strength & dignity

Patio talk

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:09:22 -0400

Patio talk

Young And Beautiful - Lana Del Rey The Great Gatsby’s...

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:28:00 -0400

Young And Beautiful - Lana Del Rey

The Great Gatsby’s soundtrack was not what I was expecting but I can’t even deny that it was pretty stellar. Should I also add that this scene in both the original and recent movie made me want to cry for years…

"A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything."

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:13:34 -0400

“A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything.”

- Irish proverb (via hymntohope)

First Bailey’s… now this. The Irish just get it.

My roommates and I definitely got ripped off for this “view of...

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:56:31 -0400

My roommates and I definitely got ripped off for this “view of downtown Raleigh” in our apartment. But with just a few months left before we move out, I’m going to miss my slow mornings with my tea and bible - looking out this view across campus and to the library, the bell tower, and the handful of tall buildings downtown. This is one of the reasons why I love this town. At first glance, it’s nothing special nor romantic. Not shiny or bedazzling like New York City. But it grows on you in its own way. What a perfect little college town it’s proven to be. Not a place for tourists but something only the locals learn to appreciate. I think I’ll really seize my last year of college in this city and savor every little bit of it while I can. After all this place helped mold me into who I am the past 3 years… Looking back, I wouldn’t have changed a thing.

Show Me What I’m Looking For - Carolina Liar

Wed, 01 May 2013 23:32:32 -0400

Show Me What I’m Looking For - Carolina Liar

Here's to the good times.: A letter to the Wolfpack

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:41:00 -0400

Here's to the good times.: A letter to the Wolfpack:

herestothe-goodtimes:

Dear past, present & future members of the Wolfpack,

First of all, put down the textbook, the highlighter, the pens, and the notebook full of ‘class notes’ and doodles. Put down the iPhone, the iPad and the Starbucks cup — and breathe.

I’ve been there.

You may be a high school…

ugh I cried. Written by a good friend of mine.

Draw near to me for I have drawn near to You. Pull on the...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:56:01 -0400

Draw near to me for I have drawn near to You.
Pull on the strings of my heart for I long to respond to You.
All my love is for You and all my love is Yours.

My prayers go out to Boston and our country. We’ve got...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:56:00 -0400

My prayers go out to Boston and our country. We’ve got tough days ahead of us. But prayer is powerful and so is our Hope.

Dreams do come true

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:02:00 -0400

Found out last week that I’ll be interning in Washington, D.C. on Capitol Hill over the summer :) God is so good! When people asked me what I wanted to do, I always told them I wanted to work for the government. And I never thought I’d see the day when I actually would. I can’t even comprehend that I’ll be living in DC - a city I’ve visited often and always told myself I’d be back in one day for good. Can’t believe that even in the midst of my doubt, He was faithful like He promises to be. All the streets and cafes of Georgetown that I’ve fallen in love with, the beautiful paths of the national mall I wanted to run, the government buildings I captured on camera to reminisce on, can finally be apart of my daily life all because He saw it fit. My heart is so full of joy and gratitude.

My little cup o’ joe

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:40:36 -0400

My little cup o’ joe

"He smiled understandingly—much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a..."

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:56:00 -0500

“He smiled understandingly—much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life. It faced—or seemed to face—the whole external world for an instant, and then concentrated on you with an irresistible prejudice in your favor. It understood you just as far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself, and assured you that it had precisely the impression of you that, at your best, you hoped to convey.”

- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

1) Can we just pause for a moment to thank God for great writers like Fitzgerald?
and 2) I seriously can’t wait any longer for the movie to come out. Leo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby… Dear Lord.

It’s Time - Imagine Dragons Sorry to anyone that has ever...

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:53:00 -0500

It’s Time - Imagine Dragons

Sorry to anyone that has ever watched/will watch me sing like a crazy person in the car beside them whenever this song comes up.

Vans, my favorite coffee shop in Perth. I still crave your...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:38:00 -0500

Vans, my favorite coffee shop in Perth. I still crave your chocolate-powdered cappuccinos.

Ambition

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:40:28 -0500

noun /amˈbiSHən/
1. Greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction.
2. Strongly desirous—followed by “of” or the infinitive; as, ambitious to be or to do something.

Ooh la love I’ve fallen in love… and it’s better this time...

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:18:00 -0500

Ooh la love I’ve fallen in love… and it’s better this time than ever before.

"Yesterday’s depth is feeling really shallow."

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:13:56 -0500

“Yesterday’s depth is feeling really shallow.”

"‘To me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never..."

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:55:07 -0500

“‘To me this is like the days of Noah,
when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.
So now I have sworn not to be angry with you,
never to rebuke you again.
Though the mountains be shaken
and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken
nor my covenant of peace be removed,’
says the Lord, who has compassion on you.”

- Isaiah 54:9-10

How good is His love.

State win against Duke, 70 degree weather in the middle of January, and so much love. Couldn’t...

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:17:06 -0500

State win against Duke, 70 degree weather in the middle of January, and so much love. Couldn’t have asked for a better day yesterday. Here’s to an amazing 21 years :) So blessed.

"I used to feel so alone in the city. All those gazillions of people and then me, on the outside...."

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 00:40:00 -0500

“I used to feel so alone in the city. All those gazillions of people and then me, on the outside. Because how do you meet a new person? I was very stunned by this for many years. And then I realized, you just say, ‘Hi.’ They may ignore you. Or you may marry them. And that possibility is worth that one word.”

- Augusten Burroughs

“New year blessings”The neighbors brought sticky rice over and...

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:15:16 -0500

“New year blessings”
The neighbors brought sticky rice over and wrote this note to come with it. Chinese can be so edgy, I love it. Have yet to see a language more aesthetically pleasing.