Let me just start off with saying this week has been a really, really hard one. I don't remember a week being this hard since probably, the first week of my Honduras mission trip. I think I have cried everyday, ha ha! I have really been missing Virginia and not just missing but feeling like I am supposed to be there, not here. And it is so hard when you feel like you are supposed to be somewhere else, but you aren't and you know that the Lord has a purpose for this time in your life, you just don't know what it is. That period of waiting and waiting for the Lord to show you what His plan is so hard and has always been hard for me. I found this verse and it helped me to take heart and to know that this season of life will not last forever,  

James 1:12 "Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him."

My trials will not last forever, thank you, Father!

Yesterday morning I found my box of books from my bookshelf in our Virginia house and I found many books that I want to read again, but the one that I chose to read first was "Lady in Waiting." It has so touched my heart. The first chapter talked about Ruth, and she says this that really hit home, "Ruth had to forsake the familiar and the comfortable in order to receive God's best for her life." If Ruth can do it in her day, then I can do it now. The Lord was with Ruth every step of her journey and I know He is with me too. He is such a loving, kind, caring Father, and I know He knows what is best me and I will come out stronger and closer to the Lord after this time. So, I will hold on to that and celebrate when the day comes that I no longer have to struggle.

Kati C.