happy thanksgiving

this is my first thanksgiving away from home. ohh, i'm pretty saddened by this. i absolutely love spending thanksgiving with my immediate and extended family. i'm not sure what it is about this holiday but my cousins and i have soo much fun together. i'm going to miss out on our traditional yearly family portrait but i hope they know that i'm there in spirit :')

i'm thankful for a lot of things: my loving parents, beautiful sisters, genuine brothers, jobs, church, yag, mama bear samoneem, my dt girl, extended family, warm water (i was showering the other day and the water stopped running for 10mins. the little necessities in life that we tend to forget..), and the list goes on.

but in particular, i am most thankful for my life and my identity. i know that my recent posts have consistently been about my complaints of how difficult it is to live a life as a christian but as i reflect on it more, i am SO thankful for these struggles. i'd rather be struggling as a christian than never having accepted God in my life. so, i thank You, God, for accepting me. for loving me. for protecting me. for saving me. thank You, God, for my salvation.

"He loves us not because of who we are but in spite of who we are." amen.