Bringing in Christmas Cheer… Late

Hi Fellow Bloggers,

So Christmas just pasted. I honestly can’t believe it’s been another year. 2014 has brought along so many changes for me and my family. Tough changes that at times don’t feel hopeful, but life is full of hope you just have to look in the right places.

Christmas was pretty awesome. This was the first year that we spent it without our parents. All though my sisters and I still had a blast… it just wasn’t the same. I thought about them often. They had a church event to attend. I know that when their music takes off there will be more holidays without them, but I hope they are few and far between. Since I’ve been adopted I have truly learned the meaning of Christmas. Even though Christ is the reason for the season we still give gifts and eat a lot. Every year we have had an abundance of gifts. I have received so many wonderful things on Christmas. None of that can come close to the memories we made, sharing laughs around the tree and table. Just being with each other. This year was very different. This year my older sister bought stuff we really wanted. I received a stack of journals. Which is the best gift for me. It’s how I write out all my books. I have several book ideas that I am going to be working on for the coming year.

I bought myself some stuff from Bath and Body Works, because they were having a huge sale. Some stuff was 40% off. You really can’t beat that. This year brought me back to what it really means to celebrate Christmas. The day is more than presents and cookies. Its love and laughter. I know from this year forward I will bring more to the table as I prepare for the holiday. I have so much love in my heart for people, and I want to be able to share that love. Next year I hope I am financial stable enough to do just that. I hope that all of you had a wonderful Christmas.

 

Talkative, Writer, Christian

Hey fellow bloggers,

I follow a few interesting people on Word press and I really enjoy reading there post. Which sometimes gets me excited about what I read and I decide to do a similar posting. This one as is the other blog post “Why I write” is From Austin English’s blog. He is pretty awesome and if you want to check out what fun stuff he is up to here’s his page info. (http://austinenglish2.wordpress.com/). Now on with the fun stuff: Posting.

This particular post is going to be about words that describe me. I actually think about this question a lot. I want to have the best answers for interviews and since I tend to over talk pre=thinking helps me out. Which brings me to my first word talkative. Which means fond of or given to talking. I enjoy talking. I like making people laugh and I enjoy seeing someone’s day change from something positive I said to them. I am a shy person, as most writers are. But if you catch me in the right moment I could talk you in circles. A few of my friends have asked me why I was so shy when we first met and then I turn into the most outspokenly vocal person. I am the type of person that won’t go and introduce myself. Not because I ‘m not friendly, its just, the way I grew up makes me guarded. But when you do the introduction first and I find you to be a nice person. Your stuck with me. I will go to the next word before you truly see how fond I am to talking.

The next word that describes me so avidly is Writer. It is simply who I am. I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t writing for some purpose, be it school, fun, or emotional out letting. I just bubble up with words inside my heart and brain and I have to release them. The words bring me sanity, for a brief movement they take me out of my reality and give me an experience that is unexplainable. When I write stories I am the first reader. I am experiencing the movement and language as the reader does. The characters are telling me there story and I must listen. I must write. Some where deep in my soul writer satisfies me.

The next word is definitely who I am: Christian.  Christianity has begun to mean something bad in the eyes of most people. But if caring about people and doing anything you can to help mankind is wrong. Then I don’t want a part in the words “goodness.” As I have said I don’t press my beliefs on anyone. I love people as Christ has loved me but I don’t try to judge anyone else. By definition it means a person who has received Christian baptism or is a believer in Jesus Christ and his teachings. In other words (mine) it simply means striving to be Christ like. That’s what I try to do in my everyday life. I fail sometimes at doing that. Which is why I judge no one outside of myself. The thing I love about being Christian is the forgiveness that comes with believing. I am who I am because a perfect God loved an imperfect person. I am Christian because I have a relationship with God and I spend time with him. Just like my mother is crucial in my life because I spend time with her. I talk with her, she loves me and I love her. I have that same affiliation with God.

This is who I am if I only had three words to describe myself I would say these things because they sum up my existence my persona. I urge you to figure out who you are. Be it one word or three, allow yourself to embrace these words with fervor. They are who you are spots, wrinkles, blemishes and anything else. We are all beautiful in one form or another. Comment below if you want and say the word that describes you. Not the words that people say you are. The words that you feel as though encompass your personality. If you don’t to comment write  your own post and let me know. I’ll read it and we can connect on an even deeper level.

In this post I want to live you with a few things, two quotes that urge you to be yourself. The very best version of you. Also a poem by Nadege Richards  summing up the essence of why I write. Be blessed bloggers.

“Live authentically. Why would you continue to compromise something that’s beautiful to create something that is fake?”

“When you are living the best version of yourself, you inspire others to live the best versions of themselves.”

“I write because I’m free,

Because I can,

Because I will

I write because I must,

Because I’m breathing,

Because I’d go crazy otherwise,

Because it’s who I am.I write to make a statement,

To share my thoughts,

To discover myself,
to express my ideas.

But most of all, I write for future generations.
I write for love.
I write to inspire.
I write to encourage.
I write for me.”
―     Nadège Richards