Details.

White puffy clouds. A child's mischievous smile. Christmas lights. The smell of Indian food from the apartment I'm walking past. Umbrellas and rain boots. These are the things I have been thinking about lately. Ok so maybe not these exact things but the little details that make up our everyday life that can get missed so easily! I was reminded the other night of how God is in the details of our life. So often I think of God in the BIG decisions I have to make or in the howling storm, but the other night while I was contemplating life God reminded me of how He is in the details as well. He causes the sun to shine so that I can cheerily walk down the sidewalk and smile as I pass people. He lets the smells of food waft past my nose so I can appreciate the culture around me. He isn't standing in the sidelines of my life just hoping that I make it through round of my life. He sees me cry and laugh and praise and eat and talk and delights in me. He delights in the me of that moment not the me twenty years from now too. He sees me for who I am right now and loves me just as much as if I had the wisdom of my grandma. That fact alone astounds me. So today I will remember the details and walk down the street with a twinkle in my eye and a spring in my step because I know that even though I may not have it all together the one who does is holding my hand beside me.

beginnings.

To be perfectly honest this whole blog thing scares the tar outta me. I've never been much of a writer and the thought of putting my thoughts on paper (or a blog) for all to see slightly terrifies me. That being said, here goes nothing...

As many of you know I've been living up here in the big city since September. I helped cook and clean at the training center for a little over 5 weeks. Before I came up here I told God that I wouldn't mind you know if He would let me stay up here. :) While we were cooking I got to know one of the girls taking lto (long-term orientation) fairly well and she told me she was staying on as an intern after lto. I started asking some questions about it all and she strongly encouraged me to talk to Bob Miller who is the director of the Mission Training Center, where I was a cook. After talking to mom and dad about this I finally got up the nerve to talk to Bob. When I asked him when would be a good time to come up here and be an intern he paused for about two seconds and looks at me and says, "now!" I was kind of surprised because somehow I didn't think this would all work out so easily. I told him that I would pray about it some more and talk to my parents about it and so I called up my parents again and asked them what they thought about it all and they told me that they weren't against it and if I felt God leading me in this direction then they would bless me in this decision. They thought though that maybe I should sell my car so I wouldn't have that expense as well while I was in NYC. I wasn't so sure my car would sell that easily but I prayed about it and just left it at that. Dad put it up for sale on craigslist and within a week of it being on there it was sold! Major answer to prayer! To top things off a lady was moving out of an apartment down the street and I could move in with two other ladies that go to my church! I could not have planned it any better! Though I do not know for sure what God wants me to focus on while I am here, I am sure of the fact that He has placed me up here and I want to be faithful to that call. So that is how it all began, well kinda (how it first started is another subject all together).

So with that I want to ask you, what brought you to where you are in life?
If anyone wants to share their stories with me, feel free to cause I love stories!