This weekend I played tour guide for Liz, Chloe, and Kaitlin when they came home with me for the weekend. I took them to a Clovis High football game, Ooh Lala, Yodiggity, and Doghouse which pretty much covered some of my favorite places. The entire time we were in town Liz would ask me if we were in Clovis or Fresno wherever we stopped; I thought it was really funny because it just seems so obvious to me since I lived there for so long. Then last night we went to the fair for a little while... The girls were pretty surprised by the beautiful area of Fresno where the fair grounds are located (ha!). Liz was kind of freaked out, but I reassured her that we were in FRESNO and not Clovis so that she doesn't feel like she has to sleep with one eye open when she's at my house!
This morning, after a good breakfast with my parents, we all went to The Well for the 11 o'clock service. I was happy to be back there, even if we were watching a video of one of the pastors instead of a live person. Plus the worship was really good today! After church we headed to Modesto to have lunch with Liz's family, and right after that we drove straight back to Rohnert Park... Needless to say, I am exhausted!
Despite the long and exciting weekend, the service this morning along with an interesting conversation I had with the girls last night, really got me thinking about how diverse of a world we live in. Even just between us four girls, we had such a difference of opinions on different issues... It's hard for me to wrap my mind around other people's point of views on issues that I'm passionate about. I also feel like I just want to reach out to so many people here at school and share God's love with them. But at the same time, I know that obviously not everyone shares my beliefs and I respect others' opinions, but I guess because I grew up with friends who have almost always attended church, it's weird for me to think that some of my friends here have never gone to church before this year. It's not like I want to go stand out in the quad on campus and preach to the students of Sonoma State or anything, I just feel like if I can just show God's love through my actions to everyone I encounter (which doesn't neccessarily mean I'm going to sit down and have an intense conversation with them about Jesus) then I would be serving in a way pleasing to God. This was all a lot for me to get through my head... So there will probably be more to come on this (:
I'm the one with big mistakes, big regrets, and bigger breaks than I ever care to confess. Oh but, You're the one who looks at me and sees what I was meant to be... More than just a beautiful mess
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