a little more jennifer knapp...

Ok, so i stumbled on this song again...it's called "Say won't you say." I remember this song around the time of our wedding, or before the wedding, or just sometime around that time :) and I remember really enjoying listening to the words of it. It had that love-song feel which I liked at the time of course. But, listening to it again, I am gathering up a lot of other thoughts and reflections.




This has been an interesting weekend that was filled with both a wedding and a funeral. Hopefully one of us will get on here pretty soon to talk about both and put some pictures from the wedding of our friend Milo....but in the meantime, I will just kind of talk about how the entire event of this weekend made me feel.....In the last post, I talked about how something was said to me that changed my outlook on life and myself, etc. I am feeling a little better about that now, but it is still on my mind and something I need to be aware of. Butafter that, stumbling on this song again, and something else being told to me, I'm really thinking about how important it is to tell people things. I think we hide so much in all of the time and that can be truly harmful. Of course, sometimes things are better left unsaid but when it eats at you, or you have no way of dealing with an issue other than to talk about it, than you really need to have someone in your life who you can trust and share these things with. Or, a different outlook...we really don't have all that much time on this earth with each other. Why waste so much time by not telling people how we feel about them. If you love someone, tell them, don't be afraid, or if someone has done a good job on something, give them the accolades they deserve, or if someone has done you wrong, point this out to them or find someone else you can safely talk to about it. A wedding is a time where very important, life-changing words are spoken, either between the bride and groom, by the pastor, or maybe even the best man or maid of honor giving their speeches. A funeral is a time when we may look back at someone's life and tell stories, express how sad we are, or bare our souls and tell the loved one's around us how sorry we are for their loss or how much we love them. But, I think that we should be like this at other times in our lives, not just the big events. Why save those sentiments for weddings and funerals, when we can tell someone we love them everyday, or tell someone that they mean everything to us
if that's the truth. It may be difficult to get out, but tell them what they need to hear, or get out what you need in order to survive. It may be difficult, it may not always have positive results, but at least you will know. Another thought I had, after spending time this weekend with some really awesome people, was how important it is to surround ourselves with those who are good. People who will influence us in the right ways, allow us to be ourselves while also guiding us in the right direction, those who will build us up rather than tear us down, and who can make us laugh and love us unconditionally. That last one is so big to me. I think people have forgotten how to love unconditionally these days. I mean, to truly love someone, give them your all, no matter what...to love the way God does and wants us to...and to always be there for someone no matter what. Not only do we need to be like that, but we should seek others like that who we can call friends. Those people are hard to find, but when you find them, hold on to them and don't let them go! :) It's so hard to give people our all I think but how rewarding is it, when you do give someone that, and they give it back?! I think it's pretty awesome! And if you have people in your life who can't do that, or refuse, or take you in the other direction, I think you have to stop and think about that....not get rid of them in your life maybe, but definitely do something about it....

So I hadn't planned on rambling so long today, but my last client never showed, so this has been the consequence! :) Darn him! :) Oh well, now I can go home early and run! Take care!