I'm in love with Cambodia...
Seriously it's amazing here, God uses you and reaches you in some crazy ways but it's more than worth it. I've been journaling daily so I'm sure I'll have many a blog entry once I'm home.

Cambodia in like 2 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm leaving for Chicago in 2 days and flying to Cambodia in 3 crazy exciting, and maybe a little freaky. But I'm ready for it. I just need my head to be ready too. I feel like there are a million things on my mind and enormous amounts of things I need to do or want to do before I leave. In some ways I almost feel like break has escaped me and Cambodia can't be just days around the corner. While I didn't do a lot of things things I had hoped to, I was able to do something that mattered. I learned what it truly means to be a friend even during the rough times. It's about laughter and tears, emotional roller coasters and heartfelt prayers, conversations of a wide randge of topics, late night adventures, and lots of hugs. So while I am beyond excited to see how God shapes my heart as well as the rest of the group, and to see how he uses us there. I'm really just waiting for my head (or my thoughts) to join my heart...

Several nights ago I was blessed to have the opportunity to say goodbye to an incredible, absolutely amazing man. This man happened to be the father of my best friend and a role model for me. His faith was so strong and he lived it day in and day out. He loved Jesus, and his family, and serving others. I know that I'm a better person today because I knew him, learned from him, and had my faith challenged and strengthened through him. He went home to be with Jesus the very next night and it's almost a bittersweet goodbye. His pain and suffering are over and he is rejoicing up in heaven where we'll see him again someday. :D

BECAUSE I KNEW YOU, I HAVE BEEN CHANGED FOR GOOD...

PRAY...

...for hope

...for healing

...for comfort

...for strenght

...for a win in a losing battle

PRAY...

...for a miracle.

EVERYTHING'S CHANGING

I always knew I loved Mondays...

I hate days where you walk in the door only to hear news you weren't expecting...

For starters, is it really necessary to lead with, "There's been an accident..." I think not! I guess it went down more along the lines of -brad has been in an accident. And then my dad followed with but he's okay. Which instantly makes everything better. Or it's supposed to somehow.

Anyways, I guess my sister's boyfriend was riding horses (he's kinda a cowboy) and he got bucked off, landed on his head or something along those lines. (The story is a little inclear to my currently cuz my sis didn't even really know all the details when she called the rents) So he landed himself in the hospital with a little head trauma. No bleeding or brusing (Praise!) but his short term memory is gone. No clue as to what day it is, who's running for president, or even the fact that he and my sis are dating... The good news is, the doctors are pretty sure it will return, it's just a matter of when. So basically I'm asking for a little prayer that things will be okay, and that his memory will come back.

You complete me.

Where in the world would we be today without Jerry Maguire?

We started a new series at church this morning about sexuality. Not exactley a topic that most people want to tackle but it's good so far. Kind reminded me of what I've read (skimmed) in the book Sex God. Anyway, one of the things that Dave said this morning stuck with me. The idea of solemate vs. soulmate.

Our generation today seems to embrace this idea that there is one person out that that is made for us, and we're made for them. Together we "complete" one another and we will be great. We search for our soulmate, and when we find him or her we jump right in. We mistake a flood of emotions for a sign that we've meet our match. (The problem is, a lot of us find our 'soulmate' at like age 17) And then several years later we start to realize that we really don't know this person, things just aren't clicking anymore, and so on. Clearly they weren't our soulmate so end that relationship/marriage and set out to find the real one. It doesn't matter how many attempts we make as long as we find our soul mate in the end.

Now, last time I checked the Bible didn't say another about one person being made just for us. We have to use wisdom and good judgment, and not wait for destiny to step in. Maybe, just maybe we should follow are more biblical pattern and pursue a sole mate. Meaning, a mate that walks with us and together we follow God. Together we seek God, and we love one another, forever. Love isn't just an emotion; it's a commitment and it's a policy that we must choose to keep.