It's that time of the month.

Time to blog, of course.

Here's a handful of what happened since my last post:

• Studied.. a lot. & wrote papers. & took quizzes/exams/finals.
• Had an eventful spring break! Went on food runs, got some sleep, & spent a day at TMS!
• Participated in 2 out of the 3 LOTR marathons. Stoked for the last one.
• Attended a wedding shower, baby shower, gender reveal party, going away party, multiple birthday parties, & you can't forget about Anabu fiesta. 
• Celebrated Easter. Christ is risen! Isn't that awesome?! Uh, YES.
• Spent time with the parentals-- Boiling Crab, Guppy's, Star Wars marathons
• & the brother bear-- car rides, break time between homework assignments, movies
• Took the EWP & passed, praise the Lord!
• Happy Anniversary! Pizza for lunch, hiked to the Griffith Observatory (not really, but really), had a shabu shabu dinner, & did some reminiscin'. God is incredible.
• Got sick... then got attacked by allergies.
• Saw Hunger Games. & saw Avengers.... twice... in a week.
• Witnessed baptisms! Praise the Lord!
• Witnessed graduations! Praise the Lord-- again! 
• Ministry, ministry, ministry. Ahhh too good. 
• Lalalaaahve fellowship. 
• Cleaned my room, washed my car, & oh yeah, I got a haircut. 

Summer vacation is wonderful. I'm done with one year of CSUF, which means I have one more year to go! Exciting! It's all by God's grace (haha, Ica?) & I cannot thank Him enough. 

I guess these past few weeks were also filled with its share of trials, & not just my own. I'm not perfect, but I worship the God who definitely is. Prayer has been so comforting & has given me peace when my heart was heavy with issues that really should not be issues in the first place. & of course, encouragement from brothers & sisters in Christ is always a blessing. During these times, I always get pumped up for Christ's return. Haha, so serious. Stoked to be in the presence of the Lord, worshiping with everyone in our new bodies without sin.. Ahhh can't wait! For now, we still gotta persevere & discipline ourselves in striving for holiness, looking to Christ as we live in this fallen world. Lord, sustain us...

I'm kind of anticipating the upcoming weeks. From the way things are going, it seems like this summer should be a memorable one.

You ready? Better be!

Eleven.

The new Blogger format is so strange. I'm tempted to switch to the old template, but the design is way too clean to ignore. Guess I'll have to get used to it (just like how we all must eventually get used to the Facebook timeline. Eeps).

It's a cloudy morning & usually I would feel really lazy, but there is much to be done. Phone calls & emails & meetings & readings-- a whole 'notha level of busyness! I look at my list & it all looks overwhelming but everything seems worth it. Ministry is worth it, yaknow? (Or maybe you don't know.) I love seeing God work in different people in different ways & seeing people... see that. & then we spot sin & finally we get to the heart issue & everything makes sense & we get this game plan going on how to deal with that & it's like, BOOYA! GOTCHU, SIN. GET OUTTA HERE.

Is it just me? I don't know, it feels wonderful. Praise the Lord for that kinda revelation & discernment & desire to get rid of anything unholy, 'cause if it were up to us, we definitely would not choose that holiness road. Ministry is a lot of work but it's a lot of joy too! If you could, please pray for me! I know this isn't much compared to pastor's job, so definitely pray for your pastors/leaders & continue to encourage them. I'm sure they'll appreciate it :)

School is... fun. Yes, still. Every decision seems important (especially since I'm a year away from graduating!!). I'm constantly asking the Lord for guidance. Thinking about the next school year is exciting but I can't forget about this semester (I should be prepping my paper right now). Overall, school has been manageable. That's all I pretty much have to say about this area of my life...

Today is our 11th month mark. I can't help but be grateful to God for sustaining us 'cause it's definitely been eventful, to say the least! I'm praying that He'll continue to do so! I find it funny how we brought up our anniversary more frequently than our 11th month mark (you kind of have to pass that to get to 12, nahmean?) but I'm still unsure of how to celebrate. It falls during a busy time in the semester for the both of us, so who knows, maybe we'll be studying like we usually do these days, HAHA. Just kidding. (I think.)

Man, I wonder what He has in store for us in the future. Praise God for His sovereignty & faithfulness-- it's so comforting! & I'll leave on that note because it's time to get back on track & plus, I seem to be doing well with abrupt blog post conclusions. Have a wonderful March, friends. :)

Square one.

