Just my luck...

I am currently staying with the Tubbs, another family from the grand state of Texas. It is awesome to me how God is knitting me together with people I knew, but never really KNEW. The Tubbs and I now have a standing engagement for Mexican food on Friday nights. We went yesterday to Kay's Burritto Casa (spelled like that), run by Kay who lived in Nevada for years and now makes the most wonderful food I've ever eaten. I daresay it's better than Mexican in Colorado (sorry folks)...you should come try it out!! Lexi and I watched "Just my Luck" last night, which is a romantic comedy with Lyndsey Lohan in it. It is a cute movie.

Today, we all packed up and went to Big C, which is like Walmart but OH SO MUCH BIGGER!!! It is amazing how much they fit in one space. There were like 20 different vendors with little shops, a full fledge Walmart type area, a KFC, a donut shop, an Auntie Anne's and so much more. I had my first freak out "I'm the only white person in a sea of Thais" experience today and thankfully the Thai people are sweet. One asked me, "Need help!" It shook me out of my stupid fear and I said, "Yes. I need help." I asked him my question in broken English and he lead me to the answer. I thanked him in Thai (which I now know how to say) and walked away, immediately hearing my friends calling me.

I am thankful for the experience, because I need to walk through as much fear to get it off of me as I can. Fear keeps us all to often away from experiences that are good for us. A dear friend emailed me today a quote from Brennon Manning, "To avoid risk in life is to risk not living." I'm so in the middle of that here and want to encourage you all as I do myself every morning...if we want the abundant life that God has for us it will require risk and sacrifice, but it will be SO worth it! GO for it!!! Go for the abundant life of Christ!!!

Pictures will be up soon, as I am working to download them now!! I did see the beauty of the Lord today in the Thai people, in their land, and in the body of Christ!! I ate yellow watermelon that actually tastes the same. I had thai iced coffee - ROCKS my world!! I also saw cows all along the main roads...it is interesting. I am looking for elephants, which are about town...I'll send pictures soon! Love you all!