Making It Out Alive

Written: 5/8/14

Making it out Alive

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I'm tired of restless hunger

I'm tired of sleepless nights

I'm tired of always fighting and it never being right

Sin, Salvation and Losing an Arm

Sinning is like chopping off your arm.

How? I'm glad you asked...

Sinning is like chopping off your arm because it CAN and WILL kill you, if left untreated...

BUT

When a Broken Heart is a Memory

I wrote this poem on February 2, 2011.

When a Broken Heart is a Memory

Back in October
I thought life was over
For he had me fooled
And broke my heart

Then as time went on
I felt love so strong
It could only come
From my Father above

Define Beauty...

I wrote this February 22, 2010. I was in 9th grade.

Define Beauty...

What is it? A feeling? A way of being? A look? A glance? 

A word?

Can someone be a beauty? Does it define someone?

The Kiss

I wrote this poem on July 22, 2008. It was the summer before my 8th grade year.

The Kiss

He waits for the moment they soon will be one

He has dreamed of this day ever since he was young

When the organ starts playing

The people arise

They all turn around

And he follows their eyes

There she is! 

As beautiful as she could be

She is graceful

Like a perfect harmony

Love: The Road Less Taken

This is poem I wrote on September 12, 2007. I was in 7th grade.

Love: The Road Less Taken

Some choose the byways
Some choose the highways
But I choose the road less taken

Some drive far
In their big, speedy car
But I drive slow
On the road less taken

Highways are dangerous
Byways are daring
But the road less taken is neither

Today, I Have Changed

Ever have one of those days where you just meet with God out of the blue?

Today was that day for me.

You see, as much as I would tell myself – and others – that I was no longer bitter, that was only partially true. I was only no longer bitter when everything was easy and I didn’t feel threatened.

The most challenging thing about overcoming bitterness is letting go. 

Understanding Isn't Important

God speaks to people in different ways

If I were honest, I would say that lately I have been skimping on my "Jesus time". There are plenty of excuses I could give and reasons why, but the bottom line is: none of that matters, only my relationship with God does. As a result, I have been super cranky and moody (ask my boyfriend and my family). This always happens when I skip my Jesus time. Always.

How To Be A Good (future) Wife:

Let me start off by saying...I am not married.

I am in a very committed relationship, but...no...I'm not perfect at that either. No one is. I will be the first to admit that it is hard to think of the general "how-to's" of being a Proverbs 31 woman while in the middle of a heated debate about something important (or "important").  In that moment, you aren't worried about respect and honor, you're worried about getting your point across and selfishly ensuring that your side is heard over the other.