"People say that there will come a time when your heart and mine will grow cold. No more staring at the evening sky. Low replaces high when you're old. As long as you're around I'll follow you. You won't ever be alone. As long as you're around I'll follow you, and I will be wherever you go. They say the future is our enemy. Time eventually will set the sun. But I believe in you and you believe in me. How can we ever go wrong? As long as you're around I'll follow you. This heart is never going to break. As long as you're around I'll follow you, and I will give whatever this love takes... So in the hours of the darkest king, when it's hard to find who we are, one can stare into the other's eyes--be each other's light in the dark. As long as you're around I will follow you. You will never be alone. As long as you're around I'll follow you, and I will be wherever you go."
-Jon McLaughlin
You were an amazing friend, all things lovely and bright, and you were radiant with the love and hope of your salvation.
I don't understand why you ran out of life to live on earth so young, but I know that you are in a better place.
Love you.
Miss you, always..
"Weak and wounded sinner, lost and left to die,
Oh, raise your head, for love is passing by.
Come to Jesus, come to Jesus,
Come to Jesus and live.
Now your burden's lifted and carried far away,
And precious blood has washed away the stain.
So sing to Jesus, sing to Jesus,
Sing to Jesus and live.
And like a newborn baby, don't be afraid to crawl,
And remember when we walk, sometimes we fall.
So fall on Jesus, fall on Jesus,
Fall on Jesus and live.
Sometimes the way is lonely, and steep and filled with pain.
So if your sky is dark and pours the rain,
Then cry to Jesus, cry to Jesus,
Cry to Jesus and live.
Oh, and when the love spills over and music fills the night,
And when you can't contain your joy inside,
Dance for Jesus, dance for Jesus,
Dance for Jesus and live.
And with your final heartbeat, kiss the world goodbye.
Go in peace, and laugh on glory's side,
And fly to Jesus, fly to Jesus,
Fly to Jesus and live."
"It's odd, isn't it?People die every day and the world goes on like nothing happened. But when it's a person you love, you think everyone should stop and take notice. That they ought to cry and light candles and tell you that you're not alone."
-Kristina McMorris
"So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you."
So the pound has dropped and the children are creating.
The other half ran away.
Got a pain in the chest,
Doctor's on strike-what you need is a rest.
It's not easy love, but you've got friends you can trust.
Friends will be friends.
When you're in need of love,
They give you care and attention.
Friends will be friends.
When you're through with life and all hope is lost,
Hold out your hand
Cause friends will be friends right til the end.
Now it's a beautiful day.
The postman delivered a letter from your lover.
Only a phone call away,
You tried to track him down
But somebody stole his number.
As a matter of fact,
You're getting used to life
Without him in your way.
It's so easy now
Cause you've got friends you can trust.
Friends will be friends.
When you're in need of love,
They give you care and attention.
Friends will be friends.
When you're through with life and all hope is lost,
Hold out your hand
Cause friends will be friends right til the end.
Friends will be friends.
When you're in need of love,
They give you care and attention.
Friends will be friends.
When you're through with life and all hope is lost,
Hold out your hand cause right til the end,
Friends will be friends."
Feeling so beyond blessed lately as I look back at where I was compared to where I am now--seeing the beauty that is coming from the hurt and struggle. And I wouldn't be able to say any of this if I hadn't had the help, love, and support of so many amazing true friends who mean the world to me.
Been a while since I posted, and A LOT has happened since then, because I'm pretty sure the last time I did was before Christmas.
Well, long story made short: I am no longer a college student for the time being and am not living in the dorms.
Before I move I am staying with some friends in town for a little while. Said friends run a daycare out of their home, so I have been around kids 24/7, which is totally cool to me because I love kids and I've worked with them for years.
But something totally awesome happened today that I wasn't really expecting...
Most of you know that I am the creator and head author at Think Classic (links below), which is a blog that centers on all things vintage or classic, i.e. classic movies, radio programs, literature and vintage fashion. It's basically a hobby of mine run wild. What you may not know, unless you are the one person who I've ever really told, is that, while I love teaching preschool and working in a daycare, if I could choose one profession to do just because it'd be AMAZING no matter how ridiculous or un-achievable it seems, it would be to work as a film historian or work in film preservation.
Crazy, I know..
But it is days like today that remind me of that ridiculous little fanciful idea. I was working on scrounging up some Harold Lloyd videos to go along with the most recent Think Classic post (again, link below),and one of these little preschool kids came up to see what I was doing, so I showed him a video and he was laughing SO hard all the other kids came over. We ended up watching two of his longer movies plus one of his shorts for well over half an hour.
Maybe that doesn't seem that incredible to you, and if that's the case, maybe that's because you don't know who Harold Lloyd was. For a full story, click the link below...but for the short version: he was the highest paid actor during the silent film era. Silent films. There are quite a few adults who, even if they have an interest in classic film, that level of interest doesn't extend to silent films. And I can understand that...I personally love silent films, but they are just harder for some people to get into. But these were kids..kids who probably haven't even really been introduced to the world of classic film at all, and they loved it! Not only did they love it, but not one of them questioned why there was no sound or why it was in black and white. They were just totally into it right away because it was funny. And I'm sorry, but in the same way that kids have a simplistic yet sincere idea of what is right and wrong, and just as they are so naturally intuitive, kids know when something is genuinely funny.
Harold Lloyd once said:
"It has been amazing to me that these comedies can still strike a responsive note of laughter with audiences of all ages and in all parts of the world. Laughter is the universal language. It establishes a common identity among people--regardless of other differences. It is the sweetest sound in the whole world."
