Won''t Stop

I had a conversation with a friend of mine the other day, dear Mr. Yearwood. I was telling him how I lost my desire to blog and I don't exactly know why. Maybe I am content keeping a lot of things to myself (or within my circle of friends) and don't feel the need to publicize it. However, I told him I don't want to stop blogging entirely as well. Too much has been written, stuff that has meant so much to me. There has been a lot of emotion vested into my writing and posts. Some less important, some more...

I don't think my style will change significantly, nor will my subject matter. It doesn't matter if anyone even follows this blog anymore. Because this is the space that I have and I intend to use it well...

I wrote a defamiliarization poem for my Creative Writing class a couple weeks back and just thought of sharing it:

The Face of Nature

Your love is the snow,

Sending shivers down my spine

With its beauty.

Your love is the Sun,

Melting away my disbelief

Burning me but I need it to live.

Your love is the sound of thunder,

A deafening roar

That scares me but I can never run away.

Your love is the fire,

That engulfs and consumes

But I am made more alive.

Your love is the rain

Drenching me slowly

Cooling me down

Your love is the silence

That nature echoes,

So that I will believe.

God bless!

My blog is not dead, I won't let it die, not just yet.

I have so much to say.

So much to write about God's faithfulness.

I will update soon, I promise!

Been back in school for awhile now. Had RA training for a week then school started last week... Classes have been going great. The RA job isn't too taxing, I enjoy it actually... There's so much more to say but I will save that for later.

Hillsong Concert yesterday in Boston, AMAZING. Later.

Till then!

to the heart

O restless heart,
Fret not.
It gets better in time, I know, I've been there.

What it takes now is for you to trust-
Trust that He knows what's going on
And everything will work out in His time and way.

Your desires - He comprehend.
His Love compels Him to grant your desires
But not if it isn't what He placed in you Himself.

So come on now,
Take a leap of faith.
You won't regret it.
He will come to the rescue, He will.

Back Safely

Time flies, I'm back in the States. It's been two weeks since.

SoulFest from August 1-4. It's a Christian music festival in New Hampshire featuring over 100+ bands. It was amazing, post more about it sometime.

Back at the Place of Promise now, it's been a week and it's just great. I can't believe how timely it is and how God works everything out. Will be leaving for NY on Friday before I head back to school next week for RA training all the way till classes begin on the 4th of next month.

God has been gracious and extremely comforting. He is Love. He is Life.

Till then. :)

Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo

You might have believed for years but sometimes it takes a heartfelt, real account of an encounter with Jesus and a glimpse of heaven to remind you of what lies ahead. This book was just that: a true story of a boy who went to heaven and came back. But its so much more than that, it calls for what it means to have childlike faith, it calls for trust in the One above. It inspires and certainly gives us hope for the future that God has prepared for each and every one of His children.

To be honest, it took me awhile to really get into this book because I was trying to figure out the narrative structure and when things would happen. But as soon as I stopped doing that and allowed the story to bring me wherever it wanted to and for the Spirit to teach me what He wanted to through it, I enjoyed it thoroughly. To hear about heaven and Jesus from a young boy is amazing. It makes me want to have childlike faith all over again and reminds me of how much Jesus loves the children. This book isn't just about the future that awaits us but is about God's love. The details and events that are written in this book are there for a purpose, they all tie in to speak of how much God cares and that He truly knows what we are going through though we might think otherwise. A lot of things Colton (the boy) tells of heaven are biblically sound and expands on the vague descriptions.

Overall, it is a very good read and I would highly recommend it to anyone. Whether you have childlike faith or not, this book would be an encouragement to every heart. You will be blessed.

*I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. All opinions expressed are of my own.*

This has been one of the longest hiatuses in blogging for me. It's ironic though that I still manage to find time to blog even when I'm really busy as opposed to not posting anything even though I'm much more free right now.

That being said, I've only got a month left at home. I know this sounds cliche and as much as I want to avoid it, time really does fly. Half of my summer break gone, just like that.

Euro 2012 ended yesterday. Staying up till 5-6 am for a few nights every week wasn't really that difficult to be honest, since my regular sleeping hours (start) were between 2-4am. I caught more than half of the matches and thoroughly enjoyed most, if not all of them. Of course, only a few were particularly memorable and thrilling. I'm glad that Spain won and am also really glad that it's over although not having any match to watch in the morning now is weird. But that's okay.

I have to say that the final displayed all the reasons why Spain are world and Euro champions, creating history as well. The players gave their all, AS a team. They proved you don't need a Ronaldo or a Balotelli to score goals. And Torres proved himself to be selfless when he so generously assisted for the final goal which he could've so easily struck himself... The complete opposite of someone most of us know. Despite leaving the Reds, I still have great admiration for him as a footballer and I am glad he got the Golden Boot as well.

Been spending a lot of time with family and friends. It wasn't till a few days ago that I realized how much I appreciate my upbringing in this place... There is no coincidence, everyone I have come across in my life whether for just awhile or months and years, God has brought to my path for a reason. And I also believe that it works the other way round as well. I am grateful, extremely grateful.

Church camp was held in Taiping last weekend and it was great. The speakers talked about the Glory of the Lord over two sessions. It was quite a lot to take in but God definitely used them and spoke to all of us in His own way. I am still reflecting over what has been said and shared and pray that I will not forget.

As for this month, I'll be making a few trips to various places to conclude this break and meet up with people. And also, get working on that reading list.

I will be back soon. God bless!!