Packing Up

For the past week or so I have been shopping and packing non-stop and my poor mom has had to accompany me on every errand. But I could not have done it as well without her. I am also so blessed that I could spend those hours everyday with her before I leave for Xi'an. We have had such fun together. And now I am just about packed with everything but a magazine. Although it has been stressful, it will all be worth it when I arrive in China and can love on the orphans and see God work through me and the rest of the Bring Me Hope team. As I spend these last few days in America my prayer is that God will soften my heart and I will not lose focus on the purpose of this trip, showing Christ's love.

As i make my way through the summer i encounter more and more moments to remember.

So basically I'm bored. I just got home from a graduation and I'm back to boredom. This is actually a picture from yesterday morning's boredom...enjoy? hahaha

Prolly will go to a graduation party later on to get away from boredom. Well this post was pointless ...

My Mom and I

Christmas 09

My Rock

Today I spent the afternoon driving my mom to Tustin so she could spend the weekend with her sister. I've only had a license for 3 weeks and my mom trusted me enough...or at least tried lol....to drive her car back home so that I could have it for the weekend and wouldn't have to be couped up. This was just one of her many thoughtful actions. Since it has always been her nature to think of others first I have become accustomed to her kindness towards me. She has always been there for me. As I have been let down by everyone in my life she is the only one I can sincerely say has never let me down. Instead she does quite the opposite. That is why she is my rock who keeps me strong and I can always count on.

When I first found out I would have a weekend alone I was excited but now as I sit here I want my mom with me more than anything. I love you mom! Thanks for being thee best mother and my bestfriend :-)

P.S. Mom- I wanna dedicate "The Best Day" by Taylor Swift to you

Memories

Today I spent my day with my best friend Cody. As we enjoyed the beauty of the stars, we also shared our best and worst memories with one another. While we were discussing stuff, he made a good point that most of the bad memories are ones that in turn are good, too. We learn from them, laugh, and look back at what we have done. Of course there are always the memories that will be bad, but without those then there would be none that would be good. The more i reminisced the more I cherished the life God has given me. He has blessed me with a caring family and the most amazing friends.