currently + life stuff.

life lately. oh man. it's so crazy how waiting was the theme in my life and then suddenly the chapter closes and it seems as though everything is happening so quickly, i can't catch up. 2015 has already been a wild adventure and it has a ton more in store. a month ago, i turned seventeen. i'm going to be flying to washington in april for the delight retreat and meeting some absolutely incredible women. i'm in my last quarter of high school, which means when the second weekend in may comes around, i'm going to be a graduate and in florida. crazy things are bound to be happening this summer and just wow, applications are on my "to do list" along with a research paper, a poem i need to memorize, and working on new job stuff. this is life. and despite the bittersweet moments, this life is living, breathing, wild, adventurous, and full of endless possibilities. 

all photos via my instagram

listening:
we got a love - lennon & maisy stella
this is living - hillsong young & free
no longer slaves - bethel music
heartbreak dreamer - mat kearney
we'll keep running forever - joshua radin

reading:

bittersweet - shauna niequist

what katie ate - katie quinn davies

emily of new moon - l.m montgomery (reread)

quoting:

+   "keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate the soul and body as faithfully as you can." -lousia may alcott

+   "we are becoming by grace what God is by nature." -st. athanasius

+   "i believe still today what i have always believed: that God is good, that the world He made is extraordinary, and that His comfort is like nothing else on earth." -shauna niequist

how has life been for you? spill all the details. :wink: (no really i'd love to know!)

xoxo.-marcia 

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: 

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