Easy

Because it easy to just be a face in a picture
It is easy to let laughter become the cure
Easy to be in the background
Easy to put you aside
Easy to become numb
Easy to accept rejection
Easy to be passive
Easy to say, "fine"
Easy hold everything in
Easy to put on that mask
Easy to be apathetic
Easy because it is Easy

hasta la vista baby!

i am not the best at packing..............

brick wall or waterfall

Someone once said to me,"Not everyone is a brickwall like you, Erica."
and that is where i begin to think...you know the whole..people who don't show their feelings and blah blah have walls built up around them..
or they are "strong" and know how to put up a front..which can also represent the brick wall.
and well i'm not exactly the brick wall people think i am.
EVERYONE has brick wall and water fall moments in their life. Yeah most times i put on my smile face tough it out, but sometimes i breakdown and crumble and i believe that resembles a water fall.
now which ever one you tend to deal with more doesn"t really matter to me. It's the growth from there that makes the difference and improtance in your life. i truly believe we need an equal balance of both, no we don't need to hold everything in but we also don't need to just be emotional about everything....

because it is pain that we find out the meaning of life

Finding out what the heck life is is a waste of time.

There is so much to life from pain and sorrow to joy and happiness,

from the innocence of a simple kiss to the naughtiness of sleeping around.

Life.

not constant.

like a roller coaster.

keeps going........usually

you can't let it get you down

sometimes laughter will be the only cure

Life will be consistant change and knows how to knock you off your feet the miniute you begin to stand. It'll make you feel like you can't get close to anyone because later on in life that person might just hop right out of it, like nothing ever happened. Life brings lovely gentlemen and silly frogs into your life, who will break and shatter your heart, or make your heart truly happy.

Life will bring GREAT friends and then BEST FRIENDS into your life, some to stay for good and some just to stay for a season, and that is where my stuggle begins with life.....i hate getting so close for tons of years and then it just ends randomly, it sucks. legit.

I learned something from a recent show i did...

Clint: What's life?

Sally: A magazine.

Clint: How much does it cost?

Sally: 10 cents.

Clint: That's cheap.

Sally: That's life.

1. girls are smarter

and

2. Life is cheap and it sucks

but you know what?

Just freakin live. laugh and love.

I know that sounds so cliche but its so true, life is always going to get you down but our goal in life is just to embrace it.

letters

I am writing letters to all my close friends and people i adore because i feel like it and i can.

Yeah i am only leaving for 4 months...and someone told me just to think of it as a long vacation, which is making so much easier, i'll be back. BUT i like writing so i am writing til then letters, just so i can be all mushy. yeah erica diahann just said mushy...complete opposite of haha me.

love is an ocean

your love runs deep
your love runs deep

when we are caught up in this wave of life

your love sinks deep
your love sinks deep

when the things of this world don't satisfy

your love flows deep
your love flows deep

when people's love runs dry

your love fills deep
your love fills deep

your love heals
your love saves
your love is constant
your love is an ocean

insanity

a work out that lasted.
threw up 3 times.
can't move.

come home to parents fighting.
throwing things.
abuse.
cops.

end.
so.
ready.
to.
move.

i can't help falling in love with you...

Him: "you're leaving me for 2 years!"
Me: " no, silly only 4 months, then maybe 2 years! haha"
Him: " well still..."
Random kid:" you've only known her for like a year...."
Him" yeah but she i easy to fall in love with"

Made my heart sink...
its killing me, but i guess the timing is wrong...

i truly believe i don't deserve him.
I am def not good enough for him.
but that doesn't stop me....

Not one of those posts

Love i'll title it

It is extremely hard to love someone...and no i am not talking boy girl more than a friend love.
I am simply talking about loving your enemies.
That my friends is what im trying to succesfully do right now

Love
is
patient
kind
does
not
boast
does
not
envy
love is a hard thing, a very hard thing when you think about it.

