having a good day

i went to mt. pisgah ame church (african methodist episcopal) this morning. it was such a good experience. the people were so welcoming. true, it was obvious that i was a visitor since i was the only white person but still, they were glad to see me and i appreciated that. the pastor had a good message about the love of God trimphing over labels (jew, gentile, black, white, etc.). kinda funny, he had a three point sermon and only had time to share about one point! i was very impressed with the youth there as well. for the youth time, they had all youth 17 and under go up. and then, they asked if any of the youth wanted to share anything with the congregation. one girl went up and she was so honest about her struggles in front of the entire church. i was amazed at how brave these youth were and how supportive the congregation was of them.

after church (which went til 1:15 . . . thankfully i ate some mini donuts before church so i didn't get the hunger thing that usually happens during church), i was walking back down nassau and decided to try a new place for lunch: iano's rosticceria. their pizza looked good (as did everything else on the menu) but i was in the mood for a hoagie. umm, i think the guys misunderstood what i was trying to order and gave me a chicken cheesesteak instead of a grilled chicken sandwich. it didn't matter . . . it was soooooooo good!

so, i get back to my room and realize i'm having a pretty good day! i got to talk to nicole and megan (that's an old pic . . .) and i realize how blessed i am to have them as friends. you know what . . . i know some really awesome people!!

now, i'm chillin', listening to some good music (ben harper and matt wertz . . . whoa! didn't know matt was from kansas city!). i'm revelling in the fact that most of my classes this week are cancelled and i don't have any homework. think i'm going to read the new lemony snicket book: the grim grotto.

p.s. do you see how much more i post now?!