So.... 
My sister and I are composing a series of songs to [one day] record. One of them is called 

"Dauntless".

adj. showing fearlessness or determination

Walking on the sand up the Santa Cruz beach 

sun so bright like my memories 

oh baby 

and it sounds like this

Flying so fast like a coaster ride 

memories come in like a raging tide 

oh baby 

and it sounds like this: 

Pre-Chorus 

baby just wait for it 

nobody's perfect 

baby we're made for it 

chorus: 

(it's like we're) 

Dauntless 

Fire in our souls getting brighter 

like the fire on the shore getting higher 

spinning into the sea. 

Waves toss 

your hair up as we jump now 

we're both so high and we know now 

it's where we're meant to be 

Talking up the change that has set us free

one with Him we're a masterpiece 

oh baby 

and it looks like this:

giving our all to fight the good fight

the poor and needy lost in time

oh baby 

let's stand for this 

Bridge: 

(rap) 

So baby let me tell you something that I know is right

i know that we are special when we're walkin' in the light

but this is not our home so let's not get too entranced

there's purpose in our souls and there's beauty in our dance 

you and I together we can set the captives free 

Jesus is the fire that's transforming you and me 

here we stand strong on the shore of life 

so let's jump jump JUMP with our hands held high 

"Resurrection"

 Unflinching

This love inside my soul

Reaching past the fears

Making me whole—

                   Unrelenting

                                     This light called Sun

washing me clean

blinding me,

                     scathing my skin

as it begins

making me one.

Two on a line

         Twice reconciled,

                Once to their God

                            Once to the child

                                         Inside their own hearts

                                                     Where dreams congregate

And talk about friends

And the worlds to create;

            Dwelling on hope

                   And faith

                        And love

                             Hope against hoping

Against being in love.

Paradox or paradigm

Strange or strained

Found or fine

Great or grating

On my aching bones

As I reach

I stretch

For those lofty goals.

Unseen and unheard

         The dreams inside

                 where seeds of hope and love abide;

                             they cannot be held

so tenderly clasped

           by the dirt and the water and the rawest waste

yet this is where they grow

            in the broken soil—

                      while the Grower stoops on His knees to toil

                                   and protect their little quivering shells

just wait, little seeds,

              for the wedding bells—

you’ll spring from the dust

you’ll shout to the sky

“I’m here,  

                               and I’m free,

                                                          And I’ll never ever die!”

His Voice in my Ear

Look up, My child, 

look up 

you need to be guided, 

to be known 

don't give up, 

I love you 

I'm making you a home. 

Far beyond the stars

yet closer than your heart 

to your self

I'm not unreachable. 

Just make a move towards Me, 

and you'll find 

I've been here, 

the whole time. 

I'm doing great things, 

beautiful things, 

wonderful things, 

for you. 

Look up, My child, look up, 

I know you. 

we are all a thing of beauty...
made for more than this earth...

A Thing of Beauty 

(Endymion) 

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: 

Its loveliness increases; it will never 

Pass into nothingness; but still will keep 

A bower quiet for us, and a sleep 

Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.

Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing 

A flowery band to bind us to the earth, 

Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth 

Of noble natures, of the gloomy days, 

Of all the unhealthy and o'er-darkn'd ways 

Made for our searching: yes, in spite of all, 

Some shape of beauty moves away the pall 

From our dark spirits. 

Such the sun, the moon, 

Trees old and young, sprouting a shady boon 

For simple sheep; and such are daffodils 

With the green world they live in; and clear rills 

That for themselves a cooling covert make 

'Gainst the hot season; the mid-forest brake, 

Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms: 

And such too is the grandeur of the dooms 

We have imagined for the mighty dead; 

An endless fountain of immortal drink, 

Pouring unto us from the heaven's brink. 

John Keats 

The Impossible Will Happen

Nada es imposible para Dios. 

"Jesus le dijo >>al hombre es imposible, pero no para Dios, porque todas las cosas son posibles para Dios.<<
Marcos 10:27

Even while you're waiting for God to lead, 

you can enjoy the process! 

Here is a picture of me in Colombia, Bogota-area, 

blown away by the way my DTS leader got blown away by this mean old cow! 

Kathryn got to her before I could pet her=-P

Then I decided "Maybe the best course of action is

to NOT pet the seemingly nice cow." 

Ode to...a Cow 

It is safe to say I can appreciate the cow

but only from the distance my conscience will allow. 

She deceived us all with her friendly nature 

but hiding 'neath the spots is a devilish creature. 

She lowers her head 

and bowls people over--

But looks so innocent 

when she's munching the clover. 

Seriously, though, nothing is impossible with God. 

If He wants you somewhere, you're going to be there. 

It doesn't matter how insecure you FEEL about it--

Christ is stronger than our hearts

stronger than our feelings. 

We may be inadequate, but Jesus is more than adequate. 

So I encourage you to trust Him, 

even if you're not sure

whether to go or stay.