It has been non-stop since Friday and I haven't even had time to process all my on going thoughts. This past weekend really kicked off my Christmas spirit (6 more days!). Four out of my five anticipated Christmas items are now crossed off from my last post and I couldn't be happier with how the EMC Christmas celebration turned out. Despite some odd and ends and crazier moments, I'm glad it was a night of fellowship, food, and fun just as we wanted it to be. The new basement was a cheery atmosphere of laughter, hilarious moments, ridiculous question and answers, and the gift of giving shared by one another. As one of the hosts of the night, I felt the unity and togetherness of our church as we bonded over festive activities and Christmas carols.
Last night, at the 43rd baptism, a fellow brother in Christ mentioned how he always found himself going back to church despite the ups and downs in his life during his testimony (props, I enjoyed your testimony a lot!)and when he mentioned that, I felt the same way. I always anticipate attending special and regular church events and being able to be present makes me feel comfortable and the sense of belonging to a loving community. I believe church should make everyone feel this way. One should walk into church feeling welcomed and wanting to be there. Though, I know some people who may not feel this way when entering a church, and perhaps even feel a cold vibe, which I find very unfortunate. Anyhow, that fellow brother's testimony stirred an unexpected and sappy feeling in my heart knowing that I will be away from my home church in the near future. Church has always been a part of my life, and I really cherish all those wonderful memories I have as a member of this wonderful family in Christ.
So without further ado, I announce on this blog that I will be going to Seoul, South Korea for a four month student exchange next term. Its been a long process and now that this term has finally ceased, I have a long break to prepare myself and blog more about what's to come. I will be starting another blog soon in regards to this study abroad, so I'm going to designate and "define" my blogs.
Blogger: will always be my home page- after writing my prayers in journals on and off, I finally and consistently started and continued my first blog ever. Main focus: Faith and life
Tumbler: inherbasement.tumblr.com
started as a way for me to keep my friends on top of my "store's" happenings and the progress of my post secondary education. Even though I don't sell clothes no more, this blog has become a random mix of visuals, quotes, and updates on my school work.
This leads in to my debate on where to start my third public blog, I find blogger better for long posts as it has a more organize and simple dashboard structure.It is also more clean and easy to follow. In terms of photos though, blogger is lacking and not as dynamic.
Tumblr on the other hand is more engaging and has an easy format for photos, though it can get distracting and overwhelming with all the 'reblog' tabs and million things my followers blog on my dashboard, making you skim a lot and sometimes, skipping over long posts to see the next thing on the list.
Any suggestions or perhaps a new blogging site you know of?
Well, that's all for now, keep in store for more to come!
P.S.Congrats to all of you that got baptized yesterday. Every time I sit in those pews and watch as each one of you makes your 'splash' of faith, it reminds me of when I got dunk. I hope you all indulge in your gift and savour life's moments. =)
thanks so much for putting on a fun night on saturday sarah! and you're going to have such a fun time in seoul because the city is HUGE from what i've heard.
ReplyDeleteand i'm so glad you're loyal to blogspot haha because i am too.. but it does seem like most of the traffic is on tumblr now. i think you should definitely stick to blogger though! =D