If you really knew me...

I've seen these posts floating around the blogosphere. So I thought it would be nice {{and challenging}} to write one myself here.

If you really knew me...

You'd know that I think mountains are the most beautiful thing in creation.

You'd know that when someone close to me is struggling through a painful situation, my heart breaks in two, and I hurt right along with them.

You'd know that I tend to get really excited about an idea for awhile, but either I'll get frustrated, discouraged, or unmotivated for whatever reason and just give up.

You'd know that I hold my birth mother up among the most selfless people in the world for choosing life.

You'd know that if I didn't keep ballet in my life, I honestly don't know how I would keep my sanity (pretty much literally).

You'd know that I love to love people who truly need to be loved.

You'd know that I thrive off of words of encouragement. 

You'd know that I let judgments from other people affect me waaaayy too much.

You'd know that there are very few people in my life with whom I feel completely comfortable sharing my heart.

You'd know that I love Celtic music more than any other kind!

You'd know that I would choose being a "mommy" over having a career ANY DAY!

You'd know that when I open my Bible trying to find a Word to encourage someone else, I end up having a completely new perspective on something I'd read before, and the encouragement returns to me a hundred fold!

You'd know that I am SUCH a margin writer! And an underliner! And a highlighter!

You'd know that every time I see a sparrow, no matter how bad I am feeling that day, I can't help but smile or even giggle a little. every.single.time.

You'd know that I lay awake at night more often than not worrying about SOMETHING. And nothing helps to stop that.

You'd know that my TRUE friends {{the ones who walk along side me, pray for me, and are willing to drop just about anything to be there for me}} are the ones who hold me up, and without them, I would never be able to get out of bed in the morning.

You'd know that sometimes I don't feel worthy of asking God for anything for myself...

but you'd also know that I NEVER doubt that He is everything good, that He does not want to see His children suffer, and that He will carry me through this darkness.