Desert Rose: New Blog

Friday, February 17, 2012

New Blog

This is my first post on my new personal blog! I'm really excited! I figured it's best if I keep everything separated, like food, home decor, devotionals and my personal life.

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Quotes:

“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.” - Rumi

“I am half agony, half hope.” - Jane Austen

“Just because you don’t understand doesn’t mean it isn’t so.”

'In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order." - Carl Jung

"many truths are spoken in jest"

"Be humble you could be wrong."

*God never creates for man's approval but discovery. Man creates for approval and even judges God's creations according to their approval.*- Jason Upton

We come to God humbly, no swagger, no boasts.We offer our sullied hearts to God, who stitches together our shredded souls. - Max Lucado

The truth does not need our help, it has it's own power, it just needs utterance. Gently apply it. - Jimmy Evans

"If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us we'd be millionaires." ~ Abigail Van Buren

About:

Fiction Book: I'm not much of a fiction reader. But a couple of my favorites would be,

The Outsiders
A Secret Garden
The Shack
Orphan Train

Non-Fiction Book: I live in non-fiction. I love Psychology and Spiritual books. A few of my favorite so far include:

Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

Rising Strong by Brene Brown

Understanding the Dreams You Dream by Ira Milligan

They Shall Expel Demons by Derek Prince

Color: deep plums and shades of teal

Style: Rustic glam, bohemian chic

Hobby: candle making, studying psychology, spirituality, crocheting, training my dogs, spending time in nature, meditation, road trips, listening to music, and day dreaming in solitude.

Bands: Bear’s Den, Lord Huron, Kings of Leon, Jonathan & Melisa Helser, Jason Upton, Tenth Avenue North etc. Almost anything with good lyrics.

Style of music: folk-pop, folk-rock, 70s soft rock, praise & worship

Season: fall & spring

City/Country: country girl

Memory: Camping with family and dogs along the Frio River - Road trips to Disney or other places as a kid with my family - Playing video games and watching VH1 with my brother all day during the summers - apartment life during my first year of marriage & walking the trails with my hubby and basset hound, Winston.

Animal: birds

Pet: my dogs

Place: anywhere with my family

Personality: reserved, hermit, quietly intense

Turn off: ego, arrogance, shallowness, superficiality, aggression, manipulation

Turn on: kindness, honesty, intelligence, thoughtfulness, whimsy, consistency, loyalty

Fast food: Panera Bread's Modern Greek Salad with chicken and iced green tea

Food: toasted Ezekiel bread w/ avocado and brown farmhouse eggs seasoned with turmeric, coffee and/or iced lemon water.

Starbucks: Venti Quad Shot iced caramel or hazelnut latte with almond milk

TV show: Long Lost family, Bates Motel, Big Brother live feeds, 600 lb Life, Hoarders and other shows that document a person’s journey.

Movies: psychological thrillers

Ice Cream: Blue Bell's Butter Crunch (it's basically vanilla ice cream with crushed Butterfingers) or Blue Bell's Bride Cake

Nail polish : Zoya

Misconceptions: judgmental, serious, quiet

Truth: anxious, inclusive, silly, stubborn

Popular/loner: more of a loner

Quote: "many truths are spoken in jest", "Be humble you could be wrong.", "We are more than the bodies that house our souls."

Religion: Christian, Assembly of God

Introvert/extrovert: more of an ambivert when comfortable and anxiety subsides

Life Story: "Almost belonging everywhere, yet never quite belonging anywhere."

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Friday, February 17, 2012

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