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In poem form, here is an update on my summer. The deeper stuff anyway, the work...work...more work is b.o.r.i.n.g trust me.

Sun

so I got completely roasted this past week in South Padre. It was our annual sister's trip, and although my skin didn't enjoy itself, my heart did. I mean, I am sure I am partial or whatever but I have such a great family. There are not enough words to express how deep the love is that I carry for my sisters. On top of that I have some awesome BIL's (brother-in-laws) and the kids...oh those kids. Again, probably partial, but my nieces and nephews are the most {stinkin'} adorable kiddos ever!

Ultra-hot

umm, I am sorry Tejas, but cool down please...I cannot take it anymore. This chica was not meant for this heat. Ouch!

Moving on

ahhhhhh! freedom! It is wonderful to keep learning what it means to be free in Christ. Love, Love, Love it! I have really learned this summer to let go of the past, let go of insecurities, let go of doubts and disappoints and MOVE ON! What a relief!

Mighty love

my, my, my {love}. I have not been able to escape this word this summer. It is everywhere and it is taking over my life! What a blessing it is. Not only have I been basking in the love of my savior, but He has been restoring love in me, in my heart. I know one thing...His love is changing me greatly and I love the transformation it brings. Part of that was by reading Compelled by Love ... simply amazing. "I want to be fully immersed in His glory, to see His eyes, to touch His heart, and to give away His ceaseless, limitless, bottomless love to a lost and dying world. Only when we are completely yielded will nations come to Him" YES! That is it. Exactly how I feel, the Lord has given me an ever growing intense love for the hurting of this world, and a determination to act. I won't sit around anymore watching time pass away. It is my time. I can feel the Lord doing big things in me and I won't waste that.

Everlasting

to go along with the last paragraph, this summer has brought about everlasting life lessons, growth, and maturation in me. I can just feel it. My view on life and love have been transformed. Obviously not in just two months, over time with small things, however this summer I feel everything starting to click. So wonderful and daunting.

Restoration -- RWANDA!

Only a few more days and the trip I have been waiting for, for months, will be here. Once again...no words. I can't even begin to express the excitement, anxiety, love, and passion that is flowing through my body. Only thing I can say is that I turn giddy at the thought of holding those children, of unpacking our filled suitcases for them, of seeing God in those people. I pray that God will have no limits in the next few weeks. That not I, nor our team, the people of Rwanda, nor the enemy will place boundaries on what the Lord has in store for each one of us. My desire is to go abandoned for God. I desire to be His love and see Him in new ways to know Him in deeper ways. Let's GO!!

So as you can see I have changed things a bit on my blog. It has been over a year since I was in Oxford *tear* so I had to change it. Please stand this blog design until my super cool and talented sister can design something better. :) Also, look for posts about my experience in Rwanda!