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We have been thinking about Cambodia lately. We are realizing how much our time here has changed the face of the team we will be with. We are so grateful for our teammates. Each of us have been gifted in different ways and are passionate about different things, but we work together. We strive to keep unity because we know that our unity is part of impact. Divided we cannot do what we can do together...each one representing Jesus with the gifts that God has given them.
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It is snowing.
And our second to last entry was in 2006. Here we are entering Thanksgiving of 2008. So much is different. So much has changed. Tim and I are different...and yet the same. We have made choices. And, Life has redirected us. We have grown, and we still face so many of the same weaknesses.
Good thing that he sticks with us throughout the seasons. An adoring Father.
~j
http://web.mac.com/kentcgood/kent_and_becky_good/cmp_2008_retreat.html For more of our friends on their recent retreat.
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| Alright, this has gone un-updated long enough. I don't really have time for a quality update right this moment (yeh, I'm at work), but SOON.
In the mean time, I'll just let you'all who don't interact with us regularly know that Jess is in what looks to be her final semester of school. She should graduate with her Masters of Social Work in May. She's doing really well (she got straight A's last semester) and she's learning a lot. Actually, I'm learning a lot too. I've been trying to follow along with some of her studies and I'm taking part in some of her projects this semester. The stuff she's studying will be very helpful to both of us in our future endeavors.
I'm working at a local newspaper, covering county government and agriculture. Yes, pretty much all the stuff nobody likes to read about: taxes and where our food comes from. But it's a great job and I'm really enjoying getting to know my co-workers here.
Ok, a more interesting update and maybe even some extra stuff soon. SOON.
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| Tim says to me last night, "Do you remember being too hot?" I laughed. And, we had a conversation completely opposite of the one last April that began, "Can you imagine being cold right now?" It's weird how permanent each stage of life seems. Circumstances are so consuming. They touch every detail, and pressure us to respond. When we sit in our situations, it's easy to believe that things won't change. . .. that Spring won't come soon. I think our souls tend to get the same tunnel vision. It's easy to believe that this life is most important. that spiritual forces are secondary to reality. that this winter will remain. ~j | | |
| Thanksgiving. It's a nice holiday. After living in the land of 20 plus holidays, I miss the regular break in daily schedules . . the times to stop and enjoy something new. So, Thanksgiving has been especially exciting for me this year. Not simply because it is a holiday, but also because it holds such value. It's a holiday set aside for thanks. What else could better start the frenzied Christmas shopping and decorating? After reviewing all that God has given. . . . .well, hopefully, I am less hungry for more. less desiring of stuff. . .and more hungry for inner peace and contentment. I like having a holiday like that. | | |
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