Spurred On

Last night, I couldn't sleep.  I woke up around 2am and tossed and turned until giving up around 4 am.  After some time with Jesus, working out, getting ready for the day, and fixing breakfast, I was finally sleepy.

I went outside to feed the horse and chickens. I was really looking forward to finishing my chores so I could go back to bed.

We have one hen and one rooster.  Our rooster is mean.  He's not just mean, he's evil.  And for some reason, he REALLY hates me.  I always go out prepared.

Today's weapon of choice was the porch broom.  I noticed Mr. Evil* was on top of the four foot box where the food bowl is housed.  I thought I was safe.  I used the broom to instead keep the hen inside the coop.

As soon as the food had been poured, I heard this flapping sound and felt sharp pains on my head.

Mr. Evil had descended upon me in vengeance!  My screams and the flapping of his wings as he attempted to kill me mingled into one horrific alarm clock for the neighbors.

I finally shoved him to the ground and then used my "weapon" to reprimand him- and keep him away as I made a swift escape.  Too bad my "weapon" wasn't capable of inflicting real damage!

I now have an ice pack balancing on my head.

Hebrews 10:24 "And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds..."

Needless to say, I have been spurred on.

*Mr. Evil's name has been changed to reveal his true identity.

The Past 3+ Months in a flash

I realize that I have not written here in months.  I promised people everywhere that I would, so I am finally making good on my promise.

I finished my time in the Philippines.  I finished the workbook on time, even though I went to camp.  Camp changed my life and the lives of the others.  It's too much to go into detail here, but just know that it was beyond good. :-)

I am back in America- Texas to be exact.  I am living at my parent's house in my old room.  I haven't lived here in over seven years.  Thankfully, my parents let me paint and remodel my room so it doesn't look like my old room anymore.  We are learning how to live together all over again.  So far, so good! :-)  My parents are the greatest!!!!

I have started my own business, Bridges to More, LLC.  It's a tutoring and teacher training company.  I am excited to see what God is going to do with this!  It's so scary to do this.  But God is the CEO of the business, so I don't have to worry about a thing!

I also have started graduate school at Dallas Baptist University.  I love my school! I will get 2 Masters of Education degrees: Educational Leadership and Reading & ESL Specialization.  Classes started this week.  :-)

It has been an adjustment coming home.  Numerous people in my family have and had life and death illnesses.  These battles for health are His.  They are too big for me to fight on my own.  Even as I type this, I am waiting on an update about my grandpa's surgery to remove a tumor in his lungs.

I have also adjusted to new expressions of friendship, worship, travel, shopping, and so much.  God has given me supernatural grace and joy to get through it all.  Shopping at Wal-Mart (the supermarket here) brought quite a few "freak out" moments at first!  Yesterday though, I was able to shop without hyperventilating.

I will always be grateful that I can flush toilet paper and drink tap water.  It is still weird to think that I can wash my coffee mug and use it while it is still wet without any worry of getting sick.  We live in such luxury here.

In the last three months, I have also gotten to travel here in the states.  I have been to Las Angeles, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Colorado, and various parts of Texas.  The Lord is a good provider!!

Life with Him is always and adventure.  Whether or not I understand Him or know the answers, I know that He is good.  I can trust Him.  I like to define adventure as "challenges and tough stuff turned into a joyful story."

I plan on updating again more frequently, so check back often.  If I haven't posted, please send me a message as a reminder!