Our nice lunch on a boat
Christy: "Oh my gosh, like, I'm too cool"
Esther: "Grace, don't steal my straw!"
I take credit for this awesome picture!
Our "nice, peaceful" walk
She was a "moving statue". It was creepy.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Spring Break in Adana
Sorry for the late pictures! I would try to upload them and it would fail everytime. Hope you enjoy them!
Devotion of My Thoughts
Verses I really liked from Isaiah 26:
"You, LORD, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you."
-Isaiah 26:3
Perfect peace! I really had trouble finding God's perfect peace this month, but I realized it started with putting my trust in God.
"We follow your will and put our hope in you; you are all that we desire."
-Isaiah 26:8
Following God's will... I asked God for something I really wanted, and I told God "if it is your will". I didn't get what I wanted, and I was really upset. I realized that it showed that I really didn't want God's will. My hopes should be in God and my desire should be God.
"You will give us prosperity, LORD; everything we achieve is the result of what you do."
-Isaiah 26:12
This was a new way of looking at things for me. I say "God, I give you the glory", but it was more like, "God, I did this for you". This verse tells me that all of my victories are not mine, but God's. I only achieved because God was working.
"You, LORD, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you."
-Isaiah 26:3
Perfect peace! I really had trouble finding God's perfect peace this month, but I realized it started with putting my trust in God.
"We follow your will and put our hope in you; you are all that we desire."
-Isaiah 26:8
Following God's will... I asked God for something I really wanted, and I told God "if it is your will". I didn't get what I wanted, and I was really upset. I realized that it showed that I really didn't want God's will. My hopes should be in God and my desire should be God.
"You will give us prosperity, LORD; everything we achieve is the result of what you do."
-Isaiah 26:12
This was a new way of looking at things for me. I say "God, I give you the glory", but it was more like, "God, I did this for you". This verse tells me that all of my victories are not mine, but God's. I only achieved because God was working.
End of April Stuff
I'm the type of person who just loves memories. I can laugh at memories and cry over memories for hours. This month was like any other month, but I had great memories!
For one, the memories at the lock-in were quite interesting. Ms. Turley, Hannah, and I had our "secret talk" about weird and random things. Of course, it HAD to be in the bathroom, since it's like the girls' private quarters. I had awesome memories with Dianne too. We were playing sardines, and Dianne and I were freaked out because everyone was disappearing. We were basically glued to each other as we tried to find the rest of the class. Overall, it was a great time.
Then there were the soccer memories. I think soccer was kind of an up-and-down sort of thing for me. Soccer practice was hectic sometimes. I remember when we ran back to school when it was raining and hailing like crazy. As for the tournaments, we lost 13-0 and 5-1. We were tired, sore, hot, sweaty, and depressed, but we had fun. After the games, Ben Henry told me that he couldn't recognize me because I got so tanned running around the soccer field all day.
I also went to this picnic yesterday with all the Koreans in Ankara. We had a barbecue at Golbasi Park, and I stuffed myself with barbecue chicken and steak and tons of other good stuff. I mostly hung out with Doyee. It was quite... interesting. When Doyee and I were walking around, we met these two Turkish kids. Apparently, the guy wanted to go out with me. I sort of just stood there awkwardly wondering what I should say, and Doyee told him that I had "another guy". I couldn't stop laughing after we left them.
It was a good month. It seemed like April was a big struggle for me in some areas, but, like always, God gave me wonderful memories to cheer me up. I can't wait to see what other memories are in store!
For one, the memories at the lock-in were quite interesting. Ms. Turley, Hannah, and I had our "secret talk" about weird and random things. Of course, it HAD to be in the bathroom, since it's like the girls' private quarters. I had awesome memories with Dianne too. We were playing sardines, and Dianne and I were freaked out because everyone was disappearing. We were basically glued to each other as we tried to find the rest of the class. Overall, it was a great time.
Then there were the soccer memories. I think soccer was kind of an up-and-down sort of thing for me. Soccer practice was hectic sometimes. I remember when we ran back to school when it was raining and hailing like crazy. As for the tournaments, we lost 13-0 and 5-1. We were tired, sore, hot, sweaty, and depressed, but we had fun. After the games, Ben Henry told me that he couldn't recognize me because I got so tanned running around the soccer field all day.
I also went to this picnic yesterday with all the Koreans in Ankara. We had a barbecue at Golbasi Park, and I stuffed myself with barbecue chicken and steak and tons of other good stuff. I mostly hung out with Doyee. It was quite... interesting. When Doyee and I were walking around, we met these two Turkish kids. Apparently, the guy wanted to go out with me. I sort of just stood there awkwardly wondering what I should say, and Doyee told him that I had "another guy". I couldn't stop laughing after we left them.
It was a good month. It seemed like April was a big struggle for me in some areas, but, like always, God gave me wonderful memories to cheer me up. I can't wait to see what other memories are in store!
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