rie's flower (:



the very pretty grapes! [jia and ruth]



may all who come behind us, find us faithful.



butterfly and the swing picture ;)



the blue flower (:

really am thankful for all the sweet birthday wishes and the presents [alot of which is food and chocolate haha] that i got but the above presents especially reminded me of the Lord's goodness to me over the past 18 [im eighteen! haha] years. haha i still have the paper which we signed in secfour- find us faithful. (: not that i didnt like everything else i got, i do! but im just especially thankful for these reminders that im not alone. (:

hilarious things that happened include:

1) ian msges me and tells me i should be honored that he remembered my birthday..on the 29th. i almost died laughing haha
2) mark sends me a msg that says "do you want to sing rachael a birthday song?"
3) ahem a voice mail msg dissolves in laughter and tells me to 'wait let me think'

haha. but studying on the other hand isnt going so well. really felt like giving up this afternoon and i guess the verse 'and He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect in weakness."' has taken on a whole new meaning to me. strength.

thanks for all thats past, and all thats yet to be. (: