the basics.
• 20something living in or around toronto, ontario. and yes, i like bacon, tim horton's, and hockey [only for the pure patriotism of it], but no, i don't live in an igloo.
• it was once said about me, "you're a strange mixture of hawt and funny... then again, not all that strange". maybe, a little strange..
• i'm a chronic planner. i live for planned spontaneity.
• i do photography on the side for fun.
• my dad is the cutest thing in the world. my mom is too.
• everyday my life is an adventure. so i instagram a lot.
• people call me creepy, i say i'm resourceful.
• i actually listen to every kind of music. but my playlists are mostly dominated by worship music coz there's just so much of it!
• no, i don't really want to be a teacher.
• i love chocolate. chocolate, chocolate, chocolate.
• i cry a lot. mostly happy tears. my heart is very easily overwhelmed.
• i'd never say i'm a beach person, but i'm a total beach person.
• also, a major advocate for sunscreen and sun protection. even though i'm usually ignored.
• i have traveled to a lot of cool places: mexico, dominican republic, england, austria, switzerland, germany, canada, usa, and australia.
• in fact, i'm going back to australia in january 2013 to attend hillsong college!
• i store up lots and lots of random information, but movie or tv references are pretty much always over my head.
• i'm one of those people who has other people's kids - who i'm not related to - as my phone background because they're so freakin' cute and i love them so so much!
• sometimes i find it really hard not to burst into song in public.
• i'm one of those english majors that never read what they're supposed to. so summer 2012 i started reading the classics i should have read in high school!
• 80% of my wardrobe is actually covered in sequins.
• my dog's name is minnie. she's cute. that's about it.
• words to live by: life is good; perspective is essential.
• i desire Jesus. He is faithful and He's making all my dreams come true.
i was born into a catholic family. then they sent us to a private christian school with the desire to instill faith in us.
i was a total rebel in elementary school. complete class clown. pushed all the limits. ended up in the principal's office a lot. hard to believe with a face like that - i know! - but it's the truth!
then high school. my family didn't drink, didn't smoke, didn't do drugs. so i thought only homeless people did that. turns out i was wrong and kids my own age did. i was scared. and prideful. so i rejected all of that. it brought me a lot of good attention. it also brought bad but i cared less about that.
i loved high school. but i never need to do it again.
i was really strong-willed and managed the 4 years without touching any of that bad stuff.
then i went to university. the first school i went to was so lame. i was most tempted by that bad stuff then, but knew that if i did it once that that would not allow me to say "i've never tried that, i've never done that" and i liked being able to say that.
so i moved home and started taking university courses through the local college. big money saver. big life changer.
then i met a boy. i really liked said boy even though he was... questionable. still, somehow we ended up dating. it was pretty bad all throughout. i thought it was normal. it wasn't. i compromised a lot. still, i learned a lot from him.
i broke things off and two weeks later the guy who had stood in front of my church singing "God is good" moved in with another woman. i was crushed, shattered, every level of broken.
but the crazy thing about valleys is how God walks with you in them.
through that experience the Lord revealed amazing things about His love and faithfulness; how worthy and valuable i am to Him, even when others might make me feel worthless, disgusting, and shame-filled.
and because of that, i never want to go back to being someone who could so easily compromise, who could so easily desire someone or something else over Him who made me and loves me despite my faults and inclinations.
on october 23, 2011 i was baptised. i normally feel really blessed, but on this day, the blessings of the Lord were so obvious and tangible and my heart was overwhelmed. [in case you're anything like me and kinda nosy, check out my baptismal testimony below!].
i want to live everyday in thankfulness and worship, because i know that despite my circumstance in life, He is still God and He still deserves my praise because of what He did, what He does, and what He will do.
that's what this little blog here is about: living each day with my heart inclined to Him. actively pursuing the God who gave it all. the One who so graciously and relentlessly pursues us!
i have seen that when i trust in Him He guides my ways, changes my heart, refocuses my eyes, and makes my dreams come true in unbelievable ways. only God can do that!
i'm in complete awe when i think about how He's blessed me.
i hope my little corner of the universe here will encourage and challenge you; that you would be excited to draw closer to Him, and to seek His kingdom in every area of your life. not that i always get it right, but i'm trying! we're all in this together. hearts inclined to Him.
