2009...it's all mine...and yours, too.

Hello 2009!

2008.
These four digits mean so much.
The year I left my comfort zone (MCA) into high school.
The year I stopped depending on other people for my own spiritual growth.
The year I lost friends and gained even more.
The year I decided to stop having my heart broken, and simply to wait for the right him.
The year I...grew up.

I really cannot describe all of the ways I am different than I was this time last year. It's still the same old Jordan, just the "new and improved" version! The non-jealous, non-clingy, independent one.
I like it.
I hope you do, too.
But I have to say, finally that I DON'T CARE ANYMORE!
And I am so very proud to say that.
Finally.
I beat the "teenage syndrome" that tells me I have to care about what other people think.
That's just...indescribable.
"But Jordan, this is a blog, and you have to describe it!"
Okay, it's just such a freedom that I have, knowing that I can be ME, and that's okay. It's a sense of...validation that I have now that I did not before. I feel good enough. I am accepted. I have changed who I was this year.
2008...was great.
But 2009...
it's all mine.
To be me. And for you to be you. And to have that sense of validation that is...indescribable.
So, goodbye 2008.
2009, it's our year.

Don't text my heart

"Don't Text My Heart"
This saying adorns a hot pink t-shirt I got at the Revolve Tour.
I bought this shirt for two reasons.
Reason 1) Chad Eastham is gorgeous (and married...haha) I love him and his messages are so inspiring.
Reason 2) I believe in this saying 100%. I wear the shirt proudly, hoping that someone will ask me "What does your shirt mean?" Let me explain.
Technology rules too many relationships. The population I am talking about is mostly teenage, but text communication conquers a huge percentage of adult relationships also. Have you ever thought about falling in love with someone through TEXTING? Are you kidding me? If your heart can be won over by a cheap, worthless device, then what does that say about you? That question is very deep, and it made me think. I don't want to fall in love with a guy, learning about him by texting. If that is our only mean of communication, what's the point of even being in a relationship? I know this is harsh, but doing that makes me think you must be a coward. If you can't face the person you're falling for in REAL LIFE, not through a cell phone, you must be too afraid to communicate the way God meant for it to be.
Don't get me wrong, I love texting and think it is a great addition to technology. But too many people I know, adults and teens, are taking it to an extreme level by falling in love through texting. And you wonder why divorce rate is so high. 50% of marriages end in divorce. It is a sad but true part of reality.
And maybe you can text while falling in love, and learn that this guy/girl may have a little bit of Jesus in them. But fall in love for the Christ you see in their hearts, not the Christ you read in their text messages.
<3
Jordan

I'm Bloggable!

Hi, Everyone! If you don't already know, my name is Jordan Elizabeth West. I am 14 years old. My heart is taken by God. My friends mean the world to me. I would be nothing without them. My passion is writing. I want to be a journalist someday. In this blog, I am going to update you guys on my life, and my take on life. So, if you're interested in seeing life through a teenager's eyes, this is for you! So, here it goes. Much love, Jordan