Goodness Gracious.

OH. MY. GOODNESS. I completely dropped off of the face of the earth, AGAIN! I can't believe myself! Guys, I miss you! Ah! I have so many memories from blogger, and I had completely forgot about them until JUST NOW. Life has been insane since 2014. We started a home-school co-op, and the homework load kept us awake until 11. I'm not joking, though I wish I was! Anywho, the first year of that was hard. Then the summer was rough, my new friend went through a crazy breakup and it seemed like I was always with her. And I was volunteering at the library. My brother and I also were going through drivers ed. Then the next school year, we did the same co-op, and it was my senior year. Phew. It was rough work. On top of the last quarter, I took the Emergency Medical Tech class up at our college. It was a 9 credit class on top of my last quarter of high school. But, I passed the class, and I'm getting ready to take the NREMT so I can be a certified EMT! And I graduated high school! WOOHOO! I am 18, I have a car, a license, and I'm so, so close to having my very first certification in the medical field, which is where my heart lies. This year, I start taking classes so I can get into the Nursing program. And after that? Well... I pray that I will have time to start following my dreams and passions. I haven't been able to write my complete book, backpack around Washington state, pursuing more photography opportunities, travel the world... So many things I want to do.

How are you guys??? I miss all of you! I hope we can get reacquainted!!! For those of you on Instagram, you can follow me HERE, and "stalk" away to your hearts content. I am also (kind of) on Google+ as Madeline Hunt (for some odd reason, it isn't letting me link that address... hmm...). SO yeah, there are ways to contact me, because I am sure that I may forget about blogger again... Shame on my forgetful brain...

Have a lovely day, all of you!

Ever the same (though oft' MIA),
Maddie

...It has been way, way, way too long.

HELLO HELLO  EVERYBODY!! I AM SO SORRY THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN ON HERE! I've quite forgotten about the blogger world, I'm ashamed to say... I'm going to try to start blogging again! With school starting up on the 7th, I'm trying to get back into the habit of quite a few things that I've been putting off. So, how is everybody?? I've been alright, life has thrown some curve balls and it's a never ending learning process, but I've been working through it! Please tell me how you're all doing!!

-Maddie

My brother and I were in the 4th of July parade :O

My brother and I are Fire Explorers, and so we got to be in the parade. We handed out candy to the little kids on the side, and we even got thanked for wanting to be firefighters in the future :)

Happy fourth, everybody! Sorry for not posting hardly... I've been a busy bee... I love and miss you!

Mads

OH MY WORD I HAVEN'T POSTED IN FOREVER I'M SO SORRY

Sorry sorry sorry sorry guys!!!! My life has been super crazy and hectic and just... Life! Ah!

I've been digging deeper into music and writing poem type things and just living, basically! My guitar has been played enough that it's in dire need of a string change... I wore out my favorite pen.... and I filled a notebook and am halfway through a new one.

Since the weather is clearing out up here where I live, I'm beginning to feel like coming out of hibernation. The sun is so warm and beautiful, the grass is so green, the flowers are blooming... I've been out a couple times with my camera just capturing as much as I can! I even took time last night to update my photography blog (click here to check it out)!

Other than the sunshine... I'm more of an introvert than ever. I really like the quiet and my bedroom is awesome... Put them together, and it's a bookworms paradise!

Well I'm sorry that I haven't been on... But I'm really hoping I'll start up again!!! Love y'all :)

Maddie

I am alive, just in case you were wondering.

Hey there everyone!

Yes, I live! Surprise! Haha, I've missed you all :) Apperently, turning sixteen means that every day of your life is full, full, full, FULL of new repsonsibilities. So that's my excuse for not posting. Sorry :P
To tell the truth, I really haven't been writing that much... I'm stuck for one thing, and my usual day-dreaming plot-twisting mind has run dry on inspiration. Sad. But, hopefully it'll all pick up again. And soon. I miss it.

