So, January has come to an end, which means that 2016 is well and truly underway, with different ministries gearing up ready to go. Still, I thought I'd take this opportunity to share some of the things I am grateful for this month.
1) My family
I am extremely grateful for my family this month. I was grateful to be able to spend time with my immediate family over my birthday and my dad's birthday. I was grateful for the opportunity to spend time hanging out with my middle sister before she headed overseas for a year. I was grateful for how welcoming they were of my housemate when she came to spend a couple of days with us for my birthday. I am grateful that my parents have a very open-handed, God-trusting attitude towards raising the three of us. Especially as it means that middle-sister is able to spend a year serving God in some wonderfully diverse places around the world with a wonderfully diverse team of people, while youngest-sister spent 10 days serving in Cambodia.
I was grateful to be able to spend some time catching up with extended family, especially the cousins that live in Bali. It was a joy to spend a little bit of time getting to know them better. I am also very grateful for how supportive they always are of my immediate family - even though our beliefs and attitudes towards life and the things that matter are fairly radically different.
2) My housemates
I am super grateful for my housemates this month. Particularly my name-sharer. I had a great time hanging out with her at my family home, watching her cram three visits to Yogurtland and 9 (she thinks maybe 12) different flavours into three days with us. I enjoyed watching k-drama, swapping stories and laughing over silly things. I'm grateful that my housemates are such awesome people that I've missed them when we've all been away on holidays. I'm so super keen to spend time hanging out with them, sharing life and faith with them this year. I'm also really looking forward to getting to know the newest addition to our household better.
3) My church
I have to admit, all the time I've spent away from home this month has really highlighted to me just how grateful I am for my church. I found myself wishing each Sunday I was away that I could go (and ended up leaving beach mission for a couple of hours so that I could...), have deeply missed catching up with many of the women and children there and have loved the time I have spent hanging out with some of the families there. I loved being able to host a dinner and an afternoon tea for a couple of the families. I am grateful for and encouraged by the time I've spent hanging out with the minister's family, as well as for my chats with him and his wife. The wisdom, godliness and spirit of support and encouragement in the church is so uplifting. I am eternally grateful that God brought me to this church family, and am keen to serve God alongside them this year.
4) Old friends
I was very grateful for the myriad of opportunities I had to catch up with old friends this month. Friends from school, church and Year 13. I was particularly grateful for the opportunity I had to get to know an old high school acquaintance and her new husband better, as well as the opportunity I had to catch up with my Austrian Year 13 friend. It is a constant source of delight to see how time and distance do not necessarily mean friendships will be lost. And it is always so reassuring to see that when God is the foundation of a friendship, then the relationships will last for eternity, no matter what happens here and now.
So, those are 4 things I am thanking God for this month. What about you?
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Saturday, 4 April 2015
A Costly Grace
This came up on Pinterest as I was scrolling through it late last night after a day of celebrating Good Friday. As I looked at it I was reminded of the Easter sermon from one of the chaplains at uni on Wednesday. I was reminded by how he started it saying that he could forgive a stranger to Christianity for thinking Jesus must have been the worst man to have ever lived because He was crucified - a death reserved for the worst of criminals. More than that, His crucifixion is a point of celebration for people even after a couple of thousand years.
And there's that question that my parents' church asks every Good Friday, the theme of the day every year:
What is so good about Good Friday?And the answer, every year, is it's because Jesus took our punishment. So that we could receive grace. Which is true - oh, so very true. But reflecting on all of this, I realize it barely scratches the surface.
And perhaps the goodness of Good Friday lies in the ugliness of Good Friday, but just because the ugliness is good - for us - is no excuse to forget that it is in fact ugly.
It is ugly. It is horrible. It the quotation above, Auden is absolutely right to compare it to Auschwitz. With crucifixion - with the entirety of Jesus's Good Friday ordeal - we're not talking a stop the heart injection. We're not even talking hung, drawn and quartered.
We're talking betrayed by a friend. We're talking falsely accused by people who hated and feared Him because of His goodness. We're talking whipped within an inch of His life. We're talking mocked by what must have felt like everyone. We're talking abandoned by His friends. We're talking crown of thorns pressed on His head, into His temples, drops of blood dripping down His head and congealing in his hair, on his cheeks. We're talking hypovolemic shock - His body starting to shut down because of blood loss. We're talking staggering along a road, body trembling, starting to give weigh under a wooden beam that must have felt like it weighed a ton - weighed the weight of the world's sin and rejection and censure. We're talking nails driven through his hands and feet, crushing the major nerves setting fire to His senses. We're talking dislocated shoulders. We're talking slow asphyxiation. We're talking heart attack.
