"Out of Solitude" by Henri Nouwen

"In solitude, we can slowly unmask the illusion of our possessiveness and discover in the center of our own self that we are not what we can conquer, but what is given to us . In solitude we can listen to the voice of him who spoke to us before we could speak to a word, who healed us before we could make any gesture to help, who set us free long before we could free others, and who loved us long before we could give love to anyone. It is in this solitude that we discover that being is more important than having, and that we are worth more than the results of our efforts. In solitude we discover that our life is not a possession to be defended, but a gift to be shared. It's there we realize the healing words we speak are not just our own, but are given to us; that the love we can express is a part of greater love; and that the new life we bring forth is not a property to cling to, but a gift to be recieved. In solitude we become aware that our worth is not our usefulness."

O Lazy Saturday

Today was the first day in a very long time that I had to myself. I slept in till 11:30, which is unheard of in my life. I read "The Unexpected Journey" (by Thom Rainer... a good read), I cleaned my apartment and organized my room and got a grip on my studying and homework. Now I'm listening to Jack Johnson and relaxing before I top this amazing day off with homemade Ziti at my mom's house and "So You Think You Can Dance" performance at the Honda Center. What a great day!

My spelling at 2am...

It has been brought to my attention, blogging community, that my spelling on my past few post has been less than appropriate for one who is an English major. I will, from hence forth try to post at an earlier hour in order to keep things in grammatically and phonetically in order.

Parasailing!

For Katelyn's birthday we went parasailing at Balboa. We went 500 hundred feet int he air! It was scary but you felt really safe and the view was amazing. it was so peaceful as you flew through the sky.. it made me want to be a bird. Here are soem photos form our day.

OE - Operator Error

So the videos were taking super long to download so of course I think there is something wrong when it takes longer than 5 minutes to download one movie.... so I got impatient and decided I would try again later. Sorry, epic videos to be continued!

These are some videos that MUST be shared with the blogging community !

This may be a bit embarrassing but I think it's worth sharing. I now invite you to witness some of the many great moments with my family on vacation climbing glaciers in sweet red suits, zip lining from tree to tree, and discussion words that rhyme with "blog"