Can You overcome this heart that's overcome?

“Today, my mother informed me that I used to fake falling asleep in the car so I did not have walk inside myself. You go little me. You go. MLIA.”

MEEEE TOOOOOO!!! :D

blessed.

every once in awhile, something in your world changes. it happens to all of us. lately my life has been on a pretty even keel. great things happen, and some not so great things happen. nothing drastically wonderful, like winning the lottery. and nothing drastically awful like getting in a car wreck. just good and bad. good, like sleeping till twelve and bad, days where grandma forgets who i am.

the past few days two people in my world have gone through two of the worst things i could imagine. a father’s death and potentially life ending illness. one i am close to and one i’ve only seen once.

i just wanted to express how lucky and blessed i feel lately in the midst of this…to be able to say i have never experienced either of these things. i’ve never lost a best friend or a parent, and i’ve never been hospitalized for anything. i forget sometimes how easy i have it. and i forget how little God has tested me. all i have to do is go to school, and love the people around me. all i am asked to do is live in such a way that the people around me see my faith through my actions. in moments where people around me are tested it makes me realize, i have a roof over my head and plenty of food in my fridge. i have a wonderful family and sweet roommates who love me. i’m healthy and i don’t want for much. i have possibly the most wonderful boy on the planet to take care of me next week when i’m stressing over finals. God has been really good to me in this way. and i guess what i’m trying to say is that by realizing my blessings i feel like i can be more prayerful and more supportive for those around me who are hurting. not just in this case, but whenever someone in my life is struggling, i want to be there to show them that during rough times they are part of a community that loves them unconditionally. i want to help them see that God hasn’t abandoned them, that He is just working on their hearts in a different way. i have to just stop and remember sometimes. i think we’re all part of some elaborate web of faith and love. we’re responsible for one another. i strive to live this way. The way we’re intended.

So if you’re reading this, pray for those around you who are going through rough moments. please Pray for sweet Sarah Comley in the passing of her father. and Pray for The Village church’s pastor, Matt, and his recovery after surgey friday to remove a tumor on his brain. continue to pray for those in your own life who are in pain, and rejoice in your own blessings. and when i’m being cranky or selfish, remind me to do the same?? :)

You won't bring me down.

“too late for second guessing too late to go back to sleep

it’s time to trust my insticnts. close my eyes and leap. it’s time to try defying gravity I think I’ll try defying gravity kiss me goodbye im defying gravity and you won’t bring me down

I’m through accepting limits cause someone says they’re so some things I cannot change but till I try I’ll never know too long ive been afraid of losing love I guess I’d lost well if that’s love I guess it comes at much too high a cost. I’d sooner buy defying gravity…”

—WICKED

To live the way that you believe...

it’s astounding how God gets into my head and heart so perfectly sometimes. goodness.

“This is the moment. It’s on the line
Which way you gonna fall?
In the middle between wrong and right
But you know after all

It’s your life. What you gonna do?
The world is watching you
Every day the choices you make
Say what you are and who Your heart beats for
It’s an open door. It’s your life

Are you who you always said you would be?
With a sinking feeling in your chest
Always waiting for someone else to fix you
Tell me when did you forget

It’s your life. What you gonna do?
The world is watching you
Every day the choices you make
Say what you are and who your heart beats for
It’s an open door. It’s your life.

To live the way that you believe
This is your opportunity
To let your life be one that lights the way

It’s your life. What you gonna do?
The world is watching you
Every day the choices you make
Say what you are and who your heart beats for
It’s an open door. It’s your life”

—Francesca Battistelli