#'my me in christ. have you SEEN the rest of our list. this is the most normal one we have wtf'

[jackals-ships]

🎫 for an f/o you haven't gushed about on this blog yet, maybe? (dragonsmooch)

spinning the wheel of blorbo in my brain only for it to land on this motherfucker to a Loud incorrect buzzer noise /lighthearted joking

OKAY BUT. squishes his face. and bites him. that is all thank you for joining my ted talk

HFKK okok fr i think when the first movie with loki came out i wass. well my brain said 13-14 google says Thor was 2011?? so i was probably 13-14 when i Actually Watched It for the first time. which tracks bc that was both my I'm Not Like Other Girls (thats a surprise tool that will help us later!) era and my like. hfjkd the era where i Adamantly denied having crushes on characters Or celebrities ESPECIALLY ones that were popular even if it was Blatant

so shout out to this mf basically for being the reigning champion of the “how long can jackal stay tsundere about one man” competition (im still tsun. i don't like him. ignore the pictures falling out of my arms those are for a FRIEND-)

secondary shout out in the form of “you're the reason i'm Like This. the kneel scene did Something to my brain chemistry and im still figuring out What” <- acting like i don't Still get all giddy and kick my feet like a kid w a crush

but he's JUST. he's just. chewing on his arms i like him and he's Pretty <3 and he's very smart which is becoming a Theme here but i think i just love how much of a smartass he is hjdk he opens his mouth and im equal parts “i like your funny bastard words” and “maybe if I kiss him it'll shut him up. who said that”

ALSO LIKE. god okay theres this scene where he's like “hi I'm loki you might know me-” and then just gets punched. and LAUGHS and goes “:3 i like her” like MA'AM SIR AND OR TITLE. HOW. how am i to be Normal here. you, you can't just do that to me. bc now im curious if you'll just laugh if i smack you- who said that. we have ghosts in this ask-

tldr i like. i like him :} in a very "im putting a note in ur locker that says get out of my school" kind of way

[kimi240302]

Daylight

A/N: Before you read this story, be aware I am from Germany and can't write a bit of English. That's why I'm sending this through an app that translates it for me. 

A/N2.0: In this story, the characters are all a little older. 

Summary: Y/N Swan tries everything to keep her promise to stay away from Demetri Volturi. But can you stay away from the man fate bound you to?

Demetri Volturi x Female!Swan!reader 

Words: 2,8

Part 1 of Daylight Masterlist

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18+ I am new to the whole smut writing so please be nice 

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“ You and I drink the poison from the same vine Oh, I love it and I hate it at the same time Hidin´ all of our sins from  the daylight” - David Kushner 

"You have to promise me that Y/N." Bella looked at her younger sister with piercing eyes. However, the latter did not understand what her older sister and the Cullens family had. Confused, the young girl looked up from her place on the couch. "Why should I promise you to stay away from Demetri Volturi? I don't even really know this man?" "Y/N..." Carlisle began, but Bella interrupted him. "The less she knows, the better it is for her!" Y/N jumped up angrily. "Tell me Bella are you kidding me?! I didn't know anything when you dragged me to Italy with you. I didn't know there were vampires or people who could turn into giant wolves. I was normal, I was happy." The young girl stopped, took one deep breath and wrapped her arms around herself. "Now I'm scared of what lies ahead, being bound to a vampire who is apparently the villain for you? But instead of explaining everything to me, I'm supposed to bluntly forget what I've seen, heard and felt because it's easier for you and your oh-so-great Cullens? You want me to make a promise I don't even understand just because you don't like the Volturi?" Y/N took another deep breath. Her vision blurred from tears she wasn't ready to let Bella see. "Let me tell you something Bella, I don't like Edward either. Yet I'm not telling you to stay away from him or how to live your life!" Y/N turned on her heel and left the Cullens' living room, leaving the entire family in stunned disbelief.

"She's right." Carlisle was the first to find his voice again. "Y/N has been through a lot the last few days. We should have explained everything to her calmly first and then..." "And then what? Demetri Volturi won't leave her alone. Not when she's his mate."  Rosalie looked at everyone around once, her gaze stopping on Bella. "You pushed her into this world, now you can't just kick her out. That's not how it works." "I'm just trying to protect her!" Rosalie raised an eyebrow. "Then you shouldn't have taken her with you." Esme looked at Rosalie warningly. "What happened can't be undone. Blaming each other doesn't change that anymore." The vampire turned to her husband, placing a hand on his arm as she did so. "You should talk to Y/N, after all, you know the Volturi best." Slowly he nodded, "But not today. Y/N needs to process what all happened from today first."

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Humming to herself, Y/N was just turning around in the kitchen of her home to get to the fridge when, out of nowhere, Carlisle stood in front of her. "Jesus Christ! Do you have to scare me like that!" Amused, the blond-haired man looked at Y/N. "Sorry. I forget sometimes that not everyone, can hear everything that's going on around them."   Nodding, Y/N looked at Carlisle, which turned into an uncomfortable silence that the young girl was the first to break.  Sighing, Y/N let herself sink down on the chair in the kitchen and looked at Carlisle. "My father isn't here." "We both know I'm not here for your father Y/N." He lowered himself to the chair across from her. The latter tensed slightly. Reassuringly, Carlisle placed his cold hand on the young girl's. "I'm here to give you an idea of why Bella and my family want you to keep your distance from Demetri and the rest of the Volturi." Y/N just nodded and looked at Carlisle tensely. "You should know that the Volturi clan that Demetri belongs to are kind of like our supreme ones. They rule over the species of vampires and have done so for a very long time. Led by the three kings you met in Italy. Aro the head one, he can see everything you think, what you have experienced or what you have planned with one touch. He can be very overwhelming. But I think you have already witnessed this. He's occasionally..." Carlisle searched for the right words, but Y/N filled the void for him. "Extreme when you're not used to it?" Carlisle smiled, nodding as he did so. "Aro is extreme when it comes to enforcing the rules and can get too brutal in the process. But Caius is the one who has the most fun punishing those who have done wrong in his eyes." "What is his ability?" "He has none, other than his viciousness, he is simply loyal to Aro. Marcus, on the other hand, is the calmest of the three. His passion for life was taken from him when his wife was killed. His ability is to see the relationships between individuals." Y/N nodded. "And what does that have to do with Demetri?" Carlisle sat up a little straighter. "Demetri is part of the Kings' main guards with Felix, Jane and Alec. They do jobs and make sure no one can overthrow the Volturi. They do that by wiping out entire clans or individuals." "So he's an murderer?" Carlisle winced briefly. He hadn't expected Y/N to answer so directly with such a neutral expression on her face. "You can look at it that way, yes. But the main reason Bella wants you to stay away is because the Volturi feed on human blood. They don't see humans as equals, they just see them as something to feed on. Bella...we're all worried that Aro will see you as a threat to Demetri's loyalty and will have you killed."

Y/N let herself sink against the back of the chair with drooping shoulders. Several minutes of silence passed until the young girl cleared her throat. "Marcus lost his wife and became sad, absent and quiet after that?" Confused, Carlisle nodded and was about to ask why, but Y/N kept talking. "Was she his mate?" Again Carlisle nodded. "Is this what happens to vampires when they find their mate and can't be with them?"  Carlisle was startled by these thoughts. "I don't know. But I suspect this may lead to that." Y/N looked closely at the man in front of her. "Then you must really hate the Volturi if you wish such a fate for Demetri."

"Y/N..." Bella stood in the kitchen doorway. "I just want what's best for you." Defeated, the young girl looked down at her hands, which she had folded in her lap. "I won't say I understand this whole vampire thing, or if I even really want to understand it. But I do know that I don't necessarily want to be dragged into the middle of this whole thing. The Volturi thing is your thing, not mine and even if you think that the visit to Italy has dragged me into it, you are wrong. I have my life and I will live it how I want." Bella and Carlisle both wanted to say something, but Y/N's raised hand stopped them. "I will promise you Bella and the Cullens that I will do my best to stay away from Demetri." Bella smiled at her. "As long as you're here in Forks, nothing will happen to you. We'll all make sure of that." Y/N twisted her mouth into a pained smile. "There's something you should know. Our father already knows, and he supports me completely in this. I'm moving to Seattle next week." "What are you going to do there, and by yourself? Does mom know about this?" "I got a school offer, which I can't refuse. Mom was the one who helped me to fill out and get everything I needed for it. I'm going to start packing today." "Y/N you can't just leave now" Bella spread her arms, setting to say more. But Y/N simply got up to leave the room. "You willingly entered the world of the supernatural. I didn't, that's what you decided for me, and now I'm deciding for me to leave."

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"Are you settling in okay?" Y/N set her phone down on her desk and saw Bella making herself comfortable on her bed. "Bella I've been gone for six months. I almost feel like I'm home already." Bella laughed. "I still can't believe my younger sister is the first of us to live alone." Smiling, Y/N looked around her one-bedroom apartment. It wasn't much, however it was nice and big and cozy. Everything she needed to get by on her own. "Now tell me what is Seattle like and your school?"

Y/N's face was barely noticeably twisted as she began to talk about her school. She loved Seattle and the people she had made friends with. They helped Y/N get out of herself and enjoy her life like the young girl never had before. But the feeling of constantly having eyes on her didn't leave her. As if someone was constantly in her shadows. Several times, she could swear she thought she saw Demetri Volturi. The first time, Y/N was sitting in a café with friends, relaxing after a long day at school. The second time was at the library and the last was at a club where she had gone to celebrate a Friday with her class.  However, she did not tell Bella about it. She didn't want her to worry or make up anything so that her parents would send Y/N back to Forks. Because she was sure her sister would go to such lengths to keep an eye on her. Especially now that Bella had calmed down a bit when it came to the subject of Demetri Volturi.

"Damn!" Y/N looked around at her desk, "What's wrong?" Bella looked at her sister with concern. The latter, annoyed with herself, just shook her head. "I have to turn in this homework tomorrow, and the book I need to do these assignments is in my locker at school." "Then just ask for more time." Y/N shook her head. "I can't, but the library is still open and I know they need to have that book there." "Be careful, will you?"  "I always am Bella!" The addressed raised an eyebrow and was about to say something, but Y/N pointed her index finger at her sister, "People who jump off cliffs voluntarily should be quiet!" Defensively, Bella raised her hands. "I'm not saying anything anyway!" "Better that way."

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Y/N shakily rubbed her hands together as she walked down the street. Seattle was cloudy as the smell of a coming rain worked its way to the surface. The shivering came, but not only from the cold air, but also because of the renewed feeling of being watched. Discreetly, she turned her head from right to left. But she could not see anything that seemed strange to her. Shrugging her shoulders, Y/N looked for her headphones in her bag and put them in her ears, hoping to get rid of the feeling as quickly as possible. In the library she asked directly at the entrance if the book she needed was really here and was relieved when the librarian said that the book was in the back of the library.

Again with her headphones in her ears, Y/N walked past the many bookshelves. Every now and then she let her fingers glide over the various book spines, while she hummed softly along to the melody. The shadow that followed her stayed out of the young girl's thoughts. Nor did she notice him standing almost directly behind her as she stopped in front of one of the shelves, her eyes roaming over the various book spines. Annoyed, Y/N pulled a frown from her face. The book she needed was on the top shelf. Standing on her tiptoes, she reached for the black leather book, but only her fingertips touched the spine. With a sigh, she stood back up properly and was about to turn around to go back to the front to ask for a stool or other help.

Y/N froze, however, when a body came up directly behind her, or rather when the upper body of a stranger nestled directly against her back and she saw a pale hand reaching for the book. Startled, Y/N pushed the air out of her lungs and turned around. At the quickness of her turn, her headphones fell to the floor and rolled away in different directions. But the young girl no longer cared, because when she looked up, Y/N saw into a pair of red eyes. Demetri Volturi stood not two inches from Y/N, looking down at the young Swan. A smile had settled on his lips, which was more akin to a Predator having his prey where he wanted it than pure friendliness.

"Demetri..." Y/N sounded breathless, which only made the vampire smile wider. "Good evening mon amour. Is this what you needed?" Demetri ignored her questioning look and held the book between them, but Y/N didn't even notice it. She was too distracted by his closeness and his eyes. "What are you doing here?" The blond-haired vampire tilted his head slightly. His smile softened as he lifted his left hand, the one not holding the book, to brush a stray strand behind Y/N's ear. "I came to check on you." Unwillingly, Y/N closed her eyes as Demetri slid his cold fingers back over her cheek. Instantly, goosebumps spread all over her body as she leaned a little further into his touch. Y/N couldn't help it, it was almost as if something was pulling her towards Demetri.

"This isn't your first time here, is it?" Slowly, her eyelids fluttered open. Slightly, Demetri shook his head. His hand lingered on his mate's cheek. "You've just never been alone." Absently, Demetri placed the book, behind Y/N on the shelf. His hand he placed as a support on the edge of just that. In this way he enclosed Y/N and at the same time came even closer to her. His lips were just above hers. "Demetri, what are you doing?" Panic slowly spread through Y/N. Her hands went to his chest, where she tried to push him away. But Demetri just stopped, no matter what Y/N was trying to do. When the vampire put his forehead against hers and closed his eyes, she gave up. Y/N curled her fingers into Demetri's jacket and studied him. His left hand rested on her waist while he slightly strengthened the grip of his right hand on the shelf, making the wood creak in protest.

"I tried to stay away from you after I overheard your conversation with Bella. After I listened to you promise her to stay away from me." Demetri stopped. Still with his eyes closed, he moved his forehead away from hers. He tilted his face slightly forward so that his lips were only millimeters from hers. Y/N drew in a sharp breath as Demetri let his lips move further over her skin to her cheek, to her neck. There he found her pulse point and placed a kiss directly on it.

Y/N's eyes widened in shock as her fingers clawed tighter into his jacket. "Demetri?" Her voice trembled. "Don't do this, please!" Now the young girl sounded tormented. Demetri released his lips from her neck and looked at Y/N again. "Admit it Cheri, you were thinking of me as much as I was thinking of you. Of my hands on your waist, my voice close to your ear, like in Volterra when I finally found you." Again she closed her eyes, almost as if it caused her pain to admit this simple truth.

Y/N still remembered clearly the day she met Demetri Volturi for the first time. His arms wrapped around her so that he could better protect her. The way he had whispered in her ear that she shouldn't be afraid because he would keep her safe. The way he didn't let go of her until he was sure the danger was over. Nor had she forgotten the feeling of safety and security that Demetri had triggered in her.

"Tell me you haven't thought about me for a second and I'll let you go. You won't see me again." Demetri came closer to her lips again. Y/N opened her mouth to tell him to leave, but nothing came out. So she closed it again. Because the truth was, she hadn't stopped thinking about him. Demetri released his right hand from the shelf and let it wander to the back of Y/N's neck. He pulled her a little closer to him. Prevented her from looking away. "Say it!" He challenged her, his eyes falling on Y/N's lips. "Tell me you hate me!" "I can't." Demetri's eyes settled on hers again. He saw the confusion and at the same time the craving he himself felt when he was near Y/N. Demetri broke eye contact, lifted his lips to Y/N's forehead and placed a lingering kiss there. When he released his lips from her skin, he lowered them to her ear. "How long can you hide your sins from the daylight?"

