A response to my sister Mary...About me

All About Me

1) Were you named after anyone? Ruth is from the Bible and from my mom's sister, Lois is from the Bible and from my maternal grandmother

2) When was the last time you cried? Yesterday in chapel when my Bengali princess was sharing her beautiful heart

3) Do you like your handwriting? Most of the time

4) What is your favorite lunch meat? chicken (does spinach count)

5) Do you have kids? I have not given birth to any, but I've been a nanny for countless

6) If you were another person would you be friends with you? Probably not because I hate matching people.

7) Do you use sarcasm a lot? unfortunately

8) Do you have your tonsils? weird question but yes

9) Would you bungee jump? it would take a lot for me to

10) Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? No

11) Do you think you are strong? relatively

12) What is your favorite ice cream? vanilla, plain vanilla

13) What is the first thing you notice about people? teeth and laugh

14) Red or pink? Red

15) What is the least favorite thing about yourself? flesh.

16) Who do you miss the most? my family

17) What color pants and shoes are you wearing? jeans and no shoes

18) What is the last thing you ate? squash, zucchini, and some other stuff

19) What are you listening to right now? my friend playing the guitar and singing in the hallway

20) If you were a crayon what color would you be? I hope that I'm never a crayon.

21) Favorite smells? rain, curry, old spice, Japanese cherry blossom

22) Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? my sister Esther

23) Favorite sports to watch? baseball live or football on TV

24) Hair color? Blonde/brown who knows?

25) Eye color? blue/green/gray who knows?

26) Do you wear contacts? normally yes

27) Favorite food? Rice and curry and other ethnic food

28) Scary movies or happy endings? I hate scary movies so happy

29) Last movie you watched? part of Anne of Green Gables

30) What color shirt are you wearing? I'm wearing two so black, and a green and white one

31) Summer or winter? fall

32) Hugs or kisses? Yes

33) Favorite dessert? apple or orange

34) What books are you reading? Peace Child, Translator's notes for I Thessalonians, and Foxe's Book of Christian Martyrs

35) What is on your mouse pad? No mouse pad.

36) What did you watch on tv last night? I don't watch TV

37) Favorite sound? rain on a tin roof and laughing

38) Rolling Stones or Beatles? neither

39) What is the farthest you have been from home? Nowhere I've been is home.

40) Do you have a special talent? I can stand on my head

Where's my home?

Today in chapel, a dear friend of mine got up and shared a bit of her heart and touched mine.  She's a fellow MK from Bangladesh, and she reminded me of something I learned a long time ago.  I will never ever feel a true sense of belonging no matter where I live until I go to heaven to spend eternity with my Jesus.  This realization has healed a lot of pain I've had from moving from place to place and having to make new friends everywhere I go.  Not only has is healed that pain, I have gained an enormous appreciation for the experiences that I've had!!!

Arts Festival in Dallas (Photography by Rachel Staab)

It was a beautifully warm day, and Rachel took some amazing pictures before a guy sapped the battery life from both our cameras. The top picture is of Sarah and me, and the rest are glimpses of Dallas.

No plan can succeed...

"There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD. The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the LORD." --Proverbs 21

I am 9-10 months away from getting on a plane headed to Nigeria where I will be serving for the next 2-3 years, Lord willing. Please pray for me and for LBT as we are working out the details of my assignment.

FYI: Nigeria has over 500 languages and is an area of greatest need for translation work. http://www.wycliffe.org/About/Statistics/GreatestNeed.aspx

In the meantime, I'm finishing up my studies and heading home in June! (for a little while at least)

Dress up fun ... except I didn't dress up. :)

We had a murder mystery dinner... tons of laughing fun!