In The Meantime

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Current Coutdowns:
Last day of school: 10 Days..8 of those being work days
Last day of work: 36 days...23 work days (not counting days off)
Leave for California: 65 days
Training in Cali begins: 68 days
Leave for Russia: ~3.5 months

Time is passing quickly. It doesn't feel like too long ago that all of those numbers were in the triple digits and now the arrival of each of them will soon be a reality. I've been counting down for a while now and honestly,I've often wanted to just get through the day so I could cross it off. Yet lately I've been realizing the need to live in the moment, to search for the lessons in the here and now, and practice a lifestyle of gratitude. Two Sundays ago I heard something at church that rang particulary true to me. So often we have dreams and passions and prayers that we are just waiting for God to fulfill. Whether we realize it or not, it is almost as if we believe life will only truly begin upon the fulfillment of such dreams. And yet- life, joy, love, lessons, beauty, and God can all be found waiting for us in the meantime. While I'm busy counting down and trying to get through the day, the opportunity to truly live is slipping through the cracks. God is faithful enough to reside in the mundane, everyday occurances, and big enough to use them to bring about beauty, growth, and change. So tomorrow, as I wake up to a new day, I will continue to look towards the future with great anticipation and excitement, but I will also find contentment and joy in what God has blessed me with in the meantime. Life is truly a beautiful gift. It's time I start living like I actually believe that.

Momhead

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I have, without a doubt, the world's best Mom.

Happy Mother's Day, Mom. I love you!

Books

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(Fairly) Recent Reads:
O2: Breathing New Life into Faith-Richard Dahlstrom
The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical-Shane Claiborne
Compassion: A Reflection on the Christian Life-Henri Nouwen
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One school at a Time-Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Letters to a Young Evangelical-Tony Campolo

Currently Reading (though I hate reading more than one book at once)
Jesus for President-Shane Claiborne
Is There No Other Way?: The Search fo a Nonvionlent Future-Michael N. Nagler
Culture Shock: Russia- Anna Pavlovskaya
Reason For God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism -Timothy Keller

Waiting Their Turn on the Shelf:
Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crises, and a Revolution of Hope-Brian Mclaren
If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat-John Ortberg
Survival Kit of Overseas Living: For Americans Planning to Live and Work Abroad-L. Robert Kohls

This Just In

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I'm going to become a professional krumper, booty popper, or cardioker.


Yeah.

You'd Eat the Bread Too...

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I just realized that...

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I'm really going to miss the red Starbucks cups during Christmastime while I'm in Russia. Pathetic? Perhaps. But oh, so true.

Life As of Lately...

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BJ hooked us up with the Beatles Suite at the Edgewater! So fun.




No trip to Portland is complete without a visit to The Grotto. Pure loveliness.



Katie and I stayed at The Nines during our trip to Portland. Five star gloriousness. It's amazing the deals you can find when you look online and are named Katie Nestor.



This is me being mechanical and handy...finding a headlight for Katie's car.