live love.

i need the stomach punch i need the wind knocked out the wind of me, my pride, and i hit me. punch me. break me down. i need to breathe You in i need to breathe me out inhale all of You drink in Your spirit, exhale mine all out pour me out, please pour me out i'm letting go i'm breathing out i'm giving up i'm breathing out i surrender, i surrender i'm breathing surrender it's all got to go it's all coming out it's time to release to let it all out surrendering i am and breathing me out taking You in You're ... Read More

fourth day of school ended today. last wednesday was my last first day of high school. 276 days left till i graduate on june 12th at 7pm. (Lord willing i do graduate....) my class schedule is much more full than i originally intended or thought. after day one i gotta admit i wanted to say forget it already. yea i know its day 1, i'm still in high school, i haven't had anything yet. but none the less that is how i felt. overwhelmed on day one of ... Read More

i am bad at doing "devotions." i struggle to read my bible everyday. i often fail to sit and be immersed in absolute truth. too many times when i go to lay my head down to sleep i realize i left something out of my day. now for me its hard at times to sit and read my bible. i get distracted. i find something else to do. i get too busy. i all of sudden remember i have a project that needs to be pounded out. i do ... Read More

the district of columbia is a place every american needs to visit. it was so surreal to be there. to be 250 feet from the president of the united states as he gives his memorial day speech in the amphitheater next to the tomb of the unknown soldier in the arlington cemetery. to stand in the lincoln memorial. the jefferson. the washington. the capital building. the white house. the pentagon. the vietnam memorial. the holocaust museum. the tomb of the unknown soldier. the statue of iwo jima. there is so much too soak up, ... Read More

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i want to live with reckless abandon. i don't want to hold anything back. Jesus did not ever intend for us to live part time. to be part time followers. to be part time disciples. we are either following Him or we aren't. everything we do is either glorifying God or going against God. there is no in between. no middle ground. He called us to excellence not failure and not mediocrity. living ok. living alright. that doesn't cut it. i'm not saying we aren't going to screw up. what i'm saying is ... Read More