my traveling companion.

Meet Ice E. Bear, my travel companion. He was an awesome gift from the coolest u-13 girls' soccer team ever - LCSC Ice. He even has his shirt tucked in, like I always asked my players to do! I miss that team so much, but Ice E. is coming along, as well as the 15 hearts they put in him for the 15 players I think the world of. If they can't come with me, this is the next best thing. Where will Ice E. be next?

29 days...

my visa

If you were wondering what a visa to Thailand looks like - there it is! It came in the mail today. I had to send my passport off, with some other info and they sent it back stamped and signed :) I sent that little guy off Monday and he made his way all the way to the Royal Thai Consulate General's office in Portland, Oregon and back by Saturday! If only I could get there that quick! :)

30 days...

36 days.

That's the amount of time I have here in South Carolina until I leave! yay! :)



I took some pictures of the Thai dessert that I made my parents for Father's day back in June. It had Jasmine Rice (what you get at Chinese restaurants) and coconut milk and coconut cream maybe, but it didn't really taste like coconut. VeRy tasty :)

I've been talking to the Director of the school and the missionary I'll be working with and the sender here in the states and it just gets me sooooo pumped. I've bought my ticket, I'm applying for my visa, and everything's becoming real.

Pete - the director of the Luke 10 program said something that has really resonated with me. He said our focus right now has to be on our relationship with the Lord, b/c everything around us will be changing, but God is not changing, and we need to cling to that.

If I keep working 6 more weeks, by my estimates, I should still be about $1500 short right now with my support, which is great, 1 more yard sale, selling my t-shirts, and people allowing God to provide through them - we're set. If you'd like to get a shirt or be one of those people - there's a link over on the right.