a glance at 2008.....and heading into 2009 with a BOOM!!

December update.......

Highlights.....looking back

1. I bought a motor bike
2. painted my house
3. swam with elephants
4. mom came
5. learned how to drive on the other side of the car on the other side of the road
6. learning how to read and write and speak thai
7. working on mastering the rubics cube
8. wrote a few songs
9. found my favorite coffee shop
10. found out the secret ingredient to fried rice

Goals:
1. play my guitar better
2. get better at finishing books
3. improve my saying goodbye skills
4. learn some thai songs
5. pass the bo-hok (the thai language test)
6. take julie rock climbing
7. be more disciplined in my life
8. learn how to ride a motor bike with gears
9. make yam moo sen (a spicy thai glass noodle salad)
10. not cut my hair

Prayer:
1. I NEED DISCIPLINE
2. some more discipline
3. pray for my relationships with my friends at the coffee shop
4. pray for relationships at BNJ (if I ever type it like this it means Baan Nam Jai)
5. Pray for my attitude with new people coming and old people leaving. This is really wearing on me.
6. Pray for my friendships oustide of BNJ, thai relationships.
7. prayer needed for my thai language study
8. my times of lonliness and homesickness
9. prayer that I will make time for intimate times with the Lord.
10. That I would continue to be obedient to follow the leading of the Lord.

Woo Hoo!!!

Sorry that it’s been a while for this to be updated. I have been busy and a bit lazy! There’s been a lot going on and I think I was feeling a bit overwhelmed! I had to say some more big goodbyes! Esther left and soon to leave next is Mike and Bec! I am not looking forward to that. Here’s a picture of Susie, Esther and the girls. Also Mike and Bec invited my friend Ae and I up for a little thai bbq. Ae and I took a trip to Chiang Mai and there’s a picture of me sitting on the tai pae gate and also a picture of Ae and I on her favorite bridge. There’s a picture of Susie trying to take a nap outside and all of the girls wanting to join her. And then the rest are just for your enjoyment! Oh, also we painted the volunteer house! I will take more pictures and show you the end product! It looks so much better! It’s becoming more of a home to me! Well, MERRY CHRISTMAS to you all! I love and miss you all and treasure your friendship though out the year! Many blessings on this new year to come!