drops like stars

i was reading a book by Rob Bell, and in it he told a story about how he and his nephew were one day watching the rain through a window. his nephew continuously said, "stars, stars, stars." Rob, confused by his words, looked at his sister-in-law and asked,"why does he keep saying the word star?" she replied,"he believes that when a raindrop hits the ground, for a split second, that it looks like a star."



i had never looked at it that way.



i pray that you may see drops like stars...

TOMS

TOMS
I support TOMS and their business whole heartedly. TOMS is an organization that was founded by Blake Mycoskie. What this organization does is with every pair of shoes you purchase a pair of shoes will be given to a child in need. They have also started to sell sunglasses! And the best part? With every pair of sunglasses you purchase, eyesight will be given to a person in need. Blake is also coming out with a book titled, Start Something That Matters. You can pre-order it at the TOMS website or wait until September 6th, 2011 to purchase a copy! And with every book you buy, a book will be given to a child in need. OneForOne. Please support!

Sunday, July 17, 2011

forever&always(:

sharon, kim, and me

me and jade (the motorcade)

me and emmanuel

me and erica michelle lopez-the most beautiful girl i know

me, marikah christine, and daniel james(:

football games with jade

me and laurynn in peer comm!

me and chandler

me and laurynn

felina, brian, and me= link crew bffs

paige, saul, me, and jacob

me and my best friend mandy

me and bianca in peer comm!

oh, that chandler feigel!

laurynn and me; gonna miss this senior!

alyssa, hannah banana, steponme (stephenie), and me!!!

jr. year 2010-2011(:

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

fell in love with this poem...

Having a Coke with you
is even more fun than going top San Sebastain, Irun, Hendaye, Biarritz, Bayonne
or being sick to my stomach on the Travesera de Gracia in Barcelona.
Partly because in your orange shirt you look like a better happier St. Sebastian.
Partly because of my love for you, partly because of your love for yoghurt.
Partly because of the fluoresent orange tulips around the birches.
Partly because of the secrecy our smiles take on before people and statuary.
It is hard to believe when I'm with you that there can be anything as still
as solemn as unpleasently definitive as statuary when right in front of it.

In the warm New York 4 o'clock light we are drifting back and forth
between each other like a tree breathing through its spectacles

And the portrait show seems to have no faces in it at all, just paint,
you suddenly wonder why in the world anyone ever did them.
I look at you and I would rather look at you than all the portraits in the world...

-"Having a Coke With You" by: Frank O' Hara

Friday, July 8, 2011

Thursday, July 7, 2011

this so inspired me...

“Do you give the horse his strength or clothe his neck with a flowing mane? Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting? He paws fiercely, rejoicing in his strength, and charges into the fray. He laughs at fear, afraid of nothing; he does not shy away from the sword. The quiver rattles against his side, along with the the flashing spear and lance. In frenzied excitement he eats up the ground; he cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.” -Job 39:19-24

Saturday, July 2, 2011

pure love.

Robben and Olivia Claire.
I love them both so very much.
They are both so beautiful, sweet, and smiley(:
I am head-over-heels in love with this picture that I took of them.
True love is what is displayed in our household always...

the first time

Wow. I have finally created a blog! And I am super excited because I now get to share my personal stories and thoughts. (: I don't have toooooo much to say at the moment, but I will keep blogging along!(: