i miss you.

light up your face with gladness

my absolute favorite painting thus far

i was sitting in my favorite coffee shop today and i don't know why but i was pretty

sad. and i had been listening to different songs and a tear would fall from my eyes and

i tried reading and editing but it just kept coming sadness upon sadness

then i pulled myself together in the corner of this coffee shop and this random guy

walks by looks at me and just... smiles.

my heart was warmed and i realized.

that's what i needed.

i needed a smile. just simply a smile from a random stranger who chose to

light up his face and just smile.

If i die young

Well, it was quite heart breaking to hear the death of friend a IBC this past wednesday night

Chase Marshall

I didn't know him all that well but I did spend time with him last time I visited Indiana.

He was always so kind and funny made people feel welcomed and wanted them to smile.

He also had a beautiful voice and a heart of gold even within the matter of minutes you could see

it shine through. I know he is singing in the heavenly choir now but still sad to see someone so

young go.

It's weird and quite sad I suppose but I've always had this feeling I would die young.

I know i know you're sitting there reading my words and saying BRITTANY...

but it's true.

I want to live a life get married, have children, and grow old but i don't know.

life is but a vapor.

it's scary to think but if i did die i would want you... yes you to know you are loved

you are alot more than what you see in a mirror or in pictures you're better than all the bad

things you say about yourself and let me tell you... you are opposite of the lies and curses people try

and put on you.

Dear Stranger,

I think you are lovely. You're beautiful and your heart is something no one has...

You think of others more than you think of yourself and you try and smile as much as

possible to keep people from frowning and asking you if somethings wrong.

You are important. You mean something to this world. You mean something to me.

If you ever feel like you're not good enough you're probably right. because you're better than good enough.

you're amazing. Some people think you're weird i say you're unique. some people say you're unsocial i

say you're a thinker. some people say you are too quiet... i say you're a good listener.

you're not always what you think.

i love you and He loves you.

the end.

b.