laugh it out.

I love laughing. Probably as much as Misty LOVES cheese.

And let me just say that I love it when I can genuinely laugh at something with someone -- it's important, you know? Life is about the small things. I'm thoroughly amused by the little moments. Tonight, I shared a few of those moments with a good friend of mine, Misty. Oh, but they were not small. In a sense, they were rather large and they definitely captured my attention. Misty, you know what I'm talking about :) It could not have been more perfect. I'm pretty sure that the best hearty laughs take place when you cannot breathe, your face is red, and all those around you are looking at you with half disgust, half wanting to be in on the joke.

Life is perfect in those moments.


Nighty nite, little one.

carpe diem.

I've been thinking a lot lately... a lot about the future, what I want to do, where I want to live, and the list goes on. My leadership classes are making me think through things -- LIFE. Don't get me wrong, they're awesome classes with excellent professors, there's just a lot going through my head.

In my Leadership Development class today Dr. Hemby was talking about how people think busyness equals success and effectiveness, when in actuality all it is, is busyness. That's it. Just because your day planner says you have appointments back to back from 8-4 doesn't mean that you're a successful, accomplished person. All it says is that you have too much on your plate to really sit and breathe. I'm so glad my success is not measured by how many appointments and people I meet with each day because if it was, I would be a crying shame. Life is too short and too precious to fly through it. I've been pondering that idea all day... What am I really investing my time into? It isn't enough to just sit and waste in on the internet or a fleeting magazine. There is more to life -- there are places to go, people to see.

I've been learning so much about myself this semester. I'm growing up and in a way it scares me; in another way I'm excited. God is faithful and I am so far from it... I'm not going to miss it. I will choose to be patient and wait. It's in the waiting that true peace, deep grace, and spiritual fulfillment comes.

My life will not be wasted.
I'm going to sieze the day... I challenge you to do the same.

G'nite.

sweet melody.

let's just agree on something: dave barnes is sweet goodness on a disc.
ok then, we can move on.

he holds a special place in my heart.
a.) he's beautiful
b.) he can sing
c.) he's an incredible artist.

i love the artists that can articulate everything i'm feeling. music has to be one of the greatest ways of communication. the first thing i look for in a song is honesty in the voice. i'll just say this: i can jam to most anything, but i can fall in love with an honest, well-writing musician. i'm a sucker for minor chords and simplicity. it's true. one of my favorite movies is the holiday... in one part jack black is talking with kate winslett about music. he's on the keyboard working on a piece of composition. he's playing a song and then all of a sudden he says to her, "if you were a melody... this is what you would sound like." my heart was so full in that moment.

oh, to be somebody's sweet melody.

noah&allie.

"So it's not gonna be easy.
It's gonna be really hard.
We're gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you.
I want all of you, for ever, you and me, every day. "

I want my Noah.
That's all I have for now.