- Obtained 3 new pairs of shoes
- Filled up 7 pages in my passport
- Developed a nice caffeine addiction thanks to drinking so much black tea
- Had my hair cut twice, which means it's rather long at the moment
- Mastered the art of storing my cell phone in my bra
- Only used 1 bottle of sunscreen
- Read all my books and am trying to make the last one stretch as long as possible
- Lost 2 pair of sunglasses
- Long stopped converting S. African rand and Swazi emalangeni into US dollars
- Decided that I am definitely sad to be leaving... but so excited to be going
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
TEN MONTHS
Wow. Ten months of this amazing experience and I've:
Thursday, June 9, 2011
DAILY BREAD
"One shall not live by bread alone"... but I come pretty darn close! In fact, I recently estimated that I eat an average of six slices of bread per day! However, although a bit high, this is not unusual; I have always loved bread. Even in the USA, my default snack was a nice crispy piece (or two) of peanut butter toast.
But looking back, I realize I inhaled most of those pieces while leaning on the kitchen counter, in too much of a hurry to even sit down.
I don't eat my bread like that anymore.
I sit down. I take my time. And I pray before eating, thanking God for providing yet again, food for me to eat.
The Lord's Prayer says "give us this day our daily bread". I pray that just as my body is nourished and sustained by physical bread, my spiritual self will also be fed with the Word of God. I think of it like the spiritual version of "if I had a nickel every time I..." If I pray every time I enjoy a slice of bread, I'll be talking to God a lot more. And that means that He'll probably talk back. The combination of eating and praying leads me to a more fulfilling relationship with God... and makes me feel a lot less guilty about indulging in another slice!
But looking back, I realize I inhaled most of those pieces while leaning on the kitchen counter, in too much of a hurry to even sit down.
I don't eat my bread like that anymore.
I sit down. I take my time. And I pray before eating, thanking God for providing yet again, food for me to eat.
The Lord's Prayer says "give us this day our daily bread". I pray that just as my body is nourished and sustained by physical bread, my spiritual self will also be fed with the Word of God. I think of it like the spiritual version of "if I had a nickel every time I..." If I pray every time I enjoy a slice of bread, I'll be talking to God a lot more. And that means that He'll probably talk back. The combination of eating and praying leads me to a more fulfilling relationship with God... and makes me feel a lot less guilty about indulging in another slice!
Saturday, June 4, 2011
JUNE SUPPORTERS
Thanks to all my June supporters!
11- Folin Family
Memories of a Moroccan feast
16- Keith & Joyce Amundson
18- Don & Lori Neptun
Happy Birthday Lori!
21- Tom Schmidt
Summer Solstice
24- ELCA-Oregon Synod Global Mission Committee
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