Tavistock

you doing alright?

( this was taken inside a catherdal when i was in truro)

One of the great culture difference that I have noticed here that I cant seem to get over...at least not yet. You know when we see someone we say "hello, how are you?" and most of the time walk away before we ever hear an answer. Dont say you never done that. Anyways, over here they say "you alright?" it throws me off a little. We only ask someone if they are all right if they dont look okay or if we know something has happened. So every time I hear "you alright?" I want to answer back "do I not look ok?" its a funny but small culture different. Im sure I will have more to come!

Langley Bethany Farrar

this little buddle of joy was born last night at about 10:40pm (england time)
i got the honor to stay with their older daughter Reese while Mamma was pushing a way!
mom did a home birth here in England with no trouble at all. the midwife says the only thing that could have been a issue was that the baby came out face up. even with that things ran smoothly

mom and baby are both well not just resting! ah, life is good!

Tavistock

well i made it! after hours of flying and some more hours on a train, I made it to Tavistock! It has been very nice to have a relaxing time with Dave and Heather. Today we had a pinic lunch on the grass of this church.

its so nice to be here! Tomorrow it should hit around 70 degrees! :-)

she made me cry

Tomorrow is the day!
Tomorrow is the day I start something new in my life and I finally take hold of what Jesus has given me to grab on to!
BUT
Before I do that, Emily wrote a blog about me and totally made me cry like a baby. So its mine turn!

One of my earliest memories of Emily is when I was in middle school. Sitting in her room with another gal my age asking Emily all these questions (she was dating Ryan at the time) about dating and relationship. I sat there quietly and saw something different in this gal (Emily), someone I could trust.

Now in Emily blogs she writes about how she was frustrated with me when we first meet because she saw that I wasnt living victoriously (http://considering-it-pure-joy.blogspot.com/2010/06/tribute.html you can read her post here)

I dont blame her! :)

But she was always there. Ups and Downs. Good and Bad times.

I remember times in high school where she saved my butt many times, I knew that I could call her in the middle of the night and she would be there (and she was more times then once!) She was someone that I could always look to and not have to cover anything up. I could be real.

I will always respect her and Ryan. I have seen them pick out the best in people and pull that out. They dont let a persons past define what God has for that person future. I have seen them make choices to love and show grace in areas other might not have. I have seen Jesus through them and in them.

I need to stop writing now, tears once again fill my eyes.

Dear Emily,
no words will ever be able to tell you how thankful I am for you. The fact that you trust me with you beautiful daughters and let me love them is big itself. I wouldnt want to trade one moment of this past year for anything. You have been a ear that listens in time of need. A friend to cry with, when things got hard. a best friend to laugh with, and so much more!

I will miss you. Evie and Ella also! (maybe Ryan!)

I love you.

You made me cry!

Youth With A Mission Colorado Springs

This fall I have an amazing chance to be apart of Youth With A Mission Colorado Springs base!
I will be apart of the School of Strategic Missions. It is a 12 week lecture phase, learning about Urban Ministry, Justice, Calling and Craft, Missions, Church Planting, Communications, Biblical Worldview, Launching New Ministries, Globalization, and Community Development.

Then there is a 12 week outreach phase were we take what we have learned and apply it out in the field. We work along side of contacts that we have in the 10/40 window!

I would need about $5,000 to cover cost of the lecture phase along with the outreach cost. Would you be willing to stand along side of my on the journey that the Lord has placed out for me?

Birthdays

Tomorrow the 25th of May, I will be turning 24 years old. I know people dont say that is old and I still have my whole life ahead of me, and I agree with them. At the same time I feel like a super old person who has gone no where in life! BUT we are not going to focus on that! I am also very blessed! Jesus has covered me with his blessings over the last few years and I am thankful!

I thought I would give you guys a peek into what the last three birthday have looked like! Enjoy!

23rd was a green themed birthday party, everything was green even the food! It was small with only some of my closest friends! it was sunny and prefect all around! Picture above is me with a slice of my cheesecake birthday cake, and below is what the dinner table looked like!

22 was spent up at a friends family cabin on camano island. It was filled with old friends and lots of laughing! picture up above is everyone doing the "katy" its the pose I would do all through highschool and below is my 'its a boy" cake! wouldnt have traded it for anything!

My 21st birthday was truely one I will never forget. At this time I was living on the Youth With a Mission base in Herrnhut, Germany. This day just so happened to be the first day of a conference called festival of the nations. So pretty much our base was PACKED out with people from ALL over the world! The picture above is me with my very good friend Johanna who had made me a cake and had everyone sing to me!