A letter from Dec 05, 2022

December 5, 2022, Here again to write my monthly letter. It's 1:44 am right now and I just finished my episode of switched at birth. It's a decent show, but to be honest it's mostly the blonde keeping me in. I just got nominated for student of the month! That is really neat. No new girls, just rollerblading, school, guitar (not a ton yet), church, and home life. I am going to the men's Bible study at North Albany Community Church (Northalbany.org). I can't wait to actually go to a Bible study lol. I had this crazy idea, which is why I'm sending it to this specific time. I want to drive around the entire USA on one road trip. grab some friends, and just leave for months. The plan is to visit every single place of significance and take lots of short videos. It'd be awesome to do this before I go off to England. Hope we aren't cuffed by now... I doubt a wife would enjoy this idea hahaha. It's weird being in a community where every 1 in 12 couples is a homosexual couple. Even more so in things like rollerblading. If you haven't yet, you totally should start volunteering in a church for tech/IT. You'd make an excellent trainer! I heard a story the other day."(from the POV of an Uber driver) One night I was out working and I had to pick up someone from a party. When she got in, she was maybe 22, but absolutely hammered. She didn't say much until we started driving. She just stared out the window. I kept checking back on her to make sure she was okay. About 20 minutes into our drive she speaks, "I just left a going away party. All of my closest friends and relatives were there." She was silent for a moment and I said "Where are you going?" She was quiet for a moment, then said "they think I got accepted into a foreign exchange program and I'm going to go travel the world." She broke into tears, and after a moment continued. "What they don't know is I have stage 4 terminal cancer. I have less than a week left. I guess I am traveling. They just have no clue how far I'm actually going." I was choked up so bad I didn't speak the rest of the way so as not to start tearing up while driving. When we got there I opened her door and couldn't bring myself to say anything, but I gave her a hug and she went into her house." It's a humbling reminder of what crap some people go through. Don't take your life for granted. Live it to its fullest and never betray those that trust you. You will never forgive yourself. John 1:14, Victorious---Skillet Until the next time, spend more time with God. Sincerely, -18 year old You