"Prologue"

I'm sitting in the living room - enjoying the heat of the wood burning stove and drowning out the dull humming of the fan.
I can hear my family talking in the other room.
You can't see out the windows of the west wall because it's dark. But you can see the reflection of all the Christmas lights and candles scattered about the house.
It's beautiful.
It's good to be home.
I was even daring enough leave to ALL my school books back in the Valley. Okay, not ALL my books - I brought my medical encyclopedia, dictionary with me; you'll never know when you might need that! As I was packing to come home for Christmas Laura, my host sister, said I should bring a book with me; the one that she had put on my desk which had been sitting there past two months. "I know you'll be home with your family - but you should take it. Make an effort. For me; just take it with you, you might get around to it."
I looked at the book. I had been avoiding it the entire term; but I smiled at Laura and grabbed the book and put it in the box. I'm not going to read that. I thought to myself. I won't even have the time. Besides my folks will want me spending time with the family, not wrapped up in some book. That's it - it will be a good excuse. I looked up and smiled at Laura.
It's not like I don't like to read...I love reading. I'm a book-a-holic! I could walk in a book store as long as if not longer than my favorite clothing store - and that's sayin' something!

I sort of forgot about the book when I got home, until my Mama asked about it. I said I brought it back with me and that Laura had wanted me to read it, but I didn't want to. My Mama inquired why.
"I don't know, it's kidna got an interesting story line. It's based off of the book of Hosea."
She just looked at me - it's not like she didn't know what Hosea is about. It was more like that 'what did you learn in Sunday school and tell me about it' type look. "It's about a harlot, a prostitute and how a godly man marries her as a word from the Lord and loves her no matter what. To show her what true love is - kinda of a type of Christ with us, you know?"
"Hmmm."
"But because of the content I didn't know if I really wanted to read it." I was sure this would get me off the hook.
"I'll skim through it for you - and let you know."
"Yeah that would be great - let me know what you think."
Well she read it - and said "Well it's not one that you can "skim". I don't think its a easy read, especially for someone like you and me. I'm not sure why, but understanding and accepting God's love is just hard for us. But I think it would be a really good read. Especially with the recent events, Sarah. And I think you should read it here at home, where you can kinda let your guard down and really take it as it is."

Great. I thought - there is still no way I'm reading it. It's Christmas, I have tons to do helping around the house, because Em can't this year - I'll totally have my hands full. Besides, who wants to go through all that "stuff" when it's Christmas time?

more snow....

SNOW

Here are some pictues of us at home in the snow!

Merry Christmas!

The Lion Heart and Me

George and The Lion Heart

...back that cart up

So if flying home wasn't crazy enough - flying back, or the lack there of, has been the worse. When I went to the air port to fly out - little did I know that for the last three days flights have been canceled into the local airport. (the one I NEED to fly into) Oh boy....

So tonight we are going try this one more time! I've made a couple calls - some say "yah" some say "nay" and it's looking like the "nays" just might have it. The fog has been so bad - that flights haven't been coming and flights haven't been getting there. There is a chance that the flight could take off, but there is a better chance that the flight might be re-routed. That would be a bummer. The LAST thing I wanna do is fly into a city at midnight trying to get home - I would rather drive....which we might just do!

Time to head out....where I'm not sure. Well the airport - but we might just turn around and come back home!

Lord Bless
- In Him

whao nelly...

Okay - today has been crazy! Maybe it's just the fact that I really wanted to just go home and everything was just a topper that I REALLY wanted to go home.

Anatomy was crazy - we learned that the muscles in your stomach that have special properties so that when they stretch like when you eat to much on Thanksgiving, they can still contract and process your food. Great uh? Then we watch a video of some renowned scientist that my teacher was pretty stoked about, so the renowned scientist cut open a cadaver live...it was really interesting. A couple of people in the audience looked like they were about to lose it. Super interesting, kinda gross.

Just to top off the day - (I'm just hitting the major points of the day) - I check in for my flight and it tells me that my flight has been delayed....two hours! Oh boy. I already had two hours to wait in the first place. Gracious me.

Just thought I'd tell you all. Super can't wait to get home though!!!! So happy! So I'm gonna hop to and work on my homework; memorizing muscles. Fun Fun....Have a great Thanksgiving! Eat TONS cuz your smooth muscles in your stomach will still have enough tension to contract and digest your FOOD! Wonderful is it not?!
Lord Bless,
- In Him

Coming home....

HI All,
I'm sorry I haven't updated it a ton - but I want to say I'm coming home soon and I can NOT wait! I'm so excited to come home! I have a quick couple min.

Thank you so much for you prayers! I made it through mid-terms - there is a God! Praise the Lord! If you could pray for diligence in this last stretch of my first term (out of 7? I think?) Goodness me... *sigh*

God is good! Thank you for your prayer, love and support! I love and miss you all!
- In Him

"when challended to race in golf cart; ride bike instead"

Laura was walking out the door and mentioned to me as I was picking out my clothes for the morning, that I might want to dress really warm and cozy. Because it was "super cold outside and with the fog it just kinda seeps through you and kinda chills you." I laughed and nodded and continues to pick my outfit for today.

Now I'm sitting down in the living room doing Medical Terminology; working on the word "adenocarcinoma" which is any one large group of carcinomas derived from glandular tissue. But besides that fact, I was sitting here and I heard something. Kids. It was Saturday, of course they would be out and about. Other than that it's been the first nice day we've had in a while, chilly but nevertheless a nice day. I couldn't piece together in my mind what these children might be doing - judging by their tone of voice and vocal fluctuations. So the voices got louder once and again and I hop up on the couch and look out the bay window.
I see Nick, a neighborhood boy of 14 on his bike racing two girls (ready for this?) in a golf cart. I stopped and kinda sat on the couch looking out for a moment. He still beat them from the top of the cul-de-sac to the end of the street. I chucked inside - and smiled. Random.

I had to share that little pick-me-up for the day. Not very profound, or very wise - unless you want to make a chines proverb out of it. "when challenged to race in a golf cart, ride your bike." Hope it at least made you smile.

May the Lord bless your day!
- In Him
PS I'm coming home in less than 20 days now!!!!!!!