feliz navidad!

Merry Christmas everyone! It's been a while since I last updated! Winding down from a busy yet blessed Christmas Eve and Christmas day. It's always during the holidays I'm always reminded how blessed I am with awesome family, friends, and my loyal puppy Ollie. We had Christmas Eve spent at the Soh residence this year. There were so many of us and so much food, kimchee and chocolate it felt like our house was going to explode! It was especially memorable and sweet since it is probably the last spent at our home. :') Today was Christmas day!! Woke up to my siblings hollerin', "HOW CAN YOU SLEEP THIS LATE WHEN IT'S CHRISTMAS?" I look at my phone. It was 8:05 am... I mean seriously?? I tried to go back to sleep but 5 minutes later I found myself half-asleep and half-dressed in the living room with Josh Groban christmas music on and family gathered around the fireplace. I probably wasn't thinking straight or half alert to whatever was going on but I do remember realizing that was the first time in a long time it was just our family together in the comfort of our own home! I have so much to be thankful for!

 Hangsang with my darlin beauties 

My girlies!! <3

Hehe <3

Jeremy bought me a polaroid! :') Thank you brotha!!! <3

They bring me so much joy!!! <3

Currently where I'm seated! With daddio and Ollie pop :) 

Merry Christmas and to all a good night!

Craziness!

It is currently 3:33 am and I have yet a long night ahead of me. This week and this past week are beyond crazy and I don't know how I am still awake and functioning. It's by God's grace that I'm awake right now updating my blog when I should reaaally be studying for my math quiz and final, paper and presentation this week! Oh well :) Trigonometric integrals and partial fractions can WAIT.

In lieu of Thanksgiving last week and my spirit of gratitude that has carried throughout this week, I wanted to share a brief thought I've been convicted of and one that triggered me to write this post! Regarding the topic of thanksgiving, I find it crazy when gratitude seems obscure to the very people who have the most to be thankful for. I guess I'm really preaching to myself right now. The past few weeks were definitely a few of the busiest and also the most "thankless" weeks I've had in a long time. While there was so much to be joyous about and thankful for, I recall grumbling, pouting, and throwing myself pity parties that I had hoped to somehow be of some kind of advantage to me. How wrong were my actions and thoughts! Thanksgiving and gratitude should really be a daily remark of appreciation as we are depraved, wretched sinners saved by undeserving yet sufficient grace. Gratitude honors God. Gratitude is the acceptance of a free gift and the heartfelt declaration that we cherish what we did not earn. Gratitude glorifies the free grace and love of God and really signifies the humility of a broken, needy and receptive heart. We merely honor God's glory by cherishing it and being thankful.
So why not constantly do it? It's a good reminder for me especially throughout my busiest days and weeks to constantly spur on a spirit of gratitude. I must be thankful to Him who gave me ALL things. If I cannot add to his glory, then I definitely must honor it. Thankful for convictions amidst a crazy night. God is so good and He is constantly so good to me!

Study breaks.. watching Avatar the last Airbender. =) =) 

My wallpaper!!! =) T-10 DAYS!!!

Only papers, presentations, 2 finals, a fighting cold, and uh gravity... stopping me from sweet winter break!!! :) YAY!

Okay now back to math... (which is btw the ONE thing I am not and will Never Ever Ever be thankful for.)