JOE IS DYING

For the last month or so, my heart has been thumping harder than the rest of the year. Mostly due to stress and unknown territories. It is a well known fact that Johanna is a worrier. That's just my nature: to question my readiness and the safety-net of all my actions. However, to dismiss that fact had proven to only lead me into excessive eratic-ness nearing the moment of my "impending" action. Today, thunderstruck. I've been asking the difference between serving God and serving Men. Let me explain.. At church, we're serving both. Of course, God being the first, and the latter; a result of serving the first. Still, what we do when we serve both is exactly the same. Then why do we need to make the distinction? Well, that difference is found in your mind. When I serve God, I should have this in mind: - The God of the universe is behind this activity, because He  intentionally  started this. Therefore, it is my duty to follow His directions and not to take thin...

Some idiot broke into our rental car in San Fran, took my laptop (the whole bag and chargers and my make-up bag and jesslyn's water bottle) and my sister's 7D dslr. I don't know what to say..

Hi from Kabuki Hotel in SF, No pictures here, just words describing my stay so far. You know I've been asking, waiting, wishing and praying for a break. Some time to get out of the house, out of work, routines, out of Seattle, I got it now. It's not as I planned it would be, but it's good enough to de-stress. The month has been crazy. Christmas passed like nothing happened, new years was the same way. It's just been a lot of doing, and not a lot of reflecting. The long awaited break is going on fine. We've been spending days physically "resting." My bro is sick, he spent the day sleeping, watching tv, and playing computer game. When I was at the same state as he was today (I was in LA at the time), I was in my PJs either sleeping, drinking lotso fluids. We didn't do much in Los Angeles, just a little car ride around the city, took pictures with the Hollywood sign, went to a Lakers game, visited IFGF arcadia. Today was our first full day in SF (afte...