Blessed: 17/365

Day 17:

Wow our weekend is already gone! That's okay though, I get to go home after this week ends :D

Now recap of today:

So we went to church as usual around 10 a.m. for service and continued the series on Galatians; today's sermon was about Being Concerned with Inconsistency. It helped that Kevin talked a lot about why and how our spiritual lives are in danger because sometimes I feel alone in my struggles and abnormally bad compared to other Christians. The passage today was a clear reminder about how we naturally forget, become hardened, and are prone to being deceived in our faith. Funny thing is that we ended up carrying over some of the stuff that Kevin preached about to our "laundry party" today.

After we came home and ate leftover chicken curry, we headed over to the usual laundromat together and talked a lot while waiting for our clothes to get done. I don't know why, but recently the women of The Jewett seem to be unintentionally (or intentionally, who knows) living out some of the stereotypical female roles. Haha and by that I mean Melissa and Jasmine were knitting while all three of us sat together and talked about our feelings LOL. And the other day, they were on the 1st floor knitting while the guys sat there playing Call of Duty. Anyhoos! I was actually deeply encouraged by the conversation we shared at the laundromat; it made me realize how blessed I really am to have found a group of people who care so much about the well-being of our brothers and sisters. We may not all be close, and we may go around calling each other "haters"and tease each other about looking like "pink boo-bahs", but at the end of the day, I know we love each other despite our imperfections. I have never met a group of people who think about each other as much as they do, and try to become more involved in each other's lives because they genuinely want to help each other grow. Kevin mentioned today in the sermon that flattery can be dangerous since it seeks good for the self, whereas encouragement seeks the good for the one hearing. I just admire them so much for constantly putting in the effort to apply what they learn into their daily lives.

So after the laundromat we headed back to the house and I ended up making and eating dinner together with Lisa! Lisa, oh Lisa. Everyone seems to think you're a ghost (jokingly of course...) because you are so busy throughout the week! I truly cherish the time we get to spend with each other on the weekend, even if it's just sitting at home and talking. I miss hanging out with you girl. We talked a lot about Vietnam and traveling and our friends, and how she and Roxy really want me to go visit Maine this Thanksgiving break. I will go because I may not get another chance, plus I want to meet the people who mean so much to her that she can consider them her second family. I must admit I'm a bit nervous though; I didn't mean to make excuses and seem like I didn't want to go back with her in the past, but her family seems so awesome that I don't want to disappoint them. Plus, even though NY is only 3-4 hrs away, I do get home sick and want to see my friends :( But I will do my best to make beautiful memories with Lisa and the Wrights :)

Then I crashed the second floor and spent some h.w. time with them hehe. I've never seen the second floor so quiet and clean/clear of people on a Sunday night! (They all moved downstairs for the night.)

And then I went back upstairs because people need to sleep and wake up at 5 a.m. to work in the kitchen of Marketplace and all that jazz. Jia yo Melissa!

And I found out they were making cookies on the 1st floor so I really wanted some and asked Jasmine to get me one but of course she didn't :( I went back to my room all sad and ready to study when suddenly, :: knock knock:: dadadara! Andrew came up to give me a chocolate chip cookie! :D I was so touched... A-Wizzle came all the way up to deliver one cookie :'{ So nice, Thank you Andrew! And now all is right with the night. I can go to sleep feeling good.

In case you haven't noticed I like me my cookies...