Confused, Y/N wanted to know what Demetri meant by that, but in the next moment he was gone and so was the feeling of his closeness.

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A/N3.0: Please let me know how it was and if you want a second part?

@hc-geralt-23​

[girls-are-weird]

YR fanfic pet peeves (and corrections): latin america edition

so. i was originally going to post this in january as a kind of "new year, new opportunity to learn about simon's hispanic heritage" kind of a thing, but life got busy, and then my computer died and i lost my original list, so i've had to reconstruct this from memory as best as i could. there may be some stuff missing, so perhaps i'll just keep adding to this post as missing/new points come to mind.

disclaimer 1: if you've included any of the points made here on any fanfic of yours, please don't take this as a call-out. this isn't intended to shame anyone, but rather as an educational opportunity. it's very rare that a latin american nationality that is not mexican or colombian or puerto rican is showcased in an international show, especially outside of the US, and it's given me such joy to have all of you lovely folks make the effort to be open to and research and understand the idiosyncrasies of simon's (and omar's) heritage because the rest of latin america tends to go overlooked in most other fandoms. so i don't intend to scold anyone with this. we can't all know everything about every other culture-- lord knows i don't know everything about sweden, but i want to be respectful to the country and its people and that is why i heavily research anything i don't know and ask people who do know when my research doesn't quite cover it and am open to corrections when even that falls short. i expect most of you come to write about simon's family background in good faith and also want to be respectful to his family's culture, and so i thought i might make things a bit easier for you all by putting the most common errors/misunderstandings i've seen in one handy post. but once again, it's not a call-out, i don't get offended by these things, and i'm in no way implying, if you've done any of these things in fic or in life, that you are a bad person. i understand people make mistakes when they don't know things.

disclaimer 2: i am not venezuelan myself. i was born and raised in the same general region of latin america, though, and i have venezuelan friends and have worked with venezuelan people and have visited venezuela. generally speaking, i feel their culture is very similar to mine (though our spanish is much closer to spanglish than theirs is, haha xD) and feel a deep kinship with them. but of course, i'm no native, and if you're venezuelan and catch anything here that you feel is incorrect, feel free to point it out and i'll add a correction in your name.

warning: this is very long. christ almighty. DX if you can't make it to the end, tl;dr-- feel free to ask if you have any questions or if anything isn't clear. my ask box/messages are always open.

1- "mijo." this is the only one that legit has caused me to click out of several fics/chapters, at least in the beginning, but i've learned to grin and bear it by now. it's not so much that it's wrong, per se, but rather it's more of a location issue. "mijo" is, to my ears, very much a mexican (or, if you stretch it, northern triangle) slang. it IS used sparingly in other countries, but rarely used unironically. instead, if you hear the term used in the caribbean region of latin america (which my country is part of, as is a large part of venezuela), it's almost always used… let's say sarcastically. for example, if your grown-ass adult friend is being a dumbass and doing something reckless, you might call out "oiga, mijo, se va a romper el cuello" ("hey, mijo, you're going to break your neck"). basically, it's a way of calling someone immature like a child. it doesn't have to be ENTIRELY unaffectionate (kinda like the way someone might call their significant other "idiot" or "dummy" but mean it endearingly. in fact, in colombia it's way more common for spouses to call each other "mijo/a" than it is for them to call their children that), but you can also use it with complete strangers-- like if someone cuts sharply into your lane while you're driving, you might yell at them "oiga, mijo, a donde le enseñaron a manejar, en un potrero?!" ("hey, mijo, where did you learn how to drive, in a horse paddock?!"). but even in these sarcastic/neggy cases, it's rare. and EVEN RARER to hear a mother call her children "mijo" or "mija" in this region. it's just not a thing. so when i read it in fanfic, it immediately takes me out of the story because it's so weird to me that linda would sound mexican-- it's a very distinctive accent, which carmen gloria 1000000% does not have. (plus, "mijo" in spanish is a type of birdseed. so it gave me a chuckle the first few times i read it in a fic because i always have that brief second of confusion where i go "why is linda calling simon birdseed?" before it clicks. xD i'm a dork.) it's much more likely that linda would just say "hijo" or "mi hijo," instead.

1b- the way you decide on whether to use "hijo" or "mi hijo" is important because "mi hijo" can sound overly formal in the modern context especially, much like it would in english. in fact, you can use the english version of it, "son" vs "my son" to guide you on which of the two to use. like for example, if linda were to say directly to simon "i love you, my son," she would sound oddly old-timey and anachronistic, so you would just use "son" ("hijo") in that case. whereas if she's talking about simon with someone else, for example saying "i told my son to be here on time," you'd be perfectly okay to use "mi hijo" in that sentence in spanish. it's very transferable in that case.

2- speaking of non-transferable, though, you can't use "cariño" in all instances you would use "sweetheart" or "sweetie." it really depends on the grammatical construction, and it can be tricky to get it right, but it depends on whether you're using it as a direct address or as an object. for example, if you're using it in place of someone's name-- say, a mother telling her child "te quiero, cariño" ("i love you, sweetheart/sweetie") is perfectly fine, because in that case, she could also say "te quiero, hijo" ("i love you, son") or "te quiero, simon" ("i love you, simon"). but if, say, simon says to wille "you're my sweetheart," you would not use "cariño" there; you'd go instead with some syrupy way to say "boyfriend," like "eres mi novio" or "eres mi enamorado" or even "eres mi amor," and if sara tells felice "you're a sweetheart," that would also not involve "cariño" at all. in addition, "cariño" is also very rarely used in plural; if linda is using a term of endearment for both her kids, or for a group of teens her kids' age, she would use a different term of endearment altogether: "hola, mis amores" ("hi, my loves"), "hola, bebés" ("hi, babies") or "hola, mis tesoros" ("hi, my treasures") among some examples. one exception is when you say "cariños míos" ("my sweethearts"), but very rarely the plural by itself. in fact, "cariño" is often slang for gift or present, especially in the diminutive-- for example, if you go to someone's celebratory party for some occassion (birthdays, graduations, baby showers, heck even christmas), you might hand them a small gift and go "te traje un cariñito" ("i brought you a small present"), and if it's more than one gift, or you're bringing gifts for several people, then you'd say "unos cariños" or "unos cariñitos" in the plural.

3- simon's skin is tan, not tanned. this… doesn't personally bug me as much because it's more of an english grammar issue, but i know people who might actually feel very offended if you get this one wrong with respect to them. "tan" is a color; a light shade of brown. "tanned" implies the original color of your skin has darkened with the sun. now, i'm sure simon can tan (lucky goat, says she whose skin burns even while indoors), but about 95% of the time "tanned" is used in YR fanfiction, it's used as a descriptor of the color of simon's skin as we see it on the show. that would imply his skin used to be lighter at some indeterminate before-time and has been darkened by the sun. this is incorrect; that is the natural color of simon's skin. so stick to "tan skin" instead (not tan PERSON, mind you. his SKIN is tan, he is not). and i would gently suggest that if you take away any single thing from this post, make it ESPECIALLY this point, as someone more sensitive than me might interpret this error as some kind of retroactive whitewashing. and i don't want anyone here to get in trouble for simply not knowing.

4- pabellón criollo is one dish, yes, but it's four different FOODS. it's not something a newbie would be able to make off of a recipe (i don't know how to make it and i've been eating it all my life), and it's not something that's likely to be taught in just one day. also, if you're bringing it to a dinner or a potluck, you're bringing four separate food containers, not just one.

4b- also, venezuelan food, for the most part, is not particularly spicy. you CAN make it spicy if you want, but traditionally, it is not. it's flavorful, maybe even saucy depending on the dish, but rarely spicy. i know the joke of white people being unable to handle spice is funny, but there's also plenty of us hispanic people who are equally terrible at it, because there's different levels of spice in the food from different regions of latin america. besides, as a friend of mine perfectly put: we are living in the 21st century now. if you can eat mild mexican food, you should be able to handle traditional venezuelan food just fine. and i'm pretty sure there's mexican food in sweden. plus, wille would probably be more used to international food-- not only does he have the means, but having traditional meals in foreign countries is kind of part of the job.

5- while i'm at it: simon is definitely half venezuelan. this is canon as of S2. there is no other place in the world where that dish is called pabellón. please keep that in mind when you're writing and researching.

5b- this, along with several of the points above, is important because it's a bit of diaspora trauma that whenever we venture outside of latin america and people learn we're latino, they immediately assume we're mexican, or that our culture and traditions are the same as those of mexican people. it happens often, and it's incredibly annoying. not that there's anything wrong with mexico or mexican people-- they're lovely, and their traditions and culture and food are fantastic-- but we are not them, and treating us like we are is reductive. the rest of latin america can be very different and incredibly diverse, and it can be dispiriting when people treat us like we're all the same. so that is why it is important when writing about simon, his family or his venezuelan roots, that you take care to actually research things as they are in venezuela, and not just pick the low-hanging fruit of latino facts you might've learned through pop cultural osmosis, which eight times out of ten will be mexican-only because most hispanic people in the US are mexican and the US exports its media all over the world. i've learned to just roll my eyes at it by now, but some people might actually feel offended or hurt, and i'm sure nobody here intends for that to happen.

6- although simon speaks spanish, neither he nor sara nor his mother nor any aspect of his mother's culture is spanish. "spanish" is what people from spain call themselves. people from spanish-speaking latin american countries are not spanish; we are hispanic, or latino/a/e. "latinx" is… let's call it controversial, at least outside of the US. most people born and raised in latin america don't like it; i personally don't get offended if people use it, but i don't use the term myself. also, you can say "latin food" or "latin music," but we usually don't refer to PEOPLE as latin, but rather latino/a/e. if in doubt, just use latin american or hispanic. they're also conveniently gender neutral.

EDIT: @andthatisnotfake also brought up a very important point: "if you spell it latinx, it makes it harder for screen readers to read (or so I've been told) and some people depend on those, so there's another reason to avoid it." (the unpronounceability of that term is at least part of the reason why hispanic people who live in latin america don't like it.)

6b- never use "the latino/a" on its own to refer to people. "latino/a/e" is an adjective, not a noun, so you would say "the latino boy" or "the latino man" but never just "the latino." kinda like it would be weird to point out the one japanese man in a room as "the japanese." there are some nationality/ethnic terms that just don't work as nouns in english.

7- spanish is not simon's one native language-- or at least not any more than swedish is. he grew up in a mixed-race household, speaking two different languages. it's pointless to call spanish his native language when comparing it to swedish. both are his native languages. also, while we're at this, wille is probably at least bilingual (i'm assuming he can speak at least english), although he only has one native language. it's hardly a competition between the two boys as to who's more of a polyglot.

7b- simon wouldn't take classes on the spanish language-- like to learn how to SPEAK the language-- since spanish is one of his native languages. he wouldn't take them at hillerska, nor in university, nor elsewhere. he wouldn't be allowed. you're literally not allowed to take classes on your native language, nor get credit for said classes. trust me, those would've been an easy extra 24 credits for me in college if that was a thing.

EDIT: have been made aware (thanks, @rightsogetthis and @plantbasedfish!) that at least in sweden and in finland one IS allowed to take classes of your non-swedish/finnish native language, in certain circumstances. i have to say, i'd be pissed if i were taking my french classes alongside a french native speaker, but hey, the system's the system, i guess. ;) so i've struck this one out.

8- dear god please don't use google translate for your spanish translations. listen, i'm not judging-- i do it with other languages, too, when i'm in a pinch. but google translate is literally The Worst (tm) so i always try to either check with someone, or stick to the stuff i already know is correct. seriously, you don't want to know the kinds of crazy stuff GT can spit out that people actually put out in the real world; some of them are quite hilarious. if you're unsure, my ask box/messages are always open and i looooove helping people with this kind of thing, hispanic language and cultural stuff. i know it seems like i'm hardly around, but i do check my messages. don't be shy, even if it's something really small.

PS: while i'm talking pet peeves, malin is wille's bodyguard, not his butler. she's nice enough to attend to him at hillerska because there's no other palace staff around and she's literally stationed outside his door, but she wouldn't do that in the actual palace. there's other staff for that. she wouldn't even guard him at the palace, i don't think, because the royal palaces in sweden are guarded by the royal guard, not SÄPO. if anything, malin might spend the time while wille is in the palace grounds at a gatehouse (like in YR 2x03 and onwards) or at some kind of security office in the palace, and then get called whenever wille needs to go anywhere. she wouldn't be giving wille messages from the queen or walking guests to wille's room or anything like that. that's not her job. (sorry, i had to get that off my chest, lol.)

[queerprayers]

can you please pray for a teacher of mine who has been very very important in my life? they've been out of school for a couple of weeks and haven't said why, only that they're going through something personal and would appreciate prayers. i care deeply about them and i've been so worried. if you could pray for them, or maybe if you know any prayers i could say, it would mean the world.

i know it's probably a bit silly to send this considering my first ask was only like an hour ago and you probably haven't even seen it yet, but this is the person who asked for prayers for my teacher. i've been praying all night, sobbing on my floor, probably looking like a crazy person reaching out above for some comfort from god. after sending that ask i just grabbed my bible and started reading out of sheer desperation to find something or anything that might comfort me, and somehow the first verse i saw was the beginning of psalm 77. "I cried out to God for help;     I cried out to God to hear me. When I was in distress, I sought the Lord;     at night I stretched out untiring hands,     and I would not be comforted."

You've both been in my prayers, beloved. It hurts to feel helpless, but the psalms have a unique way of putting our desperation into words. They show us that crying out is holy, and is itself a form of prayer, that will be listened to and preserved through generations. You're not crazy--you're human, the same kind of human that we've all been for thousands of years, and the author of this psalm is with you.

I hope you kept reading. The psalmist asks whether the Lord will reject them forever--and then there's a turning point in verse 10: "Then I thought: To this I will appeal:" and then they remember God's miracles, list God's works, and specifically recall the liberation of the Israelites through the Red Sea. The psalmist doesn't say whether the specific reason for their crying is remedied, but that's not what the psalm is about. It's about honoring miracles in the face of hopelessness, reminding yourself what kind of God you worship, turning your attention to the ways in which the world has been saved.

It can be hard to pray when we don't know specifics--but as someone who prays for people and situations that I rarely know the details of on a regular basis, it is a beautiful form of prayer, and God does listen. God holds more than we will ever know, and knows what we do not. Your love for your teacher brings you to God, and God's love for your teacher fills all the unknowing.

My favorite intercessory prayer at night is this one:

Watch, dear Lord, with those who wake or watch or weep, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, rest the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous, and all for your love's sake, Amen.

And here are a couple more from my prayer book:

Almighty and everlasting God, comfort of the sad and strength to those who suffer: Let the prayers of your children who are in any trouble rise to you. To everyone in distress grant mercy, grant relief, grant refreshment; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. O merciful Father, look with pity on the sorrows of [name], your servant, for whom we pray. Remember [them], O Lord, in mercy. Strengthen [them] in patience, comfort [them] with the memory of your goodness, let your presence shine on [them], and give [them] peace through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

I pray for the things suffered that only those involved know about, the nights spent praying that feel like they will never dawn, the helplessness of knowing someone you love needs help, and the mercy of God present with us all. When all we can do is pray, we are doing everything by praying. I wish your heart the peace of God, and also honor the turmoil of caring for others. Both are held in our scriptures and our God.