I'm trying to take someone under my wing and help transform her life....but when thi particular person doesn't take your advice and constantly complains in your ear, annoys the heck out of you, oh boy it is HARD.
But see everyone else in her life pushes her away and ignores her....who else does she have?
WWJD i know it sounds cliche...but serioulsy Jesus wouldn't push her away because of her problem...no matter how severe they were.
We are all sinners
We all have the choice to believe
We all have the choice to do whats right
and i am going to show this girl Christ by loving the crap out of her
whether it kills me or not.
someone has to do it and that someone is me.

You are the reason I love too easily
Why I cannot love at all.
Because I trusted you
I can no longer trust

The pain I hold inside
You will never know
They will never understand
That my scars don't even begin to show...


You wanted me to be your little girl
You wanted me to see you as my world
You wanted me to be all I could be
I wanted you to open your eyes and see
The pain in my eyes wasn't relief...


But Daddy, I am sorry
I am sorry I wasn't everything you wanted
I am sorry I made you mad


But now no one will know
No one will find
No one will search

Because My father broke me
Into two halves...........

All I  have to do is pretend
Become an actress
Seem not to care
Become weightless, airless

But I will live
I will breathe
I will stand tall
And for myself, I will not fall

extreme truth or dare

                   Well this is what happens when you play truth or dare with your church group....
They dare you to pick someone in the room that your comfortable with the...they put peanut butter on the bottom of that person's lovely foot, then put lucky charms on it, and make you eat it all off her feet. story of my life...and pics to go along with it! ENJOY.

                                                      

The frozen mask of glass is one of my best friends,
And my best friends' enemy.
I welcome it, I wear it every day.
The frozen mask is my escape, my confidence.
It's always with me, my frozen mask,
I wear it everywhere I go.
I trust that it will never leave,
And be with me until I die.
My dear friends hate the cruel frozen mask,
How it prevents them from seeing me.
All they can see is that frozen mask,
And they can't see my face anymore.
I love my dear frozen mask that takes away my tears.
It keeps me going every day
And I'd be lost without it.
But the only thing is, it comes with a price.

Once it comes on, it never comes off . . .

The city with the lights...

New York. New York. New York.
The closer New York gets...the more scared i become. This fear has been growing inside me ever since i got accepted for this internship. in 3 weeks...i will be on my OWN. ALONE. for the first time. away from everything i've ever known. I keep second guessing myself, which i shouldn't because that is dumb, plain and simple.

New York. New York. New York. To live in NY has been my dream since i was 5 and i became interested in acting...and now i have the chance and it makes my heart beat super fast, and my stomach becomes twisted...it is only 4 months...i keep repeating that over and over to myself, it helps a little.

New York. New York. New York. People ask me constantly, are you ready, excited? I say, " Heck yeah!" without a doubt...but I am sooo homesick already...i think maybe if i fake it to people it will become real in my heart.

New York. New York. New York. Oh. New York.

literally my best friends.

Natalie O'dell

Ashley Ruth

Gina Scheer.

New york is  going to be hard away from them

Schooooooolllll

CHEMISTRY

PHYSICS

MATH

Story time. woot woot!

Hello, beautiful people who are reading this. So let’s get started, shall we? I was born January 12, 1993 in a hospital bed like almost every other child. I was a great baby girl, there was just one problem, I had Cystic Fibrosis. A rare disease of the lungs. Now obviously I was miraculously healed, because I am alive today. So Hebrews 12:1 is my favorite verse because it has a lot to relate to me. In 7^th grade I began running cross country and was winning 1^st place in races...i continued on to run all of high school on the varsity team. So running is my testimony for God, I run and show people that God is real and alive today, I was a miracle, I had a disease of the lungs and now i can run up to 15 miles, no asthma or anything. Just like people running the race of life, there will be your obstacles but you got to push through, we are all warriors. I went to the North Church since I was in my mom’s womb, then God told my parents to leave so in the 6^th grade my family got up and left that church, life went on, I went to church but wasn’t really into it, it was hard to get plugged in, besides all my best friends were at my old church. Again, life kept going, and my parents divorced when i was in the 9^th grade. That wasn’t so hard at first but then my dad got this girlfriend who had 2 little girls and then I watched him crumble and fall from his faith, the one man i looked up to, just dropped me out of his life. I had bitterness, jealousy, anger, all hidden in my heart, with a smile on my face, I never let it show. Then when I turned 16, my mom needed real friends and so did we and headed back to the North Church, it was awkward at first but then all my buds and I became that close again. I fell in love with fellowship and decided to give Christ a real try. I re-committed my life to Christ and I began a relationship. He became my daddy, my king, my hero. Now yes there is plenty more to my story but that is it in a nut shell, and as you get to know me those gaps will fill themselves in. Thank you for your time.

