by jot and tittle

Hi, I'm a girl. Sometimes I wonder if you forget about that. Sure I know how to work hard and get dirty and talk about cars but I'm still a girl. I just thought I should clear up some stuff you might not know or you might have forgotten. Sometimes I like to dress up. I do my hair and wear heels because it makes me feel pretty (yeah, girls like to look pretty, I think it's because we all want to be princesses). But I don't have to look pretty all the time. When there are gardens to weed and work to be done then I will gladly get dirty and do it, but sometimes it is nice to be pretty. And even if I don't look pretty it's super nice if you open the door for me and help me carry stuff. I also really like to laugh. A lot of things make me laugh. Life is funny. But sometimes I also cry. I don't always know why I'm crying but it doesn't really matter. And I don't always know what makes it better either. Sometimes I need hugs, and sometimes I need to...

Buried deep down inside of mankind I believe there is a desire to change the world--for better or for worse. People want to be recognized. No one wants to die and leave only their name and some dates on their gravestone for people to remember. No, we want people to walk by and say "there's _______ grave; he cured cancer." But let's be real; that probably isn't going to happen. Most of us will simply work, have families, live in communities, and die with just our names and the dates on our stones. Our loved ones will remember us for a few years but they'll move on and then all we will be to this world is dust. In day to day life it might seem like you're not doing anything that's all that important. You go to work, make supper, clean your car, read your Bible, and visit your friends, but what difference does it make? I moved a little over a year ago (probably expecting too much) but nothing big has happened and I wonder why God wanted me to move at ...