July 4th Week-end

I haven't spent more than a few minutes on the Burke Gilman trail in my 4 years @ UW. Sheepish no more! On July 4th, HCC went on a 25 mile bike ride from UW to Redmond, a BBQ @ Gary & Amy's and a fireworks show in Bellevue.

On July 5th, not quite recovered, our family & John's family went to Lake Chelan and Leavenworth. It is amazing how fast time has past. I realized our family has not travelled together in over 3 years, and I appreciated the time we had together. I especially liked that Alvin & I experienced our first jet ski-ing together, and that he enjoyed himself. He was afriad of getting wet, but the sunshine solved that problem very quickly. With every jump and huge splash, with every laugh...I was happy. Leavenworth was quaint and I enjoyed the beer and bratwurst. I think we all did. :)

Summer

School is OUT.

I get to spend quality time with those I love. :)

Lately, I have been thinking of the gifts He has blessed us with. I have spoken with the junior highers about the body of Christ, and told them that we are designed to be different parts (hands, feet, mouth, heart) in order to effectively reach others. However, it didn't dawn on me that I should apply these concepts to my life as well. This ministry has taught me humility, when to be serious and when to let go, and that if something can go wrong it will, so do not stress out about it.

Draw near to the Lord and remember His words; it has strengthened me when I was weakest, and verses memorized months back may not seem applicable then, but may be now.

"What does the Lord your God require of you but to fear the Lord, to walk in His ways, to love Him, to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul, and to obey his commandments." Deut 10:12

My Happiness includes Food

Spring Break 2009:

• First Greyhound bus ride to visit C and her cooking. Worth it
• Successfully made crispy crust pizza w/ JJ. Woot! ..made me nostalgic for NYC
• Musashi. Trophy Cupcakes. Laughing it up with SY
• My favorite chewy rye bread @ Cheesecake Factory with high school buds
• Talking about God with little J while celebrating big J's bday
• Brother treating me to Cafe Ori :)
• Listening to the quiet crackley crust of a baguette @ Pike Place, with HCC.
• Hanging out w/ YH for the first time. A brief hike & making ice-cream sandwiches