The Wardrobe

The crunching of a leaf.
The touch of a spiderweb on my face.
Pebbles stuck in my shoes.
Dirt on my toes.
Notebook in hand.
Tweet of a bird.
Scurry of a critter.
Walking.
Waking.
Walking.
  In Woods.
  On a narrow path.
  Through a wardrobe.

Entering a new world.
One of many...
languages
Faces
Cultures
Laughs
Tears
Struggles
Hugs

But unlike Narnia, I enter into a world full of Love.



 "All shall be done, but it may be harder than you think.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Sunday

7AM milk chores

The rest of the day I intend to stay in my PJS

Drink coffee
Sit by the fire
Read
Look at old Pictures
Be Happy
Be Thankful

5pm Worship my Amazing Lord

Scary times

Hayrides
Pumpkins
Bonfires
Sweaters and Scarfs
Scary movies

I love this time of year.

I really love Halloween.
I love the thrill of being scared
And I really love candy.

Volunteer outings are always a blast.
So we decided to go to Watson Mill ( The local state park)
They had a scary hayride and movie

The hayride was not scary
and the movie was weird

But that didnt really matter because we all had a blast just being together!

Echos Through the air

Bang.
Bang. 
Bang.



Bang. 
Bang.


Rebels?

Here?

Coming??


How do you explain to someone who has faced so much that a shot in the distance is nothing to fret?
How do you explain to someone whose face is contorted with fear that all is well?

No. No No.
Hunting.
Deer.
Meat.
NO danger.

It's hunting season now, and we are here to explain that it's nothing bad.
But what about the 4th of July?
What about a lawnmower backfiring?

What about all the other things that are going to strike fear into these people who have already feared too long.
My only hope is loving neighbors who will explain. 

CC

CC
Child Care
10 Babies.
Screaming for their moms.
Some walking.
Some talking.
Some just learning to hold their heads.
This is usually a rough time.
Someone is always crying.
It's hard to keep all of them happy.
You play.
You read.
You tickle.
Sometimes nothing works.

BUT

Today was just fantastic.

Babies were happy.
All Smiles.
I even got a few laughs.

 It made me remember why Jesus said let the little children come.

This must be normal...

Hot.

Cold.

Very easy right?

Well here is a funny story.

For the first 2 months of being at Jubilee I was taking cold showers.

Let's just say my showers were not frequent...

Every time I would get in the shower I would turn the knob to Hot.

And I would wait.

I would hope.

Please get warm. 

It never would. 

So I would grit my teeth and jump in.

This must be normal.

This is the Jubilee way. 

Cold Showers.

Eco Friendly.

Saving Water!

In and out. 

Quick. 

Sometimes I'd find soap in my hair.

I wasn't getting back in. 

 Then, after talking about cold showers and how awful winter was going to be with another volunteer I got the best news ever.

______________________________

Oh You didn't know the Knob is backwards.

Backwards?

Yeah, hot is cold and cold is hot. 

WHAT??

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Yes, this came as a shock. 

Why wasn't there a note.

Why didn't I question that more!

I just thought it was normal. 

>> Since then, I've had some of the hottest showers I've ever had just to make up for all my chilly showers .

Leather and Ink

Leather cover.

Thin pages.

Black and red ink fill the pages. 

His miracles take over the chapters.

His love fills the entire book. 

My Bible.

My lifeline.

My direct line to Him. 

Here at Jubilee my faith and my relationship with God has been getting stronger.

I'm in two bible studies right now.

One going through Mark

One going through John

Jesus is so awesome. 

I feel so blessed to be able to read His word.

The things he did..

The Things he is still doing. 

In my heart.

In the heart of others.

I am sometimes overwhelmed by Christianity.

So many "Rules"

So many expectations

So many things that I feel like I have to do.

But really the only thing I have to do 

is remember that I am loved.

I am loved by an amazing Heavenly Father.

A Heavenly Father that wants what is best for me.

He will never break me.

He will always listen. 

He will always be there.

How amazing is that. 

Praise God.