Isn't that amazing? I mean, Lloyd said this sometime before he died in the early seventies, so that was a while ago. But it still rings true just shy of 100 years after some of his movies were made and released in the early 1900s. It just shows that all the fancy sound and visual effects are for stuffy adults who have lost a sense of imagination. I just think that's so incredibly awesome...and I also think that wherever Harold Lloyd is now, he is undoubtedly supremely happy that his good acting is still appreciated.
If you are still wondering who Harold Lloyd is or would just like to know more about him, please take a look at the new Think Classic post:
And, if you're interested, here are links to the Think Classic Twitter and Facebook pages. There are also some good Harold Lloyd videos posted on that same Facebook page from the other day:
"And now I'm all alone again, nowhere to turn, no one to go to. Without a home, without a friend, without a face to say 'hello' to. And now the night is near, Now I can make believe he's here. Sometimes I walk alone at night When everybody else is sleeping. I think of him and then I'm happy With the company I'm keeping. The city goes to bed And I can live inside my head. On my own, Pretending he's beside me. All alone, I walk with him til morning. Without him, I feel his arms around me. And when I lose my way, I close my eyes, And he has found me. In the rain, the pavement shines like silver. All the lights are misty in the river. In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight. And all I see is him and me forever and forever. And I know it's only in my mind, That I'm talking to myself and not to him. And although I know that he is blind, Still I say, there's a way for us. I love him. But when the night is over, He is gone. The river's just a river. Without him, The world around me changes The trees are bare and everywhere The streets are full of strangers. I love him But everyday I'm learning All my life I've only been pretending. Without me, His world will go on turning-- A world that's full of happiness That I have never known. I love him. I love him. I love him, But only on my own."
"Marius:
Good God, what are you doing?
'Ponine, have you no fear?
Have you seen my beloved?
Why have you come back here?
Eponine:
Took the letter like you said.
I met her father at the door.
He said he would give it--
I don't think I can stand anymore.
Marius:
Eponine, what's wrong?
There's something wet upon your hair.
Eponine, you're hurt!
You need some help!
Oh, God! It's everywhere!
Eponine:
Don't you fret, M'sieur Marius,
I don't feel any pain.
A little fall of rain
Can hardly hurt me now.
You're here, that's all I need to know.
And you will keep me safe,
And you will keep me close.
And rain will make the flowers grow.
Marius:
But you will live, 'Ponine, dear God above,
If I could heal your wounds with words of love!
Eponine:
Just hold me now, and let it be.
Shelter me, comfort me.
Marius:
You would live a hundred years
If I could show you how.
I won't desert you now..
Eponine:
The rain can't hurt me now.
The rain will wash away what's past,
And you will keep me safe,
And you will keep me close.
I'll sleep in your embrace at last.
The rain that brings you here
Is Heaven-Blessed!
The skies begin to clear and I'm at rest.
A breath away from where you are
I've come home from so far,
So don't you fret, M'sieur Marius.
I don't feel any pain,
A little fall of rain can hardly hurt me now.
That's all I need to know.
And you will keep me safe,
And you will keep me close.
Marius:
Hush-a-bye, dear Eponine,
You won't feel any pain.
A little fall of rain can hardly hurt you now.
I'm here.
I will stay with you til you are sleeping.
Both:
And rain will make the flowers...
Marius:
...grow.."
Holy crap.I am a major dork and I willingly admit that but seriously...honestly...this is so amazing.So sad.I won't try to deny that it made me cry in the theater. I have absolutely nothing against Cosette, and I love that she and Marius both live and end up together since they both love eachother so much, but there is also no denying that poor Eponine really loved Marius, too.She loved him so much, and she did so much for him, and thinking that he would die in the barricade, she wanted to die along with him. Sigh...
As the musical says at one point, "To love another person is to see the face of God."
And the ending, as I already gushed about in the last post, was so incredible.To pair all of these things together and then to add that final reprise of Do You Hear The People Sing, where all the dead are living again together and singing, "They will live again in freedom in the garden of the Lord.."
How beautiful!
Growing up in a church, I learned these words and the little tune that goes with them from a very early age, and I have always known they are true. But have you ever had a moment, with any song that you love, where, even though you know and understand what it means, it isn't until something happens that you really and truly are profoundly hit with how true and meaningful it really is?
You know, the Bible tells us that life will be hard and that we will struggle. It tells us that in every one of our lives, there are seasons that we go through and among those seasons are ones of sorrow, loneliness, etc. You probably know the old saying that there must be darkness so we can appreciate the light. And beyond all of this, the Lord promises in His word that if we remain close to Him and do His bidding in those times of struggle then we will be immeasurably blessed.
Like I said, I knew the words to that little Sunday school song, and I've known what they say for years of my life. But I never was truly rooted to the spot with their understanding and meaning until God specifically showed me what they mean in my own life. If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it. He's just so good like that :)
"I have told you all this so that you may have peace in Me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world."
John 16:33
"For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plantand a time to harvest. A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to buildup. A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance. A time to scatter stones and a time to gatherstones. A time to embraceand a time to turn away. A time to searchand a time to quit searching. A time to keepand a time to throw away. A time to tear and a time to mend. A time to be quiet and a time to speak. A time to loveand a time to hate. A time for war and a time for peace. What do people really get for all their hard work? I have seen the burden God has placed on us all. Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God's work from beginning to end."
Ecclesiastes 3:1-11
"Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever."
Psalms 146:5-6
"And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work."
