I Love It When a Plan Comes Together

The other day a student came to my office with questions about clinical paperwork. Somehow the conversation went from paperwork to prayer and ended up lasting and hour and a half. We talked about the things we were learning about prayer and the things we didn't understand about it. We talked about how prayer "changes things" but more importantly how prayer changes us.
At the end of our conversation, I mentioned how I felt God was calling us as a campus community to prayer. She said that she had been thinking similar things. Long story short, for post clinical conference we ended up back at the school at 10pm doing a prayer walk through the building. When we made it to the offices, each student stood outside a faculty members office and prayed. Turns out that God had been stirring each one of their hearts to the same thing. I'm excited to see what God is doing.

Friends and Fortune Cookies

A couple of weeks ago I was eating Chinese food with my sister. Of course there were fortune cookies involved. Truth be told, I actually think fortune cookies taste pretty awful, kind of like those waffle cones that fancy ice cream is served in. I can't waste food, so I ate it anyway. The "fortune" inside said, "You will be visited by a dear friend from afar." Conveniently, it just so happened to be the Christmas season. The chances of friends visiting "from afar" had just increased exponentially.
As I reflect on my last several weeks, I am blessed to have such wonderful friends from both near and far.

Carlos and Carrie, friends and missionaries from Mexico City, came to visit us in Seattle for two weeks in December. We had a great time full of exploring the Pacific Northwest, fellowship and of course food. We were able to have a reunion of previous "Mexico Goers" which proved to be a wonderful time. It was pretty amazing to see how our work with Carlos and Carrie in Mexico City has grown and how it has positively impacted so many people. Yay for "sappy teacher moments!"

Olie's Graduation

I've been feeling a little guilty because I haven't posted anything for a while. I had a mental list of blog worthy topics but for some reason, they escape me at the moment. I took a look at my phone and caught a glimpse of Olie's graduation photo. I haven't written about that yet.
Olie and I signed up for an 8 week session of puppy classes. Most of the time he went wild and barked a lot, but did manage to learn a few things. He sits, lays down, shakes, comes and occasionally walks on leash without pulling. Go Olie!