Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art.
Thou my best Thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.

Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.

Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight;
Be Thou my Dignity, Thou my Delight;
Thou my soul’s Shelter, Thou my high Tower:
Raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.

Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise,
Thou mine Inheritance, now and always:
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou art.

High King of Heaven, my victory won,
May I reach Heaven’s joys, O bright Heaven’s Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.

I'm alive!!!

Hey everybody! It has been a verrrrry long time since I put anything up on here, but now I am back :)

My focus has changed a little bit since the last time I put anything on here, and hopefully you will notice some changes to match on here.

Anyhow, just wanted to let anyone who was wondering that I really am alive :)

see ya'll soon,
Matthew

Cayo Costa

Dad and I recently went on a trip with my Venturing crew, 123, to Cayo Costa, near Boca Grande Pass. Here's some pictures.


The campsites


It blew pretty hard during the night (that was fun in a tent!) This is what the beach looked like afterward.


The various crews brought over 2 Hobies, which were really fun to sail.

Presidential Poster

This is my campaign poster for being elected president of my 4-H club. Enjoy!

Tennis

I played junior team tennis this summer. My team got second (to last) place!!



After the whole thing was over the other members of my team decided to decorate all of the cars we rode over in. Here are the pictures of my moms car.
BEFORE:



AFTER:

Nantahala

Last Weekend we went to North Carolina to run the Nantahala river. We drove up on Thusday night, ALL NIGHT!! We were up for almost 27 hours!! We had fun, and managed not to flip over. The water was 50 degrees.

ISC 2008

Andrew, Mom, Nene ( my grandmother), and I went to Missouri for the 2008 International Student Convention this month. On the way there we stopped at a bunch of historical places in Georgia, Tennesee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama.

Welcome to Georgia!



This is the Civil War museum in Kennesaw, Georgia.







Tennesee.



Kentuckey.



Missouri.



We went to the St. Louis arch, which is on the Missouri border.



The Arch



Going Up!



At the Top.

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Here we are at ISC!









The Awards Ceremony.







I got fifth on my science project, fourth on my powerpoint, and second in archery (applause)!