shoreline.

I've been wanting to post since last Sunday, but I never got around to do it. I'm coming to the end of my first two classes, so I've been doing a lot of school work. Today, I'm taking my last exam for Psych and my last discussion board of History. Then, tomorrow I'm off to VA beach for a retreat. I'm looking forward to this break, because it's nice to get away from time to time.

Last Sunday was my church's anniversary, and the main speaker's message really hit me. The day before, I wasn't myself and the preacher's message reminded me how truly important doing quiet time with God is. The same message was repeated in my small group. We talked about the things that trigger us. One of my triggers is when I don't do my devo/prayer time. It's usually all down hill from there. I'm easily irritable, easily annoyed, and easily angry. The phrase that I liked from the preacher's message was "soaking with Christ". Go to God first to feel His love and grace, so that you will have love and grace to give others.

The theme of my church's anniversary was missions, and we had a missionary couple who talked about their trips to Kenya. I got really interested, and I'm really hoping I can go in the next two years. To be able to go to Africa would be awesome. I have to start saving up now! They say it's a 29-hour flight. Yikes. That's longer than going to the Philippines. But still, I would love to go, Lord willing.

The forecast has been rain for three days. Bleh. I don't mind if it's just rain, but it's like freezing outside. I dislike the wet and the cold together. It's sooo...uncomfortable! I have no motivation to go anywhere, but to stay at home. I suppose it's a good thing since I have to study for my exam. Speaking of which, I should do that now.
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Current status: cold..on the outside and the inside

^{"This give and take, this waiting on time…
It’s this twisted up memory that I can’t unwind.
These fragile words that fall from my mouth…
I’m crumbling and crowded, but I’ve figured you out.
The shoreline calls the sea for simple words and company,
but words go on and on, till they collide and all is gone.
I dive into the deep—into the sea inside of me
to find another song, to find a place where I belong." -deas vail
(forgive the borederline emo, but it is quite in fact raining outside)}