365 Days of God's Love

Day 117 - The Gift of Prayer

I never carry cash with me.

But tonight I had change from paying lolo for my AA hoodie :]

Haha, anyway, not the point.

After hoedown at the Tower, some friends and I decided to hit Kerbey Lane for a late night meal. It was around 11:30 pm on a Friday night, so in other words… not many people were on the drag. It was more “exciting” to be elsewhere if you catch my drift haha :P 

On our way there, we ran into a blind man named Nate. He seemed like he genuinely needed help, so the guys introduced themselves and asked how we could help. Nate told us that he’d been out for 24 hours and had been struggling to come up with $14 to get back to his place on MLK and I35, which was pretty far from where we were standing. 

Up to this point, I had been really quiet. The truth is, a few weeks back, I had actually read a friend of mine’s blog post about him helping out this same man Nathaniel and finding out that it was a scam afterwards. It didn’t come as a shock since Austin is notorious for people who prey on others’ sympathy with fictitious stories of desperation. At first I wasn’t sure whether or not I should exploit Nate’s story, but as I saw my friends flock to help Nate, I felt the Spirit hold me back from saying anything. I didn’t understand why. I just obeyed. 

There were eight of us, and since the majority of us were freshmen, most of us just carried around our ID since we didn’t need cash. We started to fumble through our wallets in search of any change we had. Since I rarely have cash on me, I assumed that I didn’t at the time. When we managed to come up with six bucks, God definitely reminded me that I had some money tucked in my back pocket from earlier that night. 

Once again, God spoke and commanded me to give—knowing fully well that Nate was lying.

I asked God why, and He reminded me of what Jesus said when the Pharisees(Teachers of the Law) asked Him why He eats and drinks (fellowships) with tax collectors and “sinners,” who were considered the scum of society during their time.

“Jesus answered them, ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentence.’” (Luke 5:31-32)

Christ showed compassion to those who were lowly, not because of anything they did, but because of God’s infinite grace. 

“This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith.” (Romans 3:22-25a)

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. It didn’t say “For Nate has sinned and falls short of the glory of God.” It said all. That means I have. And so have you. Exposing his sin wasn’t going to keep him from scamming other people. I wasn’t any better than him, and if Christ could save a wretch like me (hohoho, Amazing Grace reference), then I can extend that same grace to him.

We came up with the $14 dollars Nate asked for, and he started to thank us and thank God that we would stop by and help him. When he talked about his love for Christ, many of us instantly found a connection to him and became even more eager to help him. He asked us for a ride back to his place, but seeing as how none of us had a car, he started to walk off quite distraughtly. A couple of the guys went after him and even tried to hail a cab for him as he asked us for more money to help him get back. Finally, Daniel called a friend up to ask if he could drive Nate back home, and his friend proceeded to describe Nate’s physical appearance, telling us that Nate uses the same story on everyone to get money.

None of us knew how to handle the situation after that. We knew we were being scammed, but Nate didn’t know that we had found out. When he asked again for more money, we simply said we really didn’t have any more to give, which was the absolute truth. Nate started walking off, and I knew God wanted me to pray for him. It had been weighing on my heart the entire time that the most VALUABLE thing—even more so than money or any worldly possession—I could offer him was prayer. 

I finally introduced myself to Nate and asked him if I could pray for him on the spot. He agreed, and I placed my hand on his shoulder, praying aloud that Nate would truly encounter God and come to know Him deeply. All the while I felt Oriana’s hand on me, grateful for the support and prayer of my sister in Christ. 

After I prayed for him, we went on our way.

I don’t know what’s going to happen in his life, but I trust that God is sovereign and that He will make Himself known to Nate in His perfect timing.

Thanks for reading, haha :]

God bless!

Day 105 - There’s no such thing as a coincidence

Haha :]

People always say that everything happens for a reason. I’ve always believed that there’s a plan and purpose behind everything that happens—good or bad. But it’s up to us to see these hardships as building blocks for growth or burdens to weigh us down.

Today, the saying became more real to me than ever.

No, I did not have an EPIC REVELATIONAL DAY. But it was a great one nonetheless, one in which I saw God work in the tiniest details of my day.