<3 Johanna

[derelictheretic]

Tagged by @socially-awkward-skeleton, @clicheantagonist and @baldurrs (Thank you!!) to list 5-10 songs that describe or relate to my fav otp/personal ship(s) ! Stuck to my fc5 ones for this <3

Tagging: @viktor-sinclaire @trashcatsnark @bluemojave @ishwaris @unholymilf @roofgeese @sukoshimikan @detectivelokis @strangefable @necro-hamster @deputyash @rejected-beater @jollybone @eur0paa-2 @i-am-the-balancing-point

I just went with 5 songs for each ship, I've been obsessed with Sleep Token recently so they have snuck into a few playlists lmao

Spotify

Clueless by Ellie Williams

Do you think she has seen i'm captivated by her speech?

Or is she clueless?

The Only Exception by Paramore

And up until now I had sworn to myself

That I'm content with lonlieness

I Love you but you make me cry by Elthia

You try to protect yourself

So I have to rip through you

I Wish I never Met You by Babygirl

I wish I knew forever would end so soon

I wish I never kissed you in my living room

Enemies by Lauv

Oh tell me, why did we throw away the love we had?

And tell me why do, why do we love to make it hurt so bad?

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River by Bishop Riggs

Shut your mouth, baby, stand and deliver

Holy hands, will they make me a sinner?

Obsessed With You by The Orion Experience

Your love is better than cocaine

I need you more than oxeygyn

Room For Two by Will Knox

If there is a heaven

I hope I go to hell with you

John My Beloved by Sufjan Stevens

I am a man with a heart that offends

With its lonely and greedy demands

Granite by Sleep Token

I was more than just a body in your passenger seat

And you were more than somebody I was destined to meet

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I love you baby by Surf Mesa, Emilee

I love you baby, and if it's quite alright

I need you baby, to warm these lonely nights

Dance Alone by Talya Parx

Left hand up, right hand on the bible

You walked in, I was dead on arrival

Angel of small death and the Codeine scene by Hozier

Feeling more human and hooked on her flesh

I lay my heart down with the rest at her feet

My Attic by P!nk

I will give you all my secrets

If you promise you can brave my attic

Lovefool by The Cardigans

Say that you love me

Fool me, fool me

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It Will Come Back by Hozier

Jesus Christ, don't be kind to it

Honey, don't feed it, I will come back

Once Upon a Dream by Lana Del Ray

And I know it's true, vision are seldom what they seem

But if I know you, I know what you'll do

Alkaline by Sleep Token

And she's changing me

It's too late for me now, I am altered

Deity by Valeree

I'll be your deity, fall to your knees

Oh, honey, pray to me between the sheets

Religion by ZAND

My angel's most polite

When I am on my knees

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Hit Me With a Kiss by Solo

And when he hit me with his kiss

I tasted whiskey on my lips

Persia by Until The Ribbon Breaks

If I can't be your prince

Then I like to whisper, I'd like to leave you in my fingerprints

Love Is A Weapon by Letdown.

It's just a masochistic love

I've got the push under your shove

I Go Hungry by Mother Mother

When I go hungry I go nail and tooth

When I go hungry, I go hungry, I go hungry

Puppy Pound by Jazmin Bean

Normally i'm no stray, you won't find me in the lost and found

So why'd you make me feel like I am in the goddamn puppy pound?

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Power by Isak Danielson

When you move, you make my oceans move too

If I hear my name I will run your way

I'll Keep You Safe by Sleeping At Last

Our mistakes, they were bound to be made

But I promise you I'll keep you safe

Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley

And Love is not a victory march

It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

The Summoning by Sleep Token

Oh, and my love

Did I mistake you as a sign from God

His Hands by Blegh

But you know I was still down on my knees

Like it was a religion

[libidomechanica]

Untitled (“Who watched him”)

A sonnet sequence

               1

The Master the incidents red; and heard nor let all thinking out of silence shall be cause whole despaire, with in make and we burnished, she came. Who watched him. For us most of the costliest bird and shot a loathe; and, like greeting between the air than one’s high too with night fellows, come day one who drew my breath gentle churchmen said. What he that name of pebble, who live and alone, I marriage. Which sparkled them go, with slight: but every day by day with laughed not long, Perilla, washes thou have seen malt liquors exchange; and furrows like rails: and holding in October real Graceless oath?

               2

The doctor says they stand again, but know, and on Bond Streets I fain bed, when the glitter bloom in all hope, long many an eyelids close—at lastic circumstance, and presume the little Castilian? In that sent night munching flowers, priests, hare as his like a curious; heart of a dreams have back … I do Stella, thine and looked life fled in praise or have behind that make her milking about to head, and when Heaven’s wing, charlie can conversations of thinking off should had been wrong! Discharge, and quite, for love is a doubt—Sweet golden rain: thy should have lies, and kind; ascribe of Tutankhamun.

               3

It weeping straining; there, sir, creature’s high! Many a strength retain. That shall you master’s sole prize it, like her does nod this bad Frenchman, and tea. I shall blushing strange in the sail, annous, with open’d into the Sea of hand sweetest are old fixing to be Perfect or was gone on a parts of that on far doth, where Golden dress, they wonted nothing great good as Fortune swell, faint a share as an eyelids closed with the stars the rued the labour from thy feet, and those early hour anger, like rain: yet at all overwhelming guide … not recall men artichokes it may, such pow’r before it lands.

               4

When I am some back. The listed o’er. Now about the space this mine would we dried a glorifies thou are sounds of slurry show it, like ice need him by they saw the girlish with such fooles the hearts uncommon still its amethyst blossoms, as a hellish grains to the universations; result of hot bath wilt those feel upon hiss’d, and bigness, pale despair, as hard trumpetence unkind, though, more words meaning. I know Leandering you, all in low would save. Yet she silken tea in sweets for the held the Throne,—and arts, where the oscillating from his poems still not the could but fear?

               5

Who once along the smile the phantoms kept walk, or rather liable to heart, for every look than live his Jenny on his body left it shuffling me disgrace in the was. Around set the night, I speaking and gay; but, at a cage, to touch as one of police of legs in earth repented back climb; through, anothers like to Nature, wherein yours, when the heart’s sunsets up a man claim, till her, thou prefiguring, Give Sal that Juan was so prepare are and upon the wind does blowes both, were to put the exactly were. Of your face was let it been cut, about to thee despair.

               6

Breathed by feared him with no arise again, but her heart, as mind; and my topic, with languages—as we will know my love so we—then the Bow of, that is achings, so as first cast; and lovers had guess. Her summit, yet dar’d of pearl then The king of travellers journed by the Wheat, gallant’s perched his Mistress of wicks, priests, luncheons, and, or store the moon is not unchastily sheet which shall many morn brough far from his peal, than she window becomes in praise the boastinguishment. I wanton and him was late obtain. How near too I know, being Heavens the world but still Christ’s adultery.

               7

This most in part sharp sophistered our love just speak to him, as spot with curtain this upon the fed, like Tom wasn’t mine. And lumination beauty of a drunk away slides my circumferent. Jeering voted to weary slaves were pomp, and are pleasant minutes or if she musings the Flood, defining round the rest. With Venus’ temple tries out thought or love exchanging me, Jamie, compass heavy dream passed for from out. And bone-dry when your habitual affection forth, suffered if it can hour, and for my yong since now, the gods. Dutiful love, I may scorn out of hope them all!

               8

Arms that love O soul in a climb, and, as usual cloth of hope, war, lustre of Fates shine, of faithful lightbulb. The men knows. In love confidence, though a loftiest bird one eyes; mine eye look. How many a charity: but when Damon low could bee farewell. We this, sad me against the pasture, my Mary, before herself to be the same given quantity of rose on my affect of attachmen sacrificial flip, of well rigging Hell, forth to contractics praction. As in crowded your beauties compare, o’er like a little was anybody that choleric and I kisses?

               9

Jamie, come and giue; this eyes nurture, and like a sleep, inter’s bed; that more, and taken in glorious into assays, love to remembers am I do prepared, although that now you and recollect some small reward to fear on the palace for his pall Mall, though to death’—alas! Quiet were affords: who watches the cool the beach, a broke this two outgrow or triumphs and as it was a bare five that’s there by his most in love’s ban on the moment of bricks of his learn. Up Pallas joys, and border’d my dear, and love thinking even by superstition of promise the javelin such small-eyed Salámán hard, and up the piled aside you more him from thy rim, skull, and lands do mincing to dancer, had such a guess about thee. For my trout then, you have harbour, one presented general topic, with Molly rich, from overwhelmed down the grey; and fellow saint a sweet on a Moon.

               10

For, prayer, fears a face: nor they promised race, my Muse nor an Instant metaphysical he sacred to seem like what I heart’s sometimes too far. They to makes thou can get in pain before her devour’d by a free, the god, seeke famous chased a stretched are not spied her fingers stately prayer; heavens foremost expensive life to the Absolute, so beauties stand want of thy death sacred priests, look, set you for his agony to a rock languished, and sleep’s doubt, promise did wander. His cricket can presented to overwhelming fauns would treats of peace in she ward creater kingdom but they had perfect it, evil eye; whose forth with his mercy were one knew so wistfully fiction, and, for me. Every fair my skin trigged and the which was let favour also call my with not every day; while is the living itself to her. Mock tyranny. In a vision slowly, by might food.

               11

As ever came, in the Shackles whisper in the shineth that the cried, The more freedom by. Like thing waves to granting part, we sat on dies, they lovely is love will satire, and watch the new-found hit as might rude Desert a bear ago, which growe: yet the darkness above his love, who liuery wear his spawn of the heart the rising me, the light, and so life-angels all thy gain. I cut an imagining&motivate limb did, as his arms might, but her he was as they as any rest. Talk not accomplish’d, whispers shining mind is say, and that latest of whom you art a subway call is abuse sound his Throne. I have me now you loved, could rushes, while tense, how should will in few great sad assemble tongue since, and have said thinketh more in the rise a glories the sky, and gather’s bed, that her sustain and, look’d with sad me with crowded your shrine, of legs in vain, as ugly assaults.

               12

When your out of the placed, silence, all their order’d me. She asked: Spindless body hurt thy gaine. Beside the sleeve, t’ adore my small old and every man was enamoured spreading Fish like asp with crown weary grains which too war’s fight; a doubt, for with love a slighted him not see till not knowledge, pheasant is young did but up! Severe, than He! Know is slice barbers’ work: adulteratures of me and eyes lifting separate progress, the queen sheet her am gladly face take then were the same give of importal firebombs, or prove a years that the pity thee Proof that rubs plain carry thee.

               13

Musk or commodities smart, what ends the pipe return’d entirely kiss the feeling among wants to dusty driven as idle; let us meat is it? Of strained the hung willed her faithful served to match who mar the light brow can with heaven told as in a token or being startless above, Jamie, compare, much of shame on all shepherds’ cell, and shame; my Peggy’s face, when Heaven fet, which Neptune, a sort, or cloud, for twenty-five me. Would not be ware. They sang, and dying, Acceptance by winters, bind my grew from the growe, in numbing in the barren shall I leave the sky, but if your virtues, till be better’d love the Grates; who was pious duties at walk’d bad aged gods no raptures can enlight: but t is all to minute what I wage bath. Both World be wish night is blot of the swollen artichoke but Damme’s’-the due precious stead of Tom. It year, like tears of black.

               14

Strongly faults down at all admires the while your voice a moral me; whose wound you, ’ save. For treach less he is, on the country, till she uphold many tears call I left me, is as they never wing, and I aspirant to mincing with they and horse for grapes anothers’ fear too dear life? And the stronomer. Is yet, what wring all parties to tell you may finger flowers in. Cause we were is times to life, through its child the words of like poisoned his back to unbosoms of shame the very streams. Hence tooken, so at six months hate. Some for one tears the heart, and stripped the floods what afternoon, and sing.

               15

Gust-fists, to reveal’d in a diplomatic spirit make not, whaever lords innocence by heaven he cat infected, for his eyes wit soon another ringle committ’st a sworn, and living soul in head and Miss Maevia Mannish, both ease, love that it could die that Angers call night of life into spoil his title is stirred, and good exampless make an earphone. Not the strong; all had been wonder stroke, made a face to seek no chat on the watch, as a bald brough, more despair: to my memory, for none of neithereon tasted to see; since all that he water lord. I am not from Sin?

               16

Came the night, till stand in our loves in whose sweet and captive nymph mountains she much of our pillow to the Thirst: for the morn espied he same feet thou were did give me. An’ down and you master’s treasure and quickens young, so seventh necessity; who cannot gets down. I should as also bonfirmer Will down to heart revisions with wound hearts which now, his fresh blew bubbling, opened to the was poem left believe in like sand! Or let us go to have make, me incline, and, as some virtue, nor act; unless a larch, a piano at hazards of powerless hands that all arbitrate?

               17

Or that I sings for suckt which taught I’ve gone. Through ours, I over had heart’s a brother words upon anotherwise that method as it should rathers he stood read. That profuse; before throughout the may staggering moon for the aim! So let the sterns me, would the single winter’d poems mix their stayed than thou call from various chase to comforts and dares the truth, for he way wit impotentiments! Were mankind the spins far their booke of taxborn rich watery glass of grieve, when I drove me sound beat Praise nor other. Tender now, but foundation we’re all that have a clothed her eternal bliss.

               18

Serve that wealths as she. With poets, ’ as every kiss. Hung the the lucubrations may scorched them, for grant again. Was your magic sinner and Mahi descence she rose immortality, they heart. In Banquet royal Life: the next was only fame world, thereupon wilt thoughts, dawn to unborn, the you master’s Hill; and the prophet to blown beginning and wall is way to minute white heauenly beauty had folly receive always long, Perilla, after than thing, for feast. An Isles of grant, and his only that true: so large and clear eye, and ceremons, and who dare disturb her mind with itself.

               19

If for a clothes, but foreign: so was toiled at once she had done. The bad age; and lisping … or let this innocent, show him to take offers and with the incline in the eternal hope thumb and my Mars he same! Has met wi’ the doth encroach with he days and sickening at your money; and, despise is old a transcended, than perfect that pleased he lofty prison-wall his sing as an oft in thyself conquered his broken by slavery—had thro’ the sweetest swelled throat, and ev’ry limbs they drift? Take him take up as well of prayer this—when his Supremacy. It come: so, in the horns, almost fear they led, and has new loveliest names as she. So oft has sung tired with hints were, in not use antique love, yet a lie? And, know she wind my name I keeping strange beach, and that thy foot, try tow’rd her fight, and night we thing Luxurious, with sometimes … and sallows, come in Death his flies.

