writing and reading....

Recently I have been really into reading! I actually have been my whole life, but right now, I really love poetry! I used to make fun of my sister because she liked it and I thought it was dorky, well turns out its one of my favorite things to read now (funny how that works=]).

One poem particularly stuck out at me when I read it. Its called "If I can stop one heart from breaking" by Emily Dickinson. By even reading the title you can tell its a great poem! I'll quote it for ya'll, its not long at all =]


"If I can keep one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life from aching,
or cool one pain,
or help one lonely person
into happiness again
I shall not live in vain."


After I read that I was like that is just awesome! I dont know why but that poem has kept with me this whole week!

I have also been reading novels (a lot, haha). Two by Robin Jones Gunn and one by Virginia Smith. They write so well! And even tho their just books and made up stories they still show the love of Christ on each page! I am just so blessed to be surrounded by that where ever I go!

Recently I have also been making up a couple 'quotes'...I guess you could call them. Their not much but they remind me I'm unique and that God loves me the way I am! So....if ya'll don't mind, I'll show ya one =]] now, please don't make fun of me cuz I am not that great of a writer, and its just for fun! here goes...


"dont wait for the impossible to become possible--- dont quite so you dont have to wish you didnt---dont stand by till there's no more time to---dont wait for the yes, go until God tells you no---....do the impossible, dont quite, do it now, and dont stop! God wants you to be apart of this, dont get to the end of your life and wish you had been!"

So I guess thats all for now =]] if your not a reader kinda person, thats ok cuz well we're all different =]] just keep doing what ya love...and love what ya do!...and remember what ever you do, do to God's glory!! =] hope your having an awesome week!

Ps. if you are a reader...try reading some poems, their surprisingly fun to read! =]

gesegneter Redeemer ...blessed Redeemer

Recently I have been playing my piano and guitar a lot (that's part of the reason I haven't blogged in a while =])! It's a ton of fun and a huge blessing! Its amazing God would give us the ability to sing and praise Him =]]]But any way, I have been playing one of my favorite songs "Praise You in the storm" a lot, I highly recommend it, specially if your having an off day, it reminds you that we need to be praising Him always. So I play it and listen to it on my ipod all the time. I was hoping that Casting Crowns would come up with another great song that I could play and listen to! Well...they did =] Its called "Blessed Redeemer" from their new cd 'Until the whole world hears' (which is another great song). Let me just say..wow...its a something else =]]] You can ask my mom or sister, I play it alllll the time on my piano now! It just explains so well what Jesus did for us and how amazing He is for it! I know this was shorter than my norm but I just wanted to show you this song. I hope that God will use it to show you something new about Him =]] Have a wonderful blessed day!! Love ya =] btw...there's a link below for the version of it on youtube, there should be words and stuff to go along! Hopefully it works =]]]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyD1FSC3d08

meine Familie!...my family!

einen was für Segen es, zu haben ist, zentrierte ein Gott Familie! (what a blessing it is to have a God centered family!)

Over the years God has shown me more and more what a blessing it is to be raised in a Christian God centered home! Many many times I don't realize what it would be like if I didn't have the family I am blessed to be a part of! I take advantage of growing up and learning from the start that Jesus loves me! So many times I haven't payed attention or learned more about Jesus because 'I've heard it a million times'! But no matter how many times I read or hear the Bible I can always get something from it! I could never imagine what it would be like to know in your heart there is a God but not be reassured because I have never read or even heard of the bible! Or being a Christian and knowing the Truth but having parents that tell you to go the worldly way instead. To know when I get up in the morning that I am going to hear from my parents and siblings and friends that Jesus is real and cares, that should get me excited and ready for the day...but sadly many times it doesn't, and I don't see the blessing in what that brings. I realize that I could have been born into a budism family in Iraq across the world. But God knowing what I need and in choosing me as a child, put me here in Joppa Maryland born to William and Sherry McCurley, younger sister of Robert, Nathanael, Matthew, Caleb and Rebekah McCurley, a niece, cousin, aunt, sister-in-law, granddaughter, and friend to many. He knew before I was born and even before the world was formed that I would be placed where I am today! And all that I can say to that is...WOW, He put me just where I needed to be! I know complain sometimes that I have annoying siblings and crazy parents, but I know at the end of the day that God put me where I am for a reason, and I love it, I wouldn't change it for anything!

