Breath...

Life is not about the number of breaths we take,
But the moments that take our breath away!

Take a moment to look back in your life right now and think about all the things you can remember from atleast 5 or more years ago. Really it is only those moments that ment a lot to you, those moments that really "took your breath away". Whether they be good or bad memories, they ment a lot to your life and that is what we remember our life by. So when it comes to these small day to day things that make us upset or angry, the little problems in life really dont mean anything and i hope that you can see that. Don't let those small things mess up a wonderful life. Small problems can snowball in huge memories of bad times that we really dont need, and can easily be avoided if we just let some things go every once in a while, and let other people have their way.

Just one more step to making life a little bit better for yourself, and for those around you.....
God Bless you today and everyday!!

Strange New World....

I've been able to stand back and look at life through different eyes, my life was tossed upside down this year... and it seems like I've been thrown into this strange new world... but the weird thing is that i can't tell if its me that has changed or if its the world that has changed... I've been caught up in a with a blind fold on for so long that i have lost sight of who i am and those who mean the most to me...
Love is truly blind...whether we like it or not, we all let love blind us from what is going on in life but at the same time there is one thing in life that is true, we all live to love, and love can either make us who we are, or it can break us down.

Here's to the future, where ever it may lead....

God Bless the Broken Road

If you haven't noticed by now i really like to think about the words to songs i listen to and i normally find some way to apply them to my life. "Bless the Broken Road" by Rascal Flatts:

I set out on a narrow way

many years ago

hoping i would find true

along the broken road

but i got lost a time or two

wipe my brow kept pushing through

i couldn't see how every sign

pointed straight to you.

Life is like a broken road, but one thing that i know is that God blesses every step i take and with God on my side i will not stumble or fall. Life can be hard sometimes and we wonder why God is letting this happen, but one thing we can be sure of is that God has a WONDERFUL plan for our lives, even if we can't see it right now... Everything we do everything we go through is just preparing us for where God is taking us in life, whether it be right here where we are doing what we've been doing. Or maybe he is teaching us a lesson so we can go out later and affect someone else's life for God. Sometimes i wonder what God has planned for my life, but on the other hand, i really enjoy living life from day to day. Cause someone once told me this little poem:

Yesterday is History
Tomorrow is a Mystery
Today is a Gift

That is why it's call the Present

So treasure today cause it's a gift from GOD!!

Amazing...

I'm almost done with my undergraduate work now... only two more months..... Three and a half years ago i came down here to find myself and well i guess get a degree... but it has taken almost the same time to truly understand who i am... I wanted to get away from everything i ever knew and start over, and that's exactly what i got... i think it really showed me that we are only what we are.... cause moving almost four thousand miles away and not knowing anyone and making all new friends, life seemed to stay about the same...
Now looking back on these years, I've realized that we can be mad or upset at life, or we can accept what life has given us and CHOOSE to be happy each day, cause each day is a gift that God gives us to spend. I've learned that even though we run away looking back to see if anyone is following there is always one person that is standing there next to you... just like the poet who wrote "Footprints" tells, God is always right there with us, sometimes we dont see him, but he always is there for us, even when it seems like there is no one else.
Finally last bit of rambling for the evening.... I've come to believe that if you choose to be happy with what God has blessed you with, then life becomes happier and you learn to find joy in everything that you do! So for those of you that are looking for who you are, spend a little while looking back on all those blessings that God has so graciously given you, and i hope that you find a new light to brighten your day, cause when you do, everything just becomes to much better and life truly is worth living again!

In her eyes im prince charming....

In his eyes im just some fella,

Riding in stealling Cinderella

.......

Ain't she something son

Yes she's quite a woman

and he just starred at me

and i realized that in his eyes

she would always be

Playing Cinderella

If you ever really thinkg about it, it really does hurt to know that your stealing some guys little girl, his little Cinderella. Love is just a wonderful feeling but at the same time i creates so much hurt somethings.... why does life have to be so hard sometimes... why can't love be just love, the happy feeling that a guy and girl get googly eyes for and ride off into the sunset. Sometimes i wish that life was a little more "enchanted..."

Running Away...

Just the other day someone sent me this really interesting quote... it said, "Sometimes people run away, just to see if anyone cares enough to follow" and it really made me think about a lot of things. One of main reasons for coming to Harding four years ago was just for this reason. A lot of people back home said they were friends, but underneth it all most of them were just friends to the extent that they could get something out of the friendship. Over the years i've seen who really wanted to be friends and who just was acting it out.... at first it kind of hurt to realize this but when i thought about it for a while, it brought me joy to know that there are people out there that really do care.
True friends are hard to find and when you do find one take hold of them and never let them go. For true friends are like precious gems, they come around only once in a while, and are worth more than you can afford. True friends bring a joy and happiness to your life that can't be found anywhere else.
Sometimes i wonder what things will be like in another four years, once im gone from Harding. How many of my friends down here will i still stay in contact with? I hope that it would be all of them, but i know that it won't be very many. "We all know reality, don't mess with a dream, don't mess with a dream, man.... " This is another quote from an oldies movie i watched this summer, and i think it fits well here... i hope and pray and "dream" that everyone i meet will become a true friend and stay in contact for the rest of our lives, but reality sets in and we all realize that, things just dont happen like that.

Humility...

Some times there is times in life where you just have to sit back and really think about what is going on... Monday night was one of those nights for me... God really touched my heart, and showed me some humility. There has been a lot going on this semester and i have taken a lot of things for granted.... i dont think it was said, but the verse that just stuck in my head all night was when Jesus was saying, "If you wanted to be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven you must first humble yourself like a child" and a while back i did a lesson on the childlike heart, and how we are to find the child of God inside all of us, and not act childish in the process....

Today i got a new lens for my camera, a complete surprise from my parents. This has truely become a wonderful week, and i have so much to be thankful for in life!! Friends and family both mean so much to me, and sometimes i know i dont show the appreciation / humility to these people who have done so much for me. It is my goal for the rest of this semester to show these people how much they truly mean to me and show the same kindness that has been afforded me over the past years.