Cupcakes and Speeches

HAD I the heavens’ embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night and light and the half light, I would spread the cloths under your feet: But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

W.B. Yeats (1865–1939) "He Wishes For the Cloths of Heaven"

When I'm Done with School...

There's a lot of things on my mind. Things I'd like to do but can't until I'm finished writing papers and reading books that are required for my BA in Liberal Studies. I thought I'd get some of these things off my mind if I make a list of what I'd LIKE to do when I finally get to do what I want/ spend money on something besides text books. I just signed my Senior Contract, so hopefully I'll finish this summer. 

So what are these things I'm hoping to do? 

Off the top of my yearning heart:

1. I want to paint with my grampa. He has been giving me art supplies for a couple years now and I've done a lousy job of using them. I want to indulge the uber-goober inside and watch Bob Ross with grampa and paint my heart out like Mark Rothko. I want to go to museums all over the place and look at art.

2. I want to draw trees and finally get myself a tree tattoo. I've

 been talking about it for years and it's about time. I've been a little 

afraid of the pain and the distraction the pain can be to my studies.... so now I wont have any excuses!

3. I want to make things! I love quilting and knitting and crafty nerdy things.

 So now I want to sell things on ETSY. What things? Too many to think of. Right now I want 

to learn how to crochet baby booties and make 

amigurumi animals. I like little projects because I will actually finish them.

4. I have PILES and PILES of books 

that are begging to be read!!!! 

I am practically drooling as I look at my bookshelf.

5. I want to go on trips- like back to Mount Tamalpais 

near San Francisco...

And while I'm hiking, exploring, conquering the world, 

I want to work on my photography skills.

I guess that's it for now. 

There's more- for sure...

but that's a starting place and I have to constantly

give my desires for these things to the Lord because.... 

I CAN'T do them right now! Peace! Be content!!

In all things... content.

And Jon Foreman's song is really pulling my heart strings right now. He beautifully orchestrates

"Your Love is Strong"- a rendition of the Lord's Prayer... says it all:

"Heavenly Father 

You always amaze me
Let your kingdom come 
In my world and in my life
You give me the food I need 
To live through the day
And forgive me as I forgive 
The people that wronged me
Lead me far from temptation
Deliver me from the evil one

I look out the window 
The birds are composing
Not a note is out of tune 
Or out of place
I look at the meadow 
And stare at the flowers
Better dressed than any girl 
On her wedding day

So why do I worry?
Why do I freak out?
God knows what I need
You know what I need

Your love is
Your love is
Your love is strong

The kingdom of the heavens 
Is now advancing
Invade my heart 
Invade this broken town
The kingdom of the heavens 
Is buried treasure
Will you sell yourself 
To buy the one you've found?

Two things you told me
That you are strong
And you love me
Yes, you love me

Our God in heaven
Hallowed be
Thy name above all names
Your kingdom come
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven
Give us today our daily bread
Forgive us wicked sinners
Lead us far away from our vices
And deliver us from these prisons"

Curds and Whey

I saw a History Channel program... one of those Modern Marvels.... on CHEESE...

The whole time I was thinking about Little Miss Muffet, because she was eating her curds and whey.. which is basically cheese before the cheese process. I think it must have been awful stuff!

But it was such an interesting program. I could have watched about cheese for hours.