come to the father, you who thirst, and you'll thirst no more.


sometimes i just want someone to fall in love with me, not the idea of me.

yes, i do watch espn.
and i read books.
and i laugh at a lot of things.
i like to wear pretty clothes.
but i love jesus more than that.
and i work hard.
i appreciate quality music, and quality people.
and broken people, too.
i want to take care of dying babies.
and give those with nothing a chance to do something bigger than anyone could imagine.
i love basketball.
my family taught me to play, to laugh, to question.
they have strengthened me.
and i've grown.
i am strong, and loyal, and silly, and tall, and doing my best to serve an almighty god.
i'm ready to live overseas and around the world.
i'm so excited for everything in my future.
but more excited for the unknown.
i love to swing on a swing set in the afternoon and go for a midnight swim and run until my feet don't touch the ground.
the summer makes me brighter.
and the winter makes my sinuses act up and i get all sniffly.



but what about the rest? will anyone ever love all the rest? the weak parts? the ones that aren't intriguing, the things that are typical and mediocre? my awkwardness. my obnoxious nature.

it's really just curiosity. i'm not worrying by any means. maybe god does have someone that will capture all of me and think it's irreplaceable.


the cool part is even if there isn't that person - i think i'm ok with that. cause i mean, my god is pretty freaking big. and kind of knows what he's doing. and i think that maybe if there isn't someone, then it could be the best option for me. and i could travel and never look back. i could give my heart to children and their families. i could experience things in a different light. it could be pretty awesome.


but you know, i was wondering if sometimes we fall in love with the idea of god, too.

why can't we just fall in love with him instead?