Smiley To Africa

          Everyone who knows me, knows that the one thing I've wanted all my life was to get married and have a family of my own. The other day I was driving home from work thinking about my upcoming adventure and just talking to God. When suddenly out of know where I said, "Thank You Father I have not gotten married yet." Gasp!!! Did I just thank God for not bringing my Mr Right? Never would I have thought there would come a day when I would say those words!      God wants this time with me more than I even want it! and I am SO excited to see what He will do!!!! And now that I will have this adventure, I will know deep in my core the joy that comes with it!      My Mom always told me to keep doing what God called me to do and that I will look over one day and see Mr Right walking alongside me. I'm still waiting, but right now, I am SO MUCH more excited to see what God is going to do in my life!

But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 New King James Version (NKJV)       This verse has been turning around in my heart the past week. I believe the Holy Spirit wanted me to see that "waiting on the Lord" did not necessarily mean sit and wait, but "wait" can and is an action word.       When I serve the Lord I find a joy and a strength, I did not have before. Waiting/serving is a daily if not constant choice, especially if, you are already weary.       Then I remembered, that I heard that, when it storms eagles go up above the clouds and soar above the storm. And so "those who wait on[serve] the Lord..." Shall soar above the storms of this life!!!!!!       Keep your eyes on Jesus! Keep serving Him!

Twenty-eight days and I will be headed out! God has given me a great opportunity to serve Him at Agape Gospel Mission, in Ghana! Serving with children has been on my heart for years. This past year I decided to take a step of faith and begin saving for this trip. About October I requested information for short-term and long-term mission trip. I received the packet in November, I discovered one of the first steps on this adventure was I had to tell about my self. There was some pointers as to what they wanted to know(which was helpful), yet I really don't know what to write when it comes to the "About Me" in anything. I would rather sit down and have some "healthy" hot chocolate and talk about what is on our hearts! If you know me you know I never have trouble finding some thing to say and I am like an open book!  Then once I was approved I had to make time to fill out the paperwork for my visa and make sure I marked every "t" and dotted every ...

Come Along and see what God will do!!!!!!!!!   I am an ordinary woman with an extraordinary God! My hearts desire is to have the kind of intimacy, love, and relationship with Jesus that He desires to have with me! I know that the intimacy He wants to have with us is SO much GREATER than we can imagine. As a result, I want others young and old to see and desire more of HIM. I was told that it takes years with Jesus to have that kind of relationship... I refuse to believe that! I believe God placed this desire for intimacy in my heart, and I know from the example of my earthly father if he offers me a gift he wants me to have and enjoy it fully NOW! Why would my Heavenly Father be less?