Summer

Summer Break. Be back soon!

Park bench

Today is one of those days I would love to sit on a park bench and just.. people watch. Not to criticize, but simply to observe and let my mind wonder. Human behavior is completely captivating to me-- reason why I studied psychology. Besides, who wouldn't want to breathe in nature in all its beauty, soak in the sun and the joy that floats in the air? The only thing missing in this almost perfect picture is an alluring stranger that would be compelled to take a seat next to me. Why not?

Someday..

“I may still not know what I want to be when I grow up, but I do know that someday I want to live in a house filled with my books and travel souvenirs. And the walls that aren’t covered in bookshelves will be covered with photos of my family and friends. When I leave the house I will be going to a job I love, and I’ll return to a person I love..." -Carrie Gereau

For mom.

I'm beyond blessed for God giving me such a loving, strong, selfless and God fearing woman as a mom. I'll be forever grateful. She has been my sun when my days were gray, and my rock in my weakest times. To her I owe every hour and dollar she spent on me, instead of on her. For she would undoubtedly meet our needs before her own. She came second in her mind. Always and still. Without reproach or regret. Our happiness has become her happiness. Our accomplishments have become her own. She would take our troubles and make them her own. Climbing any mountain or swimming any sea to see them gone, if that's what it took. And as if that weren't enough, she has given me and my siblings the most precious and key gift of all-- introducing us to Jesus Christ. Teaching us to live by faith and according to His word. Leading the way in our walk with God. That to me, will be the wealthiest inheritance anybody could receive...
and I owe that to her.

Thank you, mom.
I love you more than
you will ever know.

my cup runneth over

My life may appear lacking or deficient in various areas to the onlooker's naked eye, but in areas the eye cannot meet, my life is rich and plentiful.

Do not be deceived.

Spent

"Lives, like money, are spent. What are you buying with yours?"                                                                 -Roy H. Williams

Doesn't this quote make you take a step back and reflect on how you're living or wasting your life? People get swallowed up by the system of "living life to the fullest" and "life is short" mottoes that they don't even factor in what will happen when their embellished lives come to an end- when the money runs out. What then? What about eternity, buddy? Yeah, that's infinitely longer than life alone. In fact, if anything, life is nothing but a mere fraction of it. I rather sacrifice my entire life here on Earth living for God, than to inebriate in worldly pleasures and spend a millisecond in Hell. While many are buying momentary happiness, empty love and fake beauty, I'm investing mine to make sure others can make the trip. Because truth is, the trip to Heaven has already been paid for by Jesus, which means you can still make the cut. All you gotta do is deny yourself from wasting money on all the wrong places that only give you false and temporary rewards.
Buy yourself the crown of salvation. Invest.

Walls

They have two purposes. One: keeps the unwanted out. (The other though is many times overlooked.) Two: keeps the needed from coming in. So why do we put up walls? Well often times we put up these walls as a defense mechanism, to aid us. To have control. Maybe there are things going on around us and we put a wall up because we just don't want to deal with it. Maybe our lives are a complete mess and putting up a wall will keep people from noticing what's really going on inside. Careful. Because guess what, walls usually come with a ceiling... Now you're all caged in, trapped. Just how you wanted to be. Not. What you wanted was control. Control over what you wanted coming in, over what you wanted to deal with, over what you wanted people to see. Control over your life. Turns out you just created your very own little prison. Very ideal. Not exactly. Truth is we need to brings those walls down, because in addition to being caged, you're being restricted, impeded, kept from growing... from being free. Hand over the control of your life to God, who's perfectly apt for the job. Let's just put it this way, He won't make you a prisoner, Mr/Miss IGotThis. He can handle it.