"But oh, the agitated heart- Til someone find us really out."

"Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man." (Psalm 113)

[He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. "Is that not what it means to know me?",declares the Lord.] (Jeremiah 22:16)

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"We make ourselves a place apart-
Behind light words that tease and flout,
But oh, the agitated heart-
Til someone find us really out."
(Robert Frost)

mmmmm...now that is something to really ponder.

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"When passion dies, the lamp of perception is eventually removed."

Bill Johnson tweeted that this morning and it really,like most things he says, made me really think. It's profound in a simple
sense.

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Inner ramblings today:

I don't want to be the one who points out the obvious problems. Rather, the one who has solutions for the problems.

Peace. Love. Joy.

What Will Your Story Be?

The truth is everyone has a story.
Everyone is going to leave the earth with a story.
You choose exactly how that story turns out.
So what is your story going to be?
You decide.

Imperfection is Beauty.

I am finding that imperfection truly is the most beautiful thing.
In a culture where we are told that being skinnier, tanner, or essentially just flawless to be beautiful...I venture to say it's not true.

I find myself finding people's imperfections the most beautiful thing about them.
I guess for me it's this illustration of loving who God made us, and knowing HE loves that flaw, how dare I not love it.

I truly believe without a doubt that someone who is so in love with their Abba, those are the people I look at and goo ohh jeeeez they are gorgeous! It's this inner light, inner glow that just shines through into everything they do.

Believe you're beautiful simply because He thinks you're beautiful!
Mind Boggling.

Although, I have never been a huge Jessica Simpson fan she just did a show called The Price of Beauty and she goes all over the world to see what every people and culture define as beautiful. It was really incredible to watch. I love cultures in general, so I was intrigued :-)

Here is the trailer, you can go to Hulu.com to loook at the full episodes. My favorites was he Uganda, Thailand, and L.A. one :-)

Ayaan Hirsi Ali.

I just finished a book called "Infidel" by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and it was absolutely amazing! Her story seriously leaves me dumb founded. How a girl, from Somalia, who has been isolated for most of her life escapes an arranged marriage and moves to Holland and eventually is apart of the parliament of The Netherlands. Sheeeesh. I can't imagine doing all that and actually living in a free world where I am encouraged to fulfill dreams and none of my abilites or talents are supressed. She does this, knowing pretty much nothing about the world encompassing her.

Her whole campaign is to see the opression of Muslim Women over with. I am totally for this. The stories she tells of her childhood are absolutely horrid, I can't even imagine living in that kind of world. She no longer is apart of the Islamic religion due to her not being able to understand the Quaran and the horrible things within it. She is now an athiest. I am going to pray, pray, pray for her every day; that she comes to know Jesus and His love that nothing on this earth can transcend.

Here is the short film she made about the opression of women. I am warning you it is a very detailed and has vivid imagery, and it's not for people who can't handle intense things.

Mumford and Sons.

My lovely artsy sister, Caitlin, turned me on to these guys! :-) I hope you enjoy!

Nicaragua.

Nicaragua.

I feel as if it's pumping through my veins.
The people, the air, the culture.
I am simply in love.

I have been there 9 times in my life,
since I was 8 years old.
But, I never fell hopelessly in love with the country until last summer.
Now, in a month, going on my tenth trip there, I feel as if I may leap out of my skin.

I find myself constantly being drawn to the faces.
The faces who have nothing, yet there eyes dance so brilliantly.
I find myself smelling the scent of the streets, causing my mind to travel back and place myself on those very streets, looking upon those very people.

The Nicaraguan people are beautiful, precious, passionate, and alive.

So, here's to a month countdown until my eyes are once again privileged to look upon such a beautiful people.

Peace. Love. Joy.

Brilliant artists.

I have had the opporunity of meeting these guys and getting to know them a bit...they are some of the must humble, relevant artists I know! So enjoy these videos, and buy their music! It's the bombbbb :-)

How He Loves : A Song Story from john mark mcmillan on Vimeo.

Peace. Love. Joy.