YAY!! hey guys!!! what's up??? well last night i went to my very first concert ever. It was a Casting Crowns concert and it was absolutely awesomeness. I went with Anai, Mariana, and my sis and Anai's youth group. It was amazing how the Spirit of God could be felt. Then when Tony Nolan (the speaker) shared the simplest yet one of the most powerful messages ever. He spoke about how everyone has a heart infection that is terminal. (spiritually and physically). That disease or infection is called sin. He told us that we all need a heart transplant that can only be given by Jesus Christ. Once that heart transplant has taken place, we will be able to go to heaven. If we dont, we are headed for death physically and then eternally in HELL. It was powerful and many people received Christ as their personal savior and accepted the heart transplant. It was awesome. I wish all of my friends had been there =(. o wellz. It was a true blessing and i enjoyed singing along and just raising my hands and clapping with Casting Crowns. I loved it so much that i bought their new cd today and i have been listening to it all day. i totally recommend the band. well gotta go eat yummy lasagna. cya guys!! and love ya tons!

-Di.

okay guys this is going to be a very different entry from the ones that i have been writing so far... I hope that it will have a good effect on you. Most of you guys know that I call myself a Christian and that well hopefully you have noticed some sort of a difference in my life but what you probably also know is that i havent really shared with you that part of my life although you guys are aware that it exists. I pretty much keep it inside of me and i live my life according to it and that's pretty much it unless you guys by personal choice come to me to ask me about it. Well lately God has been speaking to me all the time for like the past three weeks with the next few words: "share your story." you might think... what the heck is she talking about... how did God go about telling her that. lol and what the heck does she mean by sharing her story... well guys i know some of you may have a concept of me always trying to do what's right and iono like never wanting to do bad stuff, etc. but the truth is that it's not like that always.. well im getting a little carried away though lemme start from the beginning. sharing my story means telling you guys how is it that i came to be a Christian and why on earth am I still one when it seems like it is a hard way to live life. I was born in what you might call a "Christian home." both my parents were catholic when they were kids but in college they converted and became protestants. As i  was growing up they put me in a Christian school in two different countries and during this time i was fed a bunch of stuff much of which i didnt even understand. I was told o yea... you are a bad person ur a "sinner" and you can only go to heaven if "you accept Jesus into your heart." i didnt really understand the concept too well at first and i sort of understood it as time went on and I made a desicion when i was about 4 or 5 years old to "receive Christ into my heart." I was made to memorize sooo much of the bible in school... every night my parents read to me the Bible and i thought to myself i'm a christian i should be better than other people. So i remember being very little and thinking ok today im not gonna "sin." I'm not gonna do anything bad or think any bad thoughts I'm just going to be good and at the end of almost every day with heartbreak i saw that i always sinned. I thought wow this cant be right. what is the difference? as i started growing up i stopped doing that but it still wasnt something that wow made me feel different or anything... sometimes it seemed gosh this is stupid just cause im a Christian i cant do a bunch of stuff... i cant celebrate Halloween (give me a break guys i was little lol), i cant watch certain movies... what is this? also the schools i went to went a little too far when it came to saying what we could do and couldnt do. What we could see and couldnt see. and i just didnt feel any different from everyone else. I had a lot of what you would call knowledge of God but it really didnt make me feel any different or any better and it wasnt like i could always feel good inside it just was like one of those things like what's ur name? Diana. where are u from? Colombia. what religion are you? im a christian. and it was just  fact and nothing more. when i was about 12 years old i moved here to where i live now. I started going to a church called "Triple Cross Ranch." i went to sunday school like everyone else i even taught it but i was still the same. I knew all of this stuff but it didnt change any of the essence of who i was. During my time there i met two girls one named Autumn and one Katrina. Katrina had been born in a Christian home like me but hadnt really felt anything special and Autumn had never heard about God before in her life until she turned 16. We quickly became friends. Autumn came to know about God and i saw an immediate change in her life. She was so excited because she felt like she found a part of her that had been missing and i looked at her and then at myself and thought... God, what is so different about us two? why does she feel such a change and such an excitement for ya and i dont? and i realized... she made her choice... it was voluntary.... not instilled into her since she was born... God had truly touched her. I prayed to God and said: "God, I have heard about you ever since i have memory... people that have come in and out of my life have told me about how great it feels to be a Christian but i just cant relate... i want you to know God that after all these years I CHOOSE YOU. my prarents didnt choose you for me, I CHOOSE YOU." soon i began to feel the change... i realized that those efforts as a little kid to be as good as good can be were like so futile and i would never accomplish them but that was ok with God. he understood my weakness and he still said "I died so you could live." all the knowledge that i had gained throughout the years actually made sense now... and i could apply it to my life. seeing the excitement of new Christians brought new excitement to my life. every time i felt alone i prayed and somehow things felt better. When i was sad i had someone to talk to and now i didnt feel like i was talking to the wall... i knew God heard me.

