WitHin rEaCh!

this is a brain rest.....





1 paper and 2 finals to go.

then I am finished.

whewwwwww!

ok, back to worky :)

Check it.

If there were a bunch of wood nymphs going out to battle for Jesus, this is the song that they would be singing. They are tromping through the field and playing their instruments as they anticipate the final victory. :)



Song and imagery credit: Karrah

Love.

I am in love.

With Jesus.

And he makes me so thankful for his love.

And my roommates.

And my cti family

and my other school-mates

and the Church

and grace

and wood nymph battle music

and Jesus' work in this world.

:)

The best advice I've ever gotten

Last night in my worldview class, Spencer gave us the best advice that I have ever received. Here it is:

Be faithful.

Just be faithful with what God has entrusted you with and do it how he has told you to do it (i.e. live with integrity and according to the Bible).

Don't worry about producing fruit. That is his business. Just water the flowers that he has told you to water and don't worry about your friend's tomato plant that has lots of red tomatoes. He has given you flowers, and he is so proud of you for watering them and making sure the soil is good and sometimes moving the pot to where there is more sunlight- because that is what he has asked of you. And who knows, maybe next year he will give you an orange tree.

Oregon

Karrah taking a photo.


Ashley and I jumping in the greenness.


Finland!


Sunset

Connor

Today at work I had a most joyful experience teaching Connor about forgiveness.

He built a "fortress" out of foam blocks and left it on the side of the foam pit while he took his turn doing backwards rolls with me. He did one backwards roll and stood up to see that his fortress had been destroyed! Sabrina had kicked it over into the pit. He was about to start crying when I said, "Connor! This is an excellent opportunity for you to practice your forgiveness!"
Without skipping a beat he said to Sabrina, "It's okay."

Let me give you a little bit of background on Connor. He has an auditory processing delay and is a little bit more than hefty, which makes gymnastics a little more challenging for him than for the rest of the students.

So when I pulled out my big "special occasion" yellow sticker and stuck it on his shirt, he had a huge smile. And it was the coolest thing ever to see him more excited about forgiveness than a gymnastics skill.

best sisters