NEW snow is falling tonight. It’s been really cold the past few days. I don’t like it very much.
I got a NEW hair cut. One of the girls I work with at Dunn Bros works at River Falls Spa and she did an amazing job! I have my bangs (fringe) back and then more layers in my hair. I kept it long though; I still want to grow my hair out. I haven’t had long hair in a few years so I am going to get it as long as I can then probably cut it off.
There is no NEW news that I can pass along for the health school. I am still raising money. So far I have about $350 that I have been gifted by others and about $200 of my own. As compared to $7,000 I’m kind of scared I’ll not get all of the money I need. However, whatever the will of God is, that is what will happen. I am excited to see what God’s plans are for me since I seem to be in a time of waiting… something that I do not like so much but I need to learn patience.
I have made a NEW friend at work :) Her name is Vicki and she is wonderful. She has a daughter who is currently staff at one of the Hawaii YWAM bases and Vicki has spent time at the YWAM base so she understands what being a YWAMer is all about and understands that part of life.
The NEW Year is almost upon us! I can’t believe how close it is now. December is here and we are now five days in. How did that happen? I really miss the Christmas/New Years we spent in Guatemala swimming and watching balloons made of tissue paper fly up to the sky. Good times!
Anyways, I hope the readers of this are having a great weekend, even though it is just the start of it. I’m looking forward to it.
Peace.
05 December 2008
12 November 2008
Winter is Setting In...
A whole 12 days of being 21. I still don’t understand how one day you can go to sleep one day then the next day you are an adult. I think it takes more than just age to make you an adult. Sometimes I don’t understand the concepts of the United States.
We have a new president to be in the United States. I don’t agree with some of the policies that he will enact but he is going to the president, nonetheless. He has a place of leadership that few people have. This means that I need to pray for him, for wisdom and for those around him.
As for the Primary Health School, I’ve started fundraising; have a few of the parts of the application in. The main one will be sent in soon. I’ve got to finish one little part before I send it in. I had to attach pictures for a visa – the ones that I am sending are ones that I took while in Mexico. The passport/visa pictures for Mexico are always taken with a straight face, hair pulled back from the face, comparing these pictures to the ones from the United States, where the passport pictures are taken with a smiling face. My friend Aubrey is a part of the school in Australia right now and seeing her pictures and hearing about her stories makes me long to be a part of the school. If it is not meant to be then I know that where God has me, is where I am meant to be. God ultimately knows the plans he has for me and I need to keep that in mind.
The winter is setting in. It has been raining and snowing and sleeting in the past few days. And it has been cold! I really don’t like that. I am ready to be in a warm climate! I love the warmth of the sun! Pretty sure that is one thing that I will never miss.
We have a new president to be in the United States. I don’t agree with some of the policies that he will enact but he is going to the president, nonetheless. He has a place of leadership that few people have. This means that I need to pray for him, for wisdom and for those around him.
As for the Primary Health School, I’ve started fundraising; have a few of the parts of the application in. The main one will be sent in soon. I’ve got to finish one little part before I send it in. I had to attach pictures for a visa – the ones that I am sending are ones that I took while in Mexico. The passport/visa pictures for Mexico are always taken with a straight face, hair pulled back from the face, comparing these pictures to the ones from the United States, where the passport pictures are taken with a smiling face. My friend Aubrey is a part of the school in Australia right now and seeing her pictures and hearing about her stories makes me long to be a part of the school. If it is not meant to be then I know that where God has me, is where I am meant to be. God ultimately knows the plans he has for me and I need to keep that in mind.
The winter is setting in. It has been raining and snowing and sleeting in the past few days. And it has been cold! I really don’t like that. I am ready to be in a warm climate! I love the warmth of the sun! Pretty sure that is one thing that I will never miss.
21 October 2008
Chocolate Nirvana
It's supposed to snow tomorrow. How does that happen in October? It's October already, how does that happen? Time is flying by! My 21st birthday is in 10 days! November 1st.
School is going well, I have to write a report on the 10-40 window. I wish I could go there and write the report from first hand experience. How amazing would it be to go to Iraq or Afghanistan or Iran! Those are places I've always wanted to go. So it will be swell to learn more about those places. I think that is why I enjoy geography so much. I just want to travel the world and experience the different cultures, people and see different places.
I'm really enjoying my job at Dunn Brothers! I have my favourite drinks that vary by day. One of them is Chocolate Nirvana, it is good. Basically anything with chocolate and coffee has to be good though right.
School is going well, I have to write a report on the 10-40 window. I wish I could go there and write the report from first hand experience. How amazing would it be to go to Iraq or Afghanistan or Iran! Those are places I've always wanted to go. So it will be swell to learn more about those places. I think that is why I enjoy geography so much. I just want to travel the world and experience the different cultures, people and see different places.
I'm really enjoying my job at Dunn Brothers! I have my favourite drinks that vary by day. One of them is Chocolate Nirvana, it is good. Basically anything with chocolate and coffee has to be good though right.
30 September 2008
Changes in the Air
Yes there is the bite of crisp fall lingering in the air. The nights in Wisconsin are growing cooler, making me wish for more blankets on my bed. I love this time of year, watching the leaves on the trees change, feeling the cold in the air and eating fresh apples off the tree.
