the bro's at a miao village last week/some other news...

hey fam and friends,
wanted to take a sec to let you in on a few of thoughts lately...desiring home quite a bit...desiring also to stay pour out all that i have left and complete what father has for me here...its honestly a struggle to keep my thoughts in the "here and now". wishing that father would assist me in this battle...i guess if thats the worst of my battles each day, then i have much to learn from the beggars we have passed each week who battle to eat maybe once a day...humbling.

today, we traveled to a town and got to chill out with some bro's and a sis there...it was a pretty sweet time to encourage them! once again the overarching theme of my trip was re-embraced: 'i have it way too easy'...the brothers in that town are far from living an easy life! they live in poverty but have bigger smiles than i do. as i sport my patagonia shirt and my 90 dollars sandals...if this isnt a testament to the uselessness of earthly goods, i dont know what is...these bros had joy and they screamed it with their smiles in the 3 hours i saw them!

this town also had a factory/house that makes blankets with paintings on them...remarkable!
needless to say i picked a few out...from the factory we ate dinner with the bros and hopped on a bus at about 745pm...now you find me here at 1240am...

well the time here in big red is winding down quickly and im left with a long way home to gather my scattered thoughts and arrange my numerous lessons...im hoping to only apply them when i return so that fathers work on me here isn't left for me to foul up, but instead, left for me to build on.

miss all you guys...especially mom, dad, and broski...im glad yall had a good 29th!

mrs. templin...thanks for the shout out and im glad you found my site too!

allison smith...cant wait to see your face and thank you...are you sure you arent an angel? seriously...i dont say this to cause a tear or smile but rather to embrace your lifestyle...an encourager you are!

lola p...girl! how was thailand? i bet you felt that like a cat? cant wait to hear about it! thanks for the encouragement as well...see you in august, dressed in red!

jrod...another funny post by you...are you getting three hours credit this summer for your comedy class? that was dumb...

meg...heck yah ill come chill out with you and mike...i still havent met the bro yet! congratulations again and i will see you at the wedding...ill be there with bells on girl...