La Sonya

When I was in OZ a couple months ago I bought some Vegemite and Marmite to bring home. I was told by my friend that I should eat a little bit on my toast everyday for a week and then I'd like it. So. . .. I've decided the first week after school I'm going to try it. I'll eat Vegemite every single day on toast for breaky for one week. We'll see if I like it. I'm encouraged by these two clips. Partly because apparently it's a fad now in America, partly because if I do it right I should love the stuff, right?

This, this was my day today. Please Jesus, make tomorrow better. Or if you could just make it so I can skip ahead to June 5 that would be great. Here are the lyrics :) Brand New Day Some kind of magic Happens late at night When the moon smiles down at me And bathes me in its light I fell asleep beneath you In the tall blades of grass When I woke the world was new I never had to ask It's a brand new day The sun is shining It's a brand new day For the first time in such a long long time I know, I'll be ok Most kind of stories Save the best part for last And most stories have a hero who finds You make your past your past Yeah you make your past your past It's a brand new day The sun is shining It's a brand new day For the first time in such a long long time I know, I'll be ok This cycle never ends You gotta fall in order to mend It's a brand new day It's a brand new day For the first time in such a long long time I know, I'll be ok

These last few weeks have been some serious prayer time. I haven't spent time like this with God in a long while. I didn't plan on needing this time alone with Him but I'm glad now that I did. Life doesn't always go as we plan. It has turns that are scary, sad and waaaaay crazy fun. I haven't been broken by this last turn, more along the lines of curious as to what the next turn in life will bring. The last turn did however bring me back to God to talk and ask hard questions. Last week I left work early and would go for a run and sit in the sun and have my conversations with God. What did I come away with? I'm not sure myself except that I am at peace (most of the time, I'm human after all). I was reminded that I need to refocus on my mission, making disciples for Christ. If in all the twists and turns that life brings I can focus on what He has asked me to do, make disciples, then nothing will shake me. When people come and go in my life, which they will,...

I'm needing some distraction in my life. So I'm writing a list of things I am thankful for. Here it is in all it's glory: 1.        Work 2.        Friends 3.        Good adventures 4.        God 5.        Forgiveness 6.        Spring 7.        Teacher Summer Camp 8.        Changing my room around 9.        Sunlight through the window 10.    Reading time at school 11.    Warm sunny recess 12.    Sleeping in 13.    My IKEA feather duvet 14.    Bright colors 15.    Puppies 16.    New markers 17.    Coloring pages 18.    Art class 19.    A good school day 20.    A big salad 2...

So far I am really liking this year of life. Last night I ate supper with the group of people who love me the most in all of Oakhurst. If I needed to describe the evening I would describe it as a love bomb . For those of you who don't know what a love bomb is (I'm guessing that's most of you) it is a situation where you are surrounded by people who are doing nothing but loving you. There is no agenda other than loving on people. So I'd say it was the best love bomb I've had in a long, long while.  In the last 6 months of my life I have come to realize that I am incredibly blessed by the people here in Oakhurst who are actively in my life. This is a rare thing, to find so many people I can be me with and still be loved. I have found that when exciting things happen in my life these people rally around me and let me talk and talk and talk and talk and talk about it. They ask me questions and check in with me to hear more exciting things. When I am uncertain abo...

For spring break last month I had a grad adventure. After almost three years of snoozing on the shelf I dusted off my poor, lonely passport and put it to good use. I flew down to Australia, the country and the continent. I just spent my holiday in Australia. Wowzers. I never thought I'd say that! In fact Australia wasn't even on my list of place I wanted to visit, simply because I never really had any good friends to visit and it is sooooooo far from any other country. In fact it wasn't even on my list of places I didn't want to visit. It was just so far away from my mind! Ha, it's funny how life goes sometimes. Here's how it happened: Over Christmas a friend from my Camp Wawona days asked me to help one of her Australian friends out and show him around Yosemite for a day, to which I did my best at with the time we had. It turned out to be a quick trip from the train station in FresNO to Mariposa, the big trees (which are my absolute favorite and I love to ...

I think I'm going to get a camel. I'll buy it and love it and take good care of it. I'll visit it frequently and bring it treats. Perhaps I'll get the friendly pair. Everyone needs a camel. I am now taking name suggestions.