on lies and how their twisted

Sometimes God has to remove us from situations we're in in order to identify the areas of destruction we've allowed to fly under the radar.

Standing farther from the painting gives a more complete view of the whole.

The fruit we thought was sweet, we didn't recognize, or really taste. This fruit may start as sweet, but when you pause long enough from eating it- it tastes bitter and almost repulsive compared to the sweet fruit of TRUTH.

Unearthed.

When I was little I dreamed of this beautiful place with this beautiful language, and a culture of whose I wanted to experience.

A few years later while standing at the bus stop, my sister shared a book that revealed that same dream.

I thought that I had to be different, and that we both couldn't carry this dream.  So I let it fade in my heart and let her hold it in hers.

YEARS later. Man posed this women with a question, seemingly out of the blue, "When are we going to Paris? Let's go to Paris" My heart thriving on adventure, especially of the spontaneous sort, responded with something like, "Let's go! Whenever you'd want!" And even though that question came and went like the breeze we sat amidst, it echoed within my heart.

It awakened this long lost dream. One of many treasures that had been buried was now unearthed.

Oceans seem like lakes, and country lines like neighborhoods to me now.

It's with overwhelming excitement that I share with you that I get to see this dream take shape and pour toward yet a couple more. Tomorrow- I'm going to Paris! :)

A Kingly Heart.

Had a little essay contest at work about the impact that Rev. Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a Dream" speech has had on my life.... this was what I submitted :)

Looking out at a sea of people-
I see smiles.
I see tears.
I see the beauty that life holds.
A sense of community, a sense of belonging-
An ability to embrace all that these hearts hold-
Hearts with the strength to stand beside one another-

This is what King did for us.

This is the impact he's made.

No longer barriers between tribes, tongues, or nations.

Uniquely individual, yet intrinsically  connected.

He's enabled me to see and embrace this beauty-

To dream bigger, to dream louder.