baby these things don't come often
and i don't know why
i let you slip by.
maybe i couldn't believe
the things that i feel
could be real.
but i failed to realize
you're the best thing i've had in my life.
i wish i could go back in time
now that i see
you're the one for me.
if you would give me a chance
this time i would choose
to be with you.
maybe i'm just stuck in the past
and maybe this time it still won't last.
but how can we say it's not right
if we always give up and never try.
and i know several years from now
i don't want to have any doubt
you're the love of my life.
and i'd go back in time
now that i see
you're the one for me.
if you would give me a chance
this time i would choose
to be with you.
and we can't always run away
when things don't come easily
even when nothing makes sense.
and we may never know
what things will come and go
but i can't give you up again.
i wish i could go back in time
now that i see
you're the one for me.
if you would give me a chance
this time i would choose
to be with you.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Saturday, December 19, 2009
revolutionary
you are one among
7 billion people
who wake up each day
and things are always the same.
you may go through the motions
wondering if life
will ever be anything other than mundane.
but you were made to be so much more than that
it's not too late to rethink where you are at.
who are you to say
that things will never change?
we'll find a way to make
the world a better place.
follow your dreams and see
that we were never meant to be
ordinary-- we're revolutionary.
because among
7 billion people
there are some who wake up each day
to find things are the same:
some have no food or shoes
or water to survive
and some find very little love in their lives.
and you can think there's not much you can do.
but what if everyone else thinks the same thing too?
who are you to say
that things will never change?
we'll find a way to make
the world a better place.
follow your dreams and see
that we were never meant to be ordinary--
we're revolutionary.
and you may think we're radical
and life will always be miserable
but there is always hope.
and every gift
and every smile
and every bit of kindness will
always help show
exactly what love is.
so everyone can know.
and we can say
that we know things can change.
we'll find a way to make
the world a better place.
follow your dreams and see
that we were never meant to be ordinary--
we're revolutionary.
7 billion people
who wake up each day
and things are always the same.
you may go through the motions
wondering if life
will ever be anything other than mundane.
but you were made to be so much more than that
it's not too late to rethink where you are at.
who are you to say
that things will never change?
we'll find a way to make
the world a better place.
follow your dreams and see
that we were never meant to be
ordinary-- we're revolutionary.
because among
7 billion people
there are some who wake up each day
to find things are the same:
some have no food or shoes
or water to survive
and some find very little love in their lives.
and you can think there's not much you can do.
but what if everyone else thinks the same thing too?
who are you to say
that things will never change?
we'll find a way to make
the world a better place.
follow your dreams and see
that we were never meant to be ordinary--
we're revolutionary.
and you may think we're radical
and life will always be miserable
but there is always hope.
and every gift
and every smile
and every bit of kindness will
always help show
exactly what love is.
so everyone can know.
and we can say
that we know things can change.
we'll find a way to make
the world a better place.
follow your dreams and see
that we were never meant to be ordinary--
we're revolutionary.
Monday, December 07, 2009
i've heard people say
they'll never give their hearts away
afraid that they will break
afraid love will run away
and maybe it is true
it's always safe to hold on tightly to
but awake your heart and sing
cause there's beauty in everything
and even when it hurts inside
it's better to be alive
cause every part of life's made of love.
nothing in life is safe
to live at all is a dangerous choice to make
but there's so much more to life
don't let it pass you by.
you have so much to give
just let it go and live.
awake your heart and sing
cause there's beauty in everything
and even when it hurts inside
it's better to be alive
cause every part of life's made of love.
it's safe to say that life's not safe
we are fragile souls that break and break
but don't close your eyes there's so much left to see
look inside and see who you were meant to be.
awake your heart and sing
cause there's beauty in everything
and even when it hurts inside
it's better to be alive
cause every part of life's made of love.
they'll never give their hearts away
afraid that they will break
afraid love will run away
and maybe it is true
it's always safe to hold on tightly to
but awake your heart and sing
cause there's beauty in everything
and even when it hurts inside
it's better to be alive
cause every part of life's made of love.