How have all of you been? Good, I hope :) I'll have to catch up on your posts... I've neglected you all for too long :(

Well, I'll be back with a more exciting post soon.. For now, my lack of inspiration is driving me crazy. I need to get back into my good ol' self. I feel extreamly dull without it. Haha ;)

Your friend,
Maddie

think about it.

Today I had a really amazing talk about God with a friend of mine. The both of us ended up in tears. We talked about how amazing He is. He has blessed me beyond what I deserve.
God is the ultimate King, lover, Creator, Father. It was something that I was having a hard time with understanding. Why does God love me? I'm a sinner. I don't love Him like I should, yet he loves me all the same. What did I do to deserve that kind of love?
This isn't one of my typical kinds of posts, I know, but right now I'm just happy and I feel gigantically blessed. So I just want to ask you to take the time to think about how amazing He is.
Blessings,
Maddie

im feeling old...

Hello everybody! Do you know that I absolutely love my blogging? I'm not on here much, I know, but when I have time and a good idea for a post you guys leave me the sweetest comments :)

This is going to be my second year of blogging!!! I think it's so crazy how time flies...

As you can tell by my post title, I am feeling old. I'm going to be sixteen in eleven days. Eleven days. I'm going to be able to drive. I'm going to be able to get a job. Where did that happy-go-lucky little girl go? The one who told herself that at sixteen she was going to have a prince as a boyfriend, a fancy car and a job as a rich actress? I used to be the pretty princess who dreamed of getting married and I was flinging have a big pink puffy wedding dress. I used to dream of being a dancer and actress.

Today, I don't feel old enough to be thinking about a significant other. Not even the slightest bit. 

I can't drive yet. I know how to drive, but I haven't gotten my permit. I haven't taken any classes to get my license. GOD just didn't have that planned for me.

I'm not quite the girly girl. I prefer blue to pink, and blue jeans to dresses.

I don't know how to dance. I'm scared of the stage. I can barely even play my guitar in front of people, no matter how much I love playing. My wedding dress is going to be simple and white. It's going to be hard to find a true prince among men.

Haha I guess I'm rambling, aren't I? I'm good at that. :)

But I'm just trying to get the thought of being sixteen into my head. It's crazy.

So whatever GOD plans for me, I pray that I may listen to what He wants and obey him.

I hope you guys have a great day!

Your friend,

Maddie 

absent minded journalist

think, think. her thoughts wandered.

she stared at the ceiling, the wall, out the window,

eveywhere except the page.

she held the pen in her hand, tapping it on her wrist.

the words evaded her and escaped her focus.

she sighed and rubbed her eyes.

not tonight i guess, she told herself,

maybe tommorow.

i will try it again tomorrow.

mh

au revoir

"au revoir" he said, "until we meet again."
"don't go" she said, "i don't want it to end."
"i'll come back soon" he promised.
"i'll hold you to that."
"good bye."
she held back tears as he board the plane.
she kept her eyes on it, never looking away.
he found a chair near a window
he kept his eyes on her and only her
the plane lifted into the air and they both looked away.

two years later

he scanned over the crowd trying to catch a glimps of her face.

h didn't see her.

she promised he thought sadly, lifting his luggage.

he slowly walked away, his head down

she saw him and her heart leaped into her throat.

she ran to him and threw her arm around him.

"you're home again just like you promised me" she cried into his collar.

"and you're here too. i've always told you that i keep my promises." he smiled down at her.

"au revoir doesn't mean goodbye forever, only until we meet again."

be careful

one word, many meanings.
simple word, two letters.
broken heart, unhappy frown.

one tiny word,

no.

use with care, it could hurt.

don't forget, never forget.

words hurt, bear in mind.

words mislead, keep careful guard.

two letters, many meanings.

one may say no-

but mean something else.

if you say no, explain why.

it could hurt, disturb peaceful minds.

be careful with 'no'-

pain it might cause.

The Unhappy Bush - A Short Story

so, i wrote a short story! i don't know where the "idea" came from, but i think it's kind of cute :)

There once was an unhappy bush, a little brown and thorny bush, resting in a sleepy garden, subdued by the falling snow. Two people came walking around and looked at the bush.

