Foreign Exchange

Well, he is here! Our exchange student from Thailand made it Friday. He is very soft spoken (for now), and seems to be a good kid. It has been such a busy weekend that until now, I haven't really thought of how strange we must be to him! He started 11th grade at KHS today, and I have worried all day about him! He will be fine, I know, but that motherly instict has kicked in. This is someonelse's child. He is halfway around the world! I can't imagine what my parents would have felt had I left for a year's worth of education in a foreign land! I am so happy he is here. What an experience for Robert, our families, and the kids at church! And really, what a mission field this could be. In our own home. God is amazing in the ways that he works. In the ways that he created us all so different in appearance, but He desires to love each of us the same! What an awesome God we serve!

Goodbye Summer .....

Well, my summer is officially drawing to a close. We have to be at the High School for a district wide meeting in the morning. I am excited to see my few friends from my school, but so not looking forward to the day to day getting up and getting back into a routine.

In alot of ways this has been a weird summer. I've spent alot of time at home doing alot of thinking. There are days when I can't get my brain to just turn off. Last night I laid in bed with a song from a camp Robert went to replaying in my head. Part of the song says "Lord, deliver me from me. Lord deliver me to you. Grant that I may seek to love and comfort rather than to be loved and comforted. Deliver me from the need of being noticed and appreciated." I could not for the life of me get the song to go away and just get some sleep. So, I began to sing it as a prayer. What a life that would be if we would just get out of our desires and into God's will. I've prayed alot about my pride this summer and for God to just SHOVE me out of the way. Most days, that is what I need the most is a good SHOVE! I am a work in progress.

I pray that song will be my prayer as the days become long with work and home. So many times I get so wrapped up in ME that I can't see what God could be doing in certain situations. This is my prayer for this new school year! We shall see.