The Necessity of Sincerity

Sorry about the long hiatus. Stuff's been getting done, I've been putting in work. But that's all done now. Isla Vista Chocolate is back and kicking.
I don't totally understand sincerity. I figure if nothing else, at least I acknowledge that I do not totally understand it. If I did I think that I would be less lazy. What I do know is that when it comes to Love, sincerity is a necessity. Romans 12 states that without sincerity love does not exist. Being insincere means that we do not truly love each other, and while I am of the opinion that we truly don't love each other, without sincerity it is undeniable that we don't. It's just something that I've been noticing, that we have to be sincere with one another. We experience love, relationship, and even life so much more fully when we are straight up with one another. When we wear masks and gossip and speak falsely it only causes confusion and pain, but really, life, as with love, must be sincere. Romans 12 knows it, I know it, and you would be better off to know it. And quite frankly, if you are not sincere, at least now with me, I lose much interest in trying hard in our relationship. I really cannot underscore the importance of being sincere. Some call it being blunt, others call it truthful, others just straight up ridicule it. This humble blogger simply calls it being honest, and knows that it is necessary.
Restaurant of the week: Toby's coffee and ice cream. Their normal stuff is not outstanding but their daily deals are impressive. I've seen so far a 25 cent scoop gelato day and a dollar fro-yo day. Good stuff in Expensive IV.
IV peep of the week: This one goes to the guy who came up to my bible study, dumbfounded as to why nobody was making posters. Yeah, I was as confused as you are.
Treats of the week: Double dark chocolate mint cookies, banana peanut-butter chocolate chip muffins, biscuit cobbler. Not too much but a nice mix.
~Good Luck and Good Eats.

Being Back, Being Broke

So, I'm back, or at least so it seems, back to Isla Vista at least. It's slightly weird being back, maybe because I am not currently in school, maybe because I am still adjusting to a new living environment, maybe because I am not sleeping in a bed yet, maybe because my community is not all here yet, maybe just because I've been away for three months. Whatever the reason, IV doesn't totally feel like home yet. That being said, in being back for just about three days I have done things that are very stereotypical for me in IV: baked cookies, hung out with Lindsey, went to RL events. The one thing I haven't done really, is gone to class at all.
The biggest hurdle of being back in IV is that once I paid my September rent, I ran out of money. I have no money and no food until I get my financial aid check at somepoint around the tenth. So, I came on Saturday, and one of the things that God taught this summer in a big way is that he provides as long as we trust in Him. And that is what I have to do right now, there's no other choice that I have, I have no other way to survive, I do not have another option. And so far I have eaten everyday, although I have had no money, God has shown His faithfulness to me and I have eaten, even rather well at times, at least two meals everyday. Not once since I arrived have I had nothing to eat in a day, just as I have throughout my life. That is something so comforting and unbelievably peace-invoking, that God takes care of me always, weather I have very much, or nothing, God still showers me with Love and provision, despite even, of my sin.
Treats of the week: I made last week oatmeal chocolate-chip cookies, inception cookies, and red velvet, double-chocolate cookies. Cookie crazy!
Good Luck and Good Eats
~Cody