big & bold.

#1

we have to choose to let people in, to allow butterflies, to include someone else in this crazy ride. our life can be ours, content & alone, or it can be shared, and breathtakingly unforgettable.

#2

i wish i could give 100% to everything i'm doing. everything is just getting done, not necessarily done well.

#3

spiritual gifts assessment results: hospitality, exhortation, administration. thanks God, i think i agree.

#4

i think i'd need 3 days of straight sleep in order to make up for the major lack of sleep so far.

#5

it's hard to juggle life, you know? to juggle all the friends, make all the phone calls, respond to all the texts, schedule the coffee dates. i mean, i love people; i couldn't survive without them. but sometimes it feels like a balancing act. i wish i could kidnap my favorites and have a solid week of coffee dates & adventures, uninterrupted.

#6

i hate to see people restless & discontent. i think we could choose to find a flaw in everything or everyone. that's the easy part. but to choose to only see the best is the most beautiful thing.

#7

i love surprises. surprise notes. surprise gifts. surprise adventures. surprises period.

#8

God knows what we need, and He'll blow your mind revealing it to you.

#9

i love church. i love people who love church.

#10

i seriously need a tan. pasty-ness got to go (sorry, sometimes i'm shallow too).

#11

i miss my best friend. i hope you have one, because they are the most wonderful thing God can gift to us. i miss photoshoot days and silly laughing and lazy movie days. i can't wait for summertime.

#12

i want to write a song. i need more time to play the guitar. i adore music.

#13

thirteen just feels like an awkward number...moving on.

#14

i miss home. i miss a big green yard and the porch and hercules and the tall shady oak trees. i miss the unending love in a home, late night mom chats, and random sister sleepovers. i miss seeing the mountains everyday and smelling the air and seeing the stars.

#15

confession: n.y. resolution to stay on top of class readings? fail. professors are beyond ridiculous.

#16

only 4 more months til simon & ash's wedding. i love weddings. i'm going to cry like a baby. i'm going to take pictures galore. i'm going to fall in love with love all over again.

#17

emily haven, i miss waldo.

#18

sometimes you just have to indulge in mindless entertainment. sparingly. but hello fashion magazines and one tree hill.

#19

responsibility is a nuisance sometimes. i wish i could stay out all night, and have pillow talk, and go on spontaneous road trips.

#20

i'm afraid of letting busy-ness get in the way of people. so don't let me let it happen please God. i want to see their hearts and love on them and forget about myself.

[i wish i had more time to do this]