura Story

Remember that no matter what you are going through, Heavenly Father is there for you. He's just refining you so you can be a more beautiful, amazing you. A beautiful piece of Silver. :) And, I'm here for you. If you need someone to talk to, send me a message. I'd love to help anyone I can. :)Have a great day and don't forget your camera!

General Conference, April 2013

Hey everyone! Who loved #LDSConf?? :D I sure did! The brethren (and the sisters!) said what the Lord wanted them to say, so I hope you all listened! I know I definitely got some questions answered! I've decided to do some photo/quotes from general conference. Here's one that I did:

"The World's moral compass is faltering. We must not pick or choose which commandments are important to keep."
~Elder L. Tom Perry

I hope you all like it! :)

Have a great day and don't forget your camera!

Pick-me up #2

That describes me PERFECTLY! Don't be afraid to be a fruit loop! :D

You never know who may need your fruity-ness! :)

Have a great day and don't forget your camera!

Pick-me up!

Here's a little post to lift you up (and, for the guys, remember that you are a prince!):

That is all, my loyal subjects, that is all. ;)

Have a great day and don't forget your camera!

Spiritual Sunday- He is Risen!

I think we have established the fact that I can not- for whatever reason- post on-schedule. Just bear with me. :) So, I thought I would write one now since it's 11:34 on Easter Sunday. And since it's Sunday, that means that it's Spiritual Sunday! :D

I've tried to put a lot of thought into this post. And, I hope I don't jump around and lose you.

Spiritual Sunday- Music for Mutual 2013

Hey! I'm on day two of posting in a row! :D Yay! :D I've also decided to call this series, "Spiritual Sunday", since that's what I will be posting about on Sunday. :)

So, I was thinking about what to post, when I decided something from lds.org would be pretty cool to post. Then I thought, "Why not something from youth.lds.org?" because of the new curriculum and the new mutual theme. So, that's what I'm going to talk about today.

Flower Pens!

Wow you guys... I'm REALLY bad at posting things... I'm so sorry... I'm making a new years resolution to blog more! I figure this is how it will go:
Monday through Thursday I'll blog when I can about random tidbits from my life/advice from my crazy life, and Friday will be, of course, Foto Friday! :D I've been working with Picmonkey, and honestly, it's as good as Picnik (maybe a bit better?). I've got some awesome photo tutorials up my sleeve, and I can't wait to show them to you! Saturday I probably won't post anything (but then again, I kinda lack a social life, so maybe I'll drive you guys crazy post something ;) ). Sunday will have a little spiritual post. Maybe some music, a story, just something to lift your spirits and maybe even build your testimony! Just a little way to bring the spirit into your life (and mine!)! :) So, let's hope my crazy schedule will allow me to post more! :D I have a lot to show you guys! :D

Today, we will be doing a craft! I swear, I don't have a crafting bone in my body (well, it's REALLY, REALLY tiny!!), but I can do a few things really well! And one of those is making roses out of pipe cleaners! :D

Hey there!

Hi everyone! Is it just me, or is every post a "Hi! Sorry I haven't posted!" post? I'm going to change that though. I'm going to post once a week (I'm so busy, so once a week sounds reasonable!), and then work it up to posting every day.

Life is treating me well right now. I'm super busy, and I've had some set backs, but I'm working on keeping that smile bright and working though my problems. I haven't always been the best at the latter.

Obviously, I've been busy pushing a tire. ;) More on that story later! :D

School started (I'm sure you all know that by now, haha!), and it's kept me plenty busy. I'm trying out a new online school. It's really nice. You only have to do 2 lessons a week per class. The lessons are 2-3 hours though. But it's nice. I do about a class a day. I have 5 classes, so I'm usually done by the weekend. What frustrates me right now is that the portal is really slow during the weekend and the evenings (and that's the time I can usually get on!). They are working on that though, so hopefully it will be faster. I'm also taking a few classes at the local high school. I'm taking Orchestra (no duh haha!), Seminary, and German! German is... an interesting class to take. Some days I get it, and some days I feel like my brain is fried. I love it though, and I'm starting to catch on.

Youth Symphony started as well! We had a great kick-off retreat. We made videos to promote our Youth Symphony here and here (there are more, but they haven't been put on YouTube), and we voted in new YS officers and designed our t-shirts and just got to know each other better. It was so much fun! :D

That next Thursday was our first rehearsal. We had so much fun there too! Our conductor, Mr. B, was his usual self, jumping around the room, conducting us at full speed even though we had never set eyes on some of this music. That night, however, Mr. B passed away. It was so sudden. No one saw it coming. He was a great teacher and musician and will be sorely missed. I created a commemorative video and put it on my YouTube channel here. You should all check it out when you have a minute.

**Note: This is not my photo. This photo belongs to The Post Regester of Idaho Falls, ID. No copyright infringement intended. I just wanted to put it on this post because it's such a good photo of Mr. B!

