Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Check out my family's blog...
http://godlovesethiopia.blogspot.com/

In the next couple months, we are hoping to pick them up from Ethiopia. Please pray with us for their health, safety, and for God's perfect timing!

Introducing my new brother and sister...Trey and Tessa!


Sunday, December 6, 2009

Life... [a piece of my journal]

My heart is filled with longing and passion -- especially after learning so much from Shauna Niequist the other night at an Ada Bible event.
I want to SQUEEZE out as much life as I can from this time. I want to breathe deep, love people passionately, take crazy adventures, embrace risk, do one of a kind things that I've never done and will never do again, fall in love with Jesus and with a great guy, enjoy life and beauty, spend myself on behalf of the needy, get rid of guilt, run, drink coffee, deepen friendships to the point of complete confidence, be spontaneous, do what I love to do everyday, take lots of pictures, not be so serious, be with life-giving people, forgive even though it is so unnatural, live in confidence, meet new people, mentor younger girls, learn from older women, read good books, sleep enough but not too much, go to Africa, grow my hair long, listen to great music, go to the beach, LIVE...