I have a grandmother who whenever she poured anything for you

she would say "Say when". My grandmother would say "Say when" and

of course, we never did. We don't say when because there's something

about the possibility, of more. More money, more love, more anything.

More is better.  There's something to be said about a glass half full. About

knowing when to say when. I think it's a floating line. A barometer of need

and desire. It's entirely up to the individual. And depends on what's being

poured. Sometimes all we want is a taste. Other times there's no such thing

as enough, the glass is bottomless. And all we want, is more.

I love you all, Emily Ann!

Oh...this is a poem I wrote for english....its was suppose to be about a

hidden evil of the world and i wrote about love...as great as it is it can

be one of the most gut wrenching things ever...i hope you like it.

The Leap of Love

Emily Bloyd

In the darkness, I see you creep,

And with my faith, I take the leap.

If I close my eyes and say a prayer,

Will you leave or still be there?

How can you lie,

When I look you in the eye?

Why do I stand here balling?

Why do they call it falling?

How do people say it is great.

When all I feel, I hate?

How can you take a girl so strong and tall,

And make her weak and watch her fall?

Why the hurt? With this fear,

How can you be gone but oh so near?

What went wrong? You just left me.

Or in my heart, will you always be?

When you saw me standing there

Did you even really care:

Did you know you’d melt my heart?

Did you know the ending from the start?

In the darkness, I see you creep,

And with my faith, I take the leap.

If I close my eyes and say a prayer,

Will you leave or still be there?

A couple of hundred years ago, Benjamin Franklin shared with

the world the secret of his success. Never leave that till tomorrow,

he said, which you can do today. This is the man who discovered

electricity. You think more people would listen to what he had to

say. I don't know why we put things off, but if I had to guess,

I'd have to say it has a lot to do with fear. Fear of failure, fear

of rejection, sometimes the fear is just of making a decision,

because what if you're wrong? What if you're making a mistake

you can't undo? The early bird catches the worm. A stitch in

time saves nine. He who hesitates is lost. We can't pretend we

hadn't been told. We've all heard the proverbs, heard the

philosophers, heard our grandparents warning us about wasted

time, heard the damn poets urging us to seize the day. Still

sometimes we have to see for ourselves. We have to make our own

mistakes. We have to learn our own lessons. We have to sweep

today's possibility under tomorrow's rug until we can't anymore.

Until we finally understand for ourselves what Benjamin Franklin

really meant. That knowing is better than wondering, that waking

is better than sleeping, and even the biggest failure, even the worst,

beat the hell out of never trying.

I love you all- Lee

You know when you keep getting the shitty ends of things and life

just doesnt seem to be going your way? It really pays off when

you have something amazing and you can whole heartily appreciate

it. Right now I have never been so happy in my life. I am definitely

on top of the world. I hope everyone did great on there finals...and

for all the seniors out there...we are done with the 1st half of our

senior year. Congrats. Well I have to go spend some time with

my family...we wrap presents together and watch movies...it is

quite fun. I love my family and I love you all!!!! -  Emily Ann

" Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky and those who

turn many to righteousness will shine like STARS forever!!!"

                                                                                   Daniel 12:3

Currently Listening Closer By Josh Groban see related

A promise is all about FAITH. A promise is only as strong as your

own faith in your own self, and in God. So when you swear, in light

of your strengths and in spite of your weaknesses, to struggle and

follow through, you are doing a beautiful thing.

Life...its crossing your fingers when the map doesn't make sense,

when the compass doesn't know truly north from truly lost; and

it's up to you-you and your gut feeling, your level of resilience,

and your wealth of wisdom-to persevere. To get to the other

side. To hope.

Hello lovelies. Sorry I havent updated in awhile. I have been

pretty busy with dance, school, work, and somewhere finding

 time to have a life. Well I went on a date friday...it was great.

I have a feeling that he is really special. Anyway..i wont go on

about that. I hope everyone has a great week...and survives

finals...!

Love you all!! Emily Ann

What is hope? To want? To desire? To expect that

what's envisioned may indeed happen? YES to all of the

 above. Is hope that gut feeling that it's worth holding

 out and hanging on for just a little bit longer?

ABSOLUTELY. Is hope the core of the human condition?

CERTAINLY. Can you have hope without faith and

wonder? ...THAT'S TOUGH. Just the thought that

there's something bigger, something out there

waiting for us...is priceless. What would you be

without hope growing deep in your bones, thriving

in every inch of you? NOTHING.

Hope never ceases to be amazing...

Wearing your soul on your sleeve...

Holding your breath, waiting to hear " I love you too..."

Believing that tomorrow could be better then

today...that you'll get a second chance... that you'll

make a difference...that you matter.

I love you all...Emily Ann