love others more than you will ever love yourself.

and who God created you to be.

your love never fails.

I will be a revolution, be a voice
beyond these lies, even if it takes my life.
And I will not be lost in silence,
I will not let darkness hide this hope
beyond my sight.
For I have been set free; to live again.

your more than enough

There's a day that's drawing near,

when this darkness breaks to light,
and the shadows disappear,
and my faith shall be my eyes.
Jesus has overcome, and the grave
is over with. victory is won,
he has risen from the dead.
And I will rise, when he calls my name,
no more sorrow, no more pain.

day by day.

"And though the waves might bring you
down and though the currents might pull you under,
the sky is always still right above you.
And your friends will show you the way."

i'm coming back to the heart of worship.

God is soo freaking amazing!

and even when i start to doubt that for a second,
He reminds me He has an amazing plan.
and sends amazing encouragement, family and friends my way.

i can't sleep.

i'm ready.
i'm willing.
i'm ready.
lead me.
i trust you.

i have faith.

it's funny.
what my plans for my future were..
and where God is taking me.
but you know what?
i'm along for the ride.
wherever you want me too go.
I WILL GO.
i'm excited, nervous, pumped, stoked, scared.
so many emotions running.
but most of all i'm willing and ready.
i will follow the path of where you want me.

you gotta know your loved.

"She spoke with strength and grace.
She said she's different now, doesn't buy "busy" as a way of life,
says she's learned to slow down,
to pause for the things that matter,
for people and moments and conversations."

"i don't know what else to say.
i just have to believe that we are all more loved than we'll ever know.
And we're all in this together."

love is real. love is here.

Don't settle for anything less than someone who loves you.
Don't love when you're lonely, love when you're ready.
Don't think that it happens all the time, either.
Love isn’t the small scene of romance you’re exposed to
as a teenager. It’s far different, far more real.
Real love is hard to come by, but it comes.
Maybe not for a while, but it shows up at some point.
All of us are loved, but sometimes that person you want
isn't in your life yet. Don't worry. They will be. Just stop waiting for it.

i'll always look out for you. and i will always love you.

you should never ignore someone’s pain
or act as if it doesn’t matter.
for no matter how small their worry is to you
and how simple to solve it may seem,
to them, it is a disaster. and we all want
someone to calm the storm, not tell us
it doesn’t exist.

i'm gonna serve God with all i got.

oh hey, you wanna go to school and learn about God? yah! i'd loved too.

let's do it!
oh.. yeah. hmm, sorry! i just wanted to get you excited..
cause i know that no one sees how hard your working in school.. how much your trying, and now! you get to take another even harder course on top of that! just to get where you want to go! isn't that exciting...

i'm gonna get there. no matter what i need to do. i'm gonna get there.
this life is living for you God; nothing else matters.
I will go where you want me too.. and if this is it.. than i'll do it!
I'll work really hard and make it happen.

Just show me.. where I gotta go.. where you want me to go. and I WILL GO.
i'm ready to run with the solution.
no matter how hard it is for me to get there.

don't be afraid.

prayer is so powerful.

don't forget it.

you deserve to be happy.

If you're not happy with the person you're with,
Don't stay with them.
You're not magically going to wake up one morning
and decide you're going to be happy again.
Someone makes you that way.
Find the someone that makes you happy.

it's you and me.

this change. this is just how it goes. so lets embrace it.
lets run towards the change.
lets let it take us where it wants too.
run with it, dance with it.
it'll take you too far off places that you never knew of.
don't be scared.
you can hold me hand.
were in this together.

and i love you.
thats all that matters.
and thats enough.
i know it is.

expect a lot.

The excuses you make are only preventing the true joy you deserve

i'm gonna be okay. better than okay.

As hard as it was to move on, I think I’m finally okay with how we are. At some point, we both wish we didn't ignore each other like that. I’ll be forgiving you, just like you were forgiving me. People make mistakes, second chances are okay. It’s like a weight has just been lifted, I can finally breathe & not worry about what he will say, or when he would've finally stopped ignoring me. Because now I no longer care... he doesn't concern me. I just wonder if he'll come back to me, wishing he would've never screwed things up. I just hope our friendship can have another chance, but if this is the way it was meant to be, then I’m honestly okay.

i will be your hands and your feet.

i'm gonna remember that God has a plan me.
lets have some fun and be silly well we change the world!
if i have made you smile.. i have made a difference.

this was written for you.

