I am in a writing mood so I figure, I should probably take advantage of it! I have been in Germany about 3 months now and have turned 21! It's weird how fast time goes! I am enjoying every minute of my time here even when it get's a bit stressful. I always feel a bit stressed on Tuesdays because I teach English in a little town near Gießen and getting there includes a bus and a train. I guess I just feel that it takes a lot of effort. I do enjoy teaching though and am so thankful that I have this opportunity. In fact, as I was locking up the tutoring center today I started thinking about how the heck I even got this job. I then remembered that I had prayed for something like this and how random it was to meet a woman in my class who just so happened to own a language center and need a teacher. I realized in that moment this job is another answer to prayer. I am very thankful for it despite the lesson planning and extra traveling on Tuesday.
Actually, something really cool has come out of my Tuesday train rides. I take the 12:28pm train every Tuesday from Gießen to Butzbach (the town where I teach). The second time I took the train I met a Pakistani-German woman. We had a really interesting conversation and now we meet weekly on the train. We only have a 10min talk or so before I reach my stop but it was so wonderful to meet her! I am still trying figure out if meeting people is really just random or if God has a plan and a purpose for every single person He puts in our way. I wonder.
Now that the snow has come (beautiful loads of it!), I have a new favorite thing to do. It's a bit cold and icy to go running so I enjoy taking brisk walks in the woods. I especially love when no one is around and I can just breath in fresh air and hear the silence of the woods. It is so peaceful! One time as I was walking along I decided that I would try praying out loud. I began quietly at first, but then I just started talking to God like He was walking right next to me. I just started pouring my heart out to Him and holding nothing back. One time I was talking to Him and realized I was not being completely honest about something. I started laughing because obviously He already knows what's really in my head! I love doing this. I feel so close to Him and my mind doesn't wander as it sometimes does when I just pray silently. When I have this time with God in the woods, afterward I always feel like singing and dancing! Spending time with God brings so much joy! So yeah, that's my new favorite thing. The only problem is watching out for other walkers - don't want them to think I am completely insane!
It seems all my blogs end with something about what God has done in my life or how good He is and well I guess, I just can't help it! He is so good! I could talk about God every second! That's why I love spending time with my friend Melanie. She feels the same way! Last week I had the realization just how much I loved the name of Jesus and how wonderful and beautiful it is!
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