So yesterday was spent doing school and babysitting two sweet girls with my sister. Not too difficult since they are 9 and 5 years old (although they kept on taking Capri Sun when I SPECIFICALLY TOLD THEM to NOT... stay calm, Emily...). Unfortunately, it rained all day, but that didn't stop us from taking a walk (actually, everyone but me decided on this. I was at the time hiding, as we were playing hide and seek, and nobody found me. So they just decided to give up and leave me by myself. 15 minutes later, I decided that watching the children might be smarter than winning a game of hide and seek...). We watched "Rio", which was actually a really good movie. And then...
My bracelet. BROKE.
And this is not just any bracelet. This bracelet was given to me by my friend, a gift from her trip to Africa when she was 9. She's now in Germany until Christmas and I sort of vowed to wear it until her return.
It. BROKE.
So it is now in a plastic baggy on my dresser. I'm still deciding on what to do with the beads...
That brings us to today. Some school, though not as much as I should've done (a result of my not being able to wake up before 8am lately). A nice adjustment at the chiropractor, and...
An extreme haircut.
Now most of you have never really seen my hair. Let me show you what my hair was previously like:
Please ignore the fact that this picture was taken in front of my sister's messy side of the room, and with me still in my PJs, without makeup, etc.,etc... but on the bright side, my hair looks fantastic for just waking up ;)
Well, every other year or so, after my hair has gotten pretty long, I cut it off and donate it to Locks of Love (because in all honesty, what do I really need my hair for? It's honestly just a huge inconvenience... and sometimes a source of vanity... *cough*). Well this was my year. And since the babysitting job mentioned above was for my hair stylist's girls, in payment she offered a free hair cut. So I went today to get it cut.
My plan was to cut off the required 10 inches and go from there. I had to it cut in her kitchen, without a mirror, so I didn't actually know what it looked like until she was done. So after her and my mom deciding where to cut my hair off at, she snipped it all off. I tried to give her some idea of what I wanted, even though I couldn't see what she was doing. But my mom was inspired after the main part was cut off. All of a sudden she was like "Oh! You should make it look like Rapunzel [from Tangled] after she cuts her hair off!" Well, I had to just trust her and my hair stylist to make me look not hideous. And after tons of snips, cuts, a few suggestions from me, more from my mom, and some styling... I was done. And in all honesty, it did look a LOT like Rapunzel's at the end of the movie. It really wasn't anything I had thought of, and the volume of my hair freaked me out at first. Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture right after it was done, and it was raining when we left (we'll get to more on that momentarily), so my hair got slightly un-styled. Which I like better than the original, but you can't see the total Rapunzel effect.
So yea. That's it. I keep on changing my opinion on my bangs. Sometimes I would've liked them short. And other times, I like them longer. But whatever. I'm excited about trying new things out with my hair.
The only bag thing about my hair, is that I JUST had a softball practice scheduled for this Saturday... and my hair isn't long enough to put in a ponytail... which isn't a completely horrible thing. There's ways to get around it. I just don't like the non-ponytail look for sports. I guess I'll have to make do.
So. The rain. It's been raining for 3 days straight with few stops in between. It just keeps going. It's supposed to be like this till the end of the week too. There are flood warning, flood watches, and other flood related warnings for our county, plus we are apparently in a state of emergency (I found this out via Facebook. Which is a bit sad). So no school for my town tomorrow (except for us darn homeschoolers... dang...). The flooding is already ridiculous. But 3 more days of this? We will all be living on boats and kayaks by then. Even me (and I'm not even in any danger of flooding).
Yea. That's gonna be us.
Okay. So I finished reading "Lunatic" today. It was
AHH-MAAZING.
I stopped at the library today and got "Elyon" and I. Am. Stoked. I cannot wait read it! Then I'll only have 2 1/2 more Ted Dekker books to read and then I will have read them all! MUAHAHAHA.
Yea. So after finishing "Lunatic", I decided to reminisce on past Circle times. I grabbed my Circle Series graphic novel off the shelf (yes, I am so obsessed with him that I buy the graphic novels), opened it up, and started reading. I didn't get very far before a statement from Michal got me thinking:
Thomas is talking to Michal about Rachelle's choosing him (this is obviously right after he first arrives in middle)...
Michal: Staying with Rachelle's family will help you remember.
Thomas: Rachelle? The woman who chose me?
Michal: Yes, it's all part of the Great Romance.
Thomas: Wait a minute, I don't even know her...
Michal: Follow your instincts until your memory returns. If you have to, pretend. Surely you can pretend to be in love.
Thomas: What if I don't want to be in love?
Michal: Of course you want to be in love. You're human.
Now apart from this having the obvious romantic meaning, something else hit me when I read that.
"Of course you want to be in love. You're human." For Michal, it's kind of a "duh" moment. Well, of course Thomas would want to be in love. He's human!
Isn't this the desire at the core of every human being? Not just the romantic love with all the candy and hearts and roses. There's a desire at the very core of our being that desires love. To be in love. To be in love with Someone extraordinary. And perfect. Elyon. God.
When we were created, God put that desire in our heart and soul. A desire only He could fill. And though we don't always realize it, I think we spend almost every waking moment trying to fill that desire. But we don't always know how. We fill it up with a temporary relationship, material things, all the things that can't fill us. We were made for a love relationship. A romance so great and wonderful, there's only one person who could completely fill you and give you the most out of it. God.
Sorry if I'm not coming off completely coherent. As I started writing this, I realized that I had no idea how to put my thoughts into words (as usual). But I hope you can somewhat see my point. We are meant to be love. It's in our being, in our design. There's something so much bigger out there for us. Something more than just a boyfriend that will last a few weeks. Something more than just kisses and hugs. Something so deep, personal, magnificent. There's a love relationship just waiting for us. Waiting! For us! As we're running around trying to figure out how to fill that hole by shoving useless things in the void, the filling is just sitting there right in front of us! Waiting. Begging us to come and see what He has to offer. Wanting to show of the fulfillment and joy in Him. The healing and peace.
So yea. Hope that made sense. My brain isn't completely functioning today (well, it's never COMPLETELY functioning, but you understand), but hopefully a few things came across in an understandable way.
So happy Wednesday, and have a blessed and un-rainy week!
Cheers♥
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