The Betray

I don't think you love someone until you find out they love you,
and when people fall in love it's because they are both finding out at the same time,
little by little. But it's like the chicken and the egg;
someone had to love someone first somehow.

I love you.

- Luke Perine

In the past we used to say, "Forgive and forget".
Then it happened, and we were flung to the furthest corners of the earth.
Now we cannot forgive and will never forget.
Where ever you are: Are you thinking of us the way we think of you?

- shhh

I know I could line up my excuses for you,
and you could shoot them down one by one
and then you could make other plans
and I could show up late
or miss your call or forget the date.

But you must remember that we're both here now
and this still counts.

- Pascale Tellier

better believe it.

i'm gonna prove them wrong.

better believe it.
much love.

lets just be honest.

i'm feeling pretty weak right now. so stressed.
so overwhelmed. sorry. like a jerk.
hurt. upset. thankful. disappointed. confused.
sometimes i wish things didn't turn out the way they did.
tomorrow's a new day. i really hope it's better.
i love you. i won't give up on you. and i'm really sorry the day ended like this.
good night.

i know tomorrow will be better. cause God's grace is new every morning.
thank you for that Lord.
and I'm strong...because i got you on my side,
and i know im not alone.

you're still breathing; so don't you dare give up.

Realize now that when your heart breaks you got to fight like hell to make sure your still alive. Because you are. And that pain you feel? That's life. The confusion and fear? That's there to remind you, that somewhere out there is something better, and that something is worth fighting for ♥

i can't help you untill you help yourself.

you've got to much going for you kid.

interestting... but i think it's true.

'What facebook says i need in a guy?'

Understanding & Patience

Although you're not willing to admit it openly, you are very aware that you can be a very difficult person.You're a suffering soul and sometimes loose control of your emotions. Both your biggest wish and greatest fear is falling in love.Your heart desires a lifetime companion, someone who is understanding and who will never give up on you.

Your everything i need and more.

'when his grace covers me
he raises everything i see
into this new reality
of where i can see
a fact for a fact
and a spade for a spade
i can see my actions on how i act
and the consequences of the choices that i've made
i see the people that i've hurt
and i see the chances that i've lost
but i know what his grace is worth
and i count it all as loss
because by his blood he's washed me clean
and he's seen everything i've seen
the blackest of my nights
and the colors of my dreams
he's seen the love i have inside
and everything i hide
he's seen the coward that i am
and how i long to be a man
i long to be a man of the lord
it's an ambition i've ignored'

faith is all we got. and it's enough.

there is so much going on in my world right now.. honestly it's so crazzy! and pretty hectic aswell if i may say so my self. Lord take me where you want me to go, cause we are one heart beating. i was so so sure about my future.. well the next year. but honestly God this is something i want you too tell me. i want to go where you want me.. this is not to serve my own purposes. this highschool crap is so stressful, im honestly so ready to be done! almost there, finally. but i just don't wanna waste my future, i wanna do stuff for your will. you know? i don't wanna waste me time... your time.
i really hope kylie's okay.. i miss her. lots. and i love her. im really worried about her. kyle's amazing, im really thankful hes there.. cass is sillly, i miss her. im thankful for the girls at school.
why does school have to be so stressful? i don't care about this crap anyways.. in a sense i'm doing it for my rents, is that right? well once im done it, i know that than i will apprecaite it. but right now, im not so much. it's aLOT on my plate.. i sometimes wonder if it's too much.
and grad.. im so glad i'm finally here.. but it's so crazzy! grad comment, whhat to write? cocktail dress...? prom. limo. pictures.
i miss josh, it's time for him to come home.
it's time for things to settle down.. yet all i wanna do is get on with it! and really start living, cause at the moment i feel a little trapped and overwhelmed. but soon.. soon. i dunno whats soon. but i know God has a huge plan for me and my future and Lord i'm waiting on you! and i know you'll give me that goal and plan, you promised that. now i'm waiting.. but i must keep serving well i'm waiting.
so Lord just show me.. what.. show me what. not where, not when, not why. but what! and i will go. i promise. my feet are so willing to move! im ready to move Lord.
i'm part of the body of Christ.

