#TruthIs

One of the Twitter hashtags that was trending yesterday was #TruthIs ... and a person then shares or tweets some truth after that ... mine was "#TruthIs I unashamedly called my mama and asked her to bring me a sweet tea & a chocolate milkshake from Chick-Fil-A. Ha." It's true I did. But I started wondering about what "truths" I'd really want to share ... so here we go (and no, these aren't listed in any particular order)

TruthIs:

 - I really hope to live in a house with a screened in porch some day that has a swinging daybed to take naps on. I can't even explain how huge that is.

 - Some days I just want to feel protected, cherished and beautiful.

 - I can't believe I actually just shared the one above.

 - I LOVE singing.

 - I really don't open myself up to too many people. I know there are a lot of people who think they know me but they really only know the parts I let them in on. You may think I wear my heart on my sleeve and to some extent I do but you have no idea the joys, hurts and secrets I am holding in.

 - I hope to write a book one day ... or maybe two or three ... something that people would actually read! =)

 - I hold in way too much for way too long until I'm ready to explode but rarely do and when I do I only share that with a few people .. like maybe two people total.

 - I'd love to one day travel around the country speaking and teaching.

 - The older I get the harder it is for me to trust.

 - I really struggle to be myself because I don't know that I really know who I am.

 - I can be so stinking silly but rarely have shown that side to anyone ... not even to my own family.

 - I am stubborn. The Lord is really working at breaking me of that ... and well, did I mention that I am stubborn?

 - I find the dumbest things funny and will giggle about them to myself all throughout the day.

 - I will not settle or lower my standards for anyone. The Lord has convicted me in unique ways and I understand that you may not share those same convictions - that's ok. There are some things that you simply do not compromise on. Period.

 - I love using [...] in all my posts, texts, tweets, statuses and letters ... didn't know if you had noticed that or not. =)

 - I worry about my future way too much and yet have this weird peace about it all at the same time.

 - I color my hair so much because I get bored easily. Oh, and there really are more grays showing up every day!!

 - I really want to be an encouragment to others but sometimes it means I feel extremely vulnerable or rejected because the intent can be misunderstood or misconstrued so most times I just keep quiet and miss out on blessing others.

 - I'd like to learn to play golf or at least attempt it once in my life.

 - I struggle to be who the Lords calls me to be with who people think I am. Clearly the Lord is the one who should win out on this but far to often I fear it's the other way around.

 - I really wish I didn't have fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue or arthritis because I know some see it as a crutch in my life and an excuse to not do things but also because I don't like feeling this out of control.

 - I need to read more.

 - I hope that when my life comes to an end I will have lived a life that brings glory to the Lord, that I will have known the joy of loving and being fully loved and will have sung until I couldn't utter another sound.

 - I'm going to call it a night and will most likely regret this post because it exposes way too much about me but I'm not going to let myself delete it.

Final one ...

 - I love you all and pray that you have a blessed weekend.