beanies.

Joseph Brockman at 10:54pm December 25
I don't know you're talking about, but you guys really do look alike

and this picture is absolutely darling.

Ashley Smith at 11:40pm December 25
ha-well i dont see it-but thanks-that hat is my new best friend.

Joseph Brockman at 11:46pm December 25
man everyone's wearing those suckers now
what are they even called?

Jasmine Stoltzfus at 10:52am December 26
beanies. :)

Joseph Brockman at 11:14am December 26
but it's a certain variety of beanie, isn't it? these loosely knitted, fluffy beanies.

Jasmine Stoltzfus at 4:09pm December 26
oh those?
They're called loosely knitted fluffy beanies.

Joseph Brockman at 10:28pm December 26
oh! thanks jasmine! that's been bugging me for a while

Jasmine Stoltzfus at 8:41am December 27
good to know, riiiiight?

Ashley Smith at 6:11pm December 27
im glad you two are having such a fun time with this photo and all it entails ;-)

ridiculously wonderful red jacket

woooo...

you are my peace.

Soon the day will come when I will hear the doorbell ring and some scruffy man will hand me a package, as he walks back to his brown UPS truck I will burst into smiles for my CAMERA LENS IS HERE!!

...but that day was not yesterday, or the day before. it's pretty much been a whole month or more. arg.

LHOP:
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My parents and taylor&I split up. They went one way in the woods and we went another. It took lots of effort for me to be quiet when he climbed out on those rotting trees over freezeing water. I'm not being ridiculous in letting him make his own decisions in those things after I warn him. I'm not his mother & plus: he's taller than me. I like to lead and it is hard for me to not tell him what to do sometimes. because sometimes I just need to let him go...
It was a wonderful weekend. I love the monastary. commuinity living, it's smell, evensong, morningsong, salad, candles, leaves, lots of halls and rooms, and IHOP feed.
On Friday night from 9:30pmish-12:00am I found a quiet little room with big windows looking out on swirling leaves, trees, and yellow lights and played my guitar&worshiped. it was one of my favorite moments.
I have eaten over a dozen pieces of sushi in the last couple of days. no lie. vegtable sushi is so yummy.



"wow. I have REALLY enjoyed this conversation about bugs. I'M SERIOUS."
-Joseph Barackaman.

you, you are my peace.

some more writin's :)

V1
your words trip me up
they bind me and they snare
they catch me unprepared
so why do i even dare-
speak

V2
your words scatter on the floor in front of me
and you gather them up haistily
with honest bursts of apologies
you stuff them in your pockets like no one sees
but I...do

bridge
I've been thinkin' you're the kinda man
who could watse his life on drugs and war
I've been thinkin' you're the type
who finds it easy to ignore
those who can't fight for themselves anymore
but you proved me wrong

Chorus
you can keep looking
you can keep looking
you can search the whole house out
but you won't find the thing you've been talking about
with wide eyes.

tag
and oh, there is hope
there is hope
and there is love
and there is peace. for your soul.

anyway!..:]
I'm going to the monastary/LHOP for an oklahoma couple of days this week so i might not be able to come to the crane's christmas party :(
The teaching at crossfire last Saturday was amazing!
: "if you keep focousing on your own preformance as a Christian you will not get any better.
serving from a willing heart because you love Him is BEAUTIFUL.
serving from oblagation is..well...disgusting. "

-complements of jonathan zook :]

I find that when I tell the Lord the things that I am grateful for I become more grateful & thankful & maybe a little more humble.

Oh, here is something I've been writing about a certian two people I know...:)

"I have no money
and you have no money
but let's just get married!
...and live in a shack!"

photobooth

This weekend was lovely. On Sunday I went iceskating with lots of friendies & had my first photobooth experience. It was wonderful & worth three crinkled up dollars.
Last night I went to the Overmyer's Christmas party and met old HSPers/friends. One released an album. I never have been able to say goodbye to Cherish & I think I need to. Even if it's after she graduates. I want to.
Other people that I never wanted to say goodbye to have been on my mind recently. I feel like there are things that need to be said that haven't. So my heart has a little unrest in those areas. Things I want to change. Things I want to change...

"When I thought, "my foot slips," your steadfast love held me up. When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul." -Psalm 94:18

ahhhhhh....

"don't let your heart get ahead of you."

I want my life to be a sweetness poured out. I want to be pleasing. The words of my mouth & meditations of my heart.


(Mark Mathis)
VERSE 1
Well, what happened this morning is I overslept
and I missed your kiss as I lay in bed
feeling lonely.
Sometimes I wish I was a persian cat
and I could lay curled up inside your lap,
listening to hear you breath...

CHORUS
oh, your eyes are my place to hide
when the world is closing in- on me.
You were right when you said that I would be needing you,
if I only knew how much.

VERSE 2
Well it was me and it was you
in the photobooth
Just to get away from the crowd that day
and I still hold that picture of you

That is my favorite.

the weekend*

Bethany & I


card games*

Say & I

our feet :)



I'm pretty sure all the pictures were taken by lydia Crumrine. :) enjoy.
& This is what happened when airy & I played scrabble on saturday night.

natedmdey means...?

Beautiful

**A big long drink of normal conversation
& a strech to touch your eyes
as you fingers wrap around this old cracked glass
and I cring at the future and deny the past
there are holes in your gloves
as you sip my processing down
like a drug

& i am inclined to let you be inclined to this
'cause i've strugged though your fog and mist so long
that i just wanna give in to your kiss.

oh, you love me and it hurts
'cause you love me outside of words
and you grind me down
like powder into the ground
and it hurts,
and it hurts,
and it hurts,
you're outside of words.
I will press
as i learn
as i learn
to love you outside of words*


ah, i love to write. :)