“That’s an ugly little bush.” Said the first person,

“It’s very ugly.” Agreed the second person and they both went on their way. The little brown bush heard this and started to weep. The wind heard the bush crying and blew over to it.

“Why do you cry, little bush?” the wind asked, rustling its little brown leaves gently.

“The people said I was ugly and it hurt my feelings because I know it’s true. I’m little and brown and ugly.” The little bush sobbed.

“You are not ugly, just young and cold. Just be patient and you will grow taller and you’re cold leaves with turn green. When this happens, I will come back and dance.” The wind said in a comforting voice and then blew away.

The little bush was thankful to the wind for being so nice and he believed what the wind said, so the bush waited.

The snow stopped falling and melted away; Spring was here! And just like the wind had said, the little brown bush grew taller and greener. And the wind came back and danced in the tall green bushes leaves.

The bush was happy and smiled all day and even at night while it slept.

One day, a child was playing by the garden when he noticed the beautiful green, tall bush.

“May I take a branch of your green leaves, beautiful bush?” Asked the child.

The bush was so happy at being called beautiful, that it told the child to take its most beautiful, green branch; the branch that held its biggest, prettiest leaves. But when the child grasped the branch, he cried out in pain. When the child pulled his hand away, a big drop of red blood slid down his hand.

“You tricked me!” The child cried, “Your branches are covered with thorns!” And the child ran away, holding his hand and tears falling down his face.

The grass outside the garden despised the bush.

“You tricked the child and poked him!” “What good are you if all you have are thorns?” “Nobody will like you know.”

And the bush began to weep again. “Now my beautiful leaves no longer matter because of my thorns.” it mourned.

Now the sun heard the bush weeping and he sent down warm, comforting rays of light.

“Do not cry, green bush. You didn't mean to hurt the child.” He said.

“But I did hurt him and now no one loves me. I only wanted to share my leaves because he was so kind to call me beautiful.” The bush lamented.

“The child didn't know about the thorns and in your moment of happiness you forgot to warn him. It was an accident.” He consoled the bush. “Go now and explain what happened. It wasn't right of the grass to blame you.”

So the green bush did and the grass listened to it then apologized for accusing the bush of hurting the child.

As spring wore on, the flowers in the garden grew their petals. They flaunted their colors and celebrated. The tall green bush celebrated with them.

The green bush smiled and sang and the wind sent its beautiful leaves dancing.

But then a flower asked, “Where are your petals, bush? The spring is almost done.” And all the other flowers heard the question and they all asked the bush the same question.

“I don’t know!” The bush exclaimed. “I thought I was just a bush.”

And the sun was hidden by grey rain clouds.

The flowers left the bush and went to play. So the bush looked up at the clouds and grew sad. Then the rain started to fall and the bush grew sadder.

“Don’t be sad, green bush, sleep.” The rain whispered. “Tomorrow you will be even more beautiful.”

So the bush slept and the next day when it woke up, it was surrounded by smiling and surprised faces.

“What’s the matter?” The bush asked.

“You have flowers!” the rest of the garden squealed with delight. “You are a rose bush!”

And the wind came and danced and danced and wafted the sweet fragrance of the bush’s roses for all to smell. The beautiful rosebush outlasted the other flowers. The two people came back and said the bush was beautiful. The child came back and all was forgiven when he found the red flowers peeping out of the green leaves.

And the tall, beautiful, green rosebush – which used to be little, ugly and brown, lived happily ever after.

your friend, maddie

Goodreads

Hey people! I know you're all probably super busy, it being the end of the year and all, but I wanted to tell you all about this amazing website (if you've never hear of it) and if you have an account you can add me here.

If you don't have a Goodreads account and you love finding new books, this site is the place to go! I highly recommend it:) I'm fairly certain that you won't regret it.

I've found so many amazing books that I have loved and that my family has enjoyed.

