Economics
Man, I am not doing so well in my economics class. I realize, I suck at understanding all of this. I actually think it’s worse than trying to understand math & science. I also notice, if I don’t understand this topic, I probably will fail in the real world. Ha…….-_____-
Economics is just…not my thing. I don’t know if it’s just my teacher that’s not teaching it right or I just really don’t understand it. Haha.
Mmmm…..my EOCT for this is tomorrow, 15% of my grade, I’m really hoping I don’;t fail it. I took a practice EOCT and got a 56 :( *sigh* I just can’t do this. With an eighty something….I hope that if I do fail it wont drop that much……at least let me pass the class with a 70!! D: Haha.
I should have studied over the weekend, but nah, & I don’t regret it, plus I didn’t have much time; but now is my time to cram for the test tomorrow. Ohh I hope I do better than what I got on the practice….eh.
Not asking for any prayer requests, I’m just hoping I’ll do well… Gotta pass!!!
-Kari
“I’m here…”
One of my favorite scenes from “The Passion of the Christ”
Happy Mother’s Day.
God Bless.
First Baptist Church/ Mothers Day
This morning for Mothers Day, my mom and I decided we’d visit her friends’ church, a Vietnamese church called, First Baptist Church. :)
It was my first time going to another church where I wont understand what’s going on, but I liked it.
I couldn’t help but smile and laugh along with everyone when I didn’t know what they were talking about. Hah.
Special performances/songs were amazing. Such wonderful voices and with such emotion - this was something new for me to see, I noticed that here at this church, everyone would smile and joke around whilst on stage. From children to youth girls/boys, and their fathers, everyone sang and performed for their mothers. :)
It was very wonderful. God has worked with this group miraculously, and bless them for their heart for the Lord.
This Mother’s Day is such a rainy day, but good thing my mom likes it. Haha. She says it’ll make her garden grow, so yay for her…I guess.. I haven’t bought her anything and we’re not eating anywhere fancy tonight either,…feel kinda bad. BUT I got her $$$! Haha. I know she’d prefer something or nothing but no ride to anywhere, and I can’t ask her to take me to the store…. so my sister & I have been collecting money since last month and surprisingly we collected a lot! $30!! Wow. So, Praise God for this! We’re not doing so well financially, so I’m hoping that just this little bit of money can make her happy. :) Hehe.
Happy Mothers’ Day!
Take Care & God Bless.
-Kari
The raising of hands is the universal sign of surrender. At first when I saw people in church lifting their hands I thought they were weird. I’d ask myself “What’s going on? Why are they doing this? These people are crazy.” But then I realized why. It’s for a God they’re reaching out to. Someone they love. A Father to the fatherless. The One who saves. The God of ages. It’s breathtaking. To see tears, arms open wide, hands reaching for something they do not see. Faith expressing itself. There’s nothing religious about a love so great. They are people in love. They are people who are thankful. They are people who want more of Him, seeking Him. These are people praising Him, surrendering their lives to someone who deserves it.
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Artist: Travis Cottrell
Track: Be Unto Your Name Album: Alive Forever Plays: 30 |
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In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
the whole earth is full of his glory!”And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!”
Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”
And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.”
[Isaiah 6:1-8, ESV]
One of my songs for youth group worship today. :)
I know Mothers Day is just around the corner, but I just had to share this before then. :) Enjoy!
Ohh The love of a mother ;)
God Bless!
-Kari
Asia Cafe
Car ride
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Isaiah
Even today Isaiah appears in front of me.
Before, I was drawn towards the book of Isaiah, like there’s a message in there that I’m suppose to come across. I began reading it, but I found it immensely difficult to get past the first few chapters. I kept going back and re-reading page after page, chapter after chapter. Never really moving on. (Didn’t ever get to ch.5)
Before I knew it, I stopped reading. It’s been 4 months now since then,…and it’s coming back.
I really thought it was just a coincidence, but no, God is really trying to tell me something, He hasn’t given up. Now it’s my turn to really search for it.
I’ve begun to read it from the beginning again, and reading it …for like the 50th time, it’s given me a new view of what I had read before.