The morning started off with my dear accountability partner Meagan giving me a wake up call at 8:50 AM :] TYVM! I went to my 9:30 lit class then saw Meagan walking as I headed to my chem class at 11. T’was a nice surprise =) <3 

ANYWAY! All was normal until I got out of chem around 12:15 and received a distressful text from a good friend of mine. She sounded pretty miserable, so I was pretty concerned. As God would have it, I somehow(as in I usually NEVER do) saw her walking by as I was heading back to Jester(my dorm) to eat lunch. I went to catch up with her and saw that she was crying. I knew God had practically arranged for me to be there for her, so I proceeded to walk with her in the opposite direction. She was pretty confused, asking whether or not I had eaten yet and why I was walking with her since she lives on the opposite corner of campus. I shrugged it off and simply asserted that I was gonna walk her back. She had already eaten, but she offered to eat with me at Kinsolving’s buffet(nearby) so I wouldn’t have to eat alone. I agreed on the condition that I pay for her since it was unnecessary for her to eat twice. To this, she sadly rejected :] So I dropped her off at her dorm, gave her a hug, and went on my way to ponder what I was going to eat for lunch. No, I didn’t want to eat alone at Kinsolving, but I felt something urge me to just go out of faith. So I wrestled with God. If I go in, I might possibly have silent, awkward lunch by myself or experience what God has in store for me there by being obedient. If I don’t, well, I guess I’ll just never know if I was meant to lend someone a helping hand or not. So I went, knowing in good faith that God would provide in His own way. I looked around for a familiar face as I stood in line to go in. 

Nope. Didn’t know anyone. Sooo I was like, oh what the heck, I’m comfortable in my own skin. I’m secure with my identity in Christ.

WHO CARES IF I LOOK LIKE A LOSER EATING BY MYSELF?!?!?!?!?!?!JNDFMSKHFJKDLSFDSF
(it’s really not that bad.. people do eat by themselves in college) 

I’m going in. 

Kinsolving food is actually reaally good. I grabbed a plate of salad, a taco, some rice, and a bowl of tortilla soup. Irrelevant, I know, but once I got my food, I ventured into the seating area, prepared to eat alone. Surprisingly, it took all about 5 seconds for me to spot these two twins I met in the beginning of the school year but hadn’t seen since. Originally from China, they moved to houston 4 years ago to attend high school while their parents remained in China. Anyway, for the next hour or so, I got to know them a lot better and found out we three were actually in the same chem class that I had just come from and didn’t even know… we also have a really random mutual friend. They said they always ate at Kinsolving after chem, so I said I’d join them occasionally from now on. Praise God for great opportunities to reach out :]

There’s a lot more to my day that involved meeting four strangers and God answering more prayers, but I think sharing it all would be too much for yall’s short attention span, so ask me if you wish to know.

I’m dead tired now, so holla.

Day 101 - Amy

This morning, God basically hand-delivered someone to me to love. 

I’m usually never up this early, but since I had spent all night studying(and procrastinating) in McCombs, it was already 7 AM by the time I was heading back to Jester. Craving some breakfast tacos, I dropped by JCL to see if they were serving any. To my dismay, that line had yet to open, so I walked back to my dorm in the next building. On my way there, a girl approached me rather uneasily. You can scroll down to the bottom if you want the synopsis. Our conversation went down like this:

(To clarify, “swiping in” means to swipe your ID to unlock a door in this scenario)

Girl: Hi! I’m soo sorry to ask you this, but would you mind swiping me into the Jester West computer lab downstairs? I really need to print something, but I can’t get in.

Me: Yeah, no problem! Although, I’m not sure if I can get you in since I live in Jester East. But we’ll try!

*We proceed to walk down the stairs

Me: Haha, how many pages do you need to print out?

Girl: 15! =\

Me: Oh wowwww

Girl: Yeah, I planned to come in early to borrow the lab printers, but I forgot that I couldn’t get in, and this card *pulls out card* I got didn’t help either.

*We’re at the door*

Me: Alright, well let’s see if this works!

*Card doesn’t go through

Me:  ….okay yeah, I can’t get in =\ BUT, I live right next door in Jester East. You could totally come upstairs, and I can print it out for you. 

Girl: Noo, I feel so bad! That’s a lot of ink! 

Me: Trust me, it’s cool!

Girl: Are you sure?? I feel so bad.

Me: Yeah! Just come with me.