We're talking a sinless, innocent, pure man taking on Himself the guilt of humanity's rebellion - the guilt of murder, lying, stealing, cheating, betraying, hurting, idolizing, teasing and envying. The guilt of rejecting God's rule and authority. Taking it all on Himself and the punishment with it. No, more than just a sinless, innocent, pure man - God Himself. God taking upon Himself all that He couldn't approach for His own Holiness could not permit it. There are just so many crazy, crazy implications here that my brain just can't fathom it. Can't express it.
But what we're talking about here is ugly. And yes, this is exactly God's grace and God's mercy being enacted. And yes, for us, that is a wondrous gift. Because God is paying a debt that is ours to pay, a debt that is impossible for us to pay. What a wonderful gift. But let's never make the mistake of thinking that it was free. It was costly. No gift has ever cost so much in all of history.
So yeah, rejecting it leads to Hell. After all, that punishment was intended for you. God did not go easy on Himself. And all that is what is waiting for anyone who says "you know what, I'm not going to accept your grace. I want to pay for my own sins."
So, this Easter, let's not take God's grace for granted. Let's not devalue what God has done for us. Let's be convicted of the full ugliness and horror of what happened that first Good Friday - because only then can we truly embrace the wonder and miracle of the grace and mercy God was making available.
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Tuesday, 3 February 2015
What I have Learnt So Far - and Humbly Pass on to You
So my sister - the middle one - she's started her last year of school. She's started it, though in some ways, her last year hadn't really stopped. She's started it and she's got assignments and exams and hours of work pouring out of her ears and working its way into her eyes, her mind and her heart. She and her friends.
And I've spent a fair bit of time with them over this past month - seen them as they've made the most of these holidays before their final year at school. Seen them as they've consolidated and re-affirmed their friendship, determined not to let the threatening tide of grades and performances and ranks wear away at their hearts and their friendships. And It
Each and every one of them is God-fearing. Is loving. Is strong. Is brave. They are wonderful and intelligent, and I have said this before and I will say it again: I am so proud of my beautiful sister, and I thank God for the friends He has put in her life.
And here is a little message from my heart to theirs, and anyone else in a similar position.
Dear brothers and sisters - for such a relationship I can claim through Christ,
The World will try to conform you to their standards. It will seek to tell you that how you perform is all that matters, that what you do is who you are. It will push you to achieve, and achieve regardless of the cost to yourself and to those you love. It will want you to put your trust in your grades - because when your trust is in something so changeable, then you are off balance, unfocused and easy prey for the Enemy that threatens everyone, but especially those who are God's children.
And into this the World will come. The World will what you to act a certain way, to do a certain thing. It may try making you wear a mask, conceal the Truth of your heart and your mind and your soul, because the truth of those three is a powerful light, a candle burning bright. And if you're trust is in the Lord, then it is burning bright with a Truth the World does not wish to face. It burns with the Truth that we have fallen short of the Glory of our Creator. It burns with the Truth that we are imperfect. And this the world has no desire to hear, no desire to see. So it seeks to snuff it out, to hide it. And the World knows that the surest way to snuff out a candle is to smother it. And so it seeks to smother the Truth of your heart and your mind and your soul before it has seen the Whole Truth burning there.
The World seeks to smother the Truth burning in your because it is too afraid of the bad news there to look long enough to see the good news. The Gospel. It does not see - and sadly often does not wish to see - the Truth that our Creator God stepped into our fallen, broken, imperfect lives and became the God-Man. The Truth that Grace is on offer and that all who chose to accept it are raised up to Glory of our Creator, are made perfect. But, for all the World does not wish to see this, the World needs to see this.
My friends, you know the Truth. I see it in the way you treat each other, in the activities you choose to be involved with, in the topics that bring your eyes to life. It is my prayer, my earnest prayer, that you will resist the schemes of the World. That you will always know that it is not what you do and how you perform that matters, but who you are and into what you place your life. Recognise the mask the world wants you to wear for what they are: a basket with which to cover the Truth burning within you.
