who would've thought?

you know, i realized that if I had stayed where I grew up, i would have never experienced delicious things like trader joe's bread, gravy's hot chocolate, or new season's lamb loaf. i probably wouldn't have lived on a street where my family is one of two caucasian families. i would have never had the experience of weathering short claustrophobic grey days in the winter, so i could truly savor the long, warmer expansive days of summer. today i breathed in the moist sunny beginnings of spring on my walk home from work--the flowers are beginning to bloom on my porch already--in spite of the fact that i have not watered them in months.

i likely never would have had a friend who is a polyamorist, a preceptor that's a agnostic goth, and I may never have relished the joy of worshipping in a way that fits so well--rich in sacrament, demonstrative in praise music, passionate about need for salvation in christ, devotion to social justice and yet open to mystery in scripture.

i am amazed that in a year and a half i became a nurse, and that in two more i'll be a nurse practitioner. so much to learn and absorb.

well, i am on day 8 of my 21 day stint without a "day off." so far i am pacing pretty well. i need some more breaks, more time to read for class, and exercise. However, God is showing me more of His sufficiency--His power made perfect in my weakness.