*We walk back up the stairs towards J East

Me: I’m Ivy, by the way =)

Girl: I’m Amy! Thank you soo much for doing this.

Me: haha, it’s not a problem. What year are you?

Amy: I’m a senior.

Me: Oh cool! I’m a freshman :]

Amy: Oh, how are you liking it?? What are you studying?

Me: I like it a lot! I’m an RTF major. How bout you?

Amy: I’m in Communications Studies.

Me: Oh, then we’re in the same school!

*We arrive at the J East Lobby, and I swipe in. I had forgotten that guest hours weren’t until 9 AM, so Amy wasn’t allowed in the Dorm yet.

RA: Ma’am, you can’t go in there if you don’t live here, guest hours aren’t effective yet.

Me: OH yeah.. Ok, you know what? I have my laptop, just send me the file, I’ll run upstairs and print it out for you. Just wait here.

Amy: Oh noo, I feel soo bad already, I’ll just go wait by the lab. 

Me: Are you sure? Seriously, it’s not a problem, I can print it out for you.

Amy: Yeah, thank you so much! 

Me: Haha, alright then. Good luck! 

Amy: Thanks!

Me: Bye, Amy!

Long story short, a girl named Amy asked me to get her into the computer lab to print out her 15-page paper. I didn’t have access to the lab, so I offered to print it out from my printer. She agreed, but upon arriving at my dorm, we realized that she couldn’t get in because guest hours weren’t effective yet. 

Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to help Amy, and I will most likely never see her again. I probably wasted 5 minutes of her time, but hopefully, I showed her that help is available even when it’s inconvenient.

Praise God for giving me the desire and energy to love after an all-nighter.

Off to class, now.

Peace.

Day 98 (September 28) - His name was Colton J. Tooley

The morning of the UT shooting was a surreal one. I remember waking up to sirens blaring around 8:40 AM as a swarm of texts proceeded to flood my inbox. Barely conscious, I sat up, ready to get dressed for my 9:30 Literature & Popular Music class. I had overslept for that class several times already, so I wasn’t going to take any chances by “snoozing.” It wasn’t until I opened my first text did I begin to put two and two together. It equals four btw.

UT Alert: armed subject reported last seen at PERRY CASTENEDA LIBRARY SHELTER IN PLACE STAY WHERE YOU ARE AT MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW

My initial reaction was…HUh? PCL? That’s right across the street…but nah, It’s probably nothing. So I got on Aim, Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Gmail, Gchat ALL AT THE SAME TIME ‘CAUSE I’M A FREAKING NINJA……?!?! NOW YOU SEE ME, NOW YOU DONT!!!!!!!!!!!! OMGAH…. :]

Uh. Anyway, I got on and immediately saw a bunch of status updates that read something along the lines of

“ARMED SUSPECT ON CAMPUS!!!! CAMPUS LOCKDOWN!” (Julie Zhang).

Tuesday at 8:59am

[Cited to avoid getting sued for plagiarism]

As I asked around for more information and scoured the UT emergency site for updates, reality set in. This was no joke. 

Twenty minutes or so later, I received another text. All I remember is reading words vaguely resembling “armed suspect dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound.”

And that’s all it took for me to break down in tears. 

I couldn’t stop crying.

I was so angry. At myself. At Christians. 

If God called us to be His hands and feet, to look after His sheep, then why weren’t we moving? Why weren’t we making a difference? 

Why couldn’t we stop him from killing himself…?

As jokes relating to the shooter started to surface on the internet, I became even more infuriated and agonized. Have we become so desensitized to violence that we cannot mourn the loss of a life, in any circumstance? Here we were, laughing at another human being for wanting someone to know his pain; for wanting anyone to simply understand.

Isn’t that what we all want?

A friend?

—

His name was Colton J. Tooley.

He was a second-year Mathematics major here at UT. Graduating 7th in his class from Crockett High School in 2009, ”his teachers recall him with words such as brilliant, meticulous, and respectful,” (My Fox New York). 

Yet today, if you put him through the Google search engine, you’ll get around 1,680,000 hits. No, not of his brilliance or respectfulness; but of his crime. His crime of wanting out. 

Still, I question whether the crime was solely his or in fact, partially ours. 

Did our neglect, apathy, and unlove send him over the edge? Did our judgment and misunderstanding drive him to seek death as the solution? Did we ever offer him the option of love? The freedom in Christ?

