Tonight I began the overwhelming task of going through all my "junk" that has been in storage for the last two years and getting rid of as much as I possibly can...this whole being in transition all the time does not allow for so much stuff! Anyhow, I ran across a journal from my first year in Senegal and on the back cover, I had written down a poem that a dear friend wrote for me before I left Iowa in 2003. As I was reading it tonight, I was encouraged by it and touched at the prophetic words in it that I will make note of below. I love this poem. Not just because a dear friend wrote it for me, but also for it's words that constantly point me to my first Love...a Love that never fails though all others may. I hope my friend doesn't mind me sharing this with whoever checks this site. :)

Never forget that you are God's Princess.
The beautiful bride always in waiting,
In hopeful anticipation of her King.
Never lose your joy in hope,
And don't let your zeal be quenched,
Fan it ever with truth and action.
Never fear, but be bold for your King,
The Lord you can never deny, or deny you,
However hard this world tells you to.
Love Him, because He is life and love itself.