Strange

Jane just left today, no hugs no nothing, haha.  I’ll miss you, but you’ll probably have a great time there, so all the best .  But man, today is such a strange day because I know I won’t see her for a while, plus the fact that I haven’t been to school since last week, haha crazy man.

Home coming

are supposed to be sweet, but its not always like that.

heart breaker

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/JustOneThing/story?id=6494966&page=1&page=1

Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You

My new favorite song.

Pressing on, pressing on…

to go back to where I was would just be wrong, I’m pressing on.

Hate

is a strong word, but sometimes, there are moments when it is appropriate to use it.

Pictures

I really like this picture.

Freely we were given, freely we should give.

I’ve been reading Deuteronomy, but stopped that for a while during my trip to China.  Now that I’m back, I’m trying to pick up reading the Old Testament again.  In Deuteronomy chapter 16, it talks about how the Jews needed to observe the month of Abib.  It talks a lot of about giving, not just to people but to the Lord.  Giving to people is already difficult because, well we are giving what is ours.  But what really is ours?  And giving to the Lord? I think that is even harder.  In verse 16 it says that the people shall not appear before the Lord empty handed.  How many times do we come to church expecting to receive? How many times do we go into prayer time thinking ” Lord, here am I, take all of me”?  This really convicted me because I think I often come before the Lord empty handed, no sacrifice, no gift or offering to give.  Jesus deserves more than just our attendance and time.  In verse 17 of the passage it says that every man shall give as he is able according to the blessing of the Lord.  So with that, it contains a promise, that the Lord will give us blessings so we can give back and bless God with it, but the catch here I think, is that we have to give as we are able.  I think my last long entry was about giving too, haha, I guess its really on my heart cause I know its hard to give accordingly, willingly and joyfully, I think that’s one thing I’ll learn to do this coming year.  To relate it to China, I think I held back some of myself this year, I wish I gave more love, devoted more time and effort in general, but God is still teaching me, and I’m learning.  Learning to learn quicker from my mistakes, learning to love, learning to give.

That’s it for now, good night from NYC, this place has been a place with many different memories.

Back

Finally back from China, so much to talk about, but no time right now, hopefully soon.  One sentence to describe it? Walk worthy of God’s calling.

Summer time

Summer school is almost over! ahhhh that means China is coming up, I’m so excited for it!  But this week is going to be so crazy.  I just turned in my lab report, now I have a test on Thursday, along with a presentation and paper due that same day. Man i still gotta edit that paper, my gosh.  Okay back to reading lab report, hopefully I can start working on that paper in the next hour.

And this is just one of many things I’m looking forward to

Sunsets and green fields.