je suis à la maison. i really do miss french. it's a beautiful language. but as i said (most likely incorrectly), i am home for spring break. and there is snow on the ground. holy crap, that makes me really happy. i love the snow! i saw snow in colorado when i was skiing, and that was awesome. but this makes me truly happy to see snow. i threw snowballs at my kid sister.
along with the snow, i'm happy to just be home. i love my family a lot, and it's so nice to get away from school for a while. my kid sister is my favorite right now. and she is growing up so quickly that everytime i see her, i feel like she's not going to be a kid much longer. but she's adorable. and makes me smile.
i hung out with some friends tonight, and it was great. i love reconnecting with everyone...but i feel like as time goes on, there are those people who are still a bit stuck in high school and those who have moved on...it sucks. i feel like i'm stuck between those from high school and those in college. i'm stuck in the middle. i guess it's the sophomore slump. harumph. (that's a sound effect). i hope that it's not as bad s i think it is right now. it'll get better....right? i think it will get better, but it's really only those few friendly faces i want to see and talk to--those people who i cared about for so long. the other ones, who just sit around and relive memories of crappy high school experiences...hmm. not so much. i feel like we need to grow up and start having more fun and not living in the past. life is about today, right?
i went on this mission trip this weekend to memphis, tennesee. one of the poorest cities in america. 38126. or something like that. it was amazing to see what these people go through. we heard a testimony from a man who was a drug dealer from the time he was 11 and a member and leader of one of the biggest national gangster organizations. he found christ and it changed his life. it was an amazing testimony. yes, these people are poor but they aren't alone, they have god with them. let's forget about trying to bring god to them. god is everywhere, we just need to find him there. i really learned that this weekend, and that god wants us to help not only the poor in terms of money and food, but also the 'poor in spirit'. it sheds a whole new light on doing service. i wish bsc's service learning program would help us realize that god is calling us to help the poor.
i'm tired.
life is good!
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