Friday, July 25, 2014

CURRENTLY // life lately


listening:
my Christmas playlist (cause, Christmas is officially 6 months away. #merrychristmasinjuly) 
house by the sea - moddie
clouds - zach sobiech
love will be enough - brandon heath
love came down - kari jobe
you make me brave - bethel music
flashlight - hunter hayes
good to me - audrey assad
this little bit of soundtrack: 
Lark Rise Celtic Tune by Julian Nott on Grooveshark

reading:

coming home {zuhause} // amy jane (guys, my best friend is so talented- it literally hurts.)
grafted mag's latest issue
this lady's adventures in japan
lady susan - jane austen
persuasion - jane austen
radical - david platt
rereading the anne of green gables series (#asummertradition)
leaking hearts magazine (their first issue is going to be released in august!)

quoting:
"no soul that seriously and constantly desires joy will ever miss it. those who seek, find. to those who knock, it is opened."   -c.s lewis
"if a story is in you, it has to come out."   - william faulkner
"dearest daughter, i knew you would not be long in coming to me. joy shall be yours."    - c.s. lewis
"it is a risk to love.
what if it doesn't work out?
ah, but what if it does?"   - peter mcwilliams

watching:
roman holiday 
high society 
singing in the rain
pride & prejudice (the longgg version)

working:
a new blog design
watercolouring
my smashbook


it's been a while since i've actually sat down and wrote something on this little nook of mine. in fact, it's been a while since i've posted anything. (a month?!)
for the last few months, i've felt like i've lost my words. i'm not a super talkative person to start with, but i could always somehow manage to squeeze out what's in my heart onto a piece of paper. somehow, i feel like i lost that, and it takes effort and time to just sit down and make the words come. sometimes it's a struggle to even find the words inside, much less put them on paper. 
but,  i want to push myself more, especially in the creative sense. lately, i've been feeling so uninspired and my 365 project has become more like duty or obligation than a desire to create something beautiful.

but, i really want to grow a bit more in this space, so there will probably be some changes around here.

also, there are quite a few more of you around this space lately, so hi! i'm so glad you're here, be sure to leave a comment and tell me a little about yourself.
xx. -marcia

4 comments :

  1. love this post, marcia! you have great taste in books (jane austen! anne of green gables!) and movies (roman holiday?! favorite audrey hepburn movie!). ;)

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  2. Those photos are sooo good. And now I want to start re-watching Lark Rise to Candleford.

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  3. I seriously lovee this! and these shots are stunning. ♥

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  4. I missed ya. And Christmas in July is the best.

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