In a Mug

Ok. I come to with great news! You ever want just one brownie or a cookie, but you have to make an ENTIRE recipe? You don't have time to make dozens?
Bam.
Taste this.
Mug brownie and mug cookie.

They each only take about 5 minutes, and I say from experience, they are good. Nom.

Cookie

• 1 tbsp. butter, melted 
• 1 tbsp. white sugar 
• 1 tbsp. brown sugar 
• 3 drops of vanilla 
• pinch of salt 
• 1 egg yolk 
• 1/4 c. flour 
• 2 tbsp. chocolate chips

In a bowl, mix together the butter, sugars, vanilla, and egg yolk. Add in the flour and salt. Mix until combined. Add in the chocolate chips. Put the dough into a small microwaveable bowl, ramekin, or coffee cup. Microwave for 40-60 seconds or until the cookie looks done. Best served warm… Enjoy!


Brownie 

• 1 tbsp. butter, melted 
• 1 tbsp. white sugar 
• 1 tbsp. brown sugar 
• 3 drops of vanilla 
• pinch of salt 
• 1 egg yolk 
• 1/4 c. flour 
• 2 tbsp. chocolate chips

Add the sugar, flour, cocoa, and salt to the mug and mix. Then add the oil and water and mix the dry and wet ingredients together. Be sure to be thorough, there's a tendency for clumps of the dry ingredients to form. Microwave on high for roughly a minute. You may have to microwave it longer or shorter, depending on your microwave, but the brownie should still be wet in the center when done. It's done! Let it cool, grab a spoon, and dig in straight from the mug.

Add ice cream, make two, add extra chocolate chips...whatever! Enjoy nomming your cookie and brownie!

Source: tumblr and instructables.com

A little bit of some awesome Chinese stuff

Many of you have heard that the Chinese civilization is the oldest lasting civilization. This would mean that they have thousands of years of history. This would mean that Chinese people (or the people before the Tower of Babel) would have history of different Biblical events, such as the flood.

This is the Chinese character for boat. There may not be anything that stands out about this character. But once you dig deeper, you learn that the character is made up of different characters. Those characters are: 
 
So, we have a vessel with eight mouths, or eight people. Genesis 7:13 says, "In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark." Noah's ark was a vessel or ship with eight people on it.

Here is another one:  

Again. This character is made up of different, smaller characters.

We have a secretive or tricky man in a garden. Or perhaps a tricky fallen angel disguised as a serpent?
Let's add on.

At the bottom, you see the character for devil. On top of it are some other characters.

Above "devil" there are two trees. There were also two important trees in the Garden of Eden, the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Then the entire thing is under "cover", or hidden, in the dark. It was secret and deceptive.

This is the character for "forbidden".

示 (Command)

There are two trees and a command...God gave a command about two trees, one with forbidden fruit.

Lamb   +      me         =    Righteousness

The Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world...

Pretty self explanatory... ^_^

And...my favorite.

    dust        + (breath of) life  + (from God's) mouth + motion       =             Creation

God formed man from dust, breathed from his mouth into the man the breath of life, and man became a living being. Pretty amazing if you ask me!

I just thought this little piece of God was pretty cool!! Hope you enjoy. :)

Alyx

Hi!

I seriously need to work on writing blog posts. ANY WHO. When I get home later today, I will be posting SOME AMAZING STUFF. Because Chinese is awesome. So, it may be tomorrow. Or later. SOON.

Mer-de-mer...

3:42 PM

This is a wonderful blog post about the random things that pop into my head over the course of a couple hours.
ALSO, I am writing a story in first person from the point of view of an ADHD character. ^_^ Bear with me.
(Now you get to see how I REALLY think.)

