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I am overwhelmed with things I ought to have written about and never found the proper words.

Virginia Woolf, Diaries Volume One 1915-1919 (via anditslove)

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after receiving heartbreaking news, this moment was perfect. <3

starks and i sitting by the tree, watching the snow

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prayers for my nana

As we wait and watch, we know Lord that none of us will escape this journey through death. Teach us how to embrace it with faith. Give us strength to hold up those who are stepping closer to seeing You face to face. Take away the fear in the heart of our loved one who will soon see You; let them find peace in Your grace, comfort in Your love, and strength in Your mighty power over death. Comfort us as our grief seems to over power us. 

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Having a mustache doesn't make you creepy. Being creepy makes you creepy. 

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Anyhow I’m fine. I mean, not that I’m over it, but little by little it’s getting easier to pretend it’s easier, which means easier might be right around the corner.

Gilmore Girls  (via creatingaquietmind, runawaytrain)

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I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting.

Barack Obama (via followandreblog)

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A couple of times in your life, it happens like that. You meet a stranger, and all you know is that you need to know everything about them.

Lisa Kleypas (via loveyourchaos)

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this moment always makes me cry.

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guard up.

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Emma isn’t a person, Emma is a place that you get stuck in. Emma’s a pain that you can’t erase.

Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) on For Emma, Forever Ago   (via shetakesflight)

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my little guardian angel <3

last night i had the most beautiful dream; my baby sister Haley was there. (Backstory: Haley was my baby sister who was born asleep - read more.) i am not sure if i have ever had a dream with her in it. i was 4 when we had to say goodbye before saying hello; and naturally, as a 4 year old i couldn't comprehend much of what it meant. but this past year i have felt a strong connection to her. i think of her often. and miss her. strange, isn't it, how you can miss someone so much that you never really met, and yet you love them with all your heart. things do happen for a reason; though i will never fully understand why she was taken from us before we got to meet her. i suppose God really needed an angel up there. and if she had stayed, i might not have a little brother. life is interesting like that. i can picture her up there, watching over me and the rest of the family. i'll bet she's hanging out with her 2 grandpas, her cousin dana, and lorraine. i truly cannot wait to meet her, when the time comes. until then, i am blessed for my little angel. watching over me. everyday. i love you to pieces, Haley Ellen.

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No matter what you do, bad or good, people are always gonna have something to say about it. Just remember this: if people always have something to say about your life, that’s saying little about their own. Keep your head up, stay strong, and just breathe. Live. If you needed some encouragement today, this is it. So don’t waste it. Pass it on, spread it, but most importantly believe it.

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frosted mini wheats and jif extra crunchy peanut butter... lunch of... people who hate grocery shopping? yes. 

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well said.

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happy 90th birthday to the fabulous betty white. i sure hope i have half as much sass when i'm her age.

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“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” ((Martin Luther King Jr.))