Dear Lord,
I know that you know my heart's cry as I wonder how an occasion can be so joyous and yet so sad at the same time. I am a grateful mother who has known that you would use Erik for your service since the day he was born. I am asking for your continued blessing on Erik's life as he begins this incredible journey of following you to Senegal. In less than forty-eight hours every minute of Erik's day, week, and month will be filled with the unfamiliar - unfamiliar surroundings, people, language, and situations. You have blessed him with an awesome sense of humor and wit and I ask that you allow him to use that gift to make new friends. You have blessed him with a sharp mind, so I ask that you guide him through all the decisions he will be making and give him discernment to know your will. You have blessed him with a healthy body, so I ask that you continue to keep him strong and free from disease. You have given him a high pain tolerance so don't let that keep him from acknowledging signs when he needs to rest. You have given him a strong will that doesn't accept defeat and one that has never wanted to follow the crowd. Allow him to use that to his advantage so that when adversity comes, he sees it as opportunity.
Protect my son as only you can. Let him feel our prayers every minute he is away from us. Continue to grow him into the man you want him to be. And most of all, Lord, thank you for the gift of being his mother.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Monday, December 24, 2007
I'll Be Home For Christmas - This Year!
I arrived back in San Antonio the night of the 20th. These days will be bitter sweet as I spend time with my friends and family. I am looking forward to riding bikes with my dad, playing football with my cousins Kris, Spencer, and Matthew, and seeing baby Sam (my nephew) giggle like a crazy man when he takes a bath. Christmas Eve will be our yearly family feast on barbque ribs, sausage, and chicken and I can’t wait for that! I look forward to one more trip with Suzi (my truck) to Corpus Christi. Chris has been looking forward to shaving my head all year and that will happen in a few days. I will also get to see one more AlamoBowl before I leave. Those are the fun things, but I already know that I am going to miss my cousin Matt and my best friend, Chris’, wedding. I don’t like thinking how much of Sam’s growing up I’ll miss and what the holidays will be like next year. I want to stay focused on the important things. Jesus asked his to disciples to “Come follow me…” and that’s what I’m doing.
One of the most important things that I learned at the International Learning Center was that family comes in many forms. Those wonderful people became my family. They may not have filled the entire void that I felt from missing my family and friends back home during the holidays but they did remind me of the one true comforter and His heart for the lost. My colleagues might not have been my family by blood but they are my family by the blood of the lamb. I look forward to many years of keeping in touch with them. Thank you.
The next few days will be fun! I almost have it all planed out, and I hope I can plan enough time to remember to pack! I leave on January 1st at 2:25 PM fly from San Antonio to Chicago, to London, then I will land in Dakar, Senegal at 6:55 PM on the 2nd. I spend two or three days in the capital city and then I will take a local flight out of Dakar to Ziguinchor and then about a 3 hour drive to Kolda in which I will live and meet the next extension of my family!
Please pray for my final days in the states! Pray that I may spend quality time with my family. Pray for preparation both physically and mentally as I say goodbye. Pray that I remember those last minute details before I leave, and most importantly pray for the Fulakunda.
I know that this might be hard for y’all to believe but this was my first snow!!!! December 5, 2007 will be a day that I will remember forever!!!! Here’s hoping you have a white Christmas and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
One of the most important things that I learned at the International Learning Center was that family comes in many forms. Those wonderful people became my family. They may not have filled the entire void that I felt from missing my family and friends back home during the holidays but they did remind me of the one true comforter and His heart for the lost. My colleagues might not have been my family by blood but they are my family by the blood of the lamb. I look forward to many years of keeping in touch with them. Thank you.
The next few days will be fun! I almost have it all planed out, and I hope I can plan enough time to remember to pack! I leave on January 1st at 2:25 PM fly from San Antonio to Chicago, to London, then I will land in Dakar, Senegal at 6:55 PM on the 2nd. I spend two or three days in the capital city and then I will take a local flight out of Dakar to Ziguinchor and then about a 3 hour drive to Kolda in which I will live and meet the next extension of my family!
Please pray for my final days in the states! Pray that I may spend quality time with my family. Pray for preparation both physically and mentally as I say goodbye. Pray that I remember those last minute details before I leave, and most importantly pray for the Fulakunda.
I know that this might be hard for y’all to believe but this was my first snow!!!! December 5, 2007 will be a day that I will remember forever!!!! Here’s hoping you have a white Christmas and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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