Smell

The smell of my niece and nephew are still on my fingers.
I can't stop sniffing them.
They're sound asleep.
Leaving tomorrow.
They are amazing.
Praise, praise the Lord for children who understand the love of God at just 2 and 4 years of age.

I wish the smell would last forever.

Smile big,
E.H.

Rough Week

WOW. Can I just say...what a rough couple of days it has been.
AND. Can I just say...what a wonderful couple of days it has been.

It's been pretty tough.
Realizing that my life is not my own, that my life is not mine to own.

Growing pains.
Very good.
Very painful.

Please read the lyrics to this amazing hymn.
It blessed me deeply on Sunday.

1. My goal is God Himself, not joy, nor peace,
   Nor even blessing, but Himself, my God;
   'Tis His to lead me there—not mine, but His—
   At any cost, dear Lord, by any road.
   
   
2. So faith bounds forward to its goal in God,
   And love can trust her Lord to lead her there;
   Upheld by Him, my soul is following hard
   Till God hath full fulfilled my deepest prayer.
   
   
3. No matter if the way be sometimes dark,
   No matter though the cost be oft-times great,
   He knoweth how I best shall reach the mark,
   The way that leads to Him must needs be strait.
   
   
4. One thing I know, I cannot say Him nay;
   One thing I do, I press towards my Lord;
   My God my glory here, from day to day,
   And in the glory there my great Reward.

Smile Big,
E.H.

What's Bruce Lee's favorite drink?

WAH-TAAHHHHHHHHHH~! HEHE!

Today, I went to my first Tae Kwon Doe class taught by my very own brother.
What a freaking amazing work out.
I'm going to go every Tuesday and Thursday.
I hope I look good by the end of the Summer.
I am sick of being a freaking marshmallow.
I want my muscles back.

And now, I rest =)

Smile big, folks!
-E.H.

PA-Turnpike to NJ-Turnpike to Fort Lee to Palisades Parkway

That's basically the route I had to drive today.
What a wonderful day.
Details are for my personal memory.
For you guys, let me just say:
I am so blessed.
God is SO good.
I have a seriously handicapping shy side to me.
I hate the heat.
I am home, happy, missing someone, and wish I could have stayed longer... =)

Jersey, you're not so dirty anymore.

Smile Big,
E.H.

FORE!!!

Hehe, fortunately, I didn't have to use that word once!
Today, I played my very first game of golf. 9 holes. With Papa and Joe oppa.
Love my family! Hehe
Hopefully Phil and Mama will be able to join us next time.
Apparently, I'm pretty darn good! Straight shooter. HOLLA ATCHA GIRL!!! =)
Maybe this will be my new hobby! Muahaha
It's fun!

Smile Big,
E.H.

At the end of the day I...

...am sitting in front of my computer
...have a face mask on to cool the burns on my cheeks
...am thinking about the time I spent with girlfriends roasting and pigging out in OC NJ
...am feeling the long-ish week that has quickly past in my muscles
...am listening to Matt Redman's "Father's Song"
...am thankful for today's praise team practice
...still have yet to get ready for bed
...miss people
...can't believe it's only been 6 days since I got back from North Carolina
...feel the love of my mother and her care for me
...wonder what to do for my daddy tomorrow
...hope that God would continue to cover and protect me
...know that He gives and takes away
...am able to say, "BLESSED BE YOUR NAME, GOD" because He has shown me favor unending
...pray for my heart to be redeemed, renewed, and restored

...WILL BE able to smile after I have this face mask dry up...=P

Happy Early Father's day, God...YOU rock all our socks' every day, all day. I heart you.

Smiles and Hallelujahs,
E.H.

Peep Inside

Look how beautifully God made this flower. He's so romantic ^^

Greensboro, North Carolina

I just came back from a wonderful trip to Greensboro, N.C.
Here's a list that summarizes my time there:

1. First night, was dizzy and had a fever
2. First morning, I threw up and was sick all day
3. Met the most amazing people and wish I could have spent more quality time with them
4. Stayed with the warmest family in all of North Carolina--Thanks P.Kim's Family!
5. Cried every day for various reasons
6. Growing pains
7. Felt love of God
8. Got to know someone better...and I kind of miss them now. =(
9. Random pit stops
10. Disoderly
11. I WENT TO KRISPY KREME AND HAD A FRESH KRISPY KREME FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 7 YEARS.
12. Sight-seeing
13. Road tripped half the East Coast on 95, good talks, good songs, good snacks, good company


God, I thank you for every opportunity and I thank you for getting me back home safely. I really missed home. God, I am so sorry for being such a baby, please help me to stay close to you so that I can keep growing.

Even crybabies smile,
E.H.

Heaven State of Mind

"Better is one day in Your courts
Better is one day in Your house
Better is one day in Your courts
Than thousands elsewhere."



Behind every cloud still lies the sun.

Always thinking of life on earth and life eternal.

Smile for Heaven is our reward,
E.H.

Angels are Strangers

I felt the most loved last night when a complete stranger took me into her care, talked to me about the Lord, told ME how thankful SHE was to have me, drove me to the train station, walked with me to the train, and kissed me bye-bye like I was her own daughter.

God, you are so good to me.

I smile for You, Lord.
-E.H.

Concrete jungle where dreams are made of...

...[I'm] in NEW YORK!

I guess I'm silly for always being excited to come to NYC. Actually, it's not really New York, itself, it's the fact that it's a city.

I. LOVE. CITY.
Something stirs inside me and my eyes jump around like crazy beans from one things to the next. I had a chance to meet up with my friend Ray and he commented on my insanely short attention span. He was probably really annoyed (sorry, Ray!) but I really tried so hard to stop myself from noticing every little thing, but I really couldn't. Haha, I just let out a big sigh because I didn't bring my camera with me (I'm stupid) and there are SO many moments when I just wanted to click-click-click away...*sigh*

Anyway, is it silly that I felt so cute having breakfast with my friend at a little French cafe along Broadway? I love it. Ilene and I totally felt so Sex in the City (pre-menopause)

OO! Restaurant recommendation: Cafeteria
Ate there last night with Ray.
GET THE PORK TACOS!!! They are AMAZING <3>

Currently, I'm staying with my cousins in Upper West and I have so much to say about being here. My niece and nephew make me feel so loved!
When I came back from dinner last night, Noelle and I had a little slumber party in her room, told each other nonsensical stories to help Noelle sleep, kicked each other around, tossing the blanket back and forth because it was a little hot, and I woke up to her cute little face. I hope I have a little girl! And then, this morning, she started crying because she had a birthday party to go to, which meant that she would not be able to play with me today. She even tried to fake sick before the bus came to try and stay home. HAHAHA she's hilarious.
And Curtis, oh my goodness. He was so sweet to me, which I'm not used to because he's usually super amped up and crazy when he sees me. But I was sleeping when he came home from school the other day and he just crawls into bed with me and goes, "Hi, Auntie Ellen. When are you going to wake up? How are you?" <3>

...Thank you God for showing me your love. Help me to show them your love <3

Totally Smiling,

E.H.

Home

They say, "Home is where the heart is."

I could be...

I could be a little more spontaneous. ^^