Pinspirational Tuesday

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Blessed

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There are so many things that are blessings. Whether the spring breeze or laughter so hard you cry life is a blessing. The bright warm touch of a baby or the smiles of a family memeber. The honor of life. The torn pages in a book. The words of the bible. The whispers of prayer. The soft falling snow. The color of danedlions. Obsessions over blessings. No grammer skills need to write a million thoughts. A favorite blog. A lesson in school. Dreded studying. Memories. The waves of beach memories. Lost love. Guilt. Tears. Bubbles. Struggles. Winter beauty. Treasure. Best friends. Little lovers. Beach running. Sickness. Messy hair. Blessings. Blogging in a way is a treasure blessing. I think starting this blog has helped me in so many ways. It's helped me find myself in a new way I never have. I have found so many friendships. Overcome so many trials.

One night I was reading the bible in bed when my phone rang. The clock said 11:24 so I picked it up. It was my good friend I had met through blogging. She told me something really bad had happened to her. We cried together and for the first time I realized my blogging has helped me help others. I had helped this girl, who read my blog, overcome violence and abuse. We still talk late at night sometimes. I am so thankful I was able to reach that sweet girl through blogging!

I am not sure how many of you know what CollegePlus is. But I have been inrolled most of my highschool days. In the short it means you can earn most of your college degree during highschool. After I have already finshed my actual work now I working on getting my degree. Right now it looks like I have gained enough and taken enough courses to graduate college in may 2013!!!! That means I will be newly nineteen with a college degree! Awesome, right?

I consider this a huge blessing to my life.

One of the biggest blessings is uncertainty. Not knowing what's next ever. Never. God is on control of thses blessings!

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More about the greatest news ever told

The Gospel is not something I just believe. I mean really. It's the truth. It's real. It happened and it's happening. It's the reason for all of this! Without it, where would I even be?MOst inportant I am not ashamed of it. It's one thing that I am clearlly transfomed by it. It's totally re-done everything in this world!

You get saved. Then hey, what's up? You keep sinning. Over and over again you sin. Wait, does this Gospel not work for me?

Why have I not changed? well...

Well, God sees you. He knew you would continue to sin after you were saved. Is that not why he saved you? There will always be those messy moments. The cross was because God knew you would continue to sin again and again. He loves us to the point he made the cross happen. He knew we would mess up again and again that is why Jesus died because He loves us and knows how messy we would be.

I am shaking because His love is too great to bear. Too great to know. He came to save me from my sins. To get us eternal life. He loves us beyond measure. Don't you get the point? He loves us so much that even though he knew we would sin He sent Jesus!!!!

It's all about the cross! Jesus did not just die that day. He took on all the wrath of God so we would have none. If you are united in Christ, then there is no more wrath. It's all gone! There is no wrath, no more sin!

Christ looks at us and sees us as a beautiful creation with no sin. It's all gone. The whole human race barely understands this, but in Christ our sin is gone! There is no regret. Now we do need to try to be faithful by obeying the Lord's commands, but we will mess up. We do every single day. But there is no more sin, no more wrath. That is why there was the cross! It's the whole point of history. The whole turning point in all history. The cross was the biggest thing that ever happened and ever will. Jesus lived a perfect life and bore the wrath of God so you could be saved. So you could be saved.

We are His portion and He is our prize,

Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes,

If grace is an ocean, we're all sinking.

So Heaven meets earth like an unforeseen kiss,

And my heart turns violently inside of my chest,

I don't have time to maintain these regrets,

When I think about, the way...

 

And it just gets better, doesn't it?

            "Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you." So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. And behold, Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.""

           

(Matthew 28:1-10 ESV)

It would be unfair not to tell you what we have become. The church had so many times forgotton what we are fighting for. Babtism does not save. Praying does not save. Going to church does not save. Jesus saves. ANd without Jesus you cannot please God. There is no way apart from him to please God. Hell is real. But so is heaven. AND SO IS JESUS AND THERE IS SO MUCH HOPE IN HIM! IT IS OVERWHELMING!!!

Life is more than it seems. It's a love story about a God who LOVES you. He will never ever let you down. He will never ever forsake you. You are his beloved that he did everything in hsi power to save you. Your now His and never can be anything else. Who in this world then can hurt you? He is with us forever and if our God is for then who can ever stop us?????????????????????????

 

Something you should know

Sunlight is peeking thorugh my window as I slowly iron. I have to iron all the bridesmaid dresses for my brothers wedding. Ugh. I hate irnoning and my hands are quite burnt. It's a week away from saturday. i am also upset cause I just found out my beach trip was postponded. ugh again. well life goes on, right?

