Let your light shine!

Week two: Stretched. I've now finished week two of Intake! Time flies by fast! I was super tempted to simply keep out the difficulties of this week, but then that wouldn't be sharing exactly how this week was for me. So if I had to pick one word that would describe this week for me, it'd be stretched . Why? Because I definitely felt stretched this week. When reflecting on it, I thought of why you stretch before you exercise. You stretch so you don't strain or injure your muscles or joints, if you don't stretch you are more likely to injure yourself. And when it comes to stretching, you can encounter stretches you haven't done before, or haven't done in awhile and they are more difficult because your body isn't used to being stretched in that way, but it's definitely worth it at the end. And you continue to stretch, you don't simply do it once. You stretch before exercise, and after exercise and overtime it isn't difficult because you're...

It's only been a week. It's only been a week at Intake (also known as training) in Abbeville, Louisiana at Family Missions Company home base, and yet it feels like so much longer than that. This whole week I've been trying to figure out how best to explain all that has gone on this week, as there's just been so much going on in a short time. (It is a packed schedule so that we can receive an abundance of things before heading out to missions) I'll try my best to share this past week, but bear with me as this post may be a little bit everywhere.  How have I been? Overall I've been doing really well. The first two days or so I was a bit overwhelmed. Just adjusting to the new area and the community, and just continuing to let it sink in that I'm here and God has led me here. One of my prayers this week was just simply asking St. Therese of Lisieux to intercede for me as I join this community, as she herself experienced the many things that went on in a...