Too long!

What a downer!! I just can't leave this blog any longer with that last post as my last post.

At the same time, it's been a challenge for me to find motivation to write. It could have something to do with the fact that I'm busier with living than with writing about it. It could also - maybe - have something to do with the fact that that post sort of needs an explanation or conclusion - and I like to think of myself as a pretty open person, but that might be a little too personal to open up for the great unknown of the blogosphere. 

Suffice it to say that I'm doing better now. Much, much better. I'm more content on board than I've ever been, and - isn't that always a good thing? I have enthusiasm for ministry that I've never had before, and I'm taking opportunities I've never wanted to before. I'm getting in the habit of saying yes instead of saying no . . . tomorrow I'll perform my first drama - very simple, but I'm looking forward to it! 

The only explanation I have (at least that I'm willing to share at this point) is that I have experienced God's grace in my life. And it's that - grace - that enables me to go on living, to return His love, and to want (really want, not just in theory) to share it with others. 

I recommend it. 

In other news . . . I had a cool thing happen today! I was sitting at my desk tootling around with something-or-the-other, and my big boss popped his head in and said, “Hey, Jessie, there are some Americans here who are interested in journalism – do you have time to meet them for a few minutes?” So suddenly I found myself in a conversation with two girls from Biola . . . for a couple of hours! Actually I'm not really a big fan of meeting new people, but we had so many things in common. They had been in Sri Lanka for a month on a mission trip, and we chatted - a little about my job, but mostly about what we've been learning. I would tell something I'd just learned about, and one of them would pipe up saying, "Hey, that's exactly what's been on my mind recently!" and vice versa. What a blessing - meeting somebody who you can really identify with! God made us for fellowship, didn't He now??