[sweetoothgirl]

VANILLA CAKE WITH VANILLA BUTTERCREAM

[theambitiouswoman]

Seeing unhealthy patterns in your family and deciding that those pattens end with you and will not be passed down to future generations is an extremely brave and powerful decision.

Forgive yourself for repeating what was taught to you as a child, then put the conscious effort into deprogram these patterns.

[a-queer-seminarian]

As a child packs a snowball tight and firm and cold seeping even through their mittens into palms so You once packed the Universe into a ball scarce larger than the pomegranates that had yet to burst into being… But still a greater miracle awaited! — a denser packing of Infinity into small single atoms — You! You curled Your endless Being up into an embryo oh! You who grew the cosmos on a particle of Breath You packed Yourself down into near nothingness — and waited. You waited there in warm dark roundness till the time had come for Her to birth you, wet and bloody, into an uncaring world. Somehow the Being who could wear the galaxy like a bangle nursed and grew and toddled, walked among us tiny beings of the frail bones… i’ll never, ever ever fathom it. Divinity! if i could hold You now as Mary held you, in my quaking arms i think i might just know why You sustain each instant — now, and now, and now again — all of existence. Seed upon the palm tucked lovingly into a rich dark soil infant on the breast fed lovingly from one’s own aching flesh — but not yet. Not yet — already, yes — and still not yet. with Earth i wait for You with bated breath. 

[foreverlostinliterature]

[sheseeksjoy23]

can it please be winter break now all I want is to read a non-school book by my Christmas tree with a cup of tea is that too much to ask for

[biblesandbutterflies]

[eyesfixedonchrist]

I’m thankful Jesus never says, “This is the last time I’ll put you back together.”

[sheseeksjoy23]

Prayer request/intention

My grandfather is dying. He has been sick for years now but we can tell that his life is coming to an end. My family spent most of today at his bedside, he is unresponsive but still here. We’re not going to put him on life support, we’re going to let him go when God decides it’s time. Please pray that his passing will be peaceful and that he is swiftly received into the arms of Christ.

[sheseeksjoy23]

My writing professor decided to give us an “easy” paper for our final one, so we have to compare our experience reading the first Percy Jackson book when we were kids to re-reading it as adults...he better get ready for some Tragic Backstory™

[sheseeksjoy23]

So I’m currently quarantining with my mom and grandparents (I know it’s not the safest option but it’s our only option given some life upsets that have recently happened) and I decided to try my hand at baking bread for the first time today. My two medium-sized loaves of bread came out of the oven at 3 today, and 6 hours later they’re already gone! We’re going to try experimenting with kneading some different spices into the dough tomorrow, my grandma has decided that baking bread might have to turn into a daily thing for me until this is over lol

[rebelwhodoesntknow]

You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, now in quarantine

[cigaledebois-deactivated2023091]

You can dance, you can jive, but you can’t go outside

[bigmammallama5]

OOOOOOOHHH see that girl, watch that scene, but through your window screen

[happy-catholic]

[holyloved]

This is hitting me harder than expected

[sheseeksjoy23]

Studying hurts can we just skip to the part where I’m a teacher and I get to decorate my classroom and write fun lesson plans and get my students excited about literature please?

[sheseeksjoy23]

Finding God at work

So I work part time at a daycare, and last night we had a little girl stay pretty late. After 7 we have to start them on “quiet activities” so I got out some puzzles for her to do. Some notable exchanges from that hour of puzzles:

Her: “I don’t know where this piece goes!” Me: “Alright, why don’t we try to fill in some other pieces, and then maybe we’ll find where it fits.”

Her: “Miss Maddie, I don’t think this piece belongs here, it just won’t fit!” Me: “Well, why don’t we try to flip it around, maybe we’re going about it the wrong way.”

Her: “Aw, this piece is broken.” Me: “Yeah, it’s sad that someone broke that. But we can still find its place in the puzzle!”

We had a few minutes where she just silently worked on the puzzle, and I had this thought: isn’t this how God works with us? We’re trying to fill in the puzzle of our lives, and He’s looking on from above. He knows what the final picture should be and will guide us as much as we let Him. Sometimes He’ll give us a piece and we’ll have no clue what to do with it for years until it finally clicks. Sometimes we flat-out refuse the pieces He gives us, saying there’s no way they’ll fit in with the others. In reality, we’re not looking at that piece (or sometimes the rest of the puzzle) in the way that He wants us to. And sometimes pieces break. Mental illness, death of a loved one, rejection. We argue with God over these pieces, saying that we don’t want them. That since they’re broken, they’re useless. But our full picture can’t be complete without these broken pieces. I’m trying to keep this in the back of my mind for the rest of Lent: that I have to allow God to guide where I place my pieces, and I have to trust that the pieces He gives me are things He wants in my life.

[claddaghcottage]

[him-first]

late night thoughts: Crave holiness like you crave worldly acceptance. We are called to live in such a way that makes others ponder about the greatness of our Lord. Intentionality is not easy. We tend to shy away from the uncomfortable and fall back into the comfortable. But holiness is radical. In a society where living for yourself is the norm, living for Christ should be ours. God doesn’t simply call us into a relationship with Him, He calls us to step into the obedience that comes with it. And holiness is a part of that obedience.   

