LOVE
It will not betray you
dismay or
enslave you
it will
set you free

THE LORD WILL FIGHT FOR YOU. JUST BE STILL - EXODUS 14:14

and in the end, we can blame the stars or tell ourselves that it wasn't meant to be, that it wasn't destined to happened but deep down we know that the stars were not at fault and it wasn't "meant to be."

The fault was in ourselves.

why is it
that we push away
those that care for us
the most?

and why is it
that we chase after
those who can't care
at all?

Family Of The Year - Hero

https://soundcloud.com/micah-turbitt/dont-think-twice-its-alright

This is so beautiful. I love this guy's cover of Bod Dylan's song "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright"

one of my favorite songs

"Blank stares are souvenirs in time
memories of family send others by your side
and when the words are gone, quiet will be your friend
I'm comfortable with silence in the end

young ones will age just like the rest
and smiles will be the greatest signs of happiness
so why do i forget that i am still young
i forget that i'm still young

what do you dream when you fall asleep
after 50 years will she be the one that you grieve
do you dream that you are young
is she still the one that you love?"
-Andy Shauf - Comfortable with Silence.

and i guess, most embraces - just don't compare to yours

Rejection is just apart of my life and I’m becoming okay with it. Some won’t wanna get to know me and my awesomeness but that’s ok. I just take that as a divine sign that this person isn’t meant to be in my life and maybe there’s someone better out there that’ll enjoy my presence. No biggie

we were standing a the foot of the path
you said you had to go back, had to go back
choose to travel as a lonely man, so much you liked, so much that you liked
always wishing you were walking that road
something you hoped
you said you take me to all the places you like
how little i knew

he sang many songs to me
always humming, always repeating
"i only eat to fill me up"
"i only eat to rest"
"i need a love just like a cave"
guess you haven't found it yet...

see where i am is where i wanna be
i know what i need
and there's many different places to see
i know how to dream
see there's a wound and its healing slow
and no it don't show, how little you know

maybe we marry and we work it out fine
some other time, some other time
and we'll be happy as I walk down that line
its all in my mind, its all in my mind

we'll paint the ceiling so that nobody knows
we'll cover it slowly, cover it slow
its like you never met me before
a little less show, a little less show

old writings.

I think about you so much that my stomach hurts. And Even after all this time and all the days it's been, my thoughts still keep running back to you, replaying images in my head of the time we spent on the staircase with your guitar. And still it's true my heart still does love you. I honestly can't escape it. Trust me I've tried to forget about you. for I thought I could move on from you. but it seems as though I can't.

The memory of your smile and those conversations we shared in that little town bakery. I try to forget. And tonight here I lay again trying to forget the sweet words you'd said to me that day. Why can't my heart let you go? Why must my memories of you, of us, torture me so? I feel embarrassed of my love for you.

January 30th, 2012.
-C.B.

A joyful thought

“A sight of Christ will gladden the heart of a disciple at any time; and the more we see of Jesus, the more we shall rejoice. “

-Matthew Henry

When we let His love shine through us, it is exciting to think 

that we can be an encouragement to other believers just by following His example. 

And when we are encouraging through our actions we, in turn, 

are brought joy through His glorification!

I want to find myself a cute american boy and drink coffee with him all day and whisper cute words to each other and day dream our day away as we lay in blankets and watch Disney movies till the sunrises. He'll make me breakfast and bring it to me in bed. He'll kiss me on the cheek and tell me he likes the dimples in my cheeks. I'll play with his hair as he lays his head on my lap, I'll kiss his nose and we'll just laugh all day and go on cute adventures to museums and art galleries. He'll take me to his secrete spot that over looks the city and we'll dance in each other arms as he hums to me. I'll smile and soak in his adorable grin and those blue eyes. He'll take my hand and kiss it and I'll blush softly and look away, to only hear him say, I love you.

“I think there is something beautiful in reveling in sadness. The proof is how beautiful sad songs can be. So I don’t think being sad is to be avoided. It’s apathy and boredom you want to avoid. But feeling anything is good, I think. Maybe that’s sadistic of me.” -
Joseph Gordon-Levitt

falling in love isn't easy, its painful. And now i know what they mean when they say "Falling," its like you're falling from a skyscraper to your death. But all at once while you're falling, the air is breezing through your hair, your fingertips feeling the suns touch, the buildings glass windows around you, they are reflecting the colors of the air. All has become beautiful. You don't even think twice about hitting the bottom. Because the journey of falling is to breathtaking that it you don't care anymore. You're completely and undoubtedly in love. Fear of being heartbroken and hitting that pavement isn't in your mind anymore, all your thoughts are consumed in the moment. His kisses, his eyes and that voice of his that makes your heart jump when he says your name. You're completely lost in the skies, falling in love.

we can whisper dreams, from our american dreams.

there will be dozens 

of people

who will take your

breath away

but the one

who reminds you

to breathe

is the one you

should keep

“To me you’re the sea 
and I have fallen in love 
with salt on my skin.” - Tyler Knott Gregson

Do you ever just wanna sit next to someone and listen to everything they could possibly say? - about anything ever. Just because you like their face, their voice and their general existence?

“It’s very tempting when you really want to be with someone to settle for much, much less — even a vague pathetic facsimile of less — than you would have ever imagined. Remember always what you set out to get and please don’t settle for less. These guys exist because there are a lot of women out there who allow them to.”
Greg Behrendt

your voice was the soundtrack for my summer

Fall in love with someone who promises to make you laugh, fall in love with the constant feeling of being anchored to someone who makes the crash of the waves bearable, someone who makes you stronger. fall in love with someone who tells you that if they fall asleep waiting for you to call, they'll call you in the morning-but not too early. be in love with something greater than the both of you that defies your superstitions. be in the arms of someone you can call your lover, someone that completes your heart. be with someone who lets you be wrong and wades in the mistake with you. fall in love and write down in your diaries, "we made it through," knowing there is more (good things) to come. but most of all, hold on to that love with clenched fists and a willing heart.