Hello, My Name Is

"Hello, My Name Is"

by Matthew West

Hello, my name is regret
I'm pretty sure we have met
Every single day of your life
I'm the whisper inside
That won't let you forget

Hello, my name is defeat
I know you recognize me
Just when you think you can win
I'll drag you right back down again
‘Til you've lost all belief

These are the voices, these are the lies
And I have believed them, for the very last time

Hello, my name is child of the one true King
I've been saved, I've been changed,
And I have been set free
“Amazing Grace” is the song I sing
Hello, my name is child of the one true King

I am no longer defined
By all the wreckage behind
The one who makes all things new
Has proven it's true
Just take a look at my life

What love the Father has lavished upon us
That we should be called His children
I am a child of the one true King

We Fall Apart

"We Fall Apart"

by We As Human

The worlds on fire but we're all smiling
Though it's all our fault
But life is short so we resort to laughing through it all

It's the battle within the good and the sin
With both sides standing strong
It's the permanent scars
How broken we are
It's the things that hurt us all

But isn't it beautiful
The way we fall apart
It's magical and tragic all the ways we break our hearts

So unpredictable
We're comfortably miserable
We think we're invincible
Completely unbreakable
And maybe we are
Isn't it beautiful
The way we all fall apart

You're a liar but I'm a coward so I can't throw a stone
We're so imperfect but so worth it because we're not alone

It's the wars that we wage, the lives that we take
For better or for worse

It's the lion we cage, the love and the rage
That keeps us wanting more

But isn't it beautiful
The way we fall apart
It's magical and tragic all the ways we break our hearts

So unpredictable
We're comfortably miserable
We think we're invincible
Completely unbreakable
And maybe we are
But isn't it beautiful
The way we all fall apart

The world is dark but all it takes
your love to spark
To set my heart on fire once again

But isn't it beautiful
The way we fall apart
Isn't it beautiful
oh, isn't it wonderful
The way we fall apart
It's magical and tragic all the ways we break our hearts

So unpredictable
We're comfortably miserable
We think we're invincible
Completely unbreakable
And maybe we are
But isn't it beautiful
The way we all fall apart

Isn't it beautiful
The way we fall apart

Ruth

A couple of years ago I was going through a Build a Bear phase, I went to that store about once a month. I either bought a bear or an accessory for my bears. I was beyond obsessed.

In this period of my life, I was feeling extremely depressed and alone. When July 7th approached me (the day my mother passed), the only thing I knew I wanted to do was to be happy. I went to work, came home, got changed and spent the entire day shopping and doing random silly things. I bought cake and cookie mix and I made a cake to represent me and my mom. It was a good day. One of the few I had that year.

During my adventures that day I went to Build a Bear and I made a bear in remembrance of my mom. I picked a pink bear (my mother's favorite color), put her in a white eyelet skirt and named her Ruth (my mother's middle name). I bought a few other accessories, but I purposely left her bare (no pun intended - hehehe).

I wanted to be able to add to the bear as the years went on. Something I could do every year on July 7th to bring joy to my life.

This year, I have plans on July 7th so I knew I wouldn't be able to get Ruth anything on her exact birthday so I went a few days early to the store and got her a tutu. I'm obsessed with tutu's at the moment, I wore one for my birthday.

Ruth is slowly getting put together - and so am I.