There are more changes in the air than just the temperature for me. Summer camp at Luther Point Bible Camp ended August 10 and since then I have been keeping pretty busy. I am not sure where all of the past two months have gone to! Since August I have spent a weekend at my friend Colleen’s family’s cabin, worked Labour Day weekend at Luther Point as a retreat host and spent 15 days in Mexico and San Diego, California. I have also had a change in my occupation. I started last week at Dunn Brothers Coffee as a barista. I have been overwhelmed at times, trying to learn all of the drinks, how to froth the milk just right and all of the locations on the register to ring orders up. Thankfully my coworkers have been gracious and helped me out countless times. I have also found that my time working in our YWAM frappe house in Ensenada has paid off because I came into my job with a general knowledge of basic drinks. I am still working at the Hudson House and at Luther Point one to two times a month.
I am once again taking classes through Distance Education from Northwester College. I currently have 12 credits in the form of four classes. They are Introduction to Geography, Evangelism and Missions, Introduction to Psychology and Principles of Biblical Interpretation. So far I am enjoying the classes.
What is next and upcoming? Well… you will have to check back.
There are more changes in the air than just the temperature for me. Summer camp at Luther Point Bible Camp ended August 10 and since then I have been keeping pretty busy. I am not sure where all of the past two months have gone to! Since August I have spent a weekend at my friend Colleen’s family’s cabin, worked Labour Day weekend at Luther Point as a retreat host and spent 15 days in Mexico and San Diego, California. I have also had a change in my occupation. I started last week at Dunn Brothers Coffee as a barista. I have been overwhelmed at times, trying to learn all of the drinks, how to froth the milk just right and all of the locations on the register to ring orders up. Thankfully my coworkers have been gracious and helped me out countless times. I have also found that my time working in our YWAM frappe house in Ensenada has paid off because I came into my job with a general knowledge of basic drinks. I am still working at the Hudson House and at Luther Point one to two times a month.
I am once again taking classes through Distance Education from Northwester College. I currently have 12 credits in the form of four classes. They are Introduction to Geography, Evangelism and Missions, Introduction to Psychology and Principles of Biblical Interpretation. So far I am enjoying the classes.
What is next and upcoming? Well… you will have to check back.
Mighty to Save
Out of the darkness you have brought me.
The light that was so dim has now grown lighter – a brighter hope for tomorrow.
I was hidden, so far deep, I could not see you.
You found me; you brought me into the light.
I have been brought into the light by your grace.
Mercy has saved me in the darkness.
My God, my Saviour.
You are mighty to save, so mighty to save me, a sinner.
I am no longer drowning, so lost in the darkness.
It is your grace that falls down on me, cleansing me from who I am, my old self and making me white as snow.
My God, my Saviour – mighty to save.
Written August 05, 2008
The light that was so dim has now grown lighter – a brighter hope for tomorrow.
I was hidden, so far deep, I could not see you.
You found me; you brought me into the light.
I have been brought into the light by your grace.
Mercy has saved me in the darkness.
My God, my Saviour.
You are mighty to save, so mighty to save me, a sinner.
I am no longer drowning, so lost in the darkness.
It is your grace that falls down on me, cleansing me from who I am, my old self and making me white as snow.
My God, my Saviour – mighty to save.
Written August 05, 2008
24 September 2008
Psalm 62
Watching the water lap across the beach, I am reminded of the Lord’s faithfulness.
His love never fails and he is our rock. When the whole world shakes around us, God is there.
“Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.”
God, my God, you alone are worthy of my praise.
You love me even though I am unworthy and your grace is new with each day.
I pour out my heart to you O God because you are worthy. You never leave me. You are my rock, the refuge I need in the midst of the storm.
From my heart I shout to you, ‘Jesus I love you’.
There is none more worthy than you. You are the one I run to, the ever present person in my life. You heal my heart and reveal to me your way, your desires for me.
Like a child, I am wrapped in your arms, never will I fall. My Jesus. My lover, the author of my book of life. My Jesus, my God. There is none but you. My heart cries from the depths for you. My Jesus.
Your beauty surrounds me.
The sun sets over the lake, disappearing slowly behind the clouds. Pink, lavender and orange shoot from your creation.
“Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. In your name I will lift up my hands.”
Jesus, my Jesus, you make me love life. My passion comes from you.
As the current runs through constant still water, so your love runs through my heart.
As the water is there, still and without motion, my life is yours. You run as a current through my life, using that which is around me to see you for who you are. You are life.
Nothing comes to breathe without you. And you are mine. You are my Jesus.
*Quotes are parts of Psalm 62
His love never fails and he is our rock. When the whole world shakes around us, God is there.
“Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.”
God, my God, you alone are worthy of my praise.
You love me even though I am unworthy and your grace is new with each day.
I pour out my heart to you O God because you are worthy. You never leave me. You are my rock, the refuge I need in the midst of the storm.
From my heart I shout to you, ‘Jesus I love you’.
There is none more worthy than you. You are the one I run to, the ever present person in my life. You heal my heart and reveal to me your way, your desires for me.
Like a child, I am wrapped in your arms, never will I fall. My Jesus. My lover, the author of my book of life. My Jesus, my God. There is none but you. My heart cries from the depths for you. My Jesus.
Your beauty surrounds me.
The sun sets over the lake, disappearing slowly behind the clouds. Pink, lavender and orange shoot from your creation.
“Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. In your name I will lift up my hands.”
Jesus, my Jesus, you make me love life. My passion comes from you.
As the current runs through constant still water, so your love runs through my heart.
As the water is there, still and without motion, my life is yours. You run as a current through my life, using that which is around me to see you for who you are. You are life.
Nothing comes to breathe without you. And you are mine. You are my Jesus.
*Quotes are parts of Psalm 62
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