Rose with a Mission

Once again, God has been faithful to lead, although it wasn't where I was hoping.  The original plan was that I would come home from YWAM, work for two months, spend lots of time with family, fundraise to become a missionary, and be back at YWAM by mid August.  This week that plan changed. It really hit me that I don't have the monthly support to return. This was hard. I went to God and asked Him what I should do. He said to stay. While this wasn't what I envisioned, I trust His plan and His guiding hand. I'm going to be staying at least until October. Right now I will continue to work at the preschool, love on family, and seek out God's best plan. Over the next few weeks I'm going to be seeking God and asking Him what Is best plan is. In the meantime, I have an exciting event to look forward to. My brother is getting married in September! I'm so excited for my brother and his lovely fiancee. They both love the Lord and are perfect for each other...

  This week has been full for me.   For starters I'm stocking up on kid hugs. While my job isn't without it's challenges, I'm so thankful for the joys of kid hugs, smiles, and the funny things they say. I'm going to miss them when my job is done in 3 weeks. Recently, I've been reminded of the importance of investing in those around me and loving them well. My prayer has been that I would be faithful love, serve, and give to my family, my friends, the kids I care for, my coworkers, and all those I come into contact with. It's easy for me to get distracted by a shiny new adventure and neglect the people right in front of me. By God's amazing grace, He's helping me to take intentional steps towards loving others and staying on track for the next adventure. For this I am so grateful.  God has also been reminding me to be faithful in the mission I have been called to. I had some plans fall through this week and I was really sad about it. But my prayer to ...