And Then We Write It Anyway

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       "Why, you may ask, would i share so much of this part of my story? Well, you are asking the same question i am asking. My natural tendencies are to keep my stories close to my chest, particularly the ones that are particularly painful. i don’t like talking about my grief, for fear that you will not know what to do with it and will end up hurting me more.

But i don’t believe He wrote this section of the story for nothing. i don’t know what to do with it so i do with it what i always do when i don’t know what else to do: i write. i put inadequate words and descriptions to this love-filled life i have been given, interwoven with intricate threads of pain, and one day, when the grief is not so close, when the cries of my heart are quieted, i can look back and point to this time, even this, and say, You were there then, too."

~Londa English

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To those who write honestly, painfully - with all your heart -

Thank you for being real, even when it hurts.

Thank you for telling your story.

Thank you for reminding us that we're not alone.

You write what you do, because you've been here too.

~Ophelia - Marie

If The Words You Spoke Appeared On Your Skin...

All together, don't these just beg to be made into a story? 

If someone writes something along these lines, I wanna see it! ^_^

~Ophelia - Marie

The Magic Of Friends (#3) Internet Friends...

I've done a post like this before:  The Magic Of Friends (#2) - This is one about internet friendship.

*Grins* And, ha, as I'm working on this, I'm talking to a few of my friends. ^_^

This is for my internet friends - some  of you I've known since 2011, a few of you I've met face to face, and so many of you have touched my life and changed it for the better.

Thank you for...Spending hours chatting with me on Skype. Coming around especially on holidays and birthdays to celebrate with me.  Encouraging my dreams. Working through things when we've had misunderstandings. Trusting me. Sending me letters and packages. Critiquing my writing.  Making me laugh. Understanding when I cry. Praying for me through ups and downs. Reminding me of Truth. 

Thank you for... being there for me.

Like all friendships, some of our friendships have changed over time... but I want to thank every one of you for the part you've played in my life.

I'll never forget you.

A lot of goofy stuff, that's what. ;)

I'm grateful for the friends who've... pushed past the words, "I'm okay." to find the truth.

And at 2AM... well, let's just say that the word "hyper" doesn't come close to covering it.

;) But sometimes being up with friends is more fun/important.

Really badly some days...

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Still, internet hugs are appreciated.

Ooooh, yes...

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See... it's kinda like this sometimes.

This has a lot of truth to it:

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I don't really have a problem with the term, "Internet friends", but still, I love this quote... I've had enough times explaining this to really understand the hardness of telling others that just because I haven't met some of my friends face to face,  doesn't mean I don't still love them heart to heart. 

            “I dislike the phrase “Internet friends,” because it implies that people you know online aren’t really your friends, that somehow the friendship is less real or meaningful to you because it happens through Skype or text messages. The measure of a friendship is not its physicality but its significance. Good friendships, online or off, urge us toward empathy; they give us comfort and also pull us out of the prisons of our selves.”

― John Green

 I thank God often for the blessings He brought through these friendships that I never would've dreamed would become so important to me.

*Smiles*

~Ophelia - Marie

Little Blips And Pictures

               I recently joined Twitter - yeah, I finally got myself over there -  and discovered that it's actually kinda fun to write with limited space. 

          I've been mostly posting poetry blips off the top of my head and other odd ramblings. (Or as rambley as one can get with 140 characters. ;) Hah. ) Some of my Tweets I made into pictures for the fun of it, using Picmonkey. 

Here are a few:

(You can click on the images to make them bigger.)

~Ophelia - Marie

Don't Say Goodbye - Skillet

Sorry, this blog post is kinda on a sad topic... Saying goodbye.

A friend of mine showed me the song "Say Goodbye" by Skillet, and it got me thinking about saying goodbye again, and why it hurts...

 I wrote a poem thinking about that a few months ago: Not Meant To Say Goodbye .

True.

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Sometimes you have to go searching instead of saying goodbye.

Original Picture From Elizabeth

This shell was a gift to a dear friend of mine when we had to part for an undetermined amount of time.

"From Christian to Christian life is only full of temporary goodbyes..." 

That's what makes me smile, even when missing people makes me want to cry... Even as I get older, busier, and friends do the same, I remember that the friendships we have here are only a reflection of what we will have in glory... Until then I have to trust that the friends I love belong to God first and He can take our friendships where He wills.

~Ophelia - Marie

The Magic Of Friends (#2)

 

 

I got this idea to share picture quotes from my friend, Trista's, blog. Her post The Magic of Friends , has a lot of neat quotes in it.

 

Yes, and I stol - ahem, shared/borrowed her title. ;) *Points* But I added a number 2, since hers is the first one. *Grins* That makes some sense, right?

 

 

Favorite picture -EVER! *Grins* Maybe that's a bit overboard, but haha, I love it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~Ophelia - Marie