Luke 10:41-42

"Martha, Martha" The Lord answered,

"you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken from her."

Sometimes I feel like Martha. So caught up and worried about the things "in the now", you know? The things that are only temporary, and don't really matter that much in the long run. Sometimes I put a magnifying glass over the little problems and it makes them enlarged and supersized to me. I cause stress and anxiety for myself for no good reason! Actually, there is a reason. A reason NOT to cause myself stress and anxiety, haha! The bible says "Be anxious for nothing". its that simple...

The bible also says "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct the way you should go."

So basically, I should put off stress, worry, anxiety, and any feeling that I need to control things. I should put on trust. If I try to figure things out all by myself, I am going to fail miserably, and be miserable in the process. Not a fun path to frolic on, let me tell you. There is actually no frolicking allowed on that path, because you cannot frolic until you've got everything you are supposed to do completely laid out in black and white; every choice you need to make as lucid as spring water. There is no time for frolicking until that has been accomplished, since it's kind of wasting time that could be spent worrying, and planning, and running around in nervous circles wondering what to do with yourself, your money, and your life. Ahem.

Oh and by the way, you never actually accomplish what you are trying to accomplish. You'll never have things perfectly laid out. And if you do? Well, life will teach you a lesson, because plans change, and things that are out of your control will probably change your circumstances, and any expected circumstances.

"So what's left?!" You may ask. "Am I destined to worry my life away, and my worry will ultimately have not helped one smidgen in any grand scheme, or plan, that I, or God, had for me???" Well, if that's what you choose! Many people choose this, and at one time or another, everyone does. It must seem to be the easier path.

Actually, it's the path that doesn't require something specific of you. Something that is valuable to you, and makes you vulnerable. Something the other path requires of you.

Trust.

We choose to worry because we fail to trust. That's the bottom line.

Ouch! I mean, we are only helping, right? Not hindering?

Well, if what God wants is our trust, then we are failing to see the reason He puts us in situations where there is no way for us to do it ourselves.

Maybe, just maybe, it's so that we can learn to trust Him. To make the situation better, let me assure you of something you already should be assured of:

God wants to prosper us in our lives, and He knows what is best for us. He knows our needs and wants and has a proper timing for everything. So if we stop fussing and throwing temper tantrums and just go with His will, and TRUST Him, whatever happens is in His hands. If it was what we planned or what we wanted, AWESOME. If it's not, then obviously that doesn't mean He has ceased to be in control. It just means that "His ways are higher than our ways; His thoughts higher than our thoughts". And guess what? He is still working everything out for his ultimately amazing plans for us! He's God, and we're not.

Okay. Deep breath. :)

Back to the small story of Martha and Mary.

Every day, we should consciously think about how we can focus on what's necessary.

No, not the necessary you're probably thinking of.

Jesus said, "only one thing is needed".

I think He was referring to what Mary was doing. She was focusing on what was needed. The essence of Jesus.

We should just close our eyes for a few minutes and breathe in His presence, inhale His very existence each day.

Guess what? This is a burden off of our shoulders!

God's got it!

Hes got everything under control!

Speak it to yourself when you feel stress or worry climbing up inside of you. Speak, and say something like this:

"No. I refuse to stress. I refuse to feel like I need to handle this. God's handling it for me. I'm trusting Him, because I know He loves me, and has control of this."

And maybe a second something like this:

"Jesus....I accept the peace you offer me as your child; thank you for taking care of me. You always have my back, and I oftentimes ignore and forget that truth. I love you. Help me to rest in your arms. Speak to my heart, Lord, and help me see all the many ways you declare your love to me, even daily. If I've been acting like Martha, help me to be Mary."

It's as simple as that.

Doing Hard Things

Sometimes in life, God calls us to make choices that aren't easy. In fact, sometimes He calls us to make choices that are very hard. Emphasis on the VERY. And you know why they're hard? Because naturally, we care about what other people think; we care about what other people expect us to do. Rocking the boat causes light to be shed on us, and sometimes its negative light! But no matter what it is for you, God sees how hard it is. And He still asks it of you nonetheless. We can be assured that God is in control, and He has a reason for asking you do make certain choices. If you always took the easy route, you would be stuck in the never-ending circle of a place I call wimpyville. Yup, wimpyville. The place in life that you get stuck in sometimes because building up the gut and muscle to make hard choices ISN'T EASY.
When you're going through a time like this, don't be afraid to ask for prayer and support. We all know how hard it is. Look up to people who are doing hard things in their life, who are stepping outside of their comfort zone so that God's plan can ultimately play out.
FREEDOM comes by stepping outside of the chains you're in when you live for your own, and other people's, comfort. You become stronger.
Don't live your life within your comfort zone.
God calls us to a radical lifestyle.
He also calls us to trust Him in everything, in ALL choices we make.
So don't worry about ANYTHING.
:)

Thoughts on Psalm 37:4 :)

"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4

God gave me this scripture yesterday and today. I think this is what He wants me to know even more, and the step He wants me to move forward with.

