Some of my favorite letters from Dear blank, Please Blank

Dear car,

I smile when the blinker is in-sync with my music.

Sincerely, easily amused driver

Dear Twilight fans,

Let's do some math! Harry Potter > Voldemort. Voldemort > Cedric Diggory. Cedric Diggory = Edward Cullen. Therefore, Harry Potter > Edward Cullen.

Sincerely, suck on that

Dear douche bag,

Please refrain from breaking up with your girlfriend through me. It's getting awkward.

Sincerely, text message

Dear radio DJs,

You do realize that there are more than ten songs in the world right now, right?

Sincerely, you can only listen to Katy Perry so many times.

Dear Justin Bieber,

Remember Aaron Carter?

Sincerely, ya, neither do we

Sometimes I am overwhelmed with the talent that lives in this town. Sometimes it makes my heart ache. With joy.

seriously. This place is ridiculous.

The Right To Life

This is Representative James Lankford, who was just voted into Congress this year. He formally was the director of a camp in Oklahoma called Falls Creek. A camp where I grew up, and went every summer, multiple times. A camp that changed my life and later a camp I worked at for the summer of 2008. So proud of this man. And so thankful and blessed that I had the opportunity to work under him, if only for a summer. Knowing that we now have a man like this representing us in our government gives me hope.

Tunes Tuesday: Sara Bareilles

Opps! Forgot to do Tunes Tuesday Yesterday!

This week it's Sara Bareilles!

I seriously adore this girl. I loved her album Little Voices and knew I would love her new album Kaleidoscope Heart. But I never knew I would love it this much. Her melodies and lyrics are just brilliant and I just can't get enough of it. She captured what so many people go through and how they can relate to the song flawlessly.

All that to say well done Sara. Now go BUY HER NEW ALBUM!!

They used her song in this breathtaking, heart-wrenching dance on SYTYCD

Kayla and Kupono Addiction Contemporary SYTYCD - Funny home videos are a click away

I mean, C'mon

Things I am LOVING lately:

These shoes from Urban Outfitters. AND they are on sale, like major sale. I think I am going to have to cave:

This fun new toy I got for my hair. I am loving what it does to my hair!

This website. I laugh at every. single. one.

http://whenparentstext.com/

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Just today, she allowed herself to miss him, even if just a little

(It was his birthday after all)

To wish her phone would ring

Her heart jumped a little every time it did.

Though she knew it would never be him.

Tomorrow she would go back to being ok.

Tunes Tuesday (Thursday Edition): Andrew Ripp

I have decided I am starting a weekly music feature on here. It's going to be on Tuesdays, mostly so I can use the oh so creative (not) name "Tunes Tuesday) but I just couldn't wait!! Music is such a huge part of my life and there is just so much incredible music out there that may be extremely popular or someone you've never heard of before. Either way, it deserves to be talked about and shared.

Today, Andrew Ripp gets the spotlight

Andrew lives in Nashville and is just ridiculously good. I have yet to see him play a show, but after listening to his stuff this week I can promise you he won't pick up his guitar in front of a group of people again without me being there. Check this boy out.

I am currently beyond obsessed with this song. I've listened to it probably 50 times in the past 2 days.

I love this song for 3 reasons. 1. It's awesome. 2. there are not many things more attractive than a man who can play the harmonica. 3. my "friend" David is playing keys in this song and it was kinda fun to see him.

I couldn't decide on just two videos/songs to share, so here is one more.

Crush

Meg wrote this quite awhile ago. If you're a boy, take note.

Dear Crush,

If you think I don't know your name. If I don't say hello or goodbye. If my eyes dart to the floor every time you look in my direction. If I scowl or pretend to ignore you. If I act like I'm much too good. If you wonder why I'm friendly and charming with everyone but you...it's because I like you. It's because my whole body gets warm when I see you. It's because I'm actually shy. It's because you've missed the countless sidelong glances I've thrown in your direction. And because I am completely terrified that if our eyes were to ever meet, it would all be over--that in that instant I would unwittingly confess to the thousands of little lies that kept you from knowing just how hard I might (and maybe want) to fall for you.

signed,
the girl you think has a crush on your friend.

Lately I have felt blah. Just physically. I have been missing the high school days when I played basketball everyday. I ran every day. I felt good, every day. I miss being in shape, knowing I was fit. I have tried to work out at home, with videos and stuff, and I have found it doesn't work for me. I slack off, I get sick of it, whatever it is, it isn't working. I think I need to join a gym. The problem with that? Gyms are expensive.

This is my dilemma.

But I am determined to figure it out.

I have GOT to get active again.

New Music

Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, a wonderful husband and wife band here in Nashville, have a new full length album coming out on Feb. 8th. They are streaming it live from now until the release date here. Go, check it out, fall in love, then buy it!!

Love Her

Brooke is a gem

Something In The Water - Brooke Fraser (TWHP Buzzsessions) from The Wild Honey Pie on Vimeo.

