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 21.    Travel 22.    Airplane rides 23.    Kips 24.    Other languages 25.    Mentor friends 26.    Distraction 27.    Mangos fresh 28.    Guavas fresh 29.    Baking 30.    Cookies 31.    Mail 32.    Packages 33.    Getting packages 34.    Cakes 35.    Seeing God work 36.    A good book 37.    Kendra, my roommate 38.    Fro-Yo frien