I am currently doing a study with my dear friend Sophie via Skpe on the book of Acts. Super encouraging. well on that note here is the important note:

 

There are only two religions in the world.

 

I know. It;s crazy. You might say there is a hundred. Jewish, Mormans, etc. But no. There is ultimitly only two kinds of people. Those who have not been called. And the called.

Christians and Non-christians. Those who love Christ, and those who follow false religions. If your not a christian reading this then I tell you call upon the Lord! He is the only way!

Atheists, Jews, Mormons, Buddists, All people who do not follow Jesus Christ, The Lord, are followers of false gods!

 

There is one path to follow.

 

 Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you beforehand. So, if they say to you, 'Look, he is in the wilderness,' do not go out. If they say, 'Look, he is in the inner rooms,' do not believe it. For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. (Matthew 24:2-25, ESV)

 

You might say well God does not work for me, because I am a sinner. We all are. Paul was. Moses was. Noah was. God loved them all.He loves you. He loved you to the point  he sent Jesus! The whole point of the cross is that he sent his son so that you may get up and sin no more. Yet he knew you would sin. And the is why he sent Jesus. If you are not united with Christ there is no way to please God, but in Christ you are His. His perfect, spotless, beauty. He sees you like you have never sinned. That is love, friends.

 

He picks a time inour life when we are dead, drowned at the bottom and picks us up, and saids

 

"My Love, get up and sin no more."

 

He washes us with His blood and we sin no more in His eyes. We will mess up but the point of the cross is that we will mess up and that is why Christ died. So that our sin would be gone. It's gone. Gone.

 

And we can then be His. His beautiful one. His pride.

 

That is the gospel. I would love to tell you more, comment and I will send you more about this amazing love :)

 

watch this video, too.

 

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Never Grow up

Your little hand's wrapped around my finger
And it's so quiet in the world tonight
Your little eyelids flutter cause you're dreaming
So I tuck you in, turn on your favorite night light
To you everything's funny, you got nothing to regret
I'd give all I have, honey
If you could stay like that
(Taylor Swift, Never Grow up)

Warm, soft touches. I held that little boy in my arms the other night. I have been babysitting him for a long while now. He is precious. As he fell asleep in his arms I understood for the first time what it must be like to be a mother. You want to do everything in the world you possibly can to protect your child. You want to keep him from everything and every moment. I cried a little as I looked at the tiny child, wanting only for him to keep his innocence forever. In a few years he would be scared of monsters under his bed, but I wish he wuld never know about monsters. One day someone is going to hurt him on the playground. Eventually he'll have some girl break his heart. If I only I could give that precious child innocence forever!

 

When I got home, I plopped down beside my mom on the couch and wept for a long while about it. Mom said she wishes she could have given me all the innocence too. She had those thoughts as she used to tuck me into bed. I cried. There used to be monsters under my bed, Kids hurt me in school, my heart was broken. My Mom could not stop me from grwoing up. I can't stop anyone as hard as I try but it's so hard.

 
Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little
Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple
I won't let nobody hurt you, won't let no one break your heart
And no one will desert you
Just try to never grow up, never grow up

That is my wish for every child I babysit. for every child I have cuddled, watched, and known. Every child in North Carolina. Every child that is on this earth.
I love each of you more than you could ever know. I want you guys to never ever ever grow up. To stay simple. I want to be along your side to tell you it's not worth it and I want to help you walk. I want to cuddle you every time ther is a monster under your bed and I want to always be the one to turn the night light on. But there is a little problem. I really don't think I have grown up at all.

I am still growing up and inside sometimes I still feel like I belong back at the playground with flowers in my hair. I don;t want to think about college, boys, jobs, life. I want to fly away to neverland with Peter Pan.

 

Take pictures in your mind of your childhood room
Memorize what it sounded like when your dad gets home
Remember the footsteps, remember the words said
And all your little brother's favorite songs
I just realized everything I have is someday gonna be gone

tag by Ashlin, a little update, and my normal ramblings

Hello, dearest followers! You would never guess but I recently finshed my school, whcih means I am done. Like with high school forever. I did school the past two summers in order that I could get done fast. And I did. It's not offical until I get my cap and gown but hey...I'm all graduated. At the beginning of March to celebrate I am going to be with one of the dearest freinds and I have to say it is going to be epic. A whole month pretending I live there again. I am so very happy. I will also be hopefully posting more often nowadays. I feel like it with more time off.

