Balance

Hellooooo everyone! I hope you're having a great start of fall! Did you guys do anything special? :D

I'm sorry this post is pretty late. My niece wanted me to play with her super bad that she started crying, which made me feel horrible, so I played with her for a while... XDD I really wanted to since her and my sister are moving on Friday. I'd be okay if they were moving just like 10-30 minutes away, but no. They're moving like 10 hours away. So I'm extremely sad about that. :c

Anyways, let's get going with todays blog post!

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Animal Jam... I don't think there's really any way to describe Animal Jam. It's a place where friendships are made, friendships are broken, a place where people drain a bunch of money into, a place where people are on constantly... With all these good times and bad times, all the joy and all the drama, it can be hard to find balance. A balance between real life, and the virtual world.

Since my sister and niece have been with us and I've started school back up, I've really taken a step back from Animal Jam, which I really felt like I needed to do for quite a long time. For years and years, I poured so much time and money into Animal Jam, and what I've found is that it never satisfies. Think of all those hours we could of spent focusing on our family, or focusing on school, or pursuing a future career.

I'm not saying that we all just need to quit Animal Jam and never be on computers again. What I'm saying is we need to find a good balance between real life and Animal Jam. Just saying, "Oh, I'm just gonna be on computers for two hours everyday" has never worked for me. But instead, pursuing something, focusing on something, has really helped me cut back from Animal Jam. For me, that's Jesus and Christian music. Those are two of the most important things to me, and really focusing on that has helped me not think so much on Animal Jam. And really, when I started to cut back on Animal Jam, I felt more enjoyment in the game. Seeing my friends on Animal Jam felt more joyful then routine.

So, I want to clarify, I am not quitting Animal Jam, and probably won't for quite a long time, and I'm not saying that's what you have to do either. But if we find balance between the things we love, we'll just love them all the more. Plus it'll give us time for family, school, and the things we just love to do. Just wait and see what will happen! I'm telling you, it will be so worth it, and so freeing to break out of your daily routine, and into something God has in store for you. Pray, and ask Him to reveal something for you to pursue. He has great things in store!

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Here's todays Bible verse!

1 Peter 5:6

So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.

God made you. Uniquely. Beautifully. Intentionally. Purposefully. Wonderfully.

Rare Item Monday!

Hey, Jammer’s! It’s CoolCat here with another post! Unfortunately today’s post won’t be very long. My dog has been sick over the weekend and we just took him to the vet today, and I am very tired from my busy day. But today’s post should still be interesting! I’m pretty happy with today’s Rare Item Monday items. But without further ado let’s get started!

Today’s Rare Item Monday from Animal Jam is the Rare Striped Bow Tie!

Thoughts: I really love this weeks Rare Item Monday! It’s probably my favorite one from Animal Jam in awhile. It’s just a basic blue and purple bow. It’s pretty simple but that’s what makes it great! Overall I rate Animal Jams Rare Item Monday a 10! Now let’s move onto Play Wilds Rare Item Monday.

Today’s Rare Item Monday from Play Wild are the Rare Cat Ears!

Thoughts: I love Play Wilds Rare Item Monday as well! I absolutey love cats, I have four of them! This Rare Item Monday is purrfect for someone like me! My only complaint is that I wish it was black instead of red, that would have been really cool!

Overall I rate Play Wilds Rare Item Monday. 7.5! What did you think of today’s items? Which one was your favorite? Mine was the striped bow tie!

Here is today’s verse.


“Do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to presevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.” -Hebrews 10:35-36

As always, bye Jammer’s! And -Jam On!-

Art Challenge In One Minute!

Hello hello everyone! I'm sorry this post is pretty late. Me and my mom went to the movies to see God Bless The Broken road, which was such a great movie! It's about a lady who looses her husband in the war, and also having foreclosure on her house a few years later. She's hurting a lot, and takes most of her anger out on her daughter, because she doesn't know why God would do this to her. Anyways, long story short, she reunites with her mother in law who she was really bitter towards, gets a small house, starts singing in church, and falls in love with a race car driver. c:
I feel like I explained that really badly.
Anyways.......
You can watch the trailer and read a better description here. XDD http://godblessthebrokenroad.com

Since we've been at the movies, I still need to read my Bible, so I kinda need to hurry on this post so I can read my Bible before we eat dinner.

