think about it:

Small people talk about people,

Average people talk about things,

And great people talk about ideas.

cute song

alright... so i feel guilty for not posting on here in a while... and things are CRAZY at work today as i get ready to leave again for the weekend... so i'm gonna leave you with a song i've had on "repeat" for a while now:


ingrid michaelson: the way i am

trip home...

This year's Thanksgiving was spent in PHILLLLLLLY... freeeeeezing Philly. It marked the first time that my parents, cousins, grandparents, and IN-LAWS all spend the holiday together. Somehow we managed to squeeze into one dining room:



Anyway... yeah... we did a TON of eating... and even more picture taking - which usually happens when my sister and i get together:









AAAAAAAND, I was blessed to be a part of one of my very best friends' wedding:


(the beautiful bride, SarahBeth)


(worship during the ceremony)


(SarahBeth and her sisters)


(The "crew" rating the couple's first kiss)

Alright, alright, alright.... enough with the pictures.

Actually... i'll just stop here and update you all on music stuff later.

Much Love!

turkey time

well in honor of thanksgiving,

and my trip up north to see

the family, I thought I'd leave

you with a bit of adorableness...

my baby, Sasha:





and a song that makes me happy...

*warning... this song WILL stick in your head for days*


(Lenka, "The Show")

:)

So... i'm feeling particularly happy today. Not sure why...

I've been thinking about life a lot lately - how things happen the way they do, why things happen the way they do... I wonder how differently I'd live my life if I could REALLY get a glimpse of the big picture. I mean... I know that the world is so much bigger than what I see on a day to day basis. I know that God has an ultimate plan for this earth and that I play a part in that... but wow... if I could be zoomed up into heaven for a few minutes and have a little meeting with God, I'd love to see what's in store for me. I know He's given me BIG dreams, HUGE ones. He's given me a passion for music, for people, for the world around me... and I know He's going to use it for His glory... I just don't know how exactly.

I blogged this quote just a few days ago, but it's still speaking to me:

"It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not." -Unknown

Courage is what those words above are talking about.

Courage= to act in accordance with one's beliefs, ESPECIALLY in spite of hardships, pain, danger, etc. .

Courage is one's actions matching one's spirit. It's actually LIVING what you know in your heart to be true.... and it can be quite a scary thing sometimes. It's is not just dreaming dreams, it's running after them. What a great quality to have.

Gosh... that word, "courage," has really been ministering to me a lot recently.... If you can't tell by the over-use of it in this post :). I was told by a woman I greatly admire that I lacked this bigtime. Yes, it may sound a bit harsh, but it resonated with me so deeply that I fought to hold back tears. Sometimes it takes someone really calling you out on your weaknesses to step up and rise above them, and that's what I plan on doing!

God has given me EVERYTHING I need to fulfill my calling in Him - my destiny. There is nothing that I lack. All I have to do is show up and have the courage to pursue the desires of my heart.

things that make me cry

Leona Lewis, Run.

Incredible.

stolen words

ok... i totally took this quote from a friend of mine... but i read it this morning and it really stuck with me.

We do not exist for ourselves alone, and it is only when we are fully convinced of this fact that we begin to love ourselves properly and thus also love others. What do I mean by loving ourselves properly? I mean, first of all, desiring to live, accepting life as a very great gift and a great good, not because of what it gives us, but because of what it enables us to give to others.

-Thomas Merton

my to-do list for today?
live life.
be love.
find good in
EVERY situation.