And as I have spent time with you all this past month, I have been saddened that I am moving away, for I have felt a pull on my heart towards each of you. I pull that tells me to love and serve you as I can to make this year, if not easier, then pleasanter for all of you. And I know that my location will limit my ability to do this. I know that there are many people in your lives who are loving you and praying for you and who you can turn to for aid in times of stress, but I want you to know that you are always welcome to shoot me a message, by Facebook or phone, or that I am always ready to put on the kettle (should you happen to come to my door), whether you have need to pour your heart out or simply to sit a moment and just be.
And that bring me to one last thing I wish to say. I'm sure you've heard this all before, but I'll say it hear too: do make sure you sit a moment and simply be. Take time to close your eyes, breathe in, appreciate the fact that you are alive and breathe out a prayer of thankfulness to our God, our Provider. Take time to admire sunsets and praise the Great Artist. Take time to sip delicious drinks or savour tasty foods. Take time to laugh. Take time to cry. And with each moment, turn to God as our Comforter and our Father. You'll find that time slips through your fingers as sand does, but don't forget to stop for a moment each day to appreciate the Creation around you and the friends that are with you. This is so, so important. Because as long as you make time to enjoy Creation and speak with God, then you'll find the World can not steal enjoyment and your relationship with God from you.
I am young yet, I know. I am not much further along in life than you, I know. But I do hope and pray this is of some help, some encouragement, some blessing in your life for you. And with that, I shall conclude. May God bless you all richly, may this year be a joy (though it brings with it pain), and may you always know that you are loved not for what you do, but who you are.
With love,
Laura
And I've spent a fair bit of time with them over this past month - seen them as they've made the most of these holidays before their final year at school. Seen them as they've consolidated and re-affirmed their friendship, determined not to let the threatening tide of grades and performances and ranks wear away at their hearts and their friendships. And It
Each and every one of them is God-fearing. Is loving. Is strong. Is brave. They are wonderful and intelligent, and I have said this before and I will say it again: I am so proud of my beautiful sister, and I thank God for the friends He has put in her life.
And here is a little message from my heart to theirs, and anyone else in a similar position.
Dear brothers and sisters - for such a relationship I can claim through Christ,
The World will try to conform you to their standards. It will seek to tell you that how you perform is all that matters, that what you do is who you are. It will push you to achieve, and achieve regardless of the cost to yourself and to those you love. It will want you to put your trust in your grades - because when your trust is in something so changeable, then you are off balance, unfocused and easy prey for the Enemy that threatens everyone, but especially those who are God's children.
And into this the World will come. The World will what you to act a certain way, to do a certain thing. It may try making you wear a mask, conceal the Truth of your heart and your mind and your soul, because the truth of those three is a powerful light, a candle burning bright. And if you're trust is in the Lord, then it is burning bright with a Truth the World does not wish to face. It burns with the Truth that we have fallen short of the Glory of our Creator. It burns with the Truth that we are imperfect. And this the world has no desire to hear, no desire to see. So it seeks to snuff it out, to hide it. And the World knows that the surest way to snuff out a candle is to smother it. And so it seeks to smother the Truth of your heart and your mind and your soul before it has seen the Whole Truth burning there.
The World seeks to smother the Truth burning in your because it is too afraid of the bad news there to look long enough to see the good news. The Gospel. It does not see - and sadly often does not wish to see - the Truth that our Creator God stepped into our fallen, broken, imperfect lives and became the God-Man. The Truth that Grace is on offer and that all who chose to accept it are raised up to Glory of our Creator, are made perfect. But, for all the World does not wish to see this, the World needs to see this.
My friends, you know the Truth. I see it in the way you treat each other, in the activities you choose to be involved with, in the topics that bring your eyes to life. It is my prayer, my earnest prayer, that you will resist the schemes of the World. That you will always know that it is not what you do and how you perform that matters, but who you are and into what you place your life. Recognise the mask the world wants you to wear for what they are: a basket with which to cover the Truth burning within you.