Delight. I ought to look that up in the dictionary. Actually I think I will.

Here is what I came up with from dictionary.com:
Delight: a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture

I loove that last word. Rapture. Ah!

Now that we defined the word delight, lets move forward :)

Okay. Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Lets flip this scripture to see if we can find another layer of what it means.

He will give you the desires of your heart, when you delight yourself in Him.

So, let's see what this is saying. If I want to receive the desires of my heart, what must I do? Search for them? Date around so I can meet "my knight in shining armor" or "my sleeping beauty"? Make more money so I can buy the stuff I want?

Nope...none of those are correct, as you probably guessed.

The verse says if we want to receive the things our heart desires, whether it be a fantastic marriage, a cool house, or a job you enjoy, it clearly tells us the step we can take to do that. Although, deep down in our heart of hearts, sometimes we doubt that God can do this for us. So we try to accomplish finding things to fill our desires, which as we know, never ends up working out in the end.

Anyways.

There are only 2 steps, and both of them are painstakingly easy to understand. (To do? They may take some willpower against our old fleshly desires. But its soooo worth it!)

Step 1: Delight ourselves in the Lord. (Find our joy and pleasure in being with Him, talking to Him, reading The Love Letter and Guide he wrote us....)

Step 2: Receive the desires of our heart. (Sometimes God knows what we want more than we do. I mean, that makes sense, 'cause He fashioned us in our mother's womb and all, so we might as well trust His judgement.....I think that sometimes, receiving what God has for us can be difficult, for whatever reason; it might be the lie of feeling unworthy, so we reject it because we don't think we're good enough, or maybe what He is giving us isn't what we thought we wanted, so we stomp our feet and whine a bit....etc, etc...)

Maybe there really is a reason those steps aren't reversed. Maybe God really is doing it the right way! :P

It's because God knows what we need, as well as what we want. I'm sure parent's out there can relate. Your kids have needs, and your kids have wants. Would it be good to give your children all of their wants, all of the time? Good heavens, no! Because you know that sometimes, their needs should come before their wants, and oftentimes, what they want is not what they need. Other times, they don't want what they need. Sometimes It's actually what they shouldn't have.

Starting to connect the dots yet? I am, slowly! Haha! :)

God knows we need Him. He knows that by pursuing Him back, that is the only way we will ever be truly fulfilled.
He also knows that the "desires of our heart" won't fulfill and satisfy us, although by the way we pursue our desires more than God, we seem to think that they, indeed, will.

Lets use an example.

Say there is a parent and a son. The son is a child.

Dinnertime rolls around, and the kid doesnt want to eat any of the food.

"I only want a Popsicle and thats it!!" he whines.

You know a Popsicle wont fill him up, and especially wont keep hunger away for the rest of the night. You know that if all you feed him for dinner is what he's whining for, he will probably end up with a tummy ache.

If I was the parent, I would only see two choices.

Choice 1: Give the kid the Popsicle and let him experience what repercussions he will. Let him realize that he is still hungry, or atleast will be later on. Point out to him what happens when he eats what he wants before he eats what he needs.

Choice 2: Tell him that he may only have a Popsicle after he eats his dinner.

Has there ever been a time where you thought something, or someone, would pretty much make you happy? But in the end, it didn't really give you long-lasting happiness? Or there were repercussions because you ended up being wrong about what you needed to make you happy?

I know that I have. Definitely. Especially in regards to boys! (Notice how I said boys, not guys? There's a reason for that....Aaaaannnnyways...XD back on track now, Kayla...)

Although I may not have consciously thought that a boy could make me happy, my actions and the way I spent my time showed I obviously thought that one could! And even the flip side being true as well! That I could make a boy happy!

