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| I had lunch with my dad today and even though we talk everyday, we seem to never run out of things to talk about. Every conversation I have with him is a different adventure. I love being able to freely open up and talk to my parents. It's a good feeling to have when you're at your all time lowest and there's still that person there to listen to you vent - about school, church, boys, etc. We have our ups and downs and our relationship is a bittersweet rollercoaster. We argue with each other like any other person, but at the end of the day, we know deep down inside we love each other dearly. I remember there was this one phase in my life where I wanted to be like my dad so much that I mimicked everything he did. From wearing below-the-knee socks to polos, I did everything. I recall stealing his tie and dress shirts thinking that I could fit into them like he can. Of course, they were huge on me and I look like a ghost because it was so huge, but he wouldn't mind. There was this one time he tried teaching me to ride my bike and I fell off, scraping my knee. He came to my rescue looking teary-eyed because his baby girl was hurt. Even though the pain didn't bother me much, just looking at him coming to my rescue, cleaning up the bloody mess on my knee, and stressing over if I will get a scar there or not made my heart melt. One time, I overloaded on animal crackers, cheesecake, cupcakes, milk, and soda thinking it was awesome. But I ended up feeling horrible and threw up in the middle of the night. He woke up to take care of me and didn't sleep for the rest of the night. Instead, he chose to sit near by bed to take care of me and eventually fell asleep on the chair next to my bed. He woke up sneezing the next morning, but it was okay because it was all for me. Senior Night was pretty important to me, but my mom decided not to go - neither did my other family members. Only my dad went and he was sitting in the crowd looking at me with his gleaming dark brown eyes. At the end of the night, we decided to go to T.G.I.Fridays to eat dinner together. It's amazing how he has always been so supportive of everything that I do. One of the most memorable nights of my life was Senior Prom. Everything was set, except for one thing, I didn't have a dress. Like a superhero, he rushes to my rescue once again, driving me to countless places in order for me to find that dress I've always dreamed of. Usually, fathers would despise having to go shopping with their daughters, but not my dad. My dad on the other hand sat there waiting for me outside of the dressing room, giving me critique after critique about which dress looks better. I knew he was tired of having to sit there and wait, but he patiently awaited my decision and gladly bought me the dress that I wanted. Smoking is one of the hardest habits to break because of its addiction, but when my dad found out I had trouble breathing around smokers, he gave it up with ease. He didn't want me to keep my distance away from him so he sacrified that for me. It was probably one of the hardest times of his life - I knew it was, but with strength and determination, he did it. Not only for him, but for his little princess. There are so many times where I take my father for granted and I know it. I feel like I don't deserve him, but God blessed me with him and I can't help but to thank God for this miracle. He gave me as a gift to my father and hopefully, I'll be able to repay my dad for all that he's done for me. My father hasn't stopped giving and he probably won't ever stop, but one day, I'll stop receiving and in return, give back to my dad. <3  My Wonderful Father<3 and I (:
Amy Grant - Father's Eyes I may not be every mothers dream for her little girl,
And my face may not grace the mind of everyone in the world.
But thats all right, as long as I can have one wish I pray:
When people look inside my life, I want to hear them say,
Shes got her fathers eyes,
Her fathers eyes;
Eyes that find the good in things,
When good is not around;
Eyes that find the source of help,
When help just cant be found;
Eyes full of compassion,
Seeing every pain;
Knowing what youre going through
And feeling it the same.
Just like my fathers eyes,
My fathers eyes,
My fathers eyes,
Just like my fathers eyes.
And on that day when we will pay for all the deeds we have done,
Good and bad theyll all be had to see by everyone.
And when youre called to stand and tell just what you saw in me,
More than anything I know, I want your words to be,
She had her fathers eyes,
Her fathers eyes;
Eyes that found the good in things,
When good was not around;
Eyes that found the source of help,
When help would not be found;
Eyes full of compassion,
Seeing every pain;
Knowing what youre going through,
And feeling it the same.
Just like my fathers eyes,
My fathers eyes,
My fathers eyes,
Just like my fathers eyes.
My fathers eyes,
My fathers eyes,
Just like my fathers eyes. -- I'm proud to say, I have my Father's eyes (: | | |
|  SUPERFROG :)<3
 ANGIE. KARLA. STELLA.
