this is hard

I just got back from Haiti Saturday and I already miss it. Every time I think about Haiti, the kids or Shane I cry...so I've cried a lot. ha. The week seemed so short but it was packed with amazing"ness". I will write more about my days there later. My heart has been hurting today, it's so hard for me to come back after my trips like this...I don't know how to describe the feeling, maybe kinda empty?? I think it just means that I can't stop with just that...that I cannot go back to normal, that I have to continue to find ways to love with my life. I hope I can get back into things here this week and I use this new experience of God to strengthen my faith and relationship with Him.

Water

How sad is this, that so many health problems/deaths can be avoided by just providing sanitation and clean water.

This time next month.....

I will be in HAITI!!! SOOOOO excited. We leave April 1st and get back April 9th. Pray for me, the people I will meet in Haiti, and my team!

Creole

---This song is in creole, it shows some of Haiti AND it's by one of Haiti's beloved singers...Wyclef Jean.

I love learning a new language, it's hard but so cool when I can understand something. I'm sure I'll be completely confused when I hear it from a native but it will be so worth it to say at least one thing back!! I still have a LOT to learn but it will come with practice I suppose..ha

Oh I can't sleep....

What I'm listening to--->



What I'm reading---> about AIDS, poverty,and Haiti



A quote I like right now--> "Sexy is when it feels good to be in your own skin. Your own body feels right, it feels comfortable. Sexy is when you love being you. Because it all starts with being sexy on the inside".

Where I wish I was---> In Honduras with my Mom, Brother and Abuela

Bucket list...well a little of it

some stuff from my list...let's see if I can get some things crossed off :)
1. go to the KY Derby
2. help build a house
3. party in the rain
4. learn to drive a stick
5. learn to play drum, piano, and/or guitar
6. scuba dive
7. swim with Dolphins
8. run a marathon
9. work in a different country...as a missionary!!****
10. make a documentary/short movie
11. make an outfit and wear it! ha.
12. have a real picnic...with the basket and all
13. visit my list of countries
14. get a tattoo...a small one ha
15. learn to skateboard


and the list goes on and on but who needs to see all of it! ha.....I'll hopefully be crossing things off soon...and adding more


Have you found joy in your life? Has your life brought joy to others?

God knows....of course!

So recently I've had a few big events in my life. Graduate from college, get a new job, take my boards (which was AWFUL)and get a new doggy. I'm so thankful for all that I have and the opportunities I've been given but I have also been SO worried. Last night I made my self sick with worry and couldn't sleep at all. I have had this feeling of ...dread. Kind of dramatic but yeah. Anyway, this morning I went to church and the message was about WORRY!! How absolutely AMAZING is my God!!!! Every single thing encouraged me and helped me to begin to release my worries to Him. I start my new job tomorrow and am a little nervous...but ready!
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6,7