Birthday

Today was more than I imagined it to be. Being away from home has been fun. But I must admit, I started feeling just a tad homesick when I realized that I wouldn't have any of my family or friends around for my birthday (excluding Tricia). When I hit my alarm clock for the 5th time this morning, this weird sense of loneliness held me to my bed. For a second I thought staying home and being in bed would be better than getting up and facing the fact that I'm surrounded by strangers. The only reason I actually got out of bed was knowing that today was our first day to start Liturgy of the Hours. Some people may think that's strange, but I've been looking forward to community prayer time. Praise God for Liturgy of the Hours! I believe it started my day of in a beautiful way. Thanking God for my life and His plans for it.



I learned throughout the day that I am not surrounded by strangers, but by people who were strategically placed in my life. And all of us (missionaries, Life Teen staff, St. Tim's and other wonderful people) have these special purposes in life. At this time, right now, right here, we were supposed to be right were we are. Many of my friends and family really don't understand why I'm out here. To be honest, I don't even know fully. God has reassured me over and over that I don't need to fully know just yet.