nerves are normal, right?

wow, I leave for Mexico tomorrow and I am getting a little nervous. Im pretty sure it is the fact that I will be away from Shane and the dogs (jackson and charlie) for a whole month. I love Shane so much and I really cant imagine being away from him for that long. Though, I do know that it is Gods will that I go and He will provide the strength for both of us while I am away. I have pretty much everything ready. I dont think that I have done this much laundry in a very long time. So, I am going to go back to spending time with Shane before I go.

Mexico Bound

Hello All! I hope this finds everyone enjoying the holiday season...I know that I have.
Well, a lot has transpired over the last couple of weeks culminating into a mission trip that I will be taking over the month of January to Chiapas, Mexico. Long story short, I will be heading back to Chiapas with the Wilson Family (Julie has been my mentor for a couple of years) and returning in early February. I believe that this trip has been totally orchestrated by the Lord after experiencing all of the amazing things He has done to make it happen. I know that He has a lot in store for me while I am at the mission. I realize that this opportunity has come at a unique time in my life, at what seems to be the end of a very long chapter. The Lord has so faithfully sanctified my heart over this past year and I believe that the time in Mexico will be sealing what He has done. And so, I will be leaving on January 1st. I will regularely update my blog with news and pictures of the journey. Love you all!!

confronting reality

Admittedly, I am the product of two realities. One that consist of the physical circumstances that surround me, attempting to influence my decisions based on the natural processes of the world. The pressure is to allow cause and effect to be the determining factor of my fleshly choices. The second reality, the Truth, is the reality of the Supernatural. The Reality where I serve a righteous God who created ALL things and is in control of ALL things. The Reality that truly rules and reigns on this earth and sets everything in its place. Unfortunately, there is the evil component of the supernatural Reality that presses in on me every day. The evil that reigns on earth has so influenced the natural/physical reality that it has become a constant battle upon my flesh, attempting to convince me that it is Truth. Oh, how I long to make my home in the supernatural reality that is "Christ in me, the hope of Glory", to live guided by the Spirit of God and battling against the evil forces that make their home on this earth. To live in and not just speak of the Reality that is my inheritance in the Kingdom of God. In that place His Kingdom will come and His will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.