haley grace strong

often lacking grace and strength, here I am, haley grace strong. if you want to know who I am here's a glimpse:

I am a dreamer. a thinker. an over-thinker. wonderer. lover of all things pure, blissful, and exciting. a firm believer that you must purposely go after what makes you happy. someone who thinks that missing people is a waste of time. be with who you love and love where you are. someone who desperately wants a full life. a life of mistakes, adventures, misadventures, travels, and home. I want to always be tan. eat cupcakes whenever I want. accept that my body might not agree with either of those dreams. a lover of the ocean and all it's immensities. someone who fears immensities. someone who is a tangled mess of hair, dreams, emotions, and mistakes. someone who is so complex and intricate, I may never be fully understood by any human. someone who doesn't even understand herself. who's music taste changes daily. and style changes hourly. I'm not sure who I am or who I am becoming. a river who's direction constantly changes. I relish that fact that this is ok. I am ok. I am haley grace strong and someday I will figure out just what that means.

but the funny thing is that person is only half of what this blog is about.

the other half is God. the epitome of grace and strength. and grace in strength. and strength in grace. he is calm, peaceful, stable, and perfect. he is my rock and my salvation. and as the above paragraph indicates I could use a little stability. He is the other half of my equation, the solution. He is the immensity I love but so often fear. He is what gives value to all my adventures, misadventures, and travels. He is home to me. He accepts me even when it's winter and I'm pale and all the cupcakes have gone to my thighs. He is the one who understands me and all my complexities. He already knows who I am, who I will become, and who I am meant to me. He is my everything. He is my grace and my strength.

So by now I'm sure you're thanking your lucky stars that this blog isn't purely about the hot mess of a girl you just read about ;) but on a more serious note here are some facts about me:

I have been a disciple for over a year now and that is the most important thing to me. 

My family is a close second :)

I love laughing,

kids,

and anything food-related ;)

I am a special education major who desperately misses her hometown. So here's to your reading and my writing this year. I hope it makes you laugh, think, and smile.

Happy blogging,

haley grace