a daisy's love and perfection

Have you ever had a moment where you feel like you are the only person who matters because someone else has made you feel that way? The way they say your name holds a ripple in the air. You feel a comfort just by being in their presence. It's like every word they say forever becomes impressed on your heart. Every breath of air could ever be wasted on a precious conversation like this. The light dances and twirls across their eyes giving you a sense of serenity and giddiness. There are exciting moments in life where you experience this feeling. This feeling of being loved and cared for. being around these people give off the emotion of an innocence and purity.
Kind of like a daisy, it represents such things.
(I tried to find something metaphorical to go along with this and this is what I came up with.)
Its sophistication and grace attract the world to it. For when it blooms an aura of perfection is born. You can practically find daisies anywhere your foot steps. Oh! How the petals flutter as the wind comes to talk. The genuinity of the daisy is what all people long for (at least I do). I can easily get caught up in the romantics of it all. Words of affirmation typically brighten up my day from a grey hue to a calming lilac. But I end up turning to the wrong places to know that I am cared for:

• social media
• myself
• friends
• gymnastics
• what people think of me (aka comparison)

My problems just sit on the back-burner and then it all piles up. Typically that pile can't be stuffed down for forever and I emotionally explode. My mind goes in a million directions because I haven't dealt with the past and current issues in my life. The feelings of love just disappear and it feels that no one understands. The hole where the pile once was gets bigger and bigger and that's exactly what the enemy wants (1 Peter 5:8). He wants you to have a pit in your stomach, he wants you to feel unloved and worthless. But God has made a way for those who want to be accepted and cleans up our hurting hearts (Psalm 147:3). He is that love that everybody chases after (1 John 4:16). Jesus Christ never misses the mark because he is the ultimate "daisy", even if that sounds cheesy... haha! His love never fades because IT NEVER CAN. That is the kind of love I want to chase after.


                            verse of the month: 1 John 4:16

a trip to austin

Last month my friend Kenna (she's the blondie) and I went to Austin!
We had a blast where we were staying. There are so many hole-in-the-wall restaurants and outdoor activities. The main reason our road trip was necessary was because of our gymnastics competition (BTW- Ken is amazing at what she does and is INSANELY gifted).
So we started the day by some breakfast with my lovely momma, she's so cute, and then got ready for the rest of the day. Since our meet was later in the day we did a bit of exploring and took a walk by the river and found a cute restaurant that overlooked the water called Hula Hut (super yummy). I had
Ken pose for the camera because she is so cute haha. I loved her striped shirt (similar here) and ripped jeans (here) that she paired with cute converse (here) to tie it all together. Right before we needed to leave to compete we stopped at a family friend's house and played with their dog, Harper. She is such a QT and is ginormous!!!! I ended up going a few weeks later to paddle board on the river and only paid for an hour. I totally wish I would have stayed out longer, it is so relaxing. I'm so glad I was able to go again and plan out more things!

Love,
Gracie