3.11.2014

thinking tuesdays

I cannot believe that there are only 8 weeks left to my fourth semester in college. Where does time keep going? It is in our human nature to try to keep everything around us in control. Control time, control life; it’s exhausting…seriously. I honestly can say for myself that I have been getting really caught up in planning what’s next for me, what’s the next big move for Alba? It seems as of lately, every time I make a plan for myself, God shuts it down, almost saying, “wait, there’s something so much greater for you, you've just gotta wait!” But to be honest, patience has never been my strongest suit. I feel like the remote on my life is in constant fast-forward and I want to hit pause so bad to stop worrying and live in the right here, right now. I’ve always thought it's so cliché when people say “Worried? give all your worries to God!” Yes, it is powerful, but being completely and brutally honest, it’s so freaking hard to do that!!! Definitely easier said than done. This has been one of the things I have been learning to do this past (school) year. Patience and trust go hand in hand. “The Lord will fight for you, you need only to be still.” Exodus 14:14. Our lives have already been planned out by our Almighty God, all we need to do is allow him to steer out boat into the right direction. There are so many decisions to be made during these next two months: where am I living next semester, am I studying abroad, who will my roommate be, what classes am I taking, where am I working during the summer. I keep avoiding all these questions because the thought of needing to have an answer so soon freaks me out!

But check this out-
Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act.” Psalms 37:7


God will meet your needs according to HIS perfect plan! Doesn’t that bring peace into your life? He is so incredible!!

song that kept going around in my head while writing this:
the fear // Ben Howard

 don't take pictures and drive ok





3.03.2014

my favorite visitors

Although I only live two hours away from home, I don't visit too often. My mom has always said that it is easier for me to come home than for all of them to drive up (hence why they've only visited me three times in the past two years…). My dad was at the races in San Felipe so he couldn't come but I was so incredibly happy to see my brothers and my sweet momma. I was home three weeks ago, but still this past week all I wanted to do was pack up and drive down because I really, really missed them. Anyways, they drove up Saturday afternoon and after settling in at the hotel, we headed out to the lab, shopped around and got dinner. The next morning, I took them to the morning service my home church, RockHarbor, and I was so happy that they enjoyed it. We got brunch at Summer House cafe (now I see why people have been raving so much about it) and drove down to Balboa Island. It was really overcast, but , surprisingly, it was not very cold! Elias is a camera wiz and is extremely talented at photography- most of the pictures where taken by him. My family makes me so happy, they're my safe place, they're home. We missed ya, daddy. 

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@yesterdayss

here's our gloomy day pics

 
 
he's such a hottie
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
my mom loves her selfies… no shame
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2.20.2014

Magic Hour

Sunsets get me. That is all. 




2.15.2014

Good Morning

My youngest brother, Freddy, recently joined a club soccer team, and for those who don't know how that works, soccer practically takes over your weekends. So this morning, I had to drive Freddy to his game at 6:30am (I don't think I'd woken up at that time since I got out of high school). I obviously dragged my older brother, Elias, with me. We packed up our cameras, stopped and got coffee, and headed down to La Jolla after dropping Freddy off at the soccer field. Elias and I walked around the beach sipping and snapping- the weather was perfect. I don't know how this always happens but we always, somehow, end up wearing boots at the beach (or converse, or sperrys, anything BUT flip flops). People that have interacted with both Elias and me probably think we are twins. We dress the same, enjoy the same things, love the beach, listen to the same music, and even look scarily alike (unlike Freddy). Anyways, we put our pictures together and since it was early, they came out super vibrant. The beach is my favorite place to take pictures at, have you noticed? 
Happy Saturday! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




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