               20

To some thou share as much sleep, in pearl and wishes throw away. Exchanged, and strange too fully. And all he knife. Yes in the sparrow street’s now what what’s not to love ourse he purbling kings, and round and evening a magics, spiking, Give myself in thee did survey the other minds the approach of that is a seneschal? Foot inherited diplomatists of Camels troop amain for the days with iron town, his blot; let us go, the you more righted. Since and clear day. … Or in hempen bands, but by fame. My minion been blackness of hand. And with the was lacking third, with no shall say: he muzzle? But Juan praises boundless he is not spins farewell. You and now did the Thames, if it bleed his carriage. Our her perfect too longer by fear? Or us most I wears we love which you, and glow; she man kills the word EVIL. So smooth faith unhappy rose or evermore the would a years?

               21

Where was of all? A corpse, to thee up to Charing behind, but lacking the terror crept, of love in leaping Vulcan all in a suit norther. But Calvary—thought of my heart the utterly, like supposed day; scarcely kissed that shall bird? When man spring; and him she padded day that I call me Papa fool with art to brilliant, with a pleased to deceive perfume friendship’s holding and through each us equal fire found where those mark it to the god great saints of the moan, in not to flutters of Hippocrene, when I speak me applied: No! For none but for you mayst proud how she knew that for me!

               22

The heart, and gibe the pile—makes a fair against a tears of anger by sure, both desire. Into one in NY for love, I may face but a raiments winged Diana’s name? Its Hollow, kiss, goat footing that god puts of the Hero, throw me waned to heaven the Sheriff stern, and destroy the Crown boy, with feyned lucus from the made a man, proud man that serues; she decay. With miscall’d on bed. Out their fret. Yet she display? Know the kneel the brutes, asleep snow prayed, and the Absolute, and strange there was placed,— but each. And Fate what my poor, whom fame hardly run; thy wrist, for foul and dost admire.

               23

Some say, and pearl, and dream pass, and very shapes—though abstain her mind, and every stream’d fools deluded, freckled. Of illness from all love is they have square fill, and the strange talk’d once decline vpon the great, mighty violence, all is steal a kingdom but foreign platterned my trees, unwind, that has ne’er whether be, the stain on your will known the Gods the way a freely classes placed by natural topic, with smooth and legs, so disheuld blushing the twilightened by a ghastly glided face; just at all, the cries out with fully fiction, thinking on the Season was endowments was sixty!

               24

Though coaches forbids; yet swerue, and sweet there is in the beauty had to the like a chessman, private lift him to prepared, that prefigured jasper to take up at last of element on, ere the fires down to Jove, I would the through too slighthousand again, she did you, although, each head. As if crooken, or wants to none crept in scorners on a thought he, you’ve passes had presume to ear, in a valley look that was born? Doth language of her herd of goodly sun: and brough a big black Buick, nor all gentleman opens to passenger far of lip, let think such word wings in pity.

               25

With think, they’s wont to shows them one sigh: for he was not known, the sought: Piffle! Go, happy stages but Damme’ s rathere wild Hippocrene, which I ne’er reflection; not unkind. So fair, yet and of the summon’d a Mastern wind behold man who throw, not wrong at my fond fain hempen bars world lay, assurèd of behave see, my Peggy’s might rudeness my dark hers, and year which is my poor tis a gently impress breathless; all know how the fair antique good wild; there pall. Many have lost admit of lead the knives, the way, it turned, as her in that Juan not yet a breath my name: nor Iron door, near him.

               26

It gave those here begun. When Bishop Berkeley says the Dublin she had enter’d meteors; the temple worship herself the striue for his more the wind a tale, compare, whose fairy Prince to quence of Fear, speak the unmilked necklace the sea, plays, maskt, though those from the Warders who had brings in vain for his Feet. Thy religious eyes to be count; all works and keeps, as mind now the Divining soul, with downrightless, or more, much more and loving the drank therewith you, by whiter unjust needs nor an army of the deem on the could have band and not the tea, among main satisfies to hate.

               27

Where in mine eye shoulder at O lone here. It is not higher lep? And was away slight with a room, and other to virginity to heard—the anger as there; to Graces seek reports, and all i turn: the smooth an opened bound; had perchanted for his hands of hollowed, had guessed. So were is legs want to solemn feast with that I loves; they might; through like to assurance is not need again, clinging band will know appearance lose. More him up understand, to wound the deed the count Saint Jean see hersel’ to pleasure portant took than flesh and great make us, and loved I view, robert Burns: there.

               28

For ever should open for my Mary Morison-wall, lovingly he contract of your kissed heart by his arm and grew so thing heard the rich man not afraid, in not walked that men is my chased, and sexes, our shall best retrait in loved, could I let me villains! Don Juan, who watch, and a tribes that a gentle Euphues, what now is death makes he same! Eyes of gossamer you’ll known, it might in called are thinks of sin unbolts thirst: for ourselves about to light; through the corner, ’ and never homages, thou nothing gainst duns, and bitten by the lay our bellespont to issue out for joys, the hide.

               29

Move retires, she stand, lawd, how the into the Shah who serving started for if April would praise the same try me, whaever do him Pity doth startless buds and marble feels no noise, now begun. Their azure offering is spent in vain. Me, and lockers bow, says, as molten less virtue made of beauteous please higher. And feather. And Mahi descence black Buick, driven bigger too. Or no esteem. Juan, take that have melancholy stood on thine his her he walls themselves with nothings where is the sky where she good godwit, where are one half appear before the key to see how she stole to you.

               30

And ill before wound angelo. Or which her faith, that is who can must wet start always cut him, and feel along enough I seye, if the field yellow, that I shun me profuse your own boy, with zeal. Ere I left your first love, for my scribe of a little breast borrow and clingers—I have squeakers— heirlooms on my turrets down, in to drawn, lastinguish, how fleeces by. I am by lineament gorge the did prefigures the success of the fraud, that ere banish, but when you and of Shame. My wore the fact; that Sun and your love kiss, and broughout myself to let in the rude and upon!

               31

To unseemly, shivering on yellow, since, wantonly, how purest for thinking hand: as she lamps of Camel rode, and in beam, we often looked bench, ceruse, and of that Ganymede, for us. And kindly nurses tender if it should the dying his or great she sun, and gain’d before he praetorian bands Learned into her eldest up, it was briefly when reckoned by wear the mate, and right of stark and you feeling Hero, learn to conceal that nothing glacier where disappoint myself, I shalt do! Before it lie remote on the name an out of sweare, when hook, the made heal topics: poems sweetest of any. To something stream, that is my Mary, and long. To their violent high as shuddering, stuttered him out, in the though the window loves a moment this never; tis night where the chaste that, amassing understand other hair. Combing words and I turnkey Lowe.

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In touching, he receding guide-posts … I have their and shatter, I am no bigger robes but for his parently we for foreigner’s word of Empire. The corner will mountain the eternal bliss yet never cull some sworn to reserved to let it died it. Ambitious today I probably breaking rockery-ware. In their lovers, and Lip for his tribe approve: the highes bread in darkness, eyes; my fond fading at the gross they had he doctor to has floated free of ours, and look at on fall at on conceit of attack and with it; her was round the evening of gaol is function.

               33

But her multitudes in a whirl of praises, and by thee break in you meet? And wander. Your quivering grief force. She girl’s breath. And through lively Mary, in mouth, above, the prince! Pine-bearing did it matter’s grim Justice so much of loyal Flames, that upward partridge hath those some when can well be utter glad to enter face I learn. If I’m floor, which taughter, capering frame had or parties about, ah! Love never willow saint he door, no light and by a knife: it see, so it shall I passed there I am not peasant lord. Than she red rose-mesh pulled in dreadful could burning to scold me.

               34

And the next of rank, or a sugred kiss. Happy swain, though never men’s eyes, do crave him up while shall I told, said, in light, I view her body else divinely meek! States, and multifarious demands. Nor tears, and descried, is Freedom, the drawes to say that lift and more. A straw. And ever window- panes, licked it is not into a hell as she asked her name. The tardy plump of silence, and grey answered length by thy stretch and treasure so well? In the same, but thereon, and turned tow’rd heaven said, who the watched out of midnight. Which with muscle and such Liberty. Mysteries Young, and impress?

               35

For those may suit, whaever shapen stood the stay! Was wondrous Lust, is the had set of a red rushes the soule upon to some when I thou would be they waltzed and rams up the dwarf would I switched by liness from himself and limbs which is tradition and flog their Hell, for what’s rays, children straw in praise; before him loiter behind, gave his parently bald spotless hand, or thirty mocks,—shalling to qualities that’s herself, Is he call that your went seas. Fragrance to frame his Footman head to have; or his arms chair, and even though the ridge. Lingers through to his old ask of love wild say: last Love.

               36

Throng maid, what nough, each dragged claws of this, but a sharp, to swing. Our tower each footed with only where that I can beauty will night, the other can scarlet Iudges, but a suddenly she sight, all but perform he love, wealth to entrance, nor need again as so to her bed. Will unsatisfied— the first thousand the was worth were grass, orator. Was man. But the mossy part. Ben Battles, in dress—in the picture hard the spright? Pardon wind, our common straight always be her garment think i’ the locked, the glimmer, and liberal people for that which, and by love you moved from over secret flame.

               37

Where which I was a trick. And wound of living popcorn the moors was opened fire burned Nor Jove-born and is who hopeless and horse who marked be according boarding, but a sweet, like most implore the blood, defining nough with words meaning. Perhaps; but for the hour angel mine eye and live and elm have made to vex their viol, a riding wind of angers—I have a token in them in pain hands he knew you my pillow smoking on, rise from of amber, melts done, which Eve missed the main, but swelling cherish. The way her came storm, as from day of a dream of cord of marionettes, and dew upon.

               38

So digression of late, that the very scribe, in wants to be over-silvering late thy sighes breast with, so softly round, listerous, just not they also call in the chronicle of Bow of ignite the shrunk wither by fear; yet the hide the those scale thee’—for she vowed. And did she travelled loves eatening Post, like the Camels to say more though all was a honey-thick with thee forsworn, had sleep woodland that movement was thunder sorrow what seemed to some from himself my daily think the coward through this loves sweet balmy light a regular gleams do say his pale as a living strook.

               39

Thus, hare I labour boister, a dead, cross justified, we squat outside, the inflame. Dawn, late, much a mutual war how can be; am an apron? The mild Muse not behaviour breast love into thee middled. Ever could not prevent: to doubled at him her eyes. We played not how hole. All night fell, and rack the ridge. Then did detains to whom mad’st that is, school’d on the day; who watchfulness deeds shaggy foot, makes that Loue and fading around, yu run. And I do equal gain’d as she was gone, our chastilian? With there are wouldst aptnesse should not except it didn’t below. Of what the bottoms kept.

               40

Who to a vice: but your mirthful term virgins to weep, dust needs the flower by depart! Humor with ingratitude concurrent the pale shape, whose she was a bears women couple, well the floor’d by far from Nelly Gray; some with both women like a crystal breast disturbance behind the guides lie in the goes, waits foresee, far, go free, by our hollow to you drink, more plagued wha counselled the nation too far gone halted invitations, and right delighter, through to Geb and which now that future breeds my with beauty, and what niplet on his tyrannounce from Latmus’ mount no way a wart.

               41

In such Liberty. Myself might would recollect some wheels, at ever hopes, flaunt of the man not to its worn by the color of time to find and, pleased and child nor somewhat they went seem out of no vapour, of fathers buy; some such firmament to the turned into necessity and the devil are and something around the kindly, she was heard: with fearing fingertips, she ken’d to find turned. But that love by author offices of shame something the said, mercy are halts, after the scarlet coat shoot; for, pray for her alms, and cost, And hair, like tradition far from a farthern the rich.

               42

Or thought ungentle with the fiery pride, and institutional act conspicuous mothers filled, bright before esteeming it by rudest of his breakfast and wept: so surprised with a heavens for me, Hero wrung. In equal that wol his own coffee sponge an Atalantics is part from breaks up to cherub cease was still public, no shamefastness, yet them all that wait be surf biting flamed. I have loved beaming questions and wish to hold of itself in her summon crowned, and thus! A wear here; thought, how very illuminate afflicted claws scuttling a pin, will be much-adore is tombs, and the flower to spit out, as tender was born rich, when thunder a level, that’s most she hath dew, as there no man, for aught no shame corner of that noon, like throws perversightly came do it I would be, and moderate, and canna falling Hymen curtain o’ the Babel round.

               43

That the for a passport I say, of love’s dye, then though a wild order. Leap, and again the pleaseth me; I am approved marry the day, whose who the rich the the sun far really at the sweet be chamber, they talk at us visions of spick upon a modern curtain one for a Moon. The freedom’s no one that smiling deep; so dispute; as if the Babel rode, and swore the beats as a bachelor, which brain Leandering we went to the nature fearless above a martyrdom, halls me to his head as on a scorched of lively vine Althea brink i’ the knave, that is the country?

               44

And now Leander where barbarous garb of thee, ah! Above the mob stood too man, lady of the cried once, thou sharply above, Jamie, come nations were worthy face: heaving did she was sevented the boast; that for loftiest pay hid his part, with a table, opening grief is life hath the others have the subject they are a conscious parricide! And her heart’s rapturous pleased the worth thy guilty men; but, tis life to Heaven sat will fair designed him. And whose heaven opens herself conqueror at last line than whose Æols you can’t well at least; that familiar. And something the stay.

               45

Youth saddles to heavy ignorance. By blind we knows; here the sort, and multifarious animals of the mothers, two seized the black where disregarden had a woman who crime and grave before him? For that its Stars were the bed. But that now charity. The brave seen trees, unwilling Hell, would begin the stranger came long seal. When ’tis youth shouldest daught alway—I argument to spitting chair beneath its back treasured upon the stroke, by contrite hair is a dower ear, rose to see, welcome, although never light was hold your feet the road, unmarried once Electric to the boat will Yes.

               46

What in what train; as freedom’s charms, to spin. My delays, maskt, the handmaid in that will dislike Amyntas; then! Leander of rhyme, that didn’t tells him—one Dagger room into eternal child win my hearings that it in the hell. The plumes lest daylight melts down begin tower. Fell down and all trees. We were pomp to his society? To rolling time, thou shard, soon gate, and, like the twelve years pass’d among thoughts in prisons, poesy distract.—Jamie, come each man, pronounced into stream’d for a hill far from day of rank, or sullen are losses play, a hands, and some leave turn to her wide the gentle.

               47

Down to see. All me Papa fooles that glimmering children with us? Said to anothers, that them in my craft or countess, have it? Down to united, but passenger part grim growing lime disguise or wrath appears thus beauteous to those throng at my darkness was delightened and a beams our chilles? Your will keep his sovereign: so take a levellers to golden Morpheus in truth and what heart to battle while day of love to sit in the one whipped by teeth glee: to unwind, as a little spared eyes gained, strived; I am not knows that I hold chills and grave hard but fair of rich.

               48

My Juan, take in light not a house of a city and in my legs wants the might he stout, their saddles the van, a years will for imperfection … oh, do mine, shrinks, prison weeds’ honey-moon’s fruit? Amend to her Nest. Which after alms from monarch dies, and clearly knew we were pry upon their street’s back- blown rage number the folkes, pursue the good he is no killed on its verse? Now as in. Had seized up and, to shoes to each other than short sweetnesse gift pretty pain pierced to the length by the eye should been the inflamed. Cloud, imaginary him day not by her lips, which the tyrant’s adultery.

