more favorites

another blog post within 8 days! I know, a miracle. I had fun with the favorite theme, so I thought I'd share a few more with you....enjoy :)

quote:

verses:
Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. (John 16:20-24 ESV)


blog post- it's a beautiful story that will make you want to go to Paris :)

video: I found this so inspirational! Nico's Story

friday favorites

hi there! I decided do something fun and do a 'favorite-y' post- so here's some of my favorites...

quote:

verse:

Psalm 118:14-19 

14 The Lord is my strength and my song;

he has become my salvation.

15 Glad songs of salvation

are in the tents of the righteous:

“The right hand of the Lord wdoes valiantly,

16 the right hand of the Lord exalts,

the right hand of the Lord does valiantly!”

17 I shall not die, but I shall live,

and recount the deeds of the Lord.

18 The Lord has disciplined me severely,

but he has not given me over to death.

19 Open to me the gates of righteousness,

that I may enter through them

and give thanks to the Lord.

blog post: (please just go check it out :)

dear little girl; and on that note please go check out this beautiful new blog!

video:

(not a one direction fan, but definately a piano guys one- and I loved this :)

book: kisses from Katie, by Katie Davis. just finished it, and was so blessed and inspired by this story of a young woman in her twenties who has adopted 13 girls and working for Jesus in Uganda.

alright that's all for now. let me know what you think! I love hearing from you :) (suggestions anyone?) have a blessed weekend!

x madison

come what May

May- a busy, growing month. so many thoughts crowding in and around me juxtapose the wide empty green hills rolling around me. and somehow through the confusion there's a calm- a sweetness in the bitter. i only see my weak self clinging to Him in the chaos of my mind that i've created. i see my filthy self, a pure God, and one spotless Door that is open between the two. i see my pathetic self,  an infinitely creative and beautiful God and a Friend who makes me see everything beautiful, and makes all things new. i see one hope, one joy, one love- only one who can satisfy and bring delight. He is one i  am eternally humbled to call friend. because through all my tumbled out babbling and filth and sin he makes me pure and clean, and makes me grow. 

X madison

april snapshots

april

 (included 16th birthday adventures :) 

i didn't actually read the last one, but we're fangirls so i had to snap a picture. 

thanks to all if you who made my 15th year such a joy! (that includes anyone who bothers to read this!)

x madison