a place i long to call home

in 3 (4?) hours i shall be off on another adventure. although im sad to say this is not a missions trip, i have a feeling God has allowed me this trip for a purpose. This time around i will be visiting the green grass of Ireland, the lovely chill of Scotland, the lace of Belgium, [something special]of the Netherlands, and my favorite place in the world, the place i long to call home, England. This will be my fifth time visiting England, and i must say that i am very blessed. it still puzzles me, though. why has God allowed me to go so many times, yet He's never called me to stay? i have a feeling this trip is going to be  difficult. prayer would be much appreciated. i am learning (again and again) to trust in Him. i know He has a plan. i know it is a good plan. a perfect plan. because He is good and perfect. i know that He is faithful. i know He wants the absolute best for me. i know His ways are not my ways, and that His thoughts are so much higher than my thoughts. i will rest in this: God loves me. i encourage you to do the same =]. 

la dia de los padres

today is fathers day. my bompa doesn't believe in fathers day. it seems as if my pops doesn't enjoy it much either, but i know he lets us celebrate just to please my mother. he is a very good and loving father. unfortunately he had to work today. we enjoyed a nice breakfast with him and then went our seperate ways. i've been thinking about fathers day. i wonder what it means to my Heavenly Father? although some may disagree, i think it means alot to Him. However, i think that fathers day is a different concept to Him. as a child of God, father's day should be every day. showering Him with blessings, appreciating what He's done [and what He does] for us, reflecting on His goodness, and setting aside special time to spend with just Him. every day should be like this. i regret to inform you that my everyday does not look like this. and as i sit here writing this, i realize that my day wasn't like this. hmmm...i shall leave now. and go make the most of whats left of Fathers day. 

Beginnings

I always thought it strange to have a blog while still in high school, considering that the very people i would like to read or be involved with my blog were seen pretty much on a daily basis. And if they weren't seen on a daily basis, they came into view often enough. Today is the day after graduation and it seems as if the perfect day to start a blog. I figured that since I'm leaving for Boston in two short months, a blog would be a fun way to let people know what I'm up to. And to express some creativity. So here it is. My blog. Which I am creating from my new macbook, affectionately named Cornelius. Cornelious? Whichever way it is spelled, that is his name and I am very blessed/thankful/grateful/stoked to have a macbook to name.