Choice: Make A Good Decision

I finally went to church this morning. Some friends know that I've been looking for a church to go for a month. The fact is, I just came here one month ago. Looking for a good church for myself seems a little bit difficult for me. I am in the south, I have no connection with people here who go to church regularly. Just randomly go to one church? I really don't want to.

So today I went to Capstone with friends of my friend, Doug. Doug is a funny guy who has the same class with me. He plays guitar, and I assume he sings. I have some misunderstandings on him because I thought he is an arrogant man. But we talked the other night, we carried really good conversations. From music to religion, we talked. And I believe that was God's work on us. That's how I was able to go to Capstone this morning.

I was looking forward to this Sunday for a while. On Saturday afternoon, some friends suggested that we should go to a lake house to spend the weekend. Frankly speaking, I really wanted to go. Lake house,sitting around the camp fire, just hang out, seems pretty relaxing. Church, Lake house, church, Lake house, what should I choose?

At last I chose church. I struggled but I finally made a choice for myself. It is a difficult process when you are facing to two different options which you think are both good. You want both but you know you can only pick one. Going to lake house would be so fun but you know it is not important. You can still go to church next Sunday but you know it is not just about that.

Eventually my friends had a great weekend at the lake house. They jumped into the lake at midnight for twice in -7's cold weather! I really wish I were there. But I had a great Sunday morning too. Going to church makes me feel peaceful and I feel closer to God. I have time to think about the previous week and pray, worship God and make a plan for the next week. It is not exciting but it is amazing. I am happy for my friends because they had a crazy weekend and I am also happy for myself.

This is a book that I received from Capstone. I like the tittle. Yes, people always want something good and when they get good things, they want better things. They ask for more and they even ask for perfect. But we know that nothing is perfect. We are not perfect. "Good enough", we don't know what is good enough. I have no idea what should "good enough" be. Making good decision doesn't mean that you can get something good. There are lots of choices. But one thing at least you should know is what kind of things you want in your life. Hm, there are still lots of things for me to learn.

Good luck : Where Did I Get My Luck?

I am going to call Thursday as "Good Thursday" because I just won a NOOK tonight in a bingo game organized by a student club at school.

Yes, nothing specially except for the surprise: a tablet. I went to work out with my friend Emily as usual, went to eat dinner with Manon, went back to dorm and waited for the game. I didn't prepare for wining anything, not even a tee-shirt.

Bingo is a game that makes people nervous a lot. You won't expect anything until you almost win. You hope that the next number be called would be the one you need, you look around and see if someone wins. Everyone wants to be the winner. I was nervous when I was playing the game too. The first round, no. The second round, no. I didn't want to continue anymore and then, I won. It was totally out of expectation. I got a tee-shirt and a cup for that round and I was very happy because I came with nothing at the beginning.And then at last, I even won this tablet by lucky draw. 

I was so excited. I was thinking: where did I get the luck? I am not a lucky person at all. This is so unusual. I don't need a tablet, at least I won't buy one. But now I have it, I was like: what??

When I was back at dorm, when I calmed down. I started to think that maybe this is because of God. It is God gave me this luck. I remember me and my boyfriend talked about how God gives you something back if you offer something. At that time, I was upset with him giving money to a lady in the street. I told him: you are very stupid, I will never give money to a beggar in the street.

That's in Hongkong, I will never just give money to a random person who is asking for "help". However, this weekend in Savannah, I did this "stupid thing". There was a lady in the park, she was sitting on the bench, carrying a plastic bag, looked upset. I walked by, and she suddenly talked to me:
"Excuse me ma'am, do you have some coins? I am so hungry and I need money to buy food."

Usually I would just pass by because I don't think that is true. I love helping people but not in this way. But I was so unusual on that day. I said " Oh I am so sorry, but I don't have coins. Take this 1 dollar or do you need me to buy something for you?"

The lady looked at me and took the 1 dollar, said " no, thank you ma'am. I will get some food."

Yeah I know, sounds like this woman just sits there and ask people for money. And I just gave her 1 dollar, not much at all. But I didn't doubt at the beginning and I offered the money I have. I didn't have too much in my purse, I could give her much but I think sometimes human-beings are still selfish. 


But I believe the prize I won tonight is the reward from God. God appreciates that subtle thing I did and He wants me to continue to do that. To help people who are in need, to love people. Maybe I should buy a book and start to read in my new tablet.

Two Days in Savannah- Love At First Sight

This is Savannah, an antique town located in Georgia. I've been looking forward to visit this beautiful southern city for a long time, even before I came to the States. My boyfriend went there once and he likes it. I basically just like old things. I am very fascinated by even small thing like a brooch, or just a photo. And now, I am attracted by a town.

We set off at 6 o'clock in the morning on Saturday. It was mizzly in Clinton on that day, we were carrying our baggage and complaining the bad weather at the same time. No one wants the bad weather to ruin his weekend.

Three hours' drive, we feel asleep in the van when it is dawn and we woke up see bright and shine right before the hotel we would stay in Savannah. Amazing. The weather there was so good, the sun shined kindly. "It would be a great weekend!" I told myself.

The hotel we stayed at, Spring Hill.

The first thing we did is town tour by taking the tourist bus. We saw the whole historical area of downtown Savannah. The buildings are gorgeous. They look old but elegant. It seems each house has her own soul, unique and serene. I thought it would be so cool to just live in one house for one day, I would just make coffee, and sit in the sofa, maybe I will bring some books, but I would definitely play music. I can also iron clothes, put some pictures on the wall, or just put different clothes on to make myself happy. I think the richest person in the world would jealous me if I could do that in such a beautiful house like that, just do something I enjoy.

A house at the corner of the street.

I like the flowers here. They are bright-colored. I bet those flowers have been there for 100 years. They seem never die but can still keep the original color. As well as the trees, very green very tall, smell young but look old. Maybe this is the thing that makes Savannah more attractive.

I also love the churches here. There are different kinds of churches, different architectural styles. To me they are epic.

Going on a trip with friends is something that I really enjoy. In this trip, I spent time with the friends I know only for one month but we built up close relationships. being around with them makes my life brighter. We laughed in the tourist car, we cuddled the big tree like kids, we made silly face took funny pictures. The weather in Savannah became better because of them.

I don't think two days are enough for me to see this city. There are too many places for me to go, to many details for me to discover. I don't think my pictures can tell how beautiful Savannah is. When I was lying on the bed at night, I text my boyfriend and said maybe it would be a good idea for us to live in this city. Seriously, I cannot imagine I said that because I always tell him I would not leave my family and go to another place to stay. However,  the antiques in Savannah bring me tour to the old days and confer up old memory and fantasy. I think I'm in love with this city.