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Beauty and Truth
I Died for Beauty
Emily Dickinson
I died for beauty, but was scarce
Adjusted to the tomb,
When one who died for truth was lain
In an adjoining room.
He questioned softly why I failed?
"For beauty," I replied.
"And I for truth - the two are one;
We brethren are," he said.
And so, as kinsmen met a night,
We talked between the rooms,
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The Ends of a Rainbow
Life is so beautiful up here in Tennessee. Even in the browns there's a beautiful vibe that you can't find anywhere else. I was driving home through Dry Valley yesterday, an open stretch of farms and fields. I was thanking God for all He's given me and for His blessings that I haven't deserved. It was sprinkling after a heavy rain, and the sun ( Read more... ) -
A word from Luther
"Created and Upheld by the Word"
From Day by Day we Magnify Thee
By Martin Luther
Jesus answered them,"My Father is still working, so I am working, too." -John 5:17
God the Father through His Word began and completed the creation of all creatures, and through His Word He upholds them for evermore. And He maintains His work of creating until He ( Read more... ) -
It
Yesterday it hit me ( Read more... ) -
"Budding Sorrow"
Budding Sorrow
dreary
beautiful
yet reticent
true
shimmery speckles flick in the stream!
teary
overlooked
incarcerate
blue
retreat to the beat of a broken dream. -
A Day!
What a grand time I've had these past couple days! Life is so incredibly fun.
My brothers have recently begun to learn about poetry, and so two days ago they both wrote their first poems ever. Wow, their poetry SCARES me with how good it is, hehe:
Drake, 7 years old:
Trees are blowing and the same
with the sea.
The klouds are dark and
wut abowt ( Read more... ) -
Crying out for prayers
You guys, my cousins back in the Behavioral Center again. I can't tell you how much this hurts my heart. She's been through so much in her life, she struggles with depression and she's done frightening things that I can't get into on this venue. She's not saved. Her high school made her read a dark, depressing book which affected her so deeply ( Read more... ) -
School, fruit snacks and sugar highs
So now for an in-depth look at a day in the life of Jessica Dunlop. There are no normal days, a fact I'm very proud of ( Read more... ) -
Music town
I have to thank Amanda Davis for this gem... :)
How many Band Names do you see in this pic??
Example: The Gorillaz
It's crazy!!
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Struggling inside
Okay, today was a really good day....
....which made it a horrendously difficult day....
...because I'm leaving.....
It's not that I don't have faith for the change I'm about to make. It's just that right now I want to keep livng with my same friends in my same town and develop the same relationships that God's given me HERE. I'm so thrilled that I' ( Read more... )