[Saturday, September O6, 2OO8] TCU HORNED FROGS ! =) TCU's first homegame :) The Horned Frogs faced off against Stephen F. Austin Saturday @ 6 pm in the Amon G. Carter Stadium. Tailgating began and the class of 2O12 stormed onto the football field and welcomed the whole team along with the cheerleaders. It was just a rush of emotions and it was an intense experience! Everyone was there in purple (yes, along with SFA because their colors are purple, too.) The stands looked like a sea of purple and it was just so amazing to see the pride that everyone had that evening. All in all, the game ended and we sent the Lumberjacks home crying with a score of 67-7 ! Talk about intensity ; "Give 'em hell, TCU !" | | |
| DHNS ; " Yet I live, no longer I, but Christ lives in me. " [Galatians 2:2O] Funny thing how this verse pops up once again in my life... Not only was it shared with me when I was 10-12 attending a youth center in California, but again at a national convention in Carthage, Missouri this past weekend. :) ..which made me look into it more for a deeper meaning. ...for such a simple verse in the Bible, to me, it seems to capture the whole idea and message of the Word. In my opinion, if the New Testament only contained John 3:16 and Galatians 2:20-21, that would be enough to convey the whole Gospel and the message that it wants us to understand. Galatians 2:20 says "I have been crucified with Christ”. Paul is saying that somehow in some way that I cannot fully understand when Christ was nailed to the cross, I was there and you were there. Jesus took us to the cross with him and because of that, we were united with Christ that day and we hung there and died with him.
"...but Christ lives in me." These 5 words are so simple, yet when you break them down to the heart, it's hard to grasp. Just as Christ took us with him to death in order to free us from bondage, He took us with him through His resurrection to give us a new life that can live in freedom. It's the same concept as baptism - a symbol of what Christ has done in the life of every believer, starting with Himself when he was baptized by John the Baptist. Baptism is new life, and Christ is the purpose and the vision of this new life. We died with him so he could free us from our bondage to sin. We were buried with him to put away our sins. We were raised from the dead with him and given a new life that is totally equipped to live in freedom and please God. What does this new life look like? Christ. The only way our actions can please God is when they are the direct result of our submission to God. That submission will lead to brokenness; brokenness gets us out of the way so Christ (the new life) can be manifested in our physical lives.
But honestly, how do we live like that when we are vulnerable to sin? As followers of Christ we are called to believe in what God says is true even when we don’t see it. We see the physical world through physical eyes, but God’s truth resides in the spiritual world. The Holy Spirit must give us “spiritual eyes” so we can accept what we cannot see. We see glimpses of truth in the physical world, but we will never see the big picture until what is true in heaven is true on earth. ...until then, we are called to live by faith. "For we walk by faith, not by sight." [2 Corinthians 5:7]
In the book Searching For God Knows What Donald Miller writes:
“…life is complex, and the idea that you can break it down or fix it in a few steps is rather silly. The truth is there are a million steps, and we don’t even know what the steps are, and worse, at any given moment we may not be willing or even able to take them; and still worse, they are different for you and me and they are always changing. I have come to believe the sooner we find this truth beautiful, the sooner we will fall in love with the God who keeps shaking things up, keeps changing the path, keeps rocking the boat to test our faith in Him, teaching us not to rely on easy answers, bullet points, magic mantras, or genies in lamps, but rather in His guidance, His existence, His mercy, His love.”
