I've been meaning to write this for awhile now, but life has been so busy I haven't had the time to just sit down and breathe. Each day melts into the next and before I know it, a new week has started and I'm not sure if I've accomplished anything. It's like my life is passing by before my eyes and there is nothing that I can do about it. And if I'm being completely honest with myself, I probably can't afford to be taking this break right now to do what I love-- to write. But sometimes we all need to take a break from the chaos of building a stable life.

The other day one of my friends played a song that I instantly fell in love with. The lyrics alone are beautiful, but I highly recommend you listen to the track. And the timing for hearing this song could not have been better, today being "To Write Love on her Arms" day. I couldn't possibly write anything that captures the message better than this song.

Everybody falls some time
gotta find the strength to rise from the ashes
and make a new beginning
anyone can feel the ache
you think it's more than you can take
but you're stronger, stronger than you know

don't you give up now
the sun will soon be shining
gotta face the clouds
to find the silver lining

i've seen dreams that move a mountain
hope that doesn't ever end even when the sky is falling
i've been miracles just happen
silent prayers get answered
broken hearts become brand new
that's what faith can do

doesn't matter what you've heard
impossible is not a word
it's just a reason for someone not to try
everybody's scared to death when they decide to
take that step out on the water
you'll be alright

life is so much more
than what your eyes are seeing
you will find your way if you keep believing

overcome the odds that you don't have a chance
when you world says you can't
it'll tell you that you can't

even if you fall some time,
you will have the strength to rise
-"What Faith Can Do" by Kutless

I don't know what you are going through right now. I don't know all the pain you might be feeling. Or all the answers to the questions you've been asking. I can't walk in your shoes, but I can walk with you. Maybe I don't know exactly how you're feeling, but I do know what it means to feel alone and think no one understands. But I hope you know that you don't have to carry that burden on your own. We're all in this together.

Love,
Rebecca