• 20something living in or around toronto, ontario. and yes, i like bacon, tim horton's, and hockey [only for the pure patriotism of it], but no, i don't live in an igloo.
• it was once said about me, "you're a strange mixture of hawt and funny... then again, not all that strange". maybe, a little strange..
• i'm a chronic planner. i live for planned spontaneity.
• i do photography on the side for fun.
• my dad is the cutest thing in the world. my mom is too.
• everyday my life is an adventure. so i instagram a lot.
• people call me creepy, i say i'm resourceful.
• i actually listen to every kind of music. but my playlists are mostly dominated by worship music coz there's just so much of it!
• no, i don't really want to be a teacher.
• i love chocolate. chocolate, chocolate, chocolate.
• i cry a lot. mostly happy tears. my heart is very easily overwhelmed.
• i'd never say i'm a beach person, but i'm a total beach person.
• also, a major advocate for sunscreen and sun protection. even though i'm usually ignored.
• i have traveled to a lot of cool places: mexico, dominican republic, england, austria, switzerland, germany, canada, usa, and australia.
• in fact, i'm going back to australia in january 2013 to attend hillsong college!
• i store up lots and lots of random information, but movie or tv references are pretty much always over my head.
• i'm one of those people who has other people's kids - who i'm not related to - as my phone background because they're so freakin' cute and i love them so so much!
• sometimes i find it really hard not to burst into song in public.
• i'm one of those english majors that never read what they're supposed to. so summer 2012 i started reading the classics i should have read in high school!
• 80% of my wardrobe is actually covered in sequins.
• my dog's name is minnie. she's cute. that's about it.
• words to live by: life is good; perspective is essential.
• i desire Jesus. He is faithful and He's making all my dreams come true.
the longer version.
i was born into a catholic family. then they sent us to a private christian school with the desire to instill faith in us.
i was a total rebel in elementary school. complete class clown. pushed all the limits. ended up in the principal's office a lot. hard to believe with a face like that - i know! - but it's the truth!
then high school. my family didn't drink, didn't smoke, didn't do drugs. so i thought only homeless people did that. turns out i was wrong and kids my own age did. i was scared. and prideful. so i rejected all of that. it brought me a lot of good attention. it also brought bad but i cared less about that.
i loved high school. but i never need to do it again.
i was really strong-willed and managed the 4 years without touching any of that bad stuff.
then i went to university. the first school i went to was so lame. i was most tempted by that bad stuff then, but knew that if i did it once that that would not allow me to say "i've never tried that, i've never done that" and i liked being able to say that.
so i moved home and started taking university courses through the local college. big money saver. big life changer.
then i met a boy. i really liked said boy even though he was... questionable. still, somehow we ended up dating. it was pretty bad all throughout. i thought it was normal. it wasn't. i compromised a lot. still, i learned a lot from him.
i broke things off and two weeks later the guy who had stood in front of my church singing "God is good" moved in with another woman. i was crushed, shattered, every level of broken.
but the crazy thing about valleys is how God walks with you in them.
through that experience the Lord revealed amazing things about His love and faithfulness; how worthy and valuable i am to Him, even when others might make me feel worthless, disgusting, and shame-filled.
and because of that, i never want to go back to being someone who could so easily compromise, who could so easily desire someone or something else over Him who made me and loves me despite my faults and inclinations.
on october 23, 2011 i was baptised. i normally feel really blessed, but on this day, the blessings of the Lord were so obvious and tangible and my heart was overwhelmed. [in case you're anything like me and kinda nosy, check out my baptismal testimony below!].
i want to live everyday in thankfulness and worship, because i know that despite my circumstance in life, He is still God and He still deserves my praise because of what He did, what He does, and what He will do.
that's what this little blog here is about: living each day with my heart inclined to Him. actively pursuing the God who gave it all. the One who so graciously and relentlessly pursues us!
i have seen that when i trust in Him He guides my ways, changes my heart, refocuses my eyes, and makes my dreams come true in unbelievable ways. only God can do that!
i'm in complete awe when i think about how He's blessed me.
i hope my little corner of the universe here will encourage and challenge you; that you would be excited to draw closer to Him, and to seek His kingdom in every area of your life. not that i always get it right, but i'm trying! we're all in this together. hearts inclined to Him.
don't be complacent. don't be passive.
have faith and do something.
have faith and do something.