ESS 12:03 AM

so this is my class. just shy of 30 as of now.

rowdy, defiant, DRAMATIC little things. if you met them, you'd agree. and if you saw how long it took to take this picture, you would understand. but it's entirely impossible not to love them.

picka-shoe 6:31 PM

i admit, i was never a pokemon maniac or platform fanatic ... but these are to die forrrrr.

birthday 8:06 PM

My birthday was last weekend.

And okay, so maybe my birthday isn't a huge deal to me. But the people in my life are. I feel so blessed by the people I was able to spend time with.

(don't tell anyone, but you're my favorites)

also, check out the treat tim and natalie gave me.

It's Beyoncé in cupcake-form, right?!

(ribbit) 6:21 PM

one of the world's smallest frogs.

I want.

Lord's Prayer 7:27 PM

The "Lord's Prayer", or the prayer that Jesus exemplifies in Matthew 6 is so great! It's authentic and straight-forward but deep. As I was studying about it, I found out that there are a few little ad-ons and modifications that have been attached to it over the years by the Catholic church and recited in liturgies. One of them is called the 'embolism' and it comes just at the very end, right behind "...deliver us from evil." it goes a lil' somethin' like this:

"Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day. In your mercy keep us free from sin and protect us from all anxiety as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ."

It is meant to be an elaboration of the simple "deliver us from evil" line. It's charming and I especially find the last half of the embolism to be quite beautiful.

its interesting though, reading the sentence right before Jesus says the prayer:

(Matthew 6:7-8) "And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him."

I am the first to admit to accidentally babbling while praying, so I'm not dissing the Catholic church or calling them pagans because they added to the simple prayer. And I happened to appreciate their little commentary. But like I said, its interesting.

I wish I could learn more faster. (like more AND faster)

Jehovah Shammah: The LORD is there. 8:04 PM

I read a passage this morning and listened to a song later in the day. They very much connected in my head and in my heart...

If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me

and the light become night around me,"

Even darkness will not be dark to you;

the night will shine like the day,

for darkness is as light to you.

(ps. 139:11-12)

Hello Hurricane, you're not enough

Hello Hurricane, you can't silence my love

I've got doors and windows boarded up

All your dead end fury is not enough

You can't silence my love

(switchfoot)

I imagined Jesus to be singing the song and me being able to join in with him. He is our only Hope.

iYiY? 12:23 AM

Justin Beiber has competition.

Cody Simpson is here.

Okay so maybe no one knows how to pronounce his latest song title. But who cares when you have these looks?