enlightenment

I love being enlightened.  It is a great feeling.  Like when you are walking in a building in worn out flip flops after walking through the rain, and the lack of grip causes you to slip and flail your arms about in lots of circles so you can somehow keep your balance, when you probably would have been better off just taking the fall.  Afterwards, you are enlightened... "maybe I should not have worn flip flops in a monsoon".  I feel like that a lot.  Like I am walking around flailing my arms about trying to keep my balance.  Maybe because my feet aren't planted in the right shoes.  I am reading a very convicting chapter in a book called "No Other Gods".  I really like this book for numerous reasons.  The major one, I CAN RELATE.  

We are all so unaware of the idols we possess in our lives.  Without planting our focus in the center of everything, which is God, all of these goals and plans and dreams are, well, meaningless.  I am not going to get through this computer science degree without, 1. dedicating my life to the library, and 2. trusting in God.  My mom told me that in God, I can have supernatural abilities to do and comprehend things I would have never thought possible.  Therefore, I am hoping He will supernaturally work through my brain on my wednesday night assembly language test.  Ha, but seriously, I believe that.  If you put Christ in the center, and revolve the rest around it, things just work.  Things fall in place.  Relationally, scholastically, physically, etc.  

I have not posted a blog in awhile,  so I wanted to open up with what my spiritual walk has been dealing with lately.  And it seems to deal with that a lot.  FOCUS.  I'll get it right eventually.

It has been a fun few weeks filled with school, friends and family.  My grandma has moved in to a nursing home.  This is kind of a big deal to me.  My grandparents have been married for 70 years.  That is a long time.  And now, my 96 year old grandma is feeling the effects of age.  Her mind is not quite right these days and it is becoming harder for her to accomplish basic everyday tasks, making it difficult for my half blind and deaf grandpa to care for her, and my working dad to be there during times he is needed.  So she is in a nursing home.  It has been quite stressful on my grandpa, not being able to stay with her, but he understands.  She is trying to comprehend it all as well.  They need prayer, so does my family.

On another hand, I had a great get away weekend for valentines day with Hunter and his best friend Danny and girlfriend Brandy.  We stayed at a huge 4 bedroom beach house and literally relaxed for 3 days.  Hunter's parents came down on sunday for dinner and we spent some time with them searching for sea shells and enjoying the break.  For valentines day, we endeavored a 5 course meal at a nice country club called the Plantation Grille Dining Room.  It was amazing.

That is all for now.  gnight moon.