She'll be coming over the ocean when she comes!

This weekend I was blessed with being able to help out with Faith's production of Annie by doing all the hair.  It was a fun experience getting to know some of the high schoolers and middle schoolers.  However, it left me drained and very tired.  I walked into school this morning groggy, and with coffee in hand I was barely able to get through the morning.

I am also looking forward to a special visitor coming in just under two weeks. MY MOM! So excited for her to see my class, my work, my friends, my condo, and hopefully some of the fun things there is to do in Manila! As her visit is coming closer I'm realizing I'm missing home more and more.  I think the anticipation and knowing that she's coming soon is stirring up some mixed feelings.  I love the Philippines, but I'm also missing Seattle and even Chicago right now.  This time of the year is one of my favorite times in Chicago. The cool wind, and playing frisbee on oak street beach...but here in the Phils it's reaching into the 90s and I'm having trouble sleeping at night because hot season is just starting to hit.

But over all God is good, and I'm reminded of what a gift it is to serve Him here in the Philippines this easter.  I know that many of these feelings I'm feeling now Christ felt...he was someone living away from his family in a foreign land and struggled with cultural changes as well.  When I am weak He is strong, and I can know that He is with me and has already gone through what I am going through now.