6/16/07

what it could mean

lately i have been thinking about all the people i love, and realizing how much it could mean to tell them i love them every chance i get. not just to make sure they know they are loved, but to really express to them my love for them and the bond in that. i have been feeling rather emo lately. and i use that term for what it was to us years ago, not the animated emo-kid, screamo, whatever the hell it has become that is portrayed and made fun of these days. to me it used to mean being deep and emotional with my feelings and others, and as much as it became so uncool to say 'emo', that meant alot to me back then. God works in wierd ways, and through the hardest things that make us feel hopeless, we become broken. i have been broken and watched those around me broken, but that is when the true meaning of love shines through. i am so thankful for Gods love, because i have really realized that without it we would be hopeless. that may sound obvious and even cliche, but it means everything. when we can get past all our little concerns about ourselves and meaningless things and seek the only hope in this world, and feed off of that, then and only then do we find purpose, in anything. and i think through that it becomes our desire to love others, not just to say it, to do it. so on that note, i truly love you.

and on another note, here are my most recent listens, way random too...:

last days of april - if you lose it
american football - self-titeld
crosby stills and nash - self-titled
michael w smith - i 2 (eye)
leeland - sound of melodies

you?

3 comments:

pedronegro said...

michael w. smith.....I love it, and I really do love you very much too. You and your family mean so much to me Josh I love you all very dearly. And on that note I wish that I could come and visit you all. Big family weekend.

amber said...

we love you!!!!!!!!! i am grateful you are my brother. i love andrea and esme and owen. i miss you guys when i'm not with you. i hope you have a nice anniversary weekend.
i don't recall what i've been listening to, but i can tell you what i've been eating: lots and lots of pizza!

noah! said...

josh those pictures are really wonderful. you've got it going on.