Scars

"While they all fall in love with her smile she waits for one who will fall in love with her scars." - The Dreamer

If you look closely you can see I have two scars on my left arm. One scar I got one day years ago when I was riding my bike and my bike handle got caught on a string sticking out of a trash can. Crazy right? Well needless to say I came crashing down on the cold hard concrete ground. And my other scar is from this one time one of my families nightly walks I tripped over my old dog, Bongo and fell on the concrete. It never fully healed because being the klutz that I am I kept hitting it either against my refrigerator or while playing travel soccer, since elbows are always flying around. But these are only two of my many scars, which obviously some of them are invisible. But the reason why I am sharing this is because I wish we lived in a world where we didn't have to hide our scars or be ashamed for them. Scars tell stories and we all have a story to tell.

Celebrate the tiny victories

“Each of My children is a unique blend of temperament, giftedness, and life experiences. Something that is a baby step for you may be a giant step for another person, and vice versa. Only I know the difficulty or ease of each segment of your journey. Beware of trying to impress others by acting as if your giant steps are only baby ones. Do not judge others who hesitate, in trembling fear, before an act that would be easy for you. If each of My children would seek to please Me above all else, fear of others’ judgments would vanish, as would attempts to impress others. Focus your attention on the path just ahead of you and on the One who never leaves your side.“ - Jesus Calling Daily (September 25)

I have been thinking a lot recently about how it is extremely important to realize that something that you would consider easy could be something super difficult for another person. I never seem to know what to say when people ask me what I have been up to lately, because to them no matter what I say it probably sounds like I haven’t done much. It seems like everyone I know either got married, graduated college, or did something big this year while I look at myself and feel like I didn’t. But I think the hardest part is seeing the big amount of praises and congratulations that others receive when they accomplish something considered “big,” in this society. Now I am in no way looking for self-pity and trying to disregard what those people have done and I do believe those people deserve a big congratulations and all of that praise. But I just think that us as human beings need to try and celebrate the more smaller victories and things people accomplish as well.

As this year is coming to an end, I may not be able to say that I did any of those things this year but I can say I have survived and so can you. I stumbled upon this quote recently and thought that it describes exactly how I feel. So if you’re struggling remember you’re not alone and that there is always hope. P. S. celebrate the tiny victories.

Hebrews 6:19-20; Romans 12: 12; Psalm 119:114; Psalm 71:14; Jeremiah 29:11; Isaiah 41:10

13 Quotes About Friendship

It seems like everyone I know has been getting married, engaged, or going into a new relationship recently. Because of this I have realized even more then I did before how important it is to have a good group of friends. I am so thankful to have such amazing friendships with these people and I truly believe friendship is one of God's greatest gifts. So I thought I would share some of my favorite quotes about friendships. I am trying to remember to treasure the people in my life more and I have been trying to tell them how much I appreciate them. If you are reading this I hope you will do the same.

1. "Girls can survive without a boyfriend, but they can't survive without a best friend."
2. "Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'What? You too? I thought I was the only one.'" - C. S. Lewis
3. "Friends become are chosen family."
4. "A friend is one who your overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden."
5. "Best friends are people who make your problems, their problems just so you don't have to go through them alone."
6. "F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Fight for you. Respect you. Include you. Encourage you. Need you. Deserve you. Stand by you."
7. "I get by with a little help from my friends." - Jonn Lennon
8. "Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art...it has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival." - C. S. Lewis
9. "As we grow up we realize it becomes less important to have a ton of friends, and more important to have real ones."
10. "Close friends are truly life's treasures. Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves. With gentle honestly, they are there to guide and support us, to share our laughter and our tears. Their presence reminds us that we are never really alone." - Vincent Van Gogh
11. "A true friend is one who upon seeing a fault gives your advice & defends you in your absence."
12. "Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their efforts. For if either falls, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to lift him up." - Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (HCSB)
13. "Side by side, or miles apart, friends are for always close to your heart."

 "I find the farther that I climb

There's always another line

Of mountain tops

It's never going to stop

And the more of anything I do

The thing that always ends up true

Is getting what I want

Will never be enough

So I just wanna look more like love

I just wanna look more like love

This whole world is spinning crazy

I can't quite keep up

It's the one thing around here

That we don't have quite enough of

So I just wanna look a little more

Like love" - Ben Rector, More Like Love