Giving God Tomorrow

It’s tempting to be distracted from the call of faithfulness today by the lure of tomorrow. 


God is teaching me to be content right where He has me. It is a hard thing for me to not let my mind wondering to the next day, year, or season in my life. As part of developing a heart of contentment and joy, I want to get in the of writing down moments/things for which I am thankful. 

Today I am thankful for these moments:

1. Being greeted with big hugs from the 2nd graders this morning

2. My students respectful attitudes during class

3. Hearing giggles of the 1st graders on the monkeybars

4. A cool afternoon breeze

5. Jogging around the campus with children running behind me

6. Pleasant lunch conversations with my students

7. Dave's excitement to sit in my lap while tutoring 

8. Alexa sharing her popcorn with me during snack

9. Black coffee

10. Ice cold water

11. A desire to workout

12. Nathaniel and Josiah cooking a delicious dinner to share

13. Great friends and conversations about life

14. Prayer time with Kellyanne 

15. Jello

16. Amber's cookie treat

17. A purring cat to snuggle with 

18. Candlelight

19. Encouraging skype call with Sarah

20. Patience to get through the school day

God is always surrounding me with His goodness, love, and faithfulness. I just have to choose to see it.  Join me in praying for a heart of contentment in serving the Lord moment by moment! 

He is ALIVE!

"He will never fail. Greater than all we see. Greater than all we ask. He has done great things. Lifted up. Defeated the grave. Raised to life. Our God is able." 

Here is a quick recap of my Easter Sunday! 


-At church we listened to the Easter sermon streamed from Andy Stanley's church in Atlanta, GA. 


-Our church had a potluck with lots of yummy food. 


-I had my first lesson on how to drive a stick shift car. And yes, it was pretty successful. 


-We finished watching the second Lord of the Rings, and started the third. 


-We ended the night with a few hours of night volleyball. 

An entry from my journal tonight.... 

Dear God,

I want to find my happiness and joy in you. I want you to be enough for me. I want you to satisfy the deepest longings in my heart. I want to find pleasure in nothing else but you. Daily I look to people, activities, or things to find my worth and happiness. God show yourself to me in a way that I can’t help but love you more than everything else in my life! 

"God has created NOTHING that will give you more pleasure than Himself." 

Jillian Hall 

Check out this blog! Featured are a few missionaries (including myself) working in Haiti to bring glory to God!

http://corneliusandmindybroersma.blogspot.com/2012/04/god-is-working-hallelujah.html

I love this song!

Blog Worthy Day

I am currently sitting in Amber's apartment with the boys enjoying each others company. Amber is training our kittens to hunt mice with the pink stuffed mouse. Nathaniel is grading papers. Josiah is on the computer. Welcome to our wonderfully eventful Saturday nights.

Today I did do something I thought I would never ever do. I rode on a moto! That in and of itself is worth blogging about. Amber and I took a moto and went up to Caribe to see the Orchid Extravaganza. We survived and actually had fun!

Here are some pictures from the day! 

Amber and I with our coffee

Some of the beautiful flowers 

real questions from my heart

Do I doubt God's goodness?

Do I distrust God's intent?

Am I discontent with things God has given me?

What do I truly desire for my life?

Does God really love me?

If God truly loves me why does He withhold that which I believe will fully nourish?

Does God not want me to be happy?

Why am I so ungrateful?

What will truly satisfy me? 

Way do I always desire something different, something other than what I have? 

I am hungering for something more. I want to know Jesus more intimately. 

I know that desire for more comes from Jesus' pursuit of my heart, and for that I am beyond grateful. 

the precious hearts of my students

During Bible today my students wrote letters to God. Here are a few :)