It's OKAY Tuesday!

It is Tuesday again! Linking up with Lora of course who I got this idea from. It is a rainy, rainy, RAINY Tuesday in Music City today( at least I have cute rain boots, and my iPhone which I am having to write a lot of this on.. sorry!). I am sure there will be a rapid increase in onset PTSD today. Especially as it gets closer and closer to the anniversary of last years flood. Loving my city! And, I am actually from here... so I can REALLY say that :)

Alright... ready... set... GO!

HEY.. It's OKAY.... (really it is)...

.... to get giddy and excited to see an email that you have more comments on your last blog post! Thank you guys for them all. I LOVE LOVE all the comments and that I am having more readers. Makes this even more fun!

.... to have ALMOST shed a tear when I saw on another blog that Parenthood MIGHT be cancelled and not have another season. WHAT?! If you love it like I do... go here and show your support! Silly, I know, but this is It's Okay Tuesday so, be quiet :)

.... to want to avoid the TV , mostly because you know something about the Royal wedding will be on.... I mean really people. It is fun to be updated, but do we really need to know what color under ware or nail polish she will be wearing? There is life out there, go and live it. Rant. over.

.... to want some SUNSHINE!!!!! (In case you have forgotten what sunshine looked like..)

.... to want/need (pretty much the same thing right now) to go to the beach SO badly right now that you will pretty much do anything (including sleeping on the beach or in my car) to get to go. I am currently looking for someone to go with, and yes I am actually serious. No jokes here guys.

.... to take a 6 hour nap. Which is basically a nights sleep for me

.... to feel like the song "Keep Breathing" By Ingrid Michaelson could not be more true of you right now. Because, sometimes... all you can do is keep breathing.

.... to be disappointed in your closest friends for not being there for you, but than to also try to look and see if you have been there for them, and in the end still be disappointed and except a little more.

.... To beg God to show you more love, but to also beg Him how YOU can show love.

.... To still miss that same person even after too much time has passed.

.... to not be that excited about your 26 Birthday coming up.

.... To think it is a little weird that the guy you rented a car from at Enterprise (after the accident) looked up your number to text you because he thought you were hot. Apparently the snot all over my clothes from Heidi was appealing to him. :)

.... To eat the little girl you babysit for candy in her Easter basket. Wait... did I admit that out loud? :)

.... To want everything on the Crate & Barrel new spring catalogue, but at the same time want to sell everything you own and live among the least of these, and help everyone in need.

.... To play plants and zombie's on my boss's Ipad every chance I can!

.... To have not washed my hair today ( I do love that Egyptian part of my hair)! It is curly, raining, and I am wearing rain boots and leggings anyways. Heidi will love me still :).

.... To not be happy all the time, but to still have joy.

.... To be SILLY!

.... To be mad at family members who treat you like crap, but to stand up for yourself, and embrace the family you do have.. and realize I have a one true Father in Heaven who will never leave or give up on me. He loves me no matter what, and in my life... Love does win!

.... To have a really, really long... it's okay List! :) What are you okay with today?! Much love

‎"You will be safe in His arms
'Cause the hands that hold the world are holding your heart
This is the promise He made
He will be with You always
When everything is falling apart
You will be safe in His arms"

Thursday's 10: Being Single is NOT a Disease

So Thursday's 10 is going to look a tad different today. I am going to tell you a story first... get ready!! Also, check out my lovely Lora's blog as I am linking this up with hers!

Story time! In the past weeks, I have had so many people (all on their own might I add you) feel sorry for me. Since most of these conversations were by texting, I received more of a virtual pat on the head. One you might see given to a sad little puppy dog. Do I look like a dog? If you are my enemy, please do not answer that question. Let me give you an example of a texting conversation I had with a good guy friend I went to high school with several weeks ago(sorry if you are reading this....yes i am using you as blog bait. hate me?):

FRIEND: "So, are you dating anyone yet"

ME: "The answer is the same it was when you asked me 3 days ago. No, I am not"

FRIEND: "I am so so sorry. I just feel horrible for you, and I wish there was something I could do"

ME: "Um, excuse me?"

