may you be

ENCOURAGED

So Worth Loving — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 03:29:48 +0000

I love the idea of encouraging others. You never know what someone is up against. I have made it my life’s mission to offer up genuine encouragement wherever I go and to whoever I meet. Encouragement comes in all forms: a hug, a smile, a kind word, a shoulder to cry on, ect. I challange you to be encouraged to encourage.

kind

So Worth Loving — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 03:33:38 +0000

When asked the question “where are you from”, Emily Bagdasarian is quick to respond, “I’m from all over the place”. During her lifespan of nineteen years, she’s lived in nine different homes ranging across the globe from Germany to Georgia. “A self proclaimed Army Brat,” she calls herself. Currently, Emily is a freshman at James Madison University studying anthropology and journalism. She travels home for the holidays to Northern Virginia where her loving mother and younger sister reside. Physically, she likes challenging her body, pushing herself to the limits. And she likes being the only one in her hall who’s ever completed Olympic and sprint distance triathlons. In high school, Emily served as Editor-in-Chief of Oakton’s Literature and Arts Magazine and wrote for her community newspaper The Connection. In 2009, she was awarded the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) “Design of the Year” Award for best magazine layout in the US. In her spare time, Emily enjoys throwing tennis balls for her bulldog Peekaboo, ice-skating, and playing Rummy with her mommy and sister. Also, her favorite color is shiny.

I wish I could be half as kind, humble, and loving as my Oma.

peaceful

So Worth Loving — Thu, 31 May 2012 00:10:54 +0000

May is going to be the month I leave behind heartache and tears. For this whole month, every day adding on to two months after a break up, I have been trying to find my word to fill in the blank…trying to figure out what I need to be. I knew I did not need to be thinking about the boy that broke my heart because thinking made me sad and I know that God wants me to be happy. I just thought every time I cried He was probably begging me to please be happy.
JOHN 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” I don’t want a troubled heart anymore. In accepting the peace given to me, I am committing to protecting that peace. I will not harbor unhealthy thoughts anymore.
PHILIPPIANS 4:8 “whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things…and the God of peace withh be with you.” I think I’ve always looked at this scripture as saying I should always be thinking of rainbows and butterflies- not that that would be a bad thing because of course those are lovely. But I think it is really suggesting to be more exclusive with where your mind wanders. Simply do not welcome the angry, desperate, and hard thoughts. My head and my heart will be a place to cultivate tranquility.

unafraid of my potential

So Worth Loving — Tue, 29 May 2012 13:10:20 +0000

For years I have been told that I have been destined for great things (just like we all are) but my dreams, the ones I can’t knock off, are big, huge, massive and scary! I’m determined to stop being afraid of the potential I have. To quote Marianne Williamson “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others”

so i’m going for it…I’m rising up.

convinced of the truth

So Worth Loving — Mon, 28 May 2012 13:48:36 +0000

I have spent a good majority of my life thinking I was not pretty enough, that prehaps if I looked like someone else then things would be different. The truth is I am already very pretty, I don’t need another persons looks

Free to be you

So Worth Loving — Sun, 27 May 2012 16:33:01 +0000

It took me a long time to realize that who I am, quirks and all, is God-breathed and inspired. He makes us all unique!

a Storyteller

So Worth Loving — Sat, 26 May 2012 15:29:38 +0000

Embrace your story. Own it. Share it. Be a Storyteller

Redeemed!

So Worth Loving — Sat, 26 May 2012 10:36:26 +0000

He knows me truly and He still loves me.

Willing

So Worth Loving — Sat, 26 May 2012 00:23:49 +0000

There are so many things we are called to do in life, whether it’s move across country or forgive someone that hurt us. So often, I look for the answer to “what” when I really know exactly what it is I should be doing; I’m just not willing to do it. This month (and this summer) may we all be willing.

FEARLESS

So Worth Loving — Sat, 26 May 2012 00:14:58 +0000

Living in and by grace every day…..I get to live fearless and free. (And help others do the same)