Easily distracted...

As I'm sitting here watching the ND game, I decided to look up some dates (calender dates...ha)- Trying to figure out when certain things kick off, when I get to move out of this apartment and into my mom's new house, when people are leaving to go on trips, and counting down the days until Mexico - - my head was spinning with everything that needs to get done before anything else can actually happen. When I get bogged down and get that overwhelming feeling I like to break out old journals. (*And let me tell ya...I've got one from about 3 years ago that is full of hilarious boy drama and not so important details...*) Today I busted out my MX journal from last summer and got to relive, in a sense, what all we went through as a team. It was awesome, I got the tears again and it made me want to jump on the next flight to MX. I miss those kids - and each day I wrote down who I met, what we did, and how they touched my heart. Madiline was a little girl that never left my sight, always had my arm. Julian loved piggyback rides, and had the voice of an angel when he would sing to me. Alejandro had the greatest smile - and loved spinning me around in circles and then letting go to see me fly across the room on the slippery floor. Joel was a trickster but extremely shy. Meeting Carlos, a boy that I had been praying for, was such a joy. I wanted to blurt out all these things, and then I realized he wouldn't understand me...think I was weird...so I grabbed someone else to explain to him what I had been doing and how meeting him was such a great thing for me.

I was blessed to meet a girl named Izamar. When I had to carry something for the team, she was right there to grab my backpack and help me out. Hanging out with her was like hanging out with my lifeline girls. She was giggly, talkative, and had a fond interest in some fellas that were with paired up with our male students. Before we left, she gave me a huge hug and whispered the clearest english into my ears, "Nice to meet you" - my heart was overwhelmed with emotion. God has interesting ways of connecting us with others.

Reading this journal put me back on track to what truly matters. My focus gets easily distracted so it's nice to take time and rejuvenate my thoughts.