FRIEND: "You are just too pretty of a girl to be single. You are amazing, and it seems like you are a waste of an awesome, and beautiful girl. It's just a waste of a life Tash"

ME (boiling, bubbling, fuming, and any other word that reminds you of fire and the color red.. but not the good red): "WHAAAAAAAAATTTT. You can not be serious"

FRIEND: "Why would I not be serious? It is true. A girl like you does not need to be alone. It is a waste, and I hate to see you live this kind of life. You are alone"

ME: "First of all, being single is not a disease! It is not a horrible life, I do not cry myself to sleep all night. There is nothing wrong with being single, and I have an amazing life, that I am very thankfully. Lastly, I am going to stop talking to you for a little bit, because if I don't I will drive to your house and punch you in the face"

This was not my first encounter with conversations such as this (but it I had to take several breathes to chill out after speaking with him). As I have been in a few relationships, I have also been single at times as well. Although, these conversations are getting more and more. I thought Harding was bad about this (and believe me... it was), but something about being 25 is making it worse. People are so concerned about me. Is it wonderful being in a relationship with someone you love? Well, sometimes. Is it lonely being single? Well, sometimes. Can you find true joy and happiness in both situations? Yes. yes. yes. oh and yes again! Honestly, I would be irked with this single or not. I know most of my readers are NOT single, and this is honestly not a post about man hating, or being pro single or not. It is how you can be happy and have joy WHEREVER you are in life. Single, married, divorced, separated, whatever... you can have a full life in any season. Bad or good. Now for 10 random quotes about life, some apply to this post and some do not. Who cares really? Obviously, not me :) Really this post was just an excuse to tell you a story, so IF YOU MUST.. you can skip the quotes :). Find joy today... single or not. No matter where you are... there is a plan, and you are not a waste of a beautiful life... get on with it!

1."My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate"--Thornton Wilder

2. “People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.”
- Audrey Hepburn

3."Everybody wants to be fancy and new. Nobody wants to be themselves. I mean, maybe people want to be themselves, but they want to be different, with different clothes or shorter hair or less fat. It's a fact. If there was a guy who just liked being himself and didn't want to be anybody else, that guy would be the most different guy in the world and everybody would want to be him."
— Donald Miller

4.“It is true that God may have called you to be exactly where you are. But, it is absolutely vital to grasp that he didn't call you there so you could settle in and live your life in comfort and superficial peace…God doesn't call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn't come through”
- Francis Chan

5.The unoccupied fields of the world await those who are willing to be lonely for the sake of Christ.
-Samuel Zwemer

6.“Think about it. If you are single, after graduation there isn’t one occasion where people celebrate you … Hallmark doesn’t make a “congratulations, you didn’t marry the wrong guy” card. And where’s the flatware for going on vacation alone?" -Carrie Bradshaw

7.Meredith Grey: Intimacy is a four syllable word for, "Here's my heart and soul, please grind them into hamburger, and enjoy."

8.Everyday brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes and dance.

9."Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work" Mother Teresa

10. If I discover within myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.
-C.S. Lewis

Hey.. it's OKAY Tuesday!

Happy Tuesday everyone! I think I am going to like Tuesdays now as well, because whatever I say that is okay... just has to be okay! :) So here I go again with this lovely idea from Lora !

HEY! It's okay....

..... to be frustrated with good friends who constantly make plans with you or others, promise to help you with something, or talks about being there for people and others, but when it comes down to the matter they are not there. it is also okay to not want to be "friends" with those who are only there for you when times are good.

..... to want to throw a glass of water in someones face that acts like you have a disease because you are 25 and still single (don't worry... blog post later)

..... to love and cherish the individual girlfriends you have, but to miss having that group of girls who you could always count on all together that knew and loved each other as well as you. I miss college and my old community group for that very reason!

..... to sometimes fail. God still loves and cherishes me! We are still his royal heirs and so precious to Him no matter what.

..... to have been happy that one of the girls was voted off Idol last week. Sorry, beautiful voice, but she was not doing it for me! I did not shed one tear. I will save those for Paul's time. :)

..... To be a tropical girl at heart ( as Jen so wonderfully pointed out as I was eating my island chicken today at lunch)

..... To get excited about going to Super Target :)

..... to be alone and to crave alone time.

..... to be a little cranky as long as you snap out of it sooner rather than later.

..... to not be positive 100% of the time, but to still be joyful and filled with joy 100% of the time. those who are ALWAYS 100% positive ALL the time are probably going to explode in a few years anyways with all the things they are hiding inside of them.

..... to smile and get excited inside every time you see your new IPhone.

..... to miss someone.

..... to separate yourself from someone that is crossing boundaries in your life. even if it is a family member.

It is just okay!!