Reality vs Fairytales

So I'm not quite sure what is interesting to read and what's not, but I guess I titled this blogspot "From the Heart Moments" for a purpose. I think that purpose for me is to just get my thoughts down and hopefully someone might be able to relate to it or get something out of it!

Last night, I started thinking about Reality vs Fairytale after listening to a song by Billy Currington and thinking about my favorite movie from last year "Leap Year". I began wondering if the arts (movies, songs) have created this idea in our minds about life and love. I mean, I can say from a woman's perspective that I'm a sucker for songs like "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars or movies like "PS I Love You". It makes me believe that there is a love story out there waiting for me!

I also love Disney movies. My favorite is "Sleeping Beauty" and I've almost collected all of the originals! I heard a rumor that after the release a couple of months ago of "Tangled" that Disney will no longer be making the fairytale movies because young girls now days don't believe in fairytales and boys only want to watch things like "Wall-E". This actually really troubled me. I guess where I grew up with an imagination that could even play with my mom's paint bottles, I just think that every child should be able to dream..to have a fairytale.

Is there a line between fairytales and reality?

I know that reality isn't what happens in the movies but I do know that I sure hope I get my fairytale some day :)

Life's Rollercoaster

Life is like a rollercoaster. There are so many ups and downs, twists and turns. You can have one moment on such a high and then the next moment can be down low. First of all, I’m not a rollercoaster person. My stomach can’t handle the dips! Of course, I’m pretty sure my stomach doesn’t like life’s dips either. :)

There’s a rollercoaster in Kentucky called Thunder Run that is made only of wood. At one point, it was the largest wooden rollercoaster with banked turns at 70 degrees. I rode it once. Let me tell you, that rollercoaster was so rough! Every time we would hit a rough spot, I questioned the sturdiness of the wooden boards holding us up. And our life can even be this wooden, rough, unsteady mess. We would prefer it not be, but it can happen, and it will.

As I look at my own life rollercoaster, I see all those highs and lows, twists and turns. There are some that would be nice to skip over! But when I look back at those times, I see them differently on the other side. There was a time frame about 10 years ago that held my dip…and dip that kept going and going for way longer than the ride was suppose to. The dip got so low that when I looked up, I couldn’t see the top. There was no track to take my ride back up. So I prayed and prayed, but after some time, I gave up. Yes, I admit it. I thought God had turned His back on me so I settled. I settled for believing that I would never see the upwards climb again and nested.

But the beauty of faith and love and having a very firm relationship with the Lord is looking back on those moments and knowing that I was never alone. I may not be the proudest of that time period in my life…giving up and losing hope…but looking back, I would never change it, because it has made me who I am today. And the person I am today is a child of God who knows she is loved and can hopefully use that journey to share with others.

As my pastor Mike Glenn has said, God may not take us out of the situation, but He does promise He will be there to walk us through…that way we won’t be afraid when it comes back again.

Valentine's Day

On Monday, I was watching people get cards, flowers, Facebook love messages, etc, so I decided to treat myself to a Dolly Parton tote bag I've had my eyes on for a few months! I was feeling a little bummed out because I didn't have someone special to celebrate with, but buying that tote bag sure did make me happy! My sister, on the other hand, was taking the day a little harder than I was. Instead of the dish I planned to cook that night, we decided to treat ourselves to dinner and have a sisters' Valentine's Day.

That evening as I was going to sleep, I started to pray for my unsettled heart. I didn't even get halfway through my first sentence when I heard a soft voice say "Be Mine". My heart tugged, and I didn't have to finish that prayer. My heart was settled.

It's not only on Valentine's Day, but every day that God whispers to us "Be Mine". If you listen carefully, you can hear it. It sure is a beautiful voice and so fulfilling to the heart and soul.