Song Mood - Mary Mary - Praise You
Blog Location: Ridgecrest, CA (in the desert, about 3 hrs north of SD, 3 hrs north of LA, 3 hrs south of Mammoth)
Well, I'm back in Ridgecrest. Can't say it's San Diego, but it's home, and home's good too. To think, all the amenities I have- Mom's cooking, pristine mountain views from my house, the opportunity to play the cello with my sister and my mom. Looking at my old scrapbooks and pictures.
Probably the thing I get most from Ridgecrest is the fact that I'm able to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city. I have time to read...for fun. I don't have to worry about driving and hoping there's no traffic. Being with my family, surprising for me to say sometimes, allows me to be centered and humbled. Especially when I see my siblings-they give me a lot to think about, and provide me with the best opportunity to make a significant impact on their lives.
I've been back since Tuesday, and I'm already leaving Friday for San Francisco to attend the California Dental Association meeting with my dad. It's the first meeting I've been to since high school, which means it's also the first meeting I'll be attending where I have interest in becoming a dentist. I'm gonna make the best out of the event and try to imagine myself in certain roles as I go through the exhibit halls, visit the dental school tables, maybe walkthrough a lecture or two.
I should be back in San Diego around the 19th, just in time for fall quarter, getting my new place moved in properly, making final preparations for classes, and saying hi again to all the people I've missed at church, particularly the missions team to Panama that left tonight and for whom much prayer is needed.
I would love to talk much about retreat last weekend, but I will try to save it for another time. It definitely left me with much to ponder, especially about truly surrending myself to God's will, and understanding what it means to serve others.
To my LA and Hoosier friends, I miss you guys immensely!
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Sung, good to get in touch again. I miss Jeffrey SSN too, but I don't see him anymore. I presume he has changed churches (when TFPC was going through a split). But, I can get his contact. If you'd like, maybe we can arrange a get-together of his old class, of course, if it works with SSN, that is. He was our biggest positive influence.
-Cecilia
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