it's raining men..

NOT.( i've just always wanted to use that as a title)

It's nearly two am. It's so hot I can hardly handle being on top of a sheet right now. Ok, it's not that hot, but it's been so cold recently and then BAM 80 degrees at 2am. What in the heck are you doing Anne Shirely?!

I thought it appropriate to reflect at this point in the summer. Half way done!
I forgot to blog because for the last 5 weeks I was in summer school and for one of my classes I had to write a reflective journal every week which basically just took your spot, sorry!

So six units in 5 weeks- done. 5 weeks of internship including one week roughing it at camp- completed.
It has been altogether exhausting and very very growing. for realz!
This summer is showing me a ton about the areas I need to grow in and seek counsel.
Here's the hard part. i LOOOOOOVEEEE to serve.
I love to bless other people. I like to please other people. Entirely fine as long as my love for Christ far out weighs any of the people.
I am shaky on the balance of having ministry be your job. You know how there are some days you just show up to work and just expect everyone to just be satisfied that you made it even though you aren't necessarily your usual 10.
Ministry doesn't have those days. It's far beyond a job. It requires the continual filling of the Holy Spirit and the daily submission of your life unto Christ.
I feel so redundant. How many times do I need to say" Malia, die to yourself, pick up your cross and FOLLOW Christ" before I take it to an impactful behavior-changing level?

Well I can't really make up for the month without expression so I'm gonna make you a list.
My captive thoughts over the last month:
- I am extremely selfish, vain and materialistic.
- letter writing is a lost art that needs to be re introduced to society.
- I am pathetically late to everything
- I have a 7 year plan. it's a good one too. but secretly, it doesn't contain the three things that I look forward to most in adulthood so i dont even know.
- Get Smart is my new favorite movie of all time. "Personal Best!"
- I really need to clean my room
- i'm going to learn how to sew! but I am gigantically afraid that I'm going to be an epic failure that never results in p31 skillz.
- college is overrated but learning is way underestimated.
- it's absolutely not raining men. in fact, i must be the oil cuz ain't had a drop of that come my way.
- i am starting to read Elisabeth Elliot's God's Guidance and I'm super duper excited.
- john hwang is my favorite preacher alive
- never watch the movie the graduate.


- God's holy forgiveness is action-altering and literally life- changing. Don't be deceived, sin-free is the bar, the Holy Spirit is convicting us and we need to PAY ATTENSION, Consider Jesus and plead the merit of His Holy Blood and bask in the richness of His holy forgiveness.


in conclusion,
Cherish Christ...