I am: a tall blonde surrounded by short, dark haired people
I think: that you can never have too many friends!
I know: that God is God, and I am not.
I want: to love others well.
I wish: that i could have all my friends in one place!
I hate: when people judge
I miss: my friends and fam that are far away.
I fear: losing friends because of stupid things.
I feel: tired from how crazy work has been.
I hear: a leaf blower, the dryer, and a car
I smell: my "clean linen" candle that is not lit and my freshly washed hair!
I crave: some quality time with friends and some time off work!
I search: for easy quick recipes :)
I wonder: if i will make my layover in TX
I regret: not much!
I love: going to La Ceiba! and hanging out with our kids.
I ache: for those who see no hope, who have no one to trust, and can't find their way out of the lifestyle they are trapped in.
I care: about our kids so much.
I always: floss
I am not: offended easily
I believe: God is the final Judge.
I dance: only with certain people :)
I sing: songs that i make up!
I cry: enough
I don't always: answer the phone....
I fight: when i think there has been an injustice, or when i know that something could be improved for the better!
I write: newsletters, updates and schedules :)
I win: at Clue and knockout!
I lose: at poker
I never: go to bed without brushing my teeth...gross
I confuse: the little details
I listen: to details rarely...
I can usually be found: anywhere but my house!
I am scared: when our car breaks down, and it's only girls, and we are surrounded by honduran men.
I need: the Lord.
I am happy about: going on furlough to meet my 2 new cousins, and visit friends and family and be in brianna's wedding!
I hope: God shows me more of His plan for my life soon!
I am tagging: no one....
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
A little about mua!
Thursday, May 1, 2008
The Fire threatened...and then the Rain Came...
I can't describe to you the feelings of the past few days....maybe in a few words i could describe them like the following:
trust, fear with peace, love for and from family and friends, anticipation/waiting, indescribable awe and thankfulness.
Thank you all so much for your prayers the past few days as we have had extremely dangerous fires threatening our homes and ranch for abandoned kids. For those who don't know, we had to evacuate all women and kids monday night overnight because of how dangerous the fire was. We came back tuesday, only to have another big fire threaten us tuesday night. We all stayed here that time, though. Many of us prayed and asked you, our friends, to pray with us for RAIN. And rain it did, last night....just enough to put the smoke down, and help simmer the fires down. THANK YOU for your faithful prayers and emails throughout all of this.
I would think that this would be a scary time here. And yes, some kids were scared, and yes, some of us adults had a rough night of sleep monday night wondering what was going to happen to our homes, our "things," and our ranch...eventually though all we could do was give it to our Lord and know HE was in control of every little spark and flame. Throughout the entire situation, I really felt the peace of God pass through me, for which i am soo thankful. I now also definitely understand what it means when we are told to pray with faith...anticipating that God WILL do what IS BEST. I just had this feeling He would let it rain....and HE DID!!! Last night, while many, many people were pleading with God for rain...it rained!!! THANK YOU JESUS!!! I don't know that i will ever be able to describe the feeling of awe i had as i looked up to the skylight in our home and heard the raindrops on the tin roof. I LOVE RAIN :) even more now!
Hopefully the fires will continue to die down. Please continue to pray for us, and for our surrounding mountain neighbors....who don't have barely anything BUT a clay home. We had such a feeling of "family" here at the ranch when this all happened. We women and kids were saying goodbye to the men and teenage boys praying that God would keep us ALL safe in His hands. Our mountain neighbors came and helped the men fight the fire, and one of our honduran assistants squeezed my hand...a squeeze that said "God will take care of us."
I am so thankful for the past few days, and the reminders that came with them. Thank you all so much for your prayers, encouragment and just being my friends and family! I'M SO THANKFUL FOR YOU ALL!!!!!!!
P.S. on a funny note ... :) ....the past few days because there not have only been fires near us, but in other areas on the mountains surrounding us..we have now decide we know what it's like to be either living IN a campfire, or you can describe the feeling as being at a campfire 24/7 because you are breathing in thick smoke, thinking you cannot see because it's so "smokey," and waking up in the night to cough out the smoke in your lungs....and having your clothes smell campfire-y allllll the time!! ha!
Thank you all so much for your prayers the past few days as we have had extremely dangerous fires threatening our homes and ranch for abandoned kids. For those who don't know, we had to evacuate all women and kids monday night overnight because of how dangerous the fire was. We came back tuesday, only to have another big fire threaten us tuesday night. We all stayed here that time, though. Many of us prayed and asked you, our friends, to pray with us for RAIN. And rain it did, last night....just enough to put the smoke down, and help simmer the fires down. THANK YOU for your faithful prayers and emails throughout all of this.
I would think that this would be a scary time here. And yes, some kids were scared, and yes, some of us adults had a rough night of sleep monday night wondering what was going to happen to our homes, our "things," and our ranch...eventually though all we could do was give it to our Lord and know HE was in control of every little spark and flame. Throughout the entire situation, I really felt the peace of God pass through me, for which i am soo thankful. I now also definitely understand what it means when we are told to pray with faith...anticipating that God WILL do what IS BEST. I just had this feeling He would let it rain....and HE DID!!! Last night, while many, many people were pleading with God for rain...it rained!!! THANK YOU JESUS!!! I don't know that i will ever be able to describe the feeling of awe i had as i looked up to the skylight in our home and heard the raindrops on the tin roof. I LOVE RAIN :) even more now!
Hopefully the fires will continue to die down. Please continue to pray for us, and for our surrounding mountain neighbors....who don't have barely anything BUT a clay home. We had such a feeling of "family" here at the ranch when this all happened. We women and kids were saying goodbye to the men and teenage boys praying that God would keep us ALL safe in His hands. Our mountain neighbors came and helped the men fight the fire, and one of our honduran assistants squeezed my hand...a squeeze that said "God will take care of us."
I am so thankful for the past few days, and the reminders that came with them. Thank you all so much for your prayers, encouragment and just being my friends and family! I'M SO THANKFUL FOR YOU ALL!!!!!!!
P.S. on a funny note ... :) ....the past few days because there not have only been fires near us, but in other areas on the mountains surrounding us..we have now decide we know what it's like to be either living IN a campfire, or you can describe the feeling as being at a campfire 24/7 because you are breathing in thick smoke, thinking you cannot see because it's so "smokey," and waking up in the night to cough out the smoke in your lungs....and having your clothes smell campfire-y allllll the time!! ha!
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