(That last sentence can be an 'ouch' moment for girls, because something in us was made to make a guy happy, to serve and be a joy to him. And if we cant find our identity in making a guy the happiest guy ever, or if we don't seem to be enough for him, then we oftentimes will get depressed and our self worth will go down! So that's why you shouldn't be seeking to make a guy happy, until God brings along the man He has for you. Well, besides one Man you will always want to please. THE Man. Jesus:D We can be selfless godly women, encouraging and serving others, but in the aspect of relationships, we need to know where they are going to find their only fulfillment!)

 

Sometimes we don't realize just how we are searching to find our pleasure and happiness in other things; sometimes the only thing we realize about our desires, is that they aren't being filled.

Let's just say it; let's just put it out there!

When our desires aren't being filled, searching harder within the garbage bag the world calls "fulfillments" is not going to be the answer. We may try many things, and some things may give us short-term pleasure, but nothing we find is going to fill us up and give us the happy and joyful life that everyone dreams of.

When our hopes, dreams, and desires aren't being filled, it means we are not delighting ourselves in the Lord. Or maybe we are only letting Him be a charm on our bracelet. Well let me tell ya, the amount of room in your life that you give God is the amount of your life, and your heart, that He can change and fulfill.

God can and will fill every desire of our hearts. We, on the other hand, cannot, and will never, fill our own true desires, or anybody elses.

In the end, the source of our true happiness is always God, who is, in fact, the CREATOR of our hearts, and designed our hearts that way.

What a wonderful promise He makes to us! It's like the best deal I've ever heard!

He invites us to eternally fall in love with Him, the most tender, intriguing, romantic being I've ever known, and the one who created us so that when we drink of Him deeply, as some do of wine, we will be deeply fulfilled<3

That is why, I'm sure, we call it "being drunk in the spirit" because the more you drink, the more happy and overflowing with joy you become!

"Your love is more delightful than wine" Jesus! (Song of Solomon 1:1b) :)

Let's get this straight: not only does He offer Himself to us; He promises that when we delight our souls in drinking of His wine, we will be fulfilled, and our earthly desires will be filled as well!!

I'd like to add that when I drink of His amazing presence and love, I desire nothing but to be as possibly close to Him as I can be<3

In conclusion, it is entirely possible to actually delight ourselves in the Lord. If you dont believe me, then you have not tasted of Him. The bible says "Taste and see that the Lord is good!" It is possible and desirable to fill our every want and need with Him.

That's why we can never seem to find the missing puzzle pieces to our hearts in the "things of the world" as we Christians call it.

We can be assured that when we find all our delight in God, that our earthly delights will come. :)

Our earthly desires will not make us happy unless we are already completely satisfied in the Lord and what He has already provided.

Unclench your hands from the possessions, people, and habits that you know won't make you happy, so that Jesus can open the floodgates of heaven and shower you in blessings and love. :)

 "Seek first His kingdom, and all these things shall be added unto you." Matthew 6:33

God will never fail to fulfill you.

His only requirements? For us to open our hearts; unclench our hands; and run towards Him with reckless abandon.

Never give up. Yes, it will be hard sometimes and easier at other times. But deep down you know where you are meant to be. Right in the arms of our Savior.

Do you feel Him calling you?

Ladies: Song of Solomon 2:13b, Psalm 45:11, Psalm 37:5-6

Gents: Matthew 11:28-30, Psalm 105:4, Psalm 37:5-6

Psalm 37:4

"Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart." <3

Ta-ta for now~

Amazing Love!!!

I'm going to share with you a vision God gave me after an intense week of serving/ministering to the poor and helpless. It happened during worship at ::Infusion Youth Group. :)

The whole Camp Compassion group was in serious need of some water; the water from the well you drink of when you are worshiping Jesus! Many of us were really looking forward to youth group on Wednesday night. When the worship team began to play, I and many others were more than ready to drink deeply of Gods presence; we wanted Him so badly, and our weary souls were in desperate need as well.
I didn't even care what other people thought anymore- I went straight up to the front and instantly jumped into the atmosphere of worship. I was praying that every heart and soul in the room would abandon everything to run after Him. I prayed that His spirit would pour over us like a bursting dam and His tangible love and healing would be present. I was worshiping my heart out and reaching for God like nothing else mattered!
I remember a specific change in atmosphere when the band started playing How He Loves. It felt like oil was being poured over me, the oil of Gods presence and His love; the whole point of our week at Camp Compassion was to shower the thirsty with Gods love; our ability to serve came from His love! It was then that I started to have a revelation of the power and greatness of the love of Jesus- although we had been servants all week, the Ultimate Servant was pouring out Himself on us, and in the light of that thought, God gave me the vision I'm about to try to describe as my eyes were closed and I was focusing on Him:

I was imagining that I was worshiping before the throne of God. I looked up and God was there, huge, and in all of His splendor; the thing that I noticed was that He was holding His heart- He was holding it in front of the place where your heart usually is. The heart looked like it was so full that it could explode!
I could see the fiery, selfless love in His eyes, and He was looking at us- at the youth of Infusion- with a gaze full of love that consumes your everything!

He thrust His hands towards us, still holding His heart, and when He did that, His heart bursted; streams of love in the form of vibrant, colorful lights shot towards every person in the room, wrapping around each one like a ribbon! For every person there was a different color- there were colors that I cant describe! 

The emotion that flooded over me was indescribable- I had caught a small glimpse of the passionate, consuming, unconditional love that was bursting from Gods heart for us! It was the type of love that is so strong it's almost painful, but painful in the sense that His desire for us is so strong that He can't bear the thought of not being with us for eternity~

Tears began to well up in my eyes as a passion and new understanding of God's heart flooded my whole being. For the rest of worship I just soaked in God's presence which was heavy in that room. Standing in the light of liquid love, I realized that though I, and the rest of the Compassion team, had been servants all week, there was tremendous honor in having the privilege of having that same love flow generously through us to touch lives. We were being servants ultimately to the one who gave everything for us. His life for ours! Him, being brutally crucified for the shameful sins I have committed and will commit- Just so that the gap between me and Him could be covered by the Cross; the chasm of Hell and eternal separation from Life to have a bridge across it!
He did all that so that the mere opportunity for me to choose to surrender my puny, meaningless life without Him, to the one who will satisfy ever desire I have; to a glorious King who is obsessed with loving us.

The words, "amazing love" don't even begin to do it justice.

Hallelujah. :)
<3

Get Real and Get Modest! Part One!

Okay ladies. (And guys too, but I can definitely speak from a girls perspective)... What It looks like I'm going to say isn't what I'm going to say. Confused? Yeah, I know the feeling. Normally in an article like this you would hear about how your supposed to put some clothes on, and start paying attention to what you wear, and stop being selfish, and la da dee dee da. Well I'm going to share a different take on it, just some thought that have been aimlessly parading through my head as of recently....
Okay. So, I believe that you should change from the inside out. Not from the outside in. I don't think that just because your a girl who calls yourself a Christian doesn't mean that you should dress modestly. "Oh I'm saved now, well let me go buy some of those shorts that are a wee bit longer and buy some guy tanks to layer with so I don't show any honey when I bend forward! Time to be modest, because that's what I'm supposed to do!" Ha, ha, ha, puh-leeaz. Give me a break. Now, given, covering up is SOO not a bad thing. In fact, it's very beneficial. But what matters SO much more is your reasons for being modest. I think that's one of the things Ill be blabbing about right now are those reasons, and also that it's not all about the clothing. There's so much more to modesty than clothes. Granted, most people will judge by appearance. So keep that in mind, what kind of image you are putting out when you claim to be a devoted follower and lover of Jesus Christ. But let's take a peek into another take on modesty. My take on modesty.
Okay well Im not much for beating around the bush, okay well sometimes, but not today! Haha. So here goes.
I looked up the definition of modesty on Dictionary.com, and found a couple of interesting things.
Here are some of the definitions:
1. The quality of being modest; freedom from vanity, boastfulness, etc.
2. Regard for decency of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
3. Simplicity; moderation.