ONEWORD 2011

This year our small group was challenged to take part in a project called OneWord. Instead of making a whole list of New Years resolutions that we won't keep this project challenges you to pick one word to focus on this year. One word to define your year, and the actions you will take. You can go here to read the blogs of all the other people involved in this.

My word? Abandon.

Abandon fear. Abandon insecurities. Abandon judgment. Abandon myself.

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Life: Relationships require a balance between restraint and impulse.

Mystery can be just as healthy as seeing behind the curtain.

The years go by like stones under rushing water

Everytime I watch these I can't help but tear up. I have never done anything (work wise) where I felt more alive than the day/night of that show. Seeing the months of hard work, people coming back after the reschedule and the response to this amazing band, and knowing that I was part of making it a reality just overwhelms me. This is what I was created to do. I have no doubt of that. Now it is just a matter of letting God take care of the how and when, cause alone, I can't make it happen.

Make the Switch?

Sometimes I want to switch from Blogger to Tumblr. They both have their pros and cons. I wish they would just combine forces and make the most bad ass blogging site ever.

The only thing that bothers me about Tumblr is the lack of ability to have links on my page. I don't want to lose all my other blog links being on my actual page.

Mostly I just wish Blogger would make it easier to post songs on your page

Mostly this post is just me rambling

What are your thoughts? have/do any of your use Tumblr? Do you like it. Help a girl out!

GLB

Living with the "not yet."



"You complain that it is hard for you to pray, to experience the love of Jesus. But Jesus dwells in your fearful, never fully received self. When you befriend your true self and discover that it is good and beautiful, you will see Jesus there. Where you are most human, most yourself, weakest, there Jesus lives. Bringing your fearful self home is bringing Jesus home.

As long as your vulnerable self does not feel welcomed by you, it keeps so distant that it cannot show you its true beauty and wisdom. Thus, you survive without really living.

Try to keep your small, fearful self close to you. This is going to be a struggle, because you have to live for a while with the "not yet." Your deepest, truest self is not yet home. It quickly gets scared. Since your intimate self does not feel safe with you, it continues to look for others, especially those who offer it some real, though temporary, consolation. But when you become more childlike, it will no longer feel the need to dwell elsewhere. It will begin to look to you as home.

Be patient. When you feel lonely, stay with your loneliness. Avoid the temptation to let your fearful self run off. Let it teach you its wisdom; let it tell you that you can live instead of just surviving. Gradually you will become one, and you will find that Jesus is living in your heart and offering you all you need." {Henri Nouwen, The Inner Voice of Love}

Lie:

Truth:

Flicks To See

I adore Ryan Gosling. I can't stop watching this trailer. I cannot wait until it starts playing everywhere.

"And if I broke, your heart last night, it's because I love ya, most of allll"

What movies are your "To See" list?

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She knew it was coming.

She could feel it.

It was in the air, intoxicating every deep breath she took.

She had no idea what it was, which was simultaneously terrifying and exhilarating.

She could hear his whisper, because that is how he most often how he communicates.

Take my hand. run with me. But don't worry about the destination.

Just worry about the next step.

And whatever you do, don't close your eyes. You're not gunna wanna miss this.

So she took another intoxicating deep breath,

looked into the eyes of her best friend, her love, her Savior,

and took hold of the hand extended towards her.

She knew it would hurt.

She knew there would be sacrifices.

But suddenly, in that moment, looking in his eyes, none of that mattered,

and she knew it never would again.

Just That Simple

Baha. This just made me laugh.

Progress

My last post, though I didn't originally write it, was how I felt, for the past 5 years. This post, is where I am now. And let me tell you. I like now WAY better than I like then.

The first post was by a girl named Meg, check out her wonderful blog. It hit me, it's me, right now:

" You spend months, years, (a year?), weeks, fortnights, minutes, innumerable seconds pining after someone. wanting them, missing them, needing them. feeling unworthy of them-because that's the story that was told. by him? by you? somewhere in all that passing of time you've forgotten. where to lay the blame? doesn't really matter, you suppose. not anymore, anyway. or did it ever?

and then one day you wake and the light has shifted. and the lens comes into focus. and you realize that all along--actually--it was he who was unworthy of you.

and god does that realization feel good."

And this post is another one from Grace. With some edits to the days:

4 Years, 4 months {1,580 days} of you

...and I'm done.

Leaves have grown over the branches of the tree we once sat in, houses have been built along the empty streets we once played in.

In a few months we will barely know each other anymore.

After a while I won't think of you as often.

There will still be days I miss you. There will still be nights I cry.

But you will find someone better for you, and I will find someone better for me.

There will be things we both won't ever forget. We'll look back and smile, and our hearts will clench a little.
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When I think of you, I'll always remember you as someone that I loved.

Goodbye.

{GLB}

Loss: you never get over it, you only get used to it.

"One day, you fall for this boy and he touches you with his fingers and he burns holes in your skin with his mouth and it hurts to look at him and it hurts when you don’t and it feels like someone’s cut you open with a piece of glass."