it's been awhile since i last wrote here, and a good deal has happened...... dave came, along with 2 other guys from the church and we toured around israel.....galilee, capernaum, the dead sea, and lots in and around jerusalem....maybe it's cliche, but i think my favorite part of the touring was the garden tomb.....even if they can never be sure that's where it actually happened, it was a special place :) we came back to the states on thursday, and it was too soon.....it was great to see my family again, and i was able to spend some time with friends at steph's wedding, but it's not the same..... saturday at the wedding someone said something and all of a sudden there was an ache in my heart, a longing for israel, for jerusalem, for friends still , for experiences, and for more than i can even put into words -- but the ache was deep, profound.... it's now tuesday, a few days later and everyday new things i encounter remind me, arousing the ache.....restaurants, ...
Learning to live courageously and love ferociously, following God one step at a time, desiring to be part of a story bigger than me.