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| God is amazing! Happy Easter! He is risen!
note: look carefully!!!! ;D
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| God is so good.
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| ok, i know it's been a while. here's the latest thoughts i've been mulling over recently.
God is good, ridiculously good. i realized today that resting in God is amazingly good. yes, the girl who never rests, who never stops, who works hard and plays hard, is learning how to be still. shocking? yes. read on for more juicy details.
somehow in the mix of going to east asia and coming back, God did something transforming in me. i came back convicted about taking a sabbath and with a heart on fire to go back to east asia for longer. then God put steve in my pathway and we got together. whoa. what a crazy awesome ride. and then i got nervous about starting school and being able to juggle a new relationship, work, and rest. how was i to get everything done? but i was determined to have my sabbath, even while learning how to balance this across the bay relationship.
continually God brought me to the point where i had to trust Him or go crazy trying to deal on my own. and slowly but surely, i let Him have control of more and more of my life. and He has been faithful in taking care of all of my needs.
resting in God's presence, trusting in His faithfulness and goodness has given me time to rest, to read, to see friends, to lesson plan, to grade, to love my unruly students, to love crazy co-workers, to be in shape, to sleep, and to enjoy Him. i don't know why i didn't do this earlier. but i'm so glad i started at least now. i still can't fully comprehend how all of these things are possible, when last year i could hardly do two of the things on that list. but with God all things are possible.
being still before Him has made me a better teacher, roommate, sister, co-worker, driver, and person. i'm so much calmer than last year. so much more able to give grace and to receive it too. i'm learning how to be slower, and to enjoy it too. i'm still fast and still do a ton of things, but the inner peace and calmness is such a strength and blessing. He has given me such clarity about things, things that last year would have left me in confusion and chaos.
but by no means does this mean that my life is peaches and cream now. no, i still deal with illogical people and angry students. i still deal with my own inadequacies and my emotional roller coasters. i still have doubts. i still cry often. but it means that the first person i turn to when i'm stumbling in the fog is Christ. it's not my best buddies, my mother, my sister, my boyfriend, etc. nor am i saying that i'm perfect or that i've reached the end point in my christian walk. no, no. i'm just sharing how sweet walking with Jesus is and also how much faith it takes. there have been times in the last few weeks when i have no idea why certain things are happening or why God would allow certain situations to come to pass. but steve and other people remind me that God is in control, even if it doesn't seem like it. and so i forge ahead through my doubts, fears, and worries and trust that God is still leading the way.
how sweet it is. "the Lord is my shepherd, i shall not want." | | |
| well, friends, it's been a while. lots has happened.
two major changes:
1. God's been changing my heart from inner city to East Asia. I'm excited for what lies ahead.
2. God has blessed me with an amazing man to be with. ;D | | |
| oh, as usual, it's been a crazy ending of the school year. why does it feel like i've been running nonstop since april?
um...let's recap:
no. too tired.
random clippings of my last two weeks of school:
1. birthday cake from my kids. see pic below. the candles were perfect. didn't know they sell "?"s.
2. seeing martin, long lost buddy who went to do a PhD in michigan. he tried to trick a student into looking away so he could steal some of her milkshake and well, see the pic below. by the way, he used the same sort of trick vizzini did in princess bride, regarding the switching wine cups.
3. having to decide if i'll be the only teacher to not pass a certain senior or two, meaning that he/she would not graduate. it sucks!
4. gourmet eating by celebrating my bday with many delicious dinners with many awesome buds: soft shell crab, nougat glace, mussels galore, sangria, some banana dessert to die for, and much more.
5. hanging out with patrick, who's in cancer recovery. one of the craziest, most active 68 year olds i know.
6. visiting a student in the hospital who fell into a coma for two days. the health department thought she had a meningococcal disease and we had to track down students who might have shared food/drink/lip balm/kisses with her. and then i started feeling sick. then paranoid that i might also have caught it. but she ended up not having what they thought initially, and i only had a stupid cold.
random photos below, and happy dad's day! my dad rocks!
find the basketball. this was at prom. ;D
largest lysol bottle ever. i tried to convince them to actually have liquid squirting out.. but alas, no go.
two of the biggest and softest hearted guys around.
this darn student forgot her cap AND was late to her own graduation. almost gave me a heart attack trying to get her situated.
and now i'm packing to leave. thanks for those who are supporting me. expect an email soon with more details.
ciao! | | |
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