"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent into the undergrowth;
Then took the other, just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no steps had trodden black
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood and I -
I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference!"
(The Road Not Taken, Robert Frost)
You can continue to pray for our group this week... Emily, Hillary, Rachel, and I have been meeting to do a Bible study and today a couple of other girls from our group expressed interest today in joining us, which is very encouraging! Sometimes it's hard to be walking the narrow path - "the road less traveled by" (that's what made me think of that poem), but when something like that happens it's easier to see why God needs us to be set apart - so that others can notice and seek Him too. It's so neat to see God working... pray that we can be examples and that all of the glory will go to God!
Once again today was a pretty typical day - I got an A on my test for my language class so that was exciting! Tomorrow I have another test in my culture class so I will be studying for that tonight.
On a more random note - I got an email from Addie the other day that said "dad patched the big hole (in the pool liner) with a softener salt bag" so I was glad to hear that all is normal around home. :) I told someone earlier this week that there are some moments when I think I could stay here forever and then many, many days when I'm ready to hop on the next plane home. I'm so thankful for what I'm learning and what God is teaching me here but I hope the next month goes by very quickly!
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Hannah,
The softener salt bag was a great idea but didn't stay very long. I think the hole is getting bigger (if that's even possible) because I looked at the pool today and I'm pretty sure I could watch the water level go down :) Addie was none too happy.
Love Leah
so i just wanted to say that i totally know what you mean about being able to stay there forever one minute and ready to jump on the next plane home the next minute.
my advice (if it's worth anything haha) when you have those "i wanna go home" moments: stop, close your eyes, take a DEEP breath, open them up, and look at the beauty all around you because before too long it will all be gone -- and most likely you will never be in that place ever again. i wish i would have done that soooooo many times now looking back on my experience in morelia.
:-] te quiero chica! que Dios te bendiga!
I like your "road less traveled by" thought....I'll be praying for all of you.
sounds like your Dad needs some of this stuff they sent with our ice rink liner to patch holes....well, I guess I don't know how big the hole really is....
have a great day...
love,
sarah
leah... that's really funny, actually. :)
jarrin - thanks for your advice! I need all I can get. and indeed - I want to enjoy and remember each moment because it is once-in-a-lifetime. te quiero! :)
sarah - thanks for your prayers, as always. and indeed, our pool could use a LOT of help. we got it when I was probably about 13 or 14 and it's really been on it's way out for the last several years. :(
love to all!
Hannah
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