If you read my last journal entry before this one, you would have known I was struggling for patience and inspiration. I swear, God just answered it. But oh boy. This is where you say "be careful what you wish for" because this was NOT what I had in mind. So Kentucky has just gone through what their calling 'the worst storm to ever hit the state'. Even more worse then the wind storm of 2008 that knocked out the power and torn down trees. This storm started out as rain, then ice, then snow, then more ice and sleet. So the temperature drops below freezing and the ice covers all the branches on the trees like its a flipping winter wonderland. Well the first night, the wind blows against the branches and since their covered in ice? Well they crack and fall to the ground. By morning thousands and thosands of powerlines are down, and over 200,000 people without power! Me being one of them. It was like a war zone. If it wasn't the ice and snow making it absolutely impossible to travel on the roads, there were trees and powerlines blocking them. People got stuck and well, I think there still is someone stuck at the bottom of our hill. *SIGH*

Anyways, still wondering how God answered my wish? Well- I wanted patience, and having NOTHING to do for the almost five days really starts to get to you when your stuck in the house with the same people. I didn't have photoshop- All I had was my camera, and my pencil and paper. Not to mention outside my house was a amazing display of winter, so why NOT take pictures. I got bunches and bunches. But I also drew- what I think is the best human portrait I have ever done. I started reading The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx and wow was that alot of inspiration. I drew Nikki Sixx, the image of him on the back of the book. My Nana said she wouldn't have believed I drew it without having walked in on my previously while I was doing it. and that made me feel realllly good.

I'm not a really religious person by any means. I don't go to church and I don't pray everyday like I should. Actually I hate church soo much I can't stand to talk about it. Like my dad pointed out before to me, going out and riding my horse is my religion. They say God is everywhere, well, then I think he would be just as happy for my to spend a day out in His woods riding, then in some Church, listening to some preacher, when instead of listening I can be sharing my own thoughts with Him. These are just my opinion, and I'm not trying to offend anyone. But I do believe there is someone up there, and he's got an amazing sense of humor.

- Linde