i'm a slacker

well it is safe to safe that i am a slacker when it comes to the blogging lifestyle. i have been trying to get better at journaling, and therefore, my writing here has suffered. but i feel obligated to write about how life has been semi-recently.

CRAZY

that is how life is and will probably be for awhile. as my internship is coming to an end, i'm looking at options, calls and jobs for august. my current employer is going to be offering me a call in the next few days, so i will have a big decision to make soon. there are definitely pros and cons to staying in the dfw area. hopefully, i will be able to figure that all out.

in super exciting news, i will be going to kenya in august. i will be going with a group from for africa's future. we will be checking in our students and schools, as they run a student sponsorship program. i get to meet my student, phanice, who is 17 years old. it will be so neat to actually get to meet the kid i'm helping put through school and such. our group will also be working with some photographers to capture the lives of these students for publicity as the organization grows. God has really opened my eyes to the poor, locally and globally, this year. i'm humbled that i am even getting the opportunity to see and be a part of this community.

i've been helping out a lot with new hope, our community center in east dallas. i get to tutor and teach bible class to kinder/first graders. it has been a lot of fun to get to know the kids from the neighborhood and build relationships with them. yesterday was a little nuts. it involved two girls crying, a run-a-way, the f word, a beach ball and making an altar of thanks. there are no normal days at new hope, but yesterday i definitely felt like i needed a beer by the end.

most importantly, the spurs play the mavs tonight and will hopefully finish off the series. we had a bet in the apartment during march madness which ended with b and b buy me and drew ice cream. this time, however, they are all against me. but i plan on collecting a pretty healthy prize this evening, once the spurs are victorious: bell peppers, pineapples, and strawberries! in the 4% chance that i don't win, i'll owe ice cream to brandy and brandon and some sort of berries to drew. all i have to say is: GO SPURS GO!