someplace in the middle

I'm back in America...but I'm not home. Yesterday I landed in Colorado. I am here for three weeks to take a class. I finally get to learn how to live as a missionary. After the first day of classes, I think it's going to be
hard
enriching
review
deep
difficult
new.
Those are my words. Today a man was talking about the things that we'll cover while we're here. As he talked about what most people will experience as they move into a new culture, my eyes filled up with tears. He was describing what I have experienced this past year. I'm looking forward, but it also wears me out to anticipate all that we'll be going through in the next weeks. Please pray for me.

real rest

my soul finds rest in God alone.
my salvation, my hope, my healing comes from him.

he alone is my rock and my salvation.
he is our fortress, we will never be shaken!

(how long will you assult a man? would all of you try to push me down--
this leaning wall? this tottering fence?
they fully intend to topple him from his lofty place.
they take delight in lies.
with their mouths they bless,
but in their hearts they curse!)

find rest, o my soul, in God ALONE!
my hope comes from HIM.
he alone is my rock and my salvation.
he is my castle, i will not be shaken.

my salvation and my honor depend on God.
He is my mighty rock, my refuge.

Trust in him at all times, o people.
Pour out your hearts to him
for God is our refuge.

(psalm 62)

thinking of my dearest grandmother

tea for breakfast will always lean me backwards
to summering with Grandma...

book meme; part 1

Good luck figuring out what a meme is. I actually don't know. But Alison "tagged" me a few months ago. And I like the questions, so I'll answer them.

How many books do I own?
In Slovenia: two shelves and a few little stacks. In America: a bookcaseful from when I was a kid and a few boxes from college.

The last book I read was...
Journey of Desire-in the middle of it. blink-through the first two chapters. Impact-reading on occasion. The Great Gatsby-oh, nevermind. That's plenty. Oh! I actually finished Searching for God Knows What!

pretty :)

i got to go with neja to get her ears peirced today. it was really fun to be with her and her grandma at the jewelry shop. the jeweler poked the earings through her ears with a pair of pliers. yeeks! scary!

this is a picture of neja and matt at english camp this summer. i just love it when you laugh, neja!

ABUNDANTLY MUCH

Never, ever, EVER (before today) in my life have I owned
FIFTEEN DOZEN
cookies all at the same time!
Have you?

Today I got a big package in the mail from my Grandma's sunday school class. It was full of cookies!
FIFTEEN DOZEN of them.
All kinds:
-oatmeal-chocolate chip
-snickerdoodles
-chocolate chocolate chip
-regular chocolate chip
-some kind of nuts,
-etc
-etc
-etc!

And there was a card with many, many signatures of dear saints who planned, baked, prayed, cared, and mailed this package. How lovely.

This is definately "abundantly more than I could ever ask or imagine!"
So, thank you, Jesus.
And thank you, Silver Lining Sunday School class.
(from Bible Fellowship Church in Ventura, CA)