today was beautiful

today was beautiful

i slept in. late.
too late to tell you how late.
okay, you convinced me.
i'll tell you.


two.




thirty.

seven.

i know. it's great. my poetry class was canceled. i woke up and felt tired. but good. it was a weird feeling. i haven't really been getting better from being sick. but i just feel more energized. maybe it's because i sleep for about fourteen hours a night. or something else. but i have a feeling that's it.

i went to get breakfast/lunch soon after i woke up. i had waffles, with syrup with maple flavoring. and butter. lots of butter. i also had chocolate milk. i got peanut butter cup ice cream, but i wasn't able to eat it. my friend liz helped me out.

after lunch i hung out in my room for a little bit while i prepared to go to the library to study with some of my residents. i find that a change in scenery sometimes helps me to focus more. it was good. i got through two chapters of economics and felt as if i truly had accomplished something.

afterwards i got dinner with jon, chris, and bryant. i had a boca burger. i don't know if i mentioned this already, but i gave up meat for lent. all meat. it's been an interesting experience. it's opened doors for conversation with a lot of people. about fasting. about self sacrifice. about jesus. about restoration. and healing.

but bryant was constantly getting excited about the flavors in his food. i mean really excited. he rushed from the table at one point, entirely out of his mind and came back with quite a large portion of honey, which he proceeded to drizzle on his KFC style chicken. it looked immaculate. watching him eat it brought me joy. we then tried honey on everything. my onion rings. my boca burger. chris's food. jon's food.

we finished eating ten minutes before bible study.

after we ate we had bible study.

jon shared his testimony. we've been doing that during the study, one person or a few people share their testimony each week. it helps as we move through the book of hosea to keep in mind that the words are as active today as they were then. that God moves as much as he did then... now. it's beautiful to hear people's stories.

we discussed the state of israel, their prostitution with other gods. their wealth, their arrogance. we discussed what we did at origins last night a little more in depth. God bless america... america bless others. we talked about how our hearts can be towards God. how we can have empty works.

i talked with a friend of mine afterwards about mother theresa. about her love for people. about how she loved like jesus did in a way that i hope i will be able to some day.

i feel alive.