FAQs

Okay, so I've gotten some questions in the past that I left unanswered, and there's also a lot of new people coming to visit GoMC weekly, so I thought I'd create a Frequently Asked Question page to help.

1. What is your real name/ where are you from/ how old are you?
Sorry! I don't want to give that info. out. No, I am not a criminal hiding from the law, but I've learned that, when it comes to the internet, you sometimes don't exactly want everyone to know every single thing about your life. I am not against putting stuff about yourself up with parental permission. Anyways, I'm perfectly fine with you calling me Prism, though its not my real name. Not even close *laughs*.
What can I say? I'm short, I'm Indian, I adore blogging, and I live in the awesome U S of A! :D

2. Why don't you post any pictures of yourself?
Ah, this is probably the most asked question I get. The reason is the same as above. I just don't feel comfortable with it. You can, however, see pictures of my awesome dog, flowers, fish, and my shadow. (I actually had my shadow as my profile picture for some time) *grins*

3. Wanna be friends of facebook?/ Wanna follow me on twitter?
I'm so sorry, but I do not have an account on those websites! My busy school and life schedule also don't allow me to take on any more social networking sites.

4. Who is this "Lil' Sis"/ "Artista"?
Ah, you must be new. *winks*
I do not refer to my family members by their first name, with the exception of my precious pooch.

Mom
Dad
Arista- my very artistic younger sister
Lil' Sis- the youngest sister. We adopted her from India in the spring of '09.
Belle- my fluffy blond pride and joy.
And, of course, me! Prism!

5. How did you come up with Girl of Many Colors?
Alas, I wish I had a smart, deep answer for you. One day a friend (MaidenofEmmanuel) suggested I start this blogging business and I just thought of this name. Perhaps it stemmed from my frustration for people judging each other by skin color (yes, it still happens), my interest in a variety of things, or the fact that I want to have a colorful personality. No, it was not after a horse from the Wizard of Oz or from Joseph's coat of many colors.

6. How did you come up with Prism?
I was actually called GoMC for some time. (It can be pronounced as spelling it out or smooshing the sounds together. However, when you pronounce it like a word, it sort of sounds like a frog's croak. Yeah, I know you're trying it. :D) Anyways, I got a little tired of that (who wants their name to sound like a frog?) and I changed it to Prism. It matched the whole colorful thing.

7. I awarded you, and you aren't putting it up on your blog!
Okay, for one I do not hate awards, actually its quite encouraging and humbling when one of you amazing people award me. However, I've found the whole ordeal to be a bit messy for me. My poor old pile of electronics (my computer) is terrible at getting pictures and loading them online. Also, people can get offended if they are not awarded.

8. I don't get your abbreviations! *sob*
Alright, starting out. When I use * *< style="font-weight: bold;">

9. Do you do tags?
Yes! And I absolutely L-O-V-E them!

10. Hi, my name is ____. Will you follow my blog?
Yes, I will. Of course, I always check blogs for appropriateness.

11. You used to follow my blog. Do you hate me now?
No! Nothing like that. Sometimes I stop following a blog if there's no activity for more than two months. Just tell me you're back, and I'll press the "follow" button in a heartbeat.

12. What is Randomness Friday (RF)?
RF is a blog carnival that happens every Friday, started by me. It's a time for bloggers to cut loose and be their awesome, random selves. For more info., go to this post.
If you decide to join, please grab the RF banner on my sidebar, created by the amazing Libby!

I hope this answers any questions you might have. If you have any questions not mentioned above, or can think of some questions people who are new to GoMC come, please comment and let me know! You people are amazing!

God Bless,

Randomness Friday: Patience, Young Grasshopper

Many thanks to Libby for creating this amazing button!

*The Formalities*

Welcome to Randomness Friday! This recently-made official blog carnival was started by me, and it went on for a while before I decided to make it something everyone can do. If you'd like to see what all of the happenings are about go to this post.

*The Participants*

The following have posted and are doing/going to do RF:

1. Isirian
2. Just a Girl 4 God
3. Libby
4. Eruanna
5. Maggie
6. Emii
7. anna :)

Several others have expressed interest in RF. Just remember I can't add you to the list until you've posted! And if I've missed anyone, please let me know!
~*~

Okay, I have been listening to the two song for three whole days! Almost straight!

