You're Beautiful

"You are beautiful, and you matter.
It doesn't matter who is reading this,
I know that it's true for every
single person out there.
Don't stop believing in that."

Sadly, we don't see or hear too many things like this these days. Infact we get more of the opposite. You're not good enough.
You're not beautiful.
You need to change.

Change for what? Why should we change who we are?
According to the world's standards, we always need improvement. There are a million self-help books out there telling us how to reorganize our lives, our closets, our relationships, everything, for what? To fit the world's standards. To fit the world's definition of perfection.
But how do we so easily forget that perfection isn't manageable?

The magazines we see tell us we should "look like these people;" the movies teach us to "act like these people." The world tells us to be someone else.

There is a Someone Else we should try to be more like, I'll definitely give you that.
But He isn't wordly. He's so far beyond that.

He is beautiful. He is perfection. He is loving, fulfilling, sustaining, encouraging, forgiving, and all good things. And He thinks you're worth it.

Finding significance is what we do. It's the root desire of most of our actions. We want attention from our family and we want significance in that name and circle. We want significance among our friends. We search for meaningful relationships because we want to be wanted and needed, giving us significance.

But we ARE wanted! That's the beautiful thing. And even more so, we're wanted by Someone who doesn't need us. Truth be told, He has the power to continue without us. But He want's us anyway!

To Him, you're beautiful. To Him you are fearfully and wonderfully made, made in His image, made with a plan and a purpose to prosper you, plans to bring you a hope and a future.Think of the picture-perfect storybook romance.

Think of your favorite chick-flick. Think of the scenes and couples that make you smile and the romance you dream of for yourself.

You have one ready and waiting. God adores you, loves you, showers you with gifts and evidence of His adoration. But are we willing to accept it and return it?

I'm not really sure where this came from, but it's been on my heart. And it's definitely something to think about. Where and to who do you look for significance? Where and to who when there is Someone who thinks the world of you. Who would give the world for you. And who already has.

You are beautiful, adored, endlessly loved!
You are His beloved!
Blessings on all of you,
Bailey Jean

"Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture." Psalm 100: 3

"All beautiful you are, my darling; there is no flaw in you." Song of Solomon 4:7

Song of the Day
"Go Together" by Jillian Edwards
All of her songs are wonderful; she played at the Christmas Tree Lighting this year and was amazing. Definitely worth checking out. :]

Cowboy Casanova

What a full week it has been! But a good week by my book. I've had busy days and easy days, quizzes and cancelled classes, late nights and early mornings, but it's all in a week's work, right? Right.

The weekend did arrive, and boy am I glad for it. I'm home for a few days and am glad for that chance. I love, love, love sitting on the couch watching chick flicks with my mom or sitting on the floor of the den watching Treasure Planet with Mitchell. It's a nice simplicity and routine. Man, that little boy holds a special place in my heart. I can't believe he's seven! He's growing up too fast. Someone --coughRosscough-- pointed out that he'll be driving in nine years. O.O Talk about strange to think about. Mitchell is doing so well though. He's learning so much Spanish (way more than I ever learned) and is getting so tall. He's growing up on me.

Shelby hasn't been in yet, but I'm sure she'll be around sometime. She, mom and I are getting pedicures tomorrow; a little girl-time is in order I think :) Afterwards, I'm hanging out with Colton tomorrow afternoon and may stop by my grandparents house for a while.

Being away really made me realize how often I took for granted being home and around my family all the time. I know I don't call or keep in touch as often or as well as I should, but I'm working on it. God has blessed me with amazing parents, siblings, grandparents, and friends and I definitely want to take advantage of the gifts He's given me :]

Speaking of friends, I would definitely have to agree that making new friends is definitely a blessing, too! I definitely appreciate you putting up with me this week, Dillon ;P And I hope you dont mind but I'll probably keep bothering you from time to time :) Wicked is going to be wonderful!

Short update today, but it's something. Good night all!

Bailey Jean

Song of the Day:
"Cowboy Casanova" by Carrie Underwood
--> Ross gave me her latest CD. It's wonderful!

Walls

Today has been a good day. A good note to start off with, I think. It truly has been a very nice day in many definitions of the word.

I had a test this morning in Scenic Elements, and I think I did okay with it. The test was pretty simple and short, so I was out of class an hour early. Spent some time with a group of theatre majors and one of our professors, chatting and eating donuts; definitely an addition to the already pleasant morning. After that I was off to Astronomy which was also released early. Crew was easy and quick and we were let go after forty five minutes.

So many moments of free time today. I didn't really know what to do with myself. I mean, I was still busy, still had things to do, but I had time to breath. And sometimes I don't appreciate those small moments as much as I should. Like now. I have just over three hours until rehearsal. Time to sit and think and write and relax. Time I wouldn't have on an ordinary day.

This week --while at the beginning I thought it was going to drag by-- has gone by so quickly! I've been rehearsing every night for a scene that goes up tomorrow, been spending time with friends, finding time to rest, and even saw Macbeth last night. And in the past two weeks, I've been presented with opportunities for this summer and next year, going tomorrow to plan my schedule for next semester; life is just coming at me in full force and I couldn't be more excited! :]

So what am I going to do to celebrate this? I'm going to relax. I'm going to relax, read, write, watch a favorite movie or two, head home for the weekend, and spend some good quality time with my family and friends. I'll take each day one day at a time, but at the same time continue to grow excited about what is coming up (and there are so many things to be excited about!).

I saw a quote yesterday that said "Today might not be my day, but it's going to be my year." Today was my day, I think, but even if it wasn't and even if tomorrow's not, it's going to be my year.

Actually, no, it's not. It's going to be His year. It's His today and tomorrow and every day beyond that. Which makes it even more exciting :]

I think Pride&Prejudice is just begging to be put in the DVD player, so that's what I am off to watch. Until next time and goodnight!

Bailey Jean

Song of the day:
"Walls" by The Rocket Summer :]
The newest album is fantastic!

A quote I found after writing this post. Seems fitting to me.
You can be happy tomorrow. You can be happy when you get throughyour list of things to do. You can be happy when you meet the one. You can be happywhen you get the right job. You can be happy when you get that raise. You can be happy whenyou stop buying the things you need and start buying the things you want. You can be happy when you retire. You can be happy when the weather suits you. You can be happy on plane. You can be happy in the rain. Or you can stop reading this, take a deep breath, and be happy right now.

Deeper Than the Holler

You know, the more I think about it, the more I like the idea of writing every day. I used to. Truly. I wrote at least once, if not twice, a day. I loved having a place to put my thoughts into words and to have somewhere and take some time to unload after a long day. So now, here I am.

Words. I like words. Ha, I'm such an English nerd, but I do! When writing a story or even a paper for a class I love coming up with just the right word to say what I mean or stringing together the perfect phrase. But at the same time I get frustrated when I can't come up with the right word or words. Therefore, my theaurus is one of my best friends. And dictionary.com of course.

And I love what people can do with words. Set them to music and you have a beautiful song. Write them in rhyme or even free verse and you have poetry to last through the ages. Sometimes other people can say what I'm feeling so much better than I can.

Plus, isn't it wonderful when someone says exactly what you need to hear?

I'm rambling, I know, I know. I go off on tangents and random rants about the strangest of things like, oh, I dont know, words. But for the first time to take to this place in a while, I think it will do. More later? Just maybe.

You'll have to wait and see :]

PS. Deeper Than the Holler by Randy Travis. <3

March 2010

Oh yes, it's coming. :]
Soon. Very soon.