here and not there

hay again,
first of all i just want to apologize for being a looser missionary and staying on campus while the older kids and Grace are at Carowinds. I'd appreciate your prayers though that i will not be sick for long and will have the strength to give everything i can this last week. For those of you who have been praying for Bridget, good news, she broke up with Chris even though he threatened to take his life if she did. It's been tough, but God has really helped her see more clearly and she has surprised me how much she desires to listen to what we say. man, i wish my parents would adopt her. She is spending much more time with God now, and she is excited, so thanks for your prayers but please don't stop them. Funny/sad story- i got attacked by a 6 year old and a 6th grader in the pool yesterday with hugs, kisses, and "my mama, my fake mama". I always try to tell them gently that im not there mama and then Dakota (6th) says "i dont have a mama", then, "she is in jail". i said, "she is still your mama". then he said, "yeah, and i love her, and i'll always love her". what do you say- nothing. Then cooper nixon last night was a miracle. I felt sick, but for the first time all the kids were listening, answering my questions, and being actually involved in the devotion. then one boy had a fruit of the spirit song he wanted to play (we talked about galatians 5:22and 23. so we listened to it and a lot of them started dancing. it was precious and they all got along beautifully except when Javion tried to beat up Breanna once. then we practiced the skit they are doing sunday and then just chilled. they brought in different music to listen to including disney (yeah, i was excited about that one). most of that time i was sitting down with jason, samantha, and breanna playing with my hair and Javion cuddled in my lap. i dont think there is much hope of dodgeing all his kisses, so hopefully its not a bad thing. it was so special though. i wanted to just stay there for ever, well, ok, maybe not that long because i'd miss my other friends and family. anyway, so yeah. Its hard to think about having only one more thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, and monday nite here. I realized this just lately too, sometimes i find myself really looking foward to being home and then going to Chris and EA's wedding, and other times i try to wonder how i feel about that good stuff ahead but leaving here too, and well, i just can't think about it really, and God has helped me see through the devotions Grace and I have at nite that i just gotta live up this time right now with everything i have. if i think too much now, i get confused, but if i just look foward to stuff all the time, then i never get the fullness of the present. so yeah, im a little slow sometimes, but anyway, God is patient. love you all and hope you have a wonderful week. oh, exciting, Julie's girlfriend has left and the next day she asked if she could have a copy of my cd, so i know she has been debating life with Christ or life with this girl, so please pray that she won't ignore God and will have the strength to reach out to Him. see ya,
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