tis the season!

Drove back from little Loma home last night..one longgg drive. 8 hours on your butt in the rain, struggling to stay awake..not a good thing! I ended up pulling over 3 times and napping for 15 minutes one of the times. There's a lot to think about for me in this upcoming season of life! I leave for Ecuador in 6 days for 4 months! Transitioning from junior (chaotic!!!) year to study abroad will be a complete switch. From what I've heard the academics in study abroad program are much more...lax than anything. That's soo nice! yet i don't want to slack off too muchh! I think this will be an amazing opportunity that will be life changing. I am looking forward to appreciating how others live and how to view the world through a different culture. I found out the family that I am staying with; a family of 4 a mother-business woman, a father 44years of age and 2 girls, one 18 and one 16. I think if will be a new challenge to live with young girls. Growing up with my sister wasn't such a struggle because she was so much younger than I. These girls so close in age to each other and closer in age to me could present new challenges.

I am looking forward to seeing how God will grow me and teach me through others what this season will bring. Today in church, my mom and I went to Santa Margarita Community Church. The message was great. The pastor spoke on a variety of things and emphasized the meaning of Christmas. We as a society tend to place family as the number one priority during this season especially. He made a good point in saying that if we place our expectations entirely on family... that no wonder there is so much depression and animosity in the environment right now. We need to place our priority on Jesus and place our hope and our fulfillment should be in Christ and not in family. No family is perfect and no family will fill everyone's expectations.

I have been wanting to read C.S Lewis a lot lately and found our set of Narnia books..excited to read!! I've also heard a lot about numerous books by him including The Great Divorce. I'm been craving some C.S Lewis...I know he's got some great wisdom.:) The Passion of the Christ is also a book and from the book Irresistible Revolution, Shane Claiborne says to read the book before the movie, because its more than another read.