Unanswered Prayers

I was thinking about something earlier today and realized that Garth Brooks' song "Unanswered Prayers" should have been playing in the background. Even though I am single, I often reflect on the times in my life when I wasn't. The guys I have dated and where they are in their lives at this moment. One guy in particular is currently married and I am very happy for him and his wife. I see super cute pictures of them together and know that this is what his life was intended to be like at this moment - not mind. I sit quietly and remember praying so hard to be the one he would be with and now I know that God has something different planned for me. My time will come and so will the man I am supposed to grow old with and cherish forever.

It's funny, you know? That when we pray...we always ask for something for ourselves and it is always with urgency. Instead, next time...pray for what He wants...pray to know, understand and accept His plan.

"Unanswered Prayers" - Garth Brooks
Just the other night a hometown football game
My wife and I ran into my old high school flame
And as I introduced them the past came back to me
And I couldn't help but think of the way things used to be.

She was the one that Id wanted for all times
And each night Id spend prayin' that God would make her mine
And if had only grant me this wish I wished back then
Id never ask for anything again.

(chorus)
Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers
Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs
That just because He doesn't answer doesn't mean He don't care
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.

She wasn't quite the angel that I remembered in my dreams
And I could tell that time had changed me
Inn her eyes too it seemed
We tried to talk about the old days
There wasn't much we could recall
I guess the lord knows what hes doin' after all.

And as she walked away and I looked at my wife
And then and there I thanked the good Lord
For the gifts in my life.

(chorus)
Some of God's greatest gifts are all too often unanswered...
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers

Tis the Season

I attended a wedding this past Saturday and I will be attending another one this upcoming Sunday. Tis the season for weddings!

The wedding that I attended this past Saturday was celebrating the union of my friends Melody and Zach. One of the quotes that they used throughout their wedding slide show was:

Proverbs 12:4
A wife of noble character is her husband's crown...

I absolutely love this section of scripture and I wanted to reflect on it for a moment... What a beautiful image - a wife as a crown. And what another beautiful image that a husband thinks so highly of his wife that he is to wear her proudly as a crown jewel. A wife and husband should compliment each other. I can only hope that my husband will find me worthy of being his crown. :)

Pink Flamingo

I have a little pin that says, "I am the pink flamingo on the lawn of life."

I love pink flamingos and actually my bathroom is decorated with flamingos.

I just wanted to post this to encourage myself and others that at times we need to stand out. Whether it is in a cute way, bright pink way, or annoyingly obnoxious and kind of tacky way is completely up to you.

Go out and have fun and buy a pink flamingo for your lawn!

On Hold...

Currently...and for the past few weeks now...I have been experiencing the long "yellow light" stage of my life.

Yep, I have been put on hold.

I had the notion before the summer started that I would be moving to DC, but as fate would have it...I was just a little ahead of myself. DC is not making itself readily available and therefore...well my options are now limited.

"Are you giving up hope?" You ask.

The answer: NO!

I am just realizing that maybe my dream of moving to DC was just not apart of my plan in life right now. That does not mean I am never moving to DC...it just means that DC has to be put on hold. Bot only for now.

More Beautiful You

I heard this song on KLOVE and loved it! What a beautiful message! It's easy to look at magazines and see what is perceived as "beautiful" and then look at ourselves in comparison. This song shows that it is not what the world perceives as beautiful that matters, but what we are is beautiful to God.

More Beautiful You - Johnny Diaz

Little girl fourteen flipping through a magazine
Says she wants to look that way
But her hair isn’t straight her body isn’t fake
And she’s always felt overweight

Well little girl fourteen I wish that you could see
That beauty is within your heart
And you were made with such care your skin your body and your hair
Are perfect just the way they are

There could never be a more beautiful you
Don’t buy the lies disguises and hoops they make you jump through
You were made to fill a purpose that only you could do
So there could never be a more beautiful you

Little girl twenty-one the things that you’ve already done
Anything to get ahead
And you say you’ve got a man but he’s got another plan
Only wants what you will do instead

Well little girl twenty-one you never thought that this would come
You starve yourself to play the part
But I can promise you there’s a man whose love is true
And he’ll treat you like the jewel you are

So turn around you’re not too far
To back away be who you are
To change your path go another way
It’s not too late you can be saved
If you feel depressed with past regrets
The shameful nights hope to forget
Can disappear they can all be washed away
By the one who’s strong can right your wrongs
Can rid your fears dry all your tears
And change the way you look at this big world
He will take your dark distorted view
And with His light He will show you truth
And again you’ll see through the eyes of a little girl