"Do you have a pencil I can borrow?"

asked the guy sitting behind me in my linguistics class today. Being the ever obliging kindhearted soul that I am, I promptly reached into my bag, grabbed a pen, and...handed him a tampon.

You Make It Real For Me

I laughed and thought she was nuts when we were listening to a boyband pop hit from the 90s and J said, "This used to be my favorite song. I would sing it to Jesus all the time." Now I just find James Morrison frighteningly spot on when I do the same.


There's so much craziness surrounding me
There's so much going on, it gets hard to breathe
When all my faith has gone, You bring it back to me
You make it real for me

When I'm not sure of my priorities
When I've lost sight of where I'm meant to be
Like holy water washing over me
You make it real for me

And I'm running to You
For You are the only one who's seen me
That's why I've been missing You lately
Cause You make it real for me

When my head is strong and my heart is weak
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
When I can't find the words, You teach me heart to speak
You make it real for me

When everybody's talking in words I don't understand
You've got to be the only one who knows just who I am
You're shining in the distance, I hope I can make it through
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with You

I guess there's so much more I have to learn
But if You're here with me, I know which way to turn
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
You make it real for me