nothing in life is safe
to live at all is a dangerous choice to make
but there's so much more to life
don't let it pass you by.
you have so much to give
just let it go and live.
awake your heart and sing
cause there's beauty in everything
and even when it hurts inside
it's better to be alive
cause every part of life's made of love.
it's safe to say that life's not safe
we are fragile souls that break and break
but don't close your eyes there's so much left to see
look inside and see who you were meant to be.
awake your heart and sing
cause there's beauty in everything
and even when it hurts inside
it's better to be alive
cause every part of life's made of love.
Thursday, November 05, 2009
starting again
baby cries, opens his eyes today.
the world he finds is already passing by.
and each new day he quickly changes.
learns to read,
goes to prom,
marries young,
has a son.
and each new year
he wonders how it's already here.
there's no telling if or when
there's a chance to start again
and please don't tell me how
we should have lived yesterday now.
day by day
life slips away.
so live each day with no regrets
because today is all we'll ever get
and time flies fast
and you can't relive your past.
there's no telling if or when
there's a chance to start again.
and please don't tell me how
we should have lived yesterday now.
day by day
life slips away
can we change?
open up your hands
and give
up all your plans
just live.
cause we can always choose
which path we want to go.
there's nothing left to lose
so...
there's a chance to start again
but please don't tell me how
we should have lived yesterday now.
day by day
life slips away
but we can change
today.
the world he finds is already passing by.
and each new day he quickly changes.
learns to read,
goes to prom,
marries young,
has a son.
and each new year
he wonders how it's already here.
there's no telling if or when
there's a chance to start again
and please don't tell me how
we should have lived yesterday now.
day by day
life slips away.
so live each day with no regrets
because today is all we'll ever get
and time flies fast
and you can't relive your past.
there's no telling if or when
there's a chance to start again.
and please don't tell me how
we should have lived yesterday now.
day by day
life slips away
can we change?
open up your hands
and give
up all your plans
just live.
cause we can always choose
which path we want to go.
there's nothing left to lose
so...
there's a chance to start again
but please don't tell me how
we should have lived yesterday now.
day by day
life slips away
but we can change
today.
Monday, August 24, 2009
new song
eagles wings
staring down the future
empty handed without a friend in sight
clinging tightly to my dreams
desperate for a promise that someday i might
find what i'm searching for
completely blind to what He has in store.
but there's no reason to worry
because He carefully
dresses each lily
and cares much more for me.
and all i need He'll bring
in His perfect timing
and while i wait i'll soar on eagles' wings.
and i've found that there's a reason
for everything that's happened in my life
so why should i let it cross my mind
that everything would not turn out all right
and what i'm searching for
was planned out before i was even born.
so there's no reason to worry
because He carefully
dresses each lily
and cares much more for me.
and all i need He'll bring
in His perfect timing
and while i wait i'll soar on eagles wings.
because a loving father wouldn't give
a pebble to a child that needs bread to live
and how much more can we
expect to see from a God who loves us unconditionally?
and He carefully
dresses each lily
and cares much more for me.
and all i need He'll bring
in His perfect timing
and while i wait i'll soar on eagles wings.
staring down the future
empty handed without a friend in sight
clinging tightly to my dreams
desperate for a promise that someday i might
find what i'm searching for
completely blind to what He has in store.
but there's no reason to worry
because He carefully
dresses each lily
and cares much more for me.
and all i need He'll bring
in His perfect timing
and while i wait i'll soar on eagles' wings.
and i've found that there's a reason
for everything that's happened in my life
so why should i let it cross my mind
that everything would not turn out all right
and what i'm searching for
was planned out before i was even born.
so there's no reason to worry
because He carefully
dresses each lily
and cares much more for me.
and all i need He'll bring
in His perfect timing
and while i wait i'll soar on eagles wings.
because a loving father wouldn't give
a pebble to a child that needs bread to live
and how much more can we
expect to see from a God who loves us unconditionally?
and He carefully
dresses each lily
and cares much more for me.
and all i need He'll bring
in His perfect timing
and while i wait i'll soar on eagles wings.
