I posted some pictures of my fellow Bigs and the various other staff here on property. If I don't put a position in parenthesis after there name then they are a Big. Enjoy. I enjoy each and every one of the crazy people in these pictures and are blessed by them.
So much has gone on in the last month! I really need to get better at posting. I am adjusting to life here at Doulos and am loving what God has called me to. This will be really random, but I am going to share the things running through my brain! Hopefully you will be blessed.
A few days ago I got a random phone call from my sister, Alicia, letting me know that it'll work for me to visit her for Thanksgiving. I am pumped and excited about this. Then as I was looking up plane tickets I was starting to wonder how I was going to pay for. I have the money, but I don't. It'll be available in a few months. So I was already thinking about who I could ask to borrow money from. In Korea I had them withhold 20% of my paycheck each month so that twice a year I would basically get a check from them for $1000-$1200, depending on the exchange rate. It just helped me save. Anyhow, I hadn't received my last one yet and found out this week that they have sent it to the States! I just love how the Lord provided the money when I needed it.
Today was my day off. I found a car to borrow and decided to drive to Springfield for Chic-fil-a. Driving is sort of therapeutic for me, so even though its a 30-45 drive there...I figured, Why not? God is so good. Right as I was getting on the highway, my sister Alicia called and we chatted for all the way to Springfield and a little in the Chic-fil-a parking lot. We talked for an hour and it was to good to be able to connect with her.
Then as I was driving home, as I was getting on the highway again, my mother called! So I chatted with her until my cell phone battery got low. I was just tremendously blessed to be able to talk to both of them and God orchestrated the timing of the calls so well. My mother also told me when she talked to me that she talked to the Comal County voting people and has my packet coming in the mail so I could vote. This made my day. I had tried looking up how to vote as a Texas resident in Missouri but was unsuccessful. It was a really small thing, but it blessed me tremendously!
Anyhow, last night was a rough night. A friend confronted me on some things and some of it was hard to hear. I am thankful she did and God used it to kick my butt and get to realize I need to do some of the things He has been placing on my heart. If I had but listened to him, I might not have hurt my friend less and she would have known me better. Anyhow, let's just say I cried myself to sleep last night and then this morning broke down again. I was just struggling to process some of the things I heard and battling believing so of the recurring lies that Satan loves to tell me about myself. All of this is to say, that I was needing a run. So once I got back from Springfield, I put on my running shoes and ran. Such a blessing. I really need to make this a higher priority. This is only the third time I have run in the almost two months I have been here. It really helped me process and just run out some emotion.
After running, I came in and took a LONG shower. It was nice just to take a shower and not feel rushed or hurried. I really enjoyed it.
Then a little bit later, Wendy, Zach, Kyle, and I went to dinner at Macaroni Grill--I ordered the Pesto Chicken Pizza...muchisoyo! (delicious). It was some good times. I got to share a little of Korea over dinner--it felt really good to talk about it. I love sharing about my times in Korea.
Once I got back from Macaroni Grill, I just have been watching various movies I have from my time in Korea (School report, Bungee jumping, eating octapus, Songtan dinner club, Philippines Mission Trip) and looked at pictures. Anyhow, I haven't had too many missing Korea days..but have had several this past week. I don't really wish I was there...I just wish I could drop by for the day and catch up with people in person.
Anyhow...this whole Rambling is about a bunch of little things...but all these little things are things God has used just to love on me and make my day better. His care for me is so great. I have 10 million other things I could blog about and probably will in the near future...but for tonight this is what I wanted to share.
I was suppose to have my first weekend off last weekend, but there was a scheduling conflict and my first weekend off is October 18th. I will probably blog some more then and introduce you guys to the Littles in my room and some of the other things the Lord is teaching me.
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