#reminiscant

1. Your life with be a back and forth roller coaster ride. You will face almost death experiences, and you’re going to choose to live anyway.

2. What you wish for, won’t always come easy. Sometimes your heart will break, other times you’ll be jumping in excitement from the euphoria you cannot contain. Nothing is guaranteed.

3. There will be plenty of boys who will want to lift you off your feet, but if none of them makes it better than being single, don’t waste your precious time. It’s not worth it. Especially if it means risking your heart for someone who is incapable of making you feel whole.

4. Try a little more each time. Whether it’d be falling in love, or even studying for an exam that worth half your marks. You will improve yourself for the better.

5. You will gain friends, and you will loose friends. People will go out of their way to seclude you from others — they will claim you as their own. Don’t give into their selfishness. They are not worth the tears, or the time. However, when you gain an old friend, keep them. Because if someone really loves you, and cherishes you, they will come back around. They will continue to support you, and appreciate you, rather than keep you hidden.

6. Forgive. Forgive yourself, and allow yourself to be free from the weight on your shoulders. There is so much more to life than burdening yourself over something temporary. Become immersed in forgiveness and soak yourself in love.

7. Seek help. When you’re the most hurt, the most defeat, do not go on this journey alone. People are there to guide you. Friends, family, and if that’s not enough, there are councillors who will happily give you insight on your situation. They will be patient with you, and they will try their very best to give you the care that you need. Do not feel as if you’re not “sad” enough or “anxious” enough. No matter how you feel, it is always the best decision to talk to someone. You are not alone.

8. You are going to cry. On your bedroom floor at 3am questioning yourself as to why things had to go the way they did. You will pinpoint every insecurity, every flaw, and yet you will love yourself anyway, because you are worthy of love. You are worthy of being adored.

9. Sometimes you will backslide from Christ, but the beautiful thing is that Christ does not run from you. Whatever circumstance you’re in, he will continue to accept you as you are. No matter how far you’ve gone, no matter what you did, because his love is unconditional. There is no boundaries for his adoration for you. For he gave his one and only son to save you from eternal judgement.

The stars in our skies were held by string. The sand surrounding Lake Michigan was our bed. It didn’t matter how cold the weather was, because we knew that if we lied down together that would be sufficient to keep us warm. We were warm.

We kissed each other’s palm with our fingertips so we would never forget what it was like to feel each other’s touch whenever we felt our own cheeks when we were away from each other. We were helplessly in love with all the hope we could possibly find.

We went star gazing in each other’s eyes. We found treasure in each other’s heart. We memorized each other’s lips. I explored infinity in the corners of your smile. You sought forever in my inside hands.

Today is my Grandfather's birthday, and I'd just like to take the time to post about how much he means to me.

Ever since I was a little girl, I've had the closest relationship with my grandpa. He did everything with me; gave me piggyback rides, played hide-and-seek with me, and danced with me in the small room in his basement to old records. 

He had patience with me as a child. No matter how many times I made cracks about him being bald, no matter how many times I must have been an assertive, and demanding child, he always would be there to meet my childish demands and make sure that I was happy, no matter if meant sitting in my room listening to the Annie soundtrack over and over again, pushing me on the swings, or sitting in the giant walk in closet in his basement where we used to make secret forts. He would always let me watch cartoons, even if he was in the middle of watching the football or baseball game.

He was always there with my Grandma to take me to the library, to my babysitters, or to get me off the bus sometimes after school.

He has an unlimited amount of love for his late wife, and it breaks me heart to see him cry every time she is brought up in conversation.

He loves his four children and seven grandchildren more than anything and is always there whenever one of us has a hockey game, a swim meet, or a piano recital.

He is the one of the best men i've ever had the pleasure of knowing and loving in my entire life, and I hope that he has the most fantastic birthday ever, because he deserves it more than anybody I know.