tagged

So, I was tagged by Anya Knotts and I'm supposed to write 7 random facts about myself. I enoyed reading Anya's. I hope you are mildly entertained by mine. Here goes: 

1) I'm a word nerd. Thinking about word roots, learning new words and pondering how definitions evolved is fun for me.

2) I would rather have 7 snacks in a day v. 3 meals.

3) Chicago is my favorite American city and I love recommending fun places to eat and visit to those who plan on going there.

4) I get depressed after about 4-5 months of living without a piano.

5) Books make me happy. Looking at a big bookshelf crammed with books brings some kind of inner satisfaction. Reading them is relaxing and discussing them is invigorating.

6) I love hot weather. I must be part gecko.

7) Putting another book on top of the Bible makes me feel uncomfortable, but resting a pen on top of it does not.

Who Would Have Thought?

It was a year ago this week that I came to visit my friends here in Bishkek quite unsuspecting that God would call me to join them here. Yikes. Who would have thought? Well apparently my mom and Chris Zurbach knew. I for one did not and am amazed by God's gentleness and faithfulness in leading us. I've been pondering that verse from 1 Thess 2 lately that this is God's will for us: our sanctification. Year by year, He takes us into deeper waters, urging us to cast our net out into the deep and surprising us with the abundance of joy that comes with obedience. So, here's to God's goodness and trustworthiness as we follow Him wherever He would lead us.