Life has been going so fast around here lately! I am really busy with babysitting two days a week and working at the home for four days and getting everything ready for the next week on my day off! But even in the craziness of my life, there's still time to have lots of fun around the house! It seems lately we've had so many late nights... Natalie, Della and I sitting up hashing out new things we could try at the Blessing House or what to do come August or planning a trip for the LongTerm girls when we leave.. The last time I had a midnight Dora was my reserve. She's a sweet girl from Idaho who is just a little younger than I and we have such a great time together! She stayed up till 2:45 am chatting. Then there's photo shoots before another VS girl leaves... our most recent one included all us girls crowding into the toddler bathroom and filling up the bathtub with girls. Last night was yet another good memory made... here comes some photos...
It was sort of a Part B to this night::
Night A was a week or two ago when Carrie was down visiting me... Jessica read to us in spanish and then Sheena finished off the bedtiem story with a wonderful book, "Butterflies in my stomach". In the meantime, we became happy recipients of a StirCrazy popcorn popper. So, for a week we've been planning a Pig story and popcorn night. (Sheena and I both have books about pigs that are absolutely entertaining.)
So, last night... I popped popcorn....
Made coffee... (Yes, this is Sheena watching it perk "weldon style"! :) )
and... we read the girls our pig stories, ate popcorn, drank coffee (we've become social drinkers...), curled up under fleece blankets and held our wonderful stuffed friends... pictured is Charming- her frog (the prince part will be later hopefully) and Wilson- my bear... named after the volleyball friend in that movie ya know! of course Bella and Dassa were held by other girls who aren't pictured... By the way. this is me recommending the pig books- Pigsty and Sidney and Norman a tale of two pigs.
Trying to be Amish.... :)
And this is the most recent group of VS girls (not including the Amish & Mennonite ones...). There's 16 of us around- quite good times!!
this is me needing to rush off.........-------------> I have to work in thirty minutes and got to walk home still! have a wonderful wonderful week.
also, quickly... read Hebrews 11. Focus on :13-:16. People keep questioning me on where I call home. Yes, KY is home. OH is home. CA was home for a while.... but mostly... I'm just searching... for a city.... Heaven. A sister told me, don't be homesick for Ohio... be homesick for Heaven! there's nothing here that is important- it's all going to be there! that was so encouraging! sometimes I struggle with wanting to be in Ohio but then I'm glad I'm here too. Learning to be content WHEREVER! Lord, wherever You call me I will go. Ohio or KY or Africa. I'm facing some pretty huge decisions for once I leave here. If you would pray, I would appreciate it! August seems like a LONG way off but I'm needing to look at that point... Trusting the Lord for His leading!
Happy February :)
Soli Deo Gloria!
Courtney Renae
