Say hi to 17 year old Lily. My junior year of high-school was a rough one. I felt alone in life, I had many insecurities, and I was desperate for attention. This picture is one that always makes me smile. The spring of my junior year all of my acting out culminated to the ultimate grounding. Right after this, me and my parents left for vacation. I was in a state of misery where my parents were my only friends. For the first week, I watched Ice Age 2 eight times. One afternoon my parents found me in the position you see photographed above. Lying on the bed, with my snorkel mask on, using it to breathe from under my pillow. I was sunburnt and miserable. I remember singing muffled songs, mostly my sad song, through my beloved snorkel. And yes, I have a specific song I sing when I'm sad. I actually have two, one for when I'm mad sad and one for when I'm just sad. So there I was. The reason I love this photo is remembering how hard that season was for me, and how God brought me through it. I was so young. There are days like today where I feel like that kid again. I am so blessed by the memory of God's grace in my past, to help me hold onto the promise of His grace in the future. Philippians 2:13 for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. -Lily
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