Here I am again...awake at 4 a.m., my mind twisting and turning with the possibilities of tomorrow! It's been nearly a year since I've slept "normal" hours. I'm not sure if it's due to the lack of activity in my life this past year or what, but I am ready to sleep 11 pm to 6 am again. Oh how I miss you, sunrise!
Among the array of thoughts tromping around in this head of mine...
1. 29 days until I'm home. It's been an amazing 6 years away and I am so looking forward to Seattle rain...
2. What in the world am I going to wear to my brother's wedding?
3. When in the world will I get married?
4. I hope I keep LOSING weight! I want it to be slow and steady loss. Not this yo-yo of lose, gain, lose, gain.
5. I want to dance in the rain.
6. I am SURE I am no longer in love with the first boy I ever loved.
See my dilemma? Do you see why I lay in bed for HOURS before I actually drift off to sleep? Pay no mind to the random nature of this entry. After all, it IS 4 a.m. What more can you expect other than an irrational succession of thought?
No one other than myself, however, will probably trace the common thread through the six thoughts listed above. I really only have one thing on the brain this early a.m.
Love.
1. Seattle = Love
2. Brother's wedding = Love
3. My wedding = Love
4. Weight Loss = Healthy Future = Active Mommy = Love
5. Dancing + Rain = Love
6. Freedom = The hope of NEW Love!
Lord, I know not what you have in store for me entirely, but I trust You. And You are the very definition of LOVE. I know You will take this list and make something beautiful out of this surrendered life of mine.
Bring me slumber, sweet Love. And in the mean time, I will think on You.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
On the road again...
In my last blog I mentioned that God would be taking me home to my favorite city in this vast country...SEATTLE!!!! And, just as I have since I was a young girl, I've already started counting down the days until I board a jet plane to return to the place my heart has longed to be for some time now.
June 9th is the day, and in case you're already trying to do the math in your head and count down with me, let me help you out...38 days. 38 days until I am home.
I also promised in my last note that I would keep you informed about details as they progress, and there is much to share since my last blog post! I don't know what your experience with the leadership of Jesus is like, but for me, when I purpose to seek His guidance and then obey it when He gives it, He provides EVERYTHING I need in order to take the next steps on our journey together as Father and daughter.
This move to Seattle has been nothing different! God is providing in amazing ways!!
First, He brought me a job... I will be teaching summer school with Seattle's Union Gospel Mission. I will have 25-35 third, fourth, and fifth graders who are considered "at risk" for not graduating high school based on their current trends, and spend 2 1/2 months praying for them, laughing with them, loving on them... and while we're busy having fun, we'll work on some Math, Reading, and Grammar to help give them more confidence in the upcoming school year.
Next, He provided a place for me to live... I will be renting a studio apartment in downtown Seattle right near the Space Needle! Rent's a total steal AND some of my closest friends live on the same street! Another plus... the church I'll be attending, Horizon Foursquare, is right across the street. But it doesn't end here...
I brought my car out here to Oklahoma from California and decided that I just didn't want to make the drive from Yukon to Seattle alone. It would cost a lot more money to drive than to fly, and it seemed like a smarter move to sell my car. So... I listed my car on Craig's list on Friday night, and by 2:00 on Saturday afternoon someone was driving it down the road!! My car sold within 13 hours!!!!
So, the move is 38 days away and I have a job, a place to live, and just about $1500 saved up to buy things I'll need when I first arrive...like a BED!
To my Jesus, who is truly everything, thank You for your faithfulness. I love you.
To my friends and family, thank YOU for your support and prayers. You are gifts to me, each of you.
And to Seattle... I'll be seeing you ...soon!
June 9th is the day, and in case you're already trying to do the math in your head and count down with me, let me help you out...38 days. 38 days until I am home.
I also promised in my last note that I would keep you informed about details as they progress, and there is much to share since my last blog post! I don't know what your experience with the leadership of Jesus is like, but for me, when I purpose to seek His guidance and then obey it when He gives it, He provides EVERYTHING I need in order to take the next steps on our journey together as Father and daughter.
This move to Seattle has been nothing different! God is providing in amazing ways!!
First, He brought me a job... I will be teaching summer school with Seattle's Union Gospel Mission. I will have 25-35 third, fourth, and fifth graders who are considered "at risk" for not graduating high school based on their current trends, and spend 2 1/2 months praying for them, laughing with them, loving on them... and while we're busy having fun, we'll work on some Math, Reading, and Grammar to help give them more confidence in the upcoming school year.
Next, He provided a place for me to live... I will be renting a studio apartment in downtown Seattle right near the Space Needle! Rent's a total steal AND some of my closest friends live on the same street! Another plus... the church I'll be attending, Horizon Foursquare, is right across the street. But it doesn't end here...
I brought my car out here to Oklahoma from California and decided that I just didn't want to make the drive from Yukon to Seattle alone. It would cost a lot more money to drive than to fly, and it seemed like a smarter move to sell my car. So... I listed my car on Craig's list on Friday night, and by 2:00 on Saturday afternoon someone was driving it down the road!! My car sold within 13 hours!!!!
So, the move is 38 days away and I have a job, a place to live, and just about $1500 saved up to buy things I'll need when I first arrive...like a BED!
To my Jesus, who is truly everything, thank You for your faithfulness. I love you.
To my friends and family, thank YOU for your support and prayers. You are gifts to me, each of you.
And to Seattle... I'll be seeing you ...soon!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
A Closed Door and A Dream Come True!
You know how the saying goes, "Where God closes a door, He opens a window."
While I don't necessarily prescribe to this idea exactly, I do believe that when God closes the door of opportunity for one thing, He brings about another opportunity that's just as good and more often than not, BETTER, than the other thing!
Somehow the usage of the word "window" puts it in my head that the next thing is smaller or lesser than the former or that it is "not as good" as the door would have been. So I guess if I were to re-coin the phrase, I might say something like,
"Where God closes a door, He opens another." ... But that's just me!
Anyway, as many of you may or may not know, I have been wanting to return to Latin America ever since I spent time living in Costa Rica two years ago. Finally, the door to do so opened...or so I thought! In fact, I sent out lots of letters asking people to help me get there by supporting me through prayer and finances for a short-term trip in July.
The trip has been canceled. I am not going back to Latin America...yet, anyway. I still believe I will, which is a story for another blog post, but for now the important news is that my trip to El Salvador is not happening.
So there's the closed door ... and now for the open one.
I am going HOME! After 6 years of being away, I am returning to the great Northwest!!!!
I plan to move to Seattle, specifically, where I can be near my family, super close to lots of friends, and hopefully find a full-time job to pay the bills in the midst of being near so many that I love!
I'll write more about the move home as details progress, but I especially wanted to let you all know that the trip to El Salvador is off the "up and coming" list!
For all those who've already sent support (that I won't be needing) ... thank you! And to those who were thinking about it but hadn't quite gotten around to it ... thank YOU for your desire to help out. I'm sure the time will come when I'll rally your support once again.
Love to all,
D
While I don't necessarily prescribe to this idea exactly, I do believe that when God closes the door of opportunity for one thing, He brings about another opportunity that's just as good and more often than not, BETTER, than the other thing!
Somehow the usage of the word "window" puts it in my head that the next thing is smaller or lesser than the former or that it is "not as good" as the door would have been. So I guess if I were to re-coin the phrase, I might say something like,
"Where God closes a door, He opens another." ... But that's just me!
Anyway, as many of you may or may not know, I have been wanting to return to Latin America ever since I spent time living in Costa Rica two years ago. Finally, the door to do so opened...or so I thought! In fact, I sent out lots of letters asking people to help me get there by supporting me through prayer and finances for a short-term trip in July.
The trip has been canceled. I am not going back to Latin America...yet, anyway. I still believe I will, which is a story for another blog post, but for now the important news is that my trip to El Salvador is not happening.
So there's the closed door ... and now for the open one.
I am going HOME! After 6 years of being away, I am returning to the great Northwest!!!!
I plan to move to Seattle, specifically, where I can be near my family, super close to lots of friends, and hopefully find a full-time job to pay the bills in the midst of being near so many that I love!
I'll write more about the move home as details progress, but I especially wanted to let you all know that the trip to El Salvador is off the "up and coming" list!
For all those who've already sent support (that I won't be needing) ... thank you! And to those who were thinking about it but hadn't quite gotten around to it ... thank YOU for your desire to help out. I'm sure the time will come when I'll rally your support once again.
Love to all,
D
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