Blessed: divinely or supremely favored; fortunate

bless·ed

   [bles-id; especially for 3, 7 blest]

adjective

3.  divinely or supremely favored; fortunate: to be blessed with a strong, healthy body; blessed with an ability to find friends. 

Wow... I have no idea how to write you, all I know to say is I am blessed!  To the core of my being I feel spoiled by Jesus!!  For the past 6 months I have been staffing a school named Call2All with YWAM.  And for the past 2 months I've been leading a team here in Orange County, California.  And we have made it!  This week was our debrief week, where we relax, thank the Lord for all He's done, bless each other, relax some more, & have fun!  So for our relaxing part we went to Skinsations Spa in Tustin, CA.  And let me tell you, it was everything I could ever dream up.  Personal robes & sandals, hot or cold sweet tea, personal bath, everything candle lit, an hour facial, an hour massage, AND a nap room!  I felt so spoiled with my girls.  We had such a blast being there, and giggling like 5 year old's.  It was just what we all needed (and of course wanted, hehe).

Then as I told you yesterday, we headed off to Universal Studios Hollywood.  AGAIN! I felt like a kid.  We went on rides from the Simpsons, to Jurassic Park, to 4D King Kong.  We took a tour of where many of the Stages for filming are, and found out many fun secrets.  We watched a live show with actors from CSI & Pirates of the Caribbean in it.  We filled our tummies with Dippin Dots & Frosty Lemonades.  Like I said... so fun.  All of these things were completely amazing, but what was the best was sharing it with my amazing friends.  Erin, Rami, & Rosey are some of the most incredible women I have ever met.  It's been such a privilege leading them, growing with them, learning from them, walking hand in hand, side by side, through the good & the bad, the happy & the sad, and claiming victory at the end of a season.  There is nothing like sisters in Christ & I am so proud of them!!

Needless to say, it has been a fantastic week with fantastic people.  Now! Off to packing my bags and getting ready for the trip home to Kona!  I will talk to you lovely readers soon.  Say a safety prayer for us if you think about it.  God bless!
Love...

Glorious Day :)

Don't you just love a good day?  I hope you are having one, and if you aren't... I pray that it starts being amazing!  I have been meditating on Romans lately, and have been completely blasted by what I've been reading.  I mean, let's be honest, it's a thiiiick & meaty book, but SO encouraging!  If you'd like to read along with me I've been soaking up Romans 5-8.  I've been skipping back and forth and just taking in all I can handle.  I encourage you to do the same :)  It will really encourage you and give perspective on so many things in life!
Anyways!  I had a glorious day today.  It started out by having an amazing time with my team in the morning & then we went to spend some time with the kids we hang out with every morning.  From there, it just got better... From Jamba Juice, Lunch @ Rubios, Starbucks... And then, well... let me share a bit of the rest with you in pictures.  Enjoy!

Grabbed a Iced Venti 1/2 Sweetened Green Tea Lemonade,
Perfect for a summer day!

Became an official Costco Member ;)

And had a little fun ;)

THEN!!!  The real excitement began.  I spent 3 months living with this girl and hadn't seen her in almost a year.  We go to reconnect here in Cali, and spend the whole rest of the day together.  It was so good for my heart.  I love her so much & am so excited we get to spend more time together.  She's incredible!  Has such a beautiful heart, is a real friend, is committed, & has fallen in love with Jesus :)  Meet the lovely: Emily!

Chillin on Huntington Beach together :)

Right after we finally came together!  Real Smiles :)

Aaaaand right back to being silly:)

So there we go!  I hope you encounter things today that make your heart feel alive & bring hope into your soul.
You are all amazing!!
Love.

Picture Perfect Memories

Woah!  I have missed you guys!!  I apologize for being MIA.  You know when life comes at you unexpectantly you kind of just forget about certain things.  Not that I forgot about YOU!  Just didn't really have much time to keep you in the know.  SO... I wanted to do that today :).  It's Thursday morning, nice and chilly outside with a good day planned in Santa Ana.
Let's take a walk together, reliving some good memories from this past week, picture style!
 

[Saturday:  Gleaning pees, Painting the homeless girls nails, Starbucks (always),  Yummy Lemon Tofu Dinner!]

[Monday: Hotel Current with my team, Beach-Lunch-Shops w/ Mom,

Santa Monica Pier with Jeremy & Randy, Beverley Hills, Hollywood, LA!]

 

[Tuesday: Aquarium in Long Beach, CA] 

 

 

Have a fantastic Thursday!!  See you tomorrow :)

The Good Life...

How was your weekend!?  Were you inspired by anything new or blessed with anything old? I'd love to hear some of your stories!  I had a quite exciting weekend and I got to thinking about what other people would categorize as "the good life."  Is it the people that surround you?  Is it the God who lives inside you?  Is it the money that you make or even the food you bake?  We all have either majorly different answers, or slightly different answers, to this question.  What makes your life "The Good Life"?  Here are a few things that I did over the past couple of days that I would classify as somethings that made my life really good.

 Going to see "Nefarious" with my lovely OC ladies!

Being there for my moms first In-N-Out experience!!!

 

Spending an afternoon in the SoCal sun by the pool!           And discovering this lovely chair in The Hub in the
                                                                                                         back of Newsong.  Isn't it beautiful!?

Hope this brings a great start to your new week!!  Lets keep in touch, share stories & pictures on what makes our lives so great!