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It's true. I am not twelve years old. I do not have children. I love my job. I am single. [Which does not mean that I'm available]. And I am satisfied with this position in life. All seven of my siblings are from the same mother and father. And I love the bigness of us. I went to a Bible school for three years and did not graduate with a degree in anything. I am more likely to buy something if it is green. And that may be the only reason. dogs make me sneeze No, I do not have a twin. Yes, I look like my siblings. And my mother, so they say. I am going to Brazil in December. I spent four years of my life in Cote D'voire, West Africa. And the rest of it in Nebraska. Which I do not regret in the least bit. I am the only girl in my family with pierced ears. Yes, I am small (ok, skinny). Yes, my feet are narrow. All of my work clothes are too big for me. Shirts. Pants. Coats. [but the boots fit just right] Being small can be just as hard as being big. Don't discrimina

priceless

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this time (when we are "twenty something") these people (young and old alike, long-time friends and new acquaintances) this love (as brothers and sisters in Christ -a bond that is hard to explain sometimes, but oh so precious) these experiences (cooking, laughing, crying, exploring, ministering, praying, living) this place (nestled in the Black Hills... i am definitely not complaining about location) these opportunities (there is something exhilarating about a world unexplored and people not known and experiences not had; about LIFE that is waiting to be lived) this mind of Christ: "...complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the fo

sometimes life is Funny

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it's funny sometimes how God puts you where you never wanted to be. and in this place of being Uncomfortable and possibly Uncertain, Life is Good. really.