this morning i woke up at 6am and groggily got out of bed. i was tired, not only because i hadn't waken up this early in a long time, but also because i didn't sleep well last night (i think it was the 2 hr nap i took in the afternoon. haha). anyway, i went to school and got there 30 minutes early because there wasn't any traffic like i thought there would be, so i sat in my car, went over my greek vocab, and ate my frosted cheerios i had brought with me. i went inside 10 minutes before class was to start and no one was there except this other guy. he was wondering if there was no class because usually people would already be inside the classroom by that time. but, eventually other people showed up along with the teacher and class began.
during our break, my teacher was passing back quizzes from greek 1 and he asked me why i had moved from the 9:30 class to this 7:30 class and i told him i wanted to be in the 9:30 class, but it was full when i signed up, so i had to join this 7:30 class. then, he told me that some people had dropped out of the 9:30 class, so if i wanted, i can join the 9:30 class. so, i am very happy that i get to go back to the 9:30 class and get an extra hour or so of sleep. haha
[final] so my greek 1 final went well. at least i think it did :D ... but intensive summer greek continues with greek 2 tomorrow. class starts at 7:30am. oh my. i haven't had to wake up this early since high school and that was quite awhile ago. haha.
[eagles] my dad confirmed that there are eagles around our house. he said he saw two of them flying around our place. i think that's pretty cool! i'll try to take pictures if i see them again.
[missions] i've been getting a lot of missions updates from various groups who have gone out this summer and there are many more peoples going out in the upcoming months. it's always exciting to hear what God is doing and will do through them. remember to keep them in your prayers!
thanks friends for your prayers! my mom's surgery went well and there were no complications. she just needs a lot of rest and constantly put eye drops in her eye. tomorrow she will go back to the doctors to follow up and see how the eye is healing, so hopefully all will be ok. for the most part of this week, she will be resting her eyes, so it just means a little more work for me and my dad around the house. and i guess we'll be eating top ramen for the rest of the week. haha. jk. my dad can cook and i pretend i know how to cook :D
as for my final. i'm pretty confident right now. i've memorized all my vocab and paradigms. there is only one chapter that still kinda confuses me so i just need to get that down. but, all in all, i think i'm ready! i'm probably more worried about greek 2 which starts thursday because we'll basically be learning one new paradigm a day. not gonna be easy. but, first things first. gotta finish greek 1 strong.
but anyway, i just want to thank you guys for your prayers!
hey everyone. i have a couple of quick prayer requests, so if you could please pray for the following, i would greatly appreciate it because i know that prayer works :D
- please pray for my mom. she is going to have surgery on her right eye to remove a cataract. the surgery is at 12:30pm. please pray for the doctor. please pray for peace for my mom. please pray that all would go smoothly and that my mom's eye would heal afterwards. - please pray for me as i have my greek 1 final tomorrow morning at 9:30am. pray that i would study well today and be able to remember all the things i've learned and not make stupid mistakes like i'm prone to doing. - please also pray for me as i will be guest preaching at efc san fernando valley this sunday.
this morning i went outside to my car to go to school and as i rounded the corner of my house, there was this eagle or falcon or some large bird of prey that was perched on top of my car hood. i wish i had my camera with me, but it flew off the moment it saw me. but right after it was in the air, it turned around and swooped down behind me. i turned to see it chase after a rabbit that was on my front lawn. it was seriously like one of those discovery channel shows. anyway, the rabbit got away and the bird flew away, but it was quite and interesting way to start off the day.
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[yours forever] there are some songs that you hear and just have to tap your feet, bob your head, and dance. for me, that happens more often than not, but that's just because i just love to dance. haha. anyway, i think "yours forever" from hillsong's new album "tear down the walls" is one of those songs. it's a fairly different style from their other stuff (it sounds like something you'd find on rock band :D), but it's just as good. so, go ahead, crank up your speakers and dance!
the other song that i really like on this album is "arms open wide." but yea, the rest of the album is really solid too. gotta love hillsong songs :D
