... and it's march.

februrary has come and gone.

these past few weeks i decided to take a temporary haitus from blogging and get back into the groove of writing in my journal, of which i haven't done in quite some time now according to the date of my last entry along with the evidence of accumulating dust particles gathering on its surface... perhaps it's the old-fashioned writer in me, but as fond as i am of the wonderful world of blogging, still nothing can compare to the spillage of thoughts on paper - it's been good to get the ink flowing out of my pen again; refreshing, really. and spending the time documenting everything down from mental vomit to lyrical goodness has only made me realize how much i've missed it.

and while rediscovering the writer within, i've also had blessed opportunities to spend some quality time getting to know a few amazing people; coming to truly value the beauty of relationships in every sense of the word.

i think i am always going to be awestruck with my limited understanding of this wonderful phenomenon, regardless of how close i may come to grasping it entirely. sometimes i think that God has quite a sense of humor when it comes to relationships; and what always fascinates me is how He intervenes at times when i least expect it.

the people we meet in our lives i believe are never by chance - no matter how long you've known someone; whether it be hours, days, years - somehow an impact is made. even with the friends we've met over a short amount of time; though we may not possess a concrete knowledge of each other, we get by with what we know, and we genuinely appreciate what we do know. it's funny how life presents opportunities where you find yourself making friends with with people that you never really expected to form friendships with in the first place - all it really takes is just that one moment where you allow yourself to see someone in a totally different light. sometimes i still find myself asking, "why him/her?", "why not him/her?", or even "why now, and not then?" but even though the answers may not be clear as to why or how the nature of any relationship comes to evolve over time, there's a reason somewhere behind the scenes - an unknown purpose that excites me when i think of what could develop, ever so gradually unveiling the pieces of the "why?" puzzle as time goes on.

it's this exact framework of relationships that never ceases to amaze me.

I thank my God every time I remember you.
-- Philippians 1:3 (NIV)