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tess

It is not about how much you gain, but how much you give away

About Me

loveGOD.lovePEOPLE.I want to change the world...one smile at a time. This layout was handmade with love by the folks at My space or yours? Go get one!

My Interests

traveling.inspiring people.art.music. different cultures.journaling.living for a cause

I'd like to meet:

hmm...pretty much anyone

Music:

Matt Wertz.John Mayer.United.girltalk.

Movies:

My Best Friend's Wedding,Father of the Bride, Now and Then,Shawshank Redemption, Miracle on 34th Street, How to lose a Guy in Ten Days,The Holiday, Momento, The Dangerous Mind

Television:

national geographic, travel channel,the news, concerts on tv, sports, fashion shows...

Books:

The Barbarian Way,The Dream Giver,SexGod, Peppermint Filled Pinatas,Captivating, Seizing your Divine Moment, Redeeming Love, The Journey, Post Secrets :),Velvet Elvis,

Heroes:

Jesus, Pastor Alan and Mrs. Elain,Elizabeth and Jim Elliot,Tommy and Matthew Barnet, mom and dad, and all those living for a cause

My Blog

loving to ease the overwhelming compassion in my own heart...that cant be right

Well it has been a while since I have written online, for some reason all of my writings have been in my own personal journal. Tonight I thought, I should write to my friends- tell them what has been ...
Posted by tess on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:05:00 PST

something to think on...

'Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond imagination. It is our light more than our darkness which scares us. We ask ourselves  who are we to ...
Posted by tess on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 12:08:00 PST

hmm...

Girls, We Might Need to Work on This:"...my problem was this, I found the world crammed full with neat Christian girls and very few Godly women. I would meet girls that were beautiful, and who were ta...
Posted by tess on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 07:42:00 PST

Dreams....

He's there all the time. I can not flea from him.   I doesn't matter where I go- He seems to always be there right by my side.   He makes my gloomiest days worth while- And makes my best ye...
Posted by tess on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 01:08:00 PST

surreal beauty

Have you ever felt a passion so huge in your heart that it consumes your every thought, your every motive; it completely has you captivated? Have you ever had a dream so huge that sometimes you find y...
Posted by tess on Sat, 30 Sep 2006 12:11:00 PST

Im not sure I feel like myself....

Well the summer is over and I am home from Kanakuk. It is really strange to be back at school. I mean it is good to see all my friends- but I feel out of place. I find myself getting quite f...
Posted by tess on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:01:00 PST

reflection

I sit here now alone at my computer in my room, face red and tear stained. So many emotions are flooding my heart- excitied about summer, sad that I am leaving Tulsa; next year is going to be great, n...
Posted by tess on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:33:00 PST

just a prayer...

It is hard for a girl to find balance. I mean I love to be sarcastic and joke around with people but at the same time I want to be caring and encouraging. I want to be athletic and low matience yet at...
Posted by tess on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 08:58:00 PST

a little bit of my heart...

I sit in silence, absolutely astounded by Your love. I sit in silence, captivated by Your beauty.   I find it difficult searching for words to express: Your power, Your love, and Your grace. &nbs...
Posted by tess on Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:20:00 PST