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candace is [forever changed]

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About Me

i love my jesus. i love my family. i love my ghetto kids. i.love. my life has drastically changed. i went from darkness to light with one decision. for now i have purpose. direction. for now i have life. with this life i will give. serve. for he has called me by name. directed my path. set my feet upon the rock. This layout was handmade with love by the folks at My space or yours? Go get one!

My Interests

god. club christ. ballet. guitar. my family. my amazing friends. teaching kids. laughing. singing. dancing. running til i can't breath. spending time with my roomie. eating ice cream. driving with the windows down at night. loving.

I'd like to meet:

people who inspire me. people to challenge me to do great things for god. people that would give their very lives to see god move in the lives of other people.

Music:

shawn mcdonald. everstays red. lecrae. alicia keys. regina spektor. christina augleria. lauryn hill. jimmy needham. amos lee. mat kearney.

Movies:

freedom writers. dangerous minds. pay it forward. white oleander. pieces of april. finding neverland. elizbethtown. eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. dirty dancing. step up. eight below.

Television:

the office.

Books:

theirs is the kingdom. blue like jazz. authentic beauty. bible. raising young heroes. passion and purity.

Heroes:

my jesus. my mom. my dad. p. sean and amanda. petra. anna.

My Blog

because you loved

you were supposed to be here so that you could hear that no matter what you do, no matter the result, it's always worth it when you do it in love.  that boy heard you every word you said about Go...
Posted by candace is [forever changed] on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:47:00 PST

i will remember you.

We stood there in the mall. 25 kids. From the ghetto. Picking out their own Christmas presents a week before the holiday. It was chaos. I was stressed out. Complaining in my mind, swearing I'd not do ...
Posted by candace is [forever changed] on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:51:00 PST

that white car in the parking lot.

so.  i saw this car today.  it was like your old one.  had california plates though.  it made me think of how you use to be.  fun.  loved your mom, and jesus too.  t...
Posted by candace is [forever changed] on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 08:48:00 PST

demetrious.jerome.green

He is that precious little one.  The one with the lazy eye and the toothless smile.Often dirty.Sometimes smelly.Always full of love.Smart.Gets his feelings hurt easily.The one that lays his littl...
Posted by candace is [forever changed] on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 02:14:00 PST

purple elephant.

My name is candace and my favorite flavor of jelly bean is purple elephant. -CBRp.s. nichole is and always will be my bestest friend ever cuz she is cool and fun.the end. n.i mean....c. ...
Posted by candace is [forever changed] on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:30:00 PST

if you just realize what i just realized

i realize that i am not perfect. i realize that i screw up sometimes. i realize that i will never measure up to the goodness of my god. but you know what else i realized? i realized that sometimes we ...
Posted by candace is [forever changed] on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 05:59:00 PST

i can’t write

i don't get it. i'm having writers block or something. i think i need a vaca. or to move away. or maybe some ballet. yeah. i'll go to dance class tonight. maybe that will help...
Posted by candace is [forever changed] on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:31:00 PST

beauty

i'm left breathless.  in awe of the creator's plan for my life.  all around me are children.  their broken lives fragile and placed in my hands. speak life he tells me.  love. ...
Posted by candace is [forever changed] on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 11:04:00 PST

my hood

it wreaks of grass in my hood.  not the kind that's neatly maincured and watered each day.  the kind that robs destines and steals futures. the silent smoke binds the hands of those who use ...
Posted by candace is [forever changed] on Wed, 16 May 2007 12:53:00 PST

fancy that.

He sat in the park with me. Told me how he felt like he had to prove himself. No one could tell him the he was doing well. It did not matter to him.   To him he is not. So there we sat. That is w...
Posted by candace is [forever changed] on Thu, 10 May 2007 04:09:00 PST