Happy Thanksgiving weekend!

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My family and I had a feast-less Thanksgiving this year for the first time..We ate leftovers for dinner, but this year I actually got to thinking a lot more about how I'm so incredibly blessed. Maybe I'm too distracted other years by all the food.

But what a huge disparity there is between the kind of life we live and that endured by the homeless, abused, impoverished, hungry... I woke up last night extremely cold even under a thick blanket, and I just needed to get under another thick blanket under me to get warmer... I can't even imagine being out there in the cold, without a blanket, needless to say two, without a roof over one's head, without even leftovers on Thanksgiving, or any day of the year.

So I spent the morning searching, and found you can donate a coat to the homeless at local malls and such: BigWarmUp.com. And the post below is a new grassroots movement that funnels donations to different orgs they've checked out for legitness: onedayswages.org. It's super refreshing to see how much fuel they've gotten in both supporters and donations.

Anywho..I stumbled upon some pictures from the summer :).
These are my beautiful sisters, youngest to oldest:


And this one's of my apartment, I found those writing decors you can put on the wall at the dollar store. And I was about to buy it for $15 from Target! Thank Jesus.

"Love well. Laugh often. Love always."
And "Inspire" on the top, an oldie from my freshman year desk:).

A picture of me taking a picture...but sadly, it ain't my camera. (Andrey, found the pictures!). Oh beautiful SLR, I will have you one day, one day.
Excuse the nakeyness of the lady to your left.


I'm daunted by how much I have to study for finals (3 on the first day, wooo)..so think this will be a farewell til it's all ovaa.
--God bless <3

Comments

A. Manullang said…
"Oh beautiful SLR..." lol. It shines when gud friends like you are in the frame. :)

Ah that picture with ur seesters is when we were waiting for you to get back, huh? I thought the picture is from thanksgiving, the place you got ur leftovers for dinner. hehe.
November 28, 2009 at 4:46 AM
Anonymous said…
God bless ur finals Felicia ^^
And happy late thanksgiving..hehe..

Love,
Patricia
December 4, 2009 at 1:56 AM
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