1. Russian accents are awesome.
2. You don't actually need more than 100 friends on Facebook.
3. I AM ALMOST !^!!!! *16
4. Thinking of funny things can be really hard.
5. I am in love with Thousand Foot Krutch's new album.
6. This is from my POV...why am I writing in 3rd person?
7. POV=point of view
8. I'm bored. (3:51 PM)
9. Steeeeeeeevvvvve....
10. Can you tag yourself on Facebook?
11. Yes, yes you can.
12. It doesn't give you a notification, though.
13. If you could plant a mini bomb in your brain... When it went off, would your brain ooze out your eyes? (3:57 PM)
14. YOU TUBE PLAYLIST NOT WORKING!
15. Why is 13 an unlucky number?
16. I can't remember what I was just thinking... O.o
17. REMEDY DRIVE! Their bassist is awesome.
18. I wonder if horse meat tastes good... (4:08 PM)
19. 10, 11, and 12 were all realized like, 2 minutes apart.
20. Grammar check and B. REITH!
21. What is a hate crime?
22. Thanks Wikipedia!
23. Bethany Hamilton is amazing. "I think that if I can help other people find hope in God, then that is worth losing my arm for." (4:17 PM)
24. Why am I writing PM? It doesn't matter, does it?
25. I am really bad at rapping, screamo, and singing in general.
26. DFTBA (4:26 PM)
27. Stulti Latinum Linguam Rident.
28. Spellcheck, I do not appreciate you not recognizing Latin. ALSO, spellcheck is a word. i just added it.
29. *I
30. Birthday, birthday, birthday!
31. I hate it when people say "lol!" (4:39 PM)
32. Did I just die? (4:54 PM)
33. I can never understand lyrics. :P
35. I love Christmas lights.
36. TFK could stand for The Foot Kicks, Three False Kids, They Fake Kiss (theater person much?)
37. I am making this just 30 minutes because this is long.

So that is my thoughts in 30 minutes. WOW.

5:12 PM

John 3:16

I have been thinking about something the past few weeks, days, hours... I talk with God and read my Bible, but really have never put my thoughts into words. So, today I DID IT.

GOD,
holy and GREAT, did not come for the "good".
It says in the Bible:


    For
       GOD so LOVED the world...
    Let's stop right there^^^ 


The
world.   

                 Not the earth, the land, the  
                     oceans, the trees...




But the people.


               God loved the people. 


The Jews weren't the only people.
The Christians weren't the only people.
Even those you might classify as 
                                      "good"
                                         ....
                         Weren't the only people.


For God so loved everyone, alive and dead, all sinners, all who have done wrong, all who are imperfect and condemned to HELL.


  Now that is all the people...

He GAVE, not loaned, not sold...
He GAVE His ONLY SON.
There was no other son for Him to keep.


For 
   GOD
      so 
        LOVED
             everyone...


That
    He
      freely
            GAVE
                His
                   ONLY
                       Son.


That
    WHOEVER--- Not just those who have never been to prison. Not  
               just those who didn't have sex before marriage. 
               Not just those who go to church every Sunday....


                                                BUT


                            WHOEVER


God not only LOVES all people, He gave His only Son to ALL people.


Then it says: Believes in Him.


Not works for. Not earns. Not wins. But BELIEVES in JESUS...shall have eternal life.


God is saying right here -> John 3:16
Three main things.


He LOVES all sinners.
He GIVES them Jesus.
AND
He FORGIVES them if they believe.


A God who loves, and gives, and forgives everyone doesn't sound like the God I see in most people, including myself.


          I see anger, hatred, resentment, racism, 
          grudges, judgement, the list goes on.


All of that sin.
All of that making "Christians" just as unworthy of holiness as a      
                murderer or thief.






     But I'll tell you something to be shared:

                                      For God so loved YOU, 
                                                          that He gave you Jesus, 
                                                          that if you believe in 
                                                         Jesus, you will be saved 
                                                         and have eternal life.


God loves, gives, and forgives YOU.
                               ME.
                               EVERYONE.
So why don't we?

