loveliest things of all.

so I may or may not be obsessed with this lovely blog called whitney darling.

it may be my dream to end up on this blog one day.

she just writes things so beautifully and captures the love affair between two love birds.

Ah. its just pure loveliness. that's all it is.

[click below...]

WHITNEY DARLING BLOG.


I was talking to my roommate and we were just soooo envious that THIS is her job. Getting to make people's days special and memorable with her giftedness as a writer and photographer. It's just too much to handle. I love it.

words that speak.

words; they are powerful.

I find it important to fill my heart and mind with uplifting words that leave me awestruck. in fact I thirst for these words. Words are often just tossed around with no real thought into them. the word 'love' seems to have lost the true meaning and powerful value to it. we 'love' all things now in days.

i read this beautiful passage in Isaiah this morning and the words struck me with beauty. but not just any beauty. i felt His Beauty.

For I a m the Lord, your God, 

the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, 

Cush and Seba in your stead. 

Since you are precious and honored in my sight, 

and because I love you, 

I will give men in exchange for you,

and people in exchange for your life. 

Do not be afraid, for I am with you....

Bring my sons from afar 

and my daughters from the ends of the earth-

everyone who is called by my name, 

whom I created for my glory,

whom i formed and made. 

ISAIAH 43:3-7 

He loves me. He loves you.

on the grind.

i'm back baby. here we go!

to school i went today. i wish i could say i went smoothly and that i unpacked in 2 hours and went home. BUT that's not how it went.....

On wednesday [yesterday] my daddio & I traveled in thee air for 5 hours until we arrived on the east where it was 11pm. then we had to rent a car. then we took a wrong turn and thus...the GHETTO at midnight. then we missed another turn [blast you massachusetts road signs] then it was raining. then we got on the right road. and then we were hungry. and then i noticed the people at the car rental place forgot to roll up the window of the passenger seat [my seat] during a storm therefore resulting in wet pants and back. then we arrived at 1 AM. then we got bananas from the kind gentleman at the front [he must have noticed our hungry bodies rollin' on in] then we went to bed. got up 5 hours later. moved in boxes. found out some glassware broke on their journey to the east. target stops and thrift store stops [necessary]. bought TWO AWESOME chairs for $5 each. and then we didn't sit down for 7 more hours as we unpacked, rearranged my furniture multiple times, and hung decorations. and then dinner and ONE LAST stop at target. HALLELUJAH. my body feels like i got run over by a 16 wheeler and my feet as if i spent a whole 12 hour day a Disneyland.

this was definitely my face today... and the words couldn't be more true. i really enjoyed spending time with my pops before he has to leave. its the little things.



this was a 'go go GO' kinda day.
productive would be an understatement.


I am so blessed that my dad was here to help me; i definitely could NOT have made it without him and his support!!


and so the RA busyness begins. this year is gonna be RAD...i can feel it.

summer lights.

last week my family and I went to a lil mountain town called mammoth. we try to get out there every summer.

we always seem to leave there refreshed and in awe of God's beautiful creation. I know I tend to take for granted all God's wonders.

I took this picture on an evening hike. I walked past it and was so struck by His beauty that I walked back and took this. He is so majestic and it shows in everything we see.

that night i went out with a friend for coffee and stargazing on the golf course. WOW. there were star constallations I never seen before in my life. It went to show me that there is SOO much I don't know. It reminded me of the reality of my size compared to our ALMIGHTY God's size.  i mean WOW. here is a link to francis chan's visual reminder of our size compared to His.

explore & seek His beauty everyday. open your eyes to it...it is right in front of you.

Here are some verses on His beauty: 

Ecclesiastes 3:11- He has made everything beautiful in His time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. 

Genesis 1:31- And God saw all that he made, and behold, it was very good. 

Psalm 8:3-4 -When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? 

Psalm 19:1- The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. 

lovely tunes.

because i think music is so powerful, i will be posting some 'tasty' tunes every now & then.

the lumineers are my newly found obsession ESPECIALLY the song 'ho hey'. i haven't stopped

listening to it since i first heard it. this song simply makes me so joyous every time i listen to it [without fail.]

also, i really do enjoy the music video because they are so happy and i love light bulbs. haha.

so lend your eyes n' ears to them. 

a simple hello

YEE. i love blogs for many reasons:
    
          1. it is a great way to write down thoughts or things that are interesting to YOU.
          2. it's a fantastic way to see life through another's eyes
          3. they can be inspiring & creative
          4. it's organized chaos [tons of thoughts, ideas, or can provide some good ole laughs]


i hope my blog does just that.


SO.....






now AIN'T THAT THE BERRIES!