What I have learned.

Boring title I know, but this entry is really about what I've learned this week. Through all the stress, sickness, acne, God is faithful AND he's in complete control. I found it soooo hard this week to not complain. One thing went wrong and it was a domino effect of other things going wrong and me getting really emotional about it all. Prayer really pulled me through. I asked my family to pray for me, my friends to pray for me, my leaders to pray for me and man, it made such a difference!! Thank you thank you Jesus!

Highlights:
1. care package from my leaders with endless meds and goodies
2. gchat convo with my roomie
3. lobster with 2 very crasssy and lovely ppl in my life
4. finally waking up past 8am
5. talking on the phone with mom
6. reading the Word and loving it

For in him we live and move and have our being.
Acts 17:28

Sporadism

I am a sporadic email checker, sporadic schedule planner, sporadic eater.

There's one thing I don't want to be sporadic about: Loving Jesus. I want to love him every minute of the day. I don't mind being sporadic about everything else.

Teach me to be patient

Amen.

Nothing to say really

I called my mom today, a little embarrassed that I had nothing prepared to say or give or do. 2010 marks the silver anniversary of my parents but today marks 24 years of God's faithfulness in my parents' marriage life. I can only hope and wish that my own marriage life will reflect even a little bit of theirs. When I see how far they've come, how they've endured and fought through every thick and thin moment, I am simply humbled and thankful. I'm so thankful that they dealt with 20 years of my craziness.

When my mom picked up the phone and I stuttered the words "Happy Anniversary," she answered with the most genuine "Thank you" and "I love you." At that moment, I felt the love of Jesus pouring from a simple phone conversation, through a phone call I almost didn't make. How many times a day does God bless my every sleeping and waking moment and I don't realize it? All I do is call my sister and complain about how horrible my day went instead of acknowledging the good things that happened. But today, I am reminded AGAIN that God IS FAITHFUL despite the highs and lows I go through.

I tell this story to everyone I know and I repeat it over again and again to myself because it's a picture perfect portrait of answered prayer! When my mom was once a wee child, she hated the mornings her older sisters would wake her up and drag her to morning prayer. She dreaded sitting through the sermons and only wanted to crawl back into bed and sleep. Even in those times, she prayed apologetically to God for not wanting to be there and asked that some day, she would find a hot and holy man who loves God more than she. She probably didn't think much of what she prayed but it helped her get through those mornings. Lo and behold, she is a pastor's wife! Some people may think it's too early to pray for their significant other but my mom prayed for him as a little girl! It's never to early because God is more than happy when you entrust this area of life into his hands. Don't fret!

Thanks umma and appa. I'm glad to be your daughter. You inspire me every day and love me even when I fail a bazillion times. You show me God's perfect love.

Happy Anniversary!