Sunday, July 05, 2009
summa summa
favorite quotes of fourth of july weekend so far:
"covah yo babays!"
-amy during the fireworks/billowing smoke
speaker at church: ... and we celebrated its 233rd birthday yesterday...
nate: whose birthday was yesterday?
me: nate, think about it.
nate: no seriously, whose birthday was it yesterday?
me: are you serious?
nate: who? who? oh...
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this summer has been very interesting so far. there really hasn't been any huge events or anything, but i've actually really enjoyed it so far-- when i was sure i would not. i'm pretty sure i said this in my last post, but my summer philosophy was that i needed a break. i have worked so unbelievably hard this last year and i just couldn't get myself to find a second job, or take summer school, or to plan out these huge adventures. part of me wanted to-- the driven personality-- but my body and soul were like no way. i haven't been able to sleep, relax, read, watch movies, go to church, hang out with friends, lay out in the sun, etc. for the last year. i could probably extend that to include the last 3 years, but the last year was definitely the most brutal. and i decided i just needed all of that. there was a lot i could have packed into my life this summer, i just chose not to. and that's a scary thing for me, because i hate to be alone. i always need something to do. and on top of it my friends are being plucked out of my life one by one and i knew there would be almost no one around this summer.
and somehow this summer has been awesome. if i really had a say in life, i probably would not have chosen to be here. but i've decided to let go of being a control freak for once and try to find the silver lining in everything.
silver lining #1: i've been able to spend a lot of time with my siblings. granted they have been drunk, immature, and infuriating, have bickered, stolen my clothes and i have ended up spending a lot of money on them. i'm saying this as my brother and sister are fighting in the other room and slamming doors. haha. but overall, its nice to get to know them. and they're at an age where we can actually go out and do things that i enjoy doing. and have adult conversations.
silver lining #2: even though a lot of my friends are gone, there are some pretty fun people who are still here. and even though the "group" is no longer a group and our "social gatherings" now usually consist of 2-4 people, i have had fun playing scrabble, drinking until we fall over, exploring minnesota, swimming and tanning, being taken out for dinner, watching fireworks. so far so good. and there's still a whole lot of summer left. 2/3 or 1/2... depending on how drunk we are. (joke.)
silver lining #3: jury duty. i'm looking forward to it. it probably won't be as cool as law and order, but you never know! and hopefully i'll get out of work and paid a lot of money.
silver lining #4: i actually for once in my life had a good birthday. the weather was probably the best it has been all summer--- very warm and sunny. we went to the beach, played frisbee, and tanned. then we went to eat pizza at little caesar's-- which i've never tried before. we played mini golf and then went back to my place and barbecued and watched "taken." drama was minimal. it was all better than i expected.
silver lining #5: we found an apartment in a short amount of time. and i really like it. i'm moving there in less than a month. so it will be nice to be in the cities again.
i could keep going and i know there were other things i was thinking of, but i think that's enough for one blog. while i would not have dreamed my summer would be this way, i am actually enjoying the little things. and its nice not to be overwhelmed and emotional, and i'm just going to continue to steer away from things that will make me that way. that's the plan.
much love,
Kara
"covah yo babays!"
-amy during the fireworks/billowing smoke
speaker at church: ... and we celebrated its 233rd birthday yesterday...
nate: whose birthday was yesterday?
me: nate, think about it.
nate: no seriously, whose birthday was it yesterday?
me: are you serious?
nate: who? who? oh...
