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For Thanksgiving Guy and I are driving up to Oregon to visit my married sister, Amy. Please pray for our safety because it's a long trip in a small car, very early in the morning - we're leaving at 4am. Though I'm somewhat apprehensive, I'm excited because I love Amy and Rob so much, which leads me to miss them so much, and it will be good to spend this holiday with them. It will also be good for me to have so much time in the car with my brother. We've needed that for a long time.
After planning on this trip, I was invited to go to New York with some good friends the weekend after and just last night I decided I'm not going to. That was a really hard decision to make and I was close to tears when I was writing my decision to my friend, but I think financially it's the wisest thing to do right now. Still, I will probably be sad that weekend to be home instead of in New York. That's so near to where I grew up, and I haven't visited since my family moved away. It's alright though, I have convinced myself that the Lord will provide another opportunity to go in the future because of how much it means to me. And because He tends to be amazing like that.
I have to say...fall is now by far my favorite season solely because of Thanksgiving and Christmas. I love everything about these holidays. No work. No school. Family. Friends. Presents. Cards. Decorations. And a ton of food :) But most importantly of course, everyone stops being so busy in order to gather around the King and offer thanks and praise for all that He is and has done for us. I especially love having the chance to spend time with family and friends that are usually far away. To me, it's like a taste of heaven.
Well, I'll leave you with a verse that has been very comforting to me lately:
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10
After planning on this trip, I was invited to go to New York with some good friends the weekend after and just last night I decided I'm not going to. That was a really hard decision to make and I was close to tears when I was writing my decision to my friend, but I think financially it's the wisest thing to do right now. Still, I will probably be sad that weekend to be home instead of in New York. That's so near to where I grew up, and I haven't visited since my family moved away. It's alright though, I have convinced myself that the Lord will provide another opportunity to go in the future because of how much it means to me. And because He tends to be amazing like that.
I have to say...fall is now by far my favorite season solely because of Thanksgiving and Christmas. I love everything about these holidays. No work. No school. Family. Friends. Presents. Cards. Decorations. And a ton of food :) But most importantly of course, everyone stops being so busy in order to gather around the King and offer thanks and praise for all that He is and has done for us. I especially love having the chance to spend time with family and friends that are usually far away. To me, it's like a taste of heaven.
Well, I'll leave you with a verse that has been very comforting to me lately:
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10