dreamdreamdream

i've never edited a book before. but as i finished the second draft of my book two months' worth of weeks ago, i figured today may as well be the day to begin.

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.” [psalm 23:1-3]

i never wanted to grow up. and now i have this piece of paper that says i can drive.

i guess that's what comes with turning sixteen.

just a list.

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it,and if I were a bird I would fly about the earthseeking the successive autumns." 

to be honest, i wouldn't, because I love summer and winter and spring too.  but i like the quote.

ilove rain. 

and music. 

and homework.

golden-grey clouds

reading books

sentences of beautiful words about life

photographs

being happy and content

telling jokes

laughing

remembering good moments

autumn leaves 

days that look like what Picnik would call '1960's'

memorizing lyrics

seeing a new perspective, learning something 

truth

the hope of a thunderstorm,

Pinterest picture's&quotes

discovering something you never saw before

writing lists like this

realizing that that last line was probably bad grammar

and not caring at all.

i do love life.

when that and this and then.

when you stuff something up and wish you hadn't.
when you pray to God and He didn't answer.
when you've got a cold and plans that involve having no cold.
when you get a new dog and it tears your clothes apart.
when you need a tissue and the box is empty.
when you tried so hard and you failed anyway.

it's not the end. no, not by a long shot. because of hope. there is hope. you know that? we do now. there is hope.

when everythings not working like it should.
when people are fighting, people are unhappy.
people are homeless, starving.
sad, angry.
at the end of their rope.
lost, empty, alone.

it's not over. there is hope. if we don't give up. if we look up at the sky -- the sky that every person on this earth shares, something we all have in common. if we look up at that sky, the one out your window right now...

it's like a mirror into the rest of the world. whatever your hardships, your faults, your problems. your mistakes, your dreams, your wishes.

just look up into the world, the sea of sky.

you're not alone.

hope is coming for me. hope, is coming for me. hope... is coming  -- cs lewis song, brooke fraser

Jordi's Bundle of Beanies; a giveaway!

And so today it's the sixth of March and in honour of that -- after all, it's Autumn and my birthday month -- Girlz 4 God is officially holding a giveaway.

My super-talentedly creative friend, Jordi, crochets beanies -- owls, horses, monsters, rabbits, dinosaur's... and really, the list just goes on.

Yeah, that's right. She made that. Amazing, I know. If I tried crocheting it would probably end up looking like a demented sock or something.

Talkin' to the Artist
Jordi! Okay, so, tell us -- how come you're making the beanies?
The money is going towards my school's mission trip to the Philippines, which I am hoping very much to go on.

How long does it take to make a beanie?

It takes about an hour to make the beanies, then about 20 minutes to make the faces on them and another 10 

or so minutes to sew it all on, so about an hour and a half roughly.

Prices, sizes?

Newborn sizes to 5 months are $12. 6 months to 7 year olds are $15 and than 8 year olds to adults are $18. If i have to post a beanie it is an additional $6.60 for postage. [Although probably more for overseas. Just Emii making up something but who knows.] 

When did you discover this cool-as talent of yours? 

When i was about 9 I think, my grandma taught me to crochet. I'd seen her crocheting for years and thought, "I wanna have a go at it." It took me a few years, and patience  to get as good as I am now. I think I discovered my 'talent' as Emii calls it when I was 12 or 13.

And just think. All these years I never knew that I could have a wardrobe of cool hats.

Okay, so, here's what you gotta do to be in the running for the beanie.

1. You've got to comment. -- one entry 
2. You've got to post about it. -- + two entries
3. Like Jordi's Facebook page -- HERE. + two entries
4. Dream up your dream beanie, including the colours and the animal pattern. -- + one entry because it's fun. 
5. Stick the button on your sidebar. + one entry


And please leave each entry in a separate comment -- "I'm commenting," "I liked the Facebook page."

The giveaway ends March 18th, Australian time. (That's a day before America.)

the  button.

listening to these days: safe and sound, taylor swift
talking about: the hunger games
reading: Job

Thanks for today God. And hey, enter away! Tell all your friends about the super-cute beanie they could win.