Life in the Slow Lane

(via maggietphotography) Preach my friend, preach

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:56:31 -0500

Preach my friend, preach

Family Ties

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:22:43 -0500

So just a moment ago my mother and I were in the kitchen washing dishes and singing the wrong lyrics to a song. I called her crazy and she replied with, “Yeah but you wouldn’t have it any other way”. And that’s so true. Both my parents are totally mental and the epitome of nuts. But that’s what makes them so amazing. I have the most amazing parents in the world. They make me laugh like crazy and vice versa. In all honesty I love love love my family. Even my crazy little sister. She’s 16 right now but soon she’ll be 17 and that is mind boggling. But even though she drives me up one wall and down the other, I love that little psycho path. If you knew my family you’d know that we’re a crazy bunch. Right down to our litttle dog Chesney. But that’s what makes our house fun. The fact that no matter what goes down during the day, if you walk into the Franz house you’re bound to have a good laugh.

Yes if only

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:49:16 -0500

Yes if only

I’m writing this post to make the few people who may read...

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:02:05 -0500

I’m writing this post to make the few people who may read this aware of a life changing choice I made last night. Well if there’s one thing that everyone knows about me is that I am obsessed with weddings. So much in fact that I was planning on being a wedding planner. About a month ago I started planning my first wedding. As I dove head first into it I began to realize something about myself….wedding planning is not for me. I’m giving this one wedding my all but it just doesn’t spark my heart. And that brings me to something that does spark my heart. Quite some time ago I heard a message at church and my pastor spoke about human trafficking over seas. My heart broke for the women who face the fear that they may be nabbed by someone and sold for sex. It hurts me to think that there are woman out there who have to sell their bodies to put food on the table for their children. Another thing that really breaks me is the fact that there are children in the world who are abused by their family members. It simply devastates me that little precious souls are being abused by the same people who are meant to love them. So that had been brewing in my heart for a pretty long time now and when I heard at church this past Sunday that a girl born in the Congo has an 80% better chance at being raped then learning how to read I knew what I was put on this earth to do. I want to be the voice for these people. I want to be the person that helps those who can’t help themselves. My ultimate dream is to end child and spousal abuse and put an end to human trafficking on American soil and overseas. I don’t know how I have to major in at school to help me with this but I know Judson is still my dream school. I’ll figure the logistics out soon, but for now it feels good to know what God’s purpose is for me.

Photo

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:39:22 -0500

With finals next week, it really helps to remember this.

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:16:49 -0500

With finals next week, it really helps to remember this.

Pretty much describes how I feel about a certain boy at the...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:09:44 -0500

Pretty much describes how I feel about a certain boy at the moment.

"If ever there is tomorrow when we’re not together.. there is something you must always..."

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:29:48 -0400

““If ever there is tomorrow when we’re not together.. there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. but the most important thing is, even if we’re apart.. I’ll always be with you.””

- Winnie the Pooh

My new crush. So cute

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:32:00 -0400

My new crush. So cute

As I was listening to my Pod today at school this song came up....

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:47:49 -0400

As I was listening to my Pod today at school this song came up. It was a blast from the past and reminded me of my younger days

Photo

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:36:31 -0400

Tomorrow is my Grandpa’s 70th birthday. At least he would have been 70. He passsed away...

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:24:30 -0400

Tomorrow is my Grandpa’s 70th birthday. At least he would have been 70. He passsed away suddenly in August and it devastated my family. He had been nearly cured of his Leukemia and five days later he died of pneumonia. I can’t believe it’s been nearly 3 months since he’s been gone, I miss him all the time. My family is going to his church with my Grandma since the church is honoring him. It’s going to be a hard day. I was reminded of him today when a woman in the ministry I volunteer with asked me how he was doing. She had no idea what had happenend and it killed me to explain it to her that he had passed away. The holidays are going to be so hard without him. He was the center of the Franz family and we all loved him so much. So to end my rant, Happy Birthday Grandpa. I miss you and love you so much.

Photo

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:25:21 -0400

All I have to do is look at this photo and I smile

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:24:17 -0400

All I have to do is look at this photo and I smile

And that’s why I’m waiting

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:25:57 -0400

And that’s why I’m waiting

My best friends and mine Halloween coustumes for this year. Last...

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:52:02 -0400

My best friends and mine Halloween coustumes for this year. Last year we were Garth and Wayne from Wayne’s World.

I can’t wait till Friday!!!

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:54:50 -0400

I can’t wait till Friday!!!

Today I had my first hot chocolate of the season. Once it gets...

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:49:57 -0400

Today I had my first hot chocolate of the season. Once it gets cold I must, must get a rasberry hot chocolate from starbucks. Today was my first one and it was to die for. I can’t wait until the winter is finally here.

Lately I have not been able to get enough of this song....

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:44:55 -0400

Lately I have not been able to get enough of this song. It’s so simple and so sweet.

Just for Now

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:18:00 -0400

Ok so here’s how things are going to go for this blog for a while. Lately I have had very little going on in my life. I’m not complaining, I’d rather have a boring time in life than a crisis turn my life into chaos. Last time my life was boring my Gpa died and life was definitely not boring after that. So for now boring works for me. But I love this blog and even though probably no one reads it I still update it and play with it. SO until I have something interesting to say or write about I am going to just post photos, videos, or audio of the things I am loving on. I love alot of things so I’ll never be hard up for material. So here we go!!!!!