The One

If anyone's curious, my friends and I just spent a few hours on a boring summer afternoon lip syncing a video of Backstreet Boy's "The One"...

Right Here. Don't Laugh.

Make sure you set it to high quality or else the timing seems to be a bit off, unfortunately...


Sorry, that was a bit random, and that was from awhile ago (the title just reminded me of that). On a more serious note, I'm getting the chills about leaving for Waterloo. Everyone else seems to be staying. Church friends, non-church friends, everyone. To be fair, some of my school friends are migrating to some place in the East called the United Kingdom or something, and a couple are heading over South in time to have November's Presidential Election affect the way they live. But really, I'm going to be left alone. And it sucks to be left alone.

I guess I've always been sheltered in some sort of way. Going to church made it easy to find friends. As well, the immense and deep familial connections that my parents have also helped me get to know others. Heading East will erase all of that in some twisted way. Going to a new city, without knowing a single person. I guess I'm going to find out what it feels like to be uprooted.

Fortunately, I had the chance to talk to my cousin yesterday, J.B, who, himself, went to Toronto for his graduate studies. He reminded me that I may have been forgetting God in the equation.

It's funny to think back a bit. Now that I think of it, there's only one thing that hasn't change and won't change, and that is God. The ways he carries me through this new adventure may be different than before, but the blessings will continue to be there. I guess sometimes I try to get through these tests myself. Yet we all know where the truth lies.

God, you're still the same. You have been and always will. Help me to remember what you have given me, and help me let go and trust you.

PS: Nichole Nordeman - I Am

(You may need an account at imeem.com to listen)