cover of bon iver's calgary

beautiful.
I think I like this more than the original...

perth - bon iver (remix)

beautiful.

1.52

I decided to start a 52 weeks photography/journalish project! WHAT UP, YO.
basically I'm going to take a photo for every week this year and write about it. it's not the taking photos part that will be hard. it'll be the part where I actually go through photos diligently, taking the time to edit (or not edit) them as I choose, and then writing about it. I don't want to make any rules about what kind of photo it will be or what kind of writing it will be.... this project will go where it goes. *shrugs*

pushing, fighting, pulling, waiting, climbing, searching

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I am restless, looking for You.

it's been a fight. it hasn't been easy... it is so easy to doubt. to fall. to stumble... but God has been so gracious and picked me up so many times. during the struggles, it is so easy to think that God has left you. but He promised that He never will! heart.
this is getting so cheesy. how do you make this not sound cheesy?? it's TRUE AHH



i have no idea what i'm doing with this blog. waha. ah. ahah. 

take and seal it

come, Thou fount of every blessing
tune my heart to sing Thy grace
streams of mercy never ceasing
call for songs of loudest praise

teach me some melodious sonnet
sung by flaming tongues above
praise the mount, I'm fixed upon it,
mount of Thy redeeming love

here I raise mine Ebenezer
hither by Thy help I come
and I hope by Thy good pleasure
safely to arrive at home

Jesus sought me when a stranger
wandering from the fold of God
He, to rescue me from danger,
interposed His precious blood

o to grace how great a debtor
daily I'm constrained to be
let Your goodness like a fetter
bind my wandering heart to Thee

prone to wander, Lord I feel it
prone to leave the God I love
here's my heart, Lord, take and seal it
seal it for Thy courts above




free download here... hymns!!

finals week.

Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
-Matthew 6:31-34

I worry. A lot.

About all the wrong things, too. Not that I think there are "right" things to worry about... but most of the things I worry about are material. They do not last outside of this world. Things like grades, items I've misplaced, but mostly grades. God has blessed me so much in that I don't need to worry about what to eat, what to drink, what to wear... but I worry about so much more.
And then there are the other things I worry about. My relationships with people. My future. Am I loving people the way God has called me to? Am I headed in the right direction?

But God has me in the palm of His hand. He is holding me tight and He won't let go. As a friend said to me, He loves me mega ultra much ^_^ I just need to trust Him more.


so why do I worry?
why do I freak out?
God knows what I need
You know what I need
Your love is strong.

where i belong

feeling like a refugee

this air feels strange to me

take a deep breath and close my eyes

one last time

until i die i'll sing these songs
still looking for a home in a world where i belong

this body's not my own
this world is not my own

until i die i'll sing these songs on the shores of babylon
still looking for a home in a world where i belong

where the weak are finally strong
where the righteous right the wrongs
still looking for a home in a world where i belong

old soul song

and all the way home you held your camera like a Bible,
just wishing so bad that it held some kind of truth.

jónsi

lately i've been obsessed with the album Go by Jónsi.
if you haven't heard of Jónsi, maybe you've heard of the band Sigur Rós... Jónsi is the solo project of the lead singer and guitarist of Sigur Rós.

honestly, it's much harder for me to get into Sigur Rós's music than Jónsi's - and it's not just because Go has mainly English lyrics.

i'm not entirely sure what it is. but i haven't really taken the time to listen to the lyrics in these songs.
i just know that they are beautiful.

one of my favorite songs from the album: hengilás

please listen to some of this music if you get a chance!