Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
- Abraham Lincoln

If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
- James 1:5

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
- Mark Twain

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms- to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.
- Victor Frankl

Eat Jell-O, don't be Jell-O. (Anology about not trying to shape yourself to please everyone. Don't mold yourself into something your not.)

The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- Psalm 18:2

Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 3:13-14

Some people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy.
- Dr. Robert Anthony

A man's as miserable as he thinks he is.
- Sineca
Roman Philosopher

When the tail wags the dog, it looks silly. (Anology about not letting your feelings control you.)

Girls are like cell phones. They like to be talked to, but push the wrong button and you'll be disconnected.
- Unknown

Life was so much easier when your clothes didn't match and boys had cooties!
- Unkown

The mystery of understanding what men and women want is also the answer, and we must spend our whole life learning that answer.
- Chad Eastham

The Weight of Glory

The books or the music in which we thought the beauty was located will betray us if we trust to them; it was not in them, it only comes through them, and what came through them was longing. These things- the beauty, the memory of our own past- are good images of what we really desire; but if they are mistaken for the thing itself they turn into dumb idols, breaking the hearts of their worshipers. For they are not the thing itself; they are only the scent of a flower we have not found.
- C. S. Lewis,
The Weight of Glory

Love must be sincere. Cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.
- Romans 12:9-10

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
- Proverbs 27:17

Babies...

When babies aren't cared for, nurtured or touched for a long period of time, really sad and strange things happen to them. In the first three years of life, the brains of infants who are neglected don't develop the same as in other infants. They have a hard time with motor skills, language, body language, stress levels in the body, and later the aility to identify feelings...

Meaning of Freind

(noun)
1. A person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
2. A favored companion.
3. An ally in a fight or cause; a supporter.
4. A parton or supporter.

5 Top Tips on Finding True Love-

1. Find a love role model.
2. Love and lust are NOT the same thing.
3. Know that there are many types of love.
4. Let your definitions of love grow.
5. Be an optimist.

Britt Nicole- Set the World on Fire (with lyrics)

"There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread."
-Mother Teresa

"Love is a grave, mental, disease."
-Plato

"How on earth are you going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love?"
- Albert Einstein

"Once upon a time there was a boy who loved a girl, and her laughter was a question he wanted to spend his whole life answering."
-Nicole Krauss, The History of Love

"Good relationships, good friendships, and just about good anything are rooted in showing respect."
- Chad Eastham

Fun Fact #6

People arn't Play-Doh, and you can't just go squishing them and trying to mold them.

Good relationships don't come out of desperation. Period.

Fun Fact #5

Plenty of people have dated someone and been able to keep their clothes on.

Fun Fact #4

If people couldn't agree on the definition of a house, it would be a lot harder to build one.

Fun Fact #3

The reality of an experience is often different from the picture of an experience.

"Sometimes there are things that are more complex than we have been led to believe"
- Chad Eastham

Fun Fact #2

The average age of newlyweds is now over twenty-six years old.

Fun Fact #1

"We are the first generation to have a full-on romantic relationship with our phones, computers, and any other media-based digital device that becomes the latest and greatest craze."
- Chad Eastham

"Two things are infinite: the Univers and human Stupidity; and I'm not sure about the Universe."
- Albert Einstein

"Be open-minded, but not so open-minded that your brains fall out."
- Stephen A. Kallis Jr.

"Not all those who wander are lost."
-J.R.R. Tolkien

"Don't think you're on the right road just because it's a well-beaten path."
-Author Unkown

BTW

By the way, I am actually Rebecca and Andrew's daughter... So whenever it says that a new post is by my parents, it is actually me because I used my dad's sign in to create this blog... Just so everybody is clear with that. :)

"The world cannot be discovered by a journy of miles... but only by a spiritual journey, a journey of one inch, very arduous and humbling and joyful, by which we arrive with the ground at our feet, and learn to be at home."
-Wendell Berry

"Be my singing lesson. Be my song. When I tell you I'm falling, tell my I'm strong."
-Patty Griffin

"Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy you must have somebody to divide it with."
- Mark Twain

"Hello, sun in my face. Hello, you who made the morning and spread it over the fields... Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness."
-Mary Oliver

"Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them."
- Marcus Aurelius

"So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing."
-T.S. Eliot

Hi There!

Hi
First I will tell you a little about myself...
likes: piano (but not practicing or lessons, just playing for fun), reading thrillers or mysteries, manga and anime, action-packed movies, chillin with my family, hip hop music and dancing, and sitting in front of my computer sipping hot cocoa. <3 dislikes: I don't like piano lessons, deep murky water, fish of all kinds (actually I am TERRIFIED of deep water and fish), I'm not a big pet person (but I love my dog!), and I hate it when I fight with my family especially when I start it... (and I do that alot.)

But anyhoo.
This weekend was the Portland Oregon Revolve Tour! And It was totally awesome, good music, awesome speaker, drama teams! And hanging out with some of my best friends and getting to meet the bands Group 1 Crew, Hawk Nelson. Also getting to meet the speakers Chad Eastham, Jamie Grace! It was just a wonderful weekend!