Standing in Awe

Do you ever feel like your life is work?  Well I do.  Recently I have been feeling like every part of my life is something that requires work.  Even my day off requires me to work to intentionally relax and not work.  Relationships, budgeting, processing my own emotions, traveling, planning for the summer...the list goes on and on.  I often feel like a dog chasing its tale; running so hard toward something and never actually going anywhere or getting any closer.  I have been realizing a lot about myself and digging deep into my own issues and fears that live deep down.  I feel as though I am starting to shine a bit of light in that corner where all the yucky things you are afraid of are.  However, God has been gracious. I have felt so many glimpses of joy and can feel God slowly transforming the dark corner into another area for Him to fill me up and pull me closer to Himself.  I would not even say that I am really in a healing process, bu...

I am now 23 years old.  This past weekend so many people made sure that I had such a wonderful day and I am so grateful for such great friends!  In light of my birthday I have been thinking a lot about where I was one year ago, and even took some time to look back at the past year via facebook.  I have had such a great year and probably some of the greatest changes.  Here is a list of 23 wonderful things God has blessed me with in the past year: 1.  I finished my first marathon. 2.  I visited 8 new countries. 3.  I built relationships with a new family in Spain. 4.  I got to visit my German "sister". 5.  I stood on top of the world in the Swiss Alps. 6.  I met my new niece and nephew. 7.  I swam in the Medditerranian 8.  I graduated from the University of Michigan. 9.  I got accepted to staff at New Life Church. 10.  I had the opportunity to see my sister finish her first marathon. 11.  I felt the ...

Firstly,  I wanted to make you all aware of the ability to subscribe to this blog by email.  On the right side bar you will find a box that allows you to put in your email and you will then receive an email version of blog posts as I post them.  One thing to note is that if you do choose this option and you want to leave a comment you can not just reply in your email, it will not come to me.  I hope this is helpful. In the past few weeks God has blessed me in ways I could not have imagined.  He brought a few new partners to the ministry support team and I am now nearing the 25% mark of the funds necessary for me to be released back into field ministry.  I am absolutely blown away by God's provision.  This past week felt like I was finally getting my feet under me and feeling like this job is more routine now.  I also finally took a day off.  I was caught in a cycle for a while of feeling like I was never working enough and as a result I w...