i looked in the mirror tonight.
and for once,
i saw what God sees

and for once,

i was
beautiful.

God does lots of things to amaze me, but one in particular is how he constantly shakes up my life to keep me close to him ( Read more... )

I would never deny the existence of Satan; he is real and the opposing force of God. But although I am quite aware of human nature and suffering, I sometimes forget just how real and powerful the devil is. I've had a wake up call ( Read more... )

I've been sledding twice since our January snow. Matt and I went sledding illegally at night in the Conrow Park. The sledding was fun- him making me try the snowboard was NOT! ;)
And over the weekend, I was at Messiah. It snowed most of the day Saturday, so we stayed in, watched TV/movies, made cookies. Esther works with migrant families, and on ( Read more... )

my beloved betta, maximillion barthlomew everett, passed away today. he was 2 years old. please pray that he has entered fishy heaven. he was a good fish.

( 10 Reasons Why Lauren is Cool )

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On Friday night, I was invited to Marissa's birthday party as a special "friend of my sister" guest. There were a lot of people there and it seemed like everyone was enjoying themselves. After an unsuccessful attempt to find something other than soda to drink, Lauren and I snuck away and watched "Anchorman." Once the crowd died down a little, we ( Read more... )

Could someone please enlighten me on how to do a lj cut?