last night i arrived in america…no longer am i in europe

i had a very blessed trip…incredibly thankful that i was able to visit the countries that i did and meet the people that i met and see the things that i saw. i spent a day in paris (and saw the eiffel tower from the sky)   then, for about three weeks i stayed in germany with a sister in Christ and her family. the last week i was able to stay in holland (the netherlands) with a great brother in Christ and his precious family. with the time i had on my hands, i was able to spend much time with the Lord, praying, studying, and reading…which in itself, was wonderful.

now that i am back in the states, i’m finding that i really miss europe and its simpler way of living. america seems to be very blessed to the point that it seems lazy, indolent, and ungrateful. my eyes were opened to the fact that we take very much for granted here in america…oh, may i always have a thankful heart…

here are just a few pictures from the trip…be blessed

part of the bückeburg castle in germany    

a garden on a castle permises

a smaller castle in petershagen, germany

ah, i have never seen so many windmills in my life      

“have you not known? have you not heard? the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength. even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, but those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” isaiah 40:27-3

“waiting for God is not laziness. waiting for God is not going to sleep.
waiting for God is not the abandonment of effort waiting for God needs strength
rather than weakness. it is the power to do nothing.”  ~ westminister pulpit

“no ear has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God
besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him…” isaiah 64:4

germany…what a beautiful country it is! the flights were not as long as i thought they would be..namely, because the Lord blessed me with being able to sit next to two young boys from tennessee on the way here…they kept me company on the long flight and gave me some good laughs…when we landed in paris one of the little boys gave me his ‘business card’ so that i could keep in contact with him my flight was cancelled in paris, however i met some people from germany who spoke english (which was very nice) and spent the day with them. i am staying in a home with a very loving family…oh, where the grandmother loves to come to my room and bring fresh flowers….ah, it is such a blessing. i am finding that europe is much different than the u.s. …much different…america seems to be in this fast frame of mind, they want things here and now…europe seems much more simplistic, which i love…to be honest, i think i will stay

oh, that i may love Thee as Thou lovest me,
 that i may walk worthy of Thee, my Lord,
that i may reflect the image of heaven´s first-born
may i always see Thy beauty with the clear eye of faith
 and feel the power of Thy Spirit in my heart,
for unless He might move mightily in me
no inward fire will be kindled…
~puritan prayer

oh dear Jesus, may i be a light wherever i may be…may i be
 humbled in light of Your grace…(and may i be humbled
with the realization that i am not very good at german)
have Your way in me, oh that my own wants and dreams
will not get in the way of what You have for me. i pray
that my thoughts, my life, and my future will bring glory to my precious King…