Thanksgiving Break

I'm home right now and it's nice. I've just been relaxing the past couple days and it's been so good. I love Loma but it's always nice to get a break from the people, the institution, and the homework. Stepping away from school is always somewhat sad too though because, at least for me, I see that I don't stay in contact with a lot of the friends I have at school for whatever reason. I saw that during summer too. People who I was close to and talked to all the time all of a sudden were doing their own thing, and so was I, and we just didn't talk.

Honestly, there were so many people that I didn't talk to for a long time that I forgot a lot of people's names and at school, I'm still trying to relearn them. I feel so bad about that! I'm terrible with names and it's really made me upset at myself. I want to know who people I've met are so I can call them by name. It makes the relationship much more authentic when you remember their name instead of just saying, "Hey man!" or "Hey you!" So I've been trying to get better at that. Well that was a fun tangent.

I didn't get any feedback unfortunately about what to write about next :( So here I am... Just writing. Nonsense. Boring. Mundane. Nothing has really happened to me that's been blog worthy. I mean, Thanksgiving was two days ago. I ate a lot of food. A LOT of food. And then yesterday all I ate was leftovers from that dinner. Today, I'll probably do the same.

Then I'll work on a project I was supposed to email to my group members on Tuesday, whoops! Then I'll eat. Nah, I'll probably eat first :D I like food. Okay now I'm just talking about nothing...

Oh! What food did I have on Thanksgiving you ask? Good question! I ate turkey, sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top, mac & cheese, dressing, spinach, Martinelli's Sparkling Cider, egg nog, broccoli cornbread, rice, and probably one other food. 'Twas yummy!

My mom and sister did the Black Friday shopping thing. Me, not so much. I've never been a big shopper anyway. Especially when women lose their minds for a night and go crazy and mace each other to be first in line (it happened this year, look it up) and I'm not down with the whole waiting in line in the wee hours of the morning and shopping until possibly the wee hours of the night. I have better things to do. Like sleep.

Welp, that's pretty much it. I'll leave you with some of the ways people have stumbled upon this blog by searches.

In the last month, people have found my blog by typing:

i am a child of god - (Because of my Mirror blog!)
brandon heath concert whats it like - (Because of my Brandon Heath/TobyMac concert blog!)
child of god - (same as the first)
children sharing - (they must've gone to page 153 to get to this page. No idea how that happened)
concert stage set up - (Guessing it was the concert one)
god's masterpiece - (Mirror?)
i am god's masterpiece - (same as above)
i've been on the inside for christmas eve - (What does that even mean??)
is it hard to get into plnu - (Idk, I guess just because it's a blog about PLNU)
is plnu really hard to get into - (Same)

Need Some Feedback

Haven't said too much lately but that's mainly because I don't know what write about these days.

So that's where you come in! If you're reading this, I'd love some feedback from you.

Do you have any questions about Point Loma? About me? About random things? About Jesus? The Bible? About anything? I'm just out of things to talk about for the moment! So I need help from whoever is out there! Comment below please :)

May God bless you!

That is all.

God is so good

Today I've just been thinking about God's faithfulness a lot. Man, is He sure faithful! In the little things and the big things.

Just thinking about where God has taken me in the last two years is amazing. Tomorrow and Friday, there will be a bunch of preview students coming in and it's crazy to think about the fact that two years ago, that was me. I'm not hosting a preview student because I don't think I'd have enough time but I hope I get to meet a few of them and share my story of what it's like to be here. A lot of people give negative reviews about Loma but in reality, you get out of your experience what you put into it. Meaning, if you just mentally check out, don't do your work, sit in chapel and space out and don't pay attention to what's going on on campus, you're probably not going to like your experience here. But if you really get plugged in somewhere, meet people, and pay attention in chapel and other events around campus, God can really start changing your heart. He's been doing it with me. And it's great.

Not much else to report this time around.

Just to let you know, I'm always open for questions for those of you prospective students looking to hear more about life around campus, or about anything in general. Prayer requests, comments, whatever! God bless you!

That is all.