And here’s the kicker: will our actions in the past, present, or future contribute to the death of someone else? 

I want us all to think hard on that. ‘Cause there are no take-backs to death. Death is final. 

I originally had something else planned for Day 98, but I felt God weighing on my heart to tell Colton’s story.

No, I didn’t know him, but I wish I had. 

Please respect his memory and keep his family and friends in your prayers.

God bless. 

97 down, 268 to go.

So God’s been dropping hints left and right for me to pick this back up for a month now. I’ve been delaying my return by telling myself that I have a 1000-1500 word assignment due today, RTF test Thursday, and myriad activities in between. But something I stumbled upon today told me that I was just making excuses for myself. So here I am, ready as ever. 

First and foremost, though, I owe you guys an explanation for my hiatus. For a while, I was in a really bad place spiritually. I placed a lot of things (specifically, people) before God, and I didn’t realize that I wasn’t satisfied in Him alone. All hell broke loose as I began to lose the friendships most dear to me. With everything that was going on, I just wanted to shut down. Though I still tried to practice kindness every day, I didn’t care to delve too deep into my thoughts through the blog. 

It’s been months now, but I can’t say I’ve recovered completely because I’m still learning what God means when He says He’s enough for me. The truth is I’m in terrible shape. The pain is constant, and sometimes, I can barely manage. God knows I’m trying. I’m moving at snail’s pace, but I’m moving forward nevertheless.

I don’t know what happens after this, but I’ll take each day as it comes. Day 98, comin’ right up.

Anyway, below are notes I made each day that only make sense to me and God. More so, God, since I don’t remember the story behind half the words I put down. I wrote them to remind me of what to write about, but I never got around to developing them into entries. I’m posting them so that I can have a record on file.

In case you want to read this poppycock though, first names have been abbreviated to avoid awkward questioning :]

Thank you for your time, patience, and have a great day!
God bless. 

P.S. I want to thank all the people who have asked me why I stopped posting even though all I wanted was to avoid that topic. God definitely spoke to me through you guys. Thank you for being God’s vessel. 

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God Always Provides.

Sorry, I haven’t updated in a lil while again due to Prom tonight as well as APs and etc! Anyway, in April, I applied for our NHS scholarship at school. The main qualification was an essay on a service event I “created, produced, and finished on my own merits” in the past year. I decided to write about my 365-day resolution to show kindness every day. In other words, THIS.

I really didn’t expect to get the scholarship because for one, this isn’t exactly a conventional project. There isn’t an organization I’m benefitting, and it lasts for more than a simple “time slot.” Nevertheless, I felt God compelling me to apply for it. I knew that at the end of the day, even if I didn’t get the scholarship, that God’s glory would be revealed through my essay.

Funny thing is, I actually thought the deadline was April 15 rather than April 1, so I had to ask Cynthia, who graciously agreed, to write me a Rec on March 30. I ended up typing my merit essay during my Calc class on April 1 and turning in my stuff after school. 

Everything was very last-minute and disorganized. My service event didn’t even fit the parameters.. hahaha. 

But nothing is impossible with God.

They announced the scholarship recipients at the May meeting last week—which I missed due to the Chinese AP, actually. Anyway, since I missed the meeting, I didn’t know who received the scholarships. I didn’t hear anything about it either, so I just assumed I didn’t get it. 

But I did =) I found out randomly this wednesday while talking to Angela.

I actually needed some extra money because I didn’t want to take out another loan for UT! So praise God for being awesome and constantly showing Himself as the Provider that He is.

He always knows exactly what I need =D

Day TBD (May 2) - LEMONADE DAY!

hahahahahahahahaha… SO.

Imagine this. You’re driving to your friend’s house to drop off something. As you’re making a left into her neighborhood, you see two little girls sitting at their homemade lemonade booth waving at you eagerly. It was one of the most amusing things I have ever seen LOL. I had to sneak these pictures since I didn’t want to look creepy =P Wish i could zoom in on their booth..