-------
this summer has been very interesting so far. there really hasn't been any huge events or anything, but i've actually really enjoyed it so far-- when i was sure i would not. i'm pretty sure i said this in my last post, but my summer philosophy was that i needed a break. i have worked so unbelievably hard this last year and i just couldn't get myself to find a second job, or take summer school, or to plan out these huge adventures. part of me wanted to-- the driven personality-- but my body and soul were like no way. i haven't been able to sleep, relax, read, watch movies, go to church, hang out with friends, lay out in the sun, etc. for the last year. i could probably extend that to include the last 3 years, but the last year was definitely the most brutal. and i decided i just needed all of that. there was a lot i could have packed into my life this summer, i just chose not to. and that's a scary thing for me, because i hate to be alone. i always need something to do. and on top of it my friends are being plucked out of my life one by one and i knew there would be almost no one around this summer.
and somehow this summer has been awesome. if i really had a say in life, i probably would not have chosen to be here. but i've decided to let go of being a control freak for once and try to find the silver lining in everything.
silver lining #1: i've been able to spend a lot of time with my siblings. granted they have been drunk, immature, and infuriating, have bickered, stolen my clothes and i have ended up spending a lot of money on them. i'm saying this as my brother and sister are fighting in the other room and slamming doors. haha. but overall, its nice to get to know them. and they're at an age where we can actually go out and do things that i enjoy doing. and have adult conversations.
silver lining #2: even though a lot of my friends are gone, there are some pretty fun people who are still here. and even though the "group" is no longer a group and our "social gatherings" now usually consist of 2-4 people, i have had fun playing scrabble, drinking until we fall over, exploring minnesota, swimming and tanning, being taken out for dinner, watching fireworks. so far so good. and there's still a whole lot of summer left. 2/3 or 1/2... depending on how drunk we are. (joke.)
silver lining #3: jury duty. i'm looking forward to it. it probably won't be as cool as law and order, but you never know! and hopefully i'll get out of work and paid a lot of money.
silver lining #4: i actually for once in my life had a good birthday. the weather was probably the best it has been all summer--- very warm and sunny. we went to the beach, played frisbee, and tanned. then we went to eat pizza at little caesar's-- which i've never tried before. we played mini golf and then went back to my place and barbecued and watched "taken." drama was minimal. it was all better than i expected.
silver lining #5: we found an apartment in a short amount of time. and i really like it. i'm moving there in less than a month. so it will be nice to be in the cities again.
i could keep going and i know there were other things i was thinking of, but i think that's enough for one blog. while i would not have dreamed my summer would be this way, i am actually enjoying the little things. and its nice not to be overwhelmed and emotional, and i'm just going to continue to steer away from things that will make me that way. that's the plan.
much love,
Kara
Monday, June 08, 2009
so its been a while...
i am a horrible blogger and i'm sorry for anyone that read my blogs in the past. my last blog was in march and it was song lyrics... and i'm pretty sure the last few before that were song lyrics or bible verses, so not really anything interesting. i like the idea of blogging, but its one of those thing... like reading. i like the idea of reading, but usually when i want to start reading a book i'm not really in the mood. this is actually not the case recently (i've been reading a lot) and i decided maybe this won't be the case anymore with blogging. so here's another blog!
i don't really think my life is so exciting, but i'll give you an update anyway. i have one semester of bethel left! woo hoo. and i'm scared to death, because i have no idea what i want to do from there and if i even chose the right major. is it funny i'm still thinking about that when i'm so close to being done? :) the nice thing about being a business major is that it opens the doors to a lot of things-- besides the obvious. currently, i'm working at the "obvious" business, though: wells fargo. which is a "good" job, but it has ruined all my ambitions about everything i thought i wanted to do. i just know i don't want to do THAT. i feel like big businesses, in general, tend to hurt people more than they help them. maybe this is my pessimistic outlook, and maybe its because anyone with problems is likely to talk to me first, but its really disheartening to have so many people call you because they were taken advantage of by people within wells fargo. its hard to be proud of your company or even proud of your job. and its even more hard to feel like you are expected to try to take advantage of people while you fix their problems. its a vicious cycle and i'm not sure i blame wells fargo, necessarily, but big business. if something is built on greed, there has to be someone getting hurt in all of that. so thank you, democrat friends and wells fargo, you have made me rethink my entire life and i'm stuck in an early mid life crisis already. oh well, i'm sure the economy will turn around and i can go to grad school for something else.
