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if you look up ~hashtag blessed~ in the dictionary, this is what you’d find. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ 3 days later, I’m still in denial. I’m not gone; just on a lil trip. I’ll be home in no time. ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ home—that’s what seattle became to me. not just a city of residence, but a place full of ⁣memories with faces I love to hug. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ the forecast says atonna unpacking + processing in the days to come. all’s I can manage rn is thank you, love you, sea you later 😭⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ photos by the best dirtbud @tffanywong ⁣⁣
august 8, 2019⁣⁣ ⁣today I cried. ⁣⁣ I shed invisitears all the time, but this––twas actual water comin’ outta the desert that is my eyeholes. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ while giving thanks for umma & appa, I realized it has been 10 years. TEN. ten years of God leading me out of orphan theory, and into daughterhood. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ our redemption journey dates back to a turning point @ youth retreat, august 11-15, 2009. with one simple line, God wrecked me: “how can you say that you love me when you don’t even love your own family?” ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ what started as a joke by close friends (maybe you’re not their biological child) became a thought I entertained, then a fact I wanted to prove. my goal that year in high school? get a job so I can afford a dna test to prove once and for all that I didn’t belong to this family. cus that would validate my pain and our dynamics…⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ into this mess, God showed up. I broke. how could I be so blind? somehow it had never crossed my thick skull that the hatred I daily swam in was utterly repulsive (hypocritical, unacceptable, etc etc.). goodbye, bitter juice running through my veins. hello, saying yes everyday to learning to love my family. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ summit highs and (way too many) rockbottom lows later, here we are: a heart full of gratitude (love you, umma + appa). in this wild ride of human relationships, I’m 100% confident that it’s gonna be good. I’ve got the best insurance, you see. no matter how badly we mess up, God’s kindness heals + restores us to better than before, better than anything I can think or imagine.⁣ ⁣ if you needed to hear this today, I want you to know that there is hope for you. absolutely nothing is beyond repair for God. look how he transformed this angry savage into a tenderhearted softie! I’m a walking miracle, y’all. ⁣ ⁣⁣ he turns trauma into triumph. I’m here for it 🙌
how to satisfy both parties (🔥 vs ❄️) on a road trip⁣ 1. endure guy 1’s wish of going to a hot spring on a muggy day⁣ 2. find the nearest body of cold water⁣ 3. jump in ⁣ ⁣ #ThereThereFestival @moment
change is in the air 🌫⁣ ⁣ portfolio (of sorts) no mo’—welcome to convergence: art meets thoughts + lol-worthy stories. lil one liners are here to stay, but twill be peppered by word-vomits. ⁣ ⁣ come join me—lettuce chuckle together.
so proud of this girl 💪 she did it all on her first backpacking trip with 0 complaints—jump into an ice-cold alpine lake, scramble over boulders, and most impressively, hold it together alone after I lost track of time enjoying gr8 convos with strangers @ sunrise 😂