Mascara running down her cheek

The heavy scars behind a tear,
The scenes unfolding, year after year,
She's sick of it all, unleashing her fear,
She's done with playing it by the ear.

Her emotions brew a flood,
Her heavy tears of blood,
Her heart melting into the mud,
Yearning to bloom into that bud.

The mascara running down her face,
As she struggles with winning that one race,
Her lips wet; face showing no grace,
Her heart damp, torn and looking for space.
*
Scenarios come and go,
Her tears take up more,
Waiting for that moment sweep-her-off-the-floor,
Anticipating something; turning out a big blow.

That moment, so fake,
Passes by with her ache,
That moment, although real,
Already made the seal.

The mascara running down her face,
As she struggles with winning that one race,
Her lips wet; evident disgrace,
Heart all damp; losing at her own pace.

EMBRACE YOUR "YOU" NESS

being different is one of the most beautiful things on earth.

Basically i was born on a different cloud, and i LOVE being unique and authentic.

i like that i am 18 and am in love with hannah montana and that i have been obsessed with mk and ashley olsen since i was the age. big deal, who cares? i am me. and i have the right to do that.

See i am irreplaceable because i bet you no one else, picks the seams off their shirt or picks at their gums til they bleed, or sucked their thumb til they were 12, had a duck stuffed animal and named it chicken, has thrown up on a plane on the way back from Canada, asked how you say "enchilada" in spanish, got stitched from running into a gate, got attacked by a dog in the face, or has as many laughs as this girl does. nope. no one with all those same experiences.

emotional and physical wreck

This is what my heart looks like right now.

Yes today i got into a car accident.

afraid. mad. disappointed. embarassed.

too many feelings at once.

overwhelmed.

i BROKE.

still crying as i'm writing this.

but PRAISE GOD.

I feel God most when i fall apart.

I love the way He holds me.

But right now im a mess

brain is fizzled

heart is torn

have you noticed...i'm VERY hard on myself?

the devil

This is what i grab when i am dehydrated. can anyone say problemo?

Yeah well i can say that, but i don't fix it. If i keep drinking this like its my water, and eat they way i do...my life is going to be cut short. Therefore the doctor's orders are, "Erica, drink water, or die!"

about to LOVE like no other

I've learned so much in the past day.

-good enough is the devil's greatness

-Don't settle for anything

-Keeping unforgivness in your heart can keep you from being blessed

-Our stories thrive in conflict

-God gives us opportunities, whether we act on it or not determines our reward

-Many are called, few are chosen

-Stability will kill you, believe it or not.

-The American Dream is a lie, God has so much more for you

-We don't give God a challenge for our lives

-Do we pray safe or dangerous prayers? are we afraid to pray to God and ask him to rip everything from us?

-Focusing on maintaing your life you can end up on a detour

HAVE NO FEAR AND TRUST GOD

All this has already changed and turned the focus point on my heart. So many people settle once they get married and have kids, and have a job and just stop, but really all those things are great but we can't just stop there we need to go out on missions daily. No matter the cost, and stop focusing on the things of this world, it is going to get us no where. I'm about to love, hug, laugh, share, and be the Erica god made me. I have worth in Him.

Psalms 55:22

I love to run, but sometimes running for a long time can get really tough. And running in a marathon can be really tough, you can get really tired, hungry, and dehydrated, but if you want to finish the race then you must continue on when things get tough, and that’s called endurance. You see when things get tough most people just give up, but we need to endure and keep going no matter how tough it gets.