Life as a Christian hasnt been easy though... many times i feel tempted to do sooo many things u guys wouldnt even believe if i told u. like seriously but i find that every day it is better and more rewarding to just say God I give you my day, help me.

ok so that's my story... so probably u have been wondering... how did God tell you to tell us ur story? hah guys dont doubt that God talks cause boy does he talk! For like a month now he has been telling me through many things and situations "share your story." the first time was when i went to mariana's church and in our sunday school they said that we have a great secret that has changed us completely and that it would be mean to withold it from those we say we love. i thought to myself: "yea, ok God sure... someday."

Then my dad bought me a devotional called "extreme devotion" and its about Christian martyrs throughout time and after one of the stories those exact same words followed "share your story." and i was like ok... that's nice God... someday i will! gosh.

then i went to my own church... and my pastor was talking about "evangelism" (telling others about Jesus Christ, the son of God) and then he looked us all in the eye and said you have to "share your story." i said... umm hello God! are u trying to speak to me? someday i will i promise when im older or something cause they're gonna look at me weird..."

Then i was in my car and there was this song on the radio by Mathew West called "Next Thing You know" and it's about him telling his story about how he came to know God and then he tells the listener: "so what's your story...?" and i said ah wat a coincidence... and i felt a thought that came into my head that i knew was God that said " you know it isnt a coincidence.. hear me."

Then i went to bed a couple of nights ago and um well in dreams God somehow again said "share your story." and i said ok... i'll do it maybe soon...

then i came online yesterday and i checked mariana's xanga and she told her story and she said she wanted to "share her story". and then i finally gave in and said "ok God... i understand... you know what you do and i cant question ur purposes. i'm sry for not listening earlier" and i almost cried.

so what's the story that has changed the lives of many around the world that call themselves Christians? well see... God made us all... but we are bad people by nature and we sin. God is perfect and cant stand sin and he knew that for our sin we must be apart from him forever and therefore we deserve hell. all of us do. I deserve hell. but he couldnt stand to think of that and he thought... if someone blameless and pure died and went to hell he could pay for the sins of all sinners so they didnt have to pay. who would that be? and he realized it would have to be his own son. So he sent his only son to earth in the form of a man and he was born to a virgin pure and without stain. He was killed by roman soldiers but the truth is he was God and could have freed himself but he didnt. He died as a man and went to HELL in our place. He then defeated death and rose again on the third day. he made many miracles and went back to heaven. He said: "I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the father but through me." his death makes us all eligible to go to heaven. he offers us that gift if we will only accept him and believe that he is God and he really died and came back from the death forgiving all of our sin and that because of his punishment we are free. isnt it pretty great considering we all deserve death and hell? so i ask you guys because i love you... when u die... where are u going? i know i want heaven and you can come too... just accept him... it's the only way... he will change ur life forever (literally).

God bless you all...

-Di.

hello everyone!

well today is my birthday...

it's gonna be over pretty soon, but it has been a cool day. i went to school and my friends organized a party for me in my homeroom, in Mr. Ells'  class. Mariana brought me cake and balloons, a coolio card, a coolio Colombia bracelet, and some $. hehehehe thank you MARIANA!!! Anai brought DDR and it was amazing. THANKS ANAIA!!! Ken got me a really awesome gift, he gave me the Sims 2 and i was like yay! lol THANKS KEN! Patrick gave me my favorite dessert in the whole wide world... CHEESECAKE! THANKS PATRICK!!!! Cristie gave me a coolio notebook that all of my friends signed and also mr. g and mr. ells. Mike got me some money and yay thanks MIKE!!!!! and so did Ryan, awesomeness, thanks to all. Shaheen did too... and Alyssa.... yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and well i just had a good time with all of you guys. and Cristina, we still have to play a fair game to see who really rules Extreme in Standard mode. lol

It was also the last day of school and it was fun, and sad at the same time. Melinda is leaving, Danny already left, Nicolas left, Ryan P. is leaving... but well i still have most of my friends... and im gonna try to keep in touch with the ones that are leaving.

well thank all of u guys for making my birthday such a special one.

hello people here goes some questions for all of you to answer. kk? i posted them in my xanga too, so if u'd rather answer there.... well then ok.

