i’m sorry if i’ve let my melancholy mood seep into my posts. i’ve not been a very good example of what a victorious Christian walk is supposed to look like recently and if it’s come across through this website, i’m sorry. maybe it’s the fact that i’m leaving soon — 20 days to be exact.… Continue reading almost september

i’ve already made changes to this post four times and now i’m getting rid of most of it and starting over. i’m far too melancholy right now. – – – – – – – – – back when we were wearing pink dresses with lace and the boys were wearing striped shirts and eye patches… Continue reading hier mit mir

some people make me smile. a lot. sometimes going back and reading old entries and comments* makes me smile. a lot. i like smiling. a lot. i’ve revived my love for the piano. no, i’m not just talking keyboard. after a weekend of having fun with different sounds, i knew that i would volunteer to… Continue reading you make me spin

do days usually go by so quickly? i feel as though time really is “flying” by and i’m desperately trying to keep up with it. i find that i’m trying to memorize every second of every day… like proving my brother-in-law wrong about my self-portraits. they aren’t all puckered lip shots — wait, i didn’t… Continue reading days go by

yes, this aunt has had an affect on the two oldest babies concerning thier choice in music (i’m so proud of myself). my dvd of keith urban’s concert has been at the little yellow house for a month now (and will probably continue to be there when i leave) and has become the morning exercise… Continue reading tonight won’t be just any night

when did you last laugh? tonight. a lot. really hard. no noise. mouth open. stomach hurting. trying to breath. enjoying myself. in a 4-runner. with four others. deciding to have a good time. i laughed. like never before. you missed a rockin’ time.

most days i wake up and feel like a dreadfully horrible person. everything reminds me of what i’ve done in the past and who i’ve hurt. it’s amazing what the Lord will do when i turn my focus off of my problems and instead focus on Him and His goodness and love. i realize that… Continue reading gracious

lovely girl turned twenty-two today. i know there are some rather comical things about the north country (like the out-of-towners i saw looking at the Mall Directory in Massena today). i know that at times, for convenience sake, it’s not the greatest place to be, but it is rather lovely. so i’m a crazy girl.… Continue reading pictures of random things

i was cleaning out my “school shelf” today and found a folder full of drawings, clothing designs, and a story. i got a kick out of a few of them… it’s proof that a child’s imagination can be quite creative, but at a certain point it stops. two drawings from when i was ten (they… Continue reading child and grown up

today found me going through all my little boxes full of nothings that mean so much to this poor old heart. a box that used to hold stationary and a box that my first Bible was in are now full of cards from years ago as well as recent ones and an odd assortment of… Continue reading putting it away