Actor: Whew! I am ready!
Teacher: Ready for what?
Actor: Ready for the big race! I got my shorts on, my headband, my water bottle, some protein bars, my lunch, a towel to wipe off the sweat, an extra t-shirt, extra socks for when these get too sweaty, sunscreen, umbrella…you know just all the essentials for a race.
Teacher: Whoa, you don’t need all that stuff for a race. In fact it is going to slow you down and make it tougher to endure through the race.
Actor: I don’t need this stuff?
Teacher: No! Just put the bag down. Does that feel lighter?
Actor: Yeah, this will be much easier to run now! Thanks! (Runs off stage)

Would it be easy to run a race with this backpack on? No it wouldn’t. But so many times we make things more difficult on us by carrying around all of our burdens. You need to endure through tough times in your life and give your burdens to God. That’s is what our memory verse talks about today…

“Give your burdens to the Lord, and He will take care of you.” Psalm 55:22

So whenever you are going through a tough time, give your burdens to God and endure through those tough times. Living for God isn’t always going to be easy. Sometimes you will have friends who try to get you to do things that you know are wrong, like lying to your teacher to stay out of trouble, or stealing candy from the store. Those people who try to get you to do bad things are like this burden (Hold up backpack) and they can slow you down in living for God. Or maybe you somebody hurt you, they were mean to you or did something bad to you and every time you think about it, it just hurts even more. That is another burden that weighs you down. Give that burden to God and get rid of what holds you back just like you should let go of this backpack if you were running a race.

So endure even when it’s tough, don’t stop living for God, and get rid of what holds you back, all you need is God.

Looking through a new pair of glasses.

This picture kind of reminds me of  Jesus.

If you're trying to speak truth to someone who is not a believer, it is like you trying to hold up a white piece of paper to someone who is wearing red tented sunglasses and trying to tell them the paper is white, they aren't going to believe you until you show them that they are wearing the red tented sunglasses, they are blinded to the truth. So they have the choice to take the sunglasses off, we just have to show them that choice.

This picture is the opposite but means the same thing, some people are walking around without these glasses, thinking life is one way, and all the believers have the glasses on and see life in a whole new way, our job here one earth is to hand out those sunglasses, so they can therefore have an encouragment, and new life.

Trees. and. Bacon.

Trees: A perennial woody plant having a main trunk and usually a distinct crown.

Now trees can be boring, or trees can be interesting. we can look at it as you its this plant thing is just here so we can have oxygen and paper and logs for our fire. Or we can look at it and take all those things in, like whoa, if there was no trees, there would be almost no shade. No homes for precious creatures, no landscaping for our world. I personally like trees. My first question for my first interview at a job was, "if you could be a tree, what tree and why?" Now that is where you have to get creative. I chose a Pine Tree, because i would be taller than everyone and i can look out on the world and man when people make me mad i could drop pine cones on their head! Now, If you were a tree, what would you be? and why?

Bacon: The salted and smoked meat from the back and sides of a pig.

Yo, we are bakin some bacon can't you see us now, its so cool it don't come from a cow, yeah you think we're weird, well you're probably right, if you tell us now, we'll probably get in a fight. That's bacon. say what, say what. That's B-A-C-O-N. word.

If you say "beer can"  in a british accent you are also saying "bacon" in a jamacian accent.

Now i like bacon, some good greasy chewy bacon. Personally it is a great food if you can have it alone at breakfast or on a burger for dinner. Although one time my mom made me grilled cheese with bacon on it for lunch and i started choking and almost died....true story.

 Now Bacon and Tree combined. you get Bacon Tree!

