Fly Away

Most people in their lives have seen a bird's nest, right?  Or at least a bird.  Well, we have had the pleasure of watching a mother bird make her nest in our garage.  Within a month, we watched the amazing and beautiful process of growing up.  The mother bird laid her egg, and then one day we came home and there was a crack in the egg.  The baby bird was hatching.
We watched as this baby bird depended on it's mother to feed it and care for it.  Then, one day, we saw the baby bird walking around in our garage.  It was growing up!  Now, we watch the whole family fly around in our backyard.
We all have to grow up sometimes.  Whether it be physically, mentally, spiritually, or however it may be, we all have to do it.  One of these days I will leave my parents and siblings and go off and start a family of my own.  One day I will have to leave my nest and fly away. 
Don't get me wrong, it's okay to depend on your parents, but eventually we all have to go out and do things on our own.  Go to college.  Travel the world.  Get married.  Raise kids.  These are all things we must do without our parents.  One of these days we must leave our nests and fly away to where God has called us to be.

1 Peter 2:2
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

Baring Your Heart

As I have learned recently, sometimes it is better to just be yourself and trust God for the results.  Because of a few experiences I've had in the past, I have been very hesitant to show who I really am.  I'm always afraid people will get tired of me and my personality, so I back of after a while.  Unfortunately, I was only hurting myself by doing so.
Inspiration for this post hit me when I became friends with someone on Facebook (yes, facebook).  I always try to choose my words carefully to try and impress people, but I'm always I put down the wrong thing, and that they won't like me (or rather my personality) anymore.  But I came to realized that sometimes we must bare our hearts, and show who we really are.  We can put our trust in God that at least one person will still be there for us.
So, if you have the same problem I do, and you have trouble being who you really are, then why don't we promise ourselves that we will no longer hold anything back, and put our trust in God.  I know He'll take of it.  So, what am I saying?  Bare your heart...that's all.

My Paper Heart

My heart is very fragile, in fact, it's about as fragile as paper.  I guess that's where Francesca Battistelli got her song and I got the name for my blog.  I have learned more in the past year about the fragility of our hearts than I have in my entire life.  Don't get me wrong, I haven't started this to complain and gripe about all my problems, but perhaps this blog can serve as a balm to those who know just how fragile our hearts can be.
It's an amazing thing, how some of the world's strongest men and women (physically) can withstand punch after punch, but when someone breaks their heart, there is nothing to cushion the blow.  The bad thing about it is that once that hurt takes place, it's hard to get out.  Just like once you put a nail in wood, even though you can take it out, it won't take away the scar it leaves.  You have to get a new fence for that.  Only God can truly wipe away the pain that life so willingly offers.
So, this being said, give your paper heart to God, and let Him wipe the slate clean, and give you a new one.