Through Her Eyes

Life is scary and messy. You were thrown into this world, forced to make the most of it, without any warning or any guide. If only there was a rule book, oh how much easier things would be. But I think sometimes people have it wrong. Life is so scary, but not living scares me even more. And I believe there can be beautiful kinds of messes. People apologize for being a mess and not having it all together but, there's always good kinds of messes all around. Messy lipstick from sloppy kisses, messy hair from careless fingers running through that hair you can't help resist smelling and playing with, messy laughs from awkward moments made with special people, messy hearts from complicated lives.  People always find a way to get tangled up with one another and it is always messy, but it is so very beautiful.  Since when did being a mess become a bad thing? Because to me, it's proof that you're out making the most of your life. Sure it's not going to be...

It's hard, I know. Staying strong seems like an impossible thing to do in that moment. It feels as though the world around you started spinning the other way. But hear me and believe me when I say it; Giving up is never, ever the answer. Navigating any relationship is tricky business, but trying to make your way through a relationship that has every reason to fail is a whole different story. But, if you aren't in your corner fighting for it to work, then who is? Your relationship needs no one's validation but your own. Your relationship needs no one's approval but your own. Taking that first step across the threshold from friends to more is exciting and refreshing. Living in the moment and making memories inside that bubble you two had created is priceless. But when the bubble bursts and the excitement fades like it eventually will, what happens next? What do you do when you're flooded with a multitude of people, each one having a different ...

Faith. Hope. Love. It seems as though you can't have one without the other two. And just when you think you have the upper hand in truly understanding those three words, something happens and changes your perspective on their meaning once more. Faith is something you can either learn to run from or embrace. Faith is placing your trust into something much bigger than you or I could ever imagine. Faith isn't just putting your all into God and praying things work out for the best. It's also about having and keeping that faith throughout your everyday life. Putting your faith into the people who surround your life. It means you have to completely rely and trust in someone other than yourself. Faith is something I believe many people have, yet don't understand. It is a constant feeling of calm in your life, even when your life is anything but calm. It's this reassurance that things will eventually be okay, even if those problems seem too big to handle at t...