Letter Writing

So my sister and I have started writing letters to each other. She only lives about 30 minutes away, but it's fun to get mail, and the both of us are better writing than speaking. It was her turn to write the letter this week, but it's been a rough week for me and I wanted someone to talk to, so I wrote her the letter instead. I just wanted to share a bit with you, because I know we all have bad days, bad weeks, struggles, and ups and downs. Life truly is a roller coaster sometimes, but I take comfort in knowing that God is in control, ALL the time. Anyway, here's a bit of my letter. I hope it encourages you.

"....Some days I feel like I'm falling apart at the seams, and no one even knows. Why can't they see it? Because I've learned to hide it, and to hold it inside. Before I knew it, people expected me to be like that----always smiling, always nice. They say I'm nice, but I'm afraid that if they saw me on the inside, they would be disappointed, disgusted even. I don't have it all together. I do have bad days. But it's like they don't realize that. 
     I struggle between being a good witness for my Savior, and trying to be perfect 100% of the time. I know that my imperfections are part of being a good witness, though. Like the Lord says, "My strength is made perfect in weakness." (2 Corinthians 12:9). Yet I keep trying to be perfect: to be the one who has it all together. Do you ever feel like you're constantly fighting a battle inside between your emotions and what you know is the truth? So much conflict.
     Remember when you told me in your letter that I wasn't alone? That was the best thing I could have heard right then. To know that someone else struggled, someone else cried, and someone else smiled in spite of the pain. That meant the world to me...."

My sister is such a blessing to me, and I'm so thankful for the friendship that we have. I'm thankful I can be so honest with her, and I know she won't love me any less because of that. God is like that. Even though he sees my faults, my weaknesses, and my imperfections, He doesn't love me any less because of it. And for that I'm a truly thankful! I would be so lost without His grace and mercy. Great is His faithfulness.

Hikari

I don't know about most people, but I personally really, really enjoy video game music. Not all of it, obviously, but definitely a good section. Especially the soundtracks for Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and Legend of Zelda--things like that. Anyways, I just wanted to share one of my most favorites. I never get tired of listening to this one, and I hope you all enjoy it as well. Truly beautiful!

Oh Boy

Basically, I just discovered this song tonight, and I think the whole world should know about its existence. Not only is it super, super catchy and fun to sing along to, but its got me all excited for summer and sunshine and shorts. Oh boy! 

Little Talks

Alright, so I'm assuming most of you might have heard the song Little Talks by Of Monsters and Men. It's a great song, and super catchy at that. (Take a listen if you haven't already). Needless to say, they have several other really great songs as well, and they are very unique in lyrics and sound.

This one in particular.


As well as this one



I hope you enjoy this beautiful day! 

Beautiful Country

To say I love traveling would be an understatement. If I possibly could, I would become a photographer for a travel magazine and visit countries all over the world to capture their beauty. Needless to say, one place that I dream about going to one day, would be Iceland. I think it's such a beautiful country, and from what I've seen, I love everything about it. How incredible are these photos?

After seeing these photos, I was MORE than ready to hop in my car and catch the next flight to Iceland. It's absolutely breathtaking! Also, the band Sigur Ros, whose music I enjoy immensely, is from Iceland! Perfect.