I'm fixing up a list of the books I want to read next year, and I'm going to have a goal of how many books at the least amount I think I'm going to have time for. And if I go over that's just a bonus for me xD

Well, I won't keep you any longer:)

I hope you guys have an amazing last couple days of 2013!

Your friend,
Maddie

This year is almost over :O

Soooooo I really don't know what to post... But I wanted to stop in and say hello to some of my favorite people:) I hope your all doing well!
Does anyone else think this year has passed by abnormally fast? It feels like yesterday that I was posting about the new year.
This year has been full of learning curbs, adventures, excitements heartbreak and joy. I wonder what this next year will bring...
I'm planning a good post, so bear with me a little longer, because  know that I've been a pretty boring blogger ;)
Love you guys:) Thanks for the adventures you've shared with me:) I wish you all the best new year ever!
Your friend,
Maddie

Writing Majestically

Hello one and all:) after coming home with a broken and dumbstruck heart from The Hobbit part 2, I remembered that I had at one time pinned a how-to-write-in-elvish graph. Yesterday I looked it up and also found out how to write Dwarvish runes! So I've been spending a lot of time learning how to write majestically:)

There are three different forms I've been studying of Middle Earthian languages. I can't remember the proper titles, but they are in the photo below:

And here is another form of elvish:

Dwarvish!!! I think that it's probably favorite:)

And then there's how to make your writing look elvish which I'm really bad at... But I'm practicing.

See? It's not that different from our cursive alphabet! I'm also trying to learn the Hobbits alphabet because I love them and would love to write like that :)

^ I love that:) Dwarvish is cool:)

^ translation: I Am Durin

^i scribbled in my school books... Haha x) 

^and this mess was my first attempt at elvish lettering with a Calligraphy pen. 

Eventually I want to learn to speak Elvish and Dwarf just for the fun of it!!! 

Well, I have to go but I hope this post amused you:)

Love,

Maddie

Far over the Misty Mountains cold... Through dungeons deep and caverns old... If it's to end in fire... Let us all burn together...

I have been waiting so long for today. Like, you have no idea. 

This time last year, I was eagerly awaiting the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Adventure. 

When I got to watch it, a whole new world was opened up to me. Yeah, I read the book. But I didn't open up to it until I heard they were making the first Hobbit movie. Then I read the book again, had a LOTR marathon with my family and waited. I was so pumped to see the first movie. I was smiling so hard when I walked into the theater, my face ached the rest of that afternoon. Throughout the movie I sat on the edge of my seat, heart pounding and mind racing.

Today, when I walked into the theater to watch The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, much of the same thing happened. But this time it was more serious. It was darker. I almost cried - and did cry - through all/part of it. It was really good. It was more than I had expected. It was better than I expected. I was extremely happy with it:) It's not really "close" to the actual book, but I knew that because it's and adaption that it would be that way. 

I think they did a phenomenal job on Smaug. He's everything I imagined and more.

He is:

Mischievous.

Tyrannical.

Mad.

Gigantic.

Maniacal.

Arrogant.

Wicked.

Stunning.

Freakishly intelligent.

Terrifying.

His voice made the air vibrate.

He has an evil sort of humor.

Over all, for a reallyyyyyy bad dragon, he's one of my favorite characters.

I mean, who doesn't love the perfect villain?

Ah, now we get too the line of Durin. 

Thorin wasn't as grumpy in this movie compared to the last movie; at least in my opinion. He is so hurt. I want to give him a hug. In the end of the movie, Thorin was so close to his home, his reaction and emotions broke my heart. Then it's like all of his anger came back. 

Fili really didn't have much of a part, I mean, there was one part when he argues with his uncle and sticks up for his little brother but that's the jist of it. I've actually nicknamed him "Lion Boy" because of his strength and because he really makes me think of a lion.

