meet my:

roomie.

role model.

secret keeper.

encourager.

entertainment.

best friend.

s i s t e r .

i love her.

24 january 2011

"Greater is He that is in you
than he that is in the world."

today. was. so. much. better.

"You, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, 
and the lifter of my head. I cried aloud to the Lord, 
and he answered me from his holy hill."

raw:

oh, winter. you have exhausted me. chilled me to the bone. i'm ready for some spring weather. something to lift the spirits just a bit. this weather just makes me feel so... dull.

i've been wanting to write songs lately. but i ask myself a lot what the song my heart is singing right now.

and lately, it's just been cold. 

i am longing for life. for heat. for my icy heart to be made alive. awaken my soul, oh god.

winter always feels like this big deep rut, then right when i feel like i can't take the monotony any longer, spring COMES. praise the Lord, spring comes. and sprouts of life start showing.

signs of life. signs of change. signs of new things.

god, revive my heart tonight. help me to find joy this season of life.

help me look to the future with joy... to tomorrow with joy.

YOU are my joy, and i haven't been seeking you enough, i guess.

because that's something i've been lacking.

thank you, for your promises that are yes every time (1 cor. 1:20).

thank you, for never leaving or forsaking me. for being my refuge and strength. for having an easy yoke and a light burden, for giving me rest. for hearing me. for your right hand over me.

you are my hope.

my hope for the future.

my hope in times of trouble.

my hope when it seems like i won't make it through another day of work.

my hope when i feel like i have to please everyone.

my hope when life struggles seem WAY bigger than they are.

my hope when the money just isn't there.

my hope when a friend is hard to find.

my hope when fruit is unseen.

my hope when a moment alone is hard to come by.

my hope is in you, God.

i'm placing it there. right now. because i know it's true.

i love you, jesus. i'm humbled by your salvation.

help me to see all the good things.

help me to see your face.

new year.

i am home from se asia! it was wonderful and i miss all of my new friends very much.
the lord showed me a lot of really cool things while i was gone... when i have more time, i will type it out.
here are a few pics:

the kids that hung out by our home-stay.

caleb & me with our new friends, good, good talks with them:

durian is a southeast asian fruit... known as the STINKY FRUIT... 

 ...which i tried for the first (&last) time...

we gave these kids our donuts... you would've thought it was christmas. they were thrilled:

J Co Donuts. TOO good. my friend Mega & Canadian friend Hanna in the background:

caleb & i went to MORDOR! hahaha (major nerd pic):

lunch:

 went to a water filter plant where they make filters out of clay pots. incredible.:

at the volcano. cait. and caleb. :

 jodi.

all of us:

the boys:

 these ladies just wanted a pic with me because i'm white. they were so cute! :

i took many photos of this lady... and in each one her face is hidden. for some reason i love that...
 delicious corn, too:

you'd think we were famous or something:

 and this is life back in america:

southeast asian iced vanilla chai with 2 shots just wasn't the same.
I MISSED YOU:

apple party with my sis, bff, and her bro:

& just today i mailed off all of my support letters for ywam. 

praying.

goodnight, world.

xo  xo xo xo xo xo