God brings joy. God IS joy.

i shared my passion, purpose, and calling to a complete stranger.
the stranger asked where my passion came from and what compelled me to make so-and-so my passion..
i paused.
silence.
and then i asked, "... can i talk about God?"
to my reply, the stranger laughed and said, "yea!"
and afterwards, the conversation flowed very, very well.
and i was so happy.

the end.

counting down the days...

.. not really. i don't want to count down the days 'til i have to officially move out of sd :'(

it's already may!! ohhhhhhhmygoodness.

as much as i don't want to think about my last days in sd, i'm also really excited for this month's festivities!  let's see.. i'm flying to texas during my birthday weekend to attend a close friend's graduation, and my bff from connecticut will be joining me as well! (maybe i'll get to run into jeremy lin! and chandler parsons. and james harden. oh heck, any of them, haha) and 2 weeks after, i'll be meeting my bff again but this time, in the bahamas! i've never traveled so often and so spontaneously in my life! :)

i also have a list of things that i want to do before i leave sd, and a list of people i want to see before i say "see you later" to them. i still can't believe that after 8 years of basking in sd's beauty, i'll be leaving my second home. i feel like i'm growing up all over again, haha.

and so it begins..

"right now, you're young. in my opinion, you should work for a lot of money, save up a lot of money, and then when you're a lot older like, in the 50s, THEN you should work for a npo. but don't do it now; you're not going to make anything."

i understand her worries and concerns. after all, i'm her only child and she just wants to see me financially stable. selfishly, or maybe not selfishly, she's worried that i won't be able to send her on grand trips and give her a monthly allowance, haha.

but as much as i understand her, i can't help but feel a sense of urgency. i know i'm going to be "poor," but that's okay. He will always provide my basic needs. my treasures are in Heaven, not on earth. make a difference starting NOW, not later.

ordinary people can do Extraordinary things.

when doing His works, nothing should stand in the way.