In order to live a life pleasing to God, we must have faith that what he says is true in our lives is actually true. We must have faith that we’re dead to sin…it doesn’t control us anymore…we don’t have to sin. We must have faith that we have been given a new life that is actually “Christ in us”. ...all in all, it's easier said than done. | | |
| The annual Thieu Nhi camping trip was an interesting one. It was the SWEET16... But some traditions were broken and new ones were made. :) Friday [O6.2O] - Khoa picked me up at 8am from my house, we loaded the car with my stuff and went back to his house to load my cooler and his cooler with stuff for the bonfire that we bought previously. Khoa and I were packing while Chris was at school getting his education on :) After a while, I got tired due to the night before since I got absolutely NO sleep. I knocked out on the couch and Khoa finished packing and we decided to go to lunch. We called up Hien Lam and we went to Wingstop to get our grub on =) After that, I got some food for Chris from Wingstop togo and we dropped off Hien Lam then went to pick up Chris. We stopped by QuikTrip and Sonic's to buy ice then Chicken Express to buy SweetTea<3. Then we went to "steal" cardboard boxes for our supposed "Fort MichaelAngieTo" LOL, but I guess we never got the chance to make it, but the process of pulling it out from a massive pile of cardboard was super fun. Haha good times, I say, good times. Then we headed out to Joe Pool/ Loyd Park and began to set up and help out the others. Then the Nghia Si kiddos came out and the camp started for them. We had the big game and Minion and I were in charge for one of the stations and we made them drink a POTION in order to advance in the game. The potion consisted of (1) Leftover Ramen Noodle Soup Base, (2) Focus VitaminWater (Strawberry-Kiwi flavored), (3) Country-Time Lemonade Powder, (4) H2O, and (5) PICKLEJUICE... Gross. Haha the sad part is that they drank it.. KUDOS. After a long night, everything ended at 23Oish and we (Minion, Khoa, Chris, and I) went to shower... But the girl's shower didn't work so we had to run over to use the guy's shower. Finally, the four of us finished showering and we drove back to our parking spot and ATTEMPTED to sleep.. Khoa was in the driver's seat, Minion was in the passenger's seat, and they stuck the "tall" people in the back - Chris and I. Haha all of a sudden, the wind picked up and rain started to pour. I remember saying, "Oh, rain is okay, I'll be fine unless there's thunder..." Then, BOOM ! ...I hear thunder and I immeadiately grab Chris' arm. HAHAHA. Sorry, Chris. Well, you think that was the worst part.. Since Chris and I were in the backseat, I can't sleep unless he can, but there were mosquitos eating him alive.. That kept him up.. BIG TIME. Then we had a slight a/c problem.. Goodness.. But in the end, we got like 2 hours of sleep tops ? Pretty interesting. Saturday [O6.21] - Another morning is here and everyone headed back to the church for mass, while a few youth leaders and I stayed back to watch the stuff and rearrange the campsite. Plus, we had to pick up the rest of the kids so waiting for them to come to the area was fun. We played games and had a buge group bonfire with skits and plays that night. Mary, Kathy, and I were the MC's =) It was absolutely FUN FUN FUN ! ...but it probably would have been better if it was more organized and if we had our usual campsite. That night, we had the bonfire which I had a big part in planning, but I didn't get to participate due to the fact that I was so low on sleep that if I didn't sleep, I'd probably faint. After they were done, the four woke me up and we drove to the restrooms to shower. We were done at 4am and we drove back to sleep. This time, the sleeping part went a bit more smoothly and I was so comfortable, I was knocked out cold ! ...it was also with the help of Chris and Chris' comfy pillow :) Haha amazing... Sunday [O6.22] - After taking the group pictures, the game everyone was either looking forward to or dreading was finally here.. WATER BALLOON FIGHT ! :D I got tossed in the mud by Minion, Chris, Khoa, Tho, Cong, Tony?, and worst of all, my own father. LOL. What betrayal ! Haha. So fun. After the whole camp officially ended, I went out to eat with Chi Hanh (Baby), Minion, Khoa, and Cong after dropping off Chris. Came home after dinner, showered, and KNOCKED OUT for about 15 hours.. INSANE, I tell you ! It was a sensational sleep. :) ilove117<3 | | |
| So it started out at 4am. ...I fainted on my bathroom floor.. Then I woke up after being unconscious for I don't know how long, but it terrified me. All I remember was that my head spun, then blackness.. I woke up, didn't know why or how it happened, then it came back to me - somewhat. ..My head hurted though and some of the stuff was on the floor. INTENSE .
So today was spent with the best friend, Mary Tran. [Thanks for an awesome day, dude !] It's been a while since we've hung out, but we managed to fit it into our hectic schedules. :D Originally we were supposed to go to Hurricane Harbor, but plans changed due to the weather.. (It turned cloudy, gloomy, and muggy - all bad signs leading up to a storm warning.) Anywho, we decided to go to Chicken Express and have lunch =) Yummmm. Then we decided to go shopping .. Drove to Northeast Mall and do what girls do best - shop. We went shopping crazy, it was fun. Then we went to pick up my glasses and back to my house. Watched Moulin Rouge - LOVE the movie. It's amazing. So beautiful. [Thanks Nhu for letting me borrow it ! =)] A story about a time, a story about a place, a story about the people. But above all things, a story about love. A love that will live forever. The End.
NBA Finals Game 6.. LAKERS ? CELTICS ? Celtics totally took it home ! VERY deserving team - for a team who won their last championship in '86, they're coming back now.. Defeating the Lakers by leaving them in the double digits.. ASTONISHING, and that's that.
CONGRATS, CELTICS !!
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