Notice that the first definition had nothing to do with the outward appearance! Actually, I kind of like the refreshing way they put it: Freedom from vanity, bragging, and showing off(etc., etc...). I love that first word. FREEDOM. Mmm. Drink it in folks, because it's something you don't see much of in its truest form!
Freedom from feeling the need to show off(which I conclude is a form of insecurity.....) which means we are more confident in who we are. Confident enough that we dont need to show off (this means how we carry ourselves, and also how we dress) because we know that inside we are actually pretty dang cool! Why would we advertise for something that is already great? (Its not like we are anything that should be bought and sold!) And the type of guy you should be wanting? Well, he probably won't be attracted to you if you ARE advertising. (That was a statement that has been tried and true in my own life, and in the lives of many other girls I know!)
*Remember, our physical body and thoughts of our physical body, are meant for ONE MAN and ONE MAN ONLY. And that man will be a man of God who wants us first not for our phyisical body but for the beauty, spunk, and uniqueness of our hearts and the humble, gentle, quietness of our soul before God, and the world.*
Sometimes putting ourselves out there, and trying to impress others(especially desirable guys), is something we learn from culture; it can easily become a habit we practice every day, and turn into a lifestyle! How terrible! We put so much effort into trying to make others think we are great, and somehow our view of the cool person we really are gets leeched out by who we are trying to become.
Who are we trying to become anyways?
Is showing off to get attention (because we feel like we need people to like us to be happy) really who we are, or who we want to be? I don't think it is.
Of course we want people to like us, I think everybody does. We all want to be accepted and thought of as great, and unique. But when you are crying out for attention, you are going to attract others who are crying out for attention as well. Misery loves company, they say. And you know what my old youth pastor used to say? "Show me your friends, and I'll show you your future." Not a very promising situation, huh?
Yup...I just went there. I know, I'm still trying to believe it too.
Stop and take a breather, because all this just got reaaaally deep! :P

Breathe in, breathe out. There!

Okay. So, we are looking at the face of the issue I dug up. I opened a can of worms, and now the question is, how do we solve the problem?
Well.......sorry to say it, (actually I'm not sorry to say it at all..) we don't! We don't fix the problem. We can't. We can't. (Emphasis on that fact that we are unable to- O.K. I think you get the point. You probably just think I'm crazy and are wondering where I'm going with this. Patience, my dear child..)
So, read this very slowly and try to follow along. Re-read it a few times if you have to, but please, i beg you, let it soak in.
Modesty comes from the inside ~ If it doesn't come from the inside, but only stems from the outside, (or if there just isn't any modesty at all,) then there is an inner problem ~ The inner problem is either a lack of knowlege, insecurity, or vanity ~ All of those signal a void; a hole in ourselves that is not being filled ~ That void is where the passionate love of Jesus Christ is meant to consume us; wreck us; and transform us ~

Ladies and gentlemen, I have just given away the answer to basically all of your problems and issues you have ever had and ever will have. But especially I have given away the only way to solve the inner issue we've been talking about. Insecurities.
How did this post go from modesty (or immodesty) to insecurities? Simple. They both are related and both stem from matters of the heart. And now we are getting into the heart of the matter.

 For atleast the next minute, I want you to throw away everything about God that you think you know. Yes, everything. Good and bad. (Lets start on a fresh thought train just for the sake of you possibly understanding what Im about to throw at cha!)

Any physical immodesty, outward immodesty, insecurity, any anything that confuses you about who you are and who you are supposed to be, can be taken away and beautifully replaced by the unfailing, and no-strings-attached love of Jesus.
When you open yourself to the fact that no matter what your doing, who you are being, and where you have been, you can always fall on your knees, or in my case, flop on my bed and say "Hey Jesus...it's me again. I really need you. I want to want you. Help me, because you know I can't do this by myself. I love you.....show me your love; you say in your word that if I ask, you shall give, and I know you want to give me your love; we both know I don't deserve it; but I can have it thanks to the cross- Let me experience your tangible holy spirit and love like never before. I want it, Jesus. I want you!"
Thats it. All we have to do is be real with Him.

You dont have to change for Jesus to love you. He will prompt your heart to change. If something has been on your mind lately that you feel like you could change, or something that you should change, then that is the Holy Spirit working on your heart about that. Work with him, not against. Just because you have the freedom and grace of Christs love doesn't mean that we shouldn't love Him back. Love goes both ways. We can worship and love Him by drawing near to him and praising Him, but also by responding and genuinely living out the love of God.  That includes obeying Him when he prompts our heart towards steps of change. Sometimes, and most of the times, they are baby steps.


 Peace out for now <3

Jesus is AWESOME!

I am realizing more and more, that this Journey to the heart of the God is MUCH more mind-blowing and amazing then I ever thought possible.

God; this unimaginably powerful, majestic, glorious, perfect being- who always was, always is, and always will be; He created the galaxies, planets, stars, and every mystery in space....but He also thought up, and chose to create carefully, the butterfly- a frail but graceful creature, who's sole purpose in life is to drink from the sweet nectar which flowers create, and flutter around with delicate wings, and lay eggs which will someday turn into caterpillars, which will someday  transform into another butterfly...and the whole simple, but admirable, process begins again and again without end!!!!!!

