In the blink of an eye

Three weeks to go.
Three weeks and the internship will be done.
Where did that year go....?
Seriously.
It feels like I blinked and I went from starting the year to finishing.
Perhaps it is a bit of an exaggeration.

How do I even begin to try to explain the treasure this year has been...?
From simply being here, to being part of something that is so incredible in the way they love God and love people.
To meeting and becoming friends with incredible people, to being challenged and given opportunities I never thought I would have.
I can say this year has been one of the most difficult, rewarding and wonderful years yet.

To all who have supported me in this year.
Who listened and helped me step out of the box, known as comfort, to get to this place.
To those who helped remind me that God's economy operates much differently to the one we find ourselves falling into.
That sometimes you have to step out of sync in order to find the rhythm, even though it doesn't make complete sense.

THANK YOU.
Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the year in no particular order
'Disclaimer' - There will be more to come as I reflect on this year!

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Changing Leaves

"I keep turning over new leaves, and spoiling them, as I used to spoil my copybooks; and I make so many beginnings there never will be an end." ~Jo March, Louisa May Alcott, Little Women. A few years ago, I upgraded to a new-to-me, used iPhone. The camera was better, the storage slightly larger for my obsessive hobby of taking photos of things that caught my eye during walks. (Let me be honest, it happened far too often, but then again, it's who I am!) My friend's husband jokingly asked if it came with a photo album of leaves, or something along those lines. To his credit, it was a witty and hilarious joke that reflected a reality and truth, that all who were present knew very well... Sheena sure loved to post photos of leaves. I can't help it, my breath catches and I want to document the moment, the transition and to share it with others. The difference between today and tomorrow is everything in this season. So, I don't want to miss this moment, th...

Hello my old friend

Photo by Hush Naidoo on Unsplash Friday evening coffee with a friend = a decision to drop by the Blood Donation Clinic first. They called to say they were in town. Having missed the call, I forgot the message. Until the evening rolled around. I messaged my friend. "Should we do our civic duty and go give blood before coffee?" "My mother is telling me not to be a wuss... so I guess I have to..." After arriving, we have to answer quite a few interesting questions to confirm eligibility. Next step, they test your hemoglobin levels. To be eligible to donate, your blood must read 125 & over. 'Prick' My finger now flowing just enough for them to take and test. 124. An option to test the other hand. But they must collect enough for two readings. Both readings must be 125+ 127 120 Not able to donate. Leaving the cubicle, hands empty, my friend's eyes take note, register the fact I am withou...

Waiting for Gilbert

The unfolding of something beautiful is sometimes found in the waiting I went for a walk with a friend a while back along the river. Our goal was to find a independently owned coffee shop/tea house at the next town. As we got closer, we discovered that what we were looking for didn't seem to be found anywhere. We contemplated just going into a pub, but thought, 'no there must be something more.' We carried on walking. Hoping. But seeing nothing. We saw the familiar signs. Starbucks, Costa, Nero. Looking at each other... looking to the other, to decide what to do.... 'Do we just cave in, is there any hope of finding what we were looking for.,,?' We decided to give it a few more minutes,walking a bit further. Something caught our eye. No big sign, nothing to suggest this is it, this is what we had been looking for. Just little things to peak our curiosity, little bits of hope arising. As we got to this door we looked in to discover, a unique coffee sho...

simply timeless

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