so here are some of the higlights of my week...

Saturday (ok i realize this is really last week but were just going to make this a week meaning within the last seven days cuz its my blog and i can do what i want) -
me and emma made a stormy weather beach day which was simply amazing.

we got a little carried away singing i believe i can fly...

Sunday -

We had a mini family reunion at my aunts house with my moms dad and all the sibbiling and cousins and stuff.

My cousin Chase and his friends Jeremy decided that since the back patio was pretty much already a pond from all the rain why not add fish!? So they went and bought $4 worth of goldfish and ended up putting them not only in the huge puddle but also in all the little light fixtures around the pool...to say the least it was amusing.

tuesday -

hurray for coming across amazing new quotes and rediscovering old ones...

"we get one story, you and i, one story alone. God has established the elmemets, the setting and the climax and the resolution. it might be time for you to go. it might be time to change, to shine out. i want to repeat one word for you: leave. roll the word around on your tounge for a bit. it is a beautiful word, isn't it? so strong and forceful, the way you've always wanted to be. and you will not be alone. you have never been alone. don't worry. everything will still be here when you get back. it's you who will have changed."

-Donald Miller

"everybody has to leave, everybody has to leave their home and come back so they can love it again for all new reasons."

-Donald Miller

"You wonder why people choose feilds away from the states when young people at home are drifting because no one wants to take time to listen to there problems. I'll tell you why I left. Because those stateside young people have every oppertunity to study, hear, and understand the word of God in there own language, and these indians have no oppertunity whatsoever. I have had to make a cross of two logs, and lie down on it to show the indians what it means to crucify a man. When there is that much ignorance over here and so much knowledge and opportunity over there, I have no question in my mind why God sent me here. Those wimpering stateside young people will wake up on the day of judgment condemned to worse fates then these demon-fearing indians, because, having a bible they were bored with it -- while these indians have never heard of such a thing as writing"

- Jim Elliot

tonight akawednesday -

I fixed a yummy Israeli inspired meal. a falafel sandwich!!!

well that was a very edited verson of my week in pictures : )

Nepal...

So it is officaly offical...I'm going to Nepal this year! And Oh I am ssoooo excited about it all!!!

I'll be leaving in May and going to live in an orphange in the capital city Kathmandu. There is a single missionary gal there, Jenn, who lives only a 2min walk away so I'll be able to go over there whenever I want plus I guess there is anoter girl in her 20's who will be there some of the time. I think most of my work will be in the orphanage but ABWE, which is who I'm going with, has a church there which is what the orphanage is a part of and they also have a bible college I believe so I'll be able to help with those also.
Then come the end of August I will come back home on another crazy long flight.

So that is whats going on in my life right now. Just trying to put everything together for that and working it all out with the people who are helping me. It is pretty exciting stuff!