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Last week on my blog, Housemom418 posted an art challenge she did with her sister! They only had one minute to draw a picture. I couldn't really think of a post topic, so I decided I'd do something similar to what she did, except I don't really have anyone to do it with, soooo it's just me. XDD (Click here to see what she did!)

Let's begin!

The first drawing I'm going to do iiiiiiiiiiis,

A cross with flowers on it!

Starting the timer for one minute.

Wow........ I even used the automatic line thingy, and only got a dot as a flower... Oooookay this was not a good start.

How bout a Christmas tree next?

This is vury sad.

No topper and one small little ornament...

Let's do a bunny...

The poor thing has no eyeballs. D:

Last one! I'm gonna draw headphones because why not?

I think this drawing turned out the best! They're supposed to be Beats headphones.

Which one do you think was the best? Comment down below!

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Here's todays Bible verse!

Deuteronomy 30:20

"You can make this choice by loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and committing yourself firmly to him. This is the key to your life..."

God made you. Uniquely. Beautifully. Intentionally. Purposefully. Wonderfully.

Rare Item Monday! *short post*

Hey, Jammer’s! It’s CoolCat here here with another post! How are you all doing? I hope you had a great weekend! Has the weather cooled down where you guys are? It’s still pretty warm for me! Hopefully it will cool down soon with fall quickly approaching. But anyways, let’s start off this post with today’s Rare Item Monday!

Today’s Rare Item Monday for Animal Jam is the Rare Frog Hat!

Thoughts: I really love this weeks Rare Item Monday! It’s a super cute red hat, and it’s perfect for fall! I absolutely love frogs, so this is a great item for me! Make sure you don’t forget to pick this one up before it’s gone! Overall I rate this weeks Rare Item Monday an 10!

Before I end this weeks post I want to apologize for it being so short. Hopefully I can make next weeks post longer!

Here is today’s verse.

“You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord.”-Ephesians 5:8

As always, bye Jammer’s! And -Jam On!-

Going Over The New Update (100,000,000 Jammers)

Hello people... it's Penguin again... I have, in my opinion, a lack of unique post intros. So I'll just use this sentence and the one before it as my intro. Is that satisfying enough?

I hope so! Let's get right into the post, lol. Thursday there was a new update on AJ.

So there are now 100,000,000 registered accounts on AJ. I'm assuming a few or more million of them are storages, but who cares? That's still a large amount of people to be playing an online game these days. The rest of the update was ok, I guess. The new den is just the default with some leaves. The background is the best part of it. Anyways, I'm glad that the Night of Phantoms is returning; the whole holiday season is honestly my favorite time of year.

On the other hand, I was really hoping there'd be a 100 million banner. Back in 2013, I specifically remember entering a code to get the 10 million banner.

It'd be nice to have a banner for each milestone, kind of like the year banners. 

I'm ending this post soon, so what is your opinion on the update? Comment below! I'll see you all in my next post.

Icyberry-Animal Jam Storytime

(I'M SO SORRY THIS IS A DAY LATE, BLOGGING WAS THE LAST THING ON MY MIND YESTERDAY BECAUSE I HAD A HEADACHE)

Hello Jammers! Sarahkey8 here with a storytime, which I have never done.. XDD

So, I think it was about last year, I had a pet groundhog, named Icyberry, I believe I traded a Floofyart and a yellow long collar (or was it green?) For this little guy,

One day, I decided to do trade attempts for him, though I had no intention of trading him. 

That was until somebody traded me a bunch of stuff, though I forget what it was(wow)

Distraught, I attempted to trade for him back, but the person of course didn't want to. 

I made this masterpiece,

 

Quite a few people claimed they found him, but none were real.

My friend gifted me a pet groundhog, I continued to search, with the masterpiece always on trade.  

Then one day

I RECEIVED A JAG!  

From a person who said that they think their friend had him.

After about 5 minutes of the person JAGing their friend to make them unlock their den, I was in, and the person had ICY! It took a bit to strike a deal, but finally I traded them what I got for Icy and the groundhog that my friend had given me. The person who led me to Icy asked what the reward was, and I gave them a lot of good demand/rare/worth a lot items. 

Then I did this:  

 c:

It's honestly super super incredible, that out of millions of Jammers, I got my one pet back, (and yes I know for sure it was him, his personality was the same)  

ALSO

REMEMBER

IF YOU CAN'T REMEMBER SOMEBODY'S NAME

IT WAS PROBABLY JOHN. (if its a boy) 

Why, God?