So today and the days to come...remember that you're here you are for a reason! You are placed in the family that you have for a reason! You live where you live for a reason! That reason is that you may glorify God in what ever you do and where ever you go and who ever you're with!!

Glorifizieren Sie Gott, in dem überhaupt Sie heutiger Tag sind! (Glorify God where ever you are today!)

ein Wunder!...a miracle!!!!

Ist Januar 21. an ein Datum, das ich mich immer erinnere!...The 21st of January will be a date I will always remember!

My best friend (naomi o!) in the whole world is a Chaplin daughter so they have to move every 2 years =[ but God heard our prayers...THEY'RE NOT MOVING!!! I am just about the happiest person ever! I was sooooo sad I was going to loose my best friend at the end of the school year, but now we can still hang out all the time =]]] She'll be able to graduate from Open Bible too, she's sooo happy about that!
Oh my goodness I dont know what to write but THANK YOU JESUS!!! He heard all those times I prayed that they wouldn't have to move and all those times I cried when I remembered that I would probably loose the best friend I have ever had! God knew, he KNEW how much i wanted her to stay, and he knew I didnt want to loose the closest friend I've ever had.
All today and last night I have just wanted to scream, cuz for one my BFFL isn't moving and another that my God heard me and when I cried out to Him and he answered my prayers!! mmm...I know everytime I hang out with Nomes now, i'll thank God for her! and every time she's there for me and encourages me and helps me through the tough times, I will be praising God that He has given me a friend like her!!! =]]] My new favorite bible verse is:
"Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls for he has no one to help him up."
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
A friend (especially a best friend) inspires you and encourages you to do more! And I know from being best friends with Nomes that she has encouraged me in the Lord soooo much, and I wouldn't be where I am now if God didnt put her in my life!
Ein was für Geschenk vom Gott zum Haben einen Freund, der Sie durch die stark Zeiten anregen und Sie an die Freude am Lord in den guten erinnern kann!!! What a gift from God to have a friend that can encourage you through the tough times and remind you of the joy of the Lord in the good ones =]
Thanks Naomi.. my sister in Christ =]

Ich hoffe und bete, dass Sie einen gesegneten Tag haben!...I hope and pray that you have a blessed day!

großer Geburtstag! (great birthday!)...

der beste Geburtstag überhaupt! (the best birthday ever!)
I could tell you so much about my birthday and how amazing it was and how much I am thankful for my friends and family (which I am!)! But first I want to tell you two blessings that happened =] The first may not seem big but it opened my eyes to see that God really does hear my prayers! For a while now I have been hoping and praying that I would be able to go to Mexico and see my Light-Shine girl Diana. I still didn't know if God really wanted me to go even though its my hearts desire! I also was worried because if God did want me to go but what if I didn't have enough money. So I have been praying about it a lot lately, and on my birthday I received money from some of my friends and family! And at that moment when I opened it I didn't jump up and down but in my heart I was rejoicing! I rejoicing because I knew this was God saying "Hannah, take this money and use it to see Diana, I want you to go, I am giving this to you to show you I hear your prayers and know your hearts desires!" I knew at that moment that any doubt I had about this before was gone because my God has made a way! I realized our God isn't One who sits back and watches us but He gets involved and reveals Himself to us! Amazing! My second one isn't big either but I was just as amazed! My dad got me a German/English Bible for me for my birthday, and as you can probably tell I was just out of my mind happy!!! But that night when I was reading it (in German =]]) I realized that this Holy Book from God I was reading wasn't just made for me, or my family, or town, or state, or even just for America. The Bible was made for EVERYONE! So that everyone could know God and read His word. It was made for people in Germany, in Africa, in Russia, in China and every living breathing person! I had always known the bible was for everyone but at that moment I "knew", Jesus isn't just for me, He came for every human being on this spinning planet we live on! It almost brought me to tears when I realized that not every person had a bible, or has heard of Jesus, and knows Him like I do! It made me want to go somewhere, where no one knows Him and just share with them everything I know of Jesus! Now when I read my German/English Bible I get so excited because I want to tell others of Jesus, and I know that God will put me somewhere where I will have the opportunity to share...it may not be in Germany (=]) but it will be where God wants me, and that's just fine with me =]] So remember tonight or when ever you read your bible, 1st- its words straight from God's mouth to you, He's talking to you! and 2nd- remember and pray for those who are able or who aren't able to read the bible also! Many people aren't as blessed as we are, to know God like we do!...don't take advantage of that. ---Erinnern Sie sich, wem lebten für und an warum wir hier waren! (Remember who were living for and why we are here!) Mögen Sie einen gesegneten Tag in Christ haben! (May you have a blessed day in Christ!)

