whelp. no trip to the beach. hopefully soon. decided staying at home to rest would be better. this is our last weekend in a while where we won't be busy. we are getting super excited for our visitors. my parents arrive saturday. we will be out of town on a field trip, but they will join us for the last day of our field trip on monday at the dead sea. crazy that we will see them for the first time at the top of massada. how cool is that?!
tim and i are loving this season of Lost. we watched the latest episode with some friends last night. tim had his first archaeology class on friday. 3 hour class. no breaks. the prof is a very well known archaeologist in israel - extremely smart. tim enjoyed the class, even though it is pretty intense taking 14 pages of notes in a 3 hour span. no papers, reading assignments, nothing. just one big test at the end, which decides the grade. i am sure tim will do great!
today we relaxed. did some laundry. watched some tv. started a new book - loving it so far - "the memory keepers daughter." played our new favorite game with kurtis and erin. tim spent the last few hours of sunshine playing soccer. we came home to dinner on our steps. yeah francswa!! one of the greatest joys/blessings of being here is coming home on a regular basis to delicious food.
tomorrow we are going to church with jamil and his family - an Arabic Christian service. the singing will be in arabic, but the sermon is translated - we will just have to wear headsets. reminds me of nepal. back to church with headsets. :) we are hoping to check out some sites around the old city tomorrow afternoon.
lately i have felt challenged to live in the present - thankful for each moment. not rushing to the next thing. when i was reading "ruthless trust" a few months ago Brennan Manning talked about living in the present being one of the greatest steps of trust in Christ. trusting Him for the provision and grace for today. releasing to Him the worry of tomorrow. being filled with gratitude for the day we are given. this certainly isn't easy for me. but i am finding a contentment and subtle joy that is difficult to describe. whatever encouragement it may be - know that Jesus desires for you to live presently - to show you His abundant love today and to allow you to participate with Him in His work today.
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SO excited that your mom & dad are coming for a visit!!! i loved the memory keepers daughter and know you will too. recently read the shack and it is awesome. can you get books easily there? seems you read a lot :) i especially love that about you, kristi. thanks for the encouragement to live in the moment......needed that today. with love, malinda collins
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