Madison's World

Don't tell GOD how big your storm is. Tell the storm how big your GOD is.

2011-03-09T09:22:00.000-08:00

Don't tell GOD how big your storm is. Tell the

storm how big your GOD is!

It's been one hell of a year & it's only March. I feel like I'm never going to get a break & sometimes I wonder if God has "forgotten me". I know deep down that he hasn't, but sometimes I get so close to my breaking point, that I almost convince myself it's true. Today, while standing in the hallway listening to the tornado sirens go off around campus, I read a message from my friend Jamie with the quote above in it. It REALLY hit home for me. I know that God will never put me through more than I can handle & that every thing I go through in my life will make me a bigger and better person. I am without a doubt ready to take on whatever life throws at me. I have never been a big "christian" person & faith has been really lingering in the distance for me here lately. It seems hard to have faith when EVERYTHING is going wrong. Sometimes, it's not the faith that we need but more the ability to know that everything will be okay. I cannot guarantee that everything will be okay, but I know that God is standing beside me no matter what happens. I am a very blessed person, without a doubt. My dad has a great job and makes good money and my mom doesn't have to work. I get to go to school to better myself & I have amazing friends and family surrounding me. I tend to forget about all of these things when things get tough. When I fall, I fall hard and getting back up is always the hardest part. Trying to pick up the pieces of things you tore apart in the process of losing yourself is very difficult and those people you thought you didnt have are always there in the end. I can say without a single doubt in my mind that I have never once felt alone. I know that there is ALWAYS someone that I can call, someone that I can always talk to and that's God. I use to get so mad at all of the people posting crap allllll over the internet about how amazing God was, because I felt like he was never good to me. Sometimes, I still feel like that. God is a hard person to picture and faith is very hard to understand. Sometimes I feel as if "god" is a figure made up by people way back when to give everyone a reason to live. Why should we worship him & only him. It seems shady to me at times, but I know that someone, somewhere is helping me along the way. It isn't about attending church or praying 24/7, it's about believing that you will NEVER be alone and that your prayers will be answered.

-Madi

NEW YEAR, NEW MEMORIES.

2011-01-02T23:00:00.000-08:00

What are your new years resolutions?

I prefer goals....here are mine (:

1.) No more smoking.(I don't want to die young)

2.) No more cursing.(I have a horrible sailors mouth)

3.) No more drinking.(I'm wearing out the fun in drinking)

4.) No more "bad boys".(They break your heart)

5.) Lose 10 pounds before my birthday.(Just because)

6.) Make things better with someone.(Someone specific)

7.) Find a good guy.(Because everyone deserves to be happy & in love)

8.) Start college.(I want a good education)

9.) Find a good job.(To help my dad pay for school)

10.) Eventually move out. (No rush, but it's a good goal)

Every goal is within reach if you want it bad enough. Giving up shouldn't be an option if you are striving for something that you desperately want, no matter how hard it becomes. You can do anything that you put your mind too! Life is sooo short, so take risks & don't let fear over run your ability to succeed. Always listen to your FIRST gut instinct and never make decisions based on the opinions of others. But first and foremost.. BE WHO YOU ARE!

XOXOX, MADISON.

Be Who You Are And Say How You Feel: For the LADIES!

2010-12-06T14:03:00.000-08:00

BE WHO YOU ARE

EVEN IF YOU'RE BODY DOESN'T MATCH SOCIETY'S PICTURE OF "PERFECT"

Anyone get that "no matter where I go, people judge me" feeling? I do, allllll the time. It's not easy to be who you are these days and it's getting harder. People's opinions are harsh and the way they just put them out there makes it hard to be okay with yourself. It seems to me, like people feel the need to be "perfect" and in all reality, NOBODY is perfect. Everyone has flaws, although some people have learned how to work around them or cover them up to create that "perfect image".

Example A: For the ladies out there

~~Victoria's Secret Models.~~

This is the image that society has given young girls and teens. They are beautiful, but so are you. You don't have to look like this to be beautiful. That saying "Beauty is on the inside" is true but somewhat tricky. You're personality and the way you act makes you a beautiful person, but as a girl I can tell you that, that isn't always enough to make us feel good about ourselves.

EXAMPLE B:

NOT ALL BODIES ARE PERFECT & SOCIETY SHOULD EMBRACE THAT(:

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL IN YOUR OWN INDIVIDUAL WAY & YOU SHOULD EMBRACE THAT.

Here's a little story about my experiences of being a little bigger than everyone else. It's kind of boring, but it really goes to show that being okay with yourself is hard when the stores that provide our clothing don't work with us at all.

My mom & I got up at 2:30 in the morning to go black Friday shopping & had so much fun.

I got tons of cute stuff (that I can't have until Christmas) from several different stores and spent an amazing day with my mom which was a plus(:

ANYWAYSSS...

As we went from store to store, I started to REALLY notice the sizing difference. For example, Old Navy...goes up to I think a 16 in jeans while Charlotte Rouse only goes to a 12. Why is this? Heavier set women want to wear the cute designer jeans too & stores have made it nearly if not completely impossible for these girls and women to do so. Now, I wear a size 9 or 11 in pants and a L/XL in shirts and am not afraid what so ever to put that out there, so most of the time it isn't an issue for me to find clothes BUT...

I do know how it feels to not be able to fit into the things you want to. Hollister - the worst store I've ever been into!! I now refuse to purchase ANYTHING but jackets from there due to their sizing. They cater to the impossibly small girls that are a XXS and tend to forget about the girls that wear a large & it really bothers me. I didn't really notice this until I walked into the store and went looking for a aqua blue polo. I found a large and tried it on. I thought I was going to die from suffocation. Needless to say, I didn't purchase the polo....

Someone needs to address the owners of these stores about this issue and get it fixed.

LADIES: Keep your head held high and stand up for who you are. Don't let what anyone else says to you affect the person that you are!

Let me introduce myself.

2010-12-06T14:00:00.000-08:00

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