Yesterday was my last day and afterwards Meg and I went out for ice cream and then walked around downtown for a while. It was amazing.

 

Dear Ashlin from this blog tagged me. Here it goes, my friends.

 

So, here is how this tag works:

All my readers get to learn more about me.

If you are tagged, post these rules and post 11 random things about yourself. Answer the questions the I (the tagger) ask you, then create 11 new questions for the people you tag, and go to their blog and let them know they've been tagged. Got it?

 11 random things:

1. I am not a dog person

2. I love facebook and would love a friend request of any of my dear friends!

3. I hate the color yellow

4. I am going to be 18 in two months :D

5. My phone is broken

6. I have two pen-pals

7. I am nearing my first ever blog anniversay! I am going to have a great give-away then!!!!

8. I am getting a new design very soon

9. I really have trouble coming up with random things

10. I am going away on a internship in the summer

11. This is the last random thing....very random note there.

 

The questions I was given:

 

 

1. When and how did you become a Christian? (Story time)

My family went to church, but now I am aware we never embraced the gospel then. Sunday mornings were time of dred and we felt going was good, but inside we hated it. My older sister Emily went to college and was saved through a campus ministry retreat and a friends outreaching who went who went there. Constantly after that my sister shared with us the good news of the gospel and the greatness of God. But I still refused. When I was 13 or 14 my sister paid for me to go to a collge confrence ignoring I was too young to go. That week was the best week of my life. I meet many older girls who still encourage me and the Lord showed the greatness of my sin and how much I needed him. I was overwhelmed. I could barely take in his majesty and wonder and beauty. Ever since I shall live my life for His Glory and can never repay him for saving me that summer :)

 

2. How many siblings do you have and what is your "place"? i.e. Oldest, Second born, Middle, ect.

I am one of six kiddos. I am third.

 

3. Do you prefer skirts/dresses or pants/shorts?

Oh yes skirts and dresses. Anything that is fun to twirl in.

 

4. If you could choose from any occupation, which would you like best?

Full time pastors wife. Missionary. Mom. Nothing more.

 

5. What Book(s) of the Bible are you currently reading in your devotions?

I am reading through the old testament right now. I am on 1 Kings.

 

6. Which movie genre is your favorite?

I love Romace movies, to be honest. But of course my favorite is sentimental ones.

 

7. Which of your birthdays is most memorable? (Again, a story is meant to be in the answer.)

Ummm....Proabably the birthday Emily and I just went driving to see where we would go and ended up in the smallest town ever and had the best time. We stayed in the dorekest hotel ever, which had white walls and funriture and everything was creepy.

 

8. If you could live anywhere in the world [or galaxy] where would you live and why there?

Hilton Head Island. My favorite beach in the world! And I am staying there in March for a month with my friend Liz. yeah!

 

9. How many pets have you had in your lifetime?

I just got my first pet. A cat named Leo. Love him.

 

10. Would you consider yourself an avid reader?

Haha. Yes I would :)

 

11. Why did you orginally decide to blog?

So my sister could see my updates on life. Yet I have deleted most of my orginal posts after I got more followers for saftety about personal info like my adress, my friends, pictures, etc.

 

I had to come up with 11 new questions and this is what I finally came up with:

 

If you could live in one fictional land where would it be?
If you could trade places with anyone in the world, who would it be?
Where do you want to go on your honeymoon?
What is a movie you can watch a million times?
Who is one movie character who reminds yourself of you?
What movie makes you laugh really hard every time?
What is your favorite kind of shoes?
What is your favorite outfit?
WHat is your fashion style? (Vintage, girly, etc.)
Do you design your blog yourself?
If not, what designer is your blog currently designed by?

 

Okay! I tag...

Sierra

Jessica

Kaylee-Beth

Stephanie

 

Happiest of all tags, dears!

 

I guess that is it for now and perhaps this is the longest blog post I have ever written. Anyway I nodiced I have...26 followers? This is pretty nice considering everything my blog has been through. You know if I do have 26 of you, comments are nice. I like to know people are actually reading not clicking follow once and never again reading this blog again. I confess I have done that again and again. I heard that google friends connect is leaving but I have never seen it in print but just in case I have a blog lovin account. I think the follow on the blog lovin link on my sidebar leads to the wrong blog but in the meantime please oh please look up this blog and follow. I have some epic posts coming up verysoon. I thought I would end with a photo a found on someone's blog I rather liked.