[delta-breezes]

[violaboss]

I’ve seen a lot of curious people wanting to dive into classical music but don’t know where to start, so I have written out a list of pieces to listen to depending on mood. I’ve only put out a few, but please add more if you want to. hope this helps y’all out. :)

stereotypical delightful classical music:

battalia a 10 in d major (biber)

brandenburg concerto no. 5

brandenburg concerto no. 3

symphony no. 45 - “farewell” (haydn)

if you need to chill:

rondo alla turca

fur elise

anitra’s dance

in the steppes of central asia (borodin) (added by viola-ology)

if you need to sleep:

moonlight sonata

swan lake

corral nocturne

sleep (eric whitacre) (added by thelonecomposer)

if you need to wake up:

morning mood

summer (from the four seasons)

buckaroo holiday (if you’ve played this in orch you might end up screaming instead of waking up joyfully)

if you are feeling very proud:

pomp and circumstance

symphony no. 9 (beethoven; this is where ode to joy came from)

1812 overture

symphony no. 5, finale (tchaikovsky) (added by viola-ology)

american (dvořák)

if you feel really excited:

hoedown (copland)

bacchanale

spring (from the four seasons) (be careful, if you listen to this too much you’ll start hating it)

la gazza ladra

death and the maiden (schubert)

if you are angry and you want to take a baseball bat and start hitting a bush:

dance of the knights (from the romeo and juliet suite by prokofiev)

winter, mvt. 1 (from the four seasons)

symphony no. 10 mvt. 2 (shostakovich)

symphony no. 5 (beethoven)

totentanz (liszt)

quartet no. 8, mvt. 2 (shostakovich) (added by viola-ology)

young person’s guide to the orchestra, fugue (britten) (added by iwillsavemyworld)

symphony no. 5 mvt. 4 (shostakovich) (added by eternal-cadenza)

marche slave (tchaikovsky) (added by eternal-cadenza)

if you want to cry for a really long time:

fantasia based on russian themes (rimsky-korsakov)

adagio for strings (barber)

violin concerto in e minor (mendelssohn)

aase’s death

andante festivo

vocalise (rachmaninoff) (added by tropicalmunchakoopas)

if you want to feel like you’re on an adventure:

an american in paris (gershwin)

if you want chills:

danse macabre

russian easter overture

egmont overture (added by shayshay526)

if you want to study:

eine kleine nachtmusik

bolero (ravel)

serenade for strings (elgar)

scheherazade (rimsky-korsakov) (added by viola-ology)

pines of rome, mvt. 4 (resphigi) (added by viola-ology)

if you really want to dance:

capriccio espagnol (rimsky-korsakov)

blue danube

le cid (massenet) (added by viola-ology)

radetzky march

if you want to start bouncing in your chair:

hopak (mussorgsky)

les toreadors (from carmen suite no.1)

if you’re about to pass out and you need energy:

hungarian dance no. 1

hungarian dance no. 5

if you want to hear suspense within music:

firebird

in the hall of the mountain king

ride of the valkyries

night on bald mountain (mussorgsky) (added by viola-ology)

if you want a jazzy/classical feel:

rhapsody in blue

jazz suite no. 2 (shostakovich) (added by eternal-cadenza)

if you want to feel emotional with no explanation:

introduction and rondo capriccioso

unfinished symphony (schubert)

symphony no. 7, allegretto (beethoven) (added by viola-ology)

canon in d (pachelbel)

if you want to sit back and have a nice cup of tea:

st. paul’s suite

concerto for two violins (vivaldi)

l’arlésienne suite

concierto de aranjuez (added by tropicalmunchakoopas)

pieces that don’t really have a valid explanation:

symphony no. 40 (mozart)

cello suite no. 1 (bach)

polovtsian dances

enigma variations (elgar) (added by viola-ology)

perpetuum mobile

moto perpetuo (paganini)

pieces that just sound really cool:

scherzo tarantelle

dance of the goblins

caprice no. 24 (paganini)

new world symphony, allegro con fuoco (dvorak) (added by viola-ology​)

le tombeau de couperin (added by tropicalmunchakoopas)

carnival of the animals (added by shadowraven45662)

if you feel like listening to concertos all day (I do not recommend doing that):

concerto for two violins (bach)

concerto for two violins (vivaldi)

violin concerto in a minor (vivaldi)

violin concerto (tchaikovsky) (added by iwillsavemyworld)

violin concerto in d minor (sibelius) (added by eternal-cadenza)

cello concerto in c (haydn)

piano concerto, mvt. 1 (pierne) (added by iwillsavemyworld)

harp concerto in E-flat major, mvt. 1 (added by iwillsavemyworld)

and if you really just hate classical music in general:

4′33″ (cage)

a lot of these pieces apply in multiple categories, but I sorted them by which I think they match the most. have fun exploring classical music!

also, thank you to viola-ology, iwillsavemyworld, shayshay526, eternal-cadenza, tropicalmunchakoopas, shadowraven45662, and thelonecomposer for adding on! if you would like to add on your own suggestions, please reblog and add on or message me so I can give you credit for the suggestion!

[sheseeksjoy23]

So I put on Eine Kleine Nachtmusik to have in the background while studying...and I spent 20 minutes jamming to Mozart instead of writing my essay