I wrote a poem.

//Photo by Gloria Berry//

I Am From

By Lynn Tucker

I am from the willow tree, whose life was cut short

I am from metal slides and monkey bars and mulch-covered hands

I am from the code word Cheeto–which had nothing to do with acting like
      pirates

I am from grilled cheeses and homemade peach ice cream

From pink liquid medicine that made me nauseous

I am from Jaci Velasquez music and dancing around the big green chair

I am from “Kill The Rat Again” as my siblings ran all over the house
      with croquet sticks

I am from the whistling kettle and the brewing coffee pot

From the aroma of chocolate chip cookies spilling out of the kitchen

I am from the Millers and Odoms; from Arizona to Tennessee

I am from little knowledge of Mamaw and too much knowledge of Papaw

I am from Treehouse and praise team and “How Great Is Our God”

I am from two loving parents and two fun-loving siblings

I am from the Tucker tribe; the youngest of the five

A road trip out west.

"The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hands of man."

I spent the first two weeks of July out west, and it was such a liberating experience.  I've been to New Mexico and Arizona before, but this time was somehow different.  I've grown so fond of the mountains and desert that I may even want to live there.  I do love tennessee, but there is just something so exhilarating about standing atop a mountain and looking down on the earth.  I hope to road trip out west more often.  

Industrial buildings & abandoned trains

This is Katie.  She rocks.  We had a little adventure in nashville yesterday & came across some really neat (and creepy) locations.  It was fun. 

1 Corinthians 10:13

"No temptation has seized you except what is common to man."

You are not alone.  Even if you feel completely alone, you aren't.  Everyone struggles with temptation.  Whatever temptation you are struggling with now, there is someone else struggling with the exact same thing.

"God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear."

Trust God.  He knows your limits better than you know your limits.  Be strong and persereve through it all.

"But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."

It doesn't last forever.  Struggles come and go.  If you put your mind to it, you have the ability to conquer anything that may tempt you. 

messy.

"& at the end of the day, your feet should be dirty, your hair messy, and your eyes sparkling."