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dawn gonzales

no greater love

About Me

Ah, who am I? I am my Beloved's...I am crazy in love with Jesus...I am the daughter of the King - which makes me a princess...yet I am just a girl...I am a mom...I am a friend...I am a disciplee of Christ and a discipler of women (my passion!!!)...I am a dreamer...I am an artist and a singer (although I didn't say I was good at either of them!)...and to quote David Crowder Band "So here I am, all of me, finally, everything, I am wholly Yours....and I am full of earth...and dirt...and You"...

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My Interests

knowing Jesus deeply...and I don't mean being "religious", I mean knowing Him and letting Him pervade my heart and life, knowing my friends' hearts deeply, hanging out with my son, music lyrics, reading, snowboarding, wakeboarding, painting, drawing, journaling, metaphors, dancing (salsa), nature, the beach, laughing, traveling, movies, hanging out at starbucks with a good book, cooking, eating good (and pretty) food, dark chocolate, the smell of babies and the ocean, the air after rain, standing in the rain and catching raindrops in my mouth, falling asleep to the sound of rain outside my window, dr. seuss and winnie the pooh books, the warm feeling you get when you've helped someone, the Huntington Gardens, hiking, any adventure, learning, the crazy-scary-but-worth-it feeling when you take a risk and surrender control, that feeling of falling, but knowing that He will catch me...
David Crowder... "And I’m trying to make you sing From inside where you believe Like it’s something that you need Like it means everything And I’m trying to make you feel that This is for real, that life is happening That it means everything I’m just trying to make you sing"

I'd like to meet:

People who take the risk to live fully and "believe that strength is hidden in weakness and that true community is a fellowship of the weak" (Henri Nouwen)

More than a Man ~ Dave Barnes

I should first apologize
Cause I’ve done nothing but I’ll do something
The good in me gets bad sometimes
But I don’t mean it
I’ll never mean it

Don’t give up on me
Baby please believe

Cause I’ll be more than a man for you
I’ll do anything you ask me to
Heartache or heaven
Baby I will pursue
I’ll be more than a man for you

I’ll try to name you deity
We all want something
I’m missing something
Just explains the lack in me
Where I need you
And how I need you

So don’t give up on me
Baby please believe

Cause I’ll be more than a man for you
I’ll do anything you ask me to
Heartache or heaven
Baby I will pursue
I’ll be more than a man

There’s a war inside my heart and mind
Between the hope ahead and the sin behind
All I ask...
Is you believe in me

I should first apologize.

Music:

LOVE IT!!! to name a few, in no particular order... bethany dillon, adam watts, david crowder band, shawn mcdonald, rita springer, the killers, brandon heath, sara groves, lifehouse, the fray, snow patrol, switchfoot, robbie seay band, everstaysred, ginny owens, jack johnson, jill phillips, mat kearny, goo goo dolls, nichole nordeman, matt wertz, some coldplay and foo fighters, something like silas, myself in my car haha, basically anyone who sings with passion, especially passion for God...

Movies:

braveheart, ever after, gladiator, les miserables, runaway bride, legends of the fall, a walk to remember, basically any romantic comedy and any movie that metaphorically portrays God's image and His battle for our hearts...
You are Brigitte Bardot
Naurally sensual and beautiful
You're an exotic beauty who turns heads everywhere
You've got a look that's one of a kind What Famous Pinup Are You?

Television:

Lost. I'm open to watching 24. That's it.

Books:

oooh, i love to read... the Bible of course, Captivating, Wild at Heart, The Allure of Hope, Strong Women, Soft Hearts, Do you think I'm beautiful?, Pride and Prejudice, anything Jane Austen, Chronicles of Narnia, especially The Last Battle (oh, how I long for heaven!), Windows of the Soul, Redeeming Love, there are too many to recall...

Heroes:

Jesus Christ, my Savior...and my amazing son

My Blog

an invitation to dance...

i walk in to the nightclub, eager for an evening of salsa dancing. unfortunately, the lessons started 20 minutes earlier, and everyone is already paired up.  i face a dilemma...i need l...
Posted by ♥ brown eyed girl ♥ on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:34:00 PST

some of my own dirt...

i was just at savon, picking up something in a hurry...i had a shawn mcdonald "a little more" moment of my own...as i was walking out, there was a homeless woman with a baby, begging for money......
Posted by ♥ brown eyed girl ♥ on Fri, 09 Jun 2006 08:27:00 PST

words to soak in...

i just love these, so i want to share... "The brave are simply those with the clearest vision of what is before them: glory and danger alike...and notwithstanding, go out and meet it" ~ Hugh Jackman f...
Posted by ♥ brown eyed girl ♥ on Sun, 19 Mar 2006 12:13:00 PST