the last restful sabbath before finals

a couple of things first:

and the end of my final design project: click here (and please don't try it unless you have a mac. the layers load all wrong on I.E.)

(today I - which now is technically yesterday)

♥ woke up fairly early and had devotionals, Anil wrote me a 5 step plan to seeking and finding God's will, all from his memory while he was driving in his car, number 1 being that we need to completely swallow our own desires with that of God's (john7:17 - anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or merely my own), seeking that and that alone, I also read a refreshing insight by Oswald Chambers: the gist of it being our need to get into the habit of steadily referring everything back to Him; instead of this we make our common sense decisions and after just ask God to bless them

♥ went to village church to do my deviant behavior project for Psych, and then went to see my friend Serena preach at Mission SDA Church near Pendleton, she spoke on the different ways that God expresses His love to us, and these people there were so sweet and appreciative and hospitable! I was so blessed!

♥ befriended two little boys at lion's park today, Kalum and Austin, and there are few things more gratifying than recieving the genuine love of a child, we played catch, and soccer, and they just had that raw energy that children have, that simplicity, that heart; they were rough around the edges but so sweet; Kalum climbed up the jungle gym: "my brother is a demon!" - "hey, don't say such things" i reprimanded. "no, but really, he is! he hit me in the head with a baseball bat and split my head open" Austin just laughed as Kalum pushed his hair out of his forehead to show me his scar. "because some girls dared him to, and he wanted to impress them!" "hey now, girls aren't worth that" "how would you know?!", kalum screamed. "Oh wait, you are one!" They then asked me to help them join the group of college kids playing soccer, and I know from their faces that it made their day to be able to play. A fellow student asked if they had come with or belonged to me (and not the "belonging" that i birthed them, but more the familiarity, which was so heartwarming!). I can't wait to have children of my own (and yet I am in NO rush for that to happen), I know from my genetics that there is no way they won't be absolutely crazy.

♥ we walked several blocks and back to Lion's park and while we usually drive, we declined several ride offers because it was just so beautiful and warm out, J Pohle, Serena, and I, these girls are so special to me!

♥ studied with Phil and Alban (for shorter than we hoped) at Whitman Library, they're such quality guys, and my buddies

♥ watched dodgeball tournaments for a little while here and there

♥ realized i'm more relaxed and at ease with finals this quarter, and my quarter is harder than the last, this means my grades might be the show if it. yikes!