Don't give up 'til you drink from the silver cup

If my life had a soundtrack, you guys will be "Better Together"

My feelings on everything that happened can pretty much be summed up in these two words

I'm not bitter, not mad, not even upset anymore

Because like Josh said, there can be peace.

I found peace in knowing that He's sovereign

I found peace in His wisdom and power.

Teresa you asked me where is God when it hurts

I couldn't tell you then

But now I can.

Now I remember

God is in us when it hurts

His grace is what suffice us

His hand is what holds us

His Word is what guides us

God didn't make this happen

It's just the way this corrupted world runs...

Nothing is fair.

And it wouldn't be free will if he interferes with everything we choose to do

But it's not always going to be like this

Let's just be faithful and patient...until He comes back

There is comfort in knowing that things don't go according to our will

because then...nothing will make sense

Good to know that the all-knowing runs the universe.

Don't frown because it ended, smile because it happened - Dr. Seuss

Don't frown because a new year is coming...smile because we made it. Together.

I couldn't have make it without you guys

I thank God because he put us together

the random-est group of people haha...

I thank God because we're not perfect

because then we can make each other better

When I'm old and wrinkly, I'll look back and laugh

about the police

and now I'll always carry my ID...everywhere...

Whenever I watch Sound of Music...

yeahh...haha anyway

God is so good

Prayer changes things...

but the first thing prayer changes

is our heart.

A Rainy Ending on a Perfect Day

Every now and then, you realize you've made a mistake
It's so easy to trust someone
So easy to give your heart away
Even more easier to trust the wrong person.

Forgiving has never been this difficult
Maybe all I need is time
...maybe not.
But I don't believe that this will never heal.

That's because my God is a Healer.
There's no pain He doesn't know of
No scars He hasn't seen
No tears He can't dry

No one, He can't save.

With rain comes a rainbow.
A dead flower sprouts new life

In His wounds, there is healing.

Gone Too Soon

I saw a bug on my wall today and so I turned to tell my mom to kill it. The next thing I know, it's not there anymore. It dawned on me that there is not grasping onto time. I watched Michael Jackson's "This Is It" last night and I've developed a new layer of appreciation and admiration for this man. It's funny how people would pay their way to the theatres to watch him...only after he's gone. When he's alive and well, people criticize him, say things about him - all out of spite. I've never seen so much passion, so much talent, so much dedication in anyone. Watching him on the screen puzzled me for a minute, it's almost like he never died. Some people are born for the stage - Michael Jackson is definitely one of them. I honestly don't think he's a bad person. In the things he say, the way he directs his dancers, there's humility. I can't stress on how much I think his family and the media has destorted him. Come to think of it, he's only a few days from his last concert. All the hard work and preparation never did have a chance to shed their lights. I'll never understand why he never got the chance to be on the stage in front of his fans again...and I'll never know where he is right now (someday I will) but I guess the lesson of the day is, appreciate what you have before you. Saying this almost sounds cliche. As cliche as it is, it''s true. Like that bug on my wall, I'll probably never see it again...not that I want to. But there are people who we need to appreciate before it's too late for us to.

And because I'm on this Michael Jackson craze, I've been listening to a lot of his songs. I can't deny how inspirational his songs are. There's real impact, real change he's made. He was born to be on the stage, to make a difference. There's no saying whether he died too soon or not, that's not up to us. But one thing that's up to us, is how we want to live the life we're given.

R.I.P. Michael Jackon.

Today,
I learned to shut my mouth and walk away
even when I have every reason NOT to.
The tongue is a powerful thing.
Everyday you see people you wish didn't exist (at least in your world)
You hear things you wish you didnt
You know things that should've remained unknown
You ask yourself, why is she like that?
Why is he like that?
Why are things this way?
Let's learn to ask ourselves...
Why am I like this.
A friend used to always say "it's all in your head"
I'm starting to see some truth in that.

If there is a will, there is a way.
I've always been told
The times you least want to pray
Are the times you most need to pray.
I'd like to say
The times you least want to love
Are the times when love is most needed.
Beneath all the superficiality
Behind all the fake smiles and shallow conversations
Underneath every fault you see
There is something beautiful waiting for a grand discovery

I remember discussing my blog name with Terence once
Beauty in ashes.
We are all nothing but ashes
Beauty isn't so easily found
But I'll look and look past the ashes
Until beauty is found
in you.

If we always get what you want...
where is the longing?
where is the desire?

the beauty of retraining
lies in the reaping
of waiting...waiting and waiting..

patience produces perseverance
sometimes it's better to just wait
because only years of waiting can make you learn
what it means to appreciate
to adore
to love.

separation brings about suffering
but the agony builds character

if we go around looking to satisfy our desires
it will only be an endless journey
because at the deathbed of one desire
springs forth another

it all comes back to surrendering
waiting
hoping
trusting
...and obeying

"if we hold tightly to anything given to us, unwilling to let it go when the time comes to let it go or unwilling to allow it to be used as the Giver means it to be used, we stunt the growth of the soul." - Elisabeth Elliot