Lord, what is it that you are wanting to show me? May you open my eyes, and let me see your truth. May I come to know what you have prepared for me.
God Bless.
-Kari
Paranoid
I’m dead serious. These past few days…or mornings have not been so good.
I’ve been sooo paranoid since the accident.
Every time my brother and I are behind a car (which is all the time) I get soo scared and freaked out that we much crash again. I’m always telling him. “Slow down!” or “Don’t hit them!” or “Watch out! You’re too close!”
…Yeah. I’m so paranoid.
I can’t relax for a minute, always freaking out for the car in front. Hah.
Oh, I hope I wont go on like this forever..
Do be safe out there drivers. :)
Take Care & God Bless!!
-Kari
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Artist: The Joy Eternal
Track: The Best Is Yet To Come Album: A Sweet And Bitter Providence Plays: 68 |
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Listen. Just listen. It’s beautiful. Just absolutely beautiful.
The Unshakable Truth/The Best is Yet to Come || The Joy Eternal feat. John Piper
Sign Language
I like sign language. Though I don’t know how to do it, I’d like to learn, something that I’ve always been fond of in the “language world”. :)
Today while I was shopping I noticed a group of people (specifically adults) who were of course deaf.
Watching them (trying not to was hard) was something really amazing to see.
Seeing how they communicate was really just fascinating. It’s not my first time seeing this because my aunt is also deaf and so I’ve seen my grandpa and her communicate a few times (back in the day). But seeing people use sign language is like watching charades- but with understanding. Though I don’t understand sign language or know any of the signs I did notice that they were discussing something about the mangoes. Haha.
Watching them really put a smile on my face and I pray that God may continue to work in their lives. They were very inspiring… :)
God Bless.
-Kari
Car Troubles
I already don’t like cars.
Have a bit of a phobia with them - but it’s not like a crazy fear or anything.
However, I think this morning’s experience just gave it a boost.
I remember reading a friends post about school. How she get’s tired of the old routs to school. And how she would like an unusual occurrence to happen just that the day is different, you know?
Not too long after that, my brother asked me if he was a a safe driver.
I really wanted to not answer that because I didn’t think he was, but instead I said yes. Which is I guess a lie-ish IDK. I really don’t trust anyone while in the car actually. I’m always paranoid and scared. Even with my parents at times.
So this morning was pretty unusual.
My brother woke up, instead of waking him up to take me to school - studying his hw…I guess…We left earlier to school too.
So whist on the road he was speeding, and I told him he should slow down.
He took it as a joke. -.- So then he said that he was gonna close his eyes and I would be the one to tell him when to go bc we were in traffic.
I didn’t do it anyways. but that didn’t affect what happened next.
As we drove, he kept going, I noticed we were getting closer to the car in front of us that stopped. We got closer. I yelled at him to “STOP!” Instead he did the opposite. Panic. Sped up. BAM. Hit.
How did this happen? He was closing his eyes bc he was tired and didn’t notice he was still driving. -.- Yes, in a spit second from closing your eyes- ANYTHING can happen.
I went about the day replaying the scene in my head, thinking of all the possible ways of preventing it.
Should I mention the car we hit, the driver is such a jerk. Hahaha. Sorry to say but he really was. He didn’t yell at us or anything but just kept complaining to the police about how he got coffee all over him, his daughter needed to go to school, etc, yeah. Well so did I, but I was fine going or not.
*sigh* I still am shaken a bit from this morning. Just when I got the courage to start driving, SHATTERED. Thanks….a lot. Now I will never get behind the wheels again…
I’m probably not all at fault, but I do still feel guilty. I just feel so bad and thinking of what I could have done. T.T
I’m such a loser, good for nothing I tell you.
I prayed that the man would be merciful. Tried not to worry. I mean God saw it coming right? He’s taking care of us. Just gotta trust in Him.
But too bad the guy wasn’t what I prayed for. :( Ah, well then, just gonna still pray though. :) Haha. Even though it ‘s all over. IDK what the outcome of it all was though - no one would tell me. :|
Just have to continue to trust in the Father. <3
Take Care. Be Safe. God Bless.
-Kari
