I'm back!! It's been way too long since the last time I was able to share my thoughts with you on this blog. So much has happened since I last wrote. Let me share a few:
-I think I may have lost a tiny chunk of my brain in the process of writing papers. Is there a signal that goes out to all teachers that tells them another one has made a paper due, so they must also have a paper due. I literally had a paper due everyday for two weeks, sometimes two a day. Ok...enough of my whining, I'm even getting annoyed with myself.
-Last weekend I went away with my good friend/old roommate Brittany to a cabin in Crescent City with some of her friends from Oregon. Man, it was beautiful. It was so nice to be surrounded by redwoods, to soak in a hot tub while the rain poured down, and looking out from the porch to the river. It was gorgeous. Of course, I gave my mom a scare because I went to Crescent City the day a tsunami hit the harbor there. She laughs because I called her and said, "mom, I know the tsunami destroyed the harbor, but I still have plans to go and I'll be safe."

On a more somber note, I can't help but stop and stare at the TV whenever I see footage from the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan. As humans, we sometimes forget the majesty of God and the dangers that Nature can bring. We see nature as something beautiful, and mostly peaceful; we forget that she can also cause the earth to shift on its axis. The power of nature is not something to mess with or forget about. My thoughts and my prayers go out to all those living in Japan, as well as those here that have family over there that may be missing or injured. I pray for a speedy recovery, but more importantly, I pray that we will bind ourselves together as a human race and help those in Japan recover and build up once again. There is nothing too small or too big that we can do as a nation; let's help our fellow man.