Enjoy each day.

"I want to believe that, in a city of nearly three million people, there has to be someone else who sees the world in the beautiful way that I do."

Don't hold back.

“Friends are like elevators. They either take you up or down. 

Who are you hanging out with?” -Unknown

Taken.

Every breath is a gift. NEVER ever forget this.

Hope.

Dear God, 

YOU are amazing. When I needed this speck of hope, YOU came through. You didn't just come through in a tiny way, but a huge one. You gave me hope to keep on going. My only concrete plans in life: to follow YOU. No turning back, no turning back. Thank you for not giving me anything I can't handle. Thank you for teaching me to FULLY trust in you. Thank you for calling me YOUR daughter and thank you for giving me hope at the exact time I needed it. I am in awe of you and I pray this NEVER changes. Keep my focus on you and my life revolved around you.

Love always,

Your daughter.

"When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don't see the one that has opened for us."

- Alexander Graham Bell

Hello Summer!

I can't tell you how many times I've said, "This is the last time I will EVER get sunburned." 

FAIL once again. :( 
But this time I have the weirdest sunburn of them all. And I'm completely FRIED. Boo.

I'm so glad that June gloom is gone and the sunshine is finally breaking through! It officially feels like summer! 

New summer goal: No more sunburns. No exceptions.

 I'm sticking to this from now on (Although I never try to get sunburned). 
AHHH. I can do this.
The ocean amazes me and always will.

"I want his fingers to always find the spaces in between mine." -Unknown

Psalms.

I came across this a while back and STILL think this is the cutest thing ever.

So tonight I had dinner with my grandpa, aunt, cousins and parents. My mom's whole side of the family is going to the lake this summer and let me tell you how excited I am. Being with them tonight was so much fun and now I can't wait! I get to spend an entire week with these little munchkins :)

"You don't have to be a 'person of influence' to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they've taught me." 

-Scott Adams 

Jealousy.

"Don’t be jealous of anyone. I guarantee you, if everyone walked into a room, and dumped their problems onto the floor, when they saw what everyone else's problems were, they’d be scrambling to get their own problems back before someone else got to them first". -Kim Gruenenfelder