Brave

I love the lyrics to the song Brave.

It makes me think of how often my best friend........
.....my favorite
wonderful
most stupendous
inconceivably brilliant
incredible
one-day-legendary
most marvelous
mind-blowing
out-of-this-world,
(enraging, maddening, sometimes want to kill)
yet still most amazing
.......and....... best, bestest friend.....whom I absolutely adore,
has rearranged my fearful heart, made me open up all the locked up doors and gently demanded I trust him.



The gate is wide
The road is paved in moderation
The crowd is kind and quick to pull you in
Welcome to the middle ground
You're safe and sound and
Until now it's where I've been
Because it's been fear
that ties me down to everything
But it's been love
Your love
that cuts the strings

So long status quo
I think I just let go
You make me want to be brave
The way it always was
Is no longer good enough
You make me want to be brave
Brave, brave

I am small
And I speak
when I'm spoken to
But I am willing to risk it all
I say Your name
Just Your name and I'm ready to jump
Even ready to fall...

Why did I take this vow of compromise?
Why did I try to keep it all inside?

So long status quo
I think I just let go
You make me want to be brave
The way it always was Is no longer good enough
You make me want to be brave
Brave, brave

I've never known a fire that didn't begin with a flame
Every storm will start with just a drop of rain
But if you believe in me
That changes everything
So long, I'm gone
Brave

on love and money

Please indulge me as I emit a few frustrations on a very controversial subject.
I will commence by saying that I am not a bitter, love-hating cynic. I have the most starry-eyed, syrupy, unrealistic, Utopian, bathetic, idealistic and idyllic view of love known to man. I love love. If possible, (and I believe it is!) I profusely adore and love my future husband, although I'm not 100% sure of who that might be.
That said, allow me a few minutes to stand upon my proverbial soapbox.
I am hugely concerned with the pandemic consensus of today's youth population( may I narrow that down slightly to the pentecostal youth populace?).
I am now plagued with several dear friends who are entering into matrimony without the slighest look at some very earnest matters. It seems the norm to delve into the deepest commitment of our lives without money, education,wisdom, etc. Memo: Welcome to the 21st century, where education=money=survival.
While I do not expect to be a quadrazillionare when I marry, nor do I imagine to have my doctorate times 2 (though I would love it), I am concerned about the realistic means by which I will function. What ever happened to the idea of being a capable, well-adjusted, mature adult when you marry? Notice I did not say rich OR flawless. Just ADULT.
While I know it is in all , a glorious state, what can be wrong with being a little more prepared? Maybe you can live on love, but why not enter into marriage with a slightly better handle on the issues that so often cause marital conflict? Although I might be overly opinionated, and although I have yet to experience wedded bliss for myself, I know that my concerns are legitimate and sadly, often overlooked.

Current Incredibles II

- Dating Mr. Darcy, Sarah Arthur
a delightful look into the "Darcy Potential" of your gentleman....and the way to tell if you have a Mr. Wickham on your hands.


-The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Album
a story about Eddie and making the most of your life.


- The Patterns of Extraordinary Careers, James Citrin & Richard A. Smith
on achieving success and developing a sense of value, revisiting the 20/80 principle.

Hallie Kaylee.

Happy Birthday!
What an amazing young lady you are becoming! You have such talent and personality.
I am proud of you.
XOXOX
brit

A statue of Eros

Who
carved Love
and placed him
by
this fountain,
thinking
he
could contol such
fire with water?
-Zenodotos

The Current Incredibles

-The Quiltmakers of Gee's Bend Documentery
http://www.quiltsofgeesbend.com/

-1,000 Places to See Before You Die

-Jane Austen's Guide to Dating

How good God is! It's amazing me.
I've found...
Peace in the craziest of times.
Bliss in a perpetually chaotic world.
Calm in knowing He knows where I'm living.
Psalms 139: 5-10 says it best. "Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me."