"It was when you only saw one set of footprints that I carried you."

Click the title of this post - the hyperlink will take you to a 10 minute video that spoke quite loudly to me today.

Its not a matter of if it will rain in our lives, but when. You always know it will rain eventually, you're just never prepared for it when it happens. That isn't a pessimistic outlook - it is realistic. Humans fail us, even the ones we may give our whole heart to & believe would never intentionally hurt us. But everything that happens is meant to be - everything is meant to teach us something, to bring us closer to Him. In hindsight, it was not God telling me I was destined to be with this person, it was the other person telling me, convincing me, and convincing himself, that this was God's plan for us. When we as humans plan - God laughs. Only He knows what is in store for us today, tomorrow and for the rest of our lives. I knew that before this storm, I have been abruptly reminded of it now and will do my very best to not forget that in the future.


Brooklyn

Babbling Brooke

When I was a baby, my mom says I didn't really have "first words" - I just started talking in complete sentences from the very beginning. She says I talked her ear off as a little girl & haven't stopped since. I asked a ton of questions...I wanted to figure out the world around me, why things worked the way they did, why people acted the way they did... I'm sure my friends & family would still agree - I'm a talker and a thinker - not always about anything truly deep and meaningful, but trust me, these wheels are always turning.

And now, after 27 years on this earth, I still have a ton of questions and I still have a lot to say - a lot to say about my past, my present & my future. I have a lot to say about my loved ones - my friends, my family. I have a lot to say about those who have come into my life & inflicted pain, confusion, & stress. And certainly, I have a lot to say about God, my faith, His plan for me.

This blog is about my pursuit of me - not to define me, but to think through things that have occurred, and become better, much better from them. I am not expressing myself for the delight and criticism of others - this is me, who I am & and what I have to say; I have never been ashamed or embarrassed to be me - that is something that can never be taken away from me. So take what I have to say with a grain of salt - I don't know everything, I'm far from perfect and I don't have life figured out. I'm just thinking and sharing...for my benefit, but should anything I happen to spout in this blog actually resonate with you - then awesome! Take it and run with it. :) God bless you today.

Brooklyn