His Handiwork

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Have you ever just stood outside and marveled at God's greatness?

"The heavens declare the glory of God,
                           and the sky above proclaims his handiwork."

                     Psalm 19:1

Spring

all images via pinterest.

 

hey, spring. ♥

xoxo,
jessie

Let it Go

"I'm free."
~ Elsa, Let it Go, Frozen. 




This song is my jam.

And I feel like I can relate to the second verse. 

Today I feel like I'm letting the past go. 

Today I feel like I'm a new person.

Today I feel like I've broken down some barriers.

Today I feel like I'm free.

Do you ever feel like "It's time to see what I can do, to test the limits and break through?"

I really want to know exactly WHAT I'm capable of. 

I want to test the limits.

And maybe....

Break through.  

I Would Wear That

Boots <3

This is so me!

So pretty!

Even though it's not fall any more, I'd still wear it.

WOW

Love it!

Springtime here we come!

Thanks for reading // Have a great day! :)

spring

the air is
cool
the sun is
in my eyes
and i think
spring is
s l o w l y
approaching

'The Cream-Filled Doughnut'

So....

 The other day I was somewhere, and my friend was handing out cream-filled doughnuts. [they are so so good!!] Right now, I have this little hint of a cold, and I knew the cream-filled doughnut was probably not the best option for me. If you know anything about me, you  should know that (in real life) I'm really shy. And I'm not necessarily super-duper outspoken either. Well, anyways, I was fairly certain that a cream-filled doughnut, was not going to make my cold much better. lol. Anyways, when she came around, I was like, Hmm...well, I don't feel too bad....*reaches out* well...uh...*picks doughnut up* I 'll take out some of the cream...*lands doughnut on napkin* Mmm....can't wait to devour this... *says, "Thanks!" and then gobbles it down*

Well. Maybe not that dramatic.

But you get the picture?

 Anyways, so after I ate it, I started to feel a teensy bit sicker. So I got kinda upset at myself for eating. So........I wrote a poem about it! Yes! I wrote a poem! I was actually kind of surprised. I mean, I have written poems before, but this was kind like spur-on-the-moment. So anyways, I'm going to post it..and...well...um.. here it is!

The Cream-Filled Doughnut

by: Autumn  

 *picture via Pinterest*. Doesn't it look sooo good?

The cream-filled doughnut makes me sad,

Makes me glad,

Makes me mad.

Why? Why does it have to taste sooo good?

Personally, I think it shouldn't have even been classified as food.

It tastes like a...a...a..puff of sugar.

I wish I could eye it like a tiger.

And once and for all,

Without trying to stall,

Banish it from my kingdom FOREVER!

But usually when the monster comes around,

I'm like, "Whatever."

And it creeps into my kingdom safe and sound.

It's quite a poor excuse of a doughnut,

I mean, compared to all that other good stuff: soconut, coconut..

Well, I've talked long enough.

And now, a request for God:

"Would you kindle FOREVER let me hate that stuff? 

It's like a puff...

of fluff...

like a stuff...

Ugh. the cream-filled doughnut. ugh.

*ahem* *ahem* epic fail? 

See, I do honestly really like it, yet at the same time..mm...

The poem doesn't sound too perfect. And I have to admit, I'm a little scared of what you all are going to think. But I guess, I'll just make myself hit 'Publish'. *sigh* 

Anyways, have a great day!

Music

Here is a list of some of my favorite songs of the week! Enjoy! :)

Still That Girl by Britt Nicole

Legendary Lovers by Katy Perry

(Thanks E!)

Glorious by Trent Smith

Leaving Eden by Brandon Heath

Do You Want To Build A Snowman?

For The First Time In Forever

In Summer

<3 Frozen! :D

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Have a great day!

she was back.

photo via pinterest.
 

every year she came. she would sit there in the tree, jerking her head left and right, as though waiting for a predator. and when no one came, she would flutter about, searching for food.
it is the coldest winter montana was experiencing. the calendar says today is december 21. i go outside.
she isn't there.
i sit by my window coffee in my hand, and wait. slowly, slowly, a black shadow appears.
she is back.
cold and frail, but back.



p.s. i adore this signature. :)

Currently

Reading: Delirium by Lauren Oliver. I am LOVING this book! :D

Happy about: my awesome weekend! I got to sing with my choir in church and then I went over to my grandparents house and watched the Superbowl and swam in their hot tub! It was a pretty sad loss for the Broncos... :P

Sad about: my friend switching schools :(

Eating: homemade chocolate chip banana bread <3

Listening to: K-LOVE, OneRepublic, and Imagine Dragons (oh yeah!)

I need to: get back into blogging more regularly *nervous laugh* and take out my camera again! I'm missing my photography. :(

The weather is: COLD!

Love,

Hello!

Hello everyone! I am so so happy to be a part of this blog! I was like freaking out when I realized I was going to be a part of this blog and it was like -
*goes and clicks on post. realizes my name is on. starts screaming and jumping*
kind of....

but I'm super super excited to be on here!!!
Here are my links:
♥ L I N K S ♥

Blog|| onedolloutthere.blogspot.com

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YouTube||http://www.youtube.com/user/thisgirlrocks1000?feature=watch

Twitter|| https://twitter.com/Autumn_Raelin_

Pinterest|| http://www.pinterest.com/totallygodsg...

