So today is thanksgiving day. And while I celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday...that doesn't mean I can't think about it today.
This thanksgiving was different than the others. And it's hard to explain why....it just was. I was at my cottage for the first time in about 6 years. I used to go up every year...but I hadn't been there for Thanksgiving in 6 years.
It was a good weekend. I had fun. Hung out with the fam. Saw an old friend. Went for my sunset walk. Ate some turkey. And went to church Sunday morning.
For the past 3 weeks I've been saying this year I'm actually thankful for something. In the past years I haven't really thought about what I'm thankful. I didn't think I had all that much too be thankful for. In the past years Thanksgiving has just been about Turkey dinner and a day off of school. But this year I actually have something to be thankful for.
I am thankful for the love God has shown me. I've spent a lot of the last year complaining and upset and not completely happy with the way things are going. But in the past 2 months and 6 days it has all changed. He completely turned my life around and for that I have to thank Him.
I am not deserving of God's love. I mean, I spent a whole year whining and complaining and now I have more than I could ever ask for. He's giving me so much. I don't deserve anything I've been given. I don't deserve anyone I've been given. I don't deserve it...and yet...I have it all.
So this Thanksgiving I'm actually thinking about what I'm thankful for.
I am thankful for the love God has given me and I pray that I can give the same amount back.
I am thankful for my friends...no matter how messed up they may be or however crazy we may be...I love them. And I'm glad I have every single one of them
I am thankful for my family. Who (for the most part) have really been there for me this past month. They have surprised me in many ways and can only expect the surprises to keep coming.
And last, but certainly not the least, I am thankful for the Sunshine. My Sunshine. You know who you are. Thankyou...for everything you have given me that I don't deserve....not in the least. but again...here you are. Thankyou. For everything. That's as much as I'll say here.
So. People. This thanksgiving really think about what you have. Who you have. And if you don't think you have anything or anyone....either you're wrong....or it's coming. Just wait patiently and pray. That's all you can do.
Song of the Moment: Mercy by OneRepublic...Angel of Mercy how did you find me?
Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young.
1 Timothy 4:12
Music is what feelings sound like....Thank God for it everyday.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
The Tide That Swept Me Away
Last night I went to the birthday party of one of my best friends. And as the entertainment segment of the party she had "Lauren's Friends Got Talent." Which as you can guess is like a talent show. If you had one you would sign up. The 8th act of the show was a guy named Jem. I had never formally met him. I knew he was a funny guy because he told a funny joke and when he couldn't figure out his moms guitar he was just laughing it off. I thought "oh man this is going to be good." Expecting something funny (Like a juicy fruit commercial).
From the moment he sat down and played the first chord I knew I was wrong. He sang the Tide by the Spill Canvas. and he sang it with such passion...at one point I even thought he was crying. But when he played that last chord and stood up he was back to his funny self....it would have been so easy to forget the passion he had 30 seconds before. But I remembered it. He walked away with 2nd place.
But now to the actual point of my blog...that was just the inspiration. I got home from school today and when I came onto the computer I looked for the song. I didn't know what it was called...I just knew the band. I found it, I Youtubed it, and I had goosebumps.
The song is so...entrancing. Which is the first word that comes to mind. And it gives me goosebumps. Which seldom happens but it does. And while what the song is saying is wrong...that's probably why i get the goosebumps.
This song is beautiful. But this song is wrong. This is a song about 3 children growing up on the beach. And the mother gives her son some advice...advice that she obviously has no clue about.
"Heaven's not a place that you go when you die
It's that moment in life when you actually feel alive
So live for the moment
And take this advice, live by every word
Love is just a hoax so forget everything that you have heard."
First of all...Heaven is the place we should all strive for. Heaven is where I would like to spend my life...but first I have to fulfill my duty on earth. And "if Heaven is the moment in life when you actually feel alive" than I'm in Heaven. So that is obviously not quite right. Because I am no where near done what God has planned. I still have plenty of things to do.