What song?

"Heaven" by Jars of Clay- It totally rocks. Sounds electric, and another one of those songs that I could listen to before Tae Kwon Do and break a board on the first try.

"Life's Noise" by Bluetree. This band is more famous for the title track of their album "God of This City". I absolutely LOVE this song. I starts a little slow, but it sounds like one of those severe weather warnings, except its a Bible verse, and it's intentional. And then it switches to this music that really, to me and my dad, sounded Indian-ish, and its one of the main reasons I love it. Then, the middle has this AWESOME guitar part with violins. (I'm a fan of any song that can successfully blend Christian rock with violins.} The ending is so awesome too, and I absolutely love the lyrics, which are based on when Elijah and God, when God speaks in a whisper to him instead through fire/earthquake/wind.

Can you tell I'm really excited about these songs?

~*~

I've noticed that different people pick up different things from songs. Take my family, for example.

I absolutely love different-sounding songs, and what can attract me to them is the strings. I absolutely love guitar solos during songs, violins giving that soaring feeling, or even the piano when it gives a lovely backup. It's how I pick the ones I like.

My dad really picks up on the drums. The beat is everything to him.

My mom? She doesn't listen to music much, but all of the songs she does like have to do with powerful, Christian lyrics.

Artista? My little sister pays attention to the vocals.

And of course, ya'll know that Lil' Sis is too young to really pay attention to music. She's still in love with "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and will sing anything to that tune.

What about you? Have you noticed that about yourself/others?

~*~

Okay, so you may have been wondering about my title. Patience, grasshopper? Really, Prism?

I have no clue what movie its from even if it is from a movie, but I heard it lot at Tae Kwon Do. Jokingly, of course.

But patience can be a hard thing to master. I am incredibly impatient, but I've learned that things happen in God's time.

For example, I'm waiting for a book I ordered. What do I do?
Wait for it, Prism. Duh!

How about write a poem?

Package
by Prism

It’s been such, a very long time
Since I ordered that package of mine.
And I’ll sing, forever and more
When UPS leaves that thing on my door!

Look! That brown truck zooms up to me,
And my heart just fills up with glee,
Containing myself, I receive the box with a beam
And know, if I don’t open it soon, I may burst at the seams!

*giggle*

God Bless,

It's a Vegetable, Nay a Fruit! Wait, it's a SWAN!

Remember a previous post about painted pumpkins? Well, have I got a gourd for you to see!

*is aware that Prism sounds cheesy*

So, it was pretty cold (Like runny nose, purple fingers cold) when we went to the pumpkin patch, but I was so happy when I found this gourd. It was only 75 cents!

(By the way, everything is natural except for the eyes. I painted those on. But other than that, it's all real)













Beautiful, right? I never thought I'd say a gourd was pretty.


God Bless,

The Door Within Review

The Door Within by Wayne Thomas Batson is the exciting beginning of a fantasy-filled trilogy. Mystery, intrigue, and adventure fill the pages of this very good book. Meet Aidan Thomas, your regular teen guy. Not too popular, and if he ever was it was due to the fact that he was best friends with one of the coolest guys on the block, Robby. However, everything changes. Aidan and his family must move from everything Aidan knows to care for Aidan's ill grandfather.

There, Aidan discovers mysterious scrolls and a door to another world.

He must learn how to become a knight, the twelfth knight of a special company, to be exact. He must join the other eleven knights in a quest to win a city for the King of Alleble, and war against the forces of Paragor.

A mortiwraith. Glimpses. Mitheguard. Scrolls. Stilling. It is the perfect mixture for a wonderful story.

My favorite scene would probably be when Aidan pulls everything he learned on his trip together in a super-creative way to trick the enemy's forces. It involves sacrifice, bravery, and lantern spiders.

Some scenes seemed a little awkward, which is understandable since this series was written before Isle of Fire and Isle of Swords. Also, the whole idea of the story seemed very familiar. The idea of twins in another realm reminded me a little bit of the Circle series by Ted Dekker and it really reminded me of the Wormling series by Jerry B. Jenkins and Chris Fabry. The ideas and the setting seemed very, very similar, though, of course the stories had their own flair.

