to my brothers back home:

i can still remember the first day i met you guys when we moved to the states.
i'm sure you guys can still remember.  i've known you guys for so long,
that i take for granted all the memories we've had together.  i just wanted
to let you know that you guys have been like family to me and always will.
sorry i can't be there during this time but just know i'm praying for you.

GOOD FRIDAY

wow.  it's been exactly 2 months since i've updated.
i figure today is a great day to update. 
just wanting to share what today is all about.

The Cross was not something that happened to Jesus— He came to die; the Cross was His purpose in coming. He is "the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world" ( Revelation 13:8 ). The incarnation of Christ would have no meaning without the Cross. Beware of separating "God was manifested in the flesh. . ." from ". . . He made Him. . . to be sin for us. . ." ( 1 Timothy 3:16 ; 2 Corinthians 5:21  ). The purpose of the incarnation was redemption. God came in the flesh to take sin away, not to accomplish something for Himself. The Cross is the central event in time and eternity, and the answer to all the problems of both.

so no matter what you're goin through,
let it not affect you.  just give it up to God.
let Him handle all your cares and worries. 

i had a rough morning.  it was my first failure for somethin small and stupid.
life takes us through ups and downs; big or small...
but there's not a thing He can't do.  He came down just for us.
that's what the cross represents.  that's what his death represents.

so take some time today and reflect on just that.
we have somethin no one could ever replace. 

be blessed by it each day.

i want to thank everyone for makin my birthday so special.

i love you guys so much and it makes me know that i've always been right about my peeps.

you guys make everythin worth it for me.

i wish i could take everyone out for dinner and celebrate.

i miss you all very much.

i thank God for all the love and support i get from everyone.

He is good...

thank u.

happy new year everyone.

just looking back on this past year, i realized so much about myself being away from home.  i've come to know that i am nothing without those who love me and support me.  i thank God for them.  you know who you are. 

so as the new year begins, i also know i am truely nothing without God in my life.  Jesus needs to be the center of all of our lives.  so many things happen in this life and we have absolutely no control over them.  and to think that i am trying to make something of this life is just plain stupid.  let us rededicate our lives to Him.  each day.  every moment.  He knows.  so give it all to Him. 

take the time to love those around us because we never know when they're gonna be called by God to come home.  so i just want to say again to those i love, that i love you very much and i wish for you and your relationship with God to grow more and more each day. 

*i love my clams*

to my best friend:

through thick and thin, i'm behind you 100%...

i know God has a purpose for us all...

i love you bro.