January, 2007...and I'm back in action again. Call it part of my New Years resolution or maybe just me trying to make time for my own sanity. It's been quite a while, and it's been quite a busy few months. A few brief updates for now... Just when I thought life was finally making sense and things were moving in the "right" direction, whatever that may mean...the Lord has a funny way of flipping it all upside down in a way that is slightly exciting and even more so nauseating. In March I will have the great pleasure of invading the greater Chicago area where I will be living and working part time - look out Chicago. So much for the quiet little year I had planned. Nope, instead I'll be starting a new position every 8 months in what could quite possibly be the most uncomfortable, frightening, stressful thing I have ever gotten myself into. The good news is, I don't have to officially move and I'll be able to fly home every weekend...the bad news is, well, I'll be gone 5 days a week living half my life out of a suite case and the other half out of the airport. All joking aside, it is an amazing opportunity in which I feel that the Lord has placed in my lap w/o question. I'm not sure who or why I'm being sent on this journey, but what I do know is that by logical standards it shouldn't be me going, and by fleshly standards I don't want it to be me going, but my gut says I have to go and so I'm believing that it must mean God has something amazing up His sleeve.
In other news, I'm going to be an Aunt!! Julie's having a little girl and while yes it's weird watching the girl who used to find her greatest joy in de-pantsing me during b-ball practice having a baby and being a mother etc...it's been such a blessing to be able to walk w/ her during this time and experience this w/ her every day. I've been able to watch her experience the miracle of a growing baby and it's been amazing in ever way. I can't wait to see the little bundle of joy in person...only 4 months to go!
I'm going to Africa in the summer for what I expect to be a life changing experience. It's something I felt the Lord lay on my heart nearly a year ago - to go to places we can't even dream of, into the darkest places to witness, and experience true brokenness and true despair. I'll have more on this in the future...but in the mean time I would appreciate your prayers for both this trip as well as the semi-move to Chicago. While both are amazing endeavors brought to me by the Lord, they are both equally frightening and leave me feeling a little unsure. And yet in my gut, both are right and both will lead to a greater understanding and realization of my relationship with Christ.
In other news, I'm going to be an Aunt!! Julie's having a little girl and while yes it's weird watching the girl who used to find her greatest joy in de-pantsing me during b-ball practice having a baby and being a mother etc...it's been such a blessing to be able to walk w/ her during this time and experience this w/ her every day. I've been able to watch her experience the miracle of a growing baby and it's been amazing in ever way. I can't wait to see the little bundle of joy in person...only 4 months to go!
I'm going to Africa in the summer for what I expect to be a life changing experience. It's something I felt the Lord lay on my heart nearly a year ago - to go to places we can't even dream of, into the darkest places to witness, and experience true brokenness and true despair. I'll have more on this in the future...but in the mean time I would appreciate your prayers for both this trip as well as the semi-move to Chicago. While both are amazing endeavors brought to me by the Lord, they are both equally frightening and leave me feeling a little unsure. And yet in my gut, both are right and both will lead to a greater understanding and realization of my relationship with Christ.
And so, there's the update...abbreviated at best, but the first one in a while and long overdue. For those who are reading this - bless you and thank you for thinking to check in on me from time to time.
