Summer started...three weeks ago. Now is the beginning of summer, and also the end of summer. I would say a new beginning.
The three weeks I was in SoCal can be summarized into two words, relaxing and busy. Seemingly contradictory words both describe the summer days that I experienced. Some of the days, I went to my mom's work for the whole day, being my mom's assistant. It still amazes me how she can do this job by herself. At the same time, it's encouraging to see that she likes the job she's doing, and the business is getting better and better. The other times that I didn't go to my mom's work, I would be stuck at home because I had no car to drive and places were too far to walk. Those times were pretty relaxing because I just stayed home all day. My day would consist of sleeping, eating, reading a book, playing guitar, learning android programming, or watching basketball. Ok....it was pretty relaxing, but it started to get boring after a while. I would have SO much time throughout the day, just doing my own stuff at home, trying new things and repeating the same things over and over again.
What I'm glad though during those times, is that I didn't stay idle. Like I prayed in the beginning of summer...beginning beginning of summer, I occupied myself with doing things instead of just sitting on the computer thinking of what to do for 3 hours, eat, and sit around again. I guess it helped that I had books to read and things to learn. I started reading Shadow of the Almighty, a story of Jim Elliott. It is pretty inspiring to see how much faith he had in God. All his actions clearly revolve around God, and he is with God. Along with that, I had to prepare for Middle School Retreat, which is happening on the 16th and 17th. Because I am playing electric guitar for the band, I had to practice a lot....since I don't really know how to play electric. I guess it's a good motivation to learn. Also, NBA Playoffs are going on, so I got to watch that. Finally, my internship starts this week, so I had to prepare for that by watching online videos of android programming tutorial. Man, that's a lot of stuff. I'm glad that God provided me with all these things for me to do rather than just sitting idle in front of the computer.
After three weeks of that, I started to get bored. But I guess it was a perfect timing, since I came back to Berkeley now. That was the relaxing part of summer, where I can bum around at home...well more like stuck at home. Now, that summer ended. And a new summer is beginning in Berkeley. I'm looking forward to this summer, showing love to younger brothers and getting closer to everyone. I mean I already hosted an incoming freshmen before his CalSo, and he enjoyed it. There will be more people staying at our place over the summer, including Monica's little brother. I'm excited. It is indeed a new beginning. I know I don't show much excitement, but this is one thing I am excited about. Plus, the recent sunday service messages really spoke to me. It was about being cynical, and how deadly it is. I know how deadly it is because I experienced that a lot last year. What if this person thinks this way? What if they don't want to eat lunch when I ask? Eventually discouraging me to reaching out to other people. But not anymore. I gain strength through my God, and he will protect me and guard my heart.
Philippians 4:7 "And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your heart and your mind in Christ Jesus"