There are two guys who have been lost in the desert for weeks, and they're at death's door. As they stumble on, hoping for salvation in the form of an oasis or something similar, they suddenly spy, through the heat haze, a small tree off in the distance.
As they get closer, they can see that the tree is draped with rasher upon rasher of bacon. There's smoked bacon, crispy bacon, life-giving juicy nearly-raw bacon, all sorts. And the smell... oh, the glorious smell!"
"Look Pepe," says the first man. "It's a bacon tree!"
"You're right!" says Pepe, "We're saved!"
Pepe doesn't wait another second. He runs up to the tree salivating at the prospect of food. But just as he gets to within five feet of the tree, there's the sound of machine gun fire, and he is shot down in a hail of bullets.
His friend quickly drops down on the sand, and calls across to the dying Pepe.
"Pepe!! Pepe!! What on earth happened?"
And with his dying breath Pepe calls back: "Ugh, run, run!! It's not a Bacon Tree after all..."

"...its a ham bush!"

 

What is forever?

How long is forever? people ask that day in and day out, society's answer : no end.

But there's got to be more...

Forever...Forever...Forever

Is a thing forever, a relationship, a love, a frienship, a place?

No, forever is simply a term.

People say "forever" without really even thinking about it.

Best Friends Forever, I will love you forever..etc...

but what is forever?

no end? timeless? forever?

just a thought to ponder...

"He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away" -Raymond Hull

Me, Myself, and I. thought i knew who i was. Erica.

This summer, i literally have been at my house maybe a total f 8 hours, which was to sleep, in my bed, and you know what i have figured out, it is really hard to figure out who are when you are with people TWENTY-FOUR------SEVEN. Yes, friends are fun, and family is good but how much of an act are you putting on when you're with these people, what mask are you wearing? - this, this question has sat in the back of my mind constantly this past week....and i'm tired of it just drifting farther and farther in my head, i'm going to do something about it, get away from people for awhile. With friends i have learned what annoys me, when and why i put on my mask of laughter, and why i love these terrible people....but i want to know ME, not the Erica that loves the color purple, or the Erica that loves kids, or hates reading, but loves to express herself through writing, i want to know the desires and wants of my heart. I mean how can i get married to someone and not know who i am, truly. I want to get to the point where i DON'T have to hide behind anything, guys, smiles, laughter, makeup. My heart wrote this, so i'm not so sure you'll quite understand it, but hey it is the first step.

a long path leading to rejection

I'm on a pretty long path which i thought was decent but i soon came to realize that the decentsy had once again decieved me. I am not on  a path filled with love and care, but more towards rejection and hurt, and there is no one to blame but ME. I've been finding it quite difficult to find my reasoning for falling for this guy over and over and over....and over again after he has dumped me THREE seperate times for all different girls, BUT today i came to the realzation. I'm settling. Because i have a father who has rejected me over and over and isn't giving me the love and affection i am seeking for, therefore i have a high tolerance and acceptance for rejection, i kinda just let it roll off my shoulder, which leads to this guy knowing that i will ALWAYS be there for him when he doesn't have a girl, which opens up all kinds of bad doors for me, which is simply BAD. So i was pondering this thought....all because i'm Erica Wilson, a people pleaser, a person who tries to make people smile and/or laugh, i'm having a VERY hard time dealing with this whole subject...trying not to be apathetic but still trying to overcome it, to where i dont have to worry about it, a balance.  All because of a once great figure in my life rejected me so much, i have now become numb to rejection, which will lead me to just overload of REJECTION, and that my friends...is the path that i am on, and am fighting to get off of.

It’s those late night drive with girls: the windows down, blasting Adele, and singing at the top of our lungs. It’s the all day adventures at the lake: swimming all the way across the lake and back, getting stopped by the boat police because of course why would girls try and swim across a lake, and trekking miles just to get back and drink sweet tea. It’s those conversations: the deep, gut wrenching, honest conversations that will forever be remembered with those you love most. And just because these things happen, doesn’t mean reality fades away. It only heightens the contrast between what is real and what is temporary. But you realize in those temporary moments, reality isn’t just another mountain to climb or battle to fight but a journey… in which you are the decision maker.

