tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410Wed, 05 May 2010 00:56:36 +0000http://sonialim.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Sonia)Blogger261125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-918561077680625188Wed, 05 May 2010 00:56:00 +00002010-05-04T20:56:36.265-04:00I'm thinking about retiring this blog. I update my photoblog more frequently and I find myself posting less intense/lengthy posts here anyway. What say you?http://sonialim.blogspot.com/2010/05/end-of-era.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-6213015852847768323Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:05:00 +00002010-04-21T22:05:37.622-04:00I bought new shampoo and conditioner today because I'm running low. Now I'm tempted to throw out the old bottles (even though I'd say there's a good 5-10 uses left) because the new ones are just so...new. I have the same "issue" with gum.  Whenever Orbit decides to come out with new flavors something in my brain clicks and I find myself saying I must/need/have to try it.  Oh how I am a slave to http://sonialim.blogspot.com/2010/04/shiny.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-3476171163908445268Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:17:00 +00002010-04-19T21:17:20.601-04:00There are six people who track my photoblog. Today I'm wondering why I value a number.  Why does this number determine my worth as a photographer?  What about other important numbers? I have two understanding and supportive parents.  I have two siblings that grow more lovable the more I get to know them. I have two gracious girlfriends that I email/chat with weekly. I have one loving and http://sonialim.blogspot.com/2010/04/6.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-996412110503256484Sat, 17 Apr 2010 04:03:00 +00002010-04-18T02:15:06.202-04:00I've been largely neglecting this blog. And to be completely honest I've been neglecting my new moleskine as well.  I'm quite efficient and less thoughtful when I don't journal.  But I'm learning that if I don't think things through and if I push things out of my brain by compartmentalizing them, I wind up stuck in moments of endless rumination that don't really get me anywhere. This idea of http://sonialim.blogspot.com/2010/04/devotion_17.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-275560522398891253Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:53:00 +00002010-04-06T12:53:05.451-04:00I don't think you can fake it. Agree? Disagree? More on this later.http://sonialim.blogspot.com/2010/04/devotion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-8684593897679240581Mon, 05 Apr 2010 01:35:00 +00002010-04-04T21:35:40.610-04:00This video makes me laugh. The faces of the children are absolutely PRICELESS. And the instant turn-around from the parents--so funny! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb9eL3ejXmEhttp://sonialim.blogspot.com/2010/04/haha-vid.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-4056236195202196317Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:27:00 +00002010-03-25T21:32:00.366-04:00Text to David on March 25 9:25PM: Sneezing up a storm. Snotty kisses coming your way.Reply to me on March 25 9:26PM: :) you mean nutritious kisses!yep. we make sense.http://sonialim.blogspot.com/2010/03/tmi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-6238243285044675841Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:16:00 +00002010-03-08T12:19:51.415-05:00...is not a theological classroom. It is a conversion, confession, repentance, reconciliation, forgiveness, and sanctification center, where flawed people place their trust in Christ, gather to know and love him better, and learn to love others as he has designed. The church is messy and inefficient, but it is God's wonderful mess--the place where he radically transforms hearts and lives.- Paulhttp://sonialim.blogspot.com/2010/03/church.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-1402753912236300844Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:50:00 +00002010-02-25T09:40:25.930-05:00I've been living in the outskirts of Philadelphia in a lovely neighborhood called Glenside for the past six months. People ask me where to grab a delicious Philly cheesesteak and I don't know (although I hear Jim's is phenomenal). I have no idea where the nearest movie theater is. I don't know where to get good Chinese take-out. I know the nearest 24-hour diner is Michael's and that their http://sonialim.blogspot.com/2010/02/2-mile.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-4366696134563355385Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:27:00 +00002010-02-11T00:55:42.164-05:00Visited Boston this past weekend and really missed being back there. Part of the goodness was seeing last year's planning team. Man, what memories. This weekend is shaping up to be another glorious meeting of sorts. More on that later. In the meantime, check out my photoblog for photos from today's snow day here in Glenside.More info on One Love 2010 can be found here. And here. And here. http://sonialim.blogspot.com/2010/02/one-love-reunion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-9133389171967295873Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:08:00 +00002010-01-13T22:22:51.067-05:00This winter break (I can't believe I still have breaks..I'm 24 and still in school) I was planning on relaxing with family and catching up with friends. I looked up hours to go to museums, wanted to try out a few cafes, and read for the spring semester. But, of course God's plan and my plan don't always align. My bad news comes in threes.My grandfather passed away two days before Christmas. http://sonialim.blogspot.com/2010/01/blessings-in-disguise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-7179755489582300687Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:48:00 +00002009-12-28T19:02:04.067-05:00I've been journaling more (the moleskine version) and blogging less. A lot of unexpected things happened this holiday season so my next full-length post probably won't be for a while. To friends near and far I hope you guys are well. Especially the missionaries who are recreating and reinventing family traditions in their respective countries--you guys are in my prayers.2010 is literally righthttp://sonialim.blogspot.com/2009/12/2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-5577359554701113567Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:02:00 +00002009-12-11T21:15:11.929-05:00Today during dinner with the family, we got onto the topic of fear. Apparently, I am the scared-y-cat (sp?!) in the family. When I was really little I was scared of...drumroll please...grass. A freshly mowed lawn petrified me. I refused to step on it. My mom's theory is that I did not like new things and I did not appreciate any ground other than the flat, hard, normal temp variety (evidencedhttp://sonialim.