Finding Hope: My Story

Do you ever have moments in life where you realize that you needed that slap in the face? No, no, that sounds too harsh.  Here's what I mean.  Sometimes I forget that God has a bigger plan for me.  That I am not working on MY timetable.  That no matter how much I want my life to be different, to have the white picket fence, the husband, the baby and the "perfect" life, that isn't what is next along my life journey.  Is it along there?  Somewhere, I hope.  But it is not happening today.  Or tomorrow.  Or even next Tuesday. And so instead of being all down in the dumps because yet another boy just wants to be " friends "(I am really starting to hate it when they say that.)  I am going to be okay with it.  Soon-ish anyway. Because what he is really saying is that I am amazing enough that he wants me to be in his life.  He values me as a person.  He values my opinions and wants to come seek advice from me. Is there rea...

Recently I have become addicted to "Little Things" by One Direction.  Seriously, boys, when I meet you some day I am going to high five you and thank you for changing the way that girls think about themselves. This song really hit home for me.  There are so so many little things about myself that I would want to change if I could.  Things that don't matter in the long run, but things that are easy to use as reasons that I am cough  twenty three and cough  single and cough alone. However, thanks to the lovely boys of One Direction, I have realized that those little things don't matter.  That I am an AWESOME  human being.  That we all come with our "little things".  But those little things add up to make us who we are. So, love yourself today.  Find the little things and be grateful for them.  And then listen to this song on repeat about ten times so you never forget how great you are.