An incredible 156th day of Grace in Small Things

I would like to start this entry with my afternoon ... I got a phone call from my mission's pastor here in Virginia. I had a really good meeting with him back in June and just recently he asked about support. I was not sure what the church would be able to do with the economic situation the way it is. So this afternoon, he called and informed me of the decision that the church had made in regards to my support and I was blown away by their VERY generous gift. He said a bunch of nice things about my work and how the church wants to be a part of it! I was so honored and humbled by this! I was concerned about my support, but knew that God would provide (just had no idea how!). His goodness and faithfulness just amazes me. It's such a huge confirmation, too, about where HE wants me to be! God is so good - praise God for His provision! I am still in awe about this news!!!!

Here are my GST for the day and they truly are small in comparision to my talk with the mission's pastor!! :)

getting the okay to activate my new debit card, even though the old one has not expired...it's so nice and shiny :)
a morning to get things done
Roly Poly lunch with Leanna and Lindsay
going to the dollar theater with Lindsay and laughing so much throughout the movie
fun last night with just Leanna

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Welcoming strangers into my home

For 16 weeks now, we have had a young refugee couple from Syria living with us. They have been married a little over a year and for the majority of that time have been separated from each other, since he made the journey to Austria alone and got everything in order so that she could come legally. Let me backtrack a bit and tell you how it all started. As the refugee crisis really started to explode here, facebook was buzzing with articles, videos, pictures, etc. of the situation. I read a lot. I saw a lot. I was moved. I was troubled. But what could I do? I had a three year old and one year old at home. ... I could teach some German. But when? ... I could donate clothes and other items that were needed. But that didn't seem like enough. ... I could give money. But I wanted something more tangible. I would put my youngest to bed and during those days, she needed lots of TLC in order to get to sleep. I kept thinking about the refugees and how t...

Day 28 ~ on the shelf

who know you could buy cheerios here ... I didn't! for almost $4!!! yikes!

6. chair

Z is loving her new "chair"- no more laying around in the buggy for this little one. {unless of course she's napping} She loves looking around and taking it all in. I love being able to see her better this way and laugh together. Just today I got stopped at the grocery store by a woman that asked me if I knew how adoringly my baby was looking at me. It was a strange, yet funny and sweet, experience...very un-Austrian.

Kidd's Ring

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