And as I have spent time with you all this past month, I have been saddened that I am moving away, for I have felt a pull on my heart towards each of you. I pull that tells me to love and serve you as I can to make this year, if not easier, then pleasanter for all of you. And I know that my location will limit my ability to do this. I know that there are many people in your lives who are loving you and praying for you and who you can turn to for aid in times of stress, but I want you to know that you are always welcome to shoot me a message, by Facebook or phone, or that I am always ready to put on the kettle (should you happen to come to my door), whether you have need to pour your heart out or simply to sit a moment and just be.
And that bring me to one last thing I wish to say. I'm sure you've heard this all before, but I'll say it hear too: do make sure you sit a moment and simply be. Take time to close your eyes, breathe in, appreciate the fact that you are alive and breathe out a prayer of thankfulness to our God, our Provider. Take time to admire sunsets and praise the Great Artist. Take time to sip delicious drinks or savour tasty foods. Take time to laugh. Take time to cry. And with each moment, turn to God as our Comforter and our Father. You'll find that time slips through your fingers as sand does, but don't forget to stop for a moment each day to appreciate the Creation around you and the friends that are with you. This is so, so important. Because as long as you make time to enjoy Creation and speak with God, then you'll find the World can not steal enjoyment and your relationship with God from you.
I am young yet, I know. I am not much further along in life than you, I know. But I do hope and pray this is of some help, some encouragement, some blessing in your life for you. And with that, I shall conclude. May God bless you all richly, may this year be a joy (though it brings with it pain), and may you always know that you are loved not for what you do, but who you are.
With love,
Laura
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Thursday, 14 August 2014
The Gift of Now
So, I was sorting through some papers that had accumulated on the desk now removed from my room. It's surprising what builds up over a twelvemonth (ok... it's been longer...).
As I sifted through the piles, most of it well out of date and needing to meet the recycling bin, I came across a letter I wrote to a friend. But never got around to sending. Life gets a bit like that.
Still, I decided to read it. Wanted to know what I'd been thinking all those months ago. What I'd thought important enough to write down.
Having settled down to read it, the thick paper rough in my hands, I was glad I did. It reminded me of something I've been forgetting to do recently.
So, I'm going to share it here, because I'm sure I'm not the only one.
"I hope you'll stop a moment to read this letter. I hope you'll take a minute to breathe, to see that in this moment, in this second, you are blessed. This second, you are alive. In this second you breathe in the richness of God's world, you see the glory of His creation.
"I know that the next few months will be busy. know they will be full of goodbyes. I know they will be full of pain. I have been there.
"Time is the most precious of gifts, the most valuable of all commodities. Once it is gone, there is no bringing it back. Yet so many of us allow it to slip through our fingers, letting it run like sand, too busy to see that it is really gold dust.
"In the business of life and the distractions of work, it seems we can not find time to simply be. We long for hours with friends that we may have memories to share forever. Yet this is unattainable, for who has hours to spare? Not I, that's for sure.
"Stop a moment to read this letter. Take a moment to breathe, to see that in this moment, in this second, you are blessed. In this second, you are alive. In this second, you breathe in the richness of God's world, you see the glory of His creation. Enjoy this moment, for you may not get another.
"Forget about chasing after hours. It is meaningless, for when you turn, you find you have run past the hours, through them. Instead, look for the moments. Don't miss the joke your brother tells, or the sound of your friend's laugh. Don't be too busy to miss the sun or the rain. Look for each moment. Treasure every minute. For they are a gift from God. When you look on every moment, every laugh, smile, joke, tear, exchange in the hallway, you'll find He has given you hours.
"Stopping to smell the roses doesn't mean you sit with the roses and ignore the rest of the garden. It just means you don't rush through the garden and miss the colours and the smells. Pause with every moment and think "thank you, God, for now".
"In years to come, how you spent your hours with your friends will be forgotten, but those little moments will still be with you.
"And this is why I wrote a letter, instead of sending a Skype or Facebook message. I wanted you to stop a moment to read this letter. To take a moment to breathe, to see that in this moment, in this second, you are blessed. In this second, you are alive. In this second, you breathe in the richness of God's world, you see the glory of His creation.
"Give over worrying about how you'll spend tomorrow. Tomorrow may never come, and if it does, it will take care of itself. Today is a gift. Tomorrow is just a promise of more.
"With all God's love, LRD"
As I sifted through the piles, most of it well out of date and needing to meet the recycling bin, I came across a letter I wrote to a friend. But never got around to sending. Life gets a bit like that.
