things i hope to do before i'm thirty:

• live in another country for at least a year 
• enjoy running
• start and finish a creative project, whether it be through words, photos, music, etc. 
• plant a tree and watch it grow 
• live in a place i can call my own 
• send my dad on a vacation
• adopt and train a dog to run without a leash
• attempt a half marathon 
• find something that is more than just a "job"
• appreciate my mentors more 
• be healthy
• learn to appreciate the subtleties 
• read more

currently working on 5 of these. wish me luck! 

"the Lord is near to the brokenhearted and SAVES the crushed in spirit! and many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers Him out of them all" --psalm 34:18-19

reminder to friends (mostly myself): it's okay that you're going through problems, it's okay that you have issues. your life isn't perfect-- and that's okay. however-- He's always with you (immanuel)! be comforted, be encouraged, be reminded. 

God's using even my study material to help me better understand myself, and how much I really need him. life is so funny, it's really incredible that I'm here in this place. learning to identify and break generational sins, seeking complete fulfillment in Him and Him alone-- stress/satan, you have no power over me! 

okay, back to studying I go.