"Let's Jump!"

About a month ago, My good friend and former roommate in Mexico, Liz and I were sitting at a bridal luncheon of our good friend Monica. It was after all the food had been served, our mani's and pedi's were done, and we were just chilling out playing some games. She looks over at me, looks out at the HUGE trampoloine and says to me "I really just want to go JUMP on that!" and to which I of course responded "well then lets go girl!" We both jumped up from our seats, ran through the sliding glass doors, kicked off our heels and before anyone could even process what had just happened we were jumping high in the air! I love this picture and the story behind it. You probably couldn't guess how significant this moment was unless you knew both Liz and I personally. To me this picture captures the beauty of our friendship and freedom. You see Liz and I are very oppisite in so many ways, there are many things we have had to work through, challenges we faced together, tears we have cried together, but through it all what I love the most is the laughter we share together and how we have learned to just love one another for who we are. It's a beautiful thing to have a friendship like ours, because we can constantly challenge each other in our stregnths and weaknesses.

a new adventure.

Life feels like such an adventure right now. Although, it's not the kind of adventure I would hope for and have always dreamed of. I'm may not be climbing mountains in my flip flops or trying my best to get down that yummy goat intestine soup. Instead I am sitting here in the USA, in a nice house, wal-mart within 5 minutes, and oh lets not forget those wonderful places where you go and get any type of coffee drink you can think up. I am truly blessed. I know this, yet my heart still yearns for Mexico- all of those things that seemed so strange at first are now what is comfortable to me now. Almost two years of living in Mexico, and it became my home. I am by NO means an expert on the culture, but I was learning. I feel like I had purpose there.

Isn't it funny, how when we start to get comfortable somewhere God takes us somewhere else? I am thankful for that, I don't always like it. Ok, the majority of the time I don't like it and some of the time I go fighting with God the whole way. Usually though, when God is that persistent in taking us somewhere or taking us out of somewhere, there is a purpose. We may not always see it, but there is. I have been here in Minnesota for 2 months. I still don't have a job. That has no doubt been a struggle, but let me tell you something...God is showing me so much. In this extra time I've had to focus, think and pray...there have been times where I have just been discouraged, but there have also been those times where God has just been weeding out things in my heart. Refining my heart again. Showing me more of His love, and teaching me to listen to HIS voice and not the voices of other people. THAT is why I'm saying this is an adventure, because it is an adventure of faith and wondering what God is going to do next. I want to live my life listening to God and going wherever HE leads me, not just in the big things, but in the little things too. of course my heart is still to go overseas, and I still believe I will go back to the mission feild, but when He says so. If there things He needs to do in me first, things I need to do here, freedom in Christ i still need to claim. Then for the first time ever, I can say I am ok with that. Today at least...I am sure tomorrow I will have to read this post and remind myself again.