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oh christmas tree. oh christmas tr...

Unwavering, devout. Devoted. He honestly believed that nothing would shake that. And you think that way your whole life. You believe that God is the focus, until he isn't. That the truths you've see your whole world through will never unroot, until they do.  His...

Riding in Cars with Boys I am 17 again. Riding around in my 1987 Honda accord with a cobra head stick shift that makes me feel superior to most girls my age. The car is filled way over capacity. 7 guys to 1 girl. I am the center of my little world. everyone around me,...

10/29/2014 It only took me 11 months but i'm starting to see the good that is coming as a result of 2014 eating me alive. I'm happy. & I just thought I'd send a little appreciation out to the universe today....

"It's lonely in here, with no sound except the echoing of my own voice inside my head. Telling me to keep going, to rise above, to let it go. Making deals with God and pleading to know why. Why has this played out in such a way that leads me to this busy and bustling, yet incredibly...

This is not my house. These are not the works of my own hands. I take no credit no praise no adoration no glory. It is He who built this life. He who offers the protection and comfort that my soul so craves. The hands that offer undying support. I stand in awe at...

Anything that can make me stop and think as much as this quote has is worth painting on a canvas and keeping around.  I am grateful for my God who has taught me compassion and connection.  And who continues to push the boundaries of the view I have of Him, of Her, of this life, and...

"Surely we can do for one day, that which seems impossible for a lifetime." -Lark Rise to Candleford (picture taken in whittier Alaska last week while on the trip of my dream...

"The more quiet we are & the more humble we are in the face of our experience in the  natural world - & stop trying to overcome it or dominate it-  the more were going to find a healthy coexistence with it." -TED Radio Hour...

I get paid to work with helicopter engines. & I love every second of ...

Imgettingold

I am taking my baby sister up to college today. 5 years since I was in her exact shoes. So like, i'm going to go crawl in a hole n...

tea

& on the worst weeks I wholeheartedly believe that if you take 2 hours out of your Saturday & have tea at the Grand America with your best girls, complete with rasberry jam and chocolate pastry goodness- when you step back into the line of fire nothing is as bad as it seemed before. tea...

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