I believe...
In being pretty. In painted fingernails and long eyelashes and beautiful dresses. I believe that every once in a while every woman should straight up feel like a million bucks.
I believe in laughing and laughing freely and even sometimes laughing when you don't feel much like laughing at all.
I believe in hard work and rewards. I think good things come to those who wait, but I know that even better things come to those who don't waste time waiting and just get to work.
I believe in love.
I believe in marriage.
I believe in sacrifice, loyalty, trust, compromise, hard work, and letting go of pride.
I believe in saying sorry.
I believe that dreams can come true and that a dream is really nothing more than a big goal that requires so much work that it overwhelms most of us so much that it never becomes more than a dream. I've always dreamed of being a writer, but the road seemed too long, the pathway too arduous. I'll always be grateful for Hubs for encouraging me to chase my dreams, no matter how far fetched they first seemed. It wasn't until I married Hubs that I dared to start blogging consistently. I'm telling you now, it ain't no coincidence.
I believe in movie theatres and popcorn and an ice cold coca cola.
I believe in a God who is loving, forgiving, and understanding. I believe in a God that does things we don't understand sometimes, but that doesn't do anything that isn't absolutely necessary for us to become who He wants us to become.
I believe that my dad is still with me and is still a part of me. I believe that he watches over me, protects me, laughs when I say something crazy to my students, and covers his eyes in horror when I run a red light.
I believe in the power of prayer.
I believe in the power of words. Their power to heal, change, and inspire. I believe in literature, and Shakespeare, and even the power of this little blogging world.
I believe in friends. In being friends with your family, and friends with your roommates, and friends with your husbands. I believe in my work friends and my college friends and my blog friends. I believe in spending time with girls because those boys just straight up don't get it sometimes.
I believe that people like you based on how you make them feel. The key to having a lot of friends is making people feel good about themselves. You make people feel good about themselves, and you'll have a pack of friends following you around for life.
I believe in the power of serving others. Of forgetting yourself and going to work. I believe in my mom and her incredible example of strength and love and trust in God. Of kindness and generosity and always having a warm, open heart.
I believe in honoring your parents. I also believe in finding out what YOU believe, in gaining your own knowledge, and making your own choices. I'll always be grateful to my parents for letting me do that.
I believe that if you're not playing a game with the intent to win a game, why are you playing it at all?
I believe in a diet coke to get you through the day. If the first diet coke is cracked at 8 am, well by golly, I believe in that too.
I believe in quiet time... in finding time alone with God, time to think, time to be grateful, time to study, time to read, time to ponder.
I believe in loud time... in football games and dance parties and big, obnoxious groups of people having a good old time.
I believe that everyone should at one time visit a third world country. That we should all make the effort to see the rest of the way the world lives and them come home and never complain about the color of our carpet again.
I believe in cooking on the grill and homemade ice cream and Sunday dinners with the family.
I believe in beautiful weather being a gift from God and in the quiet beauty of a Thursday evening home alone.
(This is a link up... I stole the idea from Erin. Go link up. And if you don't know Erin you need to. She's a blogging mastermind.)
In being pretty. In painted fingernails and long eyelashes and beautiful dresses. I believe that every once in a while every woman should straight up feel like a million bucks.
I believe in laughing and laughing freely and even sometimes laughing when you don't feel much like laughing at all.
I believe in hard work and rewards. I think good things come to those who wait, but I know that even better things come to those who don't waste time waiting and just get to work.
I believe in love.
I believe in marriage.
I believe in sacrifice, loyalty, trust, compromise, hard work, and letting go of pride.
I believe in saying sorry.
I believe that dreams can come true and that a dream is really nothing more than a big goal that requires so much work that it overwhelms most of us so much that it never becomes more than a dream. I've always dreamed of being a writer, but the road seemed too long, the pathway too arduous. I'll always be grateful for Hubs for encouraging me to chase my dreams, no matter how far fetched they first seemed. It wasn't until I married Hubs that I dared to start blogging consistently. I'm telling you now, it ain't no coincidence.
I believe in movie theatres and popcorn and an ice cold coca cola.
I believe in a God who is loving, forgiving, and understanding. I believe in a God that does things we don't understand sometimes, but that doesn't do anything that isn't absolutely necessary for us to become who He wants us to become.
I believe that my dad is still with me and is still a part of me. I believe that he watches over me, protects me, laughs when I say something crazy to my students, and covers his eyes in horror when I run a red light.
I believe in the power of prayer.
I believe in the power of words. Their power to heal, change, and inspire. I believe in literature, and Shakespeare, and even the power of this little blogging world.
I believe in friends. In being friends with your family, and friends with your roommates, and friends with your husbands. I believe in my work friends and my college friends and my blog friends. I believe in spending time with girls because those boys just straight up don't get it sometimes.
I believe that people like you based on how you make them feel. The key to having a lot of friends is making people feel good about themselves. You make people feel good about themselves, and you'll have a pack of friends following you around for life.
I believe in the power of serving others. Of forgetting yourself and going to work. I believe in my mom and her incredible example of strength and love and trust in God. Of kindness and generosity and always having a warm, open heart.
I believe in honoring your parents. I also believe in finding out what YOU believe, in gaining your own knowledge, and making your own choices. I'll always be grateful to my parents for letting me do that.
I believe that if you're not playing a game with the intent to win a game, why are you playing it at all?
I believe in a diet coke to get you through the day. If the first diet coke is cracked at 8 am, well by golly, I believe in that too.
I believe in quiet time... in finding time alone with God, time to think, time to be grateful, time to study, time to read, time to ponder.
I believe in loud time... in football games and dance parties and big, obnoxious groups of people having a good old time.
I believe that everyone should at one time visit a third world country. That we should all make the effort to see the rest of the way the world lives and them come home and never complain about the color of our carpet again.
I believe in cooking on the grill and homemade ice cream and Sunday dinners with the family.
I believe in beautiful weather being a gift from God and in the quiet beauty of a Thursday evening home alone.
(This is a link up... I stole the idea from Erin. Go link up. And if you don't know Erin you need to. She's a blogging mastermind.)
