The first Monday since I've graduated. It's such a blessing not to have piles of homework to complete or to ride a sketchy bus for hours. Yet, there's a feeling of dissatisfaction. Looking at pictures of the last group who went to the Philippines gets me choked up. Has it really almost been a year since I've traveled overseas? Since I was pushed out of my comfort zone practically every moment, until that pushing became the normal?
I crave the feeling of going somewhere I've never been, tasting things I never would at home and meeting people I never imagined.
I think that's one of the things I miss the most; meeting new people.
Maybe this year I can travel on my own initiative.
I never know what to say...
- Mallory
- Your average quirky kid living in the Pacific Northwest. I enjoy a great deal of things.Quoting sitcoms with my family, eating cold chinese food, baking poppyseed bread,exploring outside, reading classic literature, experimenting with a new crafts I've found online and going somewhere I've never been.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
I grow it myself
Each quarter at school has been different because the classes change each time. That means a new schedule, new classrooms, new teachers, and new people. That's been the same this quarter. It's a change but it's still a routine cause it's a change I'm used to.
There's is a new facet to this quarter: attention. Specifically, male attention. This isn't to make myself look great. To be honest, it does the opposite. These men that have been approaching me are not the type I would be attracted to. In fact, they often make me uncomfortable to the point where half way through the first minute of our meeting I'm plotting an escape route.
Today I was compared to a guy's ex girlfriend. She had pretty red hair like mine. ("Why, thank you sir. I grow it myself".) She had freckles. She had pretty eyes, like mine.He said because of her he finds those things attractive.
After that, he offered to get me booze whenever I desired.
"I'm only 19."
"I hook up my friends. All I need is a little cash".
"I don't think you need booze to have a good time."
"Depends on the time."
When we parted he gave me an instruction: Stay pretty.
Was it a suggestion? A challenge?
What does it mean to be pretty?
And in my $2 sweatshirt from walmart and a sloppy ponytail I left.
There's is a new facet to this quarter: attention. Specifically, male attention. This isn't to make myself look great. To be honest, it does the opposite. These men that have been approaching me are not the type I would be attracted to. In fact, they often make me uncomfortable to the point where half way through the first minute of our meeting I'm plotting an escape route.
Today I was compared to a guy's ex girlfriend. She had pretty red hair like mine. ("Why, thank you sir. I grow it myself".) She had freckles. She had pretty eyes, like mine.He said because of her he finds those things attractive.
After that, he offered to get me booze whenever I desired.
"I'm only 19."
"I hook up my friends. All I need is a little cash".
"I don't think you need booze to have a good time."
"Depends on the time."
When we parted he gave me an instruction: Stay pretty.
Was it a suggestion? A challenge?
What does it mean to be pretty?
And in my $2 sweatshirt from walmart and a sloppy ponytail I left.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Matthew 5:23-24
Putting that into action isn't easy but praise God that He is with us when we do it.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
My brother
Cam: Hey, what are you making?
Mallory: Fry bread.
Cam: Like the kind Victor's mom made?
I love that both my siblings have seen Smoke Signals.
<3
Mallory: Fry bread.
Cam: Like the kind Victor's mom made?
I love that both my siblings have seen Smoke Signals.
<3
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Second week
Sometimes, I'm struck by how often I relearn the same things over and over.
A recent thing I have been re-learning is how God's goodness is unchanging. It's not dependent on our circumstances.
The past couple of weeks have been trying. However, it's for a moment. He is forever.
Also, this fortnight shown me how easy it is to focus on the negative. In light of what I have learned here are some of the good parts of these weeks.
A recent thing I have been re-learning is how God's goodness is unchanging. It's not dependent on our circumstances.
The past couple of weeks have been trying. However, it's for a moment. He is forever.
Also, this fortnight shown me how easy it is to focus on the negative. In light of what I have learned here are some of the good parts of these weeks.
- I'm learning how to prioritize when it comes to homework which has helped me keep on top of the massive amount of homework I have.
- Randomly, a guy came up to me last week and told me I looked nice. He also asked if I was in Theater because I was reading Goethe's Faust. Silly, but it was a high light of my day.
- I'm learning how to play Badminton! A huge step for someone who has very little experience with sports.
- My quiet times with God have been refreshing. Today's was very much that way. I am memorizing Psalm 13. It's been great to commit more scripture to memory.
- Right now I am listening to Florence and the Machines while wearing my favorite sweatshirt.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Sunday, April 1, 2012
A conversation between me and an elderly man I've become friends with from riding the bus together.
Man: Are you and your sister married to the same fella?
Me: No, sir! I'm not even married.
Man: Don't lie to me, girl. I see a ring on your finger.
Me: Oh. It's not a wedding ring. It says "courage".
Man: How's that?
Me: COURAGE.
Man: Why in the world would it say that?
Me: It helps me remember a verse from the Bible I like; Joshua 1:9
Man: Well, go ahead and recite it for me.
Me: Have I not commanded you-
Man: Uh huh.
Me: Be strong and courageous
Man: How's that?
Me. Be STRONG and COURAGEOUS. Do not be frightened and do not be dismayed for the Lord your God is with you where ever you go.
Man: Oh, yes. Good heavens, that is true.
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