Anyway, so apparently it was Lemonade Day all across participating cities in America. Let’s backtrack to ten minutes before I saw them. I was about to leave church when Neal asked me to drop off a NYC cup at Megan’s house. I agreed and took the cup, thinking it’d be no big deal since her house was nearby, and I’d be doing my act of kindness for the day. But God had bigger plans for my afternoon hahaha. When I saw the two little girls waving at me, I had to laugh. I mean, who does lemonade stands anymore?! Like Neal later said to me, you only see those in movies. But anyway, megan’s house was on the same street as the lemonade stand, so I told her to come out, and we walked to the stand to give them some business. I asked them what they were raising money for, and they said they were donating the money to charity. That made me smile :)

Here’s megan and her lemonade with “fresh lemon.” I didn’t get a slice =\

But the story didn’t end there. This morning, I was late to church because there was an accident on highway 6, so the part next to settlers way was completely blocked off. They wouldn’t let us get on, so it took a while for me to take a detour back to Austin Parkway to get on 6. HENCE, although I was pretty sure Highway 6 was clear, I took Austin Parkway after I left megan’s… just because =) 

The thing is, if I hadn’t taken Austin Parkway, I probably wouldn’t have seen this:

HAHA… She was so cute! She was in a hula skirt with leis and everything =D

I saw the lemonade stand, and I knew God was beckoning me to make a U-Turn and deliberately go buy some lemonade. Once I parked, I walked towards the stand and the little girl came up to me to say hi :) I talked to her mom for a little while and found out that today was lemonade day and that the stand was actually for a grade! She told me that there were probably lots of stands across the District since it was a school assignment. I wasn’t that thirsty, having already had a cup of lemonade, but I got a large anyway. They were really grateful, and I’m glad I could help them out. 

Opportunities to be kind truly are everywhere. You just have to be willing to make the best of them, especially when they’re inconvenient.

Day 41-42 (Feb 24-25)

Day 42 - Happy Birthday, Calvin =)

My friend Calvin is one of the most under-appreciated yet incredible guys I have ever met. He’s humble, caring, dependable, generous, and selfless. Everyone who is friends with him can tell you that he’s truly one of a kind.

The sad thing is, he doesn’t see it.

Today was his 18th birthday, but he wouldn’t acknowledge it. The Facebook world didn’t know it was his birthday either since he didn’t have it listed. SOOOOOO, being the obnoxious person I am, around an hour before his birthday, I went on his facebook and spammed his wall repeatedly with early birthday wishes. I wanted everyone to wish him a happy birthday because he deserves to be noticed :)

Exhibit A:

Ivy Chiu 提早跟你說生日快樂 CALVIN!!!!!
February 24 at 11:22pm · Comment · Like

Ivy Chiu FELIZ CUMPLEANOS A TI
February 24 at 11:21pm · Comment · Like

Ivy Chiu WISH CALVIN A HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON FEBRUARY 25TH

February 24 at 11:20pm · Comment · Like

Ivy Chiu DUUUUUUDE TOMORROW’S YOUR 18TH BIRTHDAY HAVE A GREAT ONE!
February 24 at 11:19pm · Comment · Like

Ivy Chiu IT’S YOUR 18TH BIRTHDAY TOMORROW!
February 24 at 11:19pm · Comment · Like

Ivy Chiu HAPPY BIRTHDAY CALVIN SZETO!
February 24 at 11:18pm · Comment · Like

Ivy Chiu OH MY IT’S CALVIN’S BIRTHDAY TOMORROW
February 24 at 11:18pm · Comment · Like

Ivy Chiu ORLY I DIDNT KNOW THAT IT WAS CALVIN’S BIRTHDAY TOMORROW
February 24 at 11:18pm · Comment · Like

Ivy Chiu HEY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY TOMORROW
February 24 at 11:18pm · Comment · Like

Tehee =P

Ivy Chiu Calvin Szeto: HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY CALVIN!!!!! LEGIT! 12:00:00!
February 25 at 12:00am · Comment · Unlike

Then, I proceeded to “Like” every single birthday-related comment on his wall and take over everyone’s news feed with my incessant commenting. I actually had a lot of fun being annoying and giving him 390432043243 notifications hahaha. Maya and the boys joined me in harassing him, so I’d say this mission was quite successful =) Even though he complained about it, I hope he saw how much he means to all of us and how grateful we are to be able to call him our friend. 

Originally, I was going to hide Calvin’s identity by using the letter C in place of his name. But then I realized that the world needs to know how amazing of a person he is. Most importantly, he needs to know that we are all thankful that he was born. 

