Love, Oh Love

What does anybody know about love? I mean really who's to say what it is and what it isn't? There's those of us that fall in and out of love as often as some people change their socks. But then there's some of us who fall in love once, and we're stuck, even though we sometimes don't want to be. (Guilty) If you step back and look at it, you realize there is no right or wrong answer, you just realize that if you feel it you feel it, and you know it in your heart. Why? Cuz love is what it is. Heaven knows that. The best things in life are worth fighting for right? I think so. I'm a whole 19 years old, and I know I'm still a kid, but that doesn't mean I don't know what love is. No one should ever tell anyone they don't know what love is, because they are not them, and they don't feel what the other person is feeling. They say they love someone? Let them love them! But even though I may say this, I think that children know more about love than anyone else does in this world. An 8 year old girl named Rebecca once said:

"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love."

Honestly, you know that's love, and the fact than an 8 year old can point that out is simply amazing to me. It's not about showering the other with gifts, it's about the feeling you get around them, and the feeling others get when they're around you. My favorite however is a quote from a 4 year old named Billy. This kid is no fool, and this is in fact the deepest definition of love I have ever heard. Sorry Shakespeare. Billy Said:

"When somebody loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth."

I never ever once thought about this. I always knew I loved it when the boy I loved said my name. It always felt so special, and now (thanks to a 4 year old) I know why.

Love is not the same for everyone. So let others love how they please. Don't give advice unless they ask. And above all LOVE WHO YOU LOVE, AND LET THEM LOVE TOO!

Life as I know It

So as it turns out, I managed to figure out how to regain access to my blog. Yay me! As I have made my way out of high school into this scary grown up world I have found that life isn't as easy as it appeared to be when I was younger. Life is busy and scary, people are rude for no reason, and college, well that is just scary stuff. As the holiday season approaches us and this year gets closer to the end I realize that this has honestly been the hardest year of my life. Bar none. The trials I have faced have been plentiful-- fun right? But I suppose that's what you get with growing up. I've lost my closest brother recently--yup he's doing the mission thing-- I of course wouldn't want it any other way, but it's hard. That same day my best friend received his mission call to Chihuahua, Mexico. Feels like this upcoming year is going to be just as hard. Prayers have never seemed so important to me.