sustain you

Love means that you are willing to sustain another person. sus·tain /səˈstān/ verb strengthen or support physically or mentally. undergo or suffer (something unpleasant, especially an injury). uphold, affirm, or confirm the justice or validity of. Who do you sustain? xoxo, the bbb blogger

Tuesday Tunes: Sondheim’s “Being Alive” from Company

Singer: NPH Song: Stephen Sondheim, "Being Alive" From the musical Company This song has been stuck in my head. The first time I heard it song, the flawless Sutton Foster was belting it out on stage. This version with Neil Patrick Harris is pretty amazing, too. The lyrics just make me want to cry. So …

Tuesday Tunes: Amanda Palmer, “What’s the Use of Won’drin'”

Artist: Amanda Palmer Song: "What's the Use of Won'drin'" (from the musical Carousel) lyrics What's the use of wond'rin' If he's good or if he's bad Or if you like the way he wears his hat Oh, what's the use of wond'rin' If he's good or if he's bad He's your fella and you love …

Written Wednesday: “Why a Man Should Never Object to a Woman Splitting the Bill”

If a woman ever suggests paying for her dinner when she is on a date with a man, he is quick to object. Why even dare propose such a thought? Of course not. No. Never! Yet why does this protestation occur? Cultural obedience. Money dost rule. Chivalry is dead. God save the queen—she cannot save …

Code Name Verity

The Beginning My dear friend found a book called Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein. When I asked her to describe it, she explained that doing so would be a bit difficult. A whole lot happens, including codes, spies, intrigue, friendship, strong female characters, and so on. The setting is World War II. I'm a little obsessed …

Creative Fiction: “Entrepó”

Last summer of the Year of the Revolution The First Unit split into three: the sapphire hearts, the ruby stars, the emerald diamonds; the Second Unit argued about whether sapphires and rubies would join The Third Unit didn’t care I was part of the Third Unit, Yet at the time, I knew nothing Politics meant nothing …

A P R I L 25

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3w0eACxtoc It truly is a beautiful day today! Do you have a favorite date (actually going out or naming a day on the calender)? Why? Please share in the comments below! ❤ ❤ ❤

Que Sera Sera

Sir Walter Scott said the following: "I will suppose that you have no friends to share or rejoice in your success in life,—that you cannot look back to those to whom you owe gratitude, or forward to those to whom you ought to afford protection; but it is no less incumbent on you to move …