Beautiful Things

This song says everything I've been feeling... 

Such a great reminder that even through my pain and confusion and all around mess of a life, God, the creator of THE WHOLE FREAKING UNIVERSE is constantly making beautiful things out of little ol' me... mess and all.

Take a minute and read the lyrics while listening to the song (YouTube link below) and just bask in the thought of all that God has brought you through, and the beauty that has come from it. Has it led you to bigger better things? Have you had any opportunities come out of your pain? Have you become a better, stronger person? Have you been able to help/inspire someone with your testimony?

{Without tests, there can be no testimony.}

Of course there will be more to go through, God is never done doing his thing, but when you are going through all that junk-- just remember, "this too shall pass"-- you've survived junk before and you'll do it again.

Oh hey and... {"The will of God will never take you where the grace of God cannot protect you."}... pretty awesome to think about huh?

One of his beautiful things-- Jillian


"Beautiful Things" by Gungor

{link to song}

All this pain
I wonder if I’ll ever find my way
I wonder if my life could really change at all
All this earth
Could all that is lost ever be found
Could a garden come up from this ground at all

You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of us

All around
Hope is springing up from this old ground
Out of chaos life is being found in You

You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of us

You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of us

You make me new, You are making me new
You make me new, You are making me new
You are making me new

You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of us

You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of us

You make me new, You are making me new
You make me new, You are making me new

Hello World

Heyyy (awkward wave)... so I'm sure its going to be painfully obvious that I am new to blogging and have really no idea what I am doing, or should I say getting myself into... but here's my best go:

Hi. I'm Jillian. I'm 23 years old, married and currently living in beautiful Raleigh, NC. I've been attempting to go to school for Broadcast Journalism and International Relations for going on 6 years now. Alas, something always comes up and I end up taking a break, transferring schools, changing majors, getting married or some other random excuse as to why its taken me so long to finish. 

Thus-- {the scenic route}.

I don't tend to do anything the conventional way. I seem to always either make things harder or easier on myself by trying to switch up the game plan. I'm also extremely impulsive.. and impatient. Not necessarily impatient with people, just with circumstances. Speaking of which-- I want a dog SO FREAKING BAD-- if I knew my husband wouldn't kill me, I'd be at the humane society right now. I even volunteered at the SPCA this summer (which was a horrible idea) and tried to weasel the idea of us at least fostering a dog for a while, but he wasn't having it. Don't get me wrong, he'd love to have a dog too, he's just a little (and by little I mean A LOT) less impulsive than I am.

Anyway... I've been working as a Professional Hairstylist/ Make-Up Artist for the past 4 years and most of the time (like with any job) I really love it. I like to think of myself as a very creative person, and I'm constantly looking for a creative outlet which is why I've created this blog.

It may not serve any other purpose other than to entertain myself and allow my brain an outlet-- but I hope somewhere out there someone at some point might stumble upon this silly little site and find some inspiration from it.

Here's to the beginning of a beautiful friendship...

Taking {the scenic route}-- Jillian