miss this face…and these legs ;)

::sigh::

legs for days, she hates pants…what can I say?

I love her for it

::gasp::

I believe hell froze over today….

I don’t know what made me do it…

I promised myself that I wouldn’t do it…

I haven’t done it since the 5th grade…

 

I wore leggings today…I look kinda cute…but hang my head in shame as well.

Everyday

“Everyday” – This Providence

Everyday I wake up and hear you whisper my name,
Maybe breathe a little prayer but it just ain’t the same,
Ignoring every word you say,
Every word when you tell me.

Whoa be still,
Just stay still,
Whoa be still,
But oh God.

Everybody’s got something for me to do,
And my head’s filled with thoughts of everything but you,
‘Cause I never listen to anything you say,
And I fall in submission to everything but you everyday.

I go to your house and fall on my knees,
The very next morning and cry out please,
Would you take this life I call my own?
Would you let your house become my home?

Whoa be still,
Just stay still,
Whoa be still,
Oh Jesus.

Everybody’s got something for me to do,
And my head’s filled with thoughts of everything but you,
‘Cause I never listen to anyything you say,
And I fall in submission to everything but you everyday, yeah.

Everyday, everyday, everyday

Everybody’s got something for me to do,
And my head’s filled with thoughts of everything but you,
‘Cause I never listen to anything you say,
And I fall in submission to everything but you everyday.

日本

I’ve been so bad lately at keeping up with my blogging.  I hate that.  But I’ve been out of the country for a while, and I’ve also not felt like I can’t express some of my thoughts and feelings into words. But I guess I can tell you how Japan went

The trip to Japan was interesting to say the least.  There were good parts along with the bad.  It was really great being able to spend time with my mom and my brother…however, along with 23 high school students…a little stressful much. 

We went to Tokyo, Hakone, Atami, Kyoto, and Osaka.  I’ve only ever been to Tokyo and all over Okinawa, so seeing places and cities that I’ve never been to before was really awesome.  One of the things that everyone noticed, was how clean everything was.  Like there was no litter…anywhere.  Tokyo is kinda like New York…if God decided to rain down bleach on the whole city and disinfected everything.  I would probably eat off the street it was so clean.  I saw a business owner mop the sidewalk…who does that?! 

But one of the things that I did notice was it’s funny how many contradictions there are in Japan though.  They appreciate beauty and simplicity…yet have some of the most complicated and high tech stuff I’ve seen. 

There is a calming about going to some of the places up in the mountains and seeing ancient shrines and castles…but some of them also made me feel extremely uneasy and sick to my stomach at times.  My heart hurt while we were there as well.  Spending Easter Sunday on a tour at a very popular temple in Tokyo, where thousands of people were praying and doing ritualistic things, was so different from any other Easter…usually spent at the Hemphill home enjoying Jesus, a wonderfully great family, and amazing Italian food.  We went to this one temple called Sanjusangendo Temple. 

It had 1001 statues of Kannon along with 28 statues of other Gods.  Walking through there, just gave me this awful feeling in the pit of my stomach…in Japanese it’s called 気持ち悪い ‘kimochiwarui’ – like that bad intuition feeling that makes your hair stand up…blegh.  Well, along with some of the bad stuff, my mom had a seizure on the plane ride over…ever see someone have a seizure?…especially have it happen to one of the people you love the most in the world…one of the scariest things I’ve ever seen in my life.  Especially when you’ve been on a plane for 10 hours and still have 2 and a half hours to go…and not to mention you’ve got nothing but the Pacific Ocean all around…sounds great right?!?!?!  Well, since then she’s been fine.  I’ve been calling and nagging her to go to the doctor, but parents are like that.  When there’s something wrong with their kids, they usually drop everything to help them or fix it…but when it comes to them, it’s not a big deal.

But all in all, it was a really good trip.  It was nice to be back in Japan and have a break from the Fellows program for a while.  I got to eat some really great food…one of my favorite things to do in the entire world.

…conveyer belt sushi…never done it before…and it’s awesome!!!  All the sushi comes out on plates on this really long conveyer belt and you pick up whatever you want and then they just count the plates when you’re done.  DELICIOUS!  On this trip too, I realized how much I want to go with friends.  My friends.  I want to show them places and just enjoy Japan together.  I also want to share my family with them as well.  My uncles and aunts always tell Zen, Yuki and I that we should bring friends to Okinawa. 

They want to be able to show other people what Okinawa has to offer.  Let me tell you, it’s beautiful to say the least.  In the next couple of years, I really want to go and have friends come with, I don’t intend on going by myself.  Any takers?