reflecting.

"don't put all of your faith & trust into one basket... unless it's labeled Jesus."

i definitely made that quote up today. yay me (=

so lauren & i have had a very interesting past couple of days. we've had a blast, don't get me wrong--we always have a blast together. however, i have really had a lot of situations to reflect on.

i'm definitely not going to go into detail on here, so if you would like to know the specific situation then you're just out of luck!

i guess i'll start off by saying the kind of person i wish to be. i really try hard in life to live the way God wants me to. my biggest example in my life definitely was my Granny, and to follow in her footsteps, my model is Proverbs 31:10-31 (a woman of virtue). this is the type of woman i want to be. i have even considered getting it as a tattoo with a yellow rose. my Granny would roll in her grave if she knew i wanted to get a tat to remember her by!

with that being said, i try really hard to be a person that is honest, loyal, and trustworthy. i absolutely despise gossip, but i, like everyone else, do get caught up in it & to say that i don't would just be a lie. however, i would LOVE to be known as the person who doesn't say a bad word about anyone. that's something that i think i've tried to make my goal in life as i get older. i also want to be the type of person who stops gossip. sitting in and listening in on gossip is just as bad as doing the gossiping yourself. someone who doesn't stand up for a friend being bashed, might as well be bashing their friend themselves. people can be extremely hurtful and cruel. that's life. everyone is at fault here. everyone gossips and makes mistakes and says hurtful things. don't lie, you know you have. but i think the difference is the remorse that people show afterwards. if people own up to things they have said and truly feel sorry for hurting someone, that's a character thing. but for those people who deny & just wanna cover their own butts--there's a character check right there.

good friends are extremely hard to find and i'm learning that the older that i get. my mom always told me that if you have 5 good friends, then you are set. i truly believe that.

don't get me wrong--i'm so extremely happy where i am right now in life. i am so exceedingly and deliriously happy that i don't know what to do with myself. i have the greatest friends anyone can ask for and a couple of extremely special people. and not to mention an amazing family and Savior. i love everything about my life & even though there are speed bumps of drama, i know that i have it made. my life is on track... i'm just waiting to see what God throws my way next.

"if you were falling, then i would catch you
you need a light, i'd find a match
cause i love the way you say good morning,
and you take me the way i am

if you are chilly, here take my sweater
your head is aching; i'll make it better
cause i love the way you call me baby
and you take me the way i am."