Still, I decided to read it. Wanted to know what I'd been thinking all those months ago. What I'd thought important enough to write down.
Having settled down to read it, the thick paper rough in my hands, I was glad I did. It reminded me of something I've been forgetting to do recently.
So, I'm going to share it here, because I'm sure I'm not the only one.
"I hope you'll stop a moment to read this letter. I hope you'll take a minute to breathe, to see that in this moment, in this second, you are blessed. This second, you are alive. In this second you breathe in the richness of God's world, you see the glory of His creation.
"I know that the next few months will be busy. know they will be full of goodbyes. I know they will be full of pain. I have been there.
"Time is the most precious of gifts, the most valuable of all commodities. Once it is gone, there is no bringing it back. Yet so many of us allow it to slip through our fingers, letting it run like sand, too busy to see that it is really gold dust.
"In the business of life and the distractions of work, it seems we can not find time to simply be. We long for hours with friends that we may have memories to share forever. Yet this is unattainable, for who has hours to spare? Not I, that's for sure.
"Stop a moment to read this letter. Take a moment to breathe, to see that in this moment, in this second, you are blessed. In this second, you are alive. In this second, you breathe in the richness of God's world, you see the glory of His creation. Enjoy this moment, for you may not get another.
"Forget about chasing after hours. It is meaningless, for when you turn, you find you have run past the hours, through them. Instead, look for the moments. Don't miss the joke your brother tells, or the sound of your friend's laugh. Don't be too busy to miss the sun or the rain. Look for each moment. Treasure every minute. For they are a gift from God. When you look on every moment, every laugh, smile, joke, tear, exchange in the hallway, you'll find He has given you hours.
"Stopping to smell the roses doesn't mean you sit with the roses and ignore the rest of the garden. It just means you don't rush through the garden and miss the colours and the smells. Pause with every moment and think "thank you, God, for now".
"In years to come, how you spent your hours with your friends will be forgotten, but those little moments will still be with you.
"And this is why I wrote a letter, instead of sending a Skype or Facebook message. I wanted you to stop a moment to read this letter. To take a moment to breathe, to see that in this moment, in this second, you are blessed. In this second, you are alive. In this second, you breathe in the richness of God's world, you see the glory of His creation.
"Give over worrying about how you'll spend tomorrow. Tomorrow may never come, and if it does, it will take care of itself. Today is a gift. Tomorrow is just a promise of more.
"With all God's love, LRD"
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
Like a Little Child...
It's been one of those weeks.
Ok, it's been two.
Two of those weeks where I've felt a little bit like a little girl again. A little girl dressed up in my granny's heels and old dresses (yeah... Mum doesn't go in for that stuff) tripping around the hall and down the stairs pretending to be all grown up and sophisticated, but really being a bit of a mess. Not to mention a health hazard (the number of times Mum told me not to go down the stairs in too big heels and I still did it... sorry Mum).
But anyway.
I think you know what I mean. Unless you're a guy. Did guys do that? Where their dad's clothes and pretend to be grown up?
Sorry, I'm rambling. This is what happens when you're up at midnight after a couple of hard weeks. You ramble. Best of luck to people trying to find the wisdom in here. It's like looking for a nugget of gold. There may only be a fleck of dust or two.
Sorry, focus, Laura, focus.
So, I've been feeling like that.
Like I'm still just a kid pretending to be grown up. Pretending to know what I'm doing, only to be in serious danger of breaking something because I'm walking down stairs in too-big shoes. Only this time, there was no Mum telling me it was dangerous because that's what I am now, right? An adult.
And sure people say I'm only on my Ls in life and not to expect to get it all right, but they sure treat me like I know exactly what I'm doing, or should be doing. But maybe that was just me.
Me desperately trying to be perfect, because, I'll be honest, I'm still not entirely sure what it is people see in me that is worth anything. And the whole thing was getting exhausting - to the point of having a mini break down Sunday morning.
But I'm not here to dwell, at length, again, about my week. Especially not at midnight. Having just submitted an assignment. With a headache. And this is turning into a serious pity party, isn't it?
Well, anyway. I was at the pools earlier, doing some more prac hours for my swimming instructors course. One of my classes was Squids, which is a step up from Waterbabies (which, if the name didn't give it away, is the beginners swim class for babies). And two of these kids had only just come up from Waterbabies.