Tyler Truax

Tell me why i keep coming back to you? is it the things you say?  am i a push over? it sucks. but i feel like i really love you and thats why i cant let go. I hate it, but i feel like i have to. You texted me today and instantly we re connected as if we had never stopped, and now we are about to hang out? what is this? i told myself over and over that this was going to stop, i wasnt going to let you back in. but guess what? you're in...and it feels right. and it sucks. man oh man. I have fallen, the point is i dont know if hes going to catch me. so how can that be so? a person you love but dont know if they will be there... i guess its simply complicated

Frustrated with being inconsistent

I'm so sick and tired of being on this stupid roller coaster, and its not even a coaster of emotions anymore its just me becoming lazy in my walk with Christ. its dumb. the end. I want to know if i had NO ONE in my life that i would be just fine because Christ and i are that close. This verse from Psalms 69:8 is exaclty how i feel, "i have become a stranger to my brethren, and an alien to my mother's children."  I've gone from getting all this amazing stuff from God to bleh because i haven't been doing my part. Sweet Jesus AWAKEN me. Awake my soul, let your will be done, be done in me.

Work in progress

I am working on a new song, and it goes a little something like this...
a one, a two, a one, two, three, four.

This world will try to fight  you girl,
but you just hold on strong and tight to the one with all the might
Don't be afraid
Remember you were made
for a reason
for a purpose
His love will cover you (2x)
This worlds got ahold of you girl but you just break away, run away
to the one who has paid
Don't be afraid
remember you were made
for a reason
for a purpose
He shed his bloof for you(2x)

and thats all i have for you...

Erica Diahann Wilson "America"

Erica America is what they call me.

Jesus loves me this i know.

18 years of age.

Love Love Love me some country music.

Running is my therapy.

God's gift to me was surrounding me with little kids.

I tend to teach on  a daily basis.

I hate ankles.

Loveeeeeeeee feet.

I bite my nails.

Break the seams on shirts.

I write poetry.

You always see me flaunting a bow and struting in converse.

I hate sneezing while driving, its dangerous!

I collect bracelets from all around the world.

The places you will see me most is....

Church

and

The Stage.

I have fears but i tend to act like i'm fearless.

I attempt to be a dare devil.

I probably laugh WAY more than i should.

I like to dig for a good boogie every now and then. haha!

3 words to describe me

1. neat freak

2. high maintience

3. energetic.....to the MAAXXXXXX

thats me in a nut shell

PEACE!

I perfer not to read.

took the words right out of my mouth

To be honest, change does scare me. i have this tendency to never let go, if you know what i mean.

I think it has to do with the fact that i'm a people person, and my passion is people. Therefore when it comes time to say the simple but yet so meaningful word "goodbye" i can't bring myself to it. So there is a lot of change going on in my life right now, i have freshman year of college starting up, i have finally decided to step back out of my dad's life, and accept the fact that we will NEVER have that fairytale relationship. but it is okay. and i'm fine with that. Another big change is the only consistant youth pastors i have had in my life are now leaving the church, which this makes me very sad....but on a positive note God has, oh my, tremendous plans for them and i get to watch their baby all the time which is quite nice, indeed. i'm just now finding out some new talents and gifts God has given me and im super excited to excerise them with a good purpose and heart! Life is good. Jesus is Good.

Sweet Children

Sweet Jesus keeps putting sweet children in my life and on my heart, just makes me want to become a teacher that much more! Its insane how much kids caan teach you, and listen, and comprehend  things. Kids are like the cherry to my sundae, no doubt.

                                         

In order for you to speak into someone's life, in order to truly let God work through you, you HAVE to love yourself  and KNOW that you are precious in God's hands. I have been learning quite quickly that finidng security in guys, complimetns, basically man itself, will get you nowhere real fast. Those things/people will never satisfym you'll quench your thirst for some time but by the end you'll suffocate....Jesus is the only one, he sees you as beautiful, EVERY cracked and perfect part, and gosh darn he isn' t just here for the season, he is by your side 24/7. What's better than that?  Simply love God. Let God love  you. Love you. and Love others. Share the fervant love Christ has shared with you. get up and do something.