Christmas

Today was a wonderful Christmas. I was getting really down as I read about what everyone else got, and I was thinking about how much better it would be if I could get this or that. But really thinking about it (and doing some major praying), I thought of my amazing blessings. SO, being a writer (and needing to take a break from writing my book), I came up with some horrible rhyming and threw together some words. I hope you enjoy!

I have sat down and thought,
About about what I would be bought,
To be given as a present,
Thinking about how much was spent.

I knew I wouldn't get much,
But I didn't think as such,
I wanted to get something expensive,
But I knew deep down it wouldn't be extensive.

Christmas day came,
And at midnight, I did exclaim,
As I opened my first present under my tree,
And it exclaimed, "Allons-y!"

I went to bed,
I lay down my head.
The morning bringing my little siblings,
Singing, "You gotta get up, it's Christmas morning!"

I went out to birthday cake,
It was worth being awake.
Then we sat down,
Not a young child with a frown.

I got my gifts,
And took them back, swift,
To my room,
My Sonic Screwdriver starting my costume.

I emailed a gift that was old,
And borrowed,
And new,
And blue.

After going to see family,
(Rhymezone.com can't get anything that makes sense that rhymes with family),
I thought about what I didn't get,
But I didn't want to throw a fit.

Maybe I didn't get a laptop,
Or something from an Apple shop.
I didn't get something everyone else had,
Not even an iPad.

But then I thought,
About what I had got,
It was what I needed,
Though it wasn't going to see Wicked.

I thought about how God answered my prayers,
About all if His care.
He gave me my needs,
He fulfilled me through my deeds.

I got to see my friends,
I didn't even have to spend.
I served,
I learned.

God is great,
He provided the food we ate.
My family was together,
And I even enjoyed the weather.

So, I had a great holiday,
I am excited to start a new year, yay!
God bless this year,
And to you, draw me near.


I really realized this Christmas how much everything I have means to me. Going to the service project at the hospital made me realize how blessed I am to have my family. One man had said, "Oh, no. I don't need any Christmas decorations. It is just going to be me." Broke my heart. And I got to spend time with my new uncle and my newest sister, plus the rest of my family. :)
I got to send Christmas gifts to Vanarani and Meseret, my sponsorship children. It made me so happy to be able to give them something, where normally they wouldn't receive anything for Christmas. And packing bags for kids in Mexico was AWESOME!!
So, I hope you realize how blessed you are. Even though something may be bad, you are still here, and God is there with you, whether you know it or not.

I pray you have a wonderful New Year and do some great things for God in it!

Finally done with school!

I am so sorry I haven't been pasting lately, but my school schedule has been OVERWHELMING. BUT, it will still be ALOT (as I am trying to write a ton this break), but my blog is scheduled in there. ^_^
Nowwwwwwwwwww......
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I am currently sitting at the vvvvveeeerrrrryyyyy sssssllllloooowwww computer with my little brother and sister (Graci and Dax) behind me doing puzzles.
Ok, so I have already made my New Year's resolution (actually! It wasn't meant for New Years. That is just when I have time). I am going to relearn three things I quit when I was younger. And I quit them for certain reasons. So, I am looking forward, but also dreading this. :P
FIRST: Latin. I quit this because I didn't get it. But now Rick Riordan decides to make demigods speak Latin. So what do I have to do? Yup! You got it. Learn Latin. But I no longer have my Latin books, so I have to find something else.
SECOND: Drawing. Which I am really bad at. But I totally saw this on DeviantArt. And I was like, I CAN DO THIS. So I am going to.
THIRD: Piano. Mostly inspired by this chick. I took piano for 5 years when I was little, but quit when I moved and hated practicing. And I ended up forgetting everything.
^_^ So I can say "The Senate and People of Rome" in Latin, draw stick figures, and play "Hero" by Adandon on piano.
And I want to change that.
Let me know if there is anything you want me to learn how to play or draw!

(Oh...and I know how to count to 10 in Latin... I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X... BAM)