in love

do not be dismayed

"So do no fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous hand," -Isaiah 41:10

Trusting

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future" (Jeremiah 29:11).

home

"keep back nothing"

"Give up your self, and you will find your real self. Lose your life and you will save it. Submit to death, death of your ambitions and favorite wishes every day and death of your whole body in the end: submit with every fibre of your being, and you will find eternal life. Keep back nothing. Nothing that you have not given away will ever really be yours. Nothing in you that has not died will ever be raised from the dead. Look for yourself, and you will find in the long run only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ruin, and decay. But look for Christ and you will find Him, and with Him everything else thrown in," -C.S. Lewis: Mere Christianity

Here Goes Everything

"I never got anywhere
By running away
I never learned anything
Without a mistake

I never loved anyone
By playing it safe
It's a long way down
But I'm here right now, so

Here goes nothing
Here goes everything
Gotta reach for something
Or you'll fall for anything"--Bebo Norman


This song speaks to me. I have to constantly remind myself that you really can't love anybody by playing it safe. You have to take risks. I really don't learn anything without a mistake. Its okay to mess up. So here goes everything...

Knock

"Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opended to you," Matthew 7:7

A lot of knocking has been going on at the Proctor's and a lot of opening:
1. Westpoint
2. A niece/nephew

Wow.