Which is best: voice or text?

Has anyone ever given a gift they thought was very meaningful and they worked extremely hard to put it together perfectly? Then the person who received the gift did not seem very grateful? Not necessarily that they weren't grateful but they didn't really express their gratitude in the best way? I once worked really hard on a gift for a friend that I put together carefully and it took me weeks to finish. Then I finally got around to sending it and when it was received I also received a "thankful" TEXT message. I was a little bit heartbroken over this for some reason. I guess a text does not do the same as a call or even a thank you note. I had made other gifts for two other friends and received calls from them and it just made my day knowing that they truly appreciated what I had spent time on for them. I noticed the difference that it made from getting a text message to getting a phone call. There is just something about hearing someone's voice in expression of gratitude, even if it is on a voice mail. I learned a lesson from this and my hope is that I can change this by being so grateful and appreciative of what I receive from the people close to me and that I can have the heart to give them a call and tell them that. I am not saying that I want praise for the things I give to people and I do not expect any gift in return, I would just love their time more than anything and now I also realize that time is truly the best thing I can give back to people.

We Laugh

We Cry

We Make Time Fly

Best Friends Are We

My Sister

And Me

How can God love a sinner like me?!

Kristin Here!

I'm not a great writer, so, bear with me.  I've been reading this book called crazy love, and I'm about eh almost half way through it.  If you know me at all, you know that I don't read.  It's like pulling teeth to get me to read.  But anyhoooo, I've learned so much about love in just 59 pages than I have my entire life.  I think a lot of it has to do with the situations that I'm in right now, but that is another story for another time:).  The most precious and greatest love that we can ever receive is the love of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  It is the best gift that we could ever receive, if we choose to receive it.  God's love is so abundant for us that we don't even realize it.  We are so caught up in who "likes" who, who's dating who, who lovessss who...blah blah blah that it consumes our lives.  If you think about it, what earthly love that you have ever received has ever fulfilled you?  Sure, it may fulfill you for a second, but then it's gone.  The only love that is everlasting and true is the love of our God, the creator of the universe.  I still struggle with the fact that God wants me even though I sin time and time again.  But at the end of the day, I know that God loves me.  He's pursuing me in  a very real way.  He's pursuing ALL OF US.  I don't think I will ever grasp how much He truly loves me, and wants a relationship with me.   

The greatest knowledge we can ever have is knowing that God treasures us.

OH HOW HE LOVES US!!!!!!!!!

Someday the sun will come and all of our troubles will melt away!

Hi, it's Emily. It is raining today in Fresno and it is supposed to stay this way for ten days! I am usually one to love the rain, but here it doesn't smell like fresh mountain montana rain, but dirty, grassy fresno Californian rain. Eew. I did have a nice refreshing run in the rain the other day, however, and found great joy in jumping through all of the small rivers that had formed along the edge of the curb. It really is the small things in life that bring us the greatest amount of happiness. Like my dog, for example. She is little, but has the ability to brighten my day with her giant puppy eyes that I really miss a lot right now:( A text message might be something small but also something that comes at just the right time and says just the right thing to make you feel better and lets you know that someone truly cares about you and your well-being. Some things just bring you joy and then there are other things that drag you down into a hole filled with dirt and spiders. I consider myself a kind person who tries to get along with everyone until someone I try to get along with completely makes me feel like I'm worthless. What really makes a person better than another? I may not be that good looking but in my opinion what is on the inside counts more than any physical appearance and I don't like being judged before even getting to know a person. It hurts my feelings. And pulls me into that scary hole of anger and bad moods. I don't like spiders either. So there are so many other awful things that have the ability to get us in bad moods like a pointless assignment or a boring class or an angry apartment owner that yells at you...I don't think any of us really like any of those things. I think what we need to do is forget about all of the bad things and do our best to focus on the little joyful things we can give to each other to make our surroundings more bearable when it seems like all there is is rain and fog for the next two weeks.

i'd rather forget and not slow down than gather regrets for the things i can't change now.

Hi, it's Kristin!

Here it goes:

As I pour out my heart,

Please be sure not to throw darts,

I have not done this before,

But I know one thing is sure,

I will always be honest and never tell a lie,

And I always enjoy having my sister by my side,

When we go back to school,

And get played by tools,

I know I'll always have someone to talk to,

Whenever I'm feeling blue.

Gazing into the light with sadness, then the sun warms my face and i am happy....

Emily here,

i am one of a kind, unique in many ways

i like to listen to slow music, and sing in the car most days

two features about myself, that i do very much dread

one being my butt chin, the second, my five head (large forehead)

i'm constantly teased that i have a butt on my face

and constantly reminded that my forehead has too much space

the truth of the matter is, that i can't control the crevice in my chin

and that having a big forehead isn't really a sin

so, God made me the way i am and made me very special

so i don't need no plastic surgery, makeover, or facial

i've accepted the fact that i'm somewhat flawed

and i know i'll never have the perfect "bod"

but i know that one thing is true

God loves me the way i am, and he loves YOU too!