May 8, 2007

• ² when you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
  and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you.
  when you walk through the fire, you will not be burned;
  the flames will not set you ablaze. -isaiah 43:2

  #1: it took yet another miracle, but praise God i made it through my second semester. some people think i worry about my grades too much, which maybe i do, but i am not even close to intellectually gifted as the majority of my classmates. my academic viability always comes down to the wire. contrary to what some people might think, although i definitely put in extremely hard work, there is no way i can get through any semester without my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

  #2: there are simply too many beautiful people to thank for helping me get through second semester, and although i'm not going to name you all, you must know that i am truly grateful and appreciative for every big and little thing. my prayer is that God will richly bless you for the kindness you have shown me.

  #3: my break was only long enough for me to catch my breath. classes started today and we are all back in the grind, right back where we left off. in the eyes of an american child (my eyes), it really hits me, when i step back and observe, how this long, drawn-out experience is shaping our being. i got to keep looking at it as a privilege.

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  sweet escape, sweet rest

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  
  ...i love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
  so i love you because i know no other way
  than this: where i does not exist, nor you,
  so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
  so close that your eyes close as i fall asleep. -neruda, sonnet 17

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