Happy belated birthday, Calvin Szeto!

P.S. Day 42 came first because Calvin is awesome =)

Day 41 - Happy Belated Valentines!

So a group of my friends and I REALLY like the show Chuck. It’s definitely my favorite show, hands down. Anyway, I saw some TV-show-themed valentines Ecards on the NBC website. Granted, it had been 10 days past valentine’s day, but once I saw the Chuck cards, I knew it was a great way to catch up with friends I didn’t keep up with. So I sent out several cards with short greetings to let each person know that I was thinking about her :)

Day 37-40 (Feb 20-23)

Day 37 - ECard

I heard about how a friend of mine had been struggling with a recent breakup and how she was unsure about her plans for college. I don’t usually talk to her on a normal basis, and I’m pretty sure I wasn’t supposed to know about her problems hahaha. Anyway, I thought I’d send her an ecard with some encouraging words that hopefully made her smile— even if it were only for a moment. 

Day 38 - Story

I think everyone wants to tell his or her story, make a mark, do something significant. But the sad thing is not everyone wants to listen. Around 1AM that night, my friend S asked me “Do you want to hear my story?” And truthfully, it was late, I was still procrastinating, and I didn’t feel like thinking, but for some reason, I said yes without hesitation. We proceeded to have a 15 minute conversation about the subject, and I was glad I heard about his experience in the matter. I know that next time I get that question again, I’d respond in the same way, because everyone—no matter who it is—has a story to tell, and it’s always worth listening to.

Day 39 - Eggroll

This one definitely hit me in the face. So my mom got me some Chicken Pad Thai from Thai Cottage II, and I brought it to the Stuco officer meeting. Anyway, I was starving, so before the meeting started, I just sat there eating my pad thai when this random kid came by. I didn’t know who he was, and now that I think about it, I don’t think he’s even a stuco member… or is he? But anyway, he pointed to my eggroll and asked me if he could have it. Instinctively I was like…. no? LOL I didn’t know the guy, and it seemed like he was just being a punk. But then i heard him say that he’s been at school this whole time (officer meeting starts at 5:15pm), so I asked him if he was actually hungry. He said he was starving, so upon hearing that, I told him to take the eggroll. He was so grateful that I felt guilty for not giving it to him the first time around haha. 

Day 40 - Food Taster

For those of you who don’t know, I have Ankylosing Spondylitis. In other words, I have spinal arthritis. Yeah, I’m old. It’s actually hereditary from my dad’s side. But anyway, every now and then I get these pain spurts in my hip and back that are pretty near unbearable. On this Tuesday, I woke up and the pain was so extreme that my hip could barely support my body when I tried to walk. Anyway, I ended up staying home since I couldn’t get out of bed. Two weeks prior to this, our Stuco Exec collectively signed up to attend this Food Taster event hosted by FBISD. Not wanting to bail on something I committed to, I got out of bed, got dressed, and met up with the other kids. Thankfully, by that time I had slept enough and taken enough Advil for me to limp outside. Once we got there, we had to go through each station to evaluate/rate all the food there. The event was basically the district’s way of determining which company had better food so it could decide where it would purchase its cafeteria food from. We sampled a gazillion chicken tenders and various other greasy foods haha. It sounds good, but we did eat a lot of really nasty stuff. I ended up getting a pretty intense stomach ache that night, and I didn’t go to school the next day hahaha… Moral of the story: ….no clue :)

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Four down, plenty more to go.

Thanks for reading!

God bless =)

Aight so before I begin again

I must apologize for being SO behind on blogging.

I’ve kept my commitment thus far to practicing kindness every day, but I haven’t done such a great job on keeping you guys updated. I jot down a few keywords every day to remind myself of what I did, but now that I look back on them… I really do not have a clue as to what some of them mean.. 

Anyway, I’m so sorry for my laziness. Many people have been asking me about the blog lately, so I guess that’s God’s way of reminding me to pick it back up again. I definitely have to thank Kai for blogging about the act of kindness she encountered today. The moment I read her post, I knew what I had to do.

The posts that follow will be pretty brief since I am attempting to catch up on.. oh, say, around… 60 days maybe?!?! 

hahahah, okay, it’s TAKS week, and I’ve got time.

Let’s do this.