Creed of Man

Notes: 1 / 5 days ago from barbariancrash

"God’s plan for you isn’t a set of formulaic steps. Just hear and obey."

- (via barbariancrash)

6 days ago

Things I will miss (Part I)

Real fruit smoothies for $1.50. A bag of frozen strawberries, half a cut-up pineapple, 2 cups of crushed ice, and a tablespoon of honey. Yeah, I’ve seen them make that particular one a lot lately.
Taiwanese barbecue. Chicken butt just…isn’t a thing in the States. It should be…
Night markets. Except for stinky tofu, the night market in Chaozhou is pretty amazing. Not too big, not too small, lots of food and drinks, vendors selling all sorts of stuff (notably missing are knives, other than of the kitchen variety), and PEOPLE. People watching is so much fun at the night markets.
Having an apartment. This really is one of the smaller things, I guess. I was pretty independent at home already, I’ve just got a little more responsibility here. Not that much more though. That said, I will miss it.
Did I mention my apartment is in the tallest building in Chaozhou, an apartment building called the “Chaozhou Giant” (direct translation)? Yeah…I live on the 6th floor, and I’m going to miss my balcony.
Also, my apartment has a roof that is pretty sweet. Spent some time sunning up there today, and I’m going to miss that.
The beach isn’t that far away. Definitely going to miss the beach.
Mountains. I can see mountains off of my balcony. Indiana is flat. I like mountains. And the beach. Indiana doesn’t have that either. BUT…I have a girlfriend in SC, so I have an excuse to go see the beach and mountains there. Not as bad as it could be :)
Fast internet. I feel as though I shouldn’t have to give this up. Internet in the US is supposed to be way faster than here in Taiwan, but I’ve got this odd situation of having reeeeally fast internet (for Taiwan) here and reeeeally slow internet (for the US) back home. So I’m going to miss it, but maybe I can get it back home soon?
Food stands. Food is super cheap here. It’s not that much cheaper to cook at my apartment then to get food from a food stand, at the night market, or even a frozen meal from 7-eleven. Yeah. It’s pretty cool.
Public transportation. This one may seem odd, but I’m really going to miss taking the train everywhere. It’s way cheaper than a car, and it runs on a schedule. I love driving, but I like cheap better.
My Wednesday afternoon students. I’ve only got a few more weeks with them. Literally just a few more. And I’m going to miss them awfully.

That’s all that’s on my mind right now. Part II will be “Things I won’t miss.” Stay tuned!

Notes: 1 / 6 days ago from notimetosaygoodbye

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6 days ago

"Fitness is not about how you look. Fitness is about what you can do. Form follows function. The function is the thing."

- Full article here.

Notes: 97 / 6 days ago from notimetosaygoodbye (originally from tracyphalange)

notimetosaygoodbye:

tracyphalange:

Watching Hot Rod to keep my mind from wandering.

AAAAAALEEEEEEX! LOOOOOK!

One of the best lines ever.

Notes: 380 / 6 days ago from notimetosaygoodbye (originally from miscellaneousgifs)

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Notes: 1770 / 6 days ago from brotips

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2 weeks ago

from XKCD

Notes: 2994 / 2 weeks ago from brotips

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2 weeks ago

I could use prayer.

Friends…I’m in need of prayer. I’m in the dumps, and it’s not been easy to shake it. It’s been a long, long 9 months here in Taiwan. It’s been awesome, don’t get me wrong, but it’s a really long time, and I’m ready to be home, to see my family, to see my friends, and to see my girlfriend. I’ve got just over two more months here in Taiwan, it looks as though I’ll be flying home on the 22nd of July. For the next month I’ll be living here in Chaozhou, teaching more or less normal classes, and then I’ll be heading north for a couple weeks of camps, one more week of camps back down in Pingtung County, and then heading back north to Taipei to fly out.

I need prayer for endurance. I need prayer for contentment with where I am, and what I’m doing. My desire is to finish strong. God wants me here right now, and I want to fulfill everything that He has for me to do. I want to see clearly His desires for the next two months, and I want to walk in the Spirit and fulfill those desires. I want His passions to be my passions. I want to love the people that He loves, and talk to the people who need to hear His voice.

I’m weak. I need His strength. I’ll drive myself crazy if I don’t throw myself into the arms of my Savior, my God, and trust completely in Him for guidance and grace. So, my brothers and sisters in Christ: Will you pray for me?

Notes: 136 / 2 weeks ago from notimetosaygoodbye (originally from l-i-e-g-e)