Today we remember the lives lost 17 years ago. 2,996 people died. 6,000 injured. The thought of that just disturbs me so much. Why would someone ever do something like that? Who in their right mind would think that's okay?

There's been so many shootings lately. Terrorist attacks, suicide, and so many other things. That really makes us ask, why, God? And honestly, I don't know why. But God can use these things to bring people to Him. To restore broken relationships, to bring people together, to get cities to work together.

A Christian artist, Austin French recently released a song called "Why God" after the Santa Fe school shooting. Some of the song lyrics are just really asking God, why. Why do these things happen. But I love the chorus, which says,

"I don't understand,
but I understand...

Why God I need you
It's why God I run to your arms
over and over again
It's why God I cling to
Your love and hold on for dear life
and I find you are right by my side"

God didn't say life would be easy. He didn't say he would give us the exact answer to every single question in life. But He did say he will always be with us, and "He will never leave you nor forsake you." (Deuteronomy 31:6). God will be with us during these times of struggle and heartache. Psalm 34:18 says,

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The Lord is close to the brokenhearted

    and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

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I don't have the answers, but I know God uses every single thing for a reason. For our good, and His glory.

Today, I encourage you to lean on God, and trust Him. His ways are just, right, true, and good.

Here's the audio Why God by Austin French.

Rare Item Monday!

Hey, Jammer’s! It’s CoolCat here with another post! I forgot to say this last week, but it’s finally September! Fall is fast approaching and soon the holiday season will start! I can’t wait for fall. I love the cooler weather fall brings. This is a random question but what is your favorite food to eat during the fall months? I would have to say mine is soup and squash! Speaking of soup we are having soup for dinner tonight. What are you having for dinner tonight? But anyways, let’s get started with today’s post!

Today’s Rare Item Monday for Animal Jam is the Rare Winged Collar!

Thoughts: I absolutely love this weeks Rare Item Monday! The winged collar is dark brown mixed with light brown swirls, and it has white wings. I love the design of this item! It looks so cool to me! ! If I could change one thing it would be the color of the actual collar. Overall I rate the Winged Collar a 9.5!


Now let’s move onto Play Wilds Rare Item Monday.

Today’s Rare Item Monday for Play Wild is the Rare Winged Helmet!

Thoughts: I don’t love it as much as the winged collar, but it’s still a great item! The helmet is pink and red with purple wings. I think the red throws it off a bit, but it’s nothing major. Overall it’s a nice item. Overall I rate this weeks Rare Item Monday a 7!

I hope you guys enjoy today’s post! Stay tuned for next week. Here is today’s verse.


[The Lord says] “Even to you old age and gray hairs, I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.” -Isaiah 46:4

As always, bye Jammer’s! And -Jam On!-

Best scenery places is Jamma

ACK! I finished my post yesterday but I somehow didn't push Publish O,O
Ah this post is going to be a little short guys because I really feel like practicing my piano instead of being on the computer DX
But just take a minute to study these pictures and relax!

I really love waterfalls and the bridge also gives it a really nice feeling ^.^

The peck art thing kinda ruins it though.

I just really love the colors here!

Studding everything in this shot brings back so many memories ^.^

I've always really love those lights on the trees! 

Argh I wish the pillbug game icon wasn't there ...

:pauses Spotify music and listens to AJ music: 

^.^

Uhh okay, I'm stuck in Bahari Bay. 

I can't leave, this music, is sucking me in. 

Someone needs to come and rescue me XD

This music isn't even on Spotify! 

Ooo winter Jam is though! 

Excuse me while I bring up some old memories 

Also guys, I just listened to tthe Mount Shiveer, and now that I think about it, it sounds kinda western to me XD

I never noticed those rocks in the pathway to the deep blue! :o 

That's all for this week ya'll! 

Peace love ninja's!

*Husky Ninja

It's Fall! (Unofficially but...)

Hi guys! How's it going? On Saturday my sister got to come back home! My nana came into town on Friday, so she's been hanging out with all of us at the house. So I've spent my week just chillin', takin' it easy, enjoying not having to go back and forth from the hospital. XDD Yesterday I listened to music and made a lemon cake... It's been nice. :D Except, I've been a little stressed, just because now my sister's talking about not moving... Which means she could be at our house for a while...
So yeah
That's my current situation... But this situation is a lot better than worrying about my sister being in the hospital, and what would be next. But believe me, it's been pretty chaotic adjusting to life with a toddler. She's veeeeery loud...