'May the God of hope will you with all the joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.' -Romans 15:13

don't give up.

i have no control. God has it all. and i know that.

prove me wrong; without me telling you too.

what happens when i don't wanna try anymore? because i have given you too much credit, and all that credit is just allowing you to hurt me. cause your mood becomes my mood. and that's not okay. so i'm taking this credit away. cause you don't even realize you have it. you don't realize how you can affect me. so i'm gonna take it away and change that. and maybe when you realize what you lost? and much i really do love you and care for you.. than and maybe only than will it be okay again. but until you realize and can appreciate me.. i can't keep giving and giving with0ut you even really caring. so you let me know when your back to who you were? the guy i liked. and than we can be best friends again. but until than i can't depend on you much. sorry.

but honestly it feels good to stand up for myself like this. it's really hard to. cause believe me, i wanna be there, i wanna help you, i wanna fix you.. but i can't. that's between you and God. so this is what needs to be done. i hope i'm doing the right thing.

this is pretty much my song.

3 in the morning,
And I'm still awake,
So I picked up a pen and a page,
And I started writing,
Just what I'd say,
If we were face to face,
I'd tell you just what you mean to me,
I'd tell you these simple truths,

Be strong in the Lord and,
Never give up hope,
You're going to do great things,
I already know,
God's got His hand on you so,
Don't live life in fear,
Forgive and forget,
But don't forget why you're here,
Take your time and pray,
These are the words I would say,

Last time we spoke,
You said you were hurting,
And I felt your pain in my heart,
I want to tell you,
That I keep on praying,
Love will find you where you are,
I know cause I've already been there,
So please hear these simple truths,

Be strong in the Lord and,
Never give up hope,
You're going to do great things,
I already know,
God's got His hand on you so,
Don't live life in fear,
Forgive and forget,
But don't forget why you're here,
Take your time and pray,
These are the words I would say,

From one simple life to another,
I will say,
Come find peace in the Father,

Be strong in the Lord and, Never give up hope, You're going to do great things, I already know, God's got His hand on you so, Don't live life in fear, Forgive and forget, But don't forget why you're here, Take your time and pray, Thank God for each day, His love will find a way, These are the words I would say

a sense of wonder and hope.

'Give your best to the world, it may never be enough, but give your best anyway. For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them.'

maybe your not prepared to be in love with me.

'tried to take a picture of love, didn't think i'd miss him that much. i wanna fill this new frame, but its empty, tried to write a letter in pink, its been gettting better i think, i got a piece of paper, buts its empty. maybe we're trying to hard. maybe were torn apart, maybe the timing is beating our hearts, were empty. maybe were tired, trying to hard. maybe were torn apart, maybe the timing is beating our hearts. were empty.'

God is good,

He is good.
He is faithful.
He is powerful.
He is forgiving.

He is love.

He knows what I need, even when I don't have a clue.
He sticks around even when I make a point of ignoring him.
He raises me up when I'm at my very lowest.
He pardons me of every wrong I do.
He is love.

I am nothing.

He has forgiven me.
He has forgiven me.
He has forgiven me.
He has forgiven me.

He has given me life.
He has given me hope.
He has given me a future.
He has given me love.
He paid the price, after all.

in our weakness God is made strong.

we've only got one shot.
and i know i am not gonna waste a single second of it any longer.

so this one time an oumpa lumpa went to the pool.

so...
i know this girl.
it's her birthday real soon, shes gonna be really old.
but i can deal. cause this is how much i love her.
i like her hair, it makes me happy cause its like the sunshine.
honestly i love being around her, i love spending time with her.
i know i can call her and be like "hey! boys suck. whats up?"
and she'll be like "i know right, maybe we should go down stairs and drop our biggest kid off at the pool?"
and kyle will laugh his head off. and say "HEY! you know what i wanna do? put on that pokka dot bikini girl!"
so this is how our talks go. its really actually quite exciting. and you should be REAL jealous.
you think it's hot out? nopppe. this girl will be in a scarf.
i'm gonna take her picture cause i can't forget her! click.click.
so.. this pretty much sums it up now doesn't it..
mhm, i love her! oh so lots. and i can't wait to see where God takes us this year.
thanks for being there when i feel alone.
thanks for loving me when i need to be loved.
and i will always be there for you, forever and ever. through thick + thin. don't ever doubt it.
and just in case you were wondering? where gonna go to NZ one day, you better believe it!
:)

ready, set, go.

this is the first day of the rest of my life.
i think i'm ready. i'm done living in the past, i'm done stressing out, i'm done trying to prove things to others, i'm done trying to impress people, i'm done.
i'm ready to succeed, i'm ready to be the change, i'm ready to love you like no ones ever loved you, i'm ready to prove this to myself. i'm ready to serve God will all i got.
i'm ready.

come back to me.

thank you for believing in me.

today;

even time i even had a thought being down, grumpy, moody
or anything to cause me to have a bad day.
God didn't allow it.
He made me laugh.
He gave me determination.
He gave me love and gave me passion.
He reminded me what my purpose was.
He gives me hope.

she lives to love.

