i am...

flaky.
insensitive.
too blunt sometimes.
impatient.
short-tempered.
moody.
forgetful.
doubtful.
flawed.

i am...

quick to love.
forgiving.
compassionate.
empathetic.
aware.
human.

& working on it.

as of today, i have been a mother for a year. granted, i may not've known right away, but my body did. and i have been tending to the needs of my little one for an entire 365 days. i can't really wrap my mind around it ( Read more... )

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life has a knack for being tragic ( Read more... )

once upon a time, there was a small girl named leanna. her mimi loved her. some sundays, her mimi would pick her up at her house and take her to church. after a few years of these memorable outings, leanna's mommy told her they were going away. to a place called nevada ( Read more... )

many moon ago, i used to be the person to call in the middle of the night when you were in crisis / needed to talk / needed advice to not follow / etc. i have never known why i was this person, but honored to be this person. then i got pregnant. and it is just now getting to the point where people are starting to come to me again. i had forgotten ( Read more... )

what seems like yesterday but was, in fact, far too long ago, a good friend and i had a conversation about people's marriages and kids etc taking over their myspaces. and how annoying it was ( Read more... )

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If monotony tries me, and I cannot stand drudgery; if stupid people fret me and the little ruffles set me on edge; if I make much of the trifles of life, then I know nothing of Calvary love.
-Amy Carmichael

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my hormones [aka me] really needed to hear this. i've let the stupid people get to me a lot lately. especially when those maternal &/or ( Read more... )

THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING GIFT I HAVE EVER GOTTEN EVER.

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