Hello, friends! It has been quite a while since I last updated this blog. I would just like to take the time to update you on what has been going on.
First of all, it is my senior year in high school. The first semester has already ended so quickly and it seems like just yesterday that we were even beginning. My senior year has been full of so many emotions. With a bittersweet heart, I realize that his year is the last of the way I have lived from the beginning of my existence. Never again will I share the same experience. In retrospect, I realize how valuable my time has been in recent years. Reminiscent thoughts of days past keep me up at night and I remember all the experiences, both good and bad. I have made so many new friends and have gotten to know old ones much better. I have learned so many new things and have adopted new ways of thinking. I just wish that I had more time. I feel like I have not quite had enough time to stop in my current state and take everything in. God has blessed me with so much and I just want to be able to appreciate more.
Anyway, things seem to be coming to a close. The movie The Wanderer which I have been working on with my friend, Justin, on is planned to be complete by Christmas. A release should be out soon. College applications, which I have been stressed over for the past sixth months seem to be running smoothly now that I have the teacher recommendations and general information complete.
And now the time has come to say merry Christmas! Another year has gone by and the birthday of our Lord and Savior knocks on our doors yet again! I would like to remind you all of the gravity of this season and what it means. This holiday is a landmark of our salvation. I would also like to compel you to value, above all the money, clothes, and other mundane gifts, the treasures of friends and family. Life is meaningless without the people in it.
I have some wonderful Christmas quotes for you:
“Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.” – Janice Maeditere
“The message of Christmas is that the visible material world is bound to the invisible spiritual world.” – Author Unknown
“The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.” – Burton Hills
“Open your presents at Christmastime but be thankful year round for the gifts you receive.” – Lorinda Ruth Lowen
“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” – Roy L. Smith
As a parting word, I wish you a wonderful vacation and happy holidays once again. May God keep you safe on all your journeys.