Who is this God, and WHY did He make ME?

Why does He choose to chase after me, like a lover so completely overcome with undying, selfless love for someone?

Why does He care about my every though- my every word- and constantly is dreaming of me?

Why can He not STAND the thought of me being away from Him for even a moment- much less eternity!? So much so, that he would send His most beloved Son, Jesus, to come and become a love sacrifice to atone for my sin?

And why was Jesus so wholly willing to do what it took for me to have the choice to fall in love with Him and be cleansed from all my filthy unrighteousness?

Why was He thinking of me with love when he hung on that rugged cross, carrying every sinful deed I have done- word I have spoken- or thought I have ever thought? When I and everyone of my kind were the ones nailing his wrists there?

Why is there always another chance to choose Him every morning?

I may never find out the answer. Or maybe the answer is just the amazingness of God. Because He is SO amazing. I want to live my life in the role He wants me to play in His awesome plan for this planet. Until he comes back.....I want my life to be solid proof that He exists, and that His love is greater than life itself<3

YOLO! ;)

I'm realizing that if you want to live your life to the fullest, you should do it.

That ancient oak tree you've wanted to climb for years? Climb it.

If it's pouring rain outside and you feel this foreign, care-free urge to go dance in it? Go, bust-a-move!

(Oh, and drag someone else along if they feel it too!)

If you want to smile when your walking in the sunshine on a beautiful day when the breeze is blowing through your hair....go ahead. The people who see you will either smile too, because it's contagious, or will think you're crazy. But life is too short to be normal, right?

Wear those new shoes you bought, no matter how badly they match your outfit.

Try something new.

Or, get the same old thing you order every time you go to the ice cream shoppe!

Pamper yourself sometimes.

Better yet, pamper others too!

When you're tempted to do something that will benefit someone else, give in. You'll be glad you did.

Watch the clouds roll by. Flop in the grass and find shapes and animals if it suits your fancy!

Laugh. Life is too short not to.

Dance like nobody is watching...

...Even if they are.

(Lets admit it, everyone wants the inner confidence and freedom to do that!)

Love God uncontrollably and worship without holding back. Isn't He the one you want the most, anyways?

(You're the one He wants the most!)

Rent a movie you've wanted to see for a long time.

Oh, and invite that person who needs a friend over to watch it with you, too!

(A movie isn't a movie without popcorn! Preferably white chocolate peanut butter popcorn..mmm..)

Tell a random person that Jesus loves them! Because he does.

Dare to hope for something you've wanted. God fulfills our wildest dreams!

(I went to Hawaii!! C'mon people, without Jesus I never would have had that chance.)

Start a fund to go on a fun road trip with your friends!!

Toss a nickel in a wishing well or a fountain.

(Knowing that ultimately your wish is a request to Jesus ^.^)

Walk around barefoot and get your feet dirty.

(Ladies, don't forget to try a new nail polish color first! ;)

Go on, watch an old old Disney movie you LOVED as a kid.

Don't be afraid to have a crush on somebody.

Just know who you should ultimately be falling hopelessly in love with;

Jesus<3 (who relentlessly loves and romances us by the minute!)

Write someone a letter, and send it; the old fashion way!

Sing your heart out in the shower.

(Do you believe you can fly?)

Start an online blog. Why not?

Pick a flower and put it in your hair.

Pick another one and put it in someone else's hair!

Listen to your new favorite song;

Listen to it a couple more times!

Relax on your porch swing and read a good book.

(Lemonade, anyone?)

Sing karaoke at your friends house.

Tip your waiter/waitress a little extra, especially if they seemed like today wasn't exactly their day.

Tell a corny joke, and laugh at it!

Use a corny pick-up line on someone!

Build a sandcastle.

Make a snow angel!

Start a snowball war.

Build a forte in your living room with couch cushions and pillows!

Oh, and invite a kid to do it with you. It will make their day.

Complement a stranger!

Take the time to forget your to-do list and fully enjoy the moment you're in.

Take a chance!

Make a change.

You only live once. Will you live to the fullest?

Try, atleast once today, to enjoy the moment, or make that moment enjoyable for you or someone else.

Don't forget to smile.

You're smile is beautiful;

<3