Are you bold enough to pray a prayer like this?

I got this prayer in an email yesterday. It's a prayer that we've prayed as a congregation at Point Loma in chapel I think twice. It's a prayer of refocus, commitment, and devotion to God. They're hard words to pray because in some cases, it could mean losing something we hold dearly. I encourage you to meditate on these words and if you're so bold enough, pray this prayer for your life.

I give myself completely to You, God.
Assign me to my place in Your creation.
Let me suffer for You.
Give me the work You would have me do.
Give me many tasks
Or have me step aside while You call others.
Put me forward or humble me.
Give me riches or let me live in poverty.
I freely give You all that I am
And all that I have to you.
And now, holy God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit
You are mine and I am Yours.
Use me for Your glory.

Amen.

Amen. God bless you.

That is all.

It's Not Always Sunny in San Diego

Today was a super mellow day. It was SUPER foggy from early this morning until right now. I literally felt like it was a scene from a movie. I couldn't see the ocean. I'm not sure it was even still there. It might have disappeared for the day and I wouldn't have known. But assuming it's still there, I believe I'll see it tomorrow, if the fog clears up that is.

So yeah, basically, today, the weather was bad, but I remember finding myself still realizing that I'm so blessed to be here, sunny or not. Take time to stop and look around and thank God for what you do have, for how fortunate you are, because you have a lot. If you're reading this online or on a phone, or even on a friend's computer or phone, you're more fortunate than most of the word already. Count your blessings. Even the ones that you wouldn't usually count.

That is all.

Wedding

I went to a wedding today. My good friend got married today in the park up by the Fermanian business center. It was SO cute. I'm so happy for them. I don't really have much to say about it but just thought I'd let you know, LOVE IS IN THE AIR!

Happy October!

I know it's a day late but Happy October. Just thought I'd share a few of this months holidays! Let's celebrate them all!

1 International Frugal Fun Day - first Saturday of the month
1 World Vegetarian Day
2 National Custodial Worker Day
2 Name Your Car Day
3 Oktoberfest in Germany ends, date varies
3 Techies Day
3 Virus Appreciation Day
4 National Golf Day
4 National Frappe Day
5 Do Something Nice Day
5 World Teacher's Day
6 Come and Take it Day
6 Mad Hatter Day
6 Physician Assistant Day
7 Bald and Free Day
7 World Smile Day
8 American Touch Tag Day
9 Curious Events Day
9 Fire Prevention Day
9 Leif Erikson Day
9 Moldy Cheese Day
10 Columbus Day - second Monday of month
10 National Angel Food Cake Day
11 It's My Party Day
11 Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day
12 Cookbook Launch Day
12 Emergency Nurses Day- date varies
12 Old Farmer's Day
12 Moment of Frustration Day
13 International Skeptics Day
14 Be Bald and Free Day
14 National Dessert Day - take an extra helping, or two
14 World Egg Day - second Friday of the month
15 International Newspaper Carrier Day -date varies each year
15 White Cane Safety Day
15 Sweetest Day Third Saturday of month
16 Bosses Day
16 Dictionary Day
17 Wear Something Gaudy Day
18 No Beard Day
19 Evaluate Your Life Day
20 Brandied Fruit Day
21 Babbling Day
21 Count Your Buttons Day
21 National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day find a recipe, too.
22 Make a Difference Day- fourth Saturday of the month, an opportunity for neighbors to help neighbors.
22 National Nut Day
23 Mother-In-Law Day - fourth Sunday in October
23 National Mole Day
23 Tv Talk Show Host Day
24 National Bologna Day
24 United Nations Day
25 Punk for a Day Day
25 World Pasta Day
26 National Mincemeat Day
27 National Tell a Story Day - in Scotland and the U.K.
27 Navy Day
28 Frankenstein Friday - last Friday in October
28 Plush Animal Lover's Day
29 Hermit Day
29 National Frankenstein Day
30 National Candy Corn Day
30 Mischief Night
31 Carve a Pumpkin Day - no surprise here
31 Halloween
31 Increase Your Psychic Powers Day