how He loves and gives us joy...

zutreffende Freude (true joy)
As much as people (including myself =]) try to have joy in this world and the things of it sometimes, it's impossible to have joy without being centered on Christ! Only by God's grace and praising Him no matter what happens...that's when joy kicks in. You don't always see it when you're comfortable and don't you think you "need" Him or that's what you think. By suffering and seeing God is the only answer, that's when joy comes in. You know and see that, you could fail in life, loose everything, or anything else, and God will still love you! Many times I "think" I am loosing something but I am gaining everything that I truly want and need by falling back on Him and trusting Him with it! I can say from deep in my heart that God has been there...always been there! I run from Him, I get mad at Him, I ignore Him...but no matter what He draw's me back to Himself. It still amazes that He loves me...and I sometimes ask myself why, but I just look to the cross and it hits me like a baseball flying in from the outfield...WOW, He loves me =]]] Oh, wie Er uns liebt! (Oh how He loves us!) Sehen Sie und werden heute gesegnet Sie durch, wie viel er Sie liebt! (See and be blessed today by how much He loves you!) ***I was trying hard to upload a song from my iTunes for you but it failed :/So I will just give you the link of the youtube version with words and all if you would like to hear the song! I strongly encouarage you to listen to it! It's called 'How He loves' by David Crowder. It is one of my favorite songs and most always brings tears to my eyes! May you be blessed by it too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWgeUrD4MHI

stark studieren…studying hard...

das Lernen kann Spaß sein! (learning can be fun!)

I've noticed lately that I am starting to like school...not that I didn't before but now I am looking forward to it everyday and I can't wait till college where I can study the things I love! I have been thinking a lot lately of what I want to be "when I grow up"... and as funny as it sounds...I think it would really cool if I could be a German Professor! For most of my life I've wanted to be and nurse and I think I still do, but lately I've been soooo interested in studying German and getting to know the language and culture better that maybe God is starting to spark something new in me...maybe He wants me to be a Professor instead of a nurse. I don't know for sure, it might just be a phase or something but I have been praying and thinking about it a lot. So I guess time will tell =]] Auf Wiedersehen fürs Erste! (goodbye for now!) Gott segnen und haben einen wundervollen Tag! (God Bless and have a wonderful day!!!) Love you all! =]]]] by the way...this is a picture of the German Alps!

Sunday praises...

Kinder sind ein Segen!!! (which is translated 'children are a blessing!!!')

Along with having the pleasure of doing worship with my friends for my church, I got to do children's church with my brother...and it was awesome! For some reason seeing children and watching them singing children's praise songs and listen to bible stories, makes me want to praise Jesus even more! I'm not even 16 and I already see what a great blessing kids are! I pray one day that I'll have the blessing of having children of my own...don't worry, it's still a far way off =]]] Well I just wanted to post that and remind everyone that life is too short to take for granted, and too precious to not play and smile at you're kids every chance you have =]]] weg fürs Erste unterzeichnen...Gott segnen!!! (signing off for now...God bless)

a new start...

Grußfreunde (greeting's friends)~


As you can already tell...I don't always write in English =] I am learning Deutsch (German) right now and loving it! I thought it would be really cool if I created a blog and wrote my thoughts down in English and German =] ... it sounds like fun to me! So here go's nothing...