Trading...Paradise?

It is very true that sometimes you just have to make do with what you have.  So, with little money and few options, you sometimes have to make do with situations that are less than desireable.  I moved to Hollywood, CA on a wing and a prayer so I knew it would be rough starting out.  But it's Hollywood.  You'd think it's all glitz, glamor, sun, and palm trees...right?  Wrong!  I learned quickly that sometimes you have to settle for two out of the four.

I got the sun and the palm trees, but there was definitely no glitz or glamor at the Banana Bungalow.

But for twenty-two dollars a night, it was to be expected.  They did have a free barbecue which made things a little better.  The hostel caters to out of country travelers and out of state visitors that have proof of recent travel.  Nonetheless, you do what you have to do.

Today I moved into my new place.  It's not much, and I still have to share the space, but at least it's only one other person.  Plus, the apartment complex only assigns other students as your roommate.  Gone are the days of having my own condo...the dorm days are here again!

~Lorenz

The Morning After

...The Morning After is usually the time in which the reality of the previous day's actions finally sink in.  Whether it be guilt or shame for poorly made decisions or pride and joy for victorious conquests.  Regardless of what the emotion is...the morning after usually hits you like a ton of bricks.  I actually woke up with the feeling that I had overslept for work...only to realize I'm not in Virginia anymore.  It's really hard to describe how I feel right now...just trying to take it all in.

~Lorenz

A New Life Begins

Gazing out across the sky, with a view so far above it all, it becomes easier to comprehend the magnitude of God’s creation.  The greatness of God’s power is unmistakable.  From the ground, it is easy to forget that we live in a world with BILLIONS of other people.  It is easy to miss just how massive God’s scope and reach truly is.  To design and set all this in motion while still guiding and looking after each of us individually…  We have truly made God too small, and in doing so, we have sold ourselves short of the immense inheritance that God offers us.  The visions we hold for our lives become narrow and limited by the status quo that we cling to from day-to-day.  We forget how powerful we truly are as children of God.  I love that I am moving to LA on this Resurrection Sunday.  At this very moment, I am sitting on a plane, being taken across the country to where my new life will begin.  Over the past few weeks I have been a ball of mixed emotions.  Happy, sad, excited, overwhelmed…calm.  All I know is that I will be studying Recording Arts at the Los Angeles Film School.  EVERY other detail is still in motion.  However, as each piece begins to fall into place, I know that God has a plan for my life.  God’s hand in my life becomes that much more tangible.  I truly believe that each day we get to choose the person that we want to be and the life we want to live.  Today I begin a new life.  I begin a life with unlimited potential, a life that knows no boundaries to God’s love, a life that knows no boundaries to the power of God in me.  I have been reborn…resurrected.

~Lorenz