Inspiration is everywhere.

  Hey everyone! I hope you all have had a great week so far. Finally the weekend has arrived! I am always looking for inspiration and tend to find it in everything, as Chanel once said "Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening." Here are some of my inspirations from the week. Be inspired! 

                                                              Love,
                                                                  Sofia

The smell, sound, and life. The ocean has greatly inspired a big project I've been working on this week. It's one of my favorite places in the world. 

One of my favorite fashion designers, Zac Posen, inspires me always, but especially this week because he keeps posting pictures on instagram of his pre fall 2014 collection and it looks absolutely wonderful. He is a genius.

I haven't sewed in so long and it's one of my favorite hobbies. This picture I came across on Pinterest has got me wanting to get back to it!

A Million Suns ~ Hillsong United  (This song is beautiful and fills me with beams of hope)

Sophia Bush (we don't have the same name)  is an amazing actress and activist. Her passion to make this world a better place has inspired me so much and encourages me to do big things. Something she said this week on instagram really got to me "Some people say that educating every child on earth is impossible. Those people are wrong. It is possible to change the world. Don't just dream about it. Do it. Impossible Is Nothing."

 Chiara Ferragni, aka The Blonde Salad is a  walking piece of art. Everything she wears, designs, and writes is a inspiration. Her style is so unique and artistic. I will literally sit on her blog for hours scrolling through hundreds of pictures of her outfits. Now I just need to figure out how to get into her closet...

So this week I started reading The Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S Lewis. First of all it's one of the best book series ever and one of my absolute favorites. With it's wonder, magic, and the wonderful Aslan this series has inspired my heart this week. God is everywhere.  

Music to my ears and style to my eyes. This amazing music group Haim not only has wonderful songs but a great sense of style.  I love these dark colors, biker jackets, tights, and combat boots. The perfect combination for a perfect winter outfit.

Mary's song

46-55 And Mary said,

I’m bursting with God-news;
    I’m dancing the song of my Savior God.
God took one good look at me, and look what happened—
    I’m the most fortunate woman on earth!
What God has done for me will never be forgotten,
    the God whose very name is holy, set apart from all others.
His mercy flows in wave after wave
    on those who are in awe before him.
He bared his arm and showed his strength,
    scattered the bluffing braggarts.
He knocked tyrants off their high horses,
    pulled victims out of the mud.
The starving poor sat down to a banquet;
    the callous rich were left out in the cold.
He embraced his chosen child, Israel;
    he remembered and piled on the mercies, piled them high.
It’s exactly what he promised,
    beginning with Abraham and right up to now

 I am so inspired by these verses. As you know Mary was Jesus' mother. She had just received news from the angel Gabriel that she would give birth to a son who would be a "great ruler'' and would have "no end, ever, to His kingdom." Although this at first seemed quite absurd to Mary, "34 Mary said to the angel, “But how? I've never slept with a man.” she trusted God and was ready for His will to take place in her life. "Yes, I see it all now:I’m the Lord’s maid, ready to serve. Let it be with me just as you say." Did you hear that (or in this case I guess read it) Marry said that she is ready to serve. She was ready to let go of her fears and doubts and put all of her hope in The Lord, she was ready to play out the will He had given her. I think that this is something we can all learn from Mary. Her willingness to do what God needed her to do is the exact kind of willingness God wants from us. And because Her willingness look what happened, She raised Jesus! How awesome is that! It's amazing what God can do for us once we start to obey Him. After Mary receives this news, she suddenly becomes full of joy and shares her excitement in one of my all time favorite bible verses. Mary is rejoicing in The Lord. She is worshiping Him and lifting up His name because of the wonderful things He is doing and the promises that He has kept. I love the part when she says "His mercy flows in wave after wave." God's mercy is so constant just like the waves in the ocean. It's so beautiful to think about God constantly washing us, forgiving us. I also love the end where it says "It's exactly what He promised." God doesn't change and neither do His promises. That's so comforting to think about. Saving, Blessing, and Forgiving. That's what this passage speaks to me. God saves us through Jesus, blesses us through Jesus, and forgives us through Jesus. Let's all look to Mary as an example of a willing servant who was saved, blessed and forgiven by God all because of her willingness to see The Lord's plan come through, no matter what the cost. 

                        Love,
                           Sofia

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