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Your Friendly Neighborhood Mansmith. Someone I can always count on to be there, to care, and to eat my food. A clever jokester with a knack for hilariously timed comments. He's one of the most sincere dudes and has the best voice of all the voices on the radio. (at Red Rock Canyon)

If I had to pick someone to do college, barista life, Cuba, and housemates with all over again, it would be this adorable redhead. It's a rare friend who will stick with you when you're on the other side of the world, be all in for wild adventures, and speak honestly when it's hard. I've never met anyone who loves as well as this one. (at Garden of the Gods Park)

My last day in India started with a cycling group and ended with my uber driver letting me drive his car to the airport. First time cycling and driving in India but definitely not the last. I'll be back. (at Charminar Hyderabad)

Today, I ended up on a boat on the Ganga River. I've been a lot of places, but this is one of the most intriguing. This river is sacred to Hindus. It is a place for offering sacrifices, bathing, and disposing of the dead (usually cremated but not always). Many depend on it as their water source for cooking and washing clothes, and it's also where a lot of sewage and waste are released. If you want your world shaken up a little bit, try this one out. (at Patna, India)

I forgot to tell America that I'm alive still and in South Africa. Good news, amazing hike, new friends, African jazz. Bad news, intense sunburn. Definitely worth it. (at Lion's Head)

Right behind this church is the convent that I crashed at, and behind that mountainnnns (at Maseru, Lesotho)

First layover in Addis was a success! (at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

2.5 years, 30 countries, 2 jobs later, and I'm finally back in school to finish those 12 credits for my bachelors.

I got a 10 year visa for India! And I get to be there for February, and that's just the beginning, and I'm so so excited.

Cuba is a little bit like going back in time and not wanting to return. (at Trinidad, Cuba)

It takes special people to actually say yes when you ask if they will go to Cuba with you and to trust you with the details. Thankful for my cool friends. (at Trinidad, Cuba)

A missionary is someone who is bound by marriage to the stated mission and purpose of his Lord and Master.

Missing the mountains today. (at Golden Ears Provincial Park)

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God loves to use women. Girls, follow the dreams God put in your heart. Proverbs 10:24 “The desire of the righteous will be granted” Follow your dreams. Maybe it’s to be a mother. Maybe it’s to be like Jael, maybe you’re called to go into the military as a woman. Jael was a solider, she defeated Sisera with a tent peg. Or maybe its to be a judge like man I wanna go to law school. I wanna be like Deborah. I wanna be a judge doling out true justice. Or maybe your thing is a prayer warrior like the widow who persistently asked for justice, then go be a prayer warrior. Maybe your desire is to speak forth the oracles of God like the virgin daughters of Philip. Go speak forth the oracles of God as a prophetess. Maybe you want to be a super spy, maybe you want to go into the CIA like Rahab. Maybe your thing is to be a businesswoman. A stylist. A president. A singer. An artist. A pilot. Whatever God has called you to be. Go be that! And don’t let anybody stop you from your dream. Don’t let anybody stop you from your destiny. Don’t let anybody stop you from being everything that God has called you to be. Throw water on the fire of your fears and throw gasoline on the passions of your dreams. And with humble humility, confidence, being beautified with salvation, you rise up. you stand up and you know that God has his hand on your life. So like Philip’s daughters who spoke the oracles of God. Like Esther who saved the Jews. Like Ruth who showed loyalty to Naomi. Like wisdom personified as a woman. Like Deborah who was a judge. Like Jael who was a solider. Like Huldah who was a prophetess. Like Sarah who was a mother. Like Rahab who was a super spy. Like Proverbs says the woman is to be desired above rubies. The woman who fears the Lord she shall be greatly praised. God loves to use women and don’t let anyone tell you anything different.

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“We are not made for the mountains, for sunrises, or for the other beautiful attractions in life-those are simply intended to be moments of inspiration. We are made for the valley and the ordinary things of life, and that is where we have to prove our stamina and strength.” -Oswald Chambers

How my heart longs for the mountain summit, the dawn of a new day, the flower gently bloomed. Yet I am intended for the flower bud, the dark of night, the depth of valleys - to water, to bring light, to endure.

I am here to walk alongside those who have never seen the mountaintop and long for light to break in. I am here to love them where they're at.

#mountains #sunrise #strength #truth

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At the end of the day, no one shall ever know your heart as well as Jesus.

He wants to hear about it all; he’s in full possession of the facts, even knows the outcome of your story, but he wants to meet with us, as lovers do, to share our deepest wounds and secret joys. So, the challenge is, I think, that we turn to him first, before all others. To turn towards silence, prayer, and scripture before we turn to people or things to answer our needs.

He has promised to be our comfort, so let him.

Once the call of God comes to you, start going and never stop.

Oswald Chambers

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