I’m listening to Cindy Morgan’s “How Could I Ask For More?” right now. It’s kind of a hard hit to the heart. Like, Hello Emily, look at all the things you have to be thankful for! Think about those things. Like the fact that you have a nice house to come back to at the end of a hard, dirty day. And the fact that you have a crazy roommate, who despite how different you are and can make you crazy, doesn’t have to try very hard to make you laugh. And the fact that there’s a precious girl named Kalia that, although you only see her once a week, runs up to you with a huge glow on her face and how warm and loved that smile alone makes you feel. And the fact that you have a precious friend back at home whom you are learning to appreciate more each day. And that your heart is softening towards of some of your loved ones who were harder to love. And that you are learning, again, how to count on God alone for your every need. And that although it might not be what you expected, you were given the opportunity to come back to the continent where you left a part of your heart – and you’re being given the opportunity to discover whether your heart belongs here or whether it was just time to come find that part again and point it home.
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I love reading your thoughts. My prayers are with you Emily. Amazing how God speaks so candidly when you are serving others, and not yourself. - Justin Ellis
Thanks for the reminder. I need to remember to be thankful too.
Delighted to read about your experiences,... keeping you in my prayers. I have a daughter named Kalia, so we'd like to hear more about her, please!
Em, it just took me 3 tries to create a google/blogger account, so I may inadvertently be leaving 3 comments in a row... but... what I'm trying to say is I really needed to read your thoughts esp today, esp the entry about could/can you live w/someone in your home who might have killed someone in your family. You know? Thank you for sharing your heart and mind via the blog. God is using you. Miss you. Love you. Hope this comment goes through! :0)
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