He Leads Me Beside Streams of Still Waters

Goodness, I left Tanzania, went to Kenya, stopped in Istanbul, arrived in Portland/Camas/Vancouver, visited friends and family, drove to Sunnyside, hiked a couple small mountains, spoke at churches, and am now vacationing at the beach... Lovely, lovely places and people. Yet, at one point in particular all the busyness and different-than-what-I'm-used-to-ness built up to where it didn't feel fun anymore... Then I found myself beside the stream at my parents' house, laying in the moss, reading a very light book (cats who solve murder mysteries). It wasn't ultra-spiritual, but it was a deep refreshment, and I'm thankful He provided it for me.

Goodbye. Hello.

From a house of crazy lovely friends to a group of crazy lovely family and friends! I left Dar (last day of school pictured here), and am now in the Pacific NW (hike up Table Mtn. with family and bro's friends pictured here). I am blessed to have "family" in many cities and even countries. The body of Christ is a theme I wrote about on one of my first blog posts, and I my thankfulness is renewed, as people receive me here with open arms and support me... and as friendships from Tanzania continue.