Flickr|| http://www.flickr.com/photos/onedollo...

Google +|| https://plus.google.com/u/0/103536510..

Well, that's it for now... see you all later!

 

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Cotton Candy

Hey y'all. :)

So... You know cotton candy? Or fairy floss? The "carnival candy"?

Well... I don't even know why I just posted that. OF COURSE you know about it. 

So anyhow, I decided to do a post devoted to it because... 

*drumroll*

I'm doing a speech about it and found many interesting facts.

^ I know. It was such a dramatic reason. The drumroll was very necessary. :)

Anyways, I'll just get started on the facts.
1. Even though cotton candy usually comes in HUUGE bundles, it only takes a small quantity of sugar to make a huge bundle of it.
2. In French, it's name is "barbe de papa."
3. The first time spun sugar was sold, it was sold for 25 cents for one box.
4. 25 cents back then was equivalent to 6$ right now.
5. Cotton candy was invented by a dentist. (I know, so irony. >.<)
6. It was firstly introduced as fairy floss, but Thomas Patton introduced it another time as cotton candy, so the name fairy floss faded away.
7. Cotton candy is still called fairy floss in Australia. But in Australia only.
8. At the time when spun sugar was first invented, it was a hard labor work because there weren't any machines to help make it. (Nowadays, it's just like "la dee da dee da, spin spin spin...")
9. It's sold mainly at carnivals or fairs because the first time it was introduced to the public, they sold it at a carnival. And trust me, it was a big hit. So it stayed as some kind of tradition-ish thing.
10. The first cotton candy machine was made in 1972.

So... that's ten facts about cotton candy. I know, you'd be fine without knowing that, but.... I just couldn't help my nerdy side, okay?! o.O
Um... So... Tell me watcha thought about that! :)

^ I just love this new signature thingie. 

1/26/14

Hey guys. :) I've come back from the depths of winter. Though lately the weather has been holding back on our typical winter and instead swapped it for sunny, 70 degrees summer weather. And there's been no rain for the longest time so it's very dry and there may have to be water shortages. :P So please pray for rain!

Updates on life...

School~ I'm slowly starting to figure it all out and the big picture.

Confession time: Certain people have been heavy on my heart lately. People who don't have God in their life. It makes me so sad because they are missing out on something so wonderful and they don't know it. I want to tell them all these awesome things about God and that He loves them and so do I, but the words never come in the moment. The moment passes and I feel like a loser, like I didn't do enough and that it's all my fault, that they will never find God. But I've come to realize, that I don't need to worry about them so much. That's God's job. I've just got to give all my hardships and worries and problems to God. Because He'll sort them out. He always does and in His time.

Thank you God.

Home~ My wonderful dog, Kinley, died today. We had to put him down because he had cancer. :( It was hard at the time and we'll miss him, but it was for the best and he lived a very happy ten years. He's in dog heaven now. :)

Also, I'll be able to get my license soon! Ahh! :D

Plans for the summer~ 1. Lake Tahoe 2. Working at Kruz Kidz again as a part-time counselor 3. Maybe working (and getting paid) at a local ice cream shop. How fun would that be? 4. More Tahoe 5. Disneyland!!! (More to come on that.)

Thanks for reading // Have a great day! :)

JESSICA

be fearless.

"be fearless."
"it's...hard."
"i know."
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
-jessie
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Good bye.

Hello dear readers. I hope everyone is having a good day. I have some news for you guys so please, read this post all the way through. :}

I have decided to post today just so I could say one thing; good bye. Yes, this will be my last post on this lovely blog. I've made the decision to remove myself for All About Us: Six Faraway Friends many reasons. For one, I don't post as often as I should and since I've geared all my focus toward my main blog, I think it would be this is for the best.

I am so thankful to have been chosen to be part of this blog in the first place and I had such a wonderful time getting to know everyone. Thank you guys for being such fantastic readers and friends. If you'd like to stay in touch with me, just hop on over to my blog, Truly. Madly. Deeply. and type up a comment, or shoot me an email at: rosecolflesh[at]gmail[dot]com.

This is Rose, signing out for the last time. <-- oh, so dramatic. o.O

thanks for reading. <3

Just a Little Hello

So, as it says above, this is just a little hello.
So.... Hello. :)
I'm Laurel (no DUH...)
I'm a bit really crazy and weird. I hope you get used to it though, because you kind of have to, seeing that I'm an author on this blog now.

I'll get you started with important facts about me. ;) Like I did on my main blog!! :)

^ Pretty case... o.O

I'm emotional. There's no denying it. I love being alone, in my own world, just doing whatever I want to do. All of the craziness and weirdness is what happens when I try to conceal who I really am. I cry easily, I don't understand myself, but I am grateful for everything I have.
 I hope on this blog the true Laurel will come out. No secrets.  Nada.

Thanks for reading. <3

Laurel

Hello There

Hey! I'm Jessie, a new author on this lovely blog. I can't wait to start posting! :) I'll start with an About Me post.

 

 

 

...and more. :) (all above photos are via pinterest.)

Thanks for reading!

xoxo,

Jessie

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