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The Internet has been down a lot lately making it very difficult to keep these updated :/ but it is working now so that makes me happy. Thank you so much for all of your positive feedback on my last blog. It encouraged my heart even more from all of your support and comments. It was really strange to look back and read over what I wrote because I didn't even really remember saying all that I said. I meant every word, no doubt, but it was like the words were just flowing out of me and then I was blessed even more later by all of you. God works in mysterious and crazy ways. I love that about Him. Just some follow up...He really has been trying to focus my heart and mind on loving others and how we are to do that and following Christ's example in that area. I am reading Blue Like Jazz and it has talked about that a lot lately and a message that I was re-listening to by Louie Giglio talked about loving others despite everything that may be wrong or out of ordinary or just weird to us. I started thinking about all of the times I have looked at others and the immediate thoughts that come into my head sometimes. I hate it so much. He tells us not to judge or we will be judged. In meditating on that I can't even imagine the number of times I have been judged and how crappy that leaves you feeling. We do it so often in our world today and don't hardly think twice about it many times. Even with our own brothers and sisters in Christ. If we are supposed to be living like Christ....I can guarantee you that He never looked upon another with jealousy or prejudices or thoughts about what they must be like. He focused on the fact that they were created by God and therefore deserved the same loving that we, as God's children, receive. In fact...we should be even more cautious about how we are with others. So often in this world you find heaps of people who have a tainted view on Christianity from bad experiences or the way it has been portrayed in the media. I hate that...and then we go out and get frustrated because we have to wait a little longer at a restaurant or our food isn't prepared exactly to our liking or someone made you upset while driving so we show our frustrations so that the people will see it...how dumb is that. Christ never would have taken that approach. He was himself with everyone, no matter who He was with and loved everyone as though they were his best friend in the world. Man I would love to be able to that. Ok I don't know how this happens but I didn't intend to write all of that again :/ sorry bout that.
To give you a little update on what has been going on...Last Sunday was my birthday and the family surprised me and took me to a nicer and more updated zoo because I love animals so much :) It was wonderful! Coly also prepared a delicious lunch and blackberry pie!!!!!! It was REALLY good!
These past couple of weeks I have been doing things around the house...cleaning and such as the tasks come up. Dusting, cleaning the bathroom, dishes, cleaning windows...all of that good stuff that they don't have time to do when it needs to be done. I also have still been helping out with the children Sunday mornings. They are adorable and the teachers are really sweet...most speak a little English so that helps. This Sunday, however, Coly said that we will probably sit towards the back of church and she will translate the message for me as best she can so that I can get some more biblical teaching. Also Wednesday mornings there is a Bible study for women that is starting at TJ's school (which is an English school) and the first meeting was last Wednesday. I am really excited because it gives me an opportunity to fellowship with other believers again which is a TOTAL answer to prayer. God is good :)
Well I better wrap this up before it becomes another novel, hehe. Hope everyone is doing well!!! May God bless you throughout your day! oh yea and to those of you at Calvary...really listen to and take advantage of that awesome preacher that ya'll have. It's not everyday that you get a guy like him.....seriously!!!!!!
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P.S. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY and DEBBIE!!!!!!!!