so satisfied. 12/02/2009

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Well it's about time I blogged about something other than my hair.  (Which is chopped off short now, by the way.)

The month of November was a strange one.  I was working enough hours to put me dangerously close to full time, and far too busy to notice Thanksgiving until it jumped up and surprised me one Thursday morning.  So I may not have put a whole lot of thought into the holiday, but I can honestly say that there has never been a time in my life when I have been as thankful as I am these days.  

God is, in so many ways, so incredibly good.  My cup runneth over.

I wish there was some effective way for me to communicate the gratitude that has filled up and is now spilling out of my heart.  Months ago, I had some doors slammed in my face, and accepting the fact that the Lord wanted me to stay in Knoxville this year (instead of going to Africa or Greenville) was probably the hardest things I've ever had to do.  Now, almost halfway through the school year, I wouldn't trade these days for anything.  The Lord basically told me "Elise, I want you to spend this year learning to love Me and learning to love my people."  Because, in the end, relationships -with God and with those around us- are the only things that last.  This year has been all about relationships... and it has been, without a doubt, the richest, most joy-filled and worship-saturated year of my life.

My loving Father is showering me with His blessings-- make that, drowning me in them-- and showing me that He is just that: a loving Father who gives His children good gifts.  New friends, old friends, random people, work, church, family, time, teaching, songs, conversations... the list just keeps going on.  And keeps blowing me away.

Take last weekend, for example.  God moved a mountain range to get me off of work and send me to the Farm for a couple days.  As I drove over there with Ben and Michael, He very clearly whispered these words to my heart: "Elise, I'm giving you this weekend just because I love you.  I want to show you My love.  I want to fill you with My joy."   And He sure did.  The weekend was incredible, and I came away completely overwhelmed by His goodness.  I have way too many stories to share and not enough (or any) pictures, so ask me about it sometime... :)

So I'm not sure what the next couple months will bring.  In fact, I'm pretty much completely clueless.  But I am satisfied -so, very satisfied- in my Lord and His love for me.

the joy of family! this is my beautiful sister Hannah

 

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Hannah

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:33:14

One of the pictures is of me! Not the one that is of the tomatoes.

 

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