Blog Dat.

Yes. Nice to know you're doing good and meeting friends in college. Yay. And that you went to a church. That was cool! But yes. I hope you maintain that willingness to be independent and not always seeking for attention. That too, sometimes you seek attention from different places. But it's okay. We all do that.

That's good you were there for Avo. But let's hope he wasn't trying to replace his girlfriend with you at the time, plus I wouldn't know if you guys were in his dorm alone. That's a bothering thought. :| I hope you maintain your limits and integrity. I know he's a good friend and such, but there's still gotta be limits if you want to continually repent and do the Word of God. I hope you find those limits.

But yes. Thanks for calling me today and letting me know. I wished I got to talk to you more but everyone was at my house watching The Walking Dead. We all went to my house after club rush. Jay slept over last night haha. We didn't even sleep til 6. Good stuff.

Being nice, I know I guess can be stumbling. Yes it can give girls the attention they want. But that is never my intention. My intention is to just always build a friendship, and continue building that friendship. And hopefully show them how a follower of Christ lives.

Anyway, thanks for calling. What a relief. I actually texted my dad that you got your period because he's really worried and he thinks the pull-out/withdrawal method does not work, haha. He didn't say anything back. But he never does.

Alright. I really want to go to school already. I'm already planning on hanging out with so many different people I met at orientation and in the dorms/hallways I was assigned in. And the Temecula people that are going to Irvine. Regine and my friend Saya got the same floor in the same hall in the same dorm. Haha, oh the odds.

I'm pretty happy with the dorm I'm in. I got Mesa Court, which is the better/nicer dorm option than Middle Earth. My hallway (building) is a Performing Arts Hall called Prado. It's cool because each hall in Mesa Court has a theme. I think you'd like living in this hall, you love performing, whether it's singing, dancing, or acting. But yeah. At least they have a dance room which is cool. But one of their rooms on the second floor is haunted, there's a famous story that runs around the city of Trvine about the ghost story of Prado in UCI.

I got a single room, as oppposed to a double, or a triple. I kind of wanted to have a roommate, so I can meet someone new, but I honestly don't mind having a single room. I can be less distracted. And you can even drive up here and just sleep over in my dorm room without any worries of my roommate. Haha, just kidding about the sleeping over part. But yesh, single living shall be interesting! Dorm life too.

But yes! Hang in there. I love you Jen. God is still molding us.

Something I learned at YABS today.. or relearned:

Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down. The streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who builds his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.
Matthew 7:24-27

We must put into practice what we learned. This has always been a constant, even though my church teaches and emphasizes practicality instead of theology for the most part. I always know the Word of God, but sometimes I'm just stagnant to do the Word of God. Yes, maybe I do in some parts, like love. But in other parts, like being honest with my parents or forgiving others, or not holding grudges, or just going the extra mile for someone, or just turning the other cheek. I know all of this. But sometimes I don't do.

The beautiful thing about Jesus's teachings, especially on the Sermon on the Mount, is that it was different than the teaching of the Pharisees back in the day. The way Jesus taught, yes, He did teach on knowledge and knowing the Word of God, but also He took the further step and encouraged applying what you learn, and living the Word. In every way possible. We learn so many rules and doctrines of the Word, but it really can be summed up in one thing. Love. If we love, we wouldn't commit adultury, fornication, we would honor our parents, and so on.

It's just a great reminder that we'll have a strong foundation in our life if we do God's Word, and live His story.