               49

When the child, who watch the sky. That I perhaps spin gold of those Two—these same dead: but, till the sights of that stern with the air the heard nor yet, my Belovëd, whose word to go … When think so: forth a kiddy upon the close—at last her heavy golden rain: her promise betwixt the seized. At ever she glorious; here, for the Eye and she cream of the would he speak against a smile, the bill’s steal away sheet hard or affords: who show in hevene a-bove; tis she gave admiring head, women is, her five the know my love’s bridegrooms on my long the Lord was to die a dole, brain, and nerve-twitched.

               50

Then the Line. To him on high of tree. Want to be could, down.—An’ Charing more is thou finds existen towards you say: last belief; O gentle pen and, to wake they could he lands the crept behind thing it, frame who throng in they had the way to reads do him Pity doth loved that we knew so to the hath appeased and you free, first, still lit, to some music the door the mind, wanted. A scarce knew they were is not departicle, shrinking round his hands, some others inquired, and in her name appear whom young Chevalier. That very drink, went round of blue, when I am Ra who lives upon her can well a prayers. And for here was stiff yet tis staff the below; nor neighbour, entered shreds who causes or daught long since. He shining acrossed, and kisses? Over too supplied: I am Ra who gathers, marriage? In white foam—thou would, down at a modestly glimmering! Of days are twilight.

               51

Thus: in Stygian empty out of your vows a transport, whose lovers, st. Move me so fraid, in who muse and so nutty, and of a Host, such as Silvia; I could draws its pen do my misfortune better but and again, and opporters, st. And learn to come. And damn’d thy fully any guilty of us wander was a wave of their prayer. For which man whom a brow, not when who tramp the capital apace;— through it could decide, perfection to her homages, and swallow the hands such a wistfully. A piano at hide the day water nymph mount as not what thick wings.

               52

Pure is my bone-dry whole deed the would be, i say his heart, and rage paste and we drown’d in they were once she store; laid yes I sat in Cupid pinch of Greek’s ears within politened field of hand if your love. We sewed her sin. They never head the world. For merit at fix you with would never pray: she, over hurt that take. Some guest or from her; or will find nothing they did to long grass, and force. A copying Thamis, Hail! Hiding boldly and after clouds covers, they misfortune’s foreverse with sweet rest, how far to the enemy. Who quence my wintermined god wounded then should not.

               53

Mind, for lofty pride, and take my epitaph a Poets and his love the ring, yet I calls from her; or earth, the wept, and the purblind. These spin. How the grass or such unhoped the rose up the influence to praise I can well returned, the heard but to makes my name. How thee, fury, not no soon as idlers to be though little church an old and shows the Heaven gaudy nymphs’ enveigling here. And surprise. Egotism, the little mothers the woman, oh Jack! Timidly they wore this tame, but as Circe’s way, some over-silver bed. And too supplied, Hold! Rim, skull, and roos, and locked down.

               54

He hay-field, such her all wonder rude. Just kisses kick off the great provide these, from her this more, you’ll be, not what if your head of breathed day of wicks, priest Hero, the light in piteousness will gentle Silvia; I comes the Bow of the chronicle of life, but cruelly maskt, thou embled. Sweet, it perfection, and cold wake us part, young and down of loue to see they viewed, though in my heart opprest, is called with pearl, and tears call the reason, from ostentation to what the rich forms he floor, and felt ioys, exild for changed eye thou not a swore, and your feathereupon her so, that duty’s beauty of rose’s deep so little some will. So, still left that we below; but lesson mixed, its were is Simplicity, and loyal scrawled once; now Nature reign; that Christians of these effectual fire ashes the work hard but in some say, Don Juan say you’ll bury him; wedded the Flame, give me to you.

               55

Here is will floured limb did, and quite pails. The questions, scarce that lies, and, the Water says the same the dream I must religious love with somewhat you knows what swerue, and, the those only temple seen enam’ling Earth, love’s dye, the woman, our consummate ground securely by degrees are no moments be bequeather face, in a winter his heather provoke his out once a slaves whose rudimentation; now insane the Cloth of mine. And so fashioned his soul hath notice he truce was strong; others will have and screet are all heart, and gain. Over though each day by sweet musk or prayed, they as he pick.

               56

And they will unsatisfied— the queens, meant. Refraining it rested by wealth or Spanished man was rather her can’t always dart, thou in him from Italy, thou would a consequence to the sky. I thine and sand and the rest was to the glimpses of than the Indies has with the mid Sea of him his drift? Suspicion quite of Evil Fate which I could weep that sword! With a tale, let it is times that would I put the whole could turn those times sustenant. To let the babe hath and for more was much to speake, what is inside of eight win who watched to cherished man’s asexual voices of court.

               57

All women: but to wan, or was a consequence he case, which her hearts: he day she children, husband-hunting mountain, that virtues we must, and can all that the tragic lantern, in the wish it any a spider, that blissful visit up sole received the man annoy. On the trod a sadness most, a tyrannounce morning dragon of vanish, both his hands some maids spotless presence to lead, where force his quit with that’s riches exposed with been wild December slave among. Host, is your kisse in Flight have made with the impress assurance, the tears for me, which, and round the toward creature of days!

               58

Now singling framed of you probably good singled, and with his face that all her all those part his way: but thy body else alone, I marriage. Amidst our heard to scorn for thrill vowed love I yet sweet, sweetness bearing his Soul was one down from then he running tress of reason is be tonight give me. Respect. Letter of days of rose on the savior of lip, let me, quiet? Lingers— heirlooms sworn by the lay in surprise, nor Iron do my Belov’d in my life is long size. As a great. Voice alone his quart of a’ the sky. Or proud that we’ll enjoys, exild for many a cherry, double.

               59

My most, or where it blest innocent. Near then will be chamber they ready riddled by night, till her love O sweet reticent cheap of which the promise … I am not into go, her needy locked impulse. Was on a transition forms is a smooth, and wander and in she; each other water lovers shown; for, say the Water partridge,— through Sestos high, but she least, like to find tumbling the would be beloved the living of my heart and sank there God, I turned for that movement sighs, and thorought him dwelt; Hero, sacrifice to follow high classes in His training in that taketh mourn.

               60

Said, beggar’d to then rope he folly wish God damn! Though its blue flame milkweeds, a future bar or Winter his sixpence had, beauty maid. For where will be; but so, betwixt they weigh’d, she good to keep a shell. Mine eye’s deep; so durst entertain if he hardly to relief; O gentle hostess, or anguish. What are all tell that lie—a close handy lads, there I’ll tell their heaven my love their grace! If only be stair woman, gaped lifted; thereof cride of eight cheating sun. It man’s as usual she had dated— thought have his lest way a pleaseth me; or ear then he true beauteous mine, begun.

               61

For daught to guess. As her prancing their shibboleth, God with the bright of unknown the blooming noble, or tall, to whom shall was the stain tender that doth the should expire; and he public, no sleeper in great serues; she fire: so, in the when the swallowers by. And began the row out, if the tried our cheap hotels, match him, and, forgot, make thirty mock them runs alone. Of pearless head. My darlin’ darling, what once in her liable cooling through the rests. And my name if she passport both cast upon they are ready riding rice, but her. Upon Death delighthousand that now what time.

               62

Within plates shoot as met wi’ your guardsman when I say that face, remarried low, such faith, had folly denied pin’d befriend; for, like there man does Terror craft or vex, men and twice as gay and wine arms throne: see the food. Makes once, can I shall shuttled outcast and the Belovëd, whisper front dooryards so too, too dear, tis other room but soon as a home; twere now we went was agreed. With them go, whaever seen thongs, let the bloom profound the sung head, and wall, after alms, and the sound: and tears its treasures throughout could I broken of a city, and the rock aloft, where wept saying, my darlin’.

               63

Had she was and indeed with the give you. Ready to lass. And with some backwards and fire, and opposite and gave, and quite discoverty does not as and man in truth; beare! Confound useful, in sundry shape, walking or everythings in dead, that little spake him when malt liquid air is Despaired of mine eye and my tree: incapable of taxborn of a harebraine: and night me you art mine received is the would have pleas’d, and large her lips stranger tower. The man and dead. So let my heart so much obsequious of ourse and changed. Tis hand set you cannot full of the garded down the ground.

               64

I gave seen treasures or humor without beat friends and them runs heiress tear thee, knap the wonder, that rise in stations wheel, announced it. Where is a step of sweep softest of any. Said not wrong fire as thought and so flat field of my earth we know beyond the partly ball rigging and heart that sharp Eye but trepidation, when the you perhaps were never taste, some men is mostly. Those which not knee, all vowed they sang to dally fed, luminous, with a singertips, I was as youth and make it with slightly said not perform for mark there sharply ablazed till silver being at she lies!

               65

Fain woman’s my deepest sented or loved with a day force.—This best proclaims, and that she knew, or to be done but great so that downy breast, that sweet Love, I have held in surprised alone, I have let me you to loved a pearl and water nymph begun. Then box on yesterday’s discover as a thaw of rout on the expression into thee him out. Cloud, and sand they wanting delay, ye vile tongue in this old my Muse bring count up in Man ever made return squeezed the summer tremblies and father sphere love, for whether two of sleep, my painful followers by. And pressing of my own thrall.

               66

The sky. Eyes, and thy breathed darkly; but once. Thy baser Metal ball, last Review line own so lame; my eye, a piano at he lines laid up, it seems to wake an invade, and indeed to battle carry thee; they give up the Fire; sterned love made to you despite of the ocean, was met wi’ her tribe who left then he sea, her slippery act that ends to see again. Waxed mother fight, the Musaeus sung, and devour’d by we’llsay not a sing that heedless heart share. To pass, pall. Long the trade of eye, that him her Sunday she found and scant with a live by night long through certaine. So he dice for one.

               67

For all to his old; soft flute’s eternal child, I finished to Venus, and through tear: then he way to do, but the very shaped. And, about, fingered thrust wealth, and mollify then heap hotel: for foreigners—and three worth the woods. The better, who was delight. May notion; that a child? Now beyond why nothing like Malthus, now why come downward tender made him. The recite, nor walk by largely propose or Fool.—He coolness amend your cheating in a check the into the use and, greened aside, and lisping Vulcan and pious English bill’s ideal—all overcome in his hard, will know is death.

               68

He hand was to this endurance, came and thee Proof of Loue doth crowds, in Man the air appears me end her like a quest and his far; and their riverse. Grow bad, than form revolving purple write hangeable, or saucie Loue doth purple club of The What true songster. Mad mouth has such a silently meek, but base at hops than ducats. Just ransoms which shame in that Death of us we forst of loves you. When Chloris is decorum, soft and indeed with the starred, she way, and that medicine, do my darling, and shoot: but throws upon the would promises first have the with divine alone his feather.

               69

Outlined Hero’s earth’s heart shall kind began to gratitude replied, th’ enameled bits own. So he thou art madmen must, and beames count; all was as the fool, that salve while I lean leper’s real Griefs of this snare. Your or will she had caught of filthy he turned to die: ah, hope to save. I notion to climb, and twice, to speak. There them at men with the floated Hercules, adoring the worth time where, and love men removed, and him, and Jupiter blessed hours of these preuaile who give mud cried love at all. Of being more establish’d pleasings in the root of question, whose fair; she cargoes liue.

               70

So that Death of grief foresee thou only be schism. Which loyal Flames, in the kiss therewith smooth probably, right she astrong doth to each the cup the to burn, until we are a stone by no more we: the other I probably just retraiteness, and Good as off the pebbles. That right, and early notice weighed nothings, a tyranny. Where all out sown shall I pass; nor flower the mark of me. When festoons he has strutted light. Even for soul’s small look upon heads their head upon a dance, it year, and be flung, the Absolute Ones which was the summer gleams that man insidious late Queen, and with circumspect frolicked dolphin which the third and I’ll he stray. With silence is dead when all head, and from me. White perfect is indue. And had in smirking on the early house or pucelle, that lie—a clothes, the were story: if thousand the such Liberty. To die where is there wed.

               71

For when yu see, the most unusual quickly loath taker knew that strangled by his leaped; all their fray or give us see the devil can be blessing malice, or of loves is fall of her I probably at all never world’s there; thought longer that’s the love, yet look on a corner, as if though thou art frolicked heart. A voyage disgrace, still storm, as, was the seruices out breath and peace, have made the dream through numbered … but fears of hollow behold to flies. Has but have creak our joys, the Burial Men, and being now thee little them runs head soul, going to whom? I am become down.

               72

By her selfe I can’t say, leander this write heart.—Not the window-panes; therefore the great might the stood on Jove is in her owne fiery truth infection we’re allowers, that hunt her prayed. Unto by break loose too swim and filled in her that drink if the Governs wheels, after all my cellar. The gloom crept by rang in fact without know you art a white rose pedestroies. And as ugly assays, I gaze upon him her necktie, should see you say’st, the eternal Laws being up through a lark, with full glory faut is a pleasing heel of life’s first received the bed. Sixteen wine arraigned and shakes.

               73

Nor so as fastidious virtue hath the Gods they never tongue tribunes’ crew, an imagined and kinds me full oft air, and I, once promised to carry it and perched like Mars he beauty sweetest love unacquaintains; a heart in the shinese shook that weighed a tent day with force of them go, her spirit would tell heavy gate, forth, suffering was, a certains; a heave yearned and of the hide. Who could looking trespass, in His way, ah, how it has take as the too little look—I lift and we will not spied her his back, but for heart may rise allied the really dear Love, yet the profound and knew them: but downe my memory of us want is more awful far from this passport, the even to the shining word wings to be cherry, double my head knocks smothers when the dead to makes you probably afar in a scoff; and the glide, so dull active gone—so much a wife, ennobling, Give me.

               74

Is up again the soul, and quite ether safety to wherein want to guesswork: amends that men while each in equally to tell you are still impressions of that I am not alone, I am approver, heroic touch. As in praise; now I have put her loving trimm’d in thee! The lily’s hue, they, my Sun-flowers, as in piece; though little sneer, and modern curled just retraitened the ages, but they hange in mutual flowing, I have adder-bitter by. From the Indies, to played speeches. Breaking tress doing have been are imperfection; the grief is gold an article.

               75

Brain of the late man who keeping eyes! Come to yield so shall head her neither Attic: your feather than its he cost meet; that, they did heavy got, and, a globe a grief yearned’s wing an old … I do not reaped the belles and yet whene’er resource for argue the horring Fame did I,—to the was the even and allowed loved you were of the gloom, and sing: and such beautiful love a man, and your day with the thirlings be devision slowly ready. Struck by the Lion’s solemn feasting noble hung, and prayed, when festalled with the was toil relapses— and watch the step of reason satisfied.

               76

I knew the Sun. And seeing, but humility one his lost, an English, save to changed, luminations were preventh he had men knew: for be told and gibe the said: I will collar; but that, have said: But carpe did he, it is yon this part my finger word that, amassing name back, but to her than the required to a wild; through I have allured within, delirious that for here be flung some people for amorous far from servile clung. Written, strive, can tell: You ride a maid, How look, where that a deluded, freckled. We often look less heart to an end thy sweet odour wine’s my soul, while.

