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83 days ago
I look back at my life and I remember the joy and the satisfaction that I had in having Christ as my One and Only..the One who held my affections completely and who I went to first in all my decisions. Yet I feel like I've gotten lost somewhere and I don't know how to find my way back to the Lover of my Soul. My joy has been sucked out of me and I'm just waiting for the day when I can sit back and rest and my thoughts don't race from one thing to the next...hoping that one of those distractions will bring me satisfaction in this life. I'm realizing that although work, family, health, service, and friends are all good things given by the Lord, if they are above Him it can lead to so many dysfunctions like getting your identity from what you do, living for approval and being dependent on others for your worth and purpose in life. I really feel like the more I try to figure out how to get back on the straight and narrow, the more I complicate it by bringing in my human reasoning and ...196 days ago
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL Don’t know how it is You looked at me And saw the person that I could be Awakening my heart Breaking through the dark Suddenly Your grace (Chorus) Like sunlight burning at midnight Making my life something so Beautiful, beautiful Mercy reaching to save me All that I need You are so Beautiful, beautiful Now there’s a joy inside I can’t contain But even perfect days can end in rain And though it’s pouring down I see You through the clouds Shining on my face I have come undone But I have just begun Changing by Your grace ~ Francesca Battistelli
223 days ago
I am finding out who I am. Would you like a Definition? Glad you asked. I am.... Morally corrupt. Utterly Broken. Completely Dependent. Graciously Redeemed. My success is not defined by: my place of employment. possessions. marital status. popularity. I am determined to live as a fool in this life to gain unmeasurable wisdom and reward in the next. Satisfied with what I have, rather than dissatisfied with what I don't have. I am grateful. Bold humility. Setting aside my interests for His. Pursuing His interests. Not mine. The Cycle of Adventure, fulfillment and thrill in trusting His strength in my weakness. His ability in my inability. He delights in me. I am loved. Remembered. Desired. Spoken for. Chosen. Satisfied. Provided for. Infused with Life. Priceless. Precious. and above all...I am KNOWN. (inside-Out. upside-Down. backwards-Forwards. beginning-End. forever-Ever) Lies no longer have priority in my thinking process. I am not less-than. ...237 days ago
Here's a little China Daily update. I had a day off today!!! "Grave Sweeping" day is a National Holiday. Today: I talked to the lil bro and my Dad on Skype for 2 HOURS (crazy cool, I know) Went to a Muslim restaurant and ate bread called "nan" Worked out at the Chinese gym and watched the only buff men in China flex their muscles for themselves in the mirrors I wore sandals today, because it is that warm We went to STARBUCKS and read books (Oh my, heavenly) Let me tell you. I miss our outings to Barnes and Noble INTENSELY. We wandered around the mall and I got TCBY (NOT KIDDING!!!!!!!) So pumped. Took a taxi ride home and listened to 88.7 on the radio (ba ba chi) << In Chinese, and my roomie tried to keep a beat and was sucessful! We watched a movie called "New in Town" that has strong Minnesotan accents (intentional) and it breaks out into Russian in the middle (non-intentional) Cya~Krissy~
269 days ago
"So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me S.O.S. The love you gave me, nothing else can save me S.O.S." - (Lyrics of the song "SOS" by ABBA) Little did I know that ABBA's SOS would make it China. So, it is funny story time with Kristina! Are you ready? Today as I was teaching my fifth grade class, I called on my student, Anthony, who sits in the very back corner. (He actually pronounces his name, "Anne - Tony") hahaha. I know that he isn't one of the best students in the class, but I refuse to only call on the students who I know will give me the right answer all the time. So, I call on Anthony and he hesitantly stands up. I point to my phrase that is written in dusty chalk on the green chalkboard: " Tomorrow is ______________ . " He looks to me with his pleading eyes and then around to his classmates. Usually a classmate will cheat and tell him the answer if he does not know. This time, however I told his classmates that ...
