Get Messy 19 Break ups & Heart breaks
Dear Summer, I really think we need to break up.I just feel like things didn't really click for us, no chemistry ya know? It's not you, its me. I was in a different place and just wasn't ready to commit to a serious relationship. I thought, maybe, we could really take some time and focus on just us, but you seemed colder and more distant. To be honest, there is someone else. He's just so...colorful and makes so many promises of fun things we can do together. And he's really pursuing me, like with a powerful force. He keeps following me around and is getting more persistent everyday. Everyone around me really likes him and keeps saying he's the best season and I should just give him a chance. So maybe. Just maybe. I'm going to see where Fall will lead me. But, sigh, it wont work out, it never does. I fall for him every time I doubt you. He always ends up freezing me out of his life. And he gets sad and just kind of gives up on the life and color that was so attractive to me at first. I guess you can't hide the truth for long, huh? But, after you let me grieve for a period and I begin to come alive again, there you are. Always willing and ready to take me back.Summer, you are my soul mate. I know that. But this was just not our season. Maybe next time around we will get it right and be able to make it last. Until then, summer my love, I'm going to wrap myself in the warm scarves of falls embrace.Farewell my love, farewell.... 
Background was made from a roller stamp from Studio Calico from a random kit long ago...
Photo is of North Korean soldiers from a National Geographic magazine.I have no eloquent words for the horror of what is happening in the world right now. ISIS, North Korea, West Africa. My heart is hurting and I see no tangible way to reach out and do something. So, for now I will rest my burdens on the One who is the Maker of Men. I have felt convicted recently to use my opportunities to travel and photograph things for a purpose. Not just for feet pics (Although, I'll never stop) and beautiful landscapes, but to tell the stories of the people and the cultures I encounter. But this means getting brave and messy and into people's lives. But that's what we're here for right?
Get Messy is an art journal challenge where a gang of crafty vixens are sharing art journal pages we have created to practice our skills and push past our creative limits with hopes to inspire. We share our pages without restraint every week, and once a month we create around a prompt. Go check out these crazy talented ladies who are creating pages who each have a unique perspective and style. We will be sharing our work around social media so follow the hashtag #getmessyartjourna