Kili had a bigger part, and, I almost died. Kili is adorable. And He find himself falling for a she-elf. He knew that to love her was impossible, but he did. And he had a hard time leaving her. I wish Thorin hadn't taught the boys that Elves were bad. I wish Thorin wasn't so hateful toward them. Because Kili was taught to hate them, he was feeling torn. And Thorin would have throw Kili out of a window if he found out. But yes Kili is awesome and I am going to cry so hard when they die. I'm waiting in both excitement and dread. 

This movie is epic, the characters are amazing, the scenes are breathtaking and my poor fangirl heart is peaceful. I'm going to cry about my dwarves dying. I mean, I don't want to say goodbye. But other than my personal feeling and heartbreak, I LOVE Desolation of Smaug and you all really need to watch it!!!

Love,

Your blogger,

Maddie

P.S. About The Title: The first lines of the two most amazing songs ever:) Misty Mountains, from the 1st Hobbit movie, and I See Fire by Ed Sheeran which is the song at the beginning of the credits of DOS. It gives me goose bumps:) You should all listen to it! 

Her Universe

So, a while back I discovered one of the most awesome clothing websites EVER.

How many of you know who Ahsoka Tano is? Well this clothing line is run by Ashley Eckstein, the lady who voices Ahsoka. She grew up as a fangirl and noticed how many girls were just like her. She noticed how companies only made fan apparel for men and boys. Girls didn't have the option of being the fans that they wanted to be. That's when she decided to open up a store for fangirls all over the world. 

Her Universe. 

You should really check it out. 

I am currently in love with the Hope Lounge Hoodie. It's just so adorable!!!

This store sells adorable clothing... Just adorable:)

It's a great site for fans of Star Wars, Star Trek and Doctor Who. 

I haven't gotten anything from the site - yet - but I've heard that the clothing is all really good quality:)

I'm hoping to get some cloths from there soon though, as soon as I make some money!

So yeah, check it out :)

Maybe I'll talk myself into writing an actually entertaining post later x)

Bye guys:)

Happy Thanksgiving :)

Hello lovelies:)

I hope that your day is amazing and that you have an amazing time with your friends, family and food! I am blessed beyond what I deserve to have been able to connect with you guys. I consider you all friends and I hope that we may someday meet!

I'm going to provide a short list of things I am extremely thankful for<3

1) The overwhelmingly Awesome God I have. Without him I would be nothing.
2) My amazing, slightly overprotective parents:) I honestly don't know what I would be if they weren't there to keep me safe every step of the way.
3) My crazy yet adorable siblings:) Who would I be if I couldn't be the big sister to these amazing kids?
4) All of my good friends who are like family to me. They are so encouraging, so sweet and so loving. Again, who would I be without them? They've all seen my faults, but they still love me and love me even more. That is such a blessing to me.
5) My home.
6) My privilege to be a Fire Explorer. It's so much fun and its really cool to be able to be a part of the community! Fire Fighters are some of my favorite "cape-less hero's." They risk their lives to protect others regularly. I'm very thankful for that and I'm blessed to be able to be around these people and I'm happy to be considered their friend.
7) I am thankful for the other teenagers who are in the Explorer group. I've been able to 'make friends' and my brother and I have met these two other home schooled kids who aren't Christian, but they're tons of fun:)
8) Of course you guys!!!
9) That God gave me the ability to write my book. I didn't know that I could do what I have been doing.
10) I'm thankful for the encouragement that people have extended to me concerning my writing:)
11) I'm thankful that God made me my own unique person, and for the talents he's given me:)
12) Finally, I'm thankful for thankfulness.

Okay! There you have it! Blessings to you all on this and every day!!!

Your friend,
Maddie

P.S. Does anyone have the real link for downloading Gimp, the photo editor? Would you please leave it in a comment? Thanks:)

help needed

Hey guys:)

So, I've been writing this book, see (of course you know about it. ;] )... And I got this BRILLIANT (maybe) idea; Because my book is kind of "Medieval" in a very fantasy way, I thought it would be sort of fun to throw in some legendary characters. Like, maybe King Arthur and Merlin? Robbin (Hood) of Locksley? Possibly Maid Marian and Little John?
My book is total fantasy. Supposedly a long forgotten land...? But I want my characters to have the same legendary 'hero" feel as the tales people love and adore.
I guess my point of this post is-
1.) Do you like the idea of adding other well known "people" (please be honest. I want to know how this would come across to other persons of the writerly league.)?
And 2.) Do you know of other medieval characters from fairy tales that you would like to see in my book or more well known if my book -perhaps- gets published?
Leave me a comment because I would really appreciate some feedback.

