Thanks for reading this. :) I've sorta fallen off the map over the last month, but I'm back now. Since I haven't been writing about anything in that time, most of you probably don't know what's been going on that caused me to dissappear like that. Now that I'm back in Santa Rosa and God told me to stay, a lot of changes have happened. At first, it was hard for me to stay, but now I see many reasons why He has directed me to. My dad got a really bad concussion on a snowboarding trip and probably has a good 6-9 months of recovery ahead of him. It's a pretty serious brain injury and he is doing his best to keep working, but he needs as much rest as possible. At the same time (literally, the next day), my mom found out that she has severe anemia. The doctors still don't know why, but her blood basically has no iron in it at all. What that means is that her blood can't carry oxygen to her brain or her muscles, so she is constantly oxygen deprived. She could have a heart attack at any moment and rarely has enough energy to even get out of her bed. She is getting introvenus iron treatments, which seem to be helping slowly, but she also has a very long road of recovery ahead of her. I have jumped in to take as much off of their shoulders as I can, so now I work for my dad handling the phone and the schedules so he doesn't have to worry about them. My brother and I have also taken on as many household chores as we can while going to college part time as well. It sounds pretty stressful, and honestly it has its moments, but I have been so blessed by the way God has met our family in this time. My parents are both able to see His hand even in their situations and trust in Him to pay for their medical bills somehow. I find myself doing more in a day than I thought possible and I know it's only because He has given me the grace to do it. It's actually kind of funny to me because I felt the exact same way when I was staffing in Kona and I still don't know how I was able to do everything I needed to then either. I am not a person who can naturally handle so much on my plate at one time, but somehow God has helped me each step of the way. Every day I wake up and know that I'm only making it through with His help and every night I am overcome with gratitude for how He was with me in all the challenges I faced. I am very aware of the enemy's attempts to discourage and weaken me, but God is so much bigger than that. I have been pretty sick for the last month and not at all at my peak, but somehow that hasn't stopped me from getting up and doing what needs to be done. God is so good! The best part is how He makes me smile. When I'm having a bad morning, He brings something alone to remind me that He's still here and so faithful. Even if its just talking to a customer on the phone who is cheerful instead of grumpy, He brings along just what I need when I need it. Once again, I find myself relying completely on His strength instead of my own. So much for leaving outreach. I thought leaving YWAM was going to be boring...oh how wrong was I?!
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