too soon to go

I have been hearing a lot recently about people who have passed on. These deaths were too sudden and unexpected. It makes you think about your own loved ones. A phrase that we say all the time is "I'll tell you later." But what if you don't get to tell them later? I'm sure their families and friends had things they wanted to say to them. Life is too precious to wait until later. Take my advice friends, don't wait until later. If you have something important to tell someone, or, if there is bad blood between you and someone, don't wait to fix it. Tell them befoore the day ends.

patients is a virtue

I have realized something in my short eighteen years of life. Don't pray for patient because then you get put in a situation were you have to be patient. Like right now I am in that in between stage were I'm done with one stage of my life and waiting for the next. It is not the most frustrating time of my life, but very close. Everyone says that patients is a virtue, but why does it have to be so hard to get a hold of? Its like a wave. It come to you on its own. If you try to grab it, it pulls away. Luckily, it always seems to meet you when you absolutely need it. At least its friendly.

Finally done

So graduation is over. I am officially an adult and feel no different than I did as a highshool student. My graduation party was about two weeks ago and I was completely overwhelmed. Just by the love that was showed to me. It truely brought me to tears. You go through life knowing that you have friends but it doesn't occur to you that they love you until something like this happens. So now I just want you all to know that I love you so much and that I am so grateful to have you in my life. I cant express in words how much you all mean to me.

No Shoes, No Service

Today was Toms "Day Without Shoes" and yours truely participated. I walked from my house to the mishawaka Library which are about two miles apart. It was very intresting, walking without shoes. When people see you, without shoes, they avoid your eyes like they hope you wont look at them. Every now and then they meet your eyes, and when they do their eyes are filled with pity. I went into two antique stores and they paid me no mind. But when I got to the library, I couldn't stay because I didn't have shoes. On my way home, a couple stopped in their car and asked if I was ok and if I needed help. This No shoes, No service rule is one of Americas worst. I understand restraunts, but a library? For all they know, the reason I didn't have shoes was because I really had none. There are people, even in the states, who don't have shoes.They cant go into a public library, a place that should be open to everyone, because they don't have shoes. Shoes. Such an easy thing, and something we have in abundance. Now, I'm not saying everyone should walk around without shoes, because it hurts. And I'm definatly not wanting you to feel guilty when you buy a gorgeous pair of shoes. I like new shoes just as much as the next person. I'm just saying to keep it in mind next time you do buy shoes. What if, one day, everyone in america just didn't wear shoes? What kind of impression would that make on our No shoes no service society. The store owners would have to let people in or they would have no buisness. We could do so much, if we just acted like the country we were always suposed to be. One country, under God.

Together Forever

I was at the park today, trying to focus on some books I had to read, and a saw two little ducks. One male, one female, just swimming around, having a fantastic time together. It got me thinking. Did you know ducks mate for life? Isn't that incredible? So, once they find their mate, they will never leave them. Even if their mate dies, they will never find another mate. I don't know, I just thought that was so amazing.

Changing the World, One Neighborhood at a Time.

I just got back yesterday from southern Indiana where a nasty torndo hit not to long ago. The mess was awful. House blown right off their foundations, trees uprooted and random things caught in trees. We spent the morning at a cemetary. The grave yard its self was untouched, but the forrest round it was destroyed. You should know that pulling metal barn siding out of fallen tree branches is not as easy as it sounds. I recieved a very nice, very deep souvenir from one such peice. In the afternoon, we went to a house that belonged to an older lady named Sandy. Her barn was completly gone and her house was damaged but still standing. We helped her go through her saved things and decide what would still be useful to her. One of the men with us is named Trevor. He became our brother in Christ saterday and was babtised in the creek. It was an amazing day and everyone was overjoyed to welcome him into our family. This weekend was one small step towards changing the world.

Florida

I got back from my training last week and, it was amazing! I suppose to most it would be boring. Because they simply talked to us for the day. But it was the things they talked about that kept me wanting to hear more. They talked about the history of Rafiki and how a woman by the name of Rosemary, her husband and their two year daughter lived in africa for about eight years before coming up with the idea of this foundation. She is 82 years old and still moving around like an 18 year old. It was amazing and i decided to be like her when I reach 82. They talked about why we should and should not go on these trips. Reason number one why not to go, it is not a vacation. Apparently some people go on these trips with the impression that it is a vacation. But it is work that has to be done, and that is why we go. I'll write more as more happens.