After All

A song to start off your day. I've been singing this one since yesterday!

Words, words, words

Story of my life right up there. I also have this habit of scribbling random notes all over the edges of my paper in my notebooks. It helps me to put my thoughts into words, even if no one sees them. Tonight though, I thought I would post a couple of my little scribblings. 

"I have these words trapped inside of me. If I knew how, I would set them free. If only my mouth weren't the jailer, and I had the key."

"I'm not perfect, not I'm not. But I am able to stand before a righteous God, because of the blood that Jesus shed for me. What kind of love is that? Such love. Such mercy. Such grace."

"I fall in love with fictional characters--those who don't exist. Because I know if they did exist, they would understand. How can a heart break for someone that isn't even real? We sympathize. We empathize. The character becomes part of us. We see our flaws, fears, hopes, and dreams brought to life."

"If I could I would give them my notebooks. Maybe then they would see inside of me. Thousands of words, thoughts not spoken. Words I don't know how to say out loud. Words I keep inside."

Those scribblings would be like baring my soul to someone I knew. It's funny how it's easier to share things with strangers then friends. Anyway, a lot to think about, a lot on my mind. Oh! I also discovered this song that I absolutely love. When I heard it, it was like "someone else gets it!" I hope you enjoy (:

For the weekend

I was going to write a rambling post about my hermit life of school and work, a bit more school, and all things exciting, but I suddenly realized how late it was. That being said, I also have to work tomorrow morning, early, so I leave you with a song for the weekend and the promise of a future post tomorrow (; 

Too cute. 

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!