The Waiting Game.....

Well, I'm still waiting. Still waiting to hear from PLU to find out if I have been accepted into their prestigious nursing program. It has not been easy. I'm also waiting to finally lose those last 10 pounds. It has NOT been easy. I find myself saying "I can't wait to graduate in June" and be done with the first half of this exciting journey. But the truth is I can wait. There are a lot of things that we wait for in life. I'm getting that all too important reminder these days that it isn't easy to wait.

This last week was one of loss again. A dear Saint that has encouraged me often went home to be with the Lord. She is not waiting anymore. She has arrived. Another friend got married recently after many years of waiting. Her dream is finally realized and the wait was definitely worth it.

I was pondering this today, and started to wonder what God must feel when he is waiting on me. Waiting for me to open the Bible and get a fresh word from Him. Waiting for me to stop missing the small things because I'm waiting for the big things. God is good. He is patient. I'm thankful He waits for me.

So as I wait this week and wonder what will be next, I will choose to live in the moment. I will remain faithful to the little things and pray that God strengthens me to handle the big ones.

Emotions

Sometimes, emotions run high. It all gets jumbled up and we start sinking. Then, we stop just long enough to have one second of clarity and we look up. Different people look up and trust in different things to get them going again. I will trust in YOU alone God, for you are the maker of my path. You are the one who has my life in your hands. You are the one who will give me the strength to move on. In you I delight and in you I will place my trust.

However, running till your legs practically fall off, shopping, and desserts all help too :)

Blessed by Surprise

Greg and I have been truely blessed recently by the addition of about 75 people to our family. Yep, that's right. 75 jr high students have become a very important part of our world.

It's funny how sometimes God brings things along that we DID NOT see coming. Greg and I had no intentions of getting back into youth work but God had other plans. It's been a whirlwind of a month. We've kicked it back into hyperdrive real quick. These kids have a way of bringing back a certain amount of "youth" back into your life.

Today was the first sunday with our whole group together. We had about 60 students and it was an incredible hour of being challenged by each other and God's word. We started some fun stuff today too. Our competition today for our teams was a Minute to Win It game called "Face the Cookie". They did great! The energy in the room was electric. Getting together that many kids and seeing them on fire for God and interrested in learning and discovering more is like nothing else!

We will be unveiling some really fun stuff this month and I can't wait :) Here's a couple of pics from our slightly funner moments this morning! Thank you God for the blessing and honor of leading your children.

Fantasy Lights 2010

WOW! Greg and I took the kids and my mom to the Fantasy Lights in Spanaway Park tonight for the first time. It was really fun. Of course, the evening had to start with some hot chocolate, chocolate milk with whip cream and coffee at Starbucks. The kids were on pins and needles from the first lights they saw. They couldn't get enough of it. Greg and I were really impressed with the quality of the display and my mom thought it was just magical. The kids immediately announced to us as we drove into the entrance that this would definitely be a yearly event from now on. What a fun evening of memories.