July 2011
13 posts
Memories From Childhood, Part II
Movie
The Sandlot (1993)
Man, this movie has it all: Funny lines, great characters, awesome music, and baseball. I loved this movie as a kid, and I still greatly appreciate it even though I like other movies more. My favorite scene is when they play a night game on the 4th of July, and the fireworks are going off, and Ray Charles is singing America the Beautiful in the background…simply...
I’d like to refocus everyone’s attention away from the Kardashians and onto...
– Olivia Wilde to Marie Claire (via skylightdreams)
Memories From Childhood, Part I
With this series, I would like to reminisce a bit, and put a few things that I remember fondly from my childhood. Each entry won’t have the same kinds of things each time, but most will be media related. Here we go! Movie
The Hobbit (1977)
This had to have been one of my favorite movies of all time- well, at least when I was a little kid. From the age when my mom thought that the goblins...
Healing is a Slow Process
I’m having a rough time in my life right now, as you can tell from my previous post. I wanted to post some songs that have been helping me through my pain lately. Hope this helps you as well.
Everything- Lifehouse
How He Loves- John Mark McMillan
What Love Really Means- JJ Heller
By Your Side- Tenth Avenue North
Revelation- Third Day
Kingdom of Comfort- Delirious?
Flood- Jars of Clay
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A Hurting Man's Prayer
Dear God,
I need you right now more than ever. This is one of the hardest things that I’ve had to deal with in my entire life.
I am in so much pain. Wrap me in your arms so that I know you are near. Tell me that you love me so that I will know that at least one person does. I need to feel loved.
Guilt is crushing my mind, body, and soul. My stomach churns, heart pounds, limbs grow cold,...
In wiser days, my darling rosebud, blown
To beauty proud as was your...
– From “To My Daughter Betty, The Gift of God” -Thomas M. Kettle
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Quotes, Part II
I really like looking for and reading quotes, even though a lot of them are misquotes, the words are encouraging, edifying, and motivating. Here are a few more of my favorites! “I have always imagined that Paradise will be some kind of library.” -Jorge Luis Borge
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” -Cicero
“Two things are infinite: the universe...