Today on the way home I couldn’t help but think to myself how crazy ~ amazing life is. Road trips always seem to be where I do my best thinking. It never fails in the back of a van, on a bumpy dirt road, and I start to think I could write a book with all of the thoughts going through my head.
I got to thinking about life. How my life just like anyone else’s has had bumps in the road and times when I took a wrong turn. But if you can get past the hard and sad ~ you will find joy, laughter, and so much goodness.
Sometimes I can’t help but wonder if God is looking down smiling ear to ear as I dance in circles with my five and six year old cambodian best friends, in a big field, behind the school, while the sun is setting. Or when I pray for God to reveal himself to my Buddhist neighbors. Or when I’m in a classroom full of little ones singing the ABCs. Or when I’m jumping waves in the ocean, wearing my pink floppy hat, in awe of His all powerfullness. Or when I’m sitting around the dinner table telling stories with my 8 teammates. Or when I’m on my morning run enjoying the fresh morning air and beautiful sunrise.
More than anything I hope God is looking down glad He gave life to someone who loves His gift. I hope he’s laughing at all the silly things I do and enjoys watching me enjoy His beautiful creation. Every country every where I go I see so much beauty. So much goodness even in the most broken places I’ve been. I’m not naive to the fact we live in a hard, sad, broken world. But I know we serve a good God who despite our earthly situatuons He is still good. So that’s what I’ll cling to and hold on to everyday I’ll choose to see life as a gift. And choose to see the beauty in this amazing gift I have been given.
Chasing after Jesus,
EA