WUT WOULD U DO..........                                                                      

1. If i died from natural causes:                                            

2. If i kissed u:

3. If i lived next door to u:

4. I started smokin:

5. I stole somethin:

6. I was hospitalized:

7. I ran away from home:

8. I got into a fite and u weren't there?:

WOULD U:   

 9. Be my friend?:

10. Keep a secret if i told u one?:

11. Hold my hand?:

12. Take a bullet for me?:

13. Keep in touch?:

14. Try and solve mai problems?:

15. Love me?:

16. Date me?:

HAVE U EVER:                                                                                        .

17. Lied to make me feel better?:

18. Wanted to kiss me?:

19. Wanted to kill me?:

20. Broke mai heart?:

21. Kept somethin important from me?:

22. Thought i was unbearably annoying?:

AND MORE:                                                                                             

23. Who are u?:

24. Are we frendz?:

25. When and how did we meet?:

26. Describe me in one word:

27. What was ur first impression?:

28. Do u still think that way about me now?:

29. What reminds u of me?:

30. If you could give me anything wut would it be?:

31. How well do u know me?:

32. When's da last time u saw me?:

33. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?:

34. Are you gonna put dis on urs to see wut i say about u?

hehehe put ur answers in the comments section... love ya'll!!!

Hello people.

Today, for the first time I learned what it is like to lose a loved one. The one who has passed away is Arvey, a guy that although not related to me by blood, was a cousin to me. I loved him soooo much. I knew him ever since I was a little girl. I spent sooo many times with him playing and just going everywhere. he was the son of the maid that worked for my gradparents, and he lived in my grandparents' house. He was only like a year older than me. He was sooo kind, so loving, so nice, so amazing. I can't fit into my mind that i'm never going to see him again. I just can't believe it. None of my cousins can. To all of us he was like another. His poor mother must be in so much pain, and his little brother.... well God, i put them all in your hands. please keep Arvey in your hands, in heaven so i can see him again. please help me with this pain.

Arvey was very loved, and will always be in the memories of me and all of those who knew him. He shall never be forgotten.

Di.

hello there people. so here  it comes again. last year at around the end of the school year i wrote an entry about the end of the year and things like that. well here goes this year's.

This year has been quite interesting. as i said before about the end of 2004, I loved someone for the first time. I also was able to forgive some people, and to ask for forgiveness from them and for that I am more thankful than I can possibly express with words.

A certain something has been sorta always been there killing me inside (if ur my close friend you know what it is, if you dont know, dont ask...). but that's getting better too. This year i grew up even more. Tomorrow is Danny's last day and Nicolas's last day, im gonna cry. it just reminds me of how many people that I know that are gonna step out of my life. But enough about that, i just wish them both the best in their future endeavors. Coach and Mrs. S are leaving as soon as the school year finishes, and i know everyone who has met them is gonna miss them terribly.

I have learned a great deal from many people, including my friends, my teachers, my siblings, my parents, everyone.

Thank u everyone for making this an um interesting school year... maybe i'll post some more stuff later....

Well hello there people im writing from mariana’s laptop and actually on Word just in case she decides to switch computers again, so i can save it in my flash disk. Anywho… well she is sleeping over tonight which should be pretty fun. I sorta feel like drinking lemonade but mariana doesn’t so im not gonna go. So yea… anyways… she just asked me what I was doing… I think that means she wants her laptop back and well that sorta makes sense after all it is her laptop… but w/e I really don’t wanna stop sitting on my bed… it’s so awesome. Lol. Anyways…. The last two or has it been three… entries have been surveys so yea… I just decided to give it a change of tone for the heck of it. So yea… honestly since I have nothing to say im gonna end it right now and upload this to bravenet. kk? Well it was nice posting something….

Cya…If I know ya…

well Mariana had this survey in her journal and i thought it would be cool to take it, so here it goes:

