Greater things are yet to come!

We had an AMAZING house church tonight and some of us girls planned a girls bible study for Wednesday nights this semester! My sweet friend April played this song today and it made me think of how greater things are still to come for our group this semester.

"God in this city" by Chris Tomlin

You're the God of this city
You're the King of these people
You're the Lord of this nation
You are

There is none like our God
There is none like our God

(Chorus)
For greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this city

(then the song repeats itself)


This is going to be a great semester. God is going to do amazing things and I am so excited for what is to come.



Besos xoxo

Count your blessings!

Before I left for BA, my mom gave me a book called "The Good and Beautiful God." I just finished a chapter about God being trustworthy. At the end of each chapter, the author (James Bryan Smith) gives a "soul training" exercise and this chapter's exercise was to make a list of blessings. I have countless things to be thankful for, but here are just a glimpse of my blessings here in BA:

my padre and madre
my hermanas
casa holden
our group
empanadas
agua sin gas
the park
when my little sisters play with my ipod
when Jesi and Eli hang out with me and my friends
convo dinners
asado
house church
bible studies
cheap food
EFT's
long weekends
laughter around the casa
dulce de leche
serving at Adulam
the overwhelming feeling of happiness when I am with my friends
skyping with my family back home
deep conversations
walking home listening to my ipod
our little dog Shaggy greeting me when I walk through the door
the feeling of being so incedibly BLESSED when I walk to and from school everyday!

Smith gives a quote from David Crowder that I just love:
"When good is found and we embrace it with abandon, we embrace the Giver of it... Every second is an opportunity to praise. There is choosing to be made. A choosing at each moment. This is the Praise Habit. Finding God moment by revelatory moment, in the sacred and the mundane, in the valley and on the hill, in triumph and tragedy, and living praise erupting because of it. That is what we are made for."



Besos xoxo

Humidity and no AC

After bawling in the airport with my mom, a 10 hour and 20 minute direct flight, almost losing my bags, and waiting in line for 45 minutes for customs, I am finally in Buenos Aires! My sweet padres came and picked me up from the airport and because I only got an hour of sleep on the plane, I slept the whole way back to the apartment. Walking inside and seeing all of my hermanas made me so happy and excited to be back. The plan for tonight is to SLEEP! But tomorrow we have asado and our first intensive spanish class.


Besos xoxo



*Couldn't leave America without these goodies...

Time to go back!

My last post was on Dec. 17, 2010. That seems like so long ago but at the same time, those five weeks flew by. Spending time at home with friends and family was the best thing I could have asked for. It was a time to recharge and focus on the people I love, and it was also a time to plan and set goals for what I want to accomplish this semester. However, all of that planning came to a screeching halt when Hannah told me she wasn't coming back to BA this semester. I had known it was going to be a possibility and we had talked about it a lot over the break, but I was still surprised when she made the final decision. Han was my best friend last semester. There are so many things that I couldn't have done without her and for the past few days, the thought of her not being there with me brought me to tears. Lots of them. Despite my sadness, I am confident that this break will be good for her and because I love our friendship so much, I am praying that this will be just what she needs. My first few weeks back will be hard without her and I know that it will take some getting used to. But I also know that God has so much in store for me this semester and that it may very well just be the best one yet.

I'm getting on a 767 tonight and getting to Buenos Aires in the morning! Please pray for a safe flight for all of us coming back tomorrow.



Besos xoxo


p.s. Nicole, I didn't forget about you! I know this semester off will be good for you too. I will miss having you around and getting to know you better, but I'm not sure that I will miss those crazy workouts that made me sore for days :) Love you, sweet girl. I'm praying for you.