better than i could say it

"to make faith something to do, to live, and to not praise yourself for having."

yeah, that's why i fell in love with him 4 years ago.

FaMiLY

i was a weird little kid.

i'm sure you can't imagine.

the things that occupied my mind should not have kept me up at night.

i spent the day with a family today. not mine, but a family nonetheless. cake, ice cream, hugs, dirty jokes, awkward moments, too much food, and great wisdom. it was so good to my heart.

kNOWiNG

just for the record- i love my boyfriend.

it's interesting how the more experiences you have, the more embittered you can get toward other people who haven't had any such experiences. especially when the experiences are the hardest things you've ever had to survive. and it's even worse when these people try to help you through it or say anything in regards to it other than agreeing that they've never been through anything like it.
and yet how is it at all okay to get bitter toward all of them...

they just don't know.

and often, i'm the one that doesn't know.

and sometimes i feel like i'm 50 years old, and i'll be 700 before i die.