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I keep finding so many crafty ideas for my dorm! I'm gonna keep y'all (I live in the south, I say that now!) updated on projects I do.

"This isn't what I want, but I'll take the high road. Maybe it's because I look at everything as a lesson, or I don't want to walk around angry. Or maybe it's because I finally understand. There are things we don't want to happen, but have to accept; things we don't want to know, but have to learn, and people we can't live without, but have to let go."

I will forever cherish this little town and I will hold tight to the memories it has brought. I will never forget my roots.

Review: I Am Second

The 'I Am Second' compaign is well known throughout the internet. It is a movement that is meant to tell the story of many who have found that they couldn ot live without God. Each story is unique and inspirational.

The book was not a part of the original campaign; it is many of the peoples' stories who have spoken on the video version of the campaign. Just as making a book out of a movie, this was not the easiest thing to do. However, I thought that the book was very well put together. At the end of each story, there was a list with pictures of other people whose stories were similar, in case the reader was interested in hearing stories similar to the one they read.

While each story was unique, some seemed to be too similar and a bit redundant. Don't get me wrong-I loved each and every one of the stories, but some of the stories dragged on and seemed like other stories I had already read from the book. I would recommend reading the book a story at a time, rather than trying to read through from cover to cover. I gave the book 4 out of 5 stars, because of the redundancy in parts of the book. I would definitely recommend it because the stories are very inspirational.

I guess we all have to grow up sometime.

I often ask myself, "Why does everybody my age seem so immature?" Well as I figured out, it has nothing to do with my class as a whole. It's those few people. You know, every school has them. The students that just can't seem to grow up and cut the crap. Those few people just happen to be my friends. Why do I even still talk to them? Not too sure. Still trying to answer that question myself. But I do know this: any friend who causes you so much emotional pain that you can't even focus in school and end up doing this rather than a philosophy project is not a friend worth having. I'm one of those morning people. The kind of person who as soon as they wake up is just naturally happy. But every morning when I get to school, that happiness is blown to bits due to the arguing, the complaining, the constant aim at always being right. That's my friends for ya. The argument today was about how my friend said that her mom was skinnier before she had her. To which another girl shot back saying, "That's impossible! She'd be dead! Your mom already looks anorexic". These are the kinds of deep philosphical things that my friends often talk about. After hearing this go on for about 5 minutes, I put my ipod in and tuned out. My friend then yelled at ME for having my ipod in and not talking to her. Every day, they have a new conversation about just why they're so ugly, fat, and stupid. None of which they actually are. But for some reason, they have all of that embedded into their brains. I can't stand it. I constantly have to ask myself WHY I even talk to them. I still haven't figured it out. It's sad, but that's my friends. It's really a great thing to wake up to every morning. I just can't wait until I can pack up and leave this place. Four more months. Only four more months.

Sooo....

I'm back! I've gone crazy over Tumblr so I've been back and forth but I want to keep updating this blog. If you'd like to check out my tumblr, feel free. I've linked it below.


http://liveoutspoken.tumblr.com/

Just a thought

Oftentimes, we get so caught up in what heaven will be like that we lose sight of what's actually happening all around us. The miracles that are still happening today, the beauty that God has created here on earth.

But still, sometimes being on earth and seeing the worldy things around us can really hurt. We learn to feel what God feels and see the hurt and pain that people feel. We begin to empathize with those that we have the least bit in common with. Our hearts are broken for the same things that break God's heart. We forget that one day we will be in a perfect, beautiful, flawless place. A line from an episode of The Waltons (I'm oldschool, I know) states it perfectly. When asked what death is like, a character says:

"I think it's closing your eyes and instead of seeing the darkness, seeing the light."

One day, we'll be with God in the light instead of being on this dark, terribly hurting earth. It's an amazing thing to look forward to. But for now, we're here. So live out your life to the fullest so that when you're in the light, you'll be proud to have shown those around you how to get out of the darkness and into the light. Make your life count for something. Because you never know when you might be closing your eyes to the darkness for the last time.

"No matter what tomorrow brings, or what it has in store, I know I will praise the Lord."