"the quest is to become all that you already are.."
without hope, there is no faith..
and faith does not dissappoint us.. (romans 5:5)
wow! i mean.. that gives me a reason to keep going..
without hope.. there is no faith..
and hope does not dissappoint us!
gah.. i could say it over and over and over again. :)
happiness!!
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richard gave me a book today and said "I bought this because I read it and I thought of you.."
I was like.. wow.
inside of this book, it says..
"What is hope? To want? To desire?
To expect what's invisioned may indeed happen?
YES to all of the above.
Is hope that gut feeling that it's worth holding out and hanging on for just a little longer?
ABSOLUTLY.
Is hope the core of the human condition?
CERTAINLY.
Can you have hope without faith and humility and wonder?
THAT'S TOUGH.
Just the thought that there is something bigger,
something truer, something totally surprising out there waiting
for us is priceless.
What would you be without hope growing deep
in your bones, thriving in every inch of you?
NOTHING.
What does it take to hope? EVERYTHING.
Hope takes never ceasing to be amazed.. Wearing your soul on your sleeve.. Holding your breath, waiting to hear "I love you, too.." Believing that tomorrow could be better than today.. that you'll get a second chance.. that you'll make a difference.. that you matter. It's risky breathing, let alone needing, trusting, reaching out. Life is a leap of faith, the bold declaration of hope. And where there's hope, there's wonder. And where there's wonder, there's faith. And where there's faith, there's chance. And where there's chance, there's love. And where there's love, there's music.. and dancing."
(wow!)
I am amazed and taken back.
God is amazing.
Did anyone else see the sunrise this morning?? If you didn't, just close your eyes and imagine what the most beautiful sunrise ever would look like.. and picture it.. because that's what it looked like.
Isn't it cool to know that God painted the sky for us to look at?
I'm just in a wow mood today. :)
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Oh, Oh, Oh.. just for your information.. I am now a cashier at Jack's. :) I start work on Monday.. so I'm sure I'll see all of you there to stop buy and say hello.
((what if I add the change wrong?))
And lastly.. a quote by Flannery O'Conner because I feel like it.. (brought to you by the love of my life, Lesley Graham)
You have to cherish the world at the same time that you struggle to endure it.