Excerpts from my update letter

              This year has been a whirlwind in so many ways. I finished my photography degree, took a trip to Myanmar, moved to Florida with my family, and then God brought this opportunity to serve as a missionary! I am so humbled and grateful that He would call me to go do the things I love, photography and video work, in His service. It is such an amazing opportunity to further His kingdom in Spain. 
                I keep going back to the fact that God is in control of when I get to Spain, He will do it in His timing, and I am happy to wait on Him for my support and trust Him to provide it how He wants to. I feel that God is constantly teaching me to humble myself and put my trust in Him for everything. I fully expect Him to teach me this for the rest of my life. I know I have just begun, but I have already seen Him provide from unexpected corners. In The Chronicles of Narnia: the Silver Chair, Aslan tells Jill that she must keep ever watchful for signs of the way that He is leading her. Like Jill, I am striving to be vigilant for the signs of God’s grace and His mighty hand.

               I’m learning to lay aside my expectations of how He is going to work and just watch for the signs of His grace in my life. It’s not the easiest journey, but it is a good one.

Life thoughts

when you despair because 
we are so unworthy of the calling
remember, it’s ok,
because this life is not about us,
it’s about Him who is just
and our justifier
and He knows the extent of our unworthiness
far better than we do
yet He calls us anyway
and sets His love upon us
and commits to carrying us through
til we see His face 
with our eyes, not just faith
and He will have His
spotless bride.
And He just wants us
to surrender
to His loving arms
and 
hunger and
thirst
for His
righteousness.

journey

can we waltz in the rain

on this dark windy night

find the cold where it’s hiding

and turn on the light

there are evergreen shades

and sonderous hues

of a monstrous potential,

a cessna’s eyeview

spin through the skydrops

and fall through the woods

eat up the moonbeam dust

drink of the air

fly past the brandywine

into the east

dive through a comet trail

find us complete.