Wow, it is hard to believe it has been 4 years... this family has been a consistent blessing to me and so many others. I am more than thankful for their friendship, encouragement and generosity. Nothing beats a home-cooked meal with this gang or a drive through the mountains looking for an adventure. They have always welcomed me like family, and I am truly grateful. You guys are growing up too fast, but it is a blessing to watch! How they have put up with me this long... is still a mystery :) {I} give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 Thank you Carsons; I will always cherish these sweet memories!
Once upon a time not very long ago when I was nervous about going to nursing school and leaving my family, another wise mother told me a story about her daughter... This sweet family is true blue {literally} and was an example of humility, trust, and love to me when they did not even know it. Thanks to Teenpact we got to meet a couple years later! These bright smiles were the highlight of my day, and the cheery handfuls of wildflowers picked for me were a close second :) Little Hands, Little Toes, Much LaughterYou have a radiant smile, sharp mind, gentle glow, quick thinking, and tender heart. All the makings of a great future nurse! I am so excited to see all the Lord has in store for you. Congratulations on your graduation and the next step in college. Keep trusting Him in the journey! ~ Sisters ~This family has been an example of generosity and hospitality to me for 3 years now,
and I consider myself very blessed to know them as friends! Why they keep putting up with me, I am not sure, but I always love the times we get to hang out together and explore :) Thank you Carsons for reflecting Christ's sacrificial love for the body of believers through your ministry to me. There will always be a special place in my heart for you all and our Sunday afternoon adventures! A friend is there on your good days and the rough ones, when you are feeling fabulous and frumpy, when you need to laugh and cry. I could not have imagined how richly the Lord would bless me with friends like these. Thank you for your encouragement and constantly turning me to Christ! "Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. ...So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith." Gal 6:2, 10 Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. Prov. 27:17 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Rom. 16:9-10 Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel. Prov 27:9 May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. Rom 15:5-7 For this is the message that ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another…. We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loves not his brother abideth in death. ...Hereby perceive we the love of God, because He laid down His life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoso hath this world's good, and sees his brother hath need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwells the love of God in him? My little children, let us now love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
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AuthorI will be the first to admit that I am not a writer, but have a sincere aspiration to articulate Truth with grace, in love, seasoned with salt. Here is a journal of sorts, or photo documentations of a journey - one currently around the world in Papua New Guinea working at the Kunai Health Center. Thanks for visiting and your support! Archives
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