Read Me

It's 1a.m., thanksgiving was great, my family is irreplaceable, and God is so good.  Ba-bam.

I watched a movie with my fam tonight, one of those movies that makes you think, contemplate life and people, and may make you tear up from time to time because somehow it struck a nerve. It's called People Like Us. Go watch it. It's one of those movies that actually makes you feel productive while watching it because of how it stimulates your thoughts.  My dad even stayed awake during it. So you know it's good ;)

So I heard this epic song the other day called "Stars" by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.  The melody of the chorus is so incredibly beautiful. Although vocally challenging, I am going to do a cover of it and I'm so excited.  It's comin your way on Facebook sometime soon, party peeps!

Well I suppose I should sleep or something like that. Stay thankful :)

The Song I Couldn't Write

I did it. I didn't think I had it in me. The words, the melody, they just wouldn't come. Until they did. Randomly. Unexpectedly. Perfectly. The story unfolded in the notes, the message chimed through. I breathed an accomplished sigh as I finished the bridge to the song...the song I couldn't write. But the song that was so hard to write, was so easy to write.  It is a song that needs...to be sung.

Oh Yeah.

Well first of all...

I GOT MY LICENSE TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

eep.

 I have major test anxiety, but God gave me peace and I passed the test with ease!  I did it, and MOST importantly- I did it when I felt ready.

Oh so many adventures to be had :D

Secondly, I'm not 100% sure what I want to do career-wise.  I'm considering a new and completely different route, and I'm finding it exciting.

Thirdly, I am in hot pursuit of brown combat boots.  For being so trendy, I can't find them anywhere.

It's 1 a.m. and I'm not feeling creative because all I can think about is how I can drive now, and get a car, and rock out to music at high volumes so I guess I should sleep or something.  Yay for run-on sentences.

Words

Live Purposefully.

Set Goals.

Reach Them.

Go Outside.

Self-improve.

Be There For People.

Forgive Others.

Forgive Yourself.

Explore.

Count Your Blessings.

Have Adventures.

Sing.  Loud.

Smile.  Big.

Admire.

Try.  Again.

So Much Ahead

This and That and Chit Chat

Holaaa.  It's September.  Mmm I'm so ready for fall.  And not just because I'm getting kind of tired of sweating bullets outside at work.  But because I love the cool, crisp weather, drinking tea outside in the breeze, pumpkin bread, sweatshirts and leggings, Thanksgiving, and boots.

                Lately, I've really been basking in the beauty of Creation.  Like it's so amazing and detailed.  I really enjoy it.  I spend a lot of time outdoors now.  I like reading in my backyard.  Although, I find it harder to focus because I tend to look around a lot.  And then I get all tense when I see a wasp (Gotta be ready to make a mad dash for the sliding glass door if necessary). 

                I like jammin outside too.  I just bought a ukulele.  It's pretty awesome.  The new Avett Brother's album is pretty awesome too.  Really awesome actually.  You know when you here a song that you love and you're like "OHHHH YEAHHHH." Yeah, that's what it's like.  I'm so excited about it because they've been one of my favorites for years now.  They're music has been a great inspiration to my own. 

                So, on a deeper note,  chew on this.  Has there ever been something in your life that has held you down?  That has enslaved you, even when you were free to run at any given time?  Surrender.  Surrender your heart to God.  Give it Him.  He will set you free.  He will give you peace.  Jump up from the clasp of your oppressors and thrive where God wants you.  Run free.  Dance. Sing. Shout.  You're free.  Life can be hard.  But when you are following God, life CAN NOT defeat you.  So let go and enjoy freedom. :)

Viva La Random

The night is young, yet the day is old.  I'm sitting here, drinking tea, listening to Bon Iver, trying to compose a blog post of some specific meaning.  But today I'm feeling random.  So let's be random. ;)

• I can't think about what to write because the music I'm listening to is distracting me.
• I just turned it off.
• I'm not good at multitasking. 
• I like coffee. A lot.  This is new for me.
• My microbiology class is kind of turning me into a germaphobe.
• I like denim.
• I miss the beach.  When I get a car, I'm gonna practically live there. I wanna read there, sing and play guitar there, draw there, pray there, do homework there, and...just sit there and take in the atmosphere.  
• Figs are uniquely delicious.  And they look rather ugly on the outside. But when you bite into one, they're so beautiful.  Go eat one.
• One day, I'm gonna learn to surf. Yup.
• Late at night, I like to watch Call of the Wild Man on Animal Planet. I laugh my head off the entire time.
• I love laughing.  It's such a great feeling.
• Where I work seems to have a wasp infestation.  A kid gets stung like every day.  I consider it a miracle I haven't been stung yet.  
• I dislike serial daters. bleh.
• The squeak of guitar strings...yes.
• I get really goofy and loopy at night.  It's a pretty funny sight to see.
• Sometimes you gotta fight life's attempts to bring you down, and seek the beauty in every day.
• There's a little inspiration for ya.
• You're welcome.

Here's a random picture I took recently to conclude my random post.   

I woke up one morning, and I was like "Strawberries are pretty!"  So I grabbed one out of the fridge, went outside, and took this pic. 

Melancholy Midnight

I had a good day.  I really did.  But ya know those nights when you're about to go to bed, and it's just you and your thoughts.  I'm no longer caught up in the busy-ness of the day.  Time has caught up with me.  And then I start to wonder if I'm not as strong as I try to be.  Have I been faking this smile for all this time?  My heart is filled with gratitude and amazement at all God has done and is doing.  But sometimes, the sadness comes.  Then the sadness that the sadness came.  I suppose that's okay--to not have it together all the time.  Just gotta push away the thoughts and pray.

This makes me lol.