-hanging out with wongs all day!
-very nice email from mark lam
-chatting with matt yizz
-reviewing my sermon notes
-being amazed by His transcendence and His imminence..
-the recent blessings in matt’s life!
-hanging out with val & kep all day
-getting to know val better
-seeing anna
-meeting andy
-seeing how the Lord has grown all of us…i’m amazed by His grace in keeping us and protecting us..
-good talks with wongs..  still getting to know things about him even after so many years of friendship
-alhambra
-a car to drive around
-air to breathe
-a place to rest my head
-talking to p.gary!!!
-all of his good counsel and advice
-emails from derekson!
-voicemails from the kiksta..
-texts with the twinsies
-texts with kimbo!
-seeing lila many times this week
-instagram!
-SUPER good deal on the canon s95!!
-mom & dad i love!
-God’s Word.  what a gift.

quotable

“you were all boring when you first came to our church.” -p.gary

true .

today i’m most thankful for:

-God’s love for me
-the church body
-matt’s message, which blew me away
-keppel and val’s engagement
-talking to mom & dad
-this life that i get to live
-the pleasures of life that God allows me to enjoy
-my relationship with Christ- my Savior & my Best Friend

today marks the one year anniversary of my time in glendale.  i remember this time last year…  sad to leave the chinese greatness of alhambra that i knew and loved.  anxious to live with the cons who has a certain reputation as a roommate/landlord .  honestly, i was scared.  hahaha.

but we survived a full year!  and i’m thankful.  at this moment, there is no where else (in LA) that i’d rather live.  new environments, new locations, and new roommates always take adjustments, but i’ve grown fond of my new home and thankful to deaconess chae for her hospitality, friendship, and kindness towards me.  it’s not as scary as i thought it would be .

(this pic was actually taken before i ever thought i’d live here.  haha)

glendale blessings

-15 minutes from work!
-the 134 and the 2 are so close!
-the americana and glendale galleria
-target!
-portos!
-burbank airport
-25 minutes from the west side
-super close to the valley
-having the first floor all to myself!
-having my own bathroom!
-having a presto heatdish
-having my own parking space in a gated area
-directv is great!
-watching tv with the cons
-how she introduced me to parks and rec..i love, love, love!
-how she lets me watch dancing with the stars
-how she serves me and watches out for me
-the times when we can talk about ministry, life, and church together
-when she lets me eat the yummy food that she cooks!
-her many rides to and from the airport!  (can you drive me on the 22nd?  haha..)
-carpooling to places together!
-kim’s kitchen..so good.
-the $1 store!  it’s great!
-having people over
-janice as a third roommate!
-glendale is much cooler than alhambra!
-using cons’ aero press for lattes and cappucinos!
-being able to experience fellowship and fun once again in my own home!

praise God for His undeserved blessings, mercy, and grace.  my cup overflows.

today i’m most thankful for the pans.  addison, ann, riley, jamen.  the end.

“for He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”
-colossians 1:13

today i’m most thankful for FREEDOM.  freedom from chains that used to enslave me, distress me, afflict me.  i have been rescued from my sin.  and i’m freed!!

Your mercy saved me,
mercy made me whole
Your mercy found me,
called me as Your own.

i think so…

i don’t know where they learn it, but i love it .

-watching dancing with the stars finals…go rob kardashian!
-cup ‘o noodles on a cold day!  you gotta eat unhealthy every now and then
-encouraging emails
-having john and marvin as pcas
-and tiff as a pfc
-talking to tone-o
-texts from shar
-emails from christine..”yea you were, yea you were!”  haha
-studying the Word…
-romans 5:1-11…trying to unpack the text..
-prayer
-flossing!
-lotion on dry hands
-pictures that make me smile
-heat!
-warm showers
-warm blankets
-a house to live in
-a pillow to rest my head
-honey lemon tea
-sovereign grace music warms my heart
-a computer to store my sermon notes
-making the Word applicable and personal to everyday life
-sleeeep!!
-the ability to think, know, apply, and obey
-God’s grace in my life
-God’s hesed is better than life

 the preaching of the Word

sharing of the Gospel

morning prayer

fellowship

food

fun

…& never-ending laughter

sigh, our great God is too good.

so many wonderful blessings…

but today i’m most thankful for likemindedness.

love it.