It's my birthday

i am 25 today! happy birthday to me! 

i love birthdays and to celebrate the fact that i am alive. what a privilege and blessing to be in this world with all it's terrible and beautiful parts. i am so grateful to God for all that he has given me especially the people he put in my life: my boyfriend, my parents, my brother, my church family, my friends. there have been many tough and many happy moments in the last 25 years but through none of it all i had to go alone. so thanks to all the amazing people who were there. 

anyway i stop being soppy now.

as 25 years seems like a milestone and i really like that number i thought it is the perfect time for a bucket list! so here we go...

things i wish for and things i would like to do before i am 30 (in no particular order)

1) start every day by talking to jesus.
2) run a half marathon.
3) see noah and the whale live.
4) visit india.
5) get married.
6) open an etsy shop.
7) read brave new world.
8) get a cat.

9) buy a house.
10) figure out how to live a sustainable life.
11) have a baby.
12) visit japan.
13) read lord of the rings.
14) get back into horse riding.
15) buy a meal for a homeless person.
16) help plant a church. 

17) learn a new language (spanish or french)
18) visit iceland.
19) see the tallest man on earth live.
20) get good at playing guitar.
21) join a choir.
22) plant a tree.
23) grow my own vegetables.
24) kiss at the top of the empire state building.
25) sleep under the stars.

hope you all have an amazing day today whether it is your birthday or not. 

hello world, hello new year

it's been 174 days since i last wrote something on here. that is almost half a year.
however, now, by popular demand (i wish) - i am back!

i thought this new year presented the perfect opportunity to revive this little virtual space of mine.

i am currently without a laptop which makes this undertaking a bit harder but my aim is to at least once a week post a little something and enlighten the world with my oh-so-brilliant thoughts.

i hope you all had a good start into the new year?! i spend the last day of 2014 going to the theatre together with my family which was such a great way to end the last and greet the new year.

today - the first day of 2015 i read most of the day. one of my 'new years resolutions' is to read every day. this year i don't want to set myself some unrealistic goals but try to find ways to include the things i love more into my everyday life.



as i haven't posted much in the last six months i thought i'd share three hightlights slash important events of the last year.

#1: graduating from university. i loved my time at uni and it was amazing to celebrate education and the hard work of the last three years.

#2: starting work for the church. for an introvert like me it has its difficulties to work with, for and around people but i am learning so much and am able to see how god is at work in his church and in me.

#3: falling in love with my best friend.

i hope you all are well and 2015 is filled with joy and love, cake and good wine, good friends and good books and an increasing understanding of jesus' love and a decrease of worry. (francis chan is boss).



peace and love.

it's a new month, it's a new day

things i'm looking forward to this month

• going to the lake district with my parents
• celebrating my friend naomi's wedding
• travel to the eastern sea with my brother
• the beginning of summer. 

being done with my exams will give me a lot of free time, which i want to use purposefully. so here a few things i want to do this month:

• spend time with jesus. study his word. pray. enjoy his presence. 
• going raw for a couple of days a week, and choose wisely what i eat, so it's healthy for me and the environment (i just bought "crazy sexy kitchen" by kris carr - very inspirational!)
• read. (list of books i want to read coming up soon!) 

may the month of june be fabulous! have a great week!

ps: got my last exam today - keep your fingers crossed! 

pictures via weheartit, 

bulldays

end of the week link-up

hello friends, i just quickly wanted to wish you a happy weekend! i don't have a lot of time on my hands - had an exam yesterday, one this morning and one more next week. think of me on monday at 5 - then i will be as free as a bird! 

but for now, here's some weekend inspiration:

this quote on one of my most beloved blogs.

this playlist of happy songs to make your day perfect.

this post about books and people who love them. yes, yes and yes.

last year in scotland