Sooo while I was cleaning up this bottle (thanks for keeping your Izze bottle for me, brother bear), I wondered where my other glass bottles/containers were! HM, 'twas such a mystery! I went back into my room, searched my desk, & realized... they're not there. What?! I was so sure I took them out of my bag & placed them RIGHT there...

Wait.

Oh no.

My mother comes into my room once in a while to borrow this & that. I've got a feeling that she mistook them for recyclables & now they're gone forever. Well, forever from my sight as glass bottles/containers. They'll probably be turned into... I don't know.

I like using them for flowers or miscellaneous items or random projects.

Oh well. Time to start from the ground up once again!

Also gotta start stashing these, starting with this bottle.

SUCH A RANDOM POST, haha.

Hi everyone, hope you had a wonderful Lord's day.

P.S. Got any glass bottles/containers that you don't want? Send 'em my way :)

EDIT
And... It's a fact. Momma threw 'em away. x_x HAHAHAH OHSUMS.

There are these nights

when I just wanna blog, but I'm never quite sure what to blog about. I mean, I usually have an idea but the words don't flow out very smoothly & that's a bit frustrating. It's cold, I'm sleepy, & I have a slight headache, but my hair is still wet.

There are a lot of "but"s in this post (ha-ha).
Reminds me of this!

"And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them."

--Ephesians 2:1-10, nasb (emphasis mine).

Still blows my mind.

Bah, forget coherence, I'm just gonna type.

There's so much to do... Sometimes I wonder if I'm making any progress at all, but then I start praying & realizing just how much is being done under His sovereignty & within His timing. Not to excuse my responsibilities or anything, because that's definitely important... I don't know, I'm really praying that I can be more selfless. & also, it's easy for me to focus on my shortcomings because that's what I'm used to-- all sorts of standards. Praise the Lord for Christ because His standard is certainly one that I could never meet. So yeah, I guess it's a past struggle that I'm still working on to this day. I'm pleasing God, not man, yeah? Yeah.

Man, my hair is still wet & I'm TIIIIRED. I'll just read for the remainder of the night.

By the way, these songs have been on repeat in my head.

[1] [2] & as a Valentine's Day bonus, [3].
(Uh hello, free music from Priscilla Ahn? Yes please.)

Oh, & [4] because it's ridiculously catchy. & Disney.
Pretty much a makes-me-wanna-dance kind of tune.

Think, think, think.

Things I tend to tell myself (as of late):

Dear... me,

• Why do you read so many interior design blogs?
• & wedding blogs?
• & fashion blogs?
• Do. Not. Covet.
• Hey, save your money.
• Why are you hungry all the time?
• Where are you storing all of this food?
• You are seriously hungry right now.
• Your room is actually clean. Too bad you don't know where anything is anymore.
• Kinda wanna study, but not really.
• Wow. Hermeneutics. o_o
• Don't forget to apply for graduation.
• Can we all just do ministry for the rest of our lives?
• You need to set aside more time for Bible reading.
• Why do you always have a bag of chips in your room?
• Think faster. You're losing opportunities.
• Singing is really fun.
• Too much complaining!!
  
• Are you being selfish right now?
  
• That was totally selfish.
• Have patience, have patience... Why is that song so catchy & always so relevant?!
• What's Micah doing right now?
• Stop taking naps.
• Use your time wisely.
• Why is the Gospel so awesome?
• You need to go to an ATM.
• Your hair. Just... please, get a trim.
• You should probably set up a dentist appointment soon.
• & an eye appointment.
• Where are those sunglasses?!
• Prayer is wonderful.
• DISCIPLINE.
• Take more pictures.
• Make more of an effort to see people.
• Why are kids so easy to talk to?
• Why are adults so... adult-ish?
• Grow up.
• You are definitely a work in progress.
• Ask better questions.
• Build some life skills! Like... cooking. Go grocery shopping tomorrow.
• What are you actually trying to say right now?/What's your point?
• Clean graphic design is sooo pretty. Target needs to stop producing hip notebooks.
• Your brain is cluttered. Clean that up, homie.

Sincerely,
me.

P.S. Everything should be for God's glory. Your thoughts are usually made evident through action so you should probably reevaluate this list. Is Christ your greatest Treasure?

P.P.S. :)