Lindsay Hall's Gingerbread Island

Our dorm had a gingerbread house contest and someone made a little island hut :)

It reminded me of a little island called Saipan.

Tell me how cute is this!?! ;)

My Friend Melissa :)

I was surprised one morning to find my good friend Melissa Polinar at sabbath school. Melissa sings, plays, and writes all her music. She has a beautiful soulful gospel sounding voice. I thank God for Melissa because many time in Saipan, when I felt so alone, her music lifted my soul. God graces us with many gifts. Melissa is the perfect example of using hers to highest power she possibly can. She has given it all to God, even when it was hard. She has blessed my life and many others through her music. Thank you Melissa!

Find your gift and use it ULTIMATELY for God! Don't give Him half of it, give it ALL of it! :)

Have a happy sabbath!

oh yea, if you want to hear Melissa visit her myspace at http://www.myspace.com/melissapolinar

Mission Inn 10k

Since everyones talking about running I suppose I have to write about my experience too :)

Before the the lopers do the LA Marathon we enter several small races starting in November. I ran my first small 10k race two weeks ago. The MISSION INN run. Art, my running "coach" and I got there in plenty of time to get our numbers and a good spot at the starting line.
As the race started Art told me to slow down. I looked at him dumbly and said, "Are you crazy...this is down hill." He warned me that the first part of the race was downhill and somewhere around mile 4 we gradually hit a steady incline and a few tough hills.

I felt like an idiot running slow on these downhills while David, my lab instructor from undergrad passed me up saying, "See ya at the finish" with a big smile.

The goal was to finish the 6.2 in under one hour which I did :)
When I got tired Art always reminds me of reasons why I run, my grammy, she had post polio and is not able to run, myself, and my goals.
I even passed David at mile 4.6 with a smile on MY face (HA) and I know that's not very nice of me...but heck, I'm human and it felt good!
I finished overall #221 out of 751. Who knew there were 500 ppl behind me!
AND I finished 6th in female runners for my age

I guess training pays off. I'm not fast, but I know I have the endurance to finish.
SO....I encourage all of you that are doing the turkey runs this thanksgiving! Good luck and thank God for your legs :)

YOU CAN DO IT!!! WOOHOOO!

quick update

Alright....Time to catch up-

I went on a camping trip two weekends ago with the second year dental students. We piled in a car and headed to Big Bear Lake. The "men" couldn't read the map, so the girls had to help get us there. There was a nice fire, since it was FREEZING outside, hot dogs, nice people, singing, worship, and best of all, S'mores. It started raining in the middle of the night, but it was all good. It reminded me of camping on Managaha with Missy and Layla (except a bit colder;) )

It was a beautiful weekend! :)

Second big thing happening is all the fires in CA. People have had to evacuate their homes. I've smelt fire for the past two weeks. Speaking of, I've had to run inside on the tredmile in fear my lungs would fail. No Good! I just completed mile 15 this morning :) GO LOPERS!!

Third, I got in a car accident last weekend and I thank God that I am okay.

Something new- I'm taking a salsa dancing class with a friend...and I'm loving it :) First lesson was last week and so far, so good.

Lastly, please pray for me. I'm taking several mid-terms and making a presentation this week. I know I'm suppose to be here, but I want to do well.

Thanks guys!

Nothing Post

Sorry about not posting lately. Life got really busy for awhile and I will work on it this weekend. (I promise)

Miss you all!

Gues what??

I RAN 12 MILES!!! WHOOO HOOOO!!

Foot update...

I do have to admit that my foot was killing me after that stressful 2 hours.

I iced and elevated it all day while I studied Sunday.

Beach Vespers take 2

Having an excuse to go to the beach twice in one week is great! It doesn't get any better then that.

School is getting harder and more overwhelming everyday. As soon as I feel like I have everything under control a professor adds on another assignment. I sometimes think, "What am I doing here?" I had many quizzes and papers due last week, but it came to an end with an peaceful breeze off the California coast reminding me that Jesus has a special plan for me at Loma Linda. The school provided veggie-dogs, corn, chips, drinks, and best of all, S'MORES! One of my favorite things in life is sitting by fire on a beach with friends making S'MORES (it brings back memories of pathfinders and outdoor school in Saipan).

Here are some pictures of Corona Del Mar...

Corona Del Mar....and all the beautiful homes along the beach.
Amy and I

Our "cold faces"...it was very cold on the beach :/