They had no idea what they were doing.
Their technique was sloppy.
They had floats on (like, multiple floats on).
But they spent the entire lesson grinning, laughing, splashing and just generally having fun.
And, well, loving their time in the water. The way I did as a kid.
And I get some kids who scream and scream and scream. And I get some kids who get irritated that they can't do something one of the other kids can (I had one kid cry because I refused to let him swim by himself - but seriously, he would have drowned).
But not these kids.
Despite the constant corrections and occasional not actually going anywhere in the water moments, these kids were having a ball.
I could help but chuckle over their antics, and their smiles were just plain infectious.
And I think God sent them to me purposefully (ok, I know He did). Because as I watched them not getting it right and laughing, I realized something.
It is actually ok not be perfect.
It's ok to not get it right.
It's ok to sometimes not go anywhere.
Just so long as I don't let the frustration of it take over my life.
So long as I appreciate what I do have. Just like those kids were appreciating their time in the water.
And, yeah, I probably will have days where I'm that kid who just cries because I'm not getting it right. Or days when I insist I can do it alone when everyone else is like "erm, no". Because, you know, I'm a stubborn, sinful woman like that.
But really, life is a gift from God. Why not enjoy it?
Ok, it's been two.
Two of those weeks where I've felt a little bit like a little girl again. A little girl dressed up in my granny's heels and old dresses (yeah... Mum doesn't go in for that stuff) tripping around the hall and down the stairs pretending to be all grown up and sophisticated, but really being a bit of a mess. Not to mention a health hazard (the number of times Mum told me not to go down the stairs in too big heels and I still did it... sorry Mum).
But anyway.
I think you know what I mean. Unless you're a guy. Did guys do that? Where their dad's clothes and pretend to be grown up?
Sorry, I'm rambling. This is what happens when you're up at midnight after a couple of hard weeks. You ramble. Best of luck to people trying to find the wisdom in here. It's like looking for a nugget of gold. There may only be a fleck of dust or two.
Sorry, focus, Laura, focus.
So, I've been feeling like that.
Like I'm still just a kid pretending to be grown up. Pretending to know what I'm doing, only to be in serious danger of breaking something because I'm walking down stairs in too-big shoes. Only this time, there was no Mum telling me it was dangerous because that's what I am now, right? An adult.
And sure people say I'm only on my Ls in life and not to expect to get it all right, but they sure treat me like I know exactly what I'm doing, or should be doing. But maybe that was just me.
Me desperately trying to be perfect, because, I'll be honest, I'm still not entirely sure what it is people see in me that is worth anything. And the whole thing was getting exhausting - to the point of having a mini break down Sunday morning.
But I'm not here to dwell, at length, again, about my week. Especially not at midnight. Having just submitted an assignment. With a headache. And this is turning into a serious pity party, isn't it?
Well, anyway. I was at the pools earlier, doing some more prac hours for my swimming instructors course. One of my classes was Squids, which is a step up from Waterbabies (which, if the name didn't give it away, is the beginners swim class for babies). And two of these kids had only just come up from Waterbabies.
They had no idea what they were doing.
Their technique was sloppy.
They had floats on (like, multiple floats on).
But they spent the entire lesson grinning, laughing, splashing and just generally having fun.
And, well, loving their time in the water. The way I did as a kid.
And I get some kids who scream and scream and scream. And I get some kids who get irritated that they can't do something one of the other kids can (I had one kid cry because I refused to let him swim by himself - but seriously, he would have drowned).
But not these kids.
Despite the constant corrections and occasional not actually going anywhere in the water moments, these kids were having a ball.
I could help but chuckle over their antics, and their smiles were just plain infectious.
And I think God sent them to me purposefully (ok, I know He did). Because as I watched them not getting it right and laughing, I realized something.
It is actually ok not be perfect.
It's ok to not get it right.
It's ok to sometimes not go anywhere.
Just so long as I don't let the frustration of it take over my life.
So long as I appreciate what I do have. Just like those kids were appreciating their time in the water.
And, yeah, I probably will have days where I'm that kid who just cries because I'm not getting it right. Or days when I insist I can do it alone when everyone else is like "erm, no". Because, you know, I'm a stubborn, sinful woman like that.
But really, life is a gift from God. Why not enjoy it?
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