one thing i know

time doesn't stop. and neither do we. not even when we try. there's so much to do. so much we could do. how am i actually ever bored? but i am. hmm this is something i should work on.

first three images from rockorosor

flickr recap

a purple sky

image via loveology

one of the reasons why i love music is because it makes me think. and most of the time it makes me think about some pretty important facets of life. today was one of those days. i was driving down a familar road on a rainy dreary morning and then i noticed that the sky was blue. i always though it was purple, but i discovered today that it is blue. BLUE. astonishment ran freely and wildly through my body. see i told you music is a powerful tool. and that, my friends, is just one of the reasons why i love music.

moving on to more important matters....okay so truth be told when i was driving today what i really thought about was my friends. i know i have wonderful friends. but today i felt particuarly thankful that there are people in my life that would do absolutely anything for me. i'm pretty lucky. and i know i don't express it enough, but hopefully my closest friends know that i would do anything for them as well. okay, enough of the mush...i think that's why my mind veered in the first paragraph. i'm always hesitant to share with the world my mush. but when it's true and important to me, i don't really care.

happy weekend!

i'm a fan of three day weekends. i'm also a fan of these photos.

happiness.

i just found a new shop and needless to say i'm a wee bit happy about it. and if you find yourself swooning over Anthropologie like me then you'll have no problem understanding my excitement. The clothes/shoes/bags at Ruche and Anthropologie have a very close resemblance. So why am I so excited about Ruche? The prices do NOT resemble each other. Score! So here ya go, a few items that caught my eye.



when i was making this mosaic i accidentally chose my last four flickr faves instead of the four pictures above. i had competely forgotten about these. what a pretty little mistake.


1. older than me., 2. lomo_k100_1may_04, 3. mrcz_lomo_40, 4. lomo_k100_1may_35

just a while

[Beth Orton]
So much stays unknown till the time you are strong.
Did you imagine you could ever feel so strong,
And all your pain just turns into relief?
All your doubt becomes your own belief?
Though tears don't come to cry some grief away,
The years will help to keep your need at bay.

[Beth Orton & Terry Callier]
So come on now, come on now, child.
You're here just a while.
Come on now, come on now, child.
You're here just a while.

So come on now, come on now, child.
You're here just a while.
Come on now, come on now, child.
You're here just a while.

[Beth Orton]
You're here just a while....

[Terry Callier]
Here just a while....

[Beth Orton]
You're here just a while
You might as well smile,
You might as well smile,
'Cause tomorrow, you just don't know.
It will pass. It's gonna pass.

not just on Christmas

but ALL year long......

'tis the season of love...and mercy

42 degrees

something to think about: I discovered this week that I have certain opinions and views simply because I “claim” to have them. With only little consideration, I just assigned them to myself. How robotic. How disgusting. This week a found out about a situation and I was not pleased with my immediate reaction. However, this forced me to think critically about why I responded in a way that did not align with these views that I supposedly hold. Turns out I didn’t change my views, but I did gain some valuable insight as to why I initially chose them. This situation caused me to think about some very basic truths and from those I came to the conclusion that I still hold these views that I once carelessly and foolishly cast as mine. As I’m writing this a quote that my friend Amber once shared with me comes to mind. The situation presented to me this week didn’t concern following Christ directly, but nevertheless I find the quote applicable........

When you understand what Jesus means when He says that you must follow Him, you finally realize that this is not a cattle call. He is not calling you to the same life that everyone else will live. He's not even calling you to the same path that every follower of Christ will walk. Your life is unique before God, and your path is yours and yours alone. Where God will choose to lead you and how God chooses to use your life cannot be predicted by how God has worked in the lives of others before you.

-Erwin McManus

well, hello again!

eating guacomole. watching basketball. running a half marathon. working. going to church. singing. praying. cuddling a cuddly kitty. working. wondering. thinking. hoping. making stuffed mushrooms. not making important decisions. enjoying living in the moment. worrying about living in the moment. praying some more and working some more. just a few things i've been doing lately.