You have to read this. . .

This book will change your relationships. I read it a few months ago and couldn't even wait until I was finished to begin sharing it with others. Whether you are a man or a woman, it will open your eyes to really what your significant other is going through. I decided to make it a point to read it again every year. The truths in this book never get old, and no matter what your personality, the statements are all true! You will be shocked, encouraged and terrified when you discover the content of this book.
Check it out, you will not be disappointed.

I've also read The Love Dare and am currently working my way through Crazy Love.
wow. This book is incredible! As I'm reading it I keep discovering things that I've never even thought about-- things that are entirely true! Trust me- reading any of these three books will help you tremendously in your walk with God, and encourage you to jump back into the Bible or into ministry.
God works in mysterious ways!!

Thankful Thursday =)

Today, I am thankful for:

* A long school week being over!

* Another successful and entertaining night of youth class =). Looking forward to another great class next week

* God's amazing grace, his forgiveness, and His constant love for me!

* Relationships, friendships

* The Fall season! Starbucks reintroduced their pumpkin flavor again and it's making me uber excited about the cool nights to come.

* The opportunities I have to better myself and others every single day!

* Love.

Blessings =)

The blessings I have counted today:

* Weather that is finally cooling off a bit!
* A sweeter-than-anthing in the world boyfriend.
* Patience.
* COFFEE!
* Freedom to pray.
* Freedom to dream.
* Freedom to explore dreams.
* Humorous Christian Literature.
* Blogging.
* Life.

Current top 10 things I LOVE about my sweetie.

1. He always listens to me when I'm upset.. he let's me go through my little cycle: vent, (sometimes cry or scream, every now and then a combo of both), worry, vent some more, sigh, and move on.
2. He has this goofiness that just melts all my problems away. I can be in the middle of an emotional tornado and he just says something completely off the wall, completely random and useless, and it makes me smile and forget whatever is going on.
3. He can read my feelings 89% of the time, and the other 11% of the time I can't exactly determine what my feelings are either. He knows if I say "I'm fine," I'm not fine. He's learned my voice tones and what all my reactions mean =).
4. He has this lively hope for our future, which makes me just ecstatic ! I cannot wait to spend this rest of my life with this guy!
5. He makes time for me. Whenever. I could call him at 5 a.m. and he'd answer the phone just as readily as he would at 7 p.m.
I really love that.
6. I think its hilariously funny how excited I get when I receive a facebook post or text message from him. CHEESY i know, but hey that's kinda cool if it's been happening for over a year and I still get that excited, right? =D
7. He understands my love for bags.. and shoes, and clothes. Yet he still loves me! KEEPER
8. He constantly encourages me to pursue my dreams and whatever I want to do.. even with I feel like I've failed horribly, he always turns the situation around and helps me see that everything will be just fine.
9. He puts me over his guy friends... which is way importante.
10. He makes every moment of my life happy ( or at least 90% of them) .
I love you so, so much dear!
xo

happy birthday, my love.

happy birthday, my dear!
spending the past year with you has
been beyond wonderful, full of surprises, and
an adventure to be sure.
you've changed so much within the past year, and
it's quite amazing to watch. you're so intelligent,
optimistic, and such a joy to be around!
no matter if we're just taking a walk together, riding
on a roller coaster or watching a movie together, just
being with you makes my entire year.
we have so many good memories and i can't wait to build many,
many more with you. You are such a gift!
I hope you have a wonderful nineteenth birthday and year.
I know you will be blessed immensely =).
i love you with all my heart!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MY LOVE!
<3

change.

I have always hated change!
It's terrifying. It can get you out of your comfort zone, cause you to lose sleep, distract you from everyday activities, and make you rethink your life goals. . but change is good. it's a fresh start, a chance to try again, an opportunity to do it better, to live life fuller, to take risks for worth while causes. God uses change so much in life. It's often easy to blame the devil for it because it's not fun to do things differently, and sometimes it's easy to get irritated at circumstances. Patience is hard! I think patience could be one of the hardest hurdles for me. Already so, so many life altering things have happened to people in my life this year, and it is a shock. We aren't used to change, we aren't used to difficulty, we aren't used to love ones being in pain. We're used to a simple life, where when someone catches the flu we feel sympathy for them. We don't know the true definition of sympathy, obviously. Waiting for God's timing, or someone elses takes true trust, true love, and true dedication. It's difficult to set aside all your worries and say, whatever happens in the end, i'll be fine with. That takes really hard work. But God expects it. Why? Because He knows we are capable of it. He knows that if we submit to Him, and decide to follow whatever He tells us to do that we will succeed, we won't fail, and we won't be miserable. But He also knows what a stretch it will be. He knows how selfish we are, how greedy, and how comfortable we are in the little hole we dug for ourselves. But he's willing to help us get out of that hole, and live for Him! Change is good, God is better. And He will prove Himself. forever.

God's love is infinite.

God's love is infinite.
I've been pondering this thought ever since this morning.
I was sitting in church, listening to the pastor explain how
supreme and powerful God's love is, how capable He is of handling
even the most difficult circumstances.
Tonight, when I heard about my aunt, I thought back to the truth of
the message.
It's so hard to grasp, but it's so comforting when you do.
God's indescribable.
His mercy is so great!
When life cuts us so deeply, and we feel like we'll never breathe again,
God's there.. God's working, God's helping, and we don't even realize it.
Truth be known, God is the only One strong enough to handle our problems!
When we go through tremendous situations that seem impossible, it's because
it is impossible to go through them without God.
His love is wonderful, forgiving, uplifting, inspiring, and assuring.
His love is powerful.
His love is eternal.
His love is infinite.

i heart my valentiney.

Happy Valentine's Day, Noel Barton Tuck IV!
i love you so much.





Ecclesiastes 4:9a

Two are better than one;

Though i speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my good to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. but when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, i put away childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. And now abideth faith, hope, charity. these three; but the greatest of these is charity.





If you have love,
you don't need to have anything else,
and if you don't have it,
it doesn't matter much
what else you have.
<3

a little introduction to us. <3

We really love each other. <3




We often brighten each other's mood =).




We broke tradition and gave each other promise rings.




We always support each other.





We sometimes do adventurous things, like skiing.






We share countless inside jokes.





We do dangerous things like get henna tattoos.



We adore sunshine.




We have identically colored eyes!



We enjoy acting our shoe sizes.


We love getting all dressed up.

the most amazing love

The most amazing love of all, God's love!
The perfect passage to start off this blog:
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 ( new life)
Love does not give up.
Love is kind.
Love is not jealous.
Love does no put itself up as being important.
Love has no pride.
Love does not not do the wrong thing.
Love never thinks of itself.
Love does not get angry.
Loves does not remember the suffering that
comes from being hurt by someone.
Love is not happy with sin.
Love is happy with the truth.
Love takes everything that comes without giving up.
Love believes all things, Love hopes for all things, Love keep on in
all things. Love never comes to an end.