Grace, Grit, & Sass

"Watch, stand fast in faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done with love." -1 Corinthians 16:13-14

[a-delightful-moment]

Dominika Brudny

[littlerunningwaya]

love.

[littlerunningwaya]

if you can't run wild with me, than feel free to take your table back.

i'll be the first to admit that i can act like a bit of a loner, and maybe a weirdo too. i frequently go into the wilderness with only my pups and i, no other human with, and no cell service. i tend to prefer the 4 legged company more than the 2 legged. i have extreme difficulty expressing myself & all that i want to say sometimes, and not just by getting tongue tied but by being unable to fully share the details and my viewpoint and all the spider webbed thoughts that i wanna share with you and have you comprehend as well. this only makes me frustrated more and want to immediately stop what i'm saying because if i can't say it well enough for you to understand too, then why bother. to speak highly of myself is a second thought, my first being critical self examination and what i could improve of. i can hold my own in a crowd for about 2 hours, and than i need 2 days alone to decompress and calm my breathing again.

but despite all my lonely quirks and sometimes stand off actions, i am still worthy of a wild love.

i am still worthy to have someone think of me first thing in the morning before they've even had their coffee, and lastly at night right before their eyes fully close. i am worthy of welcoming, "i missed you" hugs. i am worthy of forehead kisses just because you thought i looked pretty. i am worthy to be prayed with, and prayed for. i am worthy of meeting your Momma and going on walks with your pup and playing front yard football with your brother on Sunday afternoons. i am worthy of your time. i am worthy of your words, and of your effort to give me those words out of your own chose, and not because i request them.

my life has been nothing but challenge after challenge after challenge, and i have adjusted to these attacks in the best way that i could muster how.

and you know what?

i am worthy because i am incredibly strong, and extremely hard headed in my determination on any matter. i fight fiercely for my loved ones and do all i can to protect them. i am kind to most, and lovingly stern when needed. i will never give up the good fight.

i am worthy, and i will not apologize for anyone who doesn't recognize what i bring to the table.

i will not apologize for running wild, and i will continue to do so until i meet the one who is just as daring and determined and fierce enough to run with me.

[littlerunningwaya]

such a dashing young pup #Bandit #furchild #personal #littlerunningwaya

[carrieffisherappreciation]

“Don’t slide through life. Savor it. Slow down. Be kind. Pay attention. Because this isn’t going to happen again.”

Carrie Fisher (via herkindoftea)

[perfectfeelings]

[matialonsorphoto]

[littlerunningwaya]

"i needed to be reminded that despite what was going on in my heart that those words in Scripture are true whether you believe them or not - that God's Grace IS sufficient!" #NowPlaying Your Grace Is Enough/Here I Am Lord (Live) by Matt Maher

[resquicio]

[littlerunningwaya]

my heart is so exhausted right now with fighting the desire for affection & love with the desire to be patient & natural.

i know what i want. i know what type of man i’m looking for in a husband; i know what kind of wife i want to be. i know i’m excited for little munchkins to be running around the house with lots of big dogs and stories of the Lord being intertwined in everyday life, as often as possible.

but mostly, i know, my heart grows impatient of having no one to share my desires with, or my fears, or just having anyone in general.

6 puffy pillows and 4 fuzzy blankets are warm but it will never match the love i have for you, even already.

hurry home, Love, i am lonely and missing you.

[fotobilog]

[blllloom-blog]

[kushandwizdom]

I wish you would stop apologizing for having a heart that feels everything so deeply. It’s a gift, wear it proudly.

(via kushandwizdom)

[johnandwolf]

[raudur]

[littlerunningwaya]

i am perfectly content in my singleness, in fact most days i prefer it: to enjoy my slow mornings at my own pace, going antique shopping for hours on end & never purchasing anything, buying my own favorite flowers for myself so i can pick out a pretty vase too. but somedays, most days as of late.. i simply long for another's company; to have someone to talk with while i drink my morning tea, who will listen to me blabber on about my love of homemade dream catchers, someone who will suprise me with fresh yellow tulips in a sparkley blue vase just to see me smile. some nights, like tonight, it simple brings me to tears with how alone i feel. because although i know i have loved ones, it is not the same as being able to freely give love and have it returned without question.. in the tale as old as time, i just want someone to love who will love me back. forever a hopeless romantic throwing hail mary's only to end up disappointed in the end. forever the lonely girl.

[littlerunningwaya]

2017 miles in 2017. (with a partner so technically, 1008.5) Week one done: 22.5 miles. starting weight: 194.4lb weight after week 1: 186.6lb # B O O M 👊

[expressions-of-nature]