Big Hair Ali

Love Letter

2011-12-13T09:12:00.000-08:00

Hi friends, it has been a long time. Time flies and before you know it is gone. I have been meaning to post more often but collage has been CRAZY! As my semester ends, I can clearly see the grace and love of God. He has been so faithful this semester. He is ALWAYS faithful. Take a moment today to thank God for his grace in the mist of your crazy, busy life. Even if we spent all eternity praising our Father (which we are one day), it would never surpass what He deserves. I just wanted to share something I found the other day. It was a LOVE LETTER! :) The best love letter you will ever read! This love is pure and absolutely captivating. It see no limits!

My precious daughter,
I will never leave you,
I will never forsake you,
I will be faithful until the end,
You are more than just "my daughter"
You are my princess,
My beloved, my delight,
I rejoice in you,
You are beautiful,
You shine with light,
You have dove's eyes,
I rejoice in you with singing,
I will quiet you with my love,
Hold you in my arms,
Never let you go,
For you are never alone,
You never have been alone,
I've been with you all along,
Your whole life,

I understand your pain,
My sacrifice wasn't for nothing,
Let me tell you I understand your confusion,
I understand your anger and frustration,
I understand your tears,
And I care,
Very much,
For you,
Everything that is important to you,
Is important to me too,
My love for you will never end,
I will not leave you for another,
I will not abandon you ever,
No matter how far you go,
My love will never end.

I have examined you heart,
I know everything about you,
When you sit down or stand up,
I know your thoughts,
Even when you are far away,
I see you when you travel,
Or when you rest at home,
I see the tears that fall from your eyes,
I see the heartache in your home,
Believe me I know the lies,
I know the temptations,
But I am here,
I know what you are going to say,
Even before you say it.
I go before you and follow,
I place my hand of blessing on your head,
Such knowledge is beyond comprehension,
It is too wonderful for you to understand,
You can never escape from my Spirit,
You can never get away from my presence!
If you go up to heaven, I am there;
If you go down to the grave, I am there.
If you ride the wings of the morning,
If you dwell by the farthest oceans,
Even there my hand will guide you,
And my strength will support you.

You could ask the darkness to hide you,
And the light around you to become night,
But even in darkness you cannot hide from me,
To me night shine as day,
Darkness and light are the same to me,
I made all the delicate, inner parts of your body,
I made your heart,
I know what makes you hurt,
I know what makes you cry,
I know what makes you tick,
I know when breaks your heart the most,
And I know how to comfort you,
I know how to make you smile,
I know how to love you,
I know how to be a daddy who loves,
Such a beautiful daughter like you,
You long for acceptance,
When you were already accepted into my family,
You are fearfully and wonderfully made,
I love you more than you know,
I will fill your heart with the love and peace you long for,
I saw you before you were born,
I knit you together in your mother's womb,
Even then I loved you,
And I was proud of you,
And I thought of you as my beautiful daughter, my princess,
Everyday of your life is recorded in my book,
Every moment was laid out,
Every moment that would bring you joy,
Every moment that would bring you pain.

My thoughts about you are precious,
They cannot be numbered,
They out number the grains of sand,
And when you wake up in the morning,
I am still with you,
I love you more than you know,
You are beautiful to me,
Even though you feel something is always wrong,
Just look into my eyes,
See how I see you,
A beautiful princess,
With beautiful eyes that shine with my love and my light,
I love you,
And I will say it again,
I love you,
My princess, my beloved,
My precious daughter,

I love you,
I love you,
I love you.

Don't give up,
For I see the brokenness in your family,
In your friendships,
I see the pain in your eyes,
Your beautiful heart,
That used to be so filled joy,
It is now crushed beneath your burdens,
But you're still beautiful to me,
So beautiful to me,
I will heal you and restore you once again,

My precious daughter,
I will never leave you,
I will never forsake you,
I will be faithful until the end,

Faithful until the end...

Your loving Father and Daddy, Prince of Peace, King of Glory,
-Jesus.

What a beautiful love letter from our loving Father. I did not write this but found it in a wonderful blog (http://www.christianblog.com/ ) if you would like to check it out. Anyways, I highlighted the parts I absolutely loved (even though I love the whole thing!). Whether you're 15 or 51 God's love is still the same, beyond our understanding. I hope when you think of God's love for you, you are overcome with love for Him and thankfulness. Blessings until next time.

Journey

2011-09-23T00:24:00.000-07:00

HI! I am super excited about starting a blog. My dear sister, Emily, got me the blog and designed the whole thing! She even found a design with a sunflower, my favorite flower. Thank you Em! Emily did a good job sharing a few things about me in the first post. We always joke around and say that Emily knows me more than I know myself. :D

I guess my main purpose for this blog is to share with yall the journey God is leading me on. I know ahead of time it is filled with battles, failures, triumphs, but most of all with hope. I will hold on to my Father's hand as we go on this journey together. Like the background of this blog, sometimes we are scratched and dented, but that is what makes us beautiful. WE are made whole through CHRIST'S LOVE and he finds us to be beyond beautiful! Actually He finds us to be His treasured possessions! I have such a LOVING Father. In spite of all my flaws and failures, I am still the apple of His eye.

Welcome, Ali

2011-09-22T18:07:00.000-07:00

No, my name isn't Ali. I'm also not the author of this blog. My name is actually Emily and I've come from my own blog a few miles away to bring a plate of brownies and a toaster to welcome Ali into her new blog.

Okay, the truth is: Ali has finally decided to become a blogger. Since I've already been blogging for a while, Ali asked me to help her set one up, which is how "Big Hair Ali" has come about. Ali and I are sisters and best friends and I am very excited to give her a little push into the blogging world.

Why am I writing the first post on this blog? Because I know how hard it is to think of the ominous "First Post." When I first got my blog, I remember seeing it in all of its clean emptiness and I didn't want to write anything, just in case I would mess up the beauty with my tangled words. I figure Ali would think the same thing. So no worries, Ali. I'm messing it up for you. Now your writer's block will go away, you don't have to worry about the big "First Post," and you can write whatever you feel like writing... (Of course, you can always delete this post if you like and put yourself through the "First Post" trauma.)

For now, as an introduction into Big Hair Ali, I thought I would share ten facts about Ali from the perspective of her sister. Also, perhaps these ten facts will help to give her some ideas to write about later on:

1.) Ali's favorite Bible verse is Jeremiah 29:11.
2.) She falls asleep all the time. (In the mall, in the shower, on the stairs, in the middle of conversation...)
3.) She plans to save her first kiss until marriage.
4.) She attends a Christian university.
5.) She eats salads most of the time.
6.) Once I dressed Ali up in a Muslim hijaab and we visited the mall and a couple of different bookstores as a social experiment.
7.) She loves worship music, especially Shane and Shane.
8.) She is used to being part of a blog since I tend to write about her alllllll the time.
9.) Ali may be my sister, but she is in fact a Mexican.
10.) Ali's love language is physical touch.

Anyway, now that I've written this long post, Ali's writer's block should be gone and she should be ready to enter the world of blogging and happiness. ;) I love you, Ali. Enjoy.

(Oh, and by the way: follow this blog. It's going to be great.)