I get to spend the next two weeks with these cuties:
Then, it's on to six weeks here:
To reunite with and meet the other volunteers, including:
Kelsey!
Learn from:
Ted and Bev
Showhwa
And love on:
The beautiful babies at THOGL!
Monday, June 6, 2011
Summer is here!
Teacher check-out was today, so it is now officially SUMMER for me :-)
I get to spend the next two weeks with these cuties:
Then, it's on to six weeks here:
I get to spend the next two weeks with these cuties:
Then, it's on to six weeks here:
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
SO EXCITED!!!
Reading blogs and hearing about things at THOGL makes me SO EXCITED to go back! Part of me wishes June 20 would just get here already! But I also know the next month is going to fly by! I can't wait to meet and love on the 18 babies who are there now.
I found out last night that my flight to Taiwan has been changed. I have mixed feelings about this:
-Completely terrified of LAX.... I've heard it's huge! And I'm kind of directionally challenged, so it's probably a good thing I have over 4 hours between flights!
-Pretty excited to fly Eva Air. I've heard great things about them!
-Disappointed I get to Taiwan a whole hour later than I was originally supposed to.
-Thankful that the flight times were very close to the original flight times.
5 1/2 days of school (with kids), 12 days until summer break officially begins. 3 1/2 weeks until Taiwan!
I found out last night that my flight to Taiwan has been changed. I have mixed feelings about this:
-Completely terrified of LAX.... I've heard it's huge! And I'm kind of directionally challenged, so it's probably a good thing I have over 4 hours between flights!
-Pretty excited to fly Eva Air. I've heard great things about them!
-Disappointed I get to Taiwan a whole hour later than I was originally supposed to.
-Thankful that the flight times were very close to the original flight times.
5 1/2 days of school (with kids), 12 days until summer break officially begins. 3 1/2 weeks until Taiwan!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
On their way!
Kelsey and Leah are on their way to Taiwan! Part of me wishes I could go with them, but I am glad to have a couple more weeks my students! Please pray that they make it there safely!
One month and three days!
One month and three days!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Prayer Request
Three students from my school went to be with the Lord while on a service trip in Costa Rica. Please play for their families, as well as the staff and students.
Blessings
We pray for blessings
We pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things
Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
We pray for wisdom
Your voice to hear
And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough
All the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe
Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
And what if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
When friends betray us
When darkness seems to win
We know the pain reminds this heart
That this is not, this is not our home
Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
And what if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can’t satisfy
And what if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are Your mercies in disguise
We pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things
Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
We pray for wisdom
Your voice to hear
And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough
All the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe
Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
And what if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
When friends betray us
When darkness seems to win
We know the pain reminds this heart
That this is not, this is not our home
Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
And what if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can’t satisfy
And what if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are Your mercies in disguise
Monday, May 2, 2011
Visa
God is so good! He works in ways I never expected!
I procrastinate. Especially when it's something that I don't want to do. Especially when the things I don't want to do cost money.
So, when it came to getting my Visa, I kept putting it off for several reasons:
1. It was going to cost way more than I wanted it to.
2. I hate getting my picture taken.
3. I really dislike actually going to the post office to mail things. I stock up on stamps to delay trips to the post office.
Most of the time, I regret procrastinating. This time, however, is different.
BECAUSE......
I don't need a new Visa!
My Visa from last year is still good.... for 2 more years!
I had just assumed my Visa would expire after going to Taiwan once and got the e-mail informing me that it was still good just in time! :-)
Amazing how God can work even in my weaknesses. Looking forward to seeing all the other ways He works and encourages me each day.
I procrastinate. Especially when it's something that I don't want to do. Especially when the things I don't want to do cost money.
So, when it came to getting my Visa, I kept putting it off for several reasons:
1. It was going to cost way more than I wanted it to.
2. I hate getting my picture taken.
3. I really dislike actually going to the post office to mail things. I stock up on stamps to delay trips to the post office.
Most of the time, I regret procrastinating. This time, however, is different.
BECAUSE......
I don't need a new Visa!
My Visa from last year is still good.... for 2 more years!
I had just assumed my Visa would expire after going to Taiwan once and got the e-mail informing me that it was still good just in time! :-)
Amazing how God can work even in my weaknesses. Looking forward to seeing all the other ways He works and encourages me each day.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Fear
Satan knows how to get to me.... plant seeds of doubt. Seeds of doubt about health, safety, finances, travel, anything really. The seeds of doubt turn into worry. Worry turns into anxiety. Anxiety turns to fear.
But the crazy thing is, most of the time I forget to turn to my Father for comfort and peace until it gets to that point of fear. Oh, how I wish I could turn to Him at the first doubting thought that enters my mind! How much trouble and fear I would be kept from if only I would turn to Him.
It's a vicious cycle: doubt to worry, worry to anxiety, anxiety to fear; turn to Him, He gives me peace. Life is good. I forget that I need Him. I desire to be independent and live life by myself. And then, something happens.... something at home, at school, with family, with friends.Something unexpected. It brings me crashing down to fear and doubt. This is when I remember that I am dependent on my loving Heavenly Father who is waiting for me to turn back to Him, to allow Him to hold and carry me, to protect and comfort.
Some verses that He's given me:
"Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him." ~Psalm 34:8
"Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful." ~Colossians 3:15
He's also reminded me of this song my sister-in-law shared with me last summer while I was in Taiwan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTLfQ05Otk0
He's Always Been Faithful To Me
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me
Morning by morning I wake up to find
The power and comfort of God’s hand in mine
Season by season I watch Him, amazed
In awe of the mystery of His perfect ways
All I have need of, His hand will provide
He’s always been faithful to me.
I can’t remember a trial or a pain
He did not recycle to bring me gain
I can’t remember one single regret
In serving God only, and trusting His hand
All I have need of, His hand will provide
He’s always been faithful to me.
This is my anthem, this is my song
The theme of the stories I’ve heard for so long
God has been faithful, He will be again
His loving compassion, it knows no end
All I have need of, His hand will provide
He’s always been faithful, He’s always been faithful
He’s always been faithful to me.
But the crazy thing is, most of the time I forget to turn to my Father for comfort and peace until it gets to that point of fear. Oh, how I wish I could turn to Him at the first doubting thought that enters my mind! How much trouble and fear I would be kept from if only I would turn to Him.
It's a vicious cycle: doubt to worry, worry to anxiety, anxiety to fear; turn to Him, He gives me peace. Life is good. I forget that I need Him. I desire to be independent and live life by myself. And then, something happens.... something at home, at school, with family, with friends.Something unexpected. It brings me crashing down to fear and doubt. This is when I remember that I am dependent on my loving Heavenly Father who is waiting for me to turn back to Him, to allow Him to hold and carry me, to protect and comfort.
Some verses that He's given me:
"Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him." ~Psalm 34:8
"Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful." ~Colossians 3:15
He's also reminded me of this song my sister-in-law shared with me last summer while I was in Taiwan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTLfQ05Otk0
He's Always Been Faithful To Me
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me
Morning by morning I wake up to find
The power and comfort of God’s hand in mine
Season by season I watch Him, amazed
In awe of the mystery of His perfect ways
All I have need of, His hand will provide
He’s always been faithful to me.
I can’t remember a trial or a pain
He did not recycle to bring me gain
I can’t remember one single regret
In serving God only, and trusting His hand
All I have need of, His hand will provide
He’s always been faithful to me.
This is my anthem, this is my song
The theme of the stories I’ve heard for so long
God has been faithful, He will be again
His loving compassion, it knows no end
All I have need of, His hand will provide
He’s always been faithful, He’s always been faithful
He’s always been faithful to me.
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