Good
Day!
Ahhh…I sit
here, reveling in the peace I’m surrounded by in the home of my family. I’ve
been back in PA for one month, and it is so sweet to be with my mom, dad, Matt, and friends. (My brother Andrew was here for a week and then left for Tanzania
& Kenya!)
In
another month I will return to Haiti for Year #2. J I look forward to returning, but I want
to draw out my time here as much as I can!
I’m
taking two classes online through Millersville University and I am loving learning
about adolescent psychology and racism psychology. These match closely with things
I’m passionate about, and the process of studying is, although long and
sometimes tedious, teaching me a lot.
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| Dr. Hirt & me :) |
Being
back with people I love and not having many responsibilities is a great path to
rejuvenation and refreshment.
I had
the great privilege of seeing Holocaust survivor Joseph Hirt speak a week ago. I
studied the Holocaust with my 10th grade class and the study of this
significant event and tragedy in history became a slight obsession as I searched
through research and read more than I could bear at time. Hearing Dr. Hirt
speak was healing to my soul, as he shared the steadfast love of the Father
despite times of unbearable pain.
Here are
a few of my musings and some verses that have hit me over the past month:
“May the
words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O
Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.” ~Psalm 19:14
The
tension tears, tempts, trickles
Into fibers
new and old.
Where,
Oh Truth of God, do You
Reside?
Turn my
heart to You, O Lord,
Break
contempt in my words,
My searching,
my pondering.
Let me
flounder if it be in Your arms
And in
the safety of Your love.
The beat
of His heart turns longing from distant shores
To the
bent of His plan.
Holy,
Holy,
The day
becomes clear and I hear my
Heart’s
cry, challenging my questions
To rest.
Worthy,
worthy,
My cry
begins to meagerly blend
With the
throng of Heaven in distant places.
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| The beauty of a backyard. :) |
Oh, but
a small part I play,
Oh, but
a stranger in the places I call home,
Oh, but
a searcher, a wanderer.
A humbled
block-head I run
After Your
promises.
What be
the treasures You save for me up there?
I have
none of lasting measure here!
Surely goodness
and mercy will follow me
All the
days of my life.
Give me
the grace to ascend Your Holy Hill
With clean
heart and pure fingers on these hands.
Hello Dear One, Thank you so very much for sharing your heart in word and pictures. It surely is a treasure to your mother and I to learn of all our precious Lord is doing in your life, which in turn blesses others including us as well. The priceless opportunities you traveled this past year and this summer are filled with the abundance of the colors of the rainbow. Being with us for this rest and renewal summer season has also brought joy to your heart and ours with schooling, meeting Dr. Hirt and spending times with family and friends. You are much loved by so many whom you have loved and poured your heart into. We so abundant love you!! dad
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