the definition of a century

My great grandmother is 100 years old today. Wow how the years fly by. I’m sure they have for her. 1907 was a long time ago. Big Maw has been though a lot in her life. From raising 10 children through the depression, to her husband dying 18 or so years ago and her living her life by herself until now. She's been through a lot. And the funny thing is, she's still going. About three years ago, she was placed in an assisted living home and they were so worried about her "escaping" that they put a tracking device on her ankle. Isn’t that crazy?

She is losing her mind, though. I haven’t seen her in like a year and a half. It’s sad to say that things get so pitiful that you can hardly go and look at her in this condition. I know that people in our family still goes to visit her even though she doesn’t know who they are most times and even though she says strange things and doesn’t really realize where she even is.

Nonetheless, my family is having a birthday party for her this Saturday. 100 years is really something to be celebrated. No matter how much longer she has left, she's lived a great life. And I know that I'm not giving up on her yet. She's a huge inspiration and roll model to me. I hope I can live half the life that she has.

the way things are

I often wonder why things are the way things are. Why is it that God doesnt give us the things we ask for. Reasonable things. Why he cant share with us His reasons. Ok, bad example. I know why He does that. Why is it that dealing with people is so hard? The fact that people think differently, and its sometimes hard to guess what they are thinking. This blog didnt really turn out like I had wanted it to. Why is it that I cant even write what I have in my head?

It still to this day amazes me that 13 weeks ago, I was living in Guadalajara, Mexico throwing darts at a map of the United States attempting to figure out where I was going to live as of May. Then, out of the sky [literally since they arrived on a plane...jeje], comes Sam Houston State University Chi Alpha Guadalajara missions team 2007....how ironic. Words can never express the feelings I have towards this team. The fact that they answered every prayer I had at that moment, I am 110% possitive that God sent them to Mexico.

Here are a few pictures recently .... random stuff in the life of me

happy birthday Saritta!

i think this picture is really cool

la perrita!

emo

i heart huntsville, texas!