With its Christian messages, action, and fun, I would recommend this book to readers ages ten and up.

God Bless,

Pumpkin Patch

When you visit a pumpkin patch, you usually think about pumpkins...

(Well, duh, Prism)

What about gourds? White pumpkins? Pumpkins that look like they have a bad case of zits?

That's what I saw on my recent trip there. A group of gals from my youth group got together to paint pumpkins. Today, I'll post some picatures (yes, I spelled it that way on purpose :D) of a white pumpkin that I painted. It may not be a pumpkin, I think I heard it was a hybrid between a gourd and a pumpkin, but I don't really know. A future post will feature a very interesting gourd. (No, not someone from Veggietales...)

BTW, this was what I planned to post on Friday for RF... Hope it works!












Of course a horse is going to be on my pumpkin... *grins*













Hmm..... A horse, teddy bear, balloons, a pumpkin, and a smiley face. Can you guess what my theme was?













Tada! =-D

God Bless,

Randomness Friday!

*The Formalities*

Welcome to Randomness Friday! This recently-made official blog carnival was started by me, and it went on for a while before I decided to make it something everyone can do. If you'd like to see what all of the happenings are about go to this post.

*The Participants*

The following have posted and are doing/going to do RF:

1. Isirian
2. Just a Girl 4 God
3. Libby
4. Eruanna
5. Maggie
6. Emii
7. anna :)

Several others have expressed interest in RF. Just remember I can't add you to the list until you've posted! And if I've missed anyone, please let me know!
~*~

Please Welcome to AGoMC...

B.L.
LaSara
Elránia Undómiel

Thank you so much for reading, you awesome people! :)

~*~

*sigh* I had a perfect post planned out, but it didn't work. Connection problems or something. I'll try to show you next week, I hope!
~*~

No horse riding this WHOLE month. I'm sad. Very, very sad.
~*~
Yesterday in Tae Kwon Do we practiced falls and rolls. It was super-fun, and I totally had a blast, but my back and neck are killing me! Has anyone else ever been so sore?

~*~

It's FRIDAY people! Party!!! I am so, so, so, so happy the weekend is coming. After a long week, nothing helps like a break.

~*~

Okay, everyone knows Halloween in Saturday. I'm not going into what I believe about the occasion or anything. What I'd like to ask is... Anyone getting dressed up?

I'm technically too old, so I won't be doing it this year. Something may come up though. I mean, our church usually has this fun fall festival with a walk-through Bible and inflatables and stuff, but construction is going on so we aren't this year. Sadness!

~*~

Sorry this post isn't the longest I've ever done. I'm just so frustrated with technology!

But then, again, it rocks...

God Bless,

The Parents

Welcome to a new series of posts about relationships! Siblings, Boys, Girls, Teachers, Friends, and Parents, ect. I’ll try to cover them as best I can.

Parents… They can be teen’s best friend or (it may seem) worst enemy. But what we forget is that they really are on our side. Now, there are exceptions, but from what I’ve heard about from many you and your parents, you have a family with a mom and a dad who are strong Christians.

Personally, I have a good relationship with my parents. They trust me, and I generally have a lot of freedom. We have our arguments here are there, but I seriously think I had my teenage years from years 7-11. I was a major brat, if you can believe it. It’s so amazing how much our relationship has improved.
Our relationship improved mainly because I realized that:

1. My parents want the best for me
2. They have been assigned to be over me by God
3. They sacrifice a LOT
4. They are their own person. Who am I to try to control them?

Elaborating 1: Ever think of something you really wanted to do, but never got to do it? For me it’s ice skating, horse riding at an early age, learning the drums or guitar, ect.
Ever catch yourself saying, “Dude, when I grow up, my kids are so gonna (fill in the blank)!”
Well, that’s what a lot of parents think. My parents didn’t get into music, but really wanted to. Therefore, my sister and I are very art-based. She does clay and piano. I do some violin and piano. We both love drawing.
Thanks to my parents, who postponed (by three years, I believe) buying a new car to get us a grand piano and paid big bucks to get us violins. They are Artista’s biggest fans sculpture-wise, and are totally honest with her to make her the best.
My parents rock, and I hope this post opens you eyes to see that your parents do too! I’m sure many of you have similar situations like mine.
Rules can be icky at times. But I’ve realized (not through experience) that teens can get dangerous without boundaries.
Can you list some instances where your parents have worked to get you to your best potential?