'God is within her, she will not fall;

God will help her at break of day.'

God is preparing us for what he has prepared for us,

i know i'm loved.
cause God gives us that love to love other people with.

but it never hurts to be reminded.
and it never hurts to hear that you matter.

never live past today.

"On the outside, you know that you’re not that same naive kid anymore.
You’ve been through too much lately.
But deep down, at your core,
there will always be apart of you that rejects reality,
that is eternally hopeful."

this is coming from the heart that holds on.

Love
Conquers
All.

I will serve you well I'm waiting.

I will worship well I'm waiting.

wow. so this is a new year. this is a new start. it's grade 12.. i have been waiting for this year to come for so long! and know that it's hear it feels like any other year. but more than it being my grade 12 year.. this is my year to be available for God! this is the year that i'm gonna make a difference, i'm gonna make an impact. and i'm gonna decide how i'm going to be spending my life.. what i'll be doing. God is so goood! and he is giving me so much and showing me that i have potential.. that he is gonna do great things through me, through you. we can't even imagine right now what he has plan.. God i'm gonna need you to direct me this year.. it's gonna be the hardest year yet; but i know i got you on my side. thats how i can wake up every morning and know i can make it through; cause i'm not alone.. never have been, never willl be. thats how i can make it through. it's a battle every morning, every day. but i know you win that battle and i'm just a warrior; fighting so that your love can be showed. and this year i'm into the last year of high school, i don't want to let it pass me by Lord.. and knowing that i didn't make a difference in it. so show me how the love these kids and where you need me to be and where you need me to be serving you, i will go. i'm clay within your hands. this year is gonna be so hard! but i know i can make it through, and i can be doing your will every step. Lord show me where to do your will and how. i will serve you in the waiting. i will worship you in the waiting.

i'm ready to get out! and i'm ready to serve! and cross the line! and take risks.

it all begins now!

Ready. Set. Go!

don't let it pass you by.

"I'll tell you something. This is your one chance. You're going off to college soon, and this is your one and only chance to leave. Get out. I don't care where you go; the midwest, California, just go. Get out there and see the world. Cause after college, you're gonna need to have an actual life. And then life passes you out. Take this chance. Because I can promise you, you won't get another. "
-Elizabeth Coleman

it's a big world; i'm hoping for a big change.

your fight;
is my fight.

Love will be the last thing standing.

and this is gonna be hard. i know this. i honestly do. but please just live in the moment with me. let God show us where to do. we're gonna teach each other stuff. where gonna learn how to love. God's gonna teach you how to love, and part of me really hope he does that soon. i care. i have hope and i know God has a plan. but sometimes it's hard to just stand by knowing there's not much that i can do but love.. my family and him. and pray. and know that God has a plan; he has plans to protect me and plans to prosper me.. not to harm me. and i know God loves me. i just need him to remember why he likes me and what God had showed him about me and through me. Lord just grant me strength, courage, knowledge, hope and love. let me follow your light and your path for me. i can't do this on my own. thank you for loving me. thank you for allowing me to appreciate him and be thankful for him. he is such a blessing to me right now. i know we're gonna learn lots from God through this and learn lots from each other. i can't wait to see where you take us Lord. "i will love you for you; not for what you have done, or what you will become. i will love you for you. i will give you the love, the love that you never knew"

today is a gift from God; not a given right.

"do not worry about tomorrow
but instead live by faith and
take everything by the breath
that God has given you."
-Daniel

i know you don't know this but thank you.
i just finished a summer of serving at camp.
and i agree with this, i never want to miss a moment that God is giving me to serve and to love someone.
i never wanna lose out on a chance because i'm being selfish.
thank you.

'Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path'

the sun rises every morning.

you just have to wake up, get outside and find it.
once you find it; dance like you've never danced before.
there's hope. there's hope in God.
there's joy and happiness. it's found in God.

i know we'll get through this.

this isn't gonna be easy.
i know we're gonna break.
it's gonna be hard to love eachother at times.

but i know it's gonna be worth it.
and that God has a plan,
it's going to be amazing.

snicker frizzles.

you give me butterflies,

and i just thought you should know;

it's an amazing feeling!

God is love and love speaks through you.

'You, Lord, keep my lamp burning;
my God turns my darkness into light.'
-Psalm 18: 28