Audrey Hepburn - what a classy lady :)

"I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles."
— Audrey Hepburn

breaking the chains on me

Cuz I know
that You're with me
Yea I know
that You're with me here
I know that Your love will light the way

all for YOU

So I'll stand
with arms high and heart abandoned
in awe
of the One who gave it all
and I'll stand
my soul Lord to You surrendered
all I am is Yours.

His mercies are new every morning.
Father, take this life and use it for Your glory.

bringing it back

Do you ever have those times when you experience a deja vu and all those memories just flood back?
Like the taste of spearmint gum bringing back childhood airplane trips...
Like the bends in those roads that bring back those evenings with family...
Like that sound and that smile and that song and that sweater and that photo and that taste and that smell and that sigh...

Memories are everywhere just waiting to remind you of the good times you had. And if you let them, you can experience those things again. Cuz some memories never die.

i want...

hot sunshine
green grass
blue skies
tans
flip flops
berries
icecream
Casa Lomaaa
shorts
late sunsets
clear starry nights
30 degrees by the lake, on the dock, with a book and your thoughts

a.k.a. SUMMERRRRR :)
... only 8 more weeks. I can do this.

adventure

the sun is shining and the sky is blue.
it feels kinda like summer... or so i wish :)
i wanna go and just run in the spring air... not necessarily knowing where I'm, going, but just being spontaneous.
and if i wanna stop for a latte and then sit on the tennis courts looking at the clouds and dreaming, that's ok too.
looking at the sky and knowing that life is bigger than this and wondering about the mysteries and speed of time and how the years go by when you're not looking.
having no where to be and free to run and let your thoughts go.
it doesn't matter if it takes hours.
i'll be tired and then i can come HOME... what a beautiful word.
i'm ready for an adventure :)

memories

Today is February 12, 2011. So hard to believe that it was already a year ago, on February 12, 2010, that Vancouver welcomed the world to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. How can a year go by so fast? It seems like only yesterday.
That was such an incredible 2 weeks that I will never ever forget. Only a few people have been lucky enough to experience the Olympics in their hometown. I'll never forget how lucky I was.
Sometimes I wonder, did I make the most of that experience? But when I look deep down, I think I did: 2 torch relays, 2 figure skating practices, 1 hockey game, 1 opening ceremony party with friend, 2 days spent just exploring downtown, and many days just watching the action at home with my family and totally losing myself in patriotism and what it means to be Canadian.
Our whole country was changed that day forever. Canada's heart grew ten sizes that day, to quote Dr. Seuss. I really miss those 2 weeks and I miss the way Vancouver was. But even though I know I'll never be able to go back in time, I can create new Olympic memories in the future. And I know that the Olympic flame was never really extinguished in the hearts of Vancouverites. I walk around the city and see remnants of the Olympics everywhere. Those 2 weeks touched our hearts and our dreams and the flame burned in our eyes. It will never go out and we'll never be the same.
So as I go down to celebrate the magic that was those 2 weeks, I know that I have no regrets. Just Olympic and Canada love.

live every day in light of eternity.

life is so complicated sometimes :(

this life is meaningless without You.
everything is meaningless except for serving You.

meet alissa czisny

she's just an ordinary girl, but not so ordinary
she inspires me to do the best that i have to do, too.

will You help me through this storm?
will You hold my outstretched hand?
when the world caves in around me,
will you help me understand?

"I've read the last page in the Bible. It's going to turn out all right."

-- Billy Graham

sometimes we need to look up at the stars to know that life is bigger than all of this.