TRAVELS...

So after a very very long journey from Vancouver to Thailand... Jess and I are sitting here in Bangkok... :)

We had a 10hr layover in Japan - Osaka to be exact, which was really cool because we went out to an outlet mall and then over to a beach where we saw an awesome sunset... the only bummer was how exhausted we were! I was so tired that i was actually laying on the bench while waiting for the bus to take us back to the airport!! ha ha ha... it was awesome
The flight on Thai Airway was great - such a pretty plane! and the food was all incredible! We took a taxi in to KohSan road... backpacker central and arrived at about 6am... we walked around a tiny bit - grabbed a room showered and took a quick nap... and now here we are at 9am letting everyone know we are safe!
Our day plans... eat, shop, and catch the bus we already booked for Koh Phangnen... no agenda really!! oh I love that!!
Love you all... keep us in your prayers... BIG SQUISHES

a warring bride...

I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him. 2 Corinthians 11:2

“The LORD is a warrior; the LORD is his name” (Ex. 15:3).

The Lord, my warrior, my husband fought for me... he fought through the turmoils of this world and has gone to eternity and back to fight for me...

Sometimes I ask myself why? why would the God of heaven and earth fight for me, really... I am not the 'greatest' at anything and I spend more time flat on my buttocks than I do standing... I ask myself why?

And then, the love that surpasses understanding envelopes my heart and calms the storms of my heart and I know why... its about a love affair that my mind cannot comprehend, it is about taking the least of these (me) and bringing me into my destiny... a warring bride of Christ... it seems impossible to me - but what seems impossible to man is more than possible for the master creator!

I will buckle my boots, put on the gown he has given me, pick up my sword - and add my tiara... I will fight the battles set before me... even though they seem so numerous... I know I will prevail if I just set my heart in Papa's gentle hands... I am already victorious - its time to remind someone of that!

(for all who read... this princess could use some prayers these days... smiles-thanks)

Eternity in our hearts...

"Forever and ever? That’s it? That’s the “good news”? And then we sigh and feel guilty that we are not more “spiritual.” We lose heart, and we turn once more to the present to find what life we can. Eternity ends up having no bearing on our search for life whatsoever. It feels like the end of the search. And since we’re not all that sure about what comes after, we search hard now.
Remember, we can only hope for what we desire. How can the church service that never ends be more desirable than the richest experiences of life here? It would be no small difference if you knew in your heart that the life you prize is just around the corner, that your deepest desires have been whispering to you all along about what’s coming. You see, Scripture tells us that God has “set eternity” in our hearts (Eccl. 3:11). Where in our hearts? In our desires.

The return of spring brings such relief and joy and anticipation. Life has returned, and with it sunshine, warmth, color, and the long summer days of adventure together. We break out the lawn chairs and the barbecue grill. We tend the garden and drink in all the beauty. We head off for vacations. Isn’t this what we most deeply long for? To leave the winter of the world behind, what Shakespeare called “the winter of our discontent,” and find ourselves suddenly in the open meadows of summer?
(The Journey of Desire , 111)

a great day to blog about!

Ok Tams... you win.... for now! But only cuz I have something incredible to tell the world!!!

I AM GOING TO THAILAND!!!!!

I will blog again either later - or tomorrow or soon... about my excitement...

I am leaving May 24 and returning June 16... how freaking awesome is this going to be!!!!!!