TWLOHA. ♥

TWLOHA stands for To Write Love On Her Arms. This is like an awesome cause for helping people with suicide issues, and other stuff like that. I'm not good at explaining so head on over there. Today was like TWLOHA day. But I think they have a couple a year or something like that. But today was one of them. And it was awesome because a big part of my very small (60 ish people) had LOVE written on their arms. It was pretty cool, to me at least. You should totally become a fan on Facebook. Or follow them on Twitter.
But today you remember all those people who have committed suicide, all those who have killed themselves because they didn't feel LOVED. (These TWLOHA people do more awesome stuff {which is why you should go check them out!} but the suicide part is what really stands out.) So, go tell someone you love them!

Mouth-Watering Hatred.

This week over at i heart faces they are doing a desserts challenge. But I'm not going to participate. But the judge is Bakerella and I had sadly never heard of her before. So I went on over to her website and found this. Yes, they are mint-chocolate brownies. Me, being the young missionary kid girl living in Central America that had never heard of mint chips hated myself for even looking at them knowing it would be a while before I could try them. So that is me being a masochist. Oh but just go look at it. And be prepared to fall head-over-heels in LOVE.  

You Capture - Shapes

This week, like most weeks at I Should Be Folding Laundry, Beth is hosting You Capture. This week’s challenge is SHAPES. I love shapes. Especially circles. Sooo amazing.

I love how shapes are everywhere. I mean pretty much everything has a shape!


Happy capturing!

Go check out everybody else’s awesome Shape entries!

Musical Texture.

This afternoon, I decided to download some textures and play around with them. I had previously downloaded Jodie Friedman's FREE texture applicator which is super amazing and if you, like me, had never used textures before, you will love this! It takes you step by step, pretty much! So, I downloaded two textures for this picture, both from deviantART. One was just a music texture and the other one was called Vintage Musk.

Here is my picture:

 

I'm pretty sure it looks overdone. But I was just playing with those specific textures and wanted to see what I could get. I think my smile also looks pretty posed in this picture and I don't exactly love super posed smiles. I like the natural, carefree, REAL smiles. 

On another note (bwahaha), we are facing a cold front or however you are supposed to say that. So, we are getting a lot of rain! I loveee rain and I am fascinated by the fact that it has rained pretty much all day today. Even though that is a pretty typical Costa Rican day!

Gone with the Wind.

We have two little rose bush thingies in our "yard." It's so small I don't think it should be even called a yard, but that's what it's called anyway. Sometimes we just leave the roses there or we pick them and put them in vases. This little bud was left there and the wind blew away all the petals and I thought it was way too cute.

 

I love this picture. My mom happens to think it is not cute at all. What do you think?

Old goodie.

Today I was randomly at one of my ex-teacher's blogs.
And I found this picture:

This is me and my classmates in 6th grade. I'm in 8th grade now so it wasn't that long ago, but it feels like it was forever ago! Livz, So, JCook, Yayo, Savanna, Mr. Turkeyman, and me of course! Only three of them are still my classmates. Mr. Turkeyman, Yayo, and Savanna. We've all changed so much since then that it is hard to believe that was us, but it was! (I would never wear clothes like that right now!)

Oh, and I know this picture is like super bad quality, so I'm sorry!

Love to all!

Of Friendship and Love. ♥

I personally think that February is one of the best months. Ever.
I mean, what could possibly be better than friendship and love? Yes, you’re right, NOTHING! I mean like it’s a Fruit of the Spirit and it’s mentioned all over the Bible. What else could you want?

Lately, I’ve been writing reports about the Boston Tea Party and John the Baptist, reading books about girls who find love in Italy, solving multi-step equations, drawing maps with tectonic plates, and not taking many pictures.
I know, terrible!

So since I’ve been such a terrible, terrible person, I will show you a pretty picture. Hehe.


I absolutely love this picture. The old vintage-ish feel to it is just amazing.

I thought I’d tell you some random facts about Valentine’s Day:

• Women buy 85% of all Valentine’s.
• In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.
• The Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine's Day.

 (Head on over to St. Valentine's Day to see the rest of these fun facts.)

Three.

I cannot believe there are just three days left in this year.
I have accomplished so many things this year and have so many more to accomplish in the next.
Through the hardships and the trials, through the laughter and the smiles, through the loving moments and the tearful moments, through all of those He was faithful this year. Thank you, Father. :)
But now as the year comes to an end I can think of a million things that have happened this year.
I have a million things to be thankful for.
I changed a lot this year.
I think this year I became more shy. I used to be wayyy extroverted and loud and silly.
And don't get me wrong I am still loud and silly, but now not AS much.
And maybe that's a good thing.
I am hard-headed. Very very stubborn.
I think I loosened up on that a little bit this year, too.
I learned patience (I still have a lot to learn when it comes to that.)
And I learned love. The love of my life. The love that I am growing more and more in each and everyday. A love above all other loves.
So as you finish off this year, whether it was a tough year or a happy year, thank the Lord for pulling you through.
Thank Him for the things he taught you this year, and for the things you have yet to learn.
Thank Him for His never ending love and patience.

Have a blessed New Year. And may you find joy in Him this next year. :)