Lizzy's Footprints

        If any of you are theater junkies like me when  you here Elphaba and Glinda sing "Who can say if I've been changed for the better, but because I knew you.  I have been changed for good."  You think of someone, either a friend, sister or someone who used to be a dear friend.  I have been focused on memories lately and how the events of my life have shaped me into who I am today.  A quick little timeline of significant events in my life. 2010 - I went on my first trip alone to visit my great aunt in Boston 2011 - I attended a camp called SIFAT for the first time 2012 - My family went on a mission trip to Guatemala 2013- We traveled to Canada and my eldest sister got married (big change for me).  Plus I went to SIFAT with a new church (scary) became homeschooled and attended Teen Pact for the first time. 2014- We had a family reunion!  Andrew and I traveled to Spanish Wells, on our first mission trip, and ...

      Hopeful Hair has been a dream of mine for about a year.  It is a newly opened Etsy business, that sells hair accessories.  Currently, I am just selling knit (stretchy) headbands.  Every time someone buys a headband a headband goes to a homeless woman.  The first "outreach" event is through Dress a Girl Around the World.  My church and I are working on making dresses for little girls.  In our shipment of dresses, I am sending headbands to the precious little girls.  I would like to share with you real quickly how it all started.       One evening last spring, right after I got my license I was driving to youth group.  As I approached a stop light I saw a mother and daughter standing on the side of the road asking for money.  Driving alone and afraid to stop I started thinking of ways I could help.  Many came to mind but didn't fit my talents.  Then someone complemented the...

     Each new year brings us new opportunities.  You have 365 days, 52 weeks or a year, to achieve something great.  What are you going to do in 2016?  Many Americans decided to not make resolutions in fear of failure.  If they do make goals, they are impractical ones.  The top ten are... Lose Weight Get Organized Spend Less, Save More  Enjoy life to the fullest Staying fit and Healthy Learn Something Exciting Quit Smoking  Help Others Fall in Love Spend More Time with Family All of those are nice dreams and maybe starts of goals but they are not set up for success.  Goals can only be achieved if they are practical.  I can have a goal to be fluent in a language by tomorrow but that won't happen.  Knowing the way I learn I need time and lots of it to reach that goal.  I think that all goals should set you up to enjoy life and to live it to the fullest.  One of my goals for 2016 is... To...