Elaborating 2: Of course my parents are my authority, but I see them more as allies now. Friends. Awesome, godly people who I admire and look up to. I don’t always get them, I don’t always like what they say, but when I look at what they have done for me, I have to obey. Yes, it’s hard. My advice? Pray about it!  Can you remember what they’ve done for you when you forget point two?

Elaborating 3: This is sort of an extension of point one. How many of your parents have sacrificed their time/ money/ effort for you? My dad rocks. He helps me out in math when I don’t get what the teacher taught. He sacrifices relaxing time to help out his thick-skulled daughter get numbers into her head. He goes out of his way to take me when I go horse riding. It was hard getting them to agree due to my wild ride a little more than a year ago, but my parents loved me enough to give me one of my many dreams. My mother cooks, she cleans the house, and she gives me advice on how my clothes look or how I can improve in my work. She really sacrifices herself so her daughters can have the best future possible.
What about your parents? Can you list some thing they do for you?

Elaborating 4: Ah, ‘tis the biggie, no? Teens can get SO embarrassed when it comes to parents acting- shall I dare say it- “uncool”. This is the one I struggled with the most when I was 7-11.
Ever say/scream these things?
“Mo-om!”
“Dad, don’t you dare!’
“You’re embarrassing me!”
“AUUUUUUGHHHHH!”
Don’t try to control your parents. Remember, you’re the kid. Your parents are individuals, they are not you. If your people think you’re weird because of your parents? You probably shouldn’t be hanging with them.

Parents are the best friends because they are completely honest. They will tell you if you look dorky, your project isn’t as good as it could be, the people you hang out with shouldn’t be your friends, ect. We really should learn to appreciate them more.

Now this might be a miscellaneous topic, but it’s sort of relevant. I’ve noticed that a lot of people call their parents by their first name.
It just seems so flippant, so disrespectful! What’s wrong with “Mom” and “Dad”? Even “Mommy” or “Daddy”. I call my dad “Daddy”, and that comes a lot from the fact that I’ve been doing it from when I could first talk and it’s somewhat of an Indian thing. I believe that calling your parents by their titles is the way to go. Any of ya’ll have any ideas?

Several of my close friends have parents that left them/ died/ divorced. Don’t think it’s your fault. You won’t believe how many teens have ruined themselves thinking that their parents’ problems are their problems, or that they are the cause for everything bad in their parents’ relationships. Never think that. God does things for purposes. Perhaps we don’t understand them, but God is God. Perhaps we will be stronger, or will be able to reach out.

You may have just a mom or just a dad. Do your best to uphold your parents, but remember, they are the parents. Your job is being the child. Your job is to honor your parents and obey them whether you want to or not.

Now the question is what if my parents aren’t Christian?

Wow, I don’t know how that feels, but I have friends who are going through that. My advice? Be a testimony. Your parent(s) should see that you are a new creation, a new person, a child of God. Yes, you should honor them at all times. Obeying? Yes, the same rules apply, but remember, God is first in your life. If whatever your parent says contradicts Scripture, you are not obligated to obey them. But be sure! Your parents are the authority God has put over you. It does not contradict Scripture to clean your room, go pick up something, take out the trash, ect. The Holy Spirit will let you know if something isn’t right.

Are you adopted?

Your adopted parents ARE your parents. Your siblings ARE your family. Never doubt that you are of no worth. God placed you into a family. Your family chose you. Your family loves you. Never EVER doubt that.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve gotta go give my mom a hug.

God Bless,

P.S. Thank you SO much for all of the comments! You rock!

Dude. Where'd She GO?

*cough* Ahem.

You may (or may not :D) be wondering why I didn't post on Friday...

1. Computer troubles. Okay, my computer's security system fizzled. No viruses or anything, but it expired. I just hate that, don't you? Anyway, I had to wait for my amazing dad to straighten things out. It didn't happen until, like, an hour ago. Anyway, it's GREAT to be back! (And thanks for the comment, Emmi!) I LOVE comments, even "Dude, the sky is blue. Can you BELIEVE it?" or "We just bought pigs." or even "Hey, can you post a little more often?"

