do you know who you are? this is who i am.

i think that discovering yourself is something that everyone should do.

i also think that everyone should have a mission statement. here's mine:

To love God and love His children; to serve God by serving His children; to live blessed in the joy and peace of the Father while working as a healthy limb of the body of Christ to spread His sunshine to my brothers and sisters on Earth.

i am a junkie/sucker for:
ingrid michealson; scrapbook paper; buttons; Twilight; foreign languages; classically beautiful boys; cultures; scarves; Anthropologie; reading; regina spektor; notebooks; colorful sharpies; carmex; musical theater; facebook; Free People; the Bible; wholesomeness; Christian boys; daisies; singing; syntax; poetry; tulips; linen; handwriting; colorful pantyhose; diction; cardigans; ballet; postcards; harps; historical fiction; The North Face; vampire weekend; ribbon, Chacos; Hello Kitty; hygeine; loving people; teaching; texting; baby names; band-aids; children; wool; apples; FiberOne granola bars; hymns; organic-ism; shiny shoes; Special K; sunshine; hair barrettes; embroidery thread.

things that disconcert and/or anger me:
abortion; hyperstereotyping; too much faux fur; the national deficit; pork; abuse of language; too much makeup; apathy; dyed-blonde but naturally black hair; mayonnaise; vanity; velour; lipstick; unfriendly churches; mindless rap music; hyperhypocritical Christians; macaroni and cheese; cheesy Christmas movies; heels; too-tight pants; ambitious bikini-wearers; liquid foundation; maneaters; superselfishness; frustration; precalculus; sinus infections; running; unfulfilled affection; goat cheese; stray animals; uncomfortable shoes.

i like to keep the "like" list much longer than the "dislike" list. i've found this leads to a much more enjoyable existance.

"it's funny how you find you enjoy your life when you're happy to be alive."
-relient k

i want to live deliberately. i want to suck all the syrup out of life. i want everything i do to be an act of goodness, and an act of love; i want the rest of the world to realize the joy of grasping how long and wide and deep is the love of Christ our Savior. i want to be His little ray of sunshine in a world made dark by our own pollution. i want it to be as happy as i am.

i think this is beautiful:

"whatever's in front of me, help me to sing 'Hallelujah'."
-bethany dillon

this is who i am. do you know who you are?

soli deo gloria!