No, I do not like dogs but this is SO sweet.

 

Hugs and Kisses, Maya Moore.

Perfect

Tonight is beuatiful. Preaching the gospel to myself. It's 12:18 and the worship shall never ever stop!!

Click on this. Beyond lovely :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUUmhnOPBdE&feature=fvstoming

 

Oh to be safetly His forever. There is so much love. The arms of my savior are so welcoming and sweet. I am coming home! Oh Heaven wait for me! Until that day when I pass unto my dwelling forever I shall live by his grace alone forever and ever until the end.

 

 

 

 

these times are perfect. absoluelty perfect.

 

 

 

Happy Flowering

ef·flo·res·cence

   /ˌɛfləˈrɛsəns/ Show Spelled[ef-luh-res-uhns]

noun

1.

the state or a period of flowering.

2.

an example or result of growth and development:

 

That's what I found when I looked up the word, Efflorescence, the old name of the Photography Blog and the new name of this blog. The Title A Rose In Bloom was to say I was a flower in bloom. Becoming a women of faith. Blooming into the person I am becoming. Taking that step into the horzion.

 

Hapy Flowering, Folks. Hope you like the new design when it's time arrives.

Guest Post by Melanie

Hi! Today I have a guest post by Miss Melanie, a writer of this blog:http://www.mesothelioma.com/blog. She is a

 contributor on the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance blog and has a heart for heath/ cancer awareness. You can also visit her at Milady Knows.

Here is her guest post:

 

 

Blogging and Reading for a Speedy Recovery

An individual with any medical condition, ranging from a mesothelioma prognosis to an autoimmune disorder, often become ambitious and develop lofty goals. Patient's goals address treatment plans and ways to remain healthy. The plans may also list places to visit or life goals to accomplish after recovery. Friends and family help patients remain motivated to keep those goals. Committing these goals to paper is therapeutic and often provides a timeline to help keep patients on the path to recovery.

How Blogging Helps Patients

Blogging helps patients by connecting them to a community of people who are going through a similar experience.  Cancer patients often participate in blogs and forums to share their experiences and inspire others. There are over 20 different blogs available to patients diagnosed with cancer and undergoing treatment.

Blogging helps patients accept their illness and process their fears about treatment. Some patients may describe a typical day in the life of a person with a disease and offer tips on how to overcome the obstacles. If a patient has a tough day, reading a blog can uplift and inspire the person. This form of self-motivation is common among patients.

Preventative health is a common topic of discussion. Exercise regimens and dietary supplements are often discussed. When patients with serious illnesses use preventative tips, they may keep their illness in check and avoid relapse.

Treatment blogs may discuss various treatment facilities, treatment options and side effects. Blogs assist patients in the recovery phase and reintegration phase. Patients discuss their struggles and help other patients learn from their problems. With tips, patients can avoid common pitfalls and have a better experience.

How to Live a Fuller Life with a Serious Illness

Patients also share their "bucket lists".  By sharing, patients may find companions to share experiences of travel and other events. Patients' bucket lists may include traveling the world, completing a work of art, making a scrapbook or starring in a play. When patients come together and share common experiences, they keep each other motivated to accomplish goals.  Tangible goals, committed to paper, are often easier to accomplish.

Reading helps to keep patients informed about their illness. Information helps patients remain proactive about their treatment and recovery options. Informed patients remain positive and motivated. A brighter outlook can accelerate healing from a serious illness.

Proactive wellness through writing, reading, doing and remaining informed is recommended. Positivity and proactive behaviors can stave off depression and can significantly improve recovery times. Reading, writing and planning are instrumental aspects of recovery.

I am not who I was

We can walz upon a thousand memoires and never grow weak. We can dance for a million miles.

Those were the words I wrote one monday so long ago when I was wrting about something I had done. Started a little life blog to tell my sister Emily what I am up to while she had just been married off. It was April and I had just turned the age of 17. It was beautiful and perfect and I loved my little blog. I dreamed of the day when I would get my first follower that was not a friend or family. She did come nearly 4 months and a hundred posts later. I guess that's blogging. Anyhow I have 25 of you now. You guys mean the entire world to me, honestly. I love your pretty little faces and your lovely comments. Oh yeah and soon enough my dear little ones shall be gone due to the fact Google is getting rid of them. It was hard work getting you guys and I am slightly disapointed about all this. Urg.

But Please look up my blog on Blog Lovin if you still want my posts. I am also looking for some girls who would like to fill out interviews for this blog. Tell me if your interested at emailmayamoore@gmail.com. I am also soon going to set up a "Follow by Email" box on my blog if you guys want to follow without blog Lovin.