                               Gina Nicole Scheer. + Erica Diahann Wilson. =  BEST FRIENDS
                                       Now our relationship has a WHOLE lot of stories
                                                 ups and downs, laughs and fights
                  and i have gotten to the point where i have to decide is our friendship worth fighting for?
                                                               Is it glorifying christ?
                     If i'm going to stick with her i have to be the bigger person and step back at times
                                             show her christ's love through thick in thin.
                                                          Is this a lasting relationship?

Reflection

This is a song i wrote when i was going through a time where i had become complacent.



Where are you going now
Left to right somehow
Afraid of all your fears
Ashamed of all those tears
Love is just a lost cause
When all the pieces are gone
This world will never let you go
It will bite the hand that feeds your soul

well...
You can try to fight the pain
You can try to run away
You can try to hide from yesterday
but this world will never change
and people stay the same
and your problems they never go away...
Until you
Pray
Until you
Pray Pray Pray

Being "old"

AHHH! i graduate you in 3 dayyyssss. This is craziness! i can not wait to become a teacher and inspire people through Jesus<3

Graduation

I am quickly realizing how stressful college can be, and learning don't get involved everything, becasue you really can't do it all. I am so overwhlemed right now, and if i didn't have God's precious peace, i'd be consumed. I am in 2 Human Videos at my church, main character. I am in a theater show for school, Senior talent show, helping with hairspray auditions and then got asked to dance in a fourth of July celebration...yeahhh and im graduating....plus work

LOVING JESUS FROM MY ROOF

This morning I awoke, with this idea. How about I go get the blow dryer and sleep with it on me.
so here I am blower dryer in hand, 4:00am, ready to cuddle up, and Jesus says, "stop" you promised
you would study the word today. Now instead of blogging about my lovely time with my blow dryer
I am being led to talk about JAMES the 2nd chapter.
"Don't judge a book by its cover"
-for those who are poor are rich in faith.
-speak and act as if Jesus was judging you.
-faith is dead without works.
- a man shall be judged by his works of obedience and what he believes.
MERCY EXULTS VICTORIOUSLY OVER JUDGEMENT- James 2:26<3

Life Saver

Cry me a river let the tears dry up, but this river flows into an ocean. The floodgates open, drown in pain and suffering as the rest of the world stands uopn islands. I look up to see eyes past the surface. The choppy water makes them dance, looking al lthe more intimidating. Beneath these waves of emotion i have been broken, but at least down here there is silence. I have found an escape from those eyes, eyes filled with judgement, hatred, and disgust. They would like to see me perish in this sea of tradgey.

Shutting my eyes i begin to let go, why blame them for my heartache? When I’m the one who allowes their cruelity into my heart. They didn’t push me. I jumped. I jumped. I jumped. Scrambling now, my lungs begging for air, my body screaming for life. The distance to the top is far too great…then someone pulls my dead body weight back towards the sun light and i take in sweet oxygen. I then look into the eyes of my rescuer. These are different. Instead of judgment they say forgiven, instead of hatred they say love, instead of disgust they say hope. I then expect to be put back on land with the eyes that i can not bear to see, but the savior took me higher, past the land and into the clouds where peace was restored. The redeemer gives me a drink of living water. I throw my head back and laugh with joy.

Beauty.

No matter how great a girl’s hair, skin, nails and clothes are, she will not be truly beautiful unless she shines from within.
She may win beauty contests or get modeling contracts or have boys flocking around her. That means she’s cute, or pretty, or practically perfect from head to toe. That doesn’t mean she’s beautiful.
A beautiful girl can have bad hair days, pimples, and hairy legs. She may not be able to sit still long enough to have a manicure or tweeze her eyebrows or worry that she towers over the whole rest of her class. She is beautiful because she focuses on these Beauty secrets:
Confidence in her God-given talens that smoothes her brow.
Joy that makes her eyes sparkle; honesty that makes them clear.
A sense of FUN that gives her a dazzling smile.
Energy in helping, sharing, and doing her bst that makes her skin glow; kindness that softens it.
Positive encouraging words that make her lips lovely.
Love for God, others, and herself that makes her attractive in a way no one else can.
You don’t need make-up
You don’t need drugs
You don’t need the “right” or “cool” brands
You don’t need to be the “right” size