Second of all...love is not a hoax. Love is all around us. Love is the best thing that you will ever find on this earth. God is love. God gives us love. Obviously this mother has no clue what she is talking about. Maybe she just hasn't found the greatest love of all yet. Which is of course the love that Jesus gave us. Love is the best thing in life. Nothing will ever out due it. So don't even try.
The only thing that is right in this is "live for the moment." That's true. Live for the moment God gives you. That one she got right. That is the only thing this mother should be telling her son.
I will continue to listen to this song...even if it isn't quite right. Because everytime I listen to it I think of a whole new things to say to it. Things I would like to say to this mother. Things I would like to tell the son...good advice.
This song is beautiful. Just like life is beautiful. And love is beautiful. And this world that God created is beautiful. Sometimes you just have to look a little bit harder for the beauty.
So take this advice:
Heaven is a place you go when you die. It's where your father lives. It's your home.
Moments in life when you feel alive...can be rare...but when you find them never let go.
Live for the moment.
Love is not a hoax. It's real. It's true. It's from God. It's the most amazing gift you could ever be given or give to someone. Don't take it for granted. Love is truly amazing and don't ever doubt that.
Song of the moment: The Tide by The Spill Canvas
Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young.
1 Timothy 4:12
Music is what feelings sounds like....no matter what kind of bad advice it may give.
From the moment he sat down and played the first chord I knew I was wrong. He sang the Tide by the Spill Canvas. and he sang it with such passion...at one point I even thought he was crying. But when he played that last chord and stood up he was back to his funny self....it would have been so easy to forget the passion he had 30 seconds before. But I remembered it. He walked away with 2nd place.
But now to the actual point of my blog...that was just the inspiration. I got home from school today and when I came onto the computer I looked for the song. I didn't know what it was called...I just knew the band. I found it, I Youtubed it, and I had goosebumps.
The song is so...entrancing. Which is the first word that comes to mind. And it gives me goosebumps. Which seldom happens but it does. And while what the song is saying is wrong...that's probably why i get the goosebumps.
This song is beautiful. But this song is wrong. This is a song about 3 children growing up on the beach. And the mother gives her son some advice...advice that she obviously has no clue about.
"Heaven's not a place that you go when you die
It's that moment in life when you actually feel alive
So live for the moment
And take this advice, live by every word
Love is just a hoax so forget everything that you have heard."
First of all...Heaven is the place we should all strive for. Heaven is where I would like to spend my life...but first I have to fulfill my duty on earth. And "if Heaven is the moment in life when you actually feel alive" than I'm in Heaven. So that is obviously not quite right. Because I am no where near done what God has planned. I still have plenty of things to do.
Second of all...love is not a hoax. Love is all around us. Love is the best thing that you will ever find on this earth. God is love. God gives us love. Obviously this mother has no clue what she is talking about. Maybe she just hasn't found the greatest love of all yet. Which is of course the love that Jesus gave us. Love is the best thing in life. Nothing will ever out due it. So don't even try.
The only thing that is right in this is "live for the moment." That's true. Live for the moment God gives you. That one she got right. That is the only thing this mother should be telling her son.
I will continue to listen to this song...even if it isn't quite right. Because everytime I listen to it I think of a whole new things to say to it. Things I would like to say to this mother. Things I would like to tell the son...good advice.
This song is beautiful. Just like life is beautiful. And love is beautiful. And this world that God created is beautiful. Sometimes you just have to look a little bit harder for the beauty.
So take this advice:
Heaven is a place you go when you die. It's where your father lives. It's your home.
Moments in life when you feel alive...can be rare...but when you find them never let go.
Live for the moment.
Love is not a hoax. It's real. It's true. It's from God. It's the most amazing gift you could ever be given or give to someone. Don't take it for granted. Love is truly amazing and don't ever doubt that.
Song of the moment: The Tide by The Spill Canvas
Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young.
1 Timothy 4:12
Music is what feelings sounds like....no matter what kind of bad advice it may give.
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