When I started this blog I was sure about one thing. That I was a amazing, typical girl on the shores of Hilton Head Island. I loved the sand in my hair and the sun burn. But now I am a city girl, shut up in a apartment, wishing for my old home and writing letters and face-booking those old friends of mine all over the world.

I have not changed in my heart. And I will still blog as many times they take my followers away. I know not many people read these words! I wish they did, honestly. But I know a few of you stcik with me and I love you girls. Comments make my world go round and yes I love them. But not many are still okay because I don't blog for others I blog for me. That's the truw and honest thing.

I am not who I was when this blog started and neither is it. But I am glad that I am someone now.

Someone better.

Forever, your wind streaked island girly,

Maya

February

This month has been much journaling. Smiling. Finishing up the Hunger Games series. Loving how they ended. Painting nails. Watching many movies. Hanging with friends. And it's only the 8th. Best month ever? Maybe...

Loving, Living, and smiling.

Breathing, Snuggling, Laughing, crying.

 

Oh yeah, Hunger Games peoples:

 

I think Peeta and Katniss are perfect. Boo Gail.

 

Maybe I will do another post later.

But for now,

Bye

Maya

 

Letters to friends....you guys make my day :)

Friends. You guys are the glue to my story. Without it I would fall apart. Literally. You are the shoulders I cry on and the smiles that brighten my day. The girls who forever shall be a part of my life story…they're my friends. And I can never thank you guys enough. Since I was a little girl, I've been social, always meeting new people and loving them like crazy. But there was this time when I kind of grew up a bit and became shy and secure. Some of my friends went off into clicks and I was left as the third wheel. At 13 years old I had about no friends. That was also the year I was saved from my sins and redeemed by Christ. I think I learned to lean on only the rock and never to let go. After a long time of growing close to my Lord and realizing He is all I need for happiness, I didn't feel lonely anymore. And that's when I met Sophie again. I said again because I have known her my whole life and once kind of knew her, but we moved in their families basement for a while in-between moves. Sophie let me sleep in her room every night, where we would exchange secrets and laugh until we hurt. We soon found a house and Sophie would become like a sister to me still, always coming over to Emily's annoyance.

I've had so many friends since that. You girls rock, and it's the truth. Without your smiles, I would fall apart into a million pieces. But I think also my time of no friends gave me the view that really He is the only friend I need. Yet God has given me godly friend to live life with and I am thankful to him for that! Praise the Lord, doer of all great things!

So I wanted to write some of you girls' letters just to say you're the best friends any gril could have. Ever. Here we go:

 

Dear Piper,

I picked you first because I know you hate how you always seem to end up last in sporty stuff. You have the best smile in the world. The happiest grin of all time and I know if I give you Jolly Ranchers you'll smile. One day I swear you will have to teach me how to ride a horse, but in that I guarantee failure. It's the truth. Girly, I miss you tons. We need to have a reunion with all the Bridge kids and go for long walks and explore trees. Maybe we can dance in the moonlight like we like. Anyhow I still want to live together one day in our dream house. It will be awesome.

Love, Maya, your sun-burnt friend.

 

Dear Sophie,

There is not much to say for you, but that you're my best friend in the entire world and there's no stopping us. You'll be my maid of honor, when that day comes. And we will just laugh until our sides hurt like we used to. We will make faces at random people at the mall like old times. I want us to splash in the waves, and "heal" dead jellyfish again. And have plenty of skittles and wear our hair in messy braids. We need to watch Lord of the Rings and read out loud Harry Potter to each other. The old times need to come back, Sophie. And you were the one who suggested I start A Rose in Bloom. Thanks, girl. It's meant a whole lot . I love you more than I could possibly say. And I think you're pretty. God has been kind to me to give me you.

Love, Me. Your Bff.

 

Dear Hazel,

I made you the third one cause three is your favorite number. You girl have been the star to my blogging career. You left the first comment on my blog ever, which I deleted by accident in so much shock someone actually read my posts. Ever since then we've been pen-pals and I have got you through tough times and you to me. And we've Gmail chatted for ridiculous amounts of time and laughed and cried and screamed. We've meet once or twice and those have been lovely times, Hazel A. Honestly. You're a blogger I look up to and you can design beautifully. You made my first blog button, which I was so proud of at the time. I thought it was the best thing in the world. And just because you're a few years younger, we can still laugh about what some people say to us and still put our feet in shining waters. I love, you, Hazel girl.

