John 16:33

I thought this was a good verse to remember :) "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."

Should be in bed...

Well...it's kinda getting late and I'm so tired, but I just don't feel like going to bed! I kind of feel lonely, like I want to do something really fun with a good friend and then maybe I'll want to go to bed :) Dumb, I know. Mainly I think i'm just in "missing mode"...yeah, that's it. 2 1/2 weeks to go, can't wait! So anyway, since i'm not going out, I should probably just go to bed, I need the sleep bad!

Life is good!

I finally had a decent conversation with David today :) I felt like I hadn't talked to him in forever!! So that was really good and exciting; we were talking about our plans for when he comes home...(praying the weather's nice for those 6 short days so we can stay busy outside) So it was just about the best thing in the world to talk to him, miss you David!! Three weeks he'll be home! Yeah :)

Sometimes...

Alot of times life is so much different than what's expected...at least thats how I feel :) And sometimes God just, I don't know, slips in just what you need! Just yesterday, I really felt like I needed to pray with someone. I just had this desire, more like a need to pray! So this morning my mom and I took our hot tea outside on the deck (hehe, we sound like old ladies:) and after we talked for a few minutes she was like, "I really want to spend some time in prayer before I leave for work; so I'll pray about whats on my heart and then you pray..." It was just so strange! God is totally reading my thoughts :) And I've noticed that a lot lately how I don't even ask for what I need, God just gives it! To me it's amazing...
On a different note, David called me this morning at 1:30!! Crazy guy just won't go to bed...okay the truth is they just won't let him! I barely remember our conversation cuz I was 3/4 asleep, but I'm pretty sure it was just a hello-goodnight kinda thing. (David if you read this ever...I LoVe you:) and I can't wait 'til you're home!) He'll be home August 2-5th and let me tell you, I am soooo excited! And actually what he doesn't know (unless he's reading this right now!) is that he's not going back, yep, I've pretty much decided that I'm going to have to kidnap him! Iraq can survive without him right? Well it sounded good anyway :) But really he's going...it's actually really hard to think about because overall I have NO idea what this year will bring. It's hard to comprehend how long a year is and just except that he'll be gone almost all of it. And at the same time I know it's part of God's plan and I just need to trust Him with it! "'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, just to take Him at His word. Just to rest upon His promise, just to know "thus saith the Lord""! I know our faith isn't based on emotions and feelings, but I love it when I can feel those words...I don't know how else to explain it:) Well this is getting alittle long. . . . .I'll be back for more later I'm sure! OH! One more thing (hehe) I found a verse that I thought was so cool! Psalm 33:14,15 "From the place of His dwelling He (God) looks on all the inhabitants of the earth; He fashions their hearts individually; He considers all their works." Neat huh?!

Nothing but Life!

Well...It's been alittle while, but life's been busy!! Rachel just left for leadership camp, Christina's off doing her basketball thing, Josh is with friends, and Charity's with Mom dropping of Rachel! SO! I find myself home by my self and thinking...probably not a good thing :) Although, a few hours having nothing to do isn't so bad I guess. Work will come fast.
I'm just really looking forward to David being home so I can share my "having nothing to do" times with someone :) He's got less than a month until his break; 24 days to be exact!! He'll only be home from August 2nd thru the 5th, but thank God he's even got that long...it'll be such a happy/sad time I think. It's kind of scary to have to say good-bye and really not know the exact next time I'll see him. Pretty much miss him like crazy!
But God has been working even in this time (yep!) and really teaching me some good, sometimes difficult lessons...contentness (need I say more?!) God never stops surprising me, ever! (in a good way) And I'm so thankful...for everything He is doing right now, even though this isn't where I'd choose to be in life, I know it's where I'm supposed to be.
So, anyway, I'm here and life is as good as it can be :)