i'm not a big fan of the sound of this song. but oh, the lyrics. i want to add to the beauty. we come with beautiful secrets we come with purposes written on our hearts, written on our souls we come to every new morning with possibilities only we can hold, that only we can hold redemption comes in strange place, small spaces calling out the best of who we are and i want to add to the beauty, to tell a better story i want to shine with the Light that's burning up inside it comes in small inspirations it brings redemption to life and work to our...
Read Morei cannot even begin to count the number of times i driven up to manhattan. my car knows the road well. but last weekend, my little silver saturn took me for a different ride. for the first time, i went up highway 177. oh my goodness. what was i thinking ever going another way? how did i miss this? with shawn mcdonald's here am i playing as loud as my speakers would allow, i massaged the rolling roads with my wearing wheels. glorious. sometime in life you must all drive through the flinthills of kansas, though i ask that you...
Read Moremy parent's coverage ended when i turned 23. i guess the insurance company assumed i should be done with school, grown up, and have a policy of my own. [seriously. who finishes school by 23?] three months i waited until my insurance kicked in. an additional three months, were added due to laziness and dread. but today, i gave into my responsible urges. after a year and a half of delay, i went to the dentist. i must admit, i have a pretty high pain tolerance. i would also say it takes a lot to bother me. but i must state...
Read Moreesolutions. i resolved many years ago never to make them. just because it's the beginning of a new year, we're all feeling fat from the holidays, and everyone else is making them, i don't want to feel obligated. it's like valentine's day. i'd rather celebrate i love you on a random tuesday than out of duty on a hallmark created day. most of the time, the new year means fresh start, new beginning. we forget whatever happened last year or last night and we begin a new. less food, more movement. less busy, more checkbook accountability. whatever we did wrong last...
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