Losing Mr. B has been one of the hardest things for me. For a while, I just couldn't deal with realizing he was gone. Little by little though, I was able to come to terms with it. Creating the video helped me unleash some of that anguish and emotions. I also went to the temple about week after his passing. It really helped me put things into perspective and helped me realize that- no matter how cliche this sounds- he really is in a better place and that he is happier, because he is able to do the Lord's work. I was actually able to write a song as well (and actually put music to it. Something I will have to talk more about later). It was simply amazing though, and I have really been able to write what I hear in my head. I really think it's inspired music that I'm writing. :) My friend is helping me write the piano part. Maybe some day I'll make a video for it. :)

I'm also looking into different careers. I would love to teach an orchestra, and because I'm sure that is what everyone sees me doing when I grow up. Music is still something I'm insanely passionate about. But, I love the gospel. I love going to church, learning about the church, teaching the gospel to others, and feeling the spirit all the time. Pretty much everything about being a Mormon, I love! I also love helping people and helping them work though their problems. Well, that makes a bit of a problem for me, because now I'm thinking of either becoming a music therapist or being a seminary teacher! Orchestra teacher, music therapist, or seminary teacher... I can't decide right now. Good thing I have some time to think about it!

Well, I think that's all for now. I'll try and post more often, I promise! :) Maybe the next post will be about some of the things I did this summer! Love you all lots!

Have a great day and don't forget your camera!

CheletheCello

A new challenge!

Hi everyone! How are you all doing? I have been having a fabulous summer. It's about to end though, so you know what that means. Back to school. And knifty knitting. But this year, I'm taking on a new challenge, a new craft. Knitting. And Crocheting. I've done a little bit so far, and I've found I'm terrible... But I will not be deterred! So what my post is really about today, folks, is "What is your best 'learn-to-knit' book or website or video." :) Post it in the comments below! :D

Have a great day and don't forget your camera!

CheletheCello

Sharpie Mug!

Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't posted in forever! I'm trying to get back in the groove though. :) Today I have an awesome craft for you all! I got the idea from a pin on my Pinterest! 


Sharpie Mugs!


I know you're thinking, "What Bekah? Sharpie Mugs? What in the WORLD are you talking about??"


Well, just let me explain!

Foto Friday hiccup!

Hey everyone! I was going to post "Foto Friday" today, but my recording app isn't working. I'll work on getting it fixed A.S.A.P. and I will post next friday. Thanks for understanding! I am now using picmonkeypicmonkey.com. Go ahead and use it, because that is what we are using next week. :)

Have a great day and don't forget your camera!

CheletheCello

Hi everyone!

Hi everyone! I'm sorry I haven't blogged in forever! I have just been so busy and I cannot post from my kindle fire (Blogger needs to make a posting app for kindle/droid). I hope you are all doing well and I am planning on posting more often! :) Here are some updates to my life and to the blog as well:

*Piknic has closed, therefore I will need to learn a new editing app so I can get Foto Friday started up again.
*I am taking the GED this summer and I will *hopefully* be starting college this fall.
*In 2 years I will apply for BYU-I so I can start my Music Education degree.
*I'm taking Cello lessons! :D (I don't remember if I ever posted about that).
*9 more days until school gets out!! :D (Including weekends and Memorial Day).
*I'm a JCL for camp this year!! :D I will be helping with girls camp and will put some of the things that we do on here! :)
**AND my Sweet 16 is this summer!!!! ***SQUEE!!!!!*** :D I am doing a music-themed party (would you know me do to any different? lol) and I will keep you all updated and put pics up of the party about a week or two after the party (Girls camp is right after my birthday, so it will take a while to get everything up).

I can't wait to get posting again! :D

Have a great day and don't forget your camera! :D

CheletheCello

Sorry

Sorry everyone! I will be getting a new post up soon! I have been super busy and I can't post from my Kindle Fire... I need to find an app for that! ;) Talk to you all soon!

sorry! I will get a new post soon!

Foto Friday- Day 2.5- How to look like a vampire without even really trying!

So I decided to screen capture this to make it easier for me :) What do you think?

Outcome:

Check out the Zombie one here!

Have a great day and don't forget your camera!

CheletheCello!

My Talk :)

So today in sacrament meeting, I was the youth speaker, along with a returned missionary and one of the members of our ward. I have a feeling that I should put my talk up on my blog, so here it is :)

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In a talk given by President Monson in the 2009 October General Conference, He recalled this story:

“A few years ago I read an article written by Jack McConnell, MD. He grew up in the hills of southwest Virginia in the United States as one of seven children of a Methodist minister and a stay-at-home mother. Their circumstances were very humble. He recounted that during his childhood, every day as the family sat around the dinner table, his father would ask each one in turn, “And what did you do for someone today?” The children were determined to do a good turn every day so they could report to their father that they had helped someone. Dr. McConnell calls this exercise his father’s most valuable legacy, for that expectation and those words inspired him and his siblings to help others throughout their lives. As they grew and matured, their motivation for providing service changed to an inner desire to help others.” Close Quote

Let me reiterate: “And what did you do to help someone today?”

