There has been some firsts lately.
Got a new job in the fall.
That job lead to another job.
I made some new friends.
Tried Japanese food. Liked most of it.
I think keeping this trend going is a good idea, therefore new travel plans are in the making. Kim and I are planning on traveling Australia sometime after Matthew and Chantelle's wedding in October. When Kim boards the plane home, I will remain in Australia to work for a year, potentially more. I feel the need to once again take a risk by jumping on a plane and going to a foreign land.
Do you ever wonder what makes you really happy? The one thing that no matter what is going on around you, will make you stop and smile. Not even make you happy, something that brings you sheer joy.
What about something that makes you think? A lady whom I don't know approached me at Missions Fest while I was waiting for a co-worker friend to come join me listen to the Watoto Children's Choir. She started telling me her story. Her daughter has lost two out of her three children at the age of one month old to a rare hereditary disease. She is devastated, crushed, watching her daughter mourn time and time again. I told her that I was sorry for her loss and hope her daughter could continue to find peace in God. Then, she smiled and walked away. Thats all. She just walked up to me, told me her story, I briefly responded, and she walked away. Why, I don't know nor do I think it matters. It made me think though.
Wonder why God puts certain people in your life? Why you say yes to something when you want to say no? Why you are at that place in that moment?
These are questions that I love to ponder. I love to think about these things... not in search of an answer, but in search of what it brings to my life and how I choose to respond.
A New Adventure and Many thoughts...