what else? there really is nothing else, to be honest lol. like i said before, i've been reading a lot lately. and i've been watching a lot of movies. favorite movies: dark knight, slumdog millionaire. love them. its hard to say i have a favorite book because i don't read enough, but i recently read marley and me, sarah's key, angels and demons, this present darkness and... yes... the twilight series. and i'm sorry, but i enjoyed all of them, despite what i first thought about any of them. and i definitely was anti-twilight because people are so obsessed and the synopsis seemed silly... but its well written. i recommend it.
because of my crazy school/work schedule during the summer, i decided i deserved a well-needed summer BREAK. which is why i don't have a whole lot to say. i'm going to try to start getting involved in things like 20-somethings at open door and i've made a few trips to the cities, etc. to visit friends. but its actually really nice to not HAVE to do anything for once. i think i'm going to have to find a happy medium the rest of my life-- because i hate being so lazy, but at the same time i can't be so busy or i will: A) get an ulcer/have a heart attack/have a stroke, B) go off the deep end, C) have nervous breakdowns on a daily basis, D) have no social life whatsoever, or E) all of the above. so that's my goal after i graduate. we'll see how life goes when i have more control over it. :)
well cheers, i'll try to write more, especially now that i have time.
<3 Kara
i don't really think my life is so exciting, but i'll give you an update anyway. i have one semester of bethel left! woo hoo. and i'm scared to death, because i have no idea what i want to do from there and if i even chose the right major. is it funny i'm still thinking about that when i'm so close to being done? :) the nice thing about being a business major is that it opens the doors to a lot of things-- besides the obvious. currently, i'm working at the "obvious" business, though: wells fargo. which is a "good" job, but it has ruined all my ambitions about everything i thought i wanted to do. i just know i don't want to do THAT. i feel like big businesses, in general, tend to hurt people more than they help them. maybe this is my pessimistic outlook, and maybe its because anyone with problems is likely to talk to me first, but its really disheartening to have so many people call you because they were taken advantage of by people within wells fargo. its hard to be proud of your company or even proud of your job. and its even more hard to feel like you are expected to try to take advantage of people while you fix their problems. its a vicious cycle and i'm not sure i blame wells fargo, necessarily, but big business. if something is built on greed, there has to be someone getting hurt in all of that. so thank you, democrat friends and wells fargo, you have made me rethink my entire life and i'm stuck in an early mid life crisis already. oh well, i'm sure the economy will turn around and i can go to grad school for something else.
what else? there really is nothing else, to be honest lol. like i said before, i've been reading a lot lately. and i've been watching a lot of movies. favorite movies: dark knight, slumdog millionaire. love them. its hard to say i have a favorite book because i don't read enough, but i recently read marley and me, sarah's key, angels and demons, this present darkness and... yes... the twilight series. and i'm sorry, but i enjoyed all of them, despite what i first thought about any of them. and i definitely was anti-twilight because people are so obsessed and the synopsis seemed silly... but its well written. i recommend it.
because of my crazy school/work schedule during the summer, i decided i deserved a well-needed summer BREAK. which is why i don't have a whole lot to say. i'm going to try to start getting involved in things like 20-somethings at open door and i've made a few trips to the cities, etc. to visit friends. but its actually really nice to not HAVE to do anything for once. i think i'm going to have to find a happy medium the rest of my life-- because i hate being so lazy, but at the same time i can't be so busy or i will: A) get an ulcer/have a heart attack/have a stroke, B) go off the deep end, C) have nervous breakdowns on a daily basis, D) have no social life whatsoever, or E) all of the above. so that's my goal after i graduate. we'll see how life goes when i have more control over it. :)
well cheers, i'll try to write more, especially now that i have time.
<3 Kara
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