So it's been a while since I've posted I know. Well survival wears one out. But I'm doing ok now.
(My friendship was only momentarily lost, she's decided to start talking to me again)
Let's see... About a week after the fires got under control I went to go see Joyce Meyer in San Diego. I needed the short break. Right before I left though I felt like God was asking me to make a tough decision. I realized that there was something I needed to give up in my life. I had a really hard time because I didn't want to give it up. But when I made the final decision to do what is right, there was a bunch of confirmations throughout the weekend. I spent my weekend getting completely convicted on how I handle a lot in my life. Joyce Meyer is an amazing teacher! She truly talks on your level. She's not high and mighty and she makes it seem possible to strive for holiness. So I left San Diego refreshed and renewed.
I came back and my life changed. I stuck with my decision and feel really good about doing that. It's not always easy to stick to it, but I know it's best in the end. No guilt because I'm not living in what I know to be sin. I mean I live in sin on a daily basis, but most of it is my own ignorance. Living in sin (to me) is when you know it's sin but you continue because it's what you want to do. My life is not my own. I was created to praise and serve Jesus who died on the cross which was the ultimate sacrifice.
So last week Thursday my mom tells me she's come up with this wonderful plan of having me, my brother Brian, my sister Heidi and her two kids, Megan and Bailey, and my mom driving 20 hours to Montana!!! And not only that but she wants this to happen at the end of this week! Knowing that we are completely understaffed, and how short of notice I just humored my mom and said I would check. But then it overwhelmed me that this is important and I needed to stress on getting it worked out. I looked at the calendar and it hit me... Thursday (Thanksgiving) is a paid holiday and the day after is too! So I actually only needed to ask off for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday! So not to write a huge story... I got the time off and I leave this Friday! So I'll be gone from November 21st to November 30th! I can't wait! A 9 day vacation for only taking 3 vacation days off!
And I'm going to South Africa in the end of February or March for a mission trip to Lesotho (lesutu) to plant perpetual gardens. Pretty shocking huh? It'll be a pretty intense trip. I'll be roughing it all the way. Flying in a small 6 seater plane, hiking up for about a day, sleeping overnight and riding horseback into the village! And then staying in huts... actual huts!!! Well it'll definitely be fun!
Well work is over and I'm gonna post this cause it's a novel as is.
Bye
posted by Charity at 11/17/2003 11:05:00 AM 
