Update

I feel like God has been teaching me patience lately. A lesson I apparently just can't grasp. I have been learning some hard lessons that I have been avoiding for quite some time. Kind of wish I would have taken the time to learn these lessons the first time around. I am making more of an effort than I ever have before. Hopefully I can stick to it.

Above all the craziness, God is so good to me. I have been so blessed by my new job and the family I work for. They have been so welcoming ant kind to me. I feel very undeserving of all the blessings I have received this year.

I am going to check out a bible study next Wednesday. Hopefully it's a good fit and I can finally make some friends. I really need to get plugged in somewhere. It's been too long since I have done anything like that.
Kind of nervous and would appreciate prayers.

This summer has been a whirlwind of crazy. Life keeps throwing the unexpected and the uninvited my way. My friends have really been so loving, understanding and supportive. Thank you friends for tour prayers, encouragement, support and faithfulness.

Last night I faced a huge fear of mine. I am still in shock with how relieved I am feeling...Hopefully this lasts. Now I have to sit back and trust God...whatever the outcome at least I have the support of my totally awesome friends and family.

Eyes on the prize

http://rachelheldevans.com/blessed-are-the-uncool

I am reminded almost daily of how uncool I really am. It's humbling and really keeps me in check with reality.

I read this persons blog today and it struck a chord/put me in my place.(spiritually speaking)

Why do we try so hard to be set apart, different, cool...or what have you? It's much easier to be my wired goofy self and much easier to listen to God -not my own dumb self all the time. Sheesh. I love how absolutely simple God can make the mess we have spent so long creating for ourselves.

Simplicity. That's what my heart truly longs for every time I take my eyes off myself.

Priorities

Read this today and it really challenged me. I have recently been more cynical than I would like to be. Could I really truly put God 1st, 2nd, and 3rd? I hope to be constantly striving toward this goal.

"Your priorities must be God first, God second, and God third, until your life is continually face to face with God and no one else is taken into account whatsoever. Your prayer will then be, “In all the world there is no one but You, dear God; there is no one but You.”
Oswald Chambers

It's been a while

Life has been so full of the unexpected and unplanned over the past 2 years. Seems like every time I try to make any major plans for my life the big man upstairs changes things up.

It's summer of 2011 and I am not a tiny bit closer to moving back to Chicago or to India. Truthfully, this makes my heart sad but simultaneously interested in where life will take me.

Money is tight and paychecks aren't coming as promised. Prayers are greatly appreciated.

Oh and I need to make friends over here and find a church.

SEND WHITNEY TO JPUSA

UPDATE!!! 100% of the funds needed were raised within a week of this posting!! PRAISE THE LORD!! He is so good!


Hey all! Here is the pay pal link to donate towards Whitney's plane ticket to Chicago in just 2 weeks! If 15-20 people donate $15 we will have the money for the ticket! Thanks so much for your support!