Psalm 81: 6-7, 10

He says, "I removed the burden from their shoulders;

their hands were set free from the basket.

In your distress you called and I rescued you,

I answered you out of a thundercloud;

I tested you at the waters of Meribah

I am the LORD your God,

who brought you up out of Egypt.

Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.

Kim Walker--How He Loves Us

It's amazing the effect one person can have on another, especially through words.
Words carry a lot of weight. What is said, how it's said.
With a few words a person can drastically change the way you feel, think, and act.
Words are so powerful.

Grand Canyon and San Francisco

Spending time with family was really good. It's been a long time since we took a family trip so I enjoyed every second of it. Arizona is very beautiful and I thoroughly loved driving through the state. California, on the other hand, has a lot of catching up to do. Driving through yellow plains for 5 + house is not my idea of a scenic route.

San Francisco, and norcal in general, brings back a lot of memories. Throughout the trip I pointed out all kinds of places that reminded me of past times. It was nice to be in the company of my cousins and my brother for the weekend creating new memories. Tomorrow we're making our trip back down to Torrance after our stop at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I'm not a big fan of big fish (something about them being big and not blinking creeps me out) but the creation of the ocean and the things in it always reminds me of how big God is.

A few more days til I head back to SD for my last year of college! AH!

That feeling returned.

The weird, unsettling feeling that I get when it's time for me to drive back to San Diego. The last time I felt this way was 2 years ago. San Diego and Torrance felt like two different worlds and so it always felt weird to go from one place to the other. The feeling went away over time. I thought it would be gone for good, but it's back for whatever reason and it's making me nervous.

I don't always understand myself.

Sometimes I feel fine, other times sad, and other times over it.

A newly developing feeling is that of anger and bitterness.

It comes and goes like the wind.

I have a tendency of stressing myself out. I'm actually pretty good at it. I take on the responsibility of planning something and then I become frustrated, annoyed, and disappointed when things don't go the way that I plan. I really need to learn to go with the flow and loosen up. Because the stress always leads to undesired consequences.