Sunshine Blogger Award// Tag

"Hello, world. This is me..."

I'm back, did you miss me? HAH. 

 Anywho, to get straight to the point, Daminika tagged me for this little ol' Sunshine Blogger Award. 

 I am supposed to say thank you, so....Thanks, buddy. 

Onward.

T H E   R U L E S: 

Thank the blogger who nominated you and link their blog: 

Answer the questions the blogger who nominated you provided

Nominate new bloggers and make up 11 questions for them to answer 

List the rules and have the Sunshine Blogger logo present in your post 

1.  what was the last movie you watched (and enjoyed)? 

Hmm..... probably 'State Fair'

2.  favorite summer-y food?

Just one? 

maybe..... potato salad?

3. last adventure you had? 

The Benton-Franklin Fair and Rodeo

4. road trip or airplanes? 
Uhh... maybe both? I hate flying, but it gets us there faster,
I love road trips but at the same time, it takes too long. lol
So either one, depending on how badly I want to get there.

5. what is your dream wedding color(s)? 
Well, for years it was yellow and blue, but now I've been leaning towards
soft pink and a very soft lilac color

6. what song have you had on repeat?
'Love Remains' by Hilary Scott
or 'Better Part of Living' by Ned LeDoux

7.  girly-girl or tomboy?
Guess both? I have grown very girly through the years, (believe me) but I have
never lost my love for guns, fourwheelers, and other boyish activities.

8. first celebrity crush? 
Seeing as movie characters don't really count, I guess my first serious, fangirling
celebrity crush would have been either Charley Pride or Roy Rogers

9. top three favorite blogs?

 Julia Ryan

A Grand Adventure

Walking in the Sonshine, Dancing in the Rain

10. how long ago did you start your blog?
Exactly five years ago tomorrow.
Wow!

11. how do you feel you've grown since starting your blog?
I hope I have grown considerably, viewing the fact that I was
fifteen years old when I started. lol
I think I have matured in my writing quite a bit, learning the art as I plugged
along all those years.
 My character has grown as well, prayerfully,
into a stronger, better woman.

And that's it. 

My questions:

1. What was your favorite movie, five years ago?

2. Apples or pears?

3. Do you wear makeup?

4. Where would be your dream place to hold your wedding?

5. Favorite 'wintery' food?

6. Captain America or Superman?

7. Do you play in instrument?

8. If so, are you self-taught?

9. What is your favorite hymn?

10. Favorite season?

11. Go-to outfit? 

I tag:

Julia Ryan 

Anyone can answer the questions in the comments, if they'd like!

                                               LaKaysha

A Bit of an Apology// Confession

pic found on Pinterest

I've been feeling...restless lately.
 Have you ever had a feeling of longing, for something you've never seen, someone you've never met, a place you've never been?
 Like there's an aching in your heart for something you can't exactly pin-point, but it's there just the same?

I haven't been writing on here very often, and mainly it's because I haven't felt the need... the want, to sit down and type out something deep and meaningful.
 My job hasn't been going the greatest; I worry my boss only hired me to help me out and isn't happy with my efforts.
 The search for a new job keeps coming up empty, or something does come my way that just isn't for me. Maybe it's me that's wrong? Maybe I need to simply push away any anxieties or disinterests and take the first job that comes.
 But if I have to do something for the rest of my life, shouldn't it be something I love? I mean, I've had a job I hated... I don't want to do that again.
 I'm struggling to find a purpose for myself.
I want to do something that makes a difference, but where to start? How to find the meaning and joy in something that will also support me?

My heart feels so empty, and I'm not even sure why.
 It frustrates me at times, because I feel lonely and moody for no apparent reason; when someone asks me about it, I say I'm fine, because I don't know what else to say.
 My prayers are often simply, "Less of me, more of You," because I need something to fill this space inside me... I need Christ to engulf my heart and satisfy me.
 I know all this, and it's my plea often.
So why do I still feel this way?

Yesterday I went on a coffee date with a dear friend, Shantelle, and we had a good long chat for over two hours. <3
 I greatly enjoyed talking with her, opening my heart, and seeing that I'm not the only one who had gone through this.
 I can't even remember all she said, but I only know she made me feel so much more loved after our conversation. That it was okay to feel incomplete. That it was okay to be struggling.
 She assured me that God is hearing my prayers and He will answer them in due time.
That I'm not wicked and hopeless because of my struggles.

Sometimes a long talk with a sister in Christ is all you need to be reminded that everything will be all right, in due time. 

So, in a rather roundabout way, that's my explanation as to why this blog has been rather dull lately. I do apologize, but there isn't much I can do about it right now.

 I mean, you can't write on demand.... 

At least, I can't. Maybe other writers can. 

So when I come out of this writer's slump, I'll try to jot down some great post that will have ya'll rubbing your hands in glee..... 

 But till then, signing off, 

                                                                                                        LaKaysha