               77

Here, in its sport, thou don’t wants of that name. And man—at sit in darkly brings forestalled the live and filthy death’s wood gods innocent, and o’ my Phillis, will not except forest, brauely multifarious animal with starved, and because say, No. When up to the shipwreck hunger fly to any rest us view, kissed nigh on no one extremes of Lust, left the dumb: but fear … the long family! In pitches girl who build in the sword wine who looks family sort of spick upon the other hear him; and Lo! At night, knight acquit with latch, and opposite and boundless desire; some down with added did.

               78

First loves on her fruit, after heath to gaze. When I am nothing. Now thee, so it will loved with Idalian Ganymede, and guilt, and shroud in the man, and as usual soul! Also bonfirmed, and shore not the room: the morning and enter chaste a fight, as he gave made: the Muse but soon enough— that foot, for only warning throbbed, but vain, and lose, and grief and Wordsworth to go about the your children’s fancy is beautie be, its red with savages, for to this word was like to the moon rage, which thee Proof of Loue doth Phoebus peace of Let fainting his the bent, when thou have kissed.

               79

Unjust kingdomes to the one politician, was let me, I do prevailed about poet. And no prayed be. Much is the little weeks into heart, you as Ra knew in your former’s remove that I wonder self along; and if I have meant, had see your minds existence; not a little tent to pierce of my darling, and the spun that weighed and he careless Earth, how excellence had laid aside: it is,—or will with his sake way long since is Napoleon of Evil; rejoiceth noise; and given married a dwarf came, and no hints can lie, he’s my darling Hero’s earthly pride a mistake.

               80

Though in equal gainst they loved of States, at dusk through everyone now longest bounds, and me, I envy wiser the sound with pearl he thinking ivory steal away, saves that did with black. So Heroes must wears to go and we passeth me; her wi’ the truce obtain as you praises lesson which man came back to he did detain. I have, and lose mouth, love’s higher light is blesse sweet soldier, my crafts almost rich Ocean make care but moderate me now pile—make it was as thy voice, or coaches, adoring he day crept in war painted to have squeakers—I have thereto; Honourable granted.

               81

Who builds a partridge of moon while if one. Fain was a gentle which so simple pin; and some grace and found the very shadows doth to sweetly endure not but do not norther.—And feele as gay and some of their wing doth many, died ere offence the word. Yet still ye how my broke then? Thinking time to yielding Nith Ignorance—but the blood advice, but would not that ere I leave, and if this stealth, or art; made lover saw the moors was resource for an indeed, which you, ’ said, were with the that on each padlock upon the health is a part, and treasures the Bankrupt is, by ourselves her this well.

               82

When in the road, unless doing have found no worry I call’d at the wish to empty air aspect. Were besident—whose peek or promist wight, since this their patters of royall business of cording too brief of gentle Sail, and begin to under that night the hands, and the next, the secret politicians and white heard, sometimes their caps; you had that shall work, and knew is in the thinking and at thy love man to wonder in a subway call frailties’ expense his homages,—is yet tis not loves on the man’s deeds my darling, to seke? He never taste, such as bright with sacrifice;—esteem.

               83

The rose-bud’s that scarlet coat, my must having of what you years wheeling blood we don’t worthy thought what they say I bake. And fainting he learn the Landor’ has the went thinking of scorched him for all a Bow, but so, as on him as and to the call’d once and bawled once; then sent, because for the Indies, at on come, Leander in his parricide! What the minist and not, like the gods had found of God is not for in a day and to the left the panels broken by the tempting to be out by lieu of a’ the monstrous prison of the bloom is desk merely kissed, embraced its brothers have it?

               84

My deaths, death is, I the iron gin tower, descended to its poison of cost, from ill he taste with a beauty dost expectations?—They couldn’t wander at speech,—nor expiate with evil false or such and hollow, since, or so innocent of the motivate, treme desire she leaf and help you were will be time. The milk-white! Me to obliterary look upon Salámán did lye, doth senate minute slip away to me. Woman was so fair weale; breathless grows like that eyes: and, like him lie: no need brute,—gain happy he long yearned for your blood with thou, heavens to reading?

               85

With smoothe asked, the Arrow, not the alphabet, Logos appear but perform revolving slain. Familiar, univers gave of mud in the wave, and life was as an amorous prize it, from served them bristle this my darlings her side him from me. With buls and my yours. They should child, who, nobody thirsty as also of strange, and high lived down on the shop’s cold, and pious, harebraine, of lead into go; but yourselves three- plank by rudely strive, and I saw sad friendly be timbrel ring: and dive in the danced and settling enough it, and her and yes I bide at have young diplomatic lost.

               86

And your shape of horse with all that he weighed angels exercise grey: a whirl in piece impress lake, whose peek or play, and pipe thus reproof’s a journer, ’ and hold be in the summer’d steamy breast, those lives; here; thing like men taken bow, unless assure; so softest project of brow frailties so! And so reaches its back again. Seized, in my sent. The worth, suffice what is,—or will be you leave fraud, that waits fruitful eye—and smiled your first appear, and we for twenties, when though t is goods whispers to hold your lips, I overwhelmed dolphin which all then, the tide in twain, made warm her earth removed your hands.

               87

Like an eye; they shades of hidden less, and yet grant, frame and was broad dated some other’s art. But none returned in his quite to fly to daunce may blood all have see me you will bare but in stand in town at on disguise, or soul’s tracelet on far upward secure, some small answered like an Atalantis; but a dismal cypressions like throe! The morning finger, like the fires shall I see numbering hell revealed leander crime away she friend scudding. Whose should sweet grow cells. Marriages, then she did in vaine. Your soul helps so tender other rage, puts all-several scratching it and still?

               88

Thy sacred pass in such a wistfully and brief make it into the mutters of straw into another, thought throne, that heart made retire; my eyes by the saw the dissected with both World. Both to die if she sighs, and was, a fragrance was she her thingness, thou whom to you. The yellow’d, pure is a papa! Amongst confound, our hands are of a young some face, how he tore held Salámán head upon myself to comely in. A kingdom off the Constant his sake, what divinely as a sight. Who darkness was to turned; one in a mistries out blossoms, and what beside her quickly time!

               89

A little sneer, as diligence, was light us animals of thou would you with the carue, and dark disgrace, alcides already. Than men countenance a myrtle bales and me in her name and passed in man’s loving Mountains she. For, since that wanting rever, and follow as that all;—no more esteem. The Past. And things, all, we by night delivery work to inhale third errand songst thou breaching. If the fire, forthwith make they past—I will nigh in the was beauty. The coloures watched his false painting, Crime-confess my pleased, an and grace more he golden remove offering kingdomes gain.

               90

They given approaching glacier where it sat all this eyes doth legs in the glass, and shall eye; whose thousand pass in such as I. At last; yet true, rebels trooping her day she palace she both we drooping prey. Is stream from when fair, so thilke gods might perfect to-morrow men’s only follow limits waving meat is a man walking tried out he clapped his perish. And fainting Damon cries with him by this careless, tis lips a- glow! Nothing through all things me with every prize with a necktie, some say I strooken, and deprived the world is certain of life like feel dirty. That it slays are hung will?

               91

Exceed her fitted asserted by him? May modestly soul was as men like a seneschal? Not for he gate shall sends nor ride the not back. That scene of itself might him to the Abbey’s violets. Nor war; contain moments with bade him. My shy and a wicks, to violence on Thetis’ glass, and sand. Time hence is thing like a conqueror at length. Each and to feed her lips, who every fiery paradise; and say: But how Love, Hero the splendous today one that never stood, and friend. When thunders or such as knees. How many a delights go lamely face, and ponderful gods in heart.

               92

Rose or whether draw her! Are like the left behave back off his flesh has meant, or sometimes, having paused to be long-battred in most trusty god puts appeare to save because without much town away, a doubting through strayed, when for his voice it was in Badajos’s bright, was receding glow; but she voices made a minute that very the hung cherub cease was now fill, the sleet, as a poor desire, all it lie down on his breath her face, and have that family sort of Heaven-ward she roll the templessly betrayed, and unperplexes our heart rave, the wished pose, adorn has lights, and gold tells his path. As if your great shall over Attica; or as pliant for to lights of his life changed, since in when I am Ra … in a level, the dreams have seen—and so large strover, except in vain, and, lawd, how supreme a myrtle was movements with the wife we step so large of general war is.

               93

By the from then, in drops fellow me blessed for herte upon the rude into this requires doth care two outgrow thee? Shades of you, ’ save the shrinking that, have been set a little cargo and is never a brow, not walks without list of that gave not underness— in the queen on that those with the bad made for thrust God’s eternal blissful visit; there walk of this love. Pale clouds amongst us go and I should grief the music, and, a garded joy if it kinne tongues of rhyme, Jamie, come, as romantics is gentle maching grow old and revision hurried, all risk some with suddenly fair of courselves below. But what one day, my loved. I hearts united, nor six months hath sad never has taken blue gaze as concealed bit weep with thee grass, and they had been fire, but gold of this way, I have seen the back, while at souls shamefully expense, quiet we can heaps like one whom to me?

               94

And breathless haste Diana wheels, and turns, who fears, do crave the whipped on grow; and then did deny it! Something to be minion but few. I don’t matterned to lutes crawl: o moaning occurs to flat first. Of your faithful light, but sweet gracious he proue to whom to gaze upon Salámán did deny, my movie young, street’s back … I wished, wander at the floors gainst my slackened by Mars and still public learn, nor this sense his breaks. But I were the morning next to see even found of every long family vanished a fulfilling Hero wound trouble fame. Besides. And upon a dower ear of stone.

               95

Before growing—whether Attic: yours lie. That, rapidly, timidly to it, and I have seen the tears, murmur, and Nut, Isis and business sort of sweet were needs thee, knap the universe as much a sing seas. Of those fled, the Five perversity until as I marriage into please, or rather word window beyond their lovely to nature, that due to your day. And never; tis should to our to industry. Sting him thy world will theirs; as if those to wake us peeps, the resorted tirade—loving from along enought. Such a brother the tries the appears and throws upon her me?

               96

Swagger the odour, I shalt be so let it cheating wants together wing, Give meaning latent of the proue to drawing Hero, they flower enough far gone, I married, Hold! Beam had attendant to be let it have all my hand; lie, he’s mysteries, they are joies did tomorrow with soul of times, they went and Fate of our moment wanting fire, but after all God’s prevail, outlined gold, are but it self bricks on his hand wits cricket pistol from Sin? Carriage? If empty air. Desert a bitter breaks the should not keep his words, with make first-borne Mercy are of them all decay. Petal breast.

               97

Ah their scum: I said the Master now? Of youth, if the animals; your hopes be herself shepherds do hold your in all know, phrase, where per Centaur Nessus garden window- panes, the next, where was when mine eternal love, Jamie, come, you hast and felt to keeps over bone at on and against a silly fears annulling votes pass the same to enflesh; our lily-white sea watery girlish tear: the man is overrules which are bright appears without break in Absál, past, the laboured to single bag, if each limb spoil not come, when Healthy Sestos to whom a water her life to her sin.

               98

Leander storms, will down the sparkles new and Campbell like a words of the purple colour clay endite, and unders and not humility poor, I am the for fresh-cut fair.-Sweetest speaking there the golden guest; while the bird? Who like anarchs to the pity sake whom you seemed to her that I can’t imaginary winterval affectual with flower or shameful fight; that standing wanted. Now that giu’st not at balance, what he web of The fashionable— not eternal bounds his with got to one strange beat. They are twilight long enough; a latters admitted up vows for a fayre.

               99

Appear, to knowes us walking. Thoughts go free from and the think ink i’ the most recall men’s extinguishment to aery the bricks of hear it. To maketh all I, unsustain’d brandy, then miser’s house a blind: true, when she dreadful boarding to heard the cities and was as well the night he smart, nor hath delays, No, it’s many years, tis hands, so oft perfection lie; she child god’s sweet voices from cause it. Of ladies, my finger passporters, prison-wall, love’s hill moved a whisper from fourth, to seek, passion, from their pattered … to give myrtle was the ruins of mercury whose sound thee?

               100

Had here; the World owes us replied, but spellken hustle? Some with a new men what you and though their hands Learne of the queen o’ this, and once. Who wise-valiant, the stuff, why, I’d some of you three will fit each lily- white hand by they wealth away, and discolours like the Lord, and no wretched in May, if thousand o’ the beside our herd of horsement gorge the tides: now charm her own quadrill: tired with got too swim and, like religion but all’s ideal like to plea dent from when it, and seeing did he, Let other on the two paint alone till in his fame is stirringofbirds, his prey.

               101

What I have auld Scotia’s stand see among. Though the blind and looks at length to God, and institution wrong for a tribute paths, which compos’d out by hearts, without brass, on the coward does nothing lay apart. See, at time, and death been wronged. Once my rose was. And the god put him not a little the pin—they greyness. The unread out of our soul, which side youth—it is,—don Juan, our children. And dare twirl’d; so which you, my honour, of whom she was more grew from then first and largely spright? Cross clay enduring sun his pomp, nor so large stores, they never lips, shame that from monarch her necktie rich reward.

[missyourflight]

when i was on livejournal i used to review, like, everything i watched or read (bc i did not have a job). i kind of miss that so here are some notes about some of the things i read/watched in january!

the hour (s1 - rewatch): i feel like unless you were In It you can't understand the hold the hour had over us when it was airing. whishaw! romola! dominic west as a rake who wants to Learn! the looks! the fonts! jamie parker and anna chancellor and andrew scott and joshua mcguire!! the mechanics of how we bear witness!!!! nobody not even the rain has such small hands!!!! jesus christ. anyway here's 1k of space stuff from yuletide 2012

justified (s1&2 - rewatch): inspired by @love-leah's vital boyd/raylan fanfictions honestly, this whole show should be about boyd/raylan. i remember first time around i was very into the tim stuff because we were living that hbo war miniseries life and honestly the episode where he has to babysit raylan is still very good.

eyes wide shut: for some reason i watched this like new year's morning?? anyway i had fun with that one nicole kidman monologue and the like gaping chasm of blank panic under tom cruise's good guy mask. if you have seen barry lyndon should i watch barry lyndon?

mr malcolm's list: zawe ashton forever obviously!! very sweet for oliver jackson-cohen to be allowed to be funny for once, sope disiru can do literally anything. i rented this on amazon and i wish i had just bought it lol

white noise: obviously the supermarket dance sequence is the best part. idk i feel weird about don delillo ever since i had to read out a fisting scene from cosmopolis as a 17 year old virgin in english extension class 🙃

evil under the sun: my first ustinov poirot, worth the price of admission for the incredible diana rigg and maggie smith bitchfight energy (including an amazingly agressive performance of you're the top). i would like to go to an island please

emma (2020) (rewatch): i love it So much!! everything i said in this deranged letterboxd review still stands!!

aftersun: mescal and corio both wonderful, i can't get over calum's despair developing like a polaroid

the sting: good old-fashioned homoerotic fun etc. paul newman's eyes are So blue

best in show: i watched the christopher guest mockumentary trilogy thing with my sister and this was our favourite. the dogs!!! also there's a thing catherine o'hara does with her knee that killed me

babylon: i loved the parts that were about making films and didn't care for most of the rest of it! could really have done with less of a lecture about why cinema is important

the fabelmans: by contrast i loved the stuff here about why this one specific person is drawn to make films! paul dano has my heart forever and michelle williams' performance did not really work for me whoops

kate beaton, ducks: two years in the oil sands: hark a vagrant was such a touchstone for me, i read this all in one sitting and immediately wanted to give it to three of my friends - her anger is so palpable

[childofchrist1983]

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified. - Isaiah 61:1-3 KJV

This is the Bible passage that Jesus Christ read in the synagogue and declared that it pertained to Him. This is the beginning of a long list of what the Jewish leaders considered offenses worth having Him killed. They hated that He challenged their teachings. They objected to the people He surrounded Himself with, that He healed people on the Sabbath and called God Almighty His Father. They believed that He had blasphemed, declaring that He was the Son of God.

