1/2 birthday joyfulness

NORWEGIAN LIPS!

Today is my 26th 1/2 birthday. I have decided to celebrate by sleeping in until 8 am. what has this last 1/2 year brought? SO MUCH that I have to think about it more.

I then spent a large chunk of the morning/afternoon talking with Cindy Strickland. I learn so much from her and it is so special to get to know Will's mom even before I have met her face to face. she is walking me through Biblical Foundations of Freedom....getting free from disappointment, fears, shame, and other crap that holds me down. It's really a special relationship that I have never had with another mentor before...it being so specific in its task--yet we find ourselves chatting too---a bit of 'get to know you' at the same time. It's awesome.

I am grateful that the Lord has me here in Orange City as well. I love being home although it is so different that being in Norway. I am living in a community of summer life, babysitting kids,

nieces and nephew, and lots of food. My mom is awesome cause she buys us all the vegetables we could ever want and know how to eat in a short time. We get to see Steve and Andrea and their whole family quite a lot and that is so fun! I love those guys and don't realize how much I missed out on....but get to spend all the time I can now.

I AM LUCKY!

Last night we did back rubs and ate left over birthday cake
(pre 1/2 birthday cake...post Brielle's 1st birthday cake)

These are good times...relaxed and enjoyable.

Christa will leave for Honduras very soon so we called last week 'Sister Week'. We picked weeds at the Pumpkinland, figured out the time clock mystery (that seems to be not so mysterious to anyone else...or no one really cares but us), played games, and finished by biking 17 miles in Sioux Falls then watching My Sister's Keeper at the Sheldon theater.

Yeah for Sister Week!!

Here is a photo of my handsome Denver man....just to keep things fresh!
See you in a couple weeks!!! YES!

So....now I will study a bit in the Word.....and get more free from fears and disappointments that torment me and really don't have the right to...ha. It sounds like a nice afternoon activity.
Later I'll eat stroganoff and then help paint a garage for some of my friends in town, maybe ride my bike, and pick weeds.........

but first.


freedom in Jesus' name through Jesus' blood.