PRAYER
its hard to believe but i think i become a worse student every semester. as a testament to this theory i have yet to turn in my take-home midterm which was due 2 weeks ago. im on pace to barely pass my two classes. i need to change, i need motivation.

JOY
anonymous: join my f-in league

JOY
retreat highlights:
- talking w/ john, sharon, and julie in our small group bout the "ball n chain" and "never say never"
- hearing roymunds potty mouth and watching him try to get into the kayak and fall
- seeing my roomies flip over and then jumping out and going after john and huge

THANKS
for the prayers, the planning, the fun, and the learning.

PRAYER
that our class doesnt let the next 2 months slip by.
instead may we realize that every remaining day is an opportunity to bring glory to God.
lets finish strong.

PRAYER
not just for a fun retreat but a fruitful and meaningful one.

JOY
for the past 2 mornings my brother and i brushed our teeth at the same time. my brother wakes up a little before 7am for work. ive been going to bed when he wakes up. i think hes jealous.

i saw a guy at palace that looks like dennis w/ an added 50 pounds. even andy agreed that it looked like fat dennis.

THANKS
for a good palace buffet meal.

JOY
its been a busy week. eddie, butch, and baik came up, spent most of my time hanging out w/ them.
had fun playing w/ kwan and frank this morning but sad that they lost.
just finished having potluck w/ awana which ended up being a lot of fun. fred guessed everything, isabel fell down of laughter, elise got really nervous, alice acting like she guessed it, georgia messed up as judge and told a funny story, ryan said "pootie-tang."

THANKS
for all the good food and good laughs.

PRAYER
that non-believers will come to the awana games and get a chance to hear the gospel message.
that the kids happiness wouldnt be dependent on the outcome of the games.

JOY
sumi and elise had a sleepover at elise's. they had too much energy and wore me down. i think they watched like 4 movies that night. i watched bring it on w/ em and i kept wondering how i would explain the sexual innuendos if they asked. one time sumi did ask and i just answered it very indirectly and told her to just keep watching the movie.

PRAYER
ive been at the library for the past 4 hrs.
first time ive been at the library the whole semester.
bout 8th time ive been on campus in the past 5 weeks.
2nd time ive done any type of studying this semester.
the weather was great so i was dang sad that i had to spend the afternoon indoors.

JOY
wUtdAbUnG: hmmm andy chon, pimp
wUtdAbUnG: ok, im gonna call mr. pimp

JOY
cousin is finally getting married. there is still hope even at 31.

THANKS
for dinner at dc dhahn.

PRAYER
jennys sis.

JOY
softball win w/ sr guys. roymund picked up a grounder and dashed over to 3rd like a gazelle and got the out. last week he attempted a slide at 3rd which was even funnier.

during awana roach chucked a beanbag right smack into andrews face.

THANKS
for another weekend of decent weather.

PRAYER
another failed attempt at sleeping early. stupid pp.

JOY
sg thurs night: mt. sinai
roys bday fri night: roymund getting splashed in face w/ huge cup of water by charles.

PRAYER
may we all believe this:
"i have a living hope,
i have a future.
God has a plan for me,
of this im sure, of this im sure."

PRAYER
stupid fever.

JOY
berean: sharon said isaac was born through God's miracle.
then she said ishmael was born through man's ability.

THANKS
3:30am. i think this will be the earliest ive slept w/in the past week.
tomorrow shall be even earlier.

PRAYER
for two of my friends who are sick.

THANKS
most normal ppl wake up at this time, 6:30am. thats an amazing concept to me. i sleep at this hr so i guess im not like most normal ppl. but thankfully i didnt waste too much time but i was somewhat productive and took care of a bunch of lil things that ive been putting off.

PRAYER
that i wouldnt get jacked in my classes.
for ppl thinking bout summer (and longer) mission trips.

JOY
broomballing was a lot of fun. a lot of ppl ate it pretty hard on the ice. i slipped and landed on my right hip/butt. pretty sore now but still lotsa fun.

THANKS
that no one got seriously hurt.

PRAYER
i feel like im going back to my freshman days by staying up so late. not a good thing.

PRAYER
some things seem to never change. other things seem to always change.
ronnie left for uganda. sad that hes not around but glad that hes there.

THANKS
that i didnt get run over this morning. a car bumped me as i was crossing the street. stupid foolio had a red light but crept forward anyway and i guess he didnt see me.

PRAYER
i question how much ive changed over the years. i know my studies havent changed. here i am writing on my blog at 2am when ive got a paper that i havent started due at 5pm. hopefully my spiritual life hasnt been the same. how much have i grown spiritually? am i closer to God than i was 3 yrs ago? need to do some reflecting bout this.

for my friend whos struggling w/ their ministry.