the gift of Gab

I'm back in Littleton, CO, for more training. It's January. There's been much snow. And I'm getting training in preparation to move to Africa. Tee hee.

I'm spending a lot of time indoors. But since I did buy a coat specifically for this trip, I decided that I would need to go outside at least for a little while.

Our heads are getting stuffed with a lot of information again. All useful and applicable to all areas, regardless of where our final assignments will be.

The best part is seeing many of the people who were appointed at the same time that I was. It's like seeing old friends again!! Three of the women were pregnant in June. All of the babies (all girls) were born within a month of each other. I was so excited to meet all of little girls. They are all beautiful and adorable and generally content. I feel like an auntie!

Tomorrow, we move to a hotel in Aurora for Renewal Conference. Many of the World Venture missionaries who are currently on home assignment will be there. I'm looking forward to getting a chance to speak with some of those folks and get an "inside perspective."

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I've had a bit of trouble lateley seeing the glass as half full. Today I received this little story from my mother. How very appropriate. :-)

There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and noticed she had only three hairs on her head.

"Well," she said, "I think I'll braid my hair today." So she did and she had a wonderful day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two hairs on her head.

"H-M-M, " she said, "I think I'll part my hair down the middle today." So she did and she had a grand day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that she had only one hair on her head. "Well," she said, "Today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail." So she did and she had a fun, fun day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn't a single hair on her head.

"YAY!" she exclaimed, "I don't have to fix my hair today!"

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Someone pointed out to me the other day that I only have seven months until I plan to leave for Africa. I about fainted when she said that.

SEVEN MONTHS!!!!!

There's still so much to do!! Still trying to sell my house. Still raising support (I'm hovering around 14% right now). Making sure that I send out news letters at the right intervals. Taking classes as part of the requirement for World Venture. Putting together a prayer team and a Barnabas team. And through it all, I'm still working full time.

So I've been a bit overwhelmed recently. It's been a struggle to make sure that I get everything done on time, especially when I'd love to just sit still for a while.

But last Monday, I was able to get all kinds of stuff done, including sending out my German letter. Yep, I’ve got to translate (with help) all of my news letters that go to friends and relatives in Germany. I had spent the night with my parents from New Year’s eve and all day Monday. Since my parents were working hard, I stuck around and did a bunch of my work too. Whew!!!

It was great to get so much done. Even though there’s still much to do, it was nice to clear some things off the to-do list and breathe a little easier. Now I seem to have a bit of momentum and can keep things going a little better.

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