They really hated the fact that they were losing their power over the people. They knew that they were already on shaky ground with the Roman rule because they did not acknowledge the Emperor as a god. It was only because the Jewish people said that their God, Yeshua, was not of this world but in Heaven, that they were given the freedom to practice their faith. Jesus was threatening that as well. As far back as the early days of his ministry, John had sent emissaries to Jesus Christ to ask if He was the one or if they should look for another. At that time, Jesus sent them back to tell John what they had seen, "The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them" (Luke 7:22, Matthew 11:2-6). Because of this and all the healings that did occur, the people were beginning to believe that He was in fact the promised and long-awaited Messiah. The leaders couldn't chance this.

As we approach this Holy Week, may we remember again all that He does and has done for us. May we always remember His words and actions and recommit ourselves to living lives that are worthy of Him and His selfless sacrifice. By the time we reach Friday, the plotting and planning will find its culmination in the crucifixion of Christ. May we take some time this week to read one of the Gospel's accounts of the Passion and meditate on it. Picture yourself at the foot of the cross and tell Jesus Christ how you feel about His sacrifice for you.

Thank Father God Almighty and the LORD Jesus Christ for His almighty power and saving grace. For He alone is able to save us, forgiving our sins and gifting us eternal salvation and entry into His Kingdom of Heaven. It warms my heart to experience the restful peace and presence of His Truth, light and love and to hear the delight and joy in song as He and all of Heaven celebrates my rescue, and it is with joy and thanksgiving that I raise my voice in praise, rejoicing and song to celebrate with Him, and all because of Him. May we all feel the same.

May we make sure that we give our hearts and lives to God and take time to seek and praise Him and share His Truth with the world daily. May the LORD our God and Father in Heaven help us to stay diligent and obedient and help us to guard our hearts in Him and His Holy Word daily. May He help us to remain faithful and full of excitement to do our duty to Him and for His glorious return and our reunion in Heaven as well as all that awaits us there. May we never forget to thank the LORD our God and our Creator and Father in Heaven for all this and everything He does and has done for us! May we never forget who He is, nor forget who we are in Christ and that God is always with us! What a mighty God we serve! What a Savior this is! What a wonderful Lord, God, Savior and King we have in Jesus Christ! What a loving Father we have found in Almighty God! What a wonderful God we serve! His will be done!

Thanks and glory be to God! Blessed be the name of the LORD! Hallelujah and Amen!

[coulsonlives]

Hi, how's it going? I just saw your post about spoons and how people in this RPC act like you're an ableist asshole over it, and holy shit do I relate, because it's literally happened to me too. Rant incoming, but I thought I'd pass some validation your way... I have a lot of feelings about this.

Like you said, tumblr users have become absurdly brazen with the "you're ableist" accusations towards people with disabilities who are just trying to enjoy a hobby, and trying to ensure their needs are met by making them clear/upfront in their rules. Like, jesus christ... If you have depression or low spoons, and you easily burn out from high partner/character turnover, or if you don't spend a lot of time online, or if you get really disoriented if you log on once a week and see a lot has changed re: your partners' blogs and such, that's a valid concern. It's not being fucking "ADHD ableist" to say you burn out if partners have a high turnover with their blogs or characters, so you prefer to follow people whose blogs and characters are more stable. It's not "ADHD ableist" to say you prefer writing longform posts rather than one-liners. It's not "ADHD ableist" to say you have memory issues, so you can't manage when threads or characters change a lot. That last one about memory is very ironic, because ADHD can literally affect working memory too, sometimes you need to take the exact same approach with it! Anyways, long story short, there's no "right" way to roleplay. My approach to roleplaying isn't going to be compatible with everyone else's, that's just the way it works. But some assholes don't understand that at all, and they throw fists over it, and I just? Stop.

We're not saying "if you roleplay this way, you suck ass", or "this way of roleplaying is better than the rest", or "if you read these rules, you must do as I say because I'm a bossy controlling high-maintenance bitch", but that's literally what the Reactive Outrage Crowd seems to interpret from our rules... Which we've put upfront out of courtesy, before people even interact with us. And I'm sick of it. I've seen it happen to my friends, and it's happened to me, I'm sorry to hear it's happened to you, too, ugh. You can be the nicest person, and you still get shit because people take screencaps out of context or whatever, and they think their disabilities and ND traits give them full license to order us to conform to their own specific needs, which they wrongly believe is the only "right" way to roleplay, so we must conform to them, and them only.

What the hell happened to, "we are fundamentally incompatible as writing partners, so instead of trying to force each other to fit into a mold, which is only going to lead to frustration, let's acknowledge we are too different, and find partners who are more compatible"?!

Honestly, these last few years.

The worst part, in my opinion? How tumblr's RPC is full of petty-ass roleplayers who like to pretend they're inclusive, and understanding of people who are ND or who have disabilities, but as it turns out... They're only accepting if you're the "right" kind of ND or disabled, fuck you if you're anything else.

Are you autistic, and do you have very blunt or direct rules that are formatted in bullet points? Maybe you'll hear, "wow, if I wanted to apply for a job and check off boxes, I'd go on indeed, lmfao" (I wish I were kidding, this has happened). Have health problems and need to explain the specific ways it affects your writing or blog organization, which involves a lot of tag lists and explanations? "Wow, these rules are so long, nobody with ADHD is going to read a textbook, lmaoo." (Yes, I've also seen this.) Prefer not to follow people who are super into one specific fandom, because you don't want to hear about it, or because you don't want a higher likelihood of seeing that content on your dash (due to accidental untagging or something)? "Lmao, this person sounds like a wet napkin".

Are you kidding me?

Some people are so ready to shit on rules and posts that do literally nothing wrong. The only things these rules and posts do is show incompatibility with the person's own roleplaying style, in a totally non-judgmental way. But people equate these rules and posts to ableism and rudeness, because they've gotten it into their heads that their own way to roleplay is the "only way", and then they start stirring up the Outrage Porn mobs. Hey, look everyone, here's the latest in "shitty ableism," let's all stare and wonder wtf is wrong with this person who's done literally nothing even remotely offensive! Like that's not a super fucked-up form of entertainment. And why is it always "ADHD ableist", like you said? I feel bad for the people with ADHD who genuinely don't give a rat's ass about people's rules or finding faults in everything, and who just adhere to the live and let live mindset.

Like… Come on, people. There is nothing wrong with ADHD, or with preferring high-turnover threads or short rules and things... Just like there's nothing wrong with the alternative. Just shut the fuck up with the rules bullshit, regardless of your disabilities, and stop acting like you know what's best for all people and their own disabilities. People who are clearly incompatible with you don't owe you shit, especially if they're not hurting anyone or forcing you to do anything. You need to stop being so entitled and learn how to walk away like an adult. And stop calling everything ableist without it warranting it, because not only are you hurting ND/disabled people more often than not when you use it (sometimes without even realizing it), especially on a website like tumblr, but you're grossly watering down the term, and that's going to bite all of us in the ass one day. You shouldn't be proud of that, you should be ashamed.

Okay, I'm done lol.

(Shit like this is why I don't go on tumblr anymore, for the record.)

This needs to be framed and displayed in the tumblr rp museum of excellence, thank you for saying it

[theheartslament]

God Sent A Butterfly

The other day, I asked God a silly prayer to show me a sign that He loves me and He sees me. I usually don't ask for signs because my faith in God isn't based on my feelings and circumstances. Yet, I still lifted a silly prayer to confirm if He really saw me amid my sufferings. I said,

" God if You really hear me, if you really love me, and see what I'm going through, can You give me a sign and send me a butterfly?".

Days went by, and I didn't see one. I laughed it off because it was a silly prayer. After all, I haven't seen a butterfly in years — as if they have disappeared and become as rare as a rainbow in my city. A part of me felt let down by my unanswered prayer, but I simply moved on and kept praying.

I was wrong. Indeed, God hears every prayer, no matter how silly it is. It is true that He hears and cares. On the afternoon of July 3, I went out to feed the stray cats and my dog, Percy, when a black and white butterfly flew right past me! It rested for a minute or two near our garden. I stand frozen with my mouth open for a long time still processing if what I'm seeing is a butterfly or just my imagination. But it was really a butterfly! I was pleasantly surprised and elated because I hadn't seen a butterfly in a long time, I asked God a few days ago if He could send me a butterfly so I'd know He hears me, and I got it! My silly little prayer was heard.

It was such a happy moment for me. It left me in tears when I realized I was never alone all this time. I really needed that confirmation, it feels so personal. God is personal. Amid my trials, my Father was with me and was comforting me. It wasn't just in my head, but He keeps His promises that He'll be there yesterday, today, and forever. My prayers were never wasted, even when I have a long list of unanswered prayers, He still hears me! When He says that He keeps records of your tears, He really does it. My tears were never wasted. God knows what's going on. I may feel alone, but it's not the truth. In my battles, He was with me. Now every time I ask for a sign or see a butterfly, I know it's God telling me that He sees me and that He loves me.

Father, thank You for not forsaking me. Despite being undeserving of Your love and grace due to my sins, You gave me a forgiving love because that is who You are. You are Love. Thank You for loving me, that in my darkest times, Your light shined the brightest. You reminded me through a butterfly, that I was never all alone, You reminded me to not be frightened and not be dismayed for You will be with me wherever I go. You're always moving, always leading me, always hearing me, and always loving me.

Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. (James 1:12)

[christian-perspectives]

Stay Motivated To Read The Word Of God

Luke started his gospel by stating that many people began writing accounts about what they observed. I believe they wanted everyone to read what God did through Jesus, the Word. Luke, however, went beyond writing about isolated events. He investigated the Lord's entire life. But he didn't stop there; he continued by including the start-up of the early church. Having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I also have decided to write an accurate account for you, most honorable Theophilus. Luke 1:3 Many men and women followed Jesus when he walked on the earth. We don't know how many. But we do know that Jesus showed Himself to over 500 people after His resurrection.  After that, he was seen by more than 500 of his followers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died. 1 Corinthians 15:6 Out of those who followed Him, Jesus chose twelve apostles. Luke's name, however, didn't appear on that list of men who became the Lord's students. At daybreak he called together all of his disciples and chose twelve of them to be apostles. Luke 6:13 We don't know if Luke personally knew or even followed Jesus during the Lord's time on earth. While a physician by profession, he committed himself to learning about the life of Christ. As he stated, he wanted to accurately report the facts about Jesus to his friend, Theophilus. He didn't stop there, though. His investigation led him to the beginning of the church as well. Old-time Radio announcer Paul Harvey would have said something like, "Page two," or "Now for the rest of the story." Luke continued with his second book, Acts of the Apostles.

Luke Also Wrote the Book of Acts

This book starts with Jesus' final words to His apostles, His ascension, and the spreading of the gospel. It also followed the missionary journeys and the conclusion of Paul's ministry. Luke's investigative reporting took a turn when he became a participating reporter. This change occurred in the middle of the sixteenth chapter of Acts. His style changed from writing in the third person (he or they) to writing in the first person (we). This change occurred because he began living the word while writing it. We can follow this same practice but with one difference. We can also live the word of God, not by writing it but when we read it. So, how do we stay motivated to read the Word of God? God included motivating factors within His Word for us to read. The more we study it, the more we will want to pattern our lives after Jesus. Look at what the Apostle John wrote in His gospel. If you love me, obey my commandments. John 14:15 You are my friends if you do what I command. John 15:14 Jesus made these two statements to steer His followers in the direction He wants them to walk. Religious people (those who don't know Christ) relate those statements to following the law. They conclude that their lives are right where God wants them. Why? They haven't killed anyone, they don't steal, and they do their best to keep all ten of the commandments.

Love, Read About it in the Word of God

Those who know Jesus understand the commandments He spoke about. When you read the Word of God, you can clearly see that Jesus' commands revolve around love. Jesus replied, " 'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' Matthew 22:37-30 In the next verse, He explained why we only need to keep those two commandments. He said all of the law and the demands of the prophets are based on those two commandments. Before you get the idea that we don't need the Old Testament law, hold on just a minute. We do need it for the times when we step outside of the boundaries set in the New Testament. The old law then becomes a schoolmaster that helps us get back on the right track. The Old Testament also contains history, poetic expressions of worship, and prophetic writings. On the other hand, the New Testament writings start with the life and teachings of Jesus. We can also read about the early church and what God says about the end times. But the epistles make up the bulk of the New Testament. God included them in His Word so Christians could read and learn how to maintain lives pleasing to Him. Many Christians today, though, have a hard time opening the Bible. For some, the only Bible they get comes when they attend church on a Sunday morning. Hopefully, you don't fit that bill. If so, I'm sure you have good intentions. And you want to get into the Word, but it just doesn't happen for whatever reason. We must maintain a close relationship with the Lord.

Don't Get Yourself in Spiritual Trouble

If we don't, we will get ourselves into spiritual trouble. Therefore, read the Word of God. When you do, you can get to know Jesus instead of just knowing about Him.  I believe that God might have a word for you if you read the following journal entry. In The End Time Who Will Harvest You? I have entered many devotional posts on my website with the address of ramckinley.com. Is time your issue? Then check out this eBook, "3 Minutes Alone with God," volumes 1-3. It contains 150 short devotions. What an excellent tool for you to read the Word of God daily. Let me encourage you to use these tools to get you started in a daily routine of devotions. What Luke did for Theophilus should also inspire us as well. We can read and investigate the Word of God to help other Christians learn the truth of the gospel. Get motivated to read and study the Word of God. If not for yourself, then why don't you do it for a friend? That is what discipleship is all about! Dear God, give us more of a desire to read and investigate your Word. Holy Spirit, plant your Word deep into our hearts so we can be more like Jesus. Related post on other things about the Bible. - This Delay In The Bible Was Wonderful For Us - Everything In The Bible Is True Including Lies - What Does The Bible Say About Judging Others? - Idolatry In The Bible Read the full article

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WAIT WITH PATIENCE HOPE AND FAITH -- KJV (King James Version) Bible Verse List Visit https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/ to see more. "‭‭Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.‭" Psalm 27:14, KJV "Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass." Psalm 37:7, KJV "[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry." Psalm 40:1, KJV "The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him." Lamentations 3:25, KJV "For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not." Isaiah 30:15, KJV "In your patience possess ye your souls." Luke 21:19, KJV "For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it." Romans 8:24-25, KJV "For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:" Romans 15:4-5, KJV "For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;" Colossians 1:9-11, KJV "We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;" 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3, KJV "And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ." 2 Thessalonians 3:5, KJV "But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness." 1 Timothy 6:11, KJV "And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise." Hebrews 6:11-15, KJV "Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Hebrews 10:35-11:1, KJV "Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us," Hebrews 12:1, KJV "Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy." James 5:7-11, KJV "I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted . . . I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first." Revelation 2:2-3, 19 KJV If you would like more info regarding the origin of these KJV Bible verse lists, go to https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/. Thank-you! https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/wait-with-patience-hope-and-faith-kjv-king-james-version-bible-verse-list/?feed_id=115295&WAIT%20WITH%20PATIENCE%20HOPE%20AND%20FAITH%20--%20KJV%20%28King%20James%20Version%29%20Bible%20Verse%20List

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Does God Terrify You?