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-used-to-be-lame-not-anymore-i-think.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-773680716265277275Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:22:00 +00002009-12-08T12:25:14.052-05:00...can't be questioned. Grateful for that fact today.http://sonialim.blogspot.com/2009/12/gods-timing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-1325519137926977149Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:32:00 +00002009-12-05T22:06:19.654-05:00I'm grateful for my parents everyday, but today I was extra grateful for my dad. A boy that I liked a lot ignored me and I told my dad...kind of like how I did when I was seven. Yes yes, I am over him, but still, rejection in any form just plain sucks. I was going to let myself wallow a bit before I began studying for the night, but my dad came into my room and asked me to youtube some stuff http://sonialim.blogspot.com/2009/12/daddy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-1497737574630953727Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:46:00 +00002009-12-03T11:48:28.412-05:00Thank you LORD for this big hot ball of fire that is warming up my day (both literally and figuratively). It's a beautiful day for a walk.http://sonialim.blogspot.com/2009/12/sunshine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-7432071342296544520Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:58:00 +00002009-12-01T22:01:10.515-05:00300mg is the recommended daily caffeine intake. Thanks God for the coffee bean, splenda, and coffeemate.http://sonialim.blogspot.com/2009/12/300mg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-2838192104367046538Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:46:00 +00002009-11-30T11:47:18.404-05:00Thank you Lord for the 30-second lag between "WTF" and "I need to be gracious."http://sonialim.blogspot.com/2009/11/i-think-they-call-this-conscience.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-9154879449140454760Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:57:00 +00002009-11-14T14:59:12.131-05:00I have an obscene amount of reading that I have to get done before finals. To take breaks I read MLIA. After ten minutes I go back to my reading and I confuse myself because I think I'm reading MLIA and I'm waiting for the punchline. Sigh.http://sonialim.blogspot.com/2009/11/mlia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-5090021504194270662Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:29:00 +00002009-11-04T14:47:00.483-05:00- I bought a new Bible. There's nothing like a new Bible to put you in great spirits.- I'm tempted to keep a "covenant" meter in all my classes a-la-South-Park. It's ridiculous how often this word is used in lectures.- You talk to a boy once--God forbid you laugh with him in public--and bam! you are labeled as a couple- I've developed a serious crush on a dead theologian. His name is Herman http://sonialim.blogspot.com/2009/11/mid-semester-thoughts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-2087677527298664983Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:15:00 +00002009-11-01T23:23:42.923-05:00There goes my heart.That feeling of "ow" when someone says a stray remark that pierces the soul. Or maybe it's a particular situation that reminds you of a hurtful memory. I am not a fan of that feeling. It's a radiating pain that penetrates the thick-skin that I've worked semi-hard to build. Maybe I'm losing my edge, perhaps my skin is thinning, but I have been dealing with blows left and http://sonialim.blogspot.com/2009/11/ouch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-7288395463013118363Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:50:00 +00002009-10-23T14:02:31.467-04:00Friday is the day I catch up on everything in my google reader. Most of it is photography-related and so it is my more artsy-fartsy day of the week. I end up inspired at the level of creativity, brilliance, and beauty out there in the world--only goes to show you how creative, brilliant, and beautiful God must be. Anyway, I'll try to update my photoblog on Fridays so please add that to your http://sonialim.blogspot.com/2009/10/friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-8984415566410131999Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:40:00 +00002009-10-13T23:53:14.427-04:00I save texts and voicemails that my sibs send me.I read them when I'm sad or bored.I listen to them when I need a pick-me-up.I giggle when I think about what they wrote/said.I pray for them whenever I think of them (which is a lot).*I know you guys check my blog, I'm praying for you j&p :)http://sonialim.blogspot.com/2009/10/confession.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-20258460377668098Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:19:00 +00002009-10-09T09:22:01.124-04:00...will you meet women named Charis ("grace" in Greek) and Gospel Grace and see a license plate that says, "BE SALT"--all in the same day.http://sonialim.blogspot.com/2009/10/only-in-seminary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132076557255848410.post-7946966405068408060Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:41:00 +00002009-10-06T22:55:09.296-04:00The afternoon flew by today because I was looking forward to 4pm. Today at 4pm I attended the first meeting (EVER!) for a Spanish language and culture group on campus. Four people attended (myself included) and for one glorious hour we shared about missions in Costa Rica, Spain, and Peru and did some vision-casting for the group. Oh and did I mention that it was all in (grammatically correct, http://sonialim.blogspot.com/2009/10/que-emocion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia)0