DAY 11

Day 11- Another picture of you and your friends

we all look so young... lol I miss you guys...

lol oh high school

DAY 10

Day 10- Songs you listen to when you are Happy, Sad, Bored, Hyped, Mad

hmmm... well honestly this is a tough one for me because I have different bands for different seasons of my life that pertain to these emotions, experiences, etc.. I'm not even going to attempt to delve into individual songs, so I'll attempt bands.

Happy: Hillsong, Angels and Airwaves, Avery Pkwy, The Classic Crime, Colbie Cailat, Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Early States, Eisley, Mayday Parade, Frank Sinatra, Michael Buble, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, Kari Jobe, Leeland, Muse, Never the less, Phil Wickham , Tenth Avenue North, This Beautiful Republic,

Sad: Evans Blue, Nickleback, Breaking Benjamin, Anberlin, Yellow Card, Mae, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Brightwood, Soundtracks, City and Colour, Dashboard Confessional, Explosions in the Sky, Goo Goo Dolls, The Rocket Summer, Taylor Swift, Secondhand Serenade, Sigur Ros, Snow Patrol, 30 Seconds to Mars

Bored: Hip Hop usually, The top hits on the radio, Jars of Clay, Switchfoot, Reliant K, Akissforjersey, The Almost, Cartel, Coldplay, Copeland, Death Cab for Cutie, Emery, Frou Frou, Hans Zimmer, Iron and Wine, John Mayer, The Sequence, Simple Plan

Hyped: Linkin Park, Jesus Culture, For Today, All Time Low, Hit the Lights, Boys Like Girls, Fireflight, Flyleaf, Forever the Sickest Kids, Our Last Night, Paramore, Red, Sanctus Reel, Saosin, Sleeping Giant, Story of the year, Underoath, The Veronicas, We Came as Romans

Mad: August Burns Red, Corpus Christi, The Devil Wears Prada, Evanescence, Rihanna, Eminem, My Chemical Romance, As I Lay Dying, My Children My Bride, Gwen Stacey, 30 Seconds to Mars

I know I listed some twice. Just depends on the songs within the band. aanndd I'm sure I'm forgetting a ton but there you go!

Day 9

Day 09- Something you’re proud of in the past few days

Well last night was our first Press Forward back to school night. I was in charge of putting it all together. I was so nervous cause I've never put on a church service by myself before. I had my friend, Rev. Stephen Dela Cruz come out as the guest speaker. I directed a skit that the youth performed in. I also put together a youth worship team. We practiced for hours... But as much as I tried to do, I had to just put the rest in God's hands. In retrospect I'm realizing the things I could have improved on. But that will ALWAYS be the case. I learned a lot about what I'm capable of and that no matter what you try to plan, sometimes plans go out the window and you just gotta roll with it. You gotta do all you can and leave the rest in God's hands. And every single youth responded to the altar call. I was so amazed to see them hungry for God. That was the whole point of the night, to empower them and challenge them as they start the new school year. So I'm proud of that. Might not be that spectacular to others, but it was huge for me! :)

DAY 8

Day 08- Short term goals for this month and why

hmmm for the month of September there's a lot to do.

School is back in session so one of my goals is to be there for my youth ( go to their sports games, events, etc.)

I'm planning a See You After the Pole Rally with the amazing Ryan Popineau so that's definitely a goal to get the word out to the whole county and make it a wonderful night

and I want to get on top of my bills again and make my budget work

aannndd I'd like to start working on my songs again

Day 7

Day 07- A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you

so many people came to mind... like my family, my best friend Pauline, and so many other people that I admire and have greatly impacted my life... but this person, these arms, have been my refuge more times than I can count. And is worth honoring in this post

Day 6

Day 06- Favorite super hero and why

I'm not someone that is super gun-ho about a particular super hero. But if I had to choose one I would choose spider man. My brother and I both loved him growing up. My brother even went to the first showing of the first spiderman movie in a full costume. Parents brought their kids up to him asking for autographs thinking he was hired by the theater lol...

Day 5

Day 05- A picture of somewhere you’ve been to

Summer of my sophomore year I went on a missions trip to inland Jamaica. But for a few days at the beginning and end of the trip we got to feel like pampered tourists haha the water was so clear, the locals were so friendly (sometimes too friendly!), and people had so much joy with so little. It was really humbling!