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i hope you all have been having fun in malaysia!
i've been meeting lots of cool people and exploring the HUGE campus :D
Here's my bed:



i miss all of you so much!

Phinally in Philly! :D

On Friday the 6th of August, my pops and I jumped in a Malaysian airport taxi... it was a sunny and windy day (perfect for hanging my wet tank top and underwear out the window to dry as we sped down the highway) and we lunched on our last meal of roti. Then came the flight. Snuggling up for a looooooooooooooooong journey, I turned to the old movies, like Doctor Zhivago (a guy with a double chin and a double romance) and the sky over the ocean was BEAUTIful :D


Brr...freeeeezing foggy San Fran, we sizzled in the hot tub, had pizza and watched movies in our snuggly hotel room. In Salt Lake City, we ate bagels. nom nom ^^


Up in Montana, we celebrated!!!! Staying at the Routson's house was amazing, because they're such fun people with fun dogs (Bailey licked my entire arm off) and a fun house :) I saw my buddies again!!! I hung out with Christina and Rachel and loads of others that came to kl in july, and some of their friends too... we ate sushi, went to the fair and I'll miss them a lot. :(


Dun dun dun... Dad + me + Fishing = fun! backpacking in the Beartooths was a blast. we caught 10 fishies (their names were Demetrius, Cassandra, Big Mouth, Kieth, Jeffrey, Winifred, Bob, Desperado, Ulysses and Theodore) the ones we ate (the first 5) were DELICIOUS!!! mmm "gourmet" dad says...

*sigh* I start orientation for school on monday. Although my big brother is here to show me around and I have some friends, I'm still a bit nervous about my classes and making friends. Please pray for me! thanks :)


Love you all very much,

Louisa
xoxox

PS: Star Spangles had a great time in Billings, Montana!!! He went nuts over the Grizzly Burgers ;)

treadmills can be super fun ^-^

Ready To Bounce!

I'm aaaaaaaaall packed:
- Half my wardrobe is finally squashed inside a massive brown valise... (the other half is absorbed into Annie's domain)
- Star Spangles is perched beside a Santa Claus mug and a pair of fluffy socks. (He's never traveled before, except in a car, but he's quite confident!)
- Neatly packed in a smaller brown suitcase is a photo of my mom and me smiling at each other, some books, and a box Nadi gave me (I'm keeping my earrings in it)
- My carry-on contains Anna Karenina by Tolstoy and Deodorant (both VERY necessary indeed for a long, tiresome journey across the globe)
- Tucked away in my Daddy's suitcase is a flowery yoga mat which I have spent many lovely moments on and look forward to spending many more...

Dad helped me pick out a laptop online! We just bought it 5 minutes ago. It's a Gemini Red Toshiba with a wavy pattern on the lid. I'm so excited to meet it when I land in Pennsylvania!!!! Help me think of a name for it, ok? It definitely should have one. :)

I'm also going to get a cell phone, but I'll think about it after I get there. haha.
Please pray for me and my dad as we soar across the ocean tomorrow! I'll be thinking of each of you and will leave Malaysia behind in loving, capable hands (YOURS!) , so arrivederci, so long, farewell, goodbye and goodnight, my dears.
I will surely see you in December, but for now...

It's time to bounce :D

This is the day that the Lord has made!

Louisa means "Maiden of War"

I'm leaving Malaysia in 2 days!!!!!! I kinda feel like I'm going off to war... what would you do if you had 2 more days to spend with your family before going off to fight in the army? I know college won't have grenades and trenches, but it seems like it will, at times! How do you cope with being bombarded with homework AND unfamiliarity at the same time...? Trust in God, I guess :)

Iman means "Faith" (in Urdu)

Oh boy, war is not for those with a shaky faith. A faithless soldier is like a monkey on a jell-O trampoline... (yum ^^) I don't think I'll be able to handle the constant BOOMs and BANGs and KAPOWs without trusting that Jesus is in my heart.

DeHart means "of the Heart"

When I was little I used to think (ok, maybe for a VERY brief moment) that you could do open heart surgery on me and find Jesus in there, with his own little bedroom and library... well, he doesn't need all those things, but He's in there alright! I invited him in when I was 7 (obviously it was His idea, not mine) :D


I am off to do some yoga. Look up Colossians 2:10 and say it to everyone you meet today. Au revoir! Much love to all of you :) (Judah turned 7 yesterday! woohoo!)

Hair like a beehive. Owch!

Many years ago, a sturdy-looking American writer named Ernest Hemingway ate lunch at a small round table with several other writers. He peered at his friends through the cigar smoke with his dark, volatile eyes and cleared his throat: "I bet each of you I could make a story from six words." They chuckled and guffawed until they found he was quite serious, as he usually was. Ernest scribbled on his napkin after they conceded to play his game, and passed it around the table of astonished authors.

The story he wrote that day was just six words, but as powerful as if it had been six thousand... "For sale: baby shoes, never worn."

Can you write a story out of six words? I thought this would be fairly easy to do, but I discovered that it's difficult to make them meaningful.

Just like the word count of Hemingway's story, we only have a little blip in time to live (compared to Noah's lifespan, a redwood tree, or even God's!)

I wish I could use such few words to mean so much... But more than that, I wish I could use the tiny amount of time I'm alive to enjoy God fully and to glorify His name- it's a good thing He's the Chief Author of my life, because not even Hemingway could do it alone!


Inspired by Sarah Wong