Thank you for all your lovely comments the other day!!! I've missed you guys (I know I keep saying that, but its true.)

Love,
Maddie

WAIT! Don't kill me yet!!

Okay, please I beg that you hear me out before you come at me with swords drawn, lightsabers ignited, bows held at the ready etc.

My life has been crazily wild and what little free time I've had I've either been reading or writing. But I'm really sorry that I haven't posted in like a month. I don't really have any excuses that would cover that.

I have decided that November is both the most terrifying and most wonderful time of the year. And no, I don't mean just because it's cold weather and that I'll get to stuff myself on fabulous foods during Thanksgiving. 

I'm talking about... *cue long, tense music for suspense* National Novel Writing Month. *GASPS OF HORROR*

I've never participated in the challenge before. But I decided to take it up this year.

You all know about my book Twelve Blades Of War. I'm happy to report that it has grown to the surprising amount of 11625 words. I've never been a very motivate writer. It's like, "okay. Story idea. Lets see how much I can do before I'm bored with it." up until now. I've always wanted to be a big writer, but I was bored with my stories before I got the first chapter down. Yeah, I know. It's very sad. So many ideas have died. *cries as I walk through the graveyard of buried hopes*

So this is really a huge thing and a great motivation for me. I'm actually writing a novel! That thought alone has been stunning. It's been on my bucket list to write a book before I turned 16. I am actually doing this. AHHHHH!!!!!!

But yes. Other than making my brain shriek of overuse and trying to get ideas from reading, and of course school, I have no excuse for completely abandoning you guys. 

Strike me down if you may, but I'm asking for your forgiveness. It up to you to steady your hand or let all of your dissapiontment loose.

Haha, I love you guys:)

Maddie

where have i been?!

my, my, my... i'm sorry i haven't been on!
my life has been crazy. hectic. busy. exhausting. you get the picture.
what have i been doing? well;
1) we started school. i've taken on an impossible feat: to finish four grades before my 17th birthday. yeah, i know, i've lost it. but it's a challenge. and i'm doing good so far.
2) fire explorers. yes! my brother and i are having sooo much fun! i'm promising a post about that subject soon:) i don't know who's more excited that we joined; my dad or myself and brother. i think it's my dad.
3) my sister and i bought a laptop. haha its so nice! my mom rarely gt to use her computer before xP but that's what happens when you have 2 kids that love writing.
4) reading one of the coolest books in the world. The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielson. go and read it! its perfect! and i went ballistic when i heard there was a sequel! The Runaway King. i put it on hold at the library as soon as i could ;) it's in right now, but i have to wait until Monday to read it. sad face.
5) obsessing over The Call sung by Regina Spektor (it's off of Prince Caspian. if you don't remember it, i recommend looking it up on youtube. its gorgeous.). okay, how about obsessing over Regina Spektor in gereral. i love her style of music!
6) freaking out about The Silver Chair. I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY ARE ACTUALLY MAKING IT!!!!
7) wanting the Chronicles of Narnia movie's soundtrack's. as soon as I have enough, i'm going to buy them i just love them:) and it helps me think when i'm listening to stuff. you would think that it would distract you, but no. it helps a lot.
8) missing you guys! i haven't been commenting or anything:( i feel bad.
9) watching Agents of SHIELD. call me a geek, i love it;D
10) having a Lord Of The Rings marathon with my brother. he asked me if i wanted to watch it with him:) when he's not being annoying, i love him to death.

so, that/s what i've been doing. how about you guys?
tootles!
Maddie