Hebrews 12:18-24

18 You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm; 19 to a trumpet blast or to such a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them, 20 because they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.” 21 The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.” 22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, 23 to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all men, to the spirits of righteous men made perfect, 24 to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

(one of my favorite verses)

Comfort.

whether it's a bad day, a good day, or simply a perfect fall windy day i can always count on my record player and the soothing sound of music on vinyls, my favorites including Bon Iver, Horse Feathers, and Sufjan Stevens.i'm not a photographer and i don't claim to be very good but i do enjoy capturing special moments with family and friends, and every now an occasional funny picture with close ones. Polaroids are quite fun and a favorite of mine.creative writing is something i enjoy doing, specifically poetry and there's nothing like the feeling of writing on an old type-writer and looking at the black lettering on the paper appear as i keep typing.

these are what get me through the day; these are my favorites.

Submerge

each night i collect thoughts.
thoughts that embrace my mind and have
a way of holding me down;
i drown myself in those thoughts, because
that's all my mind will allow me to do
before closing my eyes shut.
it's a dangerous thing, to submerge yourself in countless
thoughts, risking never fully returning back to reality.
i don't want to drown myself anymore, instead i want to emerge,
and leave those
fickle thoughts in the deep.
to wake up and take a deep tender breath,
and let it all go.
i collected thoughts; now i just let them fade away
like writing on sand.

New Website

I will try my best to update this blog whenever i can, to put some thought and love into it.

but for now, a quicker and more recent place you can check out is my Tumblr

♥

Heart.

"i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart)i am never without it (anywhere
i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear no fate (for you are my fate,my sweet)i want no world (for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)"

- E.E Cummings

Good.

The Head And The Heart - Gone from bar bar apartment sessions on Vimeo.

abroad.

traveling... it's been on my mind for quite a while now i feel the need to leave Seattle and soak in the culture and beauty of another place, it's a hunger i strongly feel that it is God who's given me this hunger, maybe I'll grow out of these experiences but the only thing holding me back is myself and i can't allow myself to do that any longer.

Whispers of a Bird.

the bird told, don't worry darling

for what you are waiting for is soon to come

perhaps it is already here but your eyes haven't

adjusted to the beauty of it yet or simply you won't

let your eyes truly witness it. it's okay darling, it's okay to be afraid

when you've never experienced this beauty at all , the amazing feeling of it

and the all around greatness of it.

don't worry darling it'll come. and when it does don't let it go, not even for a second.

soak it all in, and take with you all you can of it. because you deserve it.

because your beautiful.

Soon.

Like.

Someday

Eyes Closed

one of my favorite songs right now, no matter what i'm doing it just fits whether its driving or simply just sitting outside its just so soothing and full of feelings i can't even describe.

UP

I checked out this link that was on my friends Facebook page and it was a blog that had engagement pictures with the theme of the Pixar Film "UP" and needless to say they are amazing, Here's more of them Wildflowers Photography

Amazing.

almost forgot how much i love this movie

To Do

1. Fall Head Over Heels In LOVE

2. Travel (Rome, Greece, and Australia)

3. See Bon Iver in concert

4. Take a road trip with my favorite people

5. Fall asleep on a beach

6. Ride an airplane with my special someone/friend

7. Witness something beautiful

8. Get married

9. Own a dog

10. Get a poem published

11. Make my parents proud

12. have kids

13. Ride a roller coaster (even though i'm scared of heights, and that stomach feeling)

14. Learn to play the drums

15. Be in a friends wedding

16. Graduate

17. Live in an apartment with friends

18. Live in California for a while

19. Stay in a cabin somewhere peaceful and nice with Best Friends

.... these are the only one's i could come up with at the top of my head.. there's more but for now i'll just have to see what i can do about this list.

But My Head Told My Heart...

Old School

i was looking through an old photo album, sometimes i wondered
what my parents were like when they were my age, and well i came
across these pictures.

An Escape/ Comfort

Home

if i could tell you a secret

i would tell you that before i read

a book i read the last page just to see

if the ending is worth reading the whole book.

if i could tell what i really think about you

i would say that somedays i like you

but other days i just want to give up on you

if i could travel anywhere

i would go to Greece because it's so beautiful

and filled with so much life and joy

if i could take anyone with me

i would take my best friend or someone special in my life

if i could i would tell you all these things

but instead, i'm going to let you find out for yourself

let's just escape far away and find our Home.

Flying Bird

I was once a free bird seeing the whole world

it's hidden corners and features, finding it's little

treasures it had to offer.

I meant to do this for a while not exactly forever

but for a while, learning about everything my mind

can handle, why the leaves are so green, or why people

don't take the time to watch the sunset.

One day it was raining and like any other day i just sat

and watched drips of rain falling hitting the ground almost

like beats of a drum. It made me want to dance to just let

the rain fall on me and dance with it.

So i did. i fell in love with it.

when i opened my eyes i saw you

we didn't have to say anything , we just knew.

I wasn't a free bird anymore, but instead a bird loved

by another and living a different life. I was happy yes.

But a part of me misses the world and its hidden treasures.

I miss dancing with the rain.

I was once a free bird.

Good

Morning

Australia

when there's rain everywhere its nice to just sit back and watch a movie, i forgot how great this movie is and i'm glad i was able to re-watch it and the little boy Nullah is amazing to say the least.

Like

Hammock - Breathturn from David Altobelli on Vimeo.

Shoved

Today i did something i haven't done in a long time, it was needed especially these days but regardless it was nice to just sit down, listen to The Album Leaf and just let go and write... to just write everything i'm feeling, thinking, wondering, angry about, and HURT which is the most recent. We forget how powerful words can be and what effect it can have on people or even how much it can hurt them. It makes us alive in a way but right now, i'm not quite there yet so i figured i'll write how i really feel and let everything loose. I know later things will become clearer and the only person i can truly rely on is GOD.

Paper Roll

Just finished my first toilet paper roll project, a bit more difficult then i thought but i'm happy with it and there's more to come.

Little World

I came across this cute little project and hope to do one on my own, here's a link Anastassia

To Escape Would Be Nice