2. EXHAUSTION! October has been the CRAZIEST month in the history of my life. Four enormous tests, a piano competition, volunteering for two big local events, and other craziness. Was I stressed this past week! We had to drive an hour to get to my piano competition yesterday, and after it was done, I got ice cream all over my jeans! Gross! And on top of that, the flavor I got wasn't appealing to me! Hel-lo! There was coconut in my chocolate ice cream, and it got stuck everywhere in my mouth! My throat felt so sore afterward. There was also nuts of ALL kINDS. Not my thing.

Anyways, I'm glad I'm back and I hope to post more this week!

God Bless,

Quotes!

I was looking through some quotes in a book my family owns called America's God and Country: Encyclopedia of Quotations by William J.
Federer, and I thought I might share three quotes. Many of our great heroes were strong Christians, and their quotes are so cool!

I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him.
-Booker T. Washington
~Prism's~ Note: Wow. We all, myself especially, could learn a lot from this quote.

There are no atheists in foxholes
- William Thomas Cummings
~Prism's Note: I've heard this quote several times this past week, so there was an "Aha!" moment when I saw this quote's owner. It's so true.
Many times people try twisting Scripture by saying that those who follow a different religion or maybe have never heard the Gospel will still go to Heaven,
but that is not the case. Jesus Christ is the only way, and those who believe otherwise cannot escape. That's why we as Christians must share the Gospel with others.
Atheists cannot escape God's just judgment.

The Bible was written for men with a head upon their shoulders.
-Martin Luther
~Prism's~ Note: Martin Luther is one of my heroes. Not only did he write my favorite hymn, "A Mighty Fortress is Our God", but he bravely fought to get the true Scripture
out there. The Bible is really for everyone- it isn't just for the people back then who could read and speak Latin, which was a minority.

God Bless,

Randomness Friday: Winners!

Congratulations Libby!

I know how contests can be sometimes- but I want to assure everyone who entered this contest- you are all winners in my book! I loved each and every design you submitted and I am so thankful you took the time to do this for me and RF! You gals rock!

~*~

*The Formalities*

Welcome to Randomness Friday! This recently-made official blog carnival was started by me, and it went on for a while before I decided to make it something everyone can do. If you'd like to see what all of the happenings are about go to this post.

*The Participants*

The following have posted and are doing/going to do RF:

1. Isirian
2. Just a Girl 4 God
3. Libby
4. Eruanna
5. Maggie
6. Emii
7. anna :)

Several others have expressed interest in RF. Just remember I can't add you to the list until you've posted! And if I've missed anyone, please let me know!
~*~

Please welcome to GoMC... tinydancer

daniellapeter

and

Le Promeneur!

I hope I got all of the new followers- I've missed posting them for the last two weeks, so I'm not sure. Anyways, please give these fine followers a warm welcome!

~*~

I LOVE the fact that it's fall break.

Reasons Why:

1. FALL! I love fall. The trees start revealing their fall fashions, and I just love raking up the leaves.

2. BREAK! I really needed this. Life can get so hectic sometimes, and it's just good to stop and smell the roses, er- fall leaves once in a while, right?

~*~

Okay, so I've said before, my littlest sister (who I've affectionately dubbed, Lil' Sis, on GoMC. I know, right? I am so creative) loves watching Dora the Explorer. What little girl doesn't. Anyways, when I'm babysitting her or something we always watch it together, and since I've been amping up my knowledge of Spanish lately, I realized that I understood a lot (I'm a just a beginner. Yes, I know that's not much to be proud of...)

And I was wondering about Dora's name. I remembered that in Spanish, the word for "explorer" is "explorador". Now, explorador is masculine, and if it was to be made into a feminine noun, you'd add an "a" making it "exploradora". Then, I realized that's what was in the theme song... My discovery suddenly seemed very insignificant.

Oh, my gosh, Prism, you are soooooo observant *rolls eyes*

~*~

Okay, shoot me now, but I haven't ridden a horse ALL MONTH! I feel so, very sad.

~*~

I've been reading some books lately, and I'm LUVIN' it! :)

Right now I'm reading The Door Within by Wayne Thomas Batson, and I hope to do a review of that soon.

