Awestruck

I took this picture on my way to the bus the other morning. I can never quite capture things the way I wish I could. It has been rather sunny and beautiful the past couple of days. I spent Saturday at the pool, and I have the sunburn to prove it. It was one of the most relaxing days I've had since I've been in China.

I have a busy week ahead. I will be leaving on Friday for a volleyball trip. It's funny because we will be flying to the school to play in a tournament, but in all of my volleyball days I have never flown to play another school. Even in college we would bus to Florida or Iowa, but never fly. I'm really excited to spend time with the girls and watch some volleyball. Then we are back to school for a week and the following week is October holiday. I have a retreat that I will attend with my company at the beginning of the week, then I will hop a plane to Chengdu to spend some time with my man.

These days I'm learning about what true worship looks like, and I am being challenged to be living that out in my daily life. I am constantly reminded of His faithfulness and his blessing. It has been breathtaking as I look back over the last couple of years and realize the obvious, He leads me when I let him.

The Unexpected And The Unknown

Isn't he cute? That's Mason, my cousin's little boy, and I absolutely love him! He's such a cool kid, and he is one person I really miss. It's one of those situations where I wish I could really be in his life, but I guess I'm just not meant to be for this time. He's so cute! I just had to share this picture.

Update:

The last two weeks have been so incredibly busy and overwhelming, but I continue to grow and be challenged and fail through it all. In the last two weeks I've had volleyball or a meeting everyday after school, which doesn't allow for a lot of time to plan and get things accomplished at school. So I take work home and often leave it in my bag. I'm starting to get into a routine and hopefully that will help with the stress. I already feel like my load is lighter because last week has passed. We had open house last Friday and I also shared at chapel. I'm going to be leading a girls small group on Tuesdays during lunch. There is one student I'm really hoping to encourage through it all and I would love to see her develop a deeper relationship with the Father. That will be at 12:00 (midnight for all you Americans) if you feel like lifting it up. It'll be happening every week.

My best friend from college is having a baby!! I'm so excited for her and feel that it is worthy of a mention in my blog. It's the closest thing to me being an auntie. Blast being an only child! I get to go visit Zack in October, and I couldn't be more excited. We have a week holiday in October and the first part of the week we have a retreat for our school staff, but the last part is me on my way to Chengdu. I'm going to ride on a scooter around China; what could be more fun?

I've started playing the piano again. Not every day, but at least a couple of times a week. I'm hoping to get back into it. I don't really have any music, but my roommate has a hymnal and she lets me use it. I love it and it brings peace to my soul...along with Jesus.