a place for your soul to breathe
The wall’s not crooked, the candle plate with the f on it is. But I didn’t want the shot with the foreground wrong, so I changed reality a little. I tend to do that. I like for the thing up front and here now to be right and hope that the thing later in the background works itself out. Sometimes it does. Other times, I regret my neglect of the crooked walls.
There isn’t one great thing you were made to do. There's one great God you were made to glorify. When you embrace the unique shape of your soul and live as the person you most fully are, art comes out. (Coming Nov. 2013)
My first book encourages tired women to let go of the try-hard life. Instead of trying to grab on to grace, what would it mean to let grace grab on to you?
Written especially for teen girls encouraging them to give up on perfect and instead trust the One who is.
Emily,
You are THE best at saying so much with so few words. Awesomeness!
I am suffering the consequences this morning for making that same decision last night. Regret.
so true.
Words I needed. Thank you.
I’ve got some crooked walls that I’ve neglected.
So true…
Your words are so unique and beautiful.
The squeaky wheel gets the oil, right? But have I ever lived to regret the neglect of those other wheels. God grant us the wisdom to know where to spend our time. . . .
I have crooked walls too!
Ummmmm, I don’t know about your walls, but the candle looks fabulous…well done my friend!
An absolutely perfect word/picture analogy. You really do have a way with words (and pictures) Emily.
Short, sweet and better yet: the truth.
What if the foreground AND the background look crooked?
I love the wall of photos in the background. Are the walls panted paneling?
Love it! Kind of goes along with a post I wrote today…
I would love if you would share this on your blog as well!!!
http://alittlemorecrazythancool.wordpress.com/2010/03/19/share-your-ugly/
LOL….I love your humble honesty. by the way..either way their is beauty in both…it all depends on how you look at it…Thanks for sharing your beauty with us!!
Girl, you are so smart. I love it when something so simple and succint makes me really think…and then think some more. I can tell some stories of crooked walls and picture-perfect foregrounds. Pretense eventually sucks the life out of you. Your words apply to so much of life.
So true- love it! I am curious- is the color on the wall Tobacco Road? I just bought some today to paint my hallway and I am sure I will end up painting more- I love it!
ooooh…I like this one.
I also love that wall! Could I know the paint color, please-oh-please?