Overwhelmed.

Overwhelmed is the best word I can think of to describe how I feel.

Overwhelmed by the checklist of things I need to do in order to be "ready" to leave Thursday.

Summer school

Friends

Family

Knowing how many people are praying for me and truly care about me

Knowing that this amazing and beautiful God is with me all the way, nothing can separate me from the love of God (Romans 8:39)

The unknown- There is so much that is unknown for me right now, God is really teaching me how to trust Him and I love how much closer it is growing me to Him.

This feeling of being overwhelmed is absolutely a good thing, but I am turning it into stress!  I am continuing to pray for peace and God is continually telling me He wants me to stay uncomfortable.  I know He is teaching me something (isn't He always), maybe it's patience as usual...I could always use more of that :)

So, Francis Chan was AMAZING.  I was surprised at how moving a message could be when there is very little actual "message" involved.  The majority of the service consisted of prayer and a worship song, but it was extremely moving.  The talk was on honesty and Francis said he knew a really good 30 minute message wasn't going to make all of us walk out confessing and never lying ever again therefore, he decided to leave it up to God.  Francis knew that God could do a work bigger than any talk that he could give and he was right. We got to meet him after the message and he prayed for my trip, it was amazing!

It was good spending the day in Huntington and being able to see my grandma and cousin.  Tori and I felt like COMPLETE outcasts at Huntington beach.  We sat on the patio of BJ's surrounded by drunk people who were half naked in skimpy little swim suits.  The table behind us only talked about the party they were at the night before and I have never heard so much profanity in one mouthful.  We were excited when our food came so that we could pray.  I don't think we said more than two sentences the whole meal because we were either too in shock or too busy people watching.  Those two sentences went something like this,

Keira: "Let's read the bible when we get home tonight!"

Tori: responding with the joy of the Lord, "Yes!! I can't wait!!"

Tori's shirt read "Honesty, Purity, Integrity" and it inspired us to someday set up a table on the corner of Huntington with a large sign that reads "H.P.I." in which we would get people to question what it stands for and then share the gospel.

My grandma is hilarious and old and senile and the heat was on when we got there and I thought I was going to pass out but I love her.  We played cards, cooked dinner and explained to her that we weren't staying for a week (I don't know why she thought that in the first place but it didn't sink in until we left the next morning...I thought she was going to cry).

On the drive home, (it felt like I drove for two days straight, non stop) Tori and I danced and  screamed worship songs completely out of tune.  We posted a sign on my side window that said "Honk if you love Jesus, cause we do!" and I believe we got a total of 4 honks.

Long story short: California was amazing, I love my family and I am going to miss Tori more than words can express.

I think that is a long enough blog for one night ;)  I will try and post one more before I leave!