On the Occasion Of...

{the promised post from last tuesday...but blogger was being stupid}

Today's post is a letter to someone who has inspired me!

Dear Jules <3,
 You are leaving and yes, i am quite sad BUT i am also very excited for this journey that you and tyson are beginning with the Pitts family. As you begin this new journey, i want you to know about the journey you are leaving behind and the huge role you have played in it.

My Journey. This journey was going simply in wild circles until you came along. You spoke passion into my life, you helped uncover desires that my heart was unsure of. I knew that i was made for more, the word tells me this, but i had no idea for what or why.

TO BE A VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS.

You gave me an outlet for these words that have so much meaning to girls around the world. You gave me someplace to begin to make a difference, to begin to have an impact on this world. And for this i thank you.

With my whole heart, i thank you for being bold and pushing aside your fear in order to pursue the dreams God placed in your heart.
~ Thank you for believing in me and my words, for giving me all the many oppurtunities that you have
 ~Thank you for speaking truth into my life time and time again.
~Thank you for the wisdom you have offered me in my relationship with Andrew.

You have inspired me to live fully into my dreams, without fear of failure. I am a voice now for girls who are trapped and in need of rescue...Because of you.


You have impacted me!

love always,

Letter to my Middle School Self

So for my workshop [True Beauty: Transition to Teen Years], I wrote a letter to my middleschool self on all the things that I wish I could have known in those moments. It was fun. 

Dear Middle School Julianna,

When you read this letter you'll probably still be in your pj's on a Saturday morning, around noon, because you like to sleep in. That will never change. You're in 7th grade right now and from my futuristic perspective things seem to be going pretty good for you. You have a good family. Good parents. Mom just had a baby girl and she is the light of your life. So cute and spunky and her cheeks are so chubby and full that you want to eat them like apples. 

I know that in this stage of life things seems so much harder than they actually are. Be warned. Life gets harder. A LOT harder. But right now your biggest crisis is probably whether or not Emerson [the current love of your life] will ever call you back. You see, what you don't know is that you won't be marrying him. In fact, in about 4 years, your dad will actually force you two to break up. It'll be hard. You'll cry and cry and cry and cry. A LOT. But you'll soon move on and so will here. A couple years after that you'll see that he was never good for you. But you can't see that now because he's just the cute boy from across the street. He'll break your heart because he'll move right on to the next girl. It's gonna suck. But it's not the end of the world. I promise. A much much much better man will take his place. I promise.