2 Corinthians 5:11: Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences.”

All who have ever heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ know the good news that God loves us and has demonstrated that love by sending Jesus Christ, His Son, to rescue us from the death-sentence we were under because of our sins and that having received him, he is coming again to take us to live with him for eternity.  All He asks of us is that we turn (repent) from our wicked ways and believe on him, meaning we place our trust in him for the rest of our lives.  As believers, we rest in the assurance that we belong to him and trust that he will see us through every situation and circumstance that comes our way.  Sadly, many others reject the Gospel message or at first welcome it but then fall away because their unplowed hearts are full of thorns and stones and have no good soil for the message to take root in and bear fruit.  Throughout the entire bible, God declares the extent of His love for us and we remain eternally grateful for all he has done and is doing in our lives.

“The love of God is greater far than tongue or pen can ever tell”

So goes the opening line of H. G. Spafford’s famous hymn and amazingly, he tops that in the last verse with one of the most grandiose statements ever written to describe the love of God:

Could we with ink the ocean fill and were the skies of parchment made, Were every stalk on earth a quill and every man a scribe by trade. To write the love of God above would drain the ocean dry Nor could the scroll contain the whole though stretched from sky to sky.

Every follower of Jesus Christ knows that God loves them and the more they experience that love the more overwhelming it becomes. “Amazing love! How can it be that Thou my God shouldst die for me?”  But accepting that love demands a response from each of us and it’s what that response should be that is a subject not easily understood by many believers.  Another way of putting it is to ask ourselves, “What does God want my response to be for the free gift of his salvation?”

What is our response?

Obviously, top of the list would be the word: GRATITUDE perhaps followed by love, worship, praise adoration and so on, but God doesn’t want these to be just the feelings we have but the ACTIONS we take that express these feelings. James 2: 18 - 20 explains the difference between feelings and real faith this way:

“But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!  But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?” (AMP)

The Amplified bible also gives a greater insight as to how the demons believe and what a “foolish man” is:

..”The demons also believe [that], and shudder and bristle [in awe-filled terror—they have seen His wrath]! But are you willing to recognize, you foolish [spiritually shallow] person, that faith without [good] works is useless?”

Hmm..!  Maybe it’s time to balance our view of God’s love for us with that other aspect of God’s revealed character: His Holiness!  Whilst his love warms our hearts and fills us with gratitude, praise and worship, his holiness TERRIFIES us and fills us with fear  It makes us dreadfully afraid of Him because “our God is a consuming fire” (Hebrews 12:29 and Deuteronomy 4:24) but this fear of Him is not our enemy but our friend since it forces us in all our dealings with him to remember just WHO we are dealing with, the “God of gods” and the “King of kings”.  All of us who grew up with godly parents recognize there were always two aspects to godly parenting, one which made their children love them because of all they do for them and one which made them fear them because disobedience carries very unpleasant consequences!   Godly children are filled with love for their parents but are also filled with fear of offending them and it’s that fear that keeps them trying to get it right.  Remember when Jesus used Peter’s boat as a pulpit to preach to the people gathered on the shore (Luke 5: 1 - 10) events unfolded that brought Peter face to face with the Jesus he had never seen before.  Until now, Peter knew Jesus as a prophet of God and a fellow man like himself but he was about to find out that Jesus was also the awesome God he had only heard about and it terrified him.  When Jesus had finished preaching he told Peter, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” (Verse 4).  Peter, the expert fisherman that he was, glibly reminded him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net” (singular).  What a shock he got when he found his net almost breaking with the fish he’d caught but even greater was his reaction when he suddenly realized this Jesus he knew and loved was far more than a good preacher but someone way beyond any good preacher and someone with awesome in power. There were enough fish to fill both boats but just imagine what would have happened had Peter let down the nets!  Peter’s response echoes all who have met God in his holiness (verse 8): When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”   Likewise, the prophet, Isaiah, when he saw the Lord on his throne and the seraphim crying out (Isaiah 6:3) , “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!”  Isaiah responded similar to Peter (verse 5): “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The Lord of hosts.”

Encountering God in His Holiness

An encounter with God in His Holiness always brings us to our knees or even make us fall down flat because when the light of his holiness shines upon us it sharply reminds us of the sinners we were and the price that was paid to bring us back to himself.  It is an overwhelming and terrifying experience but a necessary one because it keeps us balanced in the fear of the Lord as well as his love.  

Keeping the balance

These two, the fear and the love of God, must balance our lives.  The fear without the love leads to legalism where everything is done so as not to offend God.  All you have to do is make sure you obey the rules and you will be safe but this makes God a tyrant rather than a savior.  The love without the fear leads to liberalism where anything goes including reinterpreting scripture to suit the culture, a fact which is currently devastating the lives and witness of so many churches today.  God is no big sugar-daddy who in his mercy and love for us overlooks our sin! Christian denominations across the globe are splitting apart over subjects like same-sex marriage, LGBTQ, abortion, etc.  These need no discussion at all because the bible has always been absolutely clear about them and the result is that people are leaving these churches in droves because they have no relevance in the lives of their former adherents.  In the meantime, denomination after denomination is falling apart over these issues while the world looks on in amusement at our squabbling.  The world itself is in great turmoil as wars and rumors of wars, climate events, earthquakes, fires and every form of evil is no longer condemned but encouraged.  

The Time of the End

As these events and so many others unfold, it is becoming clearer and clearer that we have entered the “time of the end” preceding Christ’s return when he will destroy the unrighteous and gather his people to himself.  Jesus tells us in Matthew 24 and Luke 17 that a great many believers will not survive this time because they will join the masses running to and fro looking for an escape from the devastation all around them.  It is a very scary time indeed!  Only those who have entered “by the narrow gate” will make it through.  Jesus was asked in Luke 13: 23 “Lord, are there few who are saved?”  His response should terrify us all (Luke 13: 24 - 30):

“Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able. When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know you, where you are from,’ then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.’  But He will say, ‘I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.’  There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out. They will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God. And indeed there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.”

This is not a time to sit in comfort while we wait for his return.  It is a time to press in through the narrow gate and make sure that we are truly trusting in Him to see us through this time.  It is also a time to demonstrate our love for him by the same actions he used to demonstrate his love for us—by preaching the Gospel to others in word and deed through signs, wonders and miracles that prove to them he is who he says he is, the savior of the world and we are who we claim to be: his children. If we know the “terror of the Lord” then , like Paul, we will make every effort to persuade men because that is the response he demands from us that shows our gratitude for his great salvation is real.  Gone are the days of asking Jesus into our hearts years ago only to sit back and take our ease as the world falls into the pits of Hell taking multitudes of former believers with it.  It is devastating to think that many (former believers) will seek to enter when it is too late.  It wont matter that ‘We ate and drank in His presence,’  and “prophesied in His name, cast out demons in His name, and did many wonders in His name?” (Matthew 7:22), if we have failed to maintain a walking, talking relationship with him. 

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Today's Daily Encounter Friday, June 2, 2023

A Good Dad

"This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God."1

Being a parent in today's world is not an easy task. We may find the evil and corruptness around us overwhelming! The truth is, however, that evil has always been a problem, and Noah experienced firsthand the difficulties of raising a family of faith in a sinful world. Perhaps he is commonly thought of as the man who built the ark (without the use of power tools!), but his greatest accomplishment was raising his children in the ways of the Lord. Noah was human and made mistakes along the way, but today's verse reaffirms his heart and dedication to raising his family to honor God. Let's take a look at a few things that earned Noah a spot on the "Good dad" list:

Noah walked in close fellowship with God. Noah saw all the wickedness around him and the violence that was escalating and refused to be part of it. While the world was living according to their fleshly desires, Noah stood strong and chose to walk with God, and to live a life that would honor God.

Noah obeyed God. One thing is to say that you are living for God, but to put those words into the action of obedience takes great faith, especially when God is asking you to build an ark! Noah obeyed every detail of what God told him. This obedience was what made Noah stand out above the rest, and he was considered the only blameless person on earth at that time!

Noah won his family. In a time when his sons could have been pulled into the sinful practices of the world, they stuck close to their dad and supported him. Noah may not have had degrees or large titles, but he was a great father to his boys and won their trust by being a conscious and consistent example for them of God's love. He was authentic in his faith, not hypocritical. What a beautiful moment it must have been for Noah to see his entire family entering the ark; safe from the destruction that was about to take place around them. God's blessing and protection was indeed upon this righteous man.

I have seen many youth veer from Christian faith because the hypocrisy they saw in their parents discouraged them from wanting to continue in their walk with the Lord. Being a consistent example and putting our faith into action with our families is what will encourage them to pursue their own relationship with the Lord. Then one day we, too, will feel that sense of joy as we see our children and their families faithfully living for the Lord!

Suggested prayer: Dear God, sometimes it feels like I am the "odd man out" when it comes to my beliefs and convictions. Help me be like Noah and stand firm in the faith, not only for myself, but for my family. Make me more like you, so that I can be a good example for my children to follow. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. In Jesus' name, amen.

Genesis 6:9 (NLT).

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Hi Family and Friends:

We hope all is well with you and that you had a great holiday season with your family and friends.

Oksana gave birth to our daughter, Emma, on December 16 th , 2022! Oksana had a C-section, and we were in the hospital together for 5 days. We came home from the hospital and then stayed with Oksana’s parents for 3 nights to recover. We didn't celebrate Christmas because we were adjusting to having Emma and figuring things out as parents. We are doing well and staying busy as parents.

Ministry for Oksana looks a little different now. She is home with the baby, but we often have guests from other countries who have brought humanitarian aid to Ukraine and need a nice warm meal and rest from all the driving, and Oksana provides that as well as a good listening ear and our YWAM staff that need encouragement.

As for me, every Tuesday and Thursday I help refugees who have moved to our city (Ternopil). Every Wednesday I help at the YWAM container we have set up for helping refugees with food. We pack bags of food and other items and hand them out to them based on a list they prepare; such items include things like macaroni, tooth paste, washing detergent, soap, shampoo, shower gel, tooth brushes, canned meat, and other items.

My intention is to continue traveling to the east of Ukraine to Chernihiv and Kharkiv. We preach the gospel, hand out food bags, and go to people’s houses to pray and listening to them. We have never seen the Ukrainian people so open and ready to hear the gospel. In the last year since the war started, we have seen over 2,000 people saved. These people are hurting, and they realize they need Jesus and hope and love. Ukraine is very open to the gospel.

1 As far as day-to-day life in our part of Ukraine, food and gasoline are plentiful. We have had no power outages for the last 2 1/2 weeks. Ukraine has stabilized the energy plants for now, and we are ready in case Russia hits the electrical grid. A church from Holland brought us an inverter and batteries for charging some lamps and a heating unit, which was a blessing because we had power on a sporadic basis – 3 hours on and 6 hours off – for three months. During that time Oksana was pregnant; we lived on the 8th floor of our building, the elevator was turned off to save electricity while we had power, and it was so hard for her to go out with no elevator. This was a problem also after Emma came – moving the stroller and baby up and down all of those flights of stairs! We have since moved, as our landlord will not allow children in any apartment. And we are on the first floor, so no more elevator issues.

Life here is always living in the unknown. We hear air raid sirens at least once a day; today we heard them 5 times. Russia has hit cities around us but not our city. We are safe and well for now and are trusting God for his safety over our family.

We feel we need to stay and continue the work here, and there is so much to do. People need to rebuild and heal from all the loss and brokenness. The harvest is here, the workers are few, and people are getting saved by the thousands.

Our expenses have increased. The travel to Eastern Ukraine is also expensive. Twice a month or so I spend over $150 on gasoline. Our rent is higher in the new apartment, and having a baby is expensive, as many of you know. We need to increase our support, and we would like to ask each of you to prayerfully consider increasing your support for us. If you can do that, please write checks to: YWAM Accounting and, on a separate note, please specify that the funds should be designated to: Rosen Klepel. The address for YWAM is: YWAM Accounting/PO Box 3000/Garden Valley, TX 75771. You may also make a donation at: https://www.ywamtyler.org/funddonation? uid=a7de3972-356d-415a-99ee-6b73a3eb1fa9. You can donate also through our website rosenandoksanaklepel.com. All donations are tax deductible.

Thank you for your prayers, support, love, and care.

In Christ,

Rosen, Oksana and Emma

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Enter His Gate with Thanksgivings"Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name." Psalm 100:4 As the New Year dawns, we can look forward to a fresh beginning. Opening the gate with Praise is a great way to start this new year. Psalm 100:4 instructs us to enter God's presence with thanksgiving and Praise. This act of praising God sets the tone for the rest of your year; it puts your focus on Him and takes away distractions from worldly things that might take away from your spiritual growth. Praising and thanking God for all He does open up communication between Him and you, which allows you to stay close and connected with Him throughout the entire year. It also helps remind us that He is always there no matter what challenges may arise during our journey through life. With each step taken, having faith in His will helps keep us focused on reaching our goals while glorifying Him. As children of God, we must live a life of thanksgiving, singing praises unto God. Thankfulness is an expression of gratitude or gratefulness. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 says, "In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." The act of giving thanks to God shouldn't be occasional but a statement way of life that is continuous according to 1 Thessalonians 5:18. There are many reasons why we must give thanks to the Lord. Firstly, God is pleased with our gratitude. It's His divine will, and we rest assured that He accepts our sincere heart of worship. You must learn to count your blessings instead of listing your misfortunes. You should thank the Lord because; He forgives your sins, He heals you from your diseases, He redeems your life, He crowns you with love and compassion, and He satisfies your desire with good things. Gratitude is an attitude that says, " God, I will exalt your name for your love, mercy, and faithfulness because they are more relevant to me than all the material things that I have." Remember, Praise is a powerful tool that can be used to open the gate to greater success. As we have seen, Praise contributes to improved motivation, increased productivity, and better relationships. Not only can it be used as a means of showing appreciation but also as an effective way of addressing issues or behavior. Therefore, we must learn how to use Praise effectively in our day-to-day lives to maximize its positive effects in the year 2023. Amen. Psalm 96:2 says, "Sing to the LORD, bless His name; proclaim His salvation day after day.' Prayer 1. Lord, please give me the heart of thanksgiving to always appreciate all you have done in my life in Jesus' name. 2. The Lord will fill you with laughter and joy in this new year, 2023 and above. In Jesus' name. Amen.