Rose with a Mission

  In some ways this has been the most mixed week since I arrived.  Last weekend I found out that a dear couple from my home Church was battling covid. It was a heavy burden that I carried into Monday.  Also over the weekend I said something that hurt one of my friends and was dealing with feeling like a failure.  That coupled with a new week of teaching, feeling like I didn't get much done over the weekend, some other hard things thrown into the mix and I was overwhelmed. I felt like I couldn't even process through one thing before something else would hit me.  On Monday nights we have class worship in the evening. As they started singing I felt awful. I couldn't sing because I was so overwhelmed by what was going on. I couldn't even stand up. In the middle of my overwhelmed brain, God spoke. "Go over to a staff member and ask for prayer." After a moments hesitation I crawled over and asked a staff member for prayer. She prayed for me and by the end of it I wa...

  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 ...