belief.

Believe.
I believe in many things.
What do you believe in?

I believe in life, hope, faith, love.
I believe that music has the power to change lives.
I believe the Jesus Christ is the one and only way to get to heaven.
I believe he came to earth, died, and rose again three days later.
I believe you can do anything if you set your heart to it.
I believe that my calling is to Australia, I’m not sure what that means yet.
I believe that this is the end times.
I believe the Obama was the right choice for America, if not God would not have made him our president.
I believe that we do not yet know who the antichrist is, but we will soon find out.
I believe that depression is always solvable, with medicine or otherwise.
I believe that suicide is NEVER the answer.
I do not believe that cursing will damn someone to hell.
I do not believe that if you kill yourself you will automatically go to hell.
I believe that I’m not broken, but you can see the cracks.
I do not believe that smoking/drinking is going to send you to hell, I just don’t like it.
I believe that tattoos are simply a way of expressing yourself, just like any other form of art.
I believe that art has the possibility to change peoples lives.
I believe that rescue is possible. I believe that hope can and does save people.
I believe that I am called into the mission field, but not as an occupation.
I believe in many more things, this will probably be updated. Often.

update.

I felt like I hadn’t blogged a lot lately. And I’ve been inspired a lot lately.

So here’s an update on my life. Since I haven’t updated this thing for real since February.
I got tickets to see Coldplay in June.
I got tickets to see U2 in October with Muse.

Now for more recent.
I’ve made some new friends.
I’ve lost some old friends.
I’ve become nostalgic about mission trips.
I’ve realized how much I need to go to Africa.
I’ve realized that I need to know what I believe in, which will get it’s own blog sometime soon. I wish I was better with words.
Starting tomorrow, I plan on doing a 3 day fast along with Peter Gabriel and joining Jon Foreman who did it earlier this week. I will try to blog about it, if not I will at least journal and update it after. I’ve been having strange dreams about Darfur lately, and I really feel like this is something I should do.
Join me in the fast. We can make a difference.
Fastdarfur.org

steps to become me.

1. buy a (product)red iPod shuffle. carry it around all the time.
2. take pictures of EVERYTHING.
3. drink lots of sweet tea. and water. no soda.
4. draw on everything like a small child.
5. love Jesus Christ with all of your heart.
6. become a cupcake enthusiast.
7. get excellent taste in music.
8. dream of Australia.
9. do the backstage work.
10. don't ever make your clothes match, but make it look good.
11. be the backstage person, not the one up front.
12. give pineapples as gifts at every occasion possible.
13. join One, (product)red, TOMS, Oxfam, EDUN, Invisible Children, and all that jazz.

Haiku do you?

New Orleans

Oh the city lights

The streets alive with music

Artists all around

Viva La Vida

Look at the revenge

They all war with each other

When will it end?

Sinatra

Oh so much talent

The music alive in him

Beauty in perfection

Vampire

Beautiful cold creature

Pale cold and stronger than most

A killer in the end

Costa Rica

It kinda goes to the tune of "the good left undone" by Rise Against....but kinda not...

It looks like nothings grown for weeks

I found a flower at amongst the weeds

It screamed at me to let it out

I wrapped my fingers around the stem

Pulled until the roots gave in

I looked down at the petals in my hand

Cracked and broken like this land

It begged to go back to its home

It needed life it needed growth

So I pushed my fingers through the earth

And sent the flower back to where it came from

But now I sensed the coming rain

Staring through my window on the bus

Then it started to pour down

On this deserted land

all is full of love

I wish I wrote thsi, but sadly, I didn't.  I do love this song though...It's by Bjork, and Death Cab For Cutie did an amazing cover of it...

You'll be given love
You'll be taken care of
You'll be given love
You have to trust it

Maybe not from the sources
You have poured yours
Maybe not from the directions
You are staring at

Twist your head around
It's all around you
All is full of love
All around you

All is full of love
You just aint receiving
All is full of love
Your phone is off the hook
All is full of love
Your doors are all shut
All is full of love

top songs of 2008

i've always wanted to do one of these, and i finally did.

1.   In your atmosphere (live) - john mayer

2.   Falls apart - thousand foot krutch

3.   Four become one - hawthorne heights

4.   Feel good drag – anberlin

5.   Violet hill - coldplay

6.   Cath – death cab for cutie

7.   A song is not a business plan – the rocket summer

8.   Bold as love (live) – john mayer

9.   Syndicate – the fray

10.        Stop and stare – onerepublic

11.        Love lockdown – kanye west

12.        Ready set go – tokio hotel

13.        Your love is strong – jon foreman

14.        Do you feel – the rocket summer

15.        Re-education (through labor) – rise against

16.        Use somebody – kings of leon

17.        Warwick avenue - duffy

18.        Free fallin’ (live) – john mayer

19.        Save – the rocket summer

20.        Mercy – duffy

21.        Storm the gates of hell – demon hunter

22.        Holiest of thieves – the myriad

23.        Lucky – Jason mraz ft colbie callait

24.        Anthem for the underdog – 12 stones

25.        So much love – the rocket summer

26.        I’m yours – Jason mraz

27.        Disappear - anberlin

28.        Scream – tokio hotel

29.        Stop this train (live) – john mayer

30.        Forget what you came for – the myriad

31.        Hey Brittany – forever the sickest kids

32.        I will possess your heart – death cab for cutie [but it has to be the 8 minute long one]

33.        Back burner – august burns red

34.        Rescue me – hawthorne heights

35.        Live every second – tokio hotel

36.        Neon (live) john mayer

37.        Little drummer boy – the almost

38.        The resolution – jack’s mannequin

39.        A clean shot – the myriad

40.        Revenge – jon foreman

41.        Lie to me – 12 stones

42.        Cape Canaveral – conor oberst

43.        You found me – the fray

44.        I’m not over – Carolina liar

45.        Ricochet! – shiny toy guns

46.        Death and all of his friends – coldplay

47.        Sex on fire – kings of leon

48.        Miserable visu (ex malo bonum) – anberlin

49.        Lovers in japan : reign of love – coldplay

50.        Everything starts where it ends – lovedrug

51.        You waste time like a grandfather clock – the myriad

52.        So, in this hour – the rocket summer

53.        Coffee break – forever the sickest kids

54.        Viva la vida – coldplay

55.        My god – this beautiful republic ft. aaron Gillespie

56.        Gravity (live) – john mayer

57.        God of this city – chris tomlin [yes, I really listen to him…]

58.        Awful direction – the almost

59.        Love remains the same – gavin rossdale

60.        Believe me I’m lying – forever the sickest kids

61.        You don’t know me – ben folds ft. regina spektor

62.        Artsy – the grouch

63.        Human – the killers

64.        Whoa oh (me vs everyone) – forever the sickest kids

65.        I don’t trust myself with loving you (live) – john mayer

66.        Grapevine fires – death cab for cutie

67.        Lost! – coldplay

68.        Crashin’ – jack’s mannequin

69.        Heartless – kanye west