Content

So I woke up this morning with a stuffy nose, stuffy ears, and a sore throat. NOT wanting to get out of bed. Perfect day for sleeping in. The family can make their own breakfast and lunch right? So I hit snooze. 5 min later the alarm sounded again, this time I woke up.. I don't know how to explain it, other than God was saying, "ahem.. sleeping is not the reason I brought you here.. I have a much bigger plan. Get up sleepyhead!" So.. I got up. But with an energy I haven't had since I got here. I mean. Wide awake. Ready to take on the world.
It's been truly amazing here. Really, really amazing. My heart was breaking when I had to leave my family, and yes I cried.. but I was still at peace. My heart felt like it was being split open when I said bye to Josh at the airport, but as I walked on that plane, it was as if God was standing right there saying, "hush now.. it's going to be alright. Just wait and see what i have planned for you" And just like that. All tears were replaced with excitement. And it's been like that since then. It's great. I'm not afraid to jump on my bike and take off on a little adventure. Or email total strangers and ask to hang out sometime soon, and God is rewarding me left and right. I know without a doubt this is where I'm supposed to be. My first Sunday he blessed me with a new friend. Then, he blessed me with Steve and Sheila Van Wyk being about a mile away, then he blessed me by giving me some warm clothes and a winter coat (things I needed), and just this morning, he blessed me with a new friend who goes to the university in Leiden. She is here for the study abroad program so we are going out for coffee soon and she's going to introduce me to some of her friends. God is so good. And so faithful. My biggest worry about not meeting people right away was so silly. Really it was. Now I have friends AND family that live close by.
I love God's faithfulness. All the time. And I love that I know that no matter where I go, as long as I'm walking on His path, I will be so content. Even in the struggles I can be content. Even when I'm all turned around and lost on my bike, I can be content in knowing that hey, it's ok. I'm in God's perfect will at this moment maybe he's showing me something new like.. a bakery! ha! Or maybe He just wants me to get lost in Him. Maybe he wants me to just be still in the middle of the forest and say, Ok Lord. Here I am. Now what. Either way. I'm content. And i LOVE IT!!!!