Dental Nerve...

DENTAL NERVE

Sent to me by my wonderful cousin Tommy. Also included this little diddy, sung to the tune of Ke$ha's TiK ToK:

Wake up in the morning and my breath aint pretty, 

and nobody's gonna kiss me if my mouth smells sh****

So I always brush my teeth before I start on the jack

Sure, my drinking's out of hand but I'm controlling my plaque...

Great laugh to start the day!

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Inspired...

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present. 

- Albert Camus

For some reason lately, I get inspired to write while studying at starbucks. Maybe it's the caffeine. Maybe it's the solitude even in a crowded room. Maybe it's the need for a study break. Regardless, it seems to happen a lot. (we will ignore the fact that that means I am at Starbucks "a lot"). 

Today, I am trudging through developmental biology and embryology. I began to appreciate what an incredible miracle it is for a child to be born healthy. Seriously, so many things can go wrong. Also, God is an incredible Creator. For so many different things to fall into place with such incredible timing and precision. It seriously is incredible. 

I also began to think about the future and what I want, as I often do when I am somewhat overwhelmed by school or a subject I am studying. But a good friend reminded me the other day as we were talking (at Starbucks, imagine that) that all those things will come, and they will be amazing, but I can't miss the moment NOW and what is happening and amazing and beautiful in my life NOW simply because the future seems "greener" at times. You have to care for the yard you have now, not the one that looks greener on the other side. I am so grateful for the people God puts in my life at times like these!

So live for today and have a wonderful weekend!

Real...

"Real is a hand you hold fifty-seven years. Real is a band of gold trembling with fear. It's the first long tear down an old man's face, watching his angel slipping away, his heart so broke, it's never gonna heal. I call that real."

-James Wesley

As I sit in Starbucks studying away on my snow day, this song popped up on my iPod. Sometimes I have moments in my life where songs literally stop me in my tracks.

I want to be that old couple. Less the "losing one and the other bring broken hearted part." I'm focusing more on the "holding hands and standing strong together for 57+ years" part here. That is beautiful and nothing short of an act of God in this day and age. And it stops me in my tracks. Whenever I hear a song about it, or see an old couple who clearly adore eachother, it brings me to the brink of years everytime. Love is such a beautiful, inspiring thing!

I hope each and every person that reads this finds a love like that.