Thoughts about B E L I E V I N G

"to come to & believe in Jesus is to look to Him to satisfy your soul forever.  to come to Jesus is to taste and see that He is good and to find in Him the end of all your desires" 

- david platt

L.O.V.E.

I want a love that is.  I want a love that does.  I want a no-matter-what-happens love.  I want a love that surprises. I want a love that tickles and laughs.  I want a love that forgives.  I want a love that smiles for no reason. I want an always love. 

 

be happy

"beauty is a light in the heart" - kahlil gibran

do you ever feel this way?

"When I walk the fields, I am oppressed now and then with an innate feeling that everything I see has a meaning, if I could but understand it. And this feeling of being surrounded with truths which I cannot grasp amounts to indescribable awe sometimes... Have you not felt that your real soul was imperceptible to your mental vision, except on a few hallowed moments?" -Charles Kingsley\\\

Those few moments are what I hold on to.  I relate SO MUCH to these words.  I don't think I've heard a passage in a very long time that so perfectly describes my mental state.  I'm surrounded by truths that feel just an arms length too far away.  If I blink, I'll miss the beauty in situations, relationships or thoughts.  I long to know my real soul and all the truths surrounding me.  

growing forever...

"the turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt" - max lerner 

live sweetly

sometimes I need a person to tell me to take a deep breath.
sometimes I realize I haven't thought about my breathing in days.
sometimes my life is a string of errands, activities and worries for what comes next.
and it's nice to spend the relaxing moments truly watching and noticing.

yesterday I looked up while I was laying in the grass in our Daisy ave house backyard.
I saw the most beautiful view of a leafy, green tree's branches mixed with the bright sunlight.
that moment of squinty looking up was magical.
the color green I was seeing in the leaves was a new one I seemed to have never noticed before.
and the blue sky was cloudless and so smooth.
moments like that….ah!
I want to remember them forever…

This quote below is from the movie "About Time".  I love the idea of living everyday as if we are time travelers who have come back specifically to live THIS day…experiencing the joy and sweetness of our lives to the fullest that we possibly can.