Tired

I need some slow down time to just rest and think and be with Jesus.

"Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the LORD" :)

Fellowship =

the best thing in the world.

♥♥♥♥

My heart is overflowing with joy. I am so blessed to have so many wonderful brothers and sisters in Christ.

Naps...

...are magical.

:)

I am thankful to the Lord that I have a family.

Baby Rose

I adore this little baby more than anything ever.

I cannot believe how big your getting Rosie. I am so proud of who you are.

Love you with all my heart.

4/21/10

This is by far the best cloud day of 2010. I dare say its even the best cloud day of the school year. These clouds almost top HK clouds. I couldn't be happier.

Popsicles =

BOOYA!!

Booya first seven pages of my research paper.

Thanks Jesus for the focus. Me focusing is literally a miracle.

¡Miralos!

http://alongthesilkroad.org/

http://www.hazaranet.com/

I Know Why the Caged Bird Weeps

Over the past year, Jesus has instilled a few main things in my heart. I would say the biggest one is freedom. Freedom in every sense of the word. I understand more and more the freedom I have in a life with Jesus and I want to spend my whole life showing people just what they are missing. I understand more and more how much spiritual bondage there is in the world, and I also understand more and more the literal bondage in the world. I have walked through daily life with a close friend who is in bondage to another human being. Slavery is ugly and destructive.

One main thing that is more and more and more and more being brought to my mind, and stirring up my heart, is the bondage that many women are in all around the world. I am doing a research paper this semester on aspects being a woman missionary in patriarchal societies. (I am focusing on Afghanistan). My stance on the matter based off of 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 and the surrounding passages.

I am scared to say, yet I am thankful to say... that the more time I spend on this paper.. it is becoming less and less of a project.. and starting to become a passion that is burning deep inside.

I know that culturally things are very different around the world and that I have a naive western mind. I also recognize that fact that many of the terrible crimes and restrictions being placed on these innocent women are being enforced by the Taliban and other terrorist groups (not just everyday men). So I guess all I am trying to say is One.... lets realize what we have and not be so self centered. Some people go through a living hell every single day. Its a shame how much I think about myself and all of the petty little things of this world. Two... I cannot ignore this growing passion from the Lord. More and more... I could honestly see myself (by the will and grace of God) spending my life focusing on oppressed women around the world... especially in the middle east. I have no idea how I could help them at all... but I want to. and Three... lets be a praying people. Praying for the oppressed around the world, and praying for the women of Afghanistan (and other similar places around the world.) Not just the women though, for everyone who is in bondage anywhere. Physically or spiritually. That is my growing passion.. (not from me... I'm selfish and self centered all by my self... but from Jesus in me) .. to proclaim freedom... and to help bring freedom in anyway I can. There are many caged birds singing and crying out in this dark world.. but there is only one possibility of freedom.. and that is found entirely in Jesus Christ. Lets be a people of prayer and ask the Lord to bring justice to the oppressed around the world.

To God be all glory.

P.s. Please check out these links for more information and for a wake up call

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"Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Dork.

This is my favorite music to listen to while doing homework. Prayer and then this is like the ONLY thing that helps me focus for any length of time.

Long live GioAri: Ariel Niggli & Giovanni Simona, Tai Chi Vol. 2: La Danse Du Souffle De Vie hahaha.

Hava Nagila

Not gunna lie!!! I could DEFINITELY go for a 6am Israeli dance party on the Sea of Galilee again!

I could actually just go for some mishpacha. Love and miss you all more than I could express in words.

"I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."

LIFE

"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."

Matthew 6:33

... that is very life and breath.

HAHAHAHA!!!!!!

This add made me laugh sooooo hard just now. I can't not share it.

So funnnnnyyyy.

Bentooora

GAH! I'm doing a Spanish project on the city of Ventura right now, and I am soooo excited to move back! I seriously just LOVE living there. Ariel, Hanna, Camille, and Jaqui... I am so excited for you guys to move here with me. You are seriously going to LOVE IT! Its like perfection.

Oh man oh man oh man.

Come visit me friends I'm going to miss!!

Excited

I am beyond blessed in so many ways. I cannot wait to live in a house next year that proclaims freedom in the name of Jesus. I want my whole life to proclaim healing for the broken, and rest for the restless. I wish I did a better job of that right now... but I am a work in progress. I have faith that my God will shape me and help me bring glory to His name.

I cannot even imagine what this summer and next year will look like. All I know is that God is good, powerful and in control of all things. This is going to be the best adventure ever.

Boogie Stop Shuffle

= tastey.

Escucha a parte aqui.

"I'm Going Your Way Anyway...

....and if you'd like to come along,

I'll be yours for a song...oh oh."

I Forgot..

..just how much I love this song.

Jorge Drexler is magical.

Homework...

...is serious business.

This ones for you mom.

YES!!!!!!!!

Camille and I are officially roommates this summer!!!! Bring on the good times.

Lost Things

Thank you Ariel. I love this.

I was just telling my roommate today that I wished that little flowers grew out of the end of my hair. I'm jealous of this girls hair roses... not that I want roses... just little flowers.

Coconut Coma

Oh man. God Bless "Mega Indian Food & Groceries"!!

Me and Sen just went there for lunch and it is INSANELY delicious and cheap! You can get super good lunch for like two bucks. Not only that but the couple that owns it are two of the nicest people I've ever met in my life. They were talking to us about how they are really struggling for business, yet they kept giving us discounts on everything and free refills of everything. The grocery section is really good too. Me and Sen ate a delicious lunch, and then got some good food to go including giant coconuts that were only 99 cents! We sat outside and ate them on the sidewalk... and now I'm so full it hurrrrrts. Im seriously like in a coconut coma.

I also got in a super good swim earlier. Bible study tonight. Good day if I do say so myself.

But yah, go to MEGA Indian and help out our new friends business!!!!!!

Thank you God for a another wonderful day.

Summer '10

Please be wonderful.

Approve!!

These are sooo terribly delicious. I'm thankful for cheap, healthy, delicious food. Thanks God and Target haha.

Things I love (that are currently on my mind):

(in no particular order)

1. Jazz

2. These tasty pomegranate bars

3. Swimming really hard

4. Open windows

5. My sister

4. The rest of my fam

5. My roommate

6. The song "Her Morning Elegance"

7. My life with Jesus

8. The hope that comes with the resurrection of Jesus!!!

9. Traveling and thinking about traveling

10. My current church and my friends from there

11. naps

12. sunshine

13. my citrus lotion

14. smiling.

Happy Tuesday!!!

Dang

I'm impressed.

Out Of Control...

..but I love it.

A lot.... I just really love my siblings.

p.s. I suspect I was throwing up gang signs.

Um...

... 4 things.

1. I finally listened to my voice mails today. I had like a million from forever ago. (no exaggeration what so ever). They made me laugh though cause like 6 of them in a row were people singing happy birthday really genuinely, yet really off key hahaha. It was beautiful. Steph even sang to me in two languages.

2. My butt cheeks hurt from sitting in the hospital for a couple days straight.

3. I just saw a birdy yawn and I think it was possibly the cutest thing I've ever seen.

and...

4. This morning when me and my cuz Josiah were on a walk, I was talking about how I love how it feels when the wind blows through my hair, and how if I'm laying on my back, I love how it feels when a breeze blows on my lips, or when the sun warms my lips... and he said "you should just marry the wind and the clouds and the sun... oh and the moon." and I said "Thats what I'm saying!!!!!!!"

Finally.someone.understands. I love my cousin.