Who DIDN'T make it? ;-) :(

We can hang out here :) :P :( :D

in the beginning i thought I didnt make it, so can I come too?

Did you make it to Nats?

Yesm.

This is the Non qualifiers club :P :)

OK :(! I DIDN'T MAKE IT :(! We can cry together :)!

I feel like I'm complaining by posting on here. ;P :) lol

sobs on your shoulder :P :D JK

lol…me too

*sobs on your shoulder* :P :D JK

Ditto! snif snif

Maybe…..

And this don't feel right about complaining…..

Maybe what?

Where did you place?

Maybe it is complaining :P!

I got 247th! I feel not so smart :(!!!!!!!!!

You know I have the cure to not making it and being sad…..ICE CREAM :D!!!!!!!!!!

I think I would have made it, if the test was similar to last years!

I know what you mean :( I was excepting not to make it, for several reasons, but had a hope :) Maybe next year!!!

YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! :D I'm planning on going to get some and then do something else :D

Me also :P!

Oops, I meant "do something else fun" :) What are planning on doing?

Either get ice cream and stay on memverse or get some ice cream and play a game with my siblings or get some ice cream and watch a movie or get some ice cream and sulk (JK on that one :P!) :P!!!!!!!!! Notice it all involves ice cream :P! Well maybe those but I don't know…..Are you planning on going? If so we should meet :P!!!!!!

I'm going to get IC and watch a funny movie :D ;-) I SOOO hope we still go. Daddy said maybe….we'll see :) hopes and prays

Hey all! You all did great! No matter where you placed, you all did a fabulous job! I know you studied hard, and that's what matters! Great job to you all – you're all winners!!!

Thanks for your kind words, Bethany! :)

I hope you go :)! Did any of your siblings make it? prays also :)! What movie?

@HisServant-thanks for the encouragement :)!!!!

I hope we do too! :D No, none of my siblings made it. :( They place 425 and 706.
The amounts of verses are soooo large!!!!!!!!!!

:)!!!!!! Well they did well also :)!!!!!!!!!! I KNOW!!!!!!! I mean that many verses and the book of Ephs? WOW. JUST. WOW. I am kinda happy now that I didn't make it :P!!!!!!!! Not really :(!

Yeah, there are lots of verses to memorize. And last year I thought memorizing 600 was a LOT!

Hey all! You all did great! No matter where you placed, you all did a fabulous job! I know you studied hard, and that's what matters! Great job to you all -- you're all winners!!!

True, true.

"WOW. JUST. WOW. I am kinda happy now that I didn't make it :P!!!!!!!! Not really :(!"

LOL - kind of what I thought - look at all the work I just got out of! :P :D JK But I still wish I qualified :)

"What movie?"
Not sure, maybe a Andy Griffith or something =D Something that will make me laugh ;-)

"WOW. JUST. WOW. I am kinda happy now that I didn't make it :P!!!!!!!! Not really :(!" LOL - kind of what I thought - look at all the work I just got out of! :P :D JK But I still wish I qualified :)

Ditto :( :)…….

A lot of those are funny :)!

Yeah :D

Could I join? I didn't quite make it :'(

THREE PLACES AWAY :)!!! THAT'S AWESOME YOU DID GREAT :)!!!!!!

Sadly I have to go now :(….Maybe we can talk tomorrow :)!!!!! BYE :)! Miss you :)!

Bye! You still did great! :) yeah, we could talk tomorrow. :)

You too :)! BYE :)!!!! TTYL :)!

I didn't make it, so I guess I'm part of the Non-qualifiers club? ;)

You may join! :) Although we all are kind of sulky… :P

No alternates… Sorry. :( :( Good job on getting 122nd though!!

Leah – You still did great! Do you know if you'll get to go anyways? I hope so!

Aw. :( u did great anyway!!!

You did SOOOOO good :D Almost!!! sends you a hug I didn't make it either, but think of all the scriptures we have hidden in our hearts because of the 2013 Bible Bee! THAT'S a treasure no on can take away! :)

Do you know, are you still going to come to Nationals?

:D

I posted this on the "2013 Locals" topic, but I thought I'd put it here as well to encourage all of you. :)

Paul exhorts us in Colossians chapter three to set our hearts and minds, not on earthly things, but on things above. So I’d just like to refocus our attention on what really matters. Whatever happens tomorrow with the scores and who gets to move on to nationals or not, the goal and purpose of this contest is that we all know Christ more. Therefore, if this has happened in your life and you are abiding in Christ more completely and reveling in His presence and Word, then you have won the highest prize already. Everything else, qualifying for nationals for example, is just icing on the cake. Our viewpoint should be that of Paul in Philippians, “I count everything as loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.” Qualifying for nationals falls under that category of everything. Therefore don’t be disappointed if you don’t make the top 120, but rejoice in the surpassing greatness of knowing our Lord Jesus Christ, remembering that God is totally in control and that one’s ranking is completely dependent on the comparative performance of others. Success is measured in human standards comparative to others, but excellence is measured by personal diligence.

In closing, those who continue on to nationals will just be spending more time inductively studying God’s Word and memorizing Scripture, which those who don’t qualify can do too. So no matter what happens, keep pressing on to know the Lord! I’ll be praying that He who began a good work in each and every one of you this summer will carry it on to completion until Christ’s return.

Joyfully in Christ,
Kristin

Hebrews 12:1-3

Thank you for those encouraging words :)!!!!!!!!!

Wow, thanks for those words! Very encouraging! :)

I'm so glad they encouraged you, but I can't take credit. The entire note was completely inspired by the Lord. So to Him be all the glory!!!

Hehe no we're not really a group you would want to join.

True that. :)

did you make it Danielle? I'm not in any mood to search thru all the comments