ROCK Ministries/ Bedrock Falls Ranch

I got an e-mail today from the organization I applied to for a mission to Romania, ROCK Ministries. They have put volunteer applications on hold while they work on the project Bedrock Falls (www.bedrockfallsranch.org) and see how the year will go. I will be in contact with them again in the fall. This is kind of hard for me as I feel the emotional high wearing off and it seems as if everything is in limbo. Please pray for wisdom for me and for success for the Bedrock Falls Ranch.

Application

Got an e-mail from ROCK, they are processing my Application. So Excited to see how things will work out! Please pray.

Sea Glass

In the last few months I've picked up the habit of collecting Sea Glass. My friend and house-mate, Jackie, showed me where to look and how to find it. It's quite exciting to find these little treasures. Here is my collection...

This is one of the most unusually shaped pieces I've found

This is one of the newest pieces, the edges are still sharp and the piece i large for how thin the glass is, I pretty sure it's from a Jones bottle.

These next two pieces are older, the edges are worn and the sides are soft from the waves wearing the shine away

Heart shaped. White is uncommon, I only have threes white pieces

I like the edge on this one, it reminds me of a fingerprint. It is one of my largest pieces

Most uncommon color: light blue, this was the first light blue piece I found

And this is the second, amazingly it is also the largest piece in my collection. I spotted it from about four feet away.

This piece is the only one I've found in this shade of green, it is quite different. I really wonder what it came from.

Largest and smallest

Almost 4 oz. in my Mason jar

The End.

Romania

I have sent in an application for a short term mission experience in Romania. The ministry I have applied to is ROCK and I would love for you all to visit their website (http://www.rockministries.org/ ).

I will hopefully have much more information soon about my plans.

Isaiah 58:11

This one keeps coming to me:

"The Lord will guide you always,

He will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land

And give strength to your frame

And you will be like a well watered garden

like a spring whose waters never fail"

The Adventure I call THAI PEANUT "STIR FRY"

I found and adapted a lovely recipe from epicurious called Thai Peanut Salad, just made mine a warm stir fry. I first had it with my friend Jane and decided to try it again. So one Saturday Rachel (my room mate) and I cleaned the house thoroughly and decided to eat supper together. I set the table... 

And started to prepare the food. We put a pan on the stove to get warm, and chopped some veggies. About 5 minutes later I put the chicken in the pan and heard no sizzle... not a good sign. I took the pan off and turned the heat up to see if the element would get hot... Nothing.

You see, neither Rachel or I realized that if you put the oven on to self-clean you can't use the oven (obviously) OR the stove (not-so-obviously). so we were stuck with an stove that didn't work and a prepped stir fry to make...

After much thought and scheming we decided to use the grill and wrap the veggies in tin foil. Eureka! But, no tin foil to be found in our house... Neighbors? Charlie and Marlene: In Puerto Rico... Andy and Amie... Dinner at the school... Kevin and April: Not Home (forget where) Anne and Doug: vacation... Juanita: Too far. Main Hall: I went to the school's kitchen and stole (no - I got permission) some tin foil. we wrapped the veggies and grilled it all...

Luckily I had bought Vermicelli noodles to accompany the stir fry and not Rice.

We boiled water in out electric kettle and voila! Cooked Vermicelli.

The veggies turned out wonderfully...

And we sat down to a DELICIOUS meal:

The End. 

Dancing Shadows

Just sitting at home one Saturday and turned from the windows to see this. the sunlight reflecting of the water made this lovely video (I wish I had music that went with it). I love discovering things like this about where I live. Small charms like this make life sweet.

The Oxford Book of English Verse

I picked up a copy of The Oxford Book of English Verse at the Thrift Store the other day and I am finding it quite delightful. This poem is Love by Geroge Herbert:

Love bade me welcome; yet my soul drew back,
Guilty of dust and sin.
But quick eyed love, observing me grow slack
From my first entrance in,
Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning
If I lacked anything.

'A guest,' I answered 'worthy to be here.'
Love said 'You shall be he.'
'I, the unkind, ungrateful? Ah, my dear,
I cannot look on Thee.'
Love took my hand and smiling did reply,
'Who made the eyes but I?'

'Truth, Lord, but I have marred them: let my shame
Go where it doth deserve.'
'And know you not,' says Love, 'Who bore the blame?'
'My dear then I will serve.'
'You must sit down,' says Love 'and taste my meat.'
So I did sit and eat.