Heart Matters

In the silence
You whisper
what my mind already knows,
what my heart seemingly needs to re-learn
Beloved

This is the truth that I will incline my heart towards

Thankful List

-Thankful for homemade iced coffee
-I got to provide an in-service training on identifying and responding to victims of human trafficking at LCHC and I'm so thankful that I got to connect with the providers on the West Care Team
-Thankful for how the Lord meets me in empty spaces and overwhelms me with his love
-I went over to Sarah Ekstrand's house yesterday for dinner - I'm excited to housesit for her this weekend and meet some international people who will be flying in from Italy and Spain
-Honeydew and fage (2%) yogurt are a great combo
-Thankful to run into old friends at LCHC (Blythy!!)
-Lately, God's word has been really strengthening my heart and I feel like overall, I'm in a better place than a few weeks ago
-Thankful for Jessica - she is absolutely so lovely and I love that she is living with us this summer. Hehe I've been dragging her around town on all sorts of mini adventures.

Thankful List

-I made my connecting flight from LaGuardia to GSO.
-My luggage didn't get lost (even though it arrived from LGA a day late).
-Thankful for time with Pastor Hea Bin! Thankful that I got to spend time with her and Larry at Panera Bread and do bible study. Thankful that Larry treated us both to cold brew and lunch.
-Pastor Hea Bin made kalguksu for dinner and man, Korean food does something to my soul. I feel like I am the most connected to my culture through two things: Korean food and early morning prayer.
-I finally sent in my application to work at the Sugar Beet Food Co-op in Oak Park. Fingers crossed.
-Thankful for this last term of my graduate program. I'm more than halfway done with my immersion hours and feel so thankful to have been paired with such a great preceptor and night shift crew at ROPH. Excited to be finito with this program (August 14th!!).
-Thankful for the opportunity to go to Jeanie's wedding and reconnect with friends from Wheaton College.
-Excited and thankful for the upcoming trips in August: my sister and I are surprising my mom for her 61st birthday and taking her to Southern Utah to hike the slot canyons and treat her to Hell's Backbone Grill. Later in the month, I'll be flying out to Philly to visit Cali. We'll be doing an east-coast road trip to Portland and Bar Harbor, Maine. Hurrah hurrah for seafood and lobster rolls!
-Thankful for God's faithfulness and how he is alway so faithful in his pursuit of me and my fickle heart.

When I thought I lost me
You knew where I left me
You reintroduced me to Your love
You picked up all my pieces
Put me back together
You are the defender of my heart

Hallelujah, You have saved me
So much better this way
Hallelujah, great Defender
So much better Your way

All I did was praise
All I did was worship
All I did was bow down
All I did was stay still