Standing in Awe

I heard from my mom today that people have been requesting more photos so here I am basically just going to put photos of a lot of the things I talked about in yesterday's post.  Enjoy! Sunrise Cooking With my kids. The pier and fishing market.

So I promise I will get back to my studies of the promises of God, but today was so uneventfully wonderful that I feel the need to tell you about it. Just like any other normal day I woke up to the birds chirping, the dogs barking, the neighbor girl crying, and cool air biting my toes.  One of my favorite parts of the day is heading downstairs bright and early to make my cup of coffee and return to the fresh air in my room to read and watch the sunrise all while savoring the first cup of coffee of the day.  As the rest of the inhabitants of the house begin to stir we quickly have breakfast and head down the mountain to start another day.  We first go into town to drop off Marielos at the market and the sound of buses and bells signaling fresh baked bread always brings a smile to my face.  Downtown is crawling with people coming into town with goods to sell and heading out of town to work as well as many locals stopping to have a cup of coffee with a friend.  ...

Yes, this is me.  On top of a volcano! You may remember me mentioning that I was taking a class called "New Testament."  One day my professor talked about the major promises of the bible and I took note intending to dig more deeply into these promises and what they mean for me.  I am just now getting around to it, but it has been so good I thought I would share what God has been teaching me with all of you.  The first promise I want to share with you is sustaining grace.   My professor sited this passage from 2 Corinthians 12:9 as primary evidence of this promise: But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."  Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. When I dive into these promises I like to break it down and search microscopically for significance in each word.  So, I first searched "sustaining."  I found Psalm 55:22 which s...