Love, Maya, you bloggy friend.

 

Dear Lauren,

I know you won't read this cause you're in heaven now, but you were my amigo. You were the only one who knew who I liked and what I wanted to do with my life. We would dance like crazy things. We went through the awkward moments together and we were everything we wanted to be. That first year of high school and that first dance would have been torture without you. I know God gave you the little time here for a reason, but I that time was some of the most precious days of my life. Every moment was a gift. You were the precious person who was honest with me. We had so much fun. And I thank God for the time we had. When I heard you had let go, I could barely live. I mean I went and lived with my sister for a while because I could not face my own home where we laughed together for so long. Only last month did I venture into our tree house and see where we used to play as little girls, with the wind in our faces and no worries on our mind. Lauren, I wanted to be as stung in my faith as you. I wanted to be as quiet and beautiful and perfect. I knew you were the happiest person alive here and wanted nothing but to see Jesus. Oh, girl how many times can I hear you saying that dreams do come true? Yours did. And I know mine will too, one day. You never had a plan but to please God. That is what you did. I want to live in honor of your life. Because it was lived with one aim to please God.

Love, Maya.

 

Dear Ana,

The world would be flat if it was not for you. You are the most gorgeous person I know and can dance like a swan. I shall not marry who you tell be to, by the way. Remember how that's not going to happen? Anyway God gave me to you recently and I am thankful for that. God is amazing, is he not? Anyway we are going to have a lovely summer together next year and I know your excited. I can see you spraying water on my face and running barefoot. I can see us eating cookie dough and being hit in the heads with apples by your evil brothers. You are a nice photographer, too, dearie. I thank God for such an amazing friend who always makes me laugh when I know I am about to cry.

Love, Maya, your alien friend.

 

Dear Arianne,

My newest friend and pen-pal. I don't know you too well yet, but you're amazing. I think God gave me you just to show me friends are found everywhere. You constantly make me smile and I have read your first letter a thousand times. I love you dearly. And we have similar stories and I think we will get along fine. You're a pretty girl and I pray God just lets his will be done through our friendship. You're a wonderful friend to have there for me

All the Love in the world, Maya.

 

That's all I have for now, But to all my friends—you're the best. Don't delay in friending me in Facebook or sending me an email to get to know me better. I love new friends. And I am sure I will love you!

 

Love, hugs, warm fuzzy hugs, and sweet kisses from me,

And smiles of course.

Maya

Dreaming

My life has always been a life of dreaming. Whether night dreaming or day-dreaming I have always been a dreamer. Lately I have been wondering should I dream or drop my dreams to the gutters. At first thought I was sure dreams had to die, they had to be forgotten. But then I realized with God then all things are possible. We don't live in a world of dread and uncertainty. Dreams cannot obsess us but without dreams where are we? I mean the Lord has given us the desire to dream and suddenly I realized dreams don't die.

            I believe dreams can come true. I believe they cannot come true. I believe we can dream and great are those who work hard at their dreams can accomplish great things. Yes God has a plan for us and shall re-direct our paths at times but without dreams we cannot conquer mountains.

            Cause whether they turn out the way we wanted or not, our lives will be ultimately, if we choose to follow, a life in which we know the one thing that comforts—that our souls are completely and entirely not our own.  But we rest in the arms of Christ our savior. Oh the sweet sound of surrender!

 

P.S. Photo challenge and My Tag are coming soon!

Choclate Cupckae Diaries

Relax. Think of the summer. Think of the blooming flowers around you. Think of the choclate cupckaes you ate. Think of the warmth. Oh, Golly, think of the romance. Think of summer 2011. Best summer ever. Won't you come back?
Honestly, the cold months make me ill. I want wamth.
Anyway I was talking to one of my pen-pals on skype last night when I realized I would actually tun 18 in april. I am graduating school in may! I finished math forever yesterday. And I'll be old enough to start courting this summer/fall also! It's crazy, friends!
I want to treasure these months as much as possible. My last months before I am an adult I hope to fill with much good times and I hope just to live life loud and as happy as possible. My Parents have been planning a senior trip for me and my best friend Sophie for a long time, but I still don't know the details. But I love surprises! Oh, yes!
So anyhow I created this for this month:

Much love, dearies.

Fashion {Febuary 2012}

Thank you to Sophie, Emily, Katie, hazel, and Meg for being my fashion go-tos. :)
This motnh is going to be good. Plently of chick-flicks and photography speres.