On my way!!!!

So, I just confirmed my tickets for Bosnia! Sept. 3-Dec 7 are my official dates! A good, cheap price, I feel quite lucky.

I have been so encouraged this week by my beautiful friends and family. In the same day, I received 2 precious gifts that reminded me of God's great love for me. I received some very generous gifts for financial support for Bosnia. THEN, my mom gave me a box full of encouraging letters and prayers written for me at my baby shower! I cried as I was reading these beautiful letters and felt so incredibly blessed, more than I can express.

I don't deserve to have such incredible people around me, but I get to accept that amazing gift anyway!

Sometimes, I feel like my life is too "struggle-free." I haven't had to deal with a lot of hardship in my 24 years. My life has been very beautiful and stable. My parents are amazing and have set the bar extremely high as to what a God-centered marriage and family should look like. I wonder sometimes if something devastating is around the corner for me, because I haven't experienced suffering and the maturity that comes with that.

However, lately I have realized that because I have such a "healthy" life, I am able to be there, fully present, for those who do have struggles because I'm not bogged down with a lot of my own "stuff."

My prayer is that God would continue to increase this capacity in me, so that I can bless others and support them in their process.