[ ] I am bisexual or homosexual.
[x ] I've consumed alcohol.
[ ] I've run away from home.
[ ] I have lied to my parents about where I am.
[ ] I don't like Bush because from what I hear, he is dumb.
[ ] I don't like Bush with my own reasons to back it up.
I am for Bush.
[ ] I listen to political music.
[ ] I collect comic books.
[x(depends)] I open up to others easily.
[ ] I watch the news.
[heck no I hate rap] I own over 5 rap CDs.
[ ] I own an iPod or MP3
[ ] I own something from Hot Topic
[ ] I love Disney Movies.
I am a sucker for hair/eyes
I don't kill bugs.(EXCEPT mosquitoes and ants if they bite me)
[ ] I curse regularly.
[ ] I paid for that cell phone ring.
[ ] I am a sports fanatic.
[ ] I have "x"s in my screen name.
[ ] I've slipped out an "lol" in a real conversation.
I bake well.
[ ] I would wear pajamas to school.
[ ] I own something from Abercrombie.
[ ] I have a job.
[ ] I love Martha Stewart.
[ ] I am in love with love.
[ ] I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS.
[ ] I am self conscious...sometimes
I love to laugh.
[ ] I smoke a pack a day.
[ ] I loved Perks of Being a Wallflower.
[ ] I loved Go Ask Alice.
[ ] I have cough drops when I'm not sick.
[ ] I can't swallow pills.
I can swallow about 7 pills at a time no problem
[ ] I eat fast food weekly.
[ ] I have many scars
I've been out of this country
[ ] I believe in ghosts.
[ ] I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room.
[ ] I am really ticklish.
[ ] I've seen a therapist.
I love white chocolate.
[x ] I bite my nails.
I am comfortable with being me.
I play computer games/video games.
[ ] Gotten lost in my city.
[ ] Saw a shooting star
[ ] I had a serious Surgery
[ ] Gone out in public in your pajamas
[ ] I have Kissed a Stranger
Hugged a stranger
[ ] Been in a fist fight
[ ] Been arrested
Laughed and had milk/coke come out of your nose
Pushed all the buttons on an elevator
[ ] Made out in an elevator
[ ] Swore at your parents
[ ] Kicked a guy where it hurts
Been in love
[ ] Been to a casino
[ ] Been skydiving
[ ] Broken a bone
[ ]Skipped school
[ ] Flashed someone
[ ] Saw a therapist
[ ] Done the splits!
[sorta] Played spin the bottle
[ ] Gotten stitches
[ ] Drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour
Bitten someone
[ ] Been to Niagara Falls
Gotten the chicken pox
[ ] Kissed a member of the same sex
[ ] Crashed into a friend's car
[ ] Been to Japan
Ridden in a taxi
[ ] Shoplifted
[ ] Been fired
[ ] Ever had a crush on someone of the same sex
Had feelings for someone who didnt have them back
[ ] Stole something from your job
[ ] Gone on a blind date
lied to a friend
[ ] Had a crush on a teacher
[ ] Celebrated mardigras in New Orleans
[ ] Been to Europe
[ ] Slept with a co-worker
[ ] Been married
[ ] Gotten divorced
[ ] Had children
[ ] Saw someone dying
[ ] Been to Africa
Driven over 400 miles in one day
[ ] Been to Canada
[x I lived there for three years actually… ] Been to Mexico
Been on a plane
[ ] Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show
[ ] Thrown up in a bar
[ ] Eaten sushi
[ ] Been snowboarding
[ ] Been Skiing
[ ] Met someone in person from the internet
[ ] Been moshing at a rock show
[ ] Been to a motor cross show
[ ] Lost a child
[ ] Gone to college
[ ] Done hard drugs
Taken painkillers
[ ] Had someone cheat on you
Miss someone right now
1. What School did you attend? El Mundo Del Mañana, Beth Shalom, Colegio Maranatha, Pines Lakes Elementary, New Renaissance Middle, Pines Middle, and Somerset Academy.

2. What year was it? 1992- now
3. What were your favorite band(s) or artist(s)? many
4. What was your favorite outfit? jeans
5. What was up with your hair? Long, really dark brown (almost black), straight most days.
6. Who was your best friend(s)? only one, Mariana
7.What did you do after school? go home....
8. Where did you work? i dont work...yet
9. Did you take the bus? no
10. Who did you have a crush on? guys....lol
11. Did you have a girlfriend/boyfriend? yes
12. Did you fight with your parents? Not too often

13. Did you ever get detention? no
14. Favorite Subject? math
16. Who did you have a CELEBRITY crush on? haha i've never had one of those....
17. Did you smoke cigarettes? of course not
18. Did you lug all of your books around in your backpack all day?yes

19. Best event ever? Um I dunno, Christmas or my birthday I guess

20. Did you have a 'clique'? ...iono...
21. Where was your Senior Prom? havent gotten there yet.. but I did have my junior prom at a fancy hotel or something (in 8^th grade)
22. Did you have a "Max" like Zach, Kelly and Slater? ...huh??
23. Admit it, were you popular? Don’t really know

24. Who did you want to be just like? Jesus
25. What was the color of your yearbook? blue
26. What were your school colors? Blue and white

27. What was your school mascot? panther

well that's it. so umm

cya! if i know ya....