it's strange knowing that i'll be back in evanston soon. i'm pretty scared for winter quarter. it'll be fine, right? mmhmmm~ in 2009, learn to rely on God more. enjoy freshman year. study hard. play hard. don't bite your nails, no matter how nervous you are. be more confident in yourself and God. read more. write more. listen more. pray more. and remember to relax~ and just trust.
it hurts my brain trying to envision what God has in store for me. but you know, ultimately, all i want to do is glorify You and make You happy. because i know making you happy makes me happy. and that in itself makes my life worthwhile. so use me. lead me. i'm here.
i will never forget 2008. veneta. 25th anniversary. peer counseling. db forum. graduation. debating which college to go to. korea. best year of spanish club (holllah). hiking on saturday mornings. polaroids/photoshoots. 18th birthday. 2nd year as e.i.c. with dardar. ditching 4th period. chicago with family (last day). and winter break.
winter break was much-needed and exceeded my expectations. yesterday, cathy and i randomly decided to go to knott's. just us two. people said we're lesbian. as always, dbj. don't. be. jealous. ;p
i realized few things at knott's: 1. i'm getting old. - i used to love riding rollercoasters. i still do, but it's harder now. yesterday, i felt this nervous throw-up feeling on every ride. and... and... cried unexpectedly on supreme scream. i think i embarrassed cathy. shorry. tho tho thorry. 2. attitude matters. - ahhh i forgot his name. it was either tony, zoey, zach, john, or andy. i remember it was four letters on his nametag. probably in his late 20s/early 30s. but i was amazed at how sincere he was. other people who work on roller coasters don't seem happy, but he sure was. so genuine. and really making the most of his job. i like that.
let's make the most of 2009! here we go baby, one more time!
read and reflect.
- i am a little pencil in the hand of a writing
God who is sending a love letter to the world.
- many people mistake our work for our
vocation. our vocation is the love of Jesus.
- one of the greatest diseases is to be nobody to anybody.
- in this life we cannot do great things. we can only do small things with great love.
- if you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.
- there should be less talk; a preaching point is not a meeting point. what do you do then? take a broom and clean someone's house. that says enough.
- joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.
- kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
- let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.
- spread love everywhere you go. let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.
- intense love does not measure, it just gives.
- i have found the paradox that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.
- it is not the magnitude of our actions but the amount of love that is put into them that matters.
i planned to post just one quote of Mother Teresa, but read on and on and realized there's just too much to learn from her. ahh~ she's so beautiful. if only i can... i can~
i spent last week watching some documentaries by lisa ling. she is so inspiring too. ahh
finals week has not been that bad. have to study for ir after this post. 히히히~
falling asleep to corinne bailey rae is sho shoothing.
what turned out to be a mini post has become one of my longest.
anyways, four more days. almost christmas! can't wait to see everyone.
love, love, and love.
ㅋㄷㅋㄷ 안년하세요~ 엄마 지금이거읽으고 있겠찌용? 사실은 나 이렇해 한글로 타이핑? 타자치는게 처음이라서 많이 어슬프고 틀이고있는지도 몰라. 우후후 틀리면서 배우는거지뭐. ㅋㅎ 많이 많이 연습해야돼겠어. 너무 너무 천천히해.후~~~패이션스가 필요해. 이히히 ^-^ 에니왜이즈, 드디어 기달이고 또 기달이던 순간이왔음돠~! 일요일밤에 눈이 아주 펑펑 쏟아졌다. 난 눈이오는지도모르고 아주 깜!놀렜따규~ 시카고와서 눈처음으로 본건아니지만 이밤이 진정한첫눈이라고 생각이듬돠~ 벌써 5:43분이다. 자...자야되겠찌? 그래야지~ 자~그럼 빠이빠이~
midterms are done.
ah~such a relieving feeling.
i won't fall behind in reading this time! at least not deliberately. hehe~
fall overnight/retreat at wisconsin was good. mmm mmm good. God's words through pastor mike yeh were powerful.
i hadn't slept in two days, but i didn't fall asleep once during his message. :)
determined.
the weather must not get to me.
but i hear it might snow this week.
sn...snow? QUE?
dolce. &. veneta. it's always good to catch up. and lol.
literally.
