I quite want to write and write and write but am currently exhausted and more than a bit foggy, even with the peppermint mocha currently coursing through my veins and although I’d like to chronicle just a bit of my recent Houston adventure and share with y’all the love and grace I’ve experienced this past week, I think my body may just not cooperate as it just arrived from the airport a few hours ago and now it calls out for sweet sleep and so now instead of staying longer at Starbucks I think I’ll walk home and collapse into my bed for the first time in over a week and it will be simply glorious and I think now is the time to end this surprisingly weird sentence and log off and shut down and enjoy my walk home on the grey streets of Aberdeen this wind swept day and so as I drift off to sleep I can only do one thing – bless the name of the Lord. Peace, y’all.

And this lovely(yet slightly chilly!) Tuesday night while my potatoes bake in the oven, I thought I’d write a few words. But I don’t want to dilute my night with an abundance of time spent on this keyboard, so this will be brief! Just wanted to share a bit of my brimming over heart with you all as I give praise to my Father for his goodness to me! Always, always so good. Why do I doubt?

As last week(oh what a week of trials and glories!) ended, I started off Saturday beautifully…eating a delicious breakfast of pancakes and bacon at Graham and Tineke’s. And as me and Graham and Ben prayed together in the early morning light, I couldn’t help but sigh in wonder at the mercies of my God.

Afterwards – went to the train station to pick up who else but Laura K!! She and her friend Kathleen were in the middle of a grand British Isles Tour – and oh was I honored to be a part of it. So we spent a weekend of castle-wandering and star-watching and laughing and sun-enjoying…and I won’t ruin the memories by attempting to put down every detail. But chilling with Laura and Kathleen and John and Alec and Pip these past few days…last night playing Balderdash and drowning ourselves in tea and laughing so much we cried. I can only thank my God for blessing me so!

And now as I sigh, thinking of being home with the fam(if I was home now, me and Dad could be watching Game 2 of the ALDS – Yankees/Orioles!! – tonight. And I bet we’d be having ice cream. And it would be awesome) And I think of my beyond-amazing friends and family that love me so(Steve and Vickie – love you both so much!!)…

And now before I plunge over the brink of emotion and embarrass myself, it is time to dive into a book and read and delight and wonder in the bliss of knowing my Jesus.

Peace, y’all. I am supremely blessed. No matter what Satan and this world throws at me in vain attempts to destroy my soul, I fear not. God is with me.

Peace and love.

And now, I am so ready to sleep this night! It has been a long and tiresome day – and indeed a weary week! But I cannot complain for my Father has loved me throughout, so so much! From sweet dinner times on Monday with Alec and Pip to amazingly heartfelt discussion last night at church over the gorgeous book of Hosea…to now sitting on my couch chatting with John and feeling overwhelmed with the blessings poured out upon me from my God. Indeed, I am His child. And He is my God!

And now I am ready to eat my frozen pizza and salad(containing lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, green olives, black olives, feta…mmm…) dinner. An easy meal…but oh so delicious. Yet another gift from above.

Rock on, y’all. Have a simply awesome rest of your week. I love you all.

Peace.