In our busy lives, running to-and-fro, we often feel that we are too busy, or we think, “someone else will do it.” Now, let me say this now, I am not exempt. I too often feel “too busy” to give service to someone. But it doesn’t have to be this big service project you see us, the Young Women and the Young Men, doing. It could be as simple as saying Hi to someone and spending a few minutes talking to them, or setting a few cookies aside from your batch for a neighbor down the street. Look at Dr. McConnell's family. Those children for at least a while, gave small bits of service to others because they were very young, like holding doors and picking up something that was dropped. Being a Cellist, I appreciate it very much when a kind Youth Symphony member holds the door for me because I have my Cello in one hand and my music in the other.

One of my favorite service projects in Young Women needed little preparation. We did a pizza service project. Our leaders called a few different members and asked if we could come over Tuesday night to do a 5 minute service project in return for some pizza toppings. We were split into 2 groups and were given a list of names. We ran around the different neighborhoods doing service and collecting pizza toppings. At the end of the night, we met back at the church house and made our pizzas. For me, service (and our pizza) never tasted as good as it did that night.

My favorite hymn is "A Poor Wayfaring man of Grief," hymn number 29. I'll be reading verses 1,6, and 7.

1)A poor wayfaring Man of grief
Hath often crossed me on my way,
Who sued so humbly for relief
That I could never answer nay.
I had not power to ask his name,
Whereto he went, or whence he came;
Yet there was something in his eye
That won my love; I knew not why.

6)In pris’n I saw him next, condemned
To meet a traitor’s doom at morn.
The tide of lying tongues I stemmed,
And honored him ’mid shame and scorn.
My friendship’s utmost zeal to try,
He asked if I for him would die.
The flesh was weak; my blood ran chill,
But my free spirit cried, “I will!”

7)Then in a moment to my view

The stranger started from disguise.
The tokens in His hands I knew;
The Savior stood before mine eyes.
He spake, and my poor name He named,
“Of Me thou hast not been ashamed.
These deeds shall thy memorial be;

Fear not, thou didst them unto Me.”

This hymn is related to two scriptures, the first one being Matthew 25: 31-40. In Matthew it says:

"31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:

32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:

33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

 39 Or when saw we thee asick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."

It goes on to say that those who did not give service to others were punished. A verse that is closely related to it is Mosiah 2:17 (it also happens to be the second scripture reference to the hymn). It says there: 

"...when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God."

Serving others is a blessing! To me, it feels like I'm the one receiving service. Yesterday I had the oppertunity to serve and to be served. In the morning, I helped clean out the basement with other ushers at the Idaho Falls Symphony Office. When we were done, it looked so much cleaner and we all felt really good about it. Later that day, some of the bretheren in our ward came and helped us move some of the bigger items out of our apartment and into our new apartment. It was such a blessing for my family because we did not have the equipment ourselves to move them. Thank you to those brethren.

I now ask you what have you done to help someone today? Even in our busy, hectic lives, we can all stop for a few moments to help someone in need. Hope you keep that question in our heart always, as I will now do. 

I'd like to bear my testimony. I know the church is true, and that without it, I don't know where I would be. The Church is so important in my life. I know that the scriptures are true and that Jesus Christ really did atone for our sins and that though Him we can return to live with our Heavenly Father again.

Amen.

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Have a great day and don't forget your camera! :D

Foto Friday- Day 2- How to look like a zombie without even really trying!

Well, I see none of you voted on my handy little blog-gadget! :P I posted this on my Facebook and I got two votes for zombies and zero for vampire, so zombie it is!

Note: When I started this, it wasn't midnight yet! haha :)

Step 1:

Click on the "Featured" tab. Scroll down to where you see the "Reanimated" section. Click on "Ghoul Eye"!

Step 2:

Arrow 1 is pointing to the color of eye that you can make your eyes. Arrow 2 is pointing to the brush size. Adjust the brush size to the size of your pupils. Read about Arrows 3 and 4 (glaze and fade) on the "About Ghoul Eye" box on the photo. Apply when done!

Step 3:

Click on Zombify 2.0. Arrow 2 is pointing to what color you can change your skin to, arrow 3 is pointing to brush size, arrow 4 is pointing to decay, and arrow 5 is pointing to fade. It will help to read the description box that I put next to my photo. Start painting!

**Note, my skin looks a bit different than yours will because I put 2 layers on. I accidentally clicked apply before doing a screen capture, so I applied it a second time.

Step 4:

Yes, I cropped the photo inbetween steps 3 and 4. I added a nice finishing touch by rounding the corners. 

Finished product:

Taaaaaa daaaaa! :D Don't I look scary? :D

Well, that's all for now. I might do a vampire one tomorrow if I have time, because I had really set my cap to doing it haha :) Plus next friday I am going to be really busy getting ready for my Youth Symphony concert! 

Have a great day and don't forget your camera!

CheletheCello

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