Anyways, let's get going with today's post!

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It isn't officially fall yet, but it is the beginning of September, which means there's lots of fall stuff in the stores! Fall stuff hasn't come in the Animal Jam stores yet, but here's some pictures of the fall stuff I've gotten in real life so far!

I just got these today actually! These things are amazing. We used to get them every fall, but I don't think we got them last year. It's a green apple lollipop, with a caramel coating over it. If you haven't tried these before, you really should! You can find them pretty much anywhere. I got these at a drug store, but I've seen them at grocery stores too.

I've already covered this in my cheesy post on AJFC... XDD The fall coyote would smell like this. *Nods*

Whipped Vanilla & Spice spray, which is also from Bath & Body Works, as is the hand sanitizer! This one doesn't have too much of a fall fragrance, but it's pretty good!

And we also have Animal Jam fall items to look forward to soon! Like the pile of leaaaaaves,

And probably more that I can't think of right now. XD

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What's your favorite part about fall? The changing leaves? All things pumpkin spice? Be sure to comment down below!

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Here's todays Bible verse!

Titus 2:7

And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching.

Christianity is not based upon works, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't do good works. We should do good works because it honors and pleases God, but it doesn't mean we earn a place in heaven just because we serve the homeless. And doing good works will be an example to unbelievers, to make them wonder why we do what we do.

God made you. Uniquely. Beautifully. Intentionally. Purposefully. Wonderfully.

Rare Item Monday! + Happy Late Birthday Gracie!

Hey, Jammer’s! It’s CoolCat here with another post! Before I continue I want to apologize for not posting for the past three weeks. The first week I forgot to post, and for the last two weeks I haven’t felt well enough to post. But luckily I am back for this weeks post. Let’s get started!

Today’s Rare Item Monday for Animal Jam is the Rare Superhero Mask! (Fox version)

Thoughts: I really like this weeks Rare Item Monday! I think it’s a super cute and fun mask. It is a blue mask with a yellow eye mask, if that makes sense. If it doesn’t, think about the black eye mask that is used in The Incredibles. Overall I really like this mask, and I rate it an 8.5!

Next up is the Rare Item Monday for Play Wild! The Rare Item Monday for Play Wild is also a Rare Superhero Mask! (Regular version)

I liked the other mask, but I REALLY like this one! I like the colors of this mask way more. This mask is a pink mask with a purple outline. I just like the look of this one more. So overall I have to rate it a 10! Which mask was your favorite?

Before I end this weeks post, I wanted to wish my best friend Gracie a very Happy Birthday!!! We have been friends for going on six years now, and it’s all thanks to Animal Jam! Never did I think I could find and form a deep friendship with someone that I met from an online game. Thanks for being my very best friend, and always covering my posts for me when I need you too!


That’s all for this weeks post, Jammer’s! See you next week! Here is this weeks verse.

“He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.” -Proverbs 13:20 NIV.

As always, bye Jammers! And -Jam On!-

First Update Post In A While!

Woah, I really can't believe I'm back to posting on here! But here I am.
It's Penguin, if you didn't remember I actually post on here. I know I said I'd be posting two weeks ago but with school starting, I've been trying to adjust to high school lately, and I've been tired. I finally feel the urge to post now and am ready to get this schedule going. Remember, I'll be posting here on Saturdays.
Anyways, there's a new item in stores today, and that's the Pixelated Armoire.

AJHQ seems to be re-releasing the pixelated item set.These are cool items that go great with the Pixel den.
Now, here's some news that'll be helpful for people that trade on Animal Jam. In the latest update, a new September membership bundle was released, but with it comes a very special item.

The Royal Garden is being released again. Before, it was worth a lot. I think it was actually worth a black long. Do not trade big items for these anymore, as their worth will go way down.
Based on that, what do you think about it being released? Some people say AJHQ is going to start selling rares, but I don't agree with that. They probably released the garden because, a, it isn't super well known or popular, and b, it goes with the theme of the items.
Hmm... there's not really much of anything else to post about, so that's all I have for this post. I'm glad to finally be back on schedule, though! I hope you all stick around for next time.