Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails...And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.

~ I Corinthians 13:4-8,13

I was excited to discover that this passage was the theme of VBS this week. This has always been one of my favorite pieces of scripture and I thought I would share it with all of you. I hope these words inspire you too...

Faith of a Child

This week, I have one of the most wonderful experiences...teaching children about God during a Bible camp at a church by my house. Every year I look forward to this camp because I always feel stronger after the week is over. I know it sounds crazy, but these children teach me so much about my life and faith. It is a beautiful experience.

Today, we talked with the children about patience. It was the sweetest thing to listen to them as they tried to explain what patience means. And the funny thing is, that most of them could define patience better then I could. Even the preschoolers...One of the little boys told me that patience is waiting for something that you want really bad but knowing that it will take time to get it. And how true that is.

After my time in the mountains and now with these children, I am getting the message from God that I need to be patient. Nothing comes overnight and it takes a while to get answers to questions that we have. But if we are patient like I talked about with these kids, answers will come, happiness will come, and the dreams that we have can come true. It just does not happen overnight.

Now I understand what God means when He says that we all must have the faith of a child. Their faith is the strongest of all and I hope that one day I can be just like those kids. :)

New Path

Wow! It has been a little while since my last blog. Since my last post, I finished the school year, met a few frogs in Chicago, and had the most amazing trip of my life. I went to Montana. I know, most of you are probably thinking "what?" but it was the best trip of my life. I went out there to visit some friends that I met in D.C. last April and had a blast with them. They live in a valley in the beautiful mountains of Montana and I fell in love instantly. While I was there I went gopher hunting, learned to drive a four wheeler, drove up mountains and through the valley, reunited with old friends, and was reminded of the power of God. He has a purpose for everything, whether or not we realize it at the time. I never thought that I would meet such wonderful friends in D.C., but I did. And I never thought we would keep in touch for over a year. I never thought I would actually have the chance to see them again or visit them in their hometown. I never thought they would become such important parts of my life. But they have and so has this state because the mountains, people, and adventures there taught me that God has a plan for everyone and we must trust in it. Sometimes He will surprise us with beautiful gifts and experiences that we never thought would happen to us. Sometimes people come back into our lives that we never thought we would get to see again. And that gives me hope that I will see them again, that I will realize where I am supposed to be and who I am supposed to be with one day. It is ok that I don't know everything because we can't know everything. God has surprises for us, and I can't wait to be surprised again!!!