I'm also reading Better. It's for school, but it's basically by a surgeon about what he does, proper procedure, ect. It's interesting, that's for sure.

I'm going to get Green by Ted Dekker on Saturday also from my local library. I've read a lot of the books in the Circle (I read the lost books and black, red, and white.) But I am so excited to see everything tie in. Remember from some previous reviews that I had some problems here and there with the books, but you know I like them since I want to read Book Zero.

~*~
God Bless,

Beautiful Ending by BarlowGirl

Lyrics:

Oh tragedy has taken so many
Love lost cause they all forgot who You were
And it scares me to think that
I would choose my life over You

Oh my selfish heart divides me from You, it tears us apart
So tell me
What is our ending?
Will it be beautiful, so beautiful?

Oh how do I let myself let go
Of hands that painted the stars and hold tears that fall?
And the pride of my heart makes me forget it's not me but you
Who makes the heart beat

I'm lost without you and you're dying for me
So tell me
What is our ending?
Will it be beautiful, so beautiful?

Will my life
Find me by Your side?
Your love is beautiful, so beautiful
At the end of it all I want to be in Your arms

So tell me
What is our ending?
Will it be beautiful, so beautiful?
Will my life
Find me by Your side?
Your love is beautiful, so beautiful

Music Discovery

I just love finding new, awesome music, don't you? Just something about a song really reaches out to you.

Well, I've gotten quite a few lately, and I thought I'd share some. Some are newly released, some are from new artists, and some are just songs I randomly discovered. I wish I could share samples of the music, but alas, I cannot for the majority of them. I'll post a BarlowGirl music video in my next post, though!


BarlowGirl "Beautiful Ending"- A beautiful song. The reason I love this song so much, is that it can lead to SO much inpiration when writing. I'll try to post the music vid. in my next post






Fee "Arms That Hold the Universe"- I love this song. It's like a soothing lullaby. The lyrics are powerful also.







Matt Maher- "Alive Again"- Wow. Okay, this song is my #1 at the moment. The lyrics are powerful, and the chorus is SOOOOO awesome. I feel like the whole song is soaring.






Stephanie Smith- "Not Afraid" Talk about a song to get you into the zone! =D
I love listening to this song before Tae Kwon Do.

Chynna and Vaughan- "One Reason" This song really reminds me of something Point of Grace would do. Now, this is just my opinion. I usually don't like songs like this, but I just LOVED this track. It sort of has a very slight country music feel to it, also. That probably also swayed it in favor with me. Oh, and I LOVE the harmonizing.





TobyMac- "City on Our Knees" Okay, EEK! Most of you know that Tobymac is my favorite artist of ALL time, so you can tell he's going to be on the list. With a CD coming pretty soon, a new track to fill in the time is GREAT for the fans. I was a teensy bit surprised, though. This song made his voice sound so different! I didn't even know it was his song until I researched. I was trying to come up with how it was different with my friends, and all me could come up with was "more mature", "honey-ish" ( you know, smooth and all like molasses? Isn't that the saying?), and "soothing". Not always the type of song I like, but this is definitely a great exception.

Britt Nicole- "The Lost Get Found" This song just rocks. I love the beats, the lyrics, and her voice.






Third Day- "Born Again" This is a COOL song. Fireflight's lead singer "guest stars" on this song. The harmony is phenomenal.






God Bless,

Awesome Contest!

Wayne Thomas Batson and Christopher Hopper have created the ultimate contest! It is in honor of their new book, Curse of the Spider King, in an amazing new series. Two awesome authors, an amazing book, and a contest to earn a party, books, and/or even get your name published in one of their books! What could be cooler than that?

www.heedtheprophecies.com

I am a member of the Nightwing tribe, headed by Jacob Parker from the Yodeling Dwarf! Be sure to contact him if you are interesting in joining the tribe!

God Bless,

Randomness Friday: Doldrums....

Okay, I'm not in a rut or anything like that, actually, quite the opposite. I'm so sorry, but I cannot write a full post today. I got home from school, and had homework, homework, homework.

Anyway, the contest will continue to next Friday. So the poll is still open! Winner will be announced the next RF.

God Bless,