12 days after last post

Thank you for praying for me... 

I am seeing God move mountains and calm storms. 

 The mountains of what is next

 and the storms of how to proceed in this transition

I am in the beginning of my 5 week long trip. 

And as I got to Denver, Colorado, I was greeted with snow and last night it snowed a lot and is still snowing. 

I love snow. 

I love the reminder that God covers our sins so that we are white as fresh fallen snow.

please pray for me.

These week and next are fairly full emotionally for me...

On Wednesday I am going a partially directed day with the Lord. http://mysoulrefresh.com/ 

Please pray for me Tuesday evening going into all day Wednesday. I want to take this time and just be with the Lord. There is so much in my life that is up in the air right now, but I want to remain grounded in Christ. 

Please pray for me to focussed on Jesus. We are asked to not bring things to do but instead to be with the Lord. I do not want to be distracted from what God wants to tell me and show me on Wednesday.

Please pray for me as I narrow down the choices for where to attend to obtain a counseling degree. I have decided that I do not want to be very far from Portland, as it has been so good for my heart and soul to dig into life and relationships here again. 

Please pray for me as I prepare for my upcoming 5 week trip around the USA (21 February to 26 March). Details of that next week and also in my upcoming Melissa's Musings.

Please pray for me as I adjust to this "new" culture. I am finding myself often at a loss for knowing what is to happen, or where to look for something or where to look as I cross the street. :) By God's grace, I am making it day by day. 

Please pray for me that my joy would be in Christ! I am so loving getting re-acquainted with people and making new friends here. Even while my heart misses my friends in Europe.

Airport thoughts

I am sitting in an airport again. This time because I am flying standby and there was not room on the first flight I tried. I love airports. I love the brief glimpse into the lives of the other travellers.

Going through security the woman in front of me lamented how slowly the line was going. I said, well the good thing is that it gives us time to take everything out and off. J She smiled and said, “well that is a positive way of looking at it.” I explained that I have found not being positive does not help the situations. J later I was reflecting on this and thinking how amazing it is that God has opened my eyes to the positive side of things. I don’t see everything as good. But everything is not bad. :)

At the gate, waiting for the possibility of the first flight, there was a group of orthodox Jewish men. I watched them interact with each other. Older and younger men all combined by a common faith. It was beautiful and it was sad. I was sad that they are not combined by the knowledge that the Messiah has come!!!!! 

As the other standby passengers and I waited to find out if we had a seat, I shared a sigh with another woman. She was on her flight at 6:15 this morning when she realized that she had not remembered her passport to apply for her visa in San Fran. So she was on standby. I began to wonder about each person’s story. I am not in a hurry today. I do not have any pressing appointments to meet. Thankfully. :)

I watched the gate attendants try to graciously respond to everyone with their requests. That is a tough job!

As I wandered around, I chatted with the people working in one of the news shops… they were delightful.

Then sitting down for lunch I just got to watch all sorts of people.

The band and their groupies… apparently they were in Europe last year… according to one of the tags on one of their rucksacks. 

 

The man who looked so tired but was all ready for a long flight ahead. :)

The tired waitresses who were short staffed and worn out. :(

I wonder what else this day will hold as I wait for the next flight.

goodbye

sunday morning i had time to say goodbye to the places and things that have become to familiar to me these past 9 months. 

Goodbye to Bus 99

Goodbye to Victoria Square

Goodbye to the Floozy in the Jacuzzi statue in Victoria Square

Goodbye to Colmar Row

Goodbye to St. Martins in the Bullring

Goodbye to St. Philips and the lovely view of it from the Agape office

Goodbye to Newhall Street

Goodbye to New Street

Goodbye to the alternate exit out of the New Street station

Goodbye to the Bull Ring

Goodbye to the Canals

Goodbye to Gas Street Basin

Goodbye to the Mailbox

Goodbye to the starbucks that overlooks St. Martins in the Bullring
Goodbye to Harborne High Street
Goodbye to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Goodbye to Edgbaston Girls school where City Church meets
Goodbye to the BT tower which always showed me where I was in the city centre

I shall miss you normal sights of Birmingham, UK.

Moving house again

I have lost track of how many times I have actually moved house in my lifetime. 

Before I was an adult we moved at least 5 times. 

Then as an adult I have moved about 20 times. 

Am I tired of moving? 

Yes! :)

This is the view I have as I was spending time with the Lord this morning and as I write this blog posting. I am hoping to get an update out today or tomorrow. So if you receive my Musings updates, be looking for it soon!