City Side

I've seen you in the mountains
you've shown me the trees
I can see your imprint
in the fragrant ocean's breeze.

The flowers are your thumbprint
the very rocks cry out
every work of nature
to it's Maker forever shouts.

But where can I find you now?
so unsure of your place
I find myself ever searching
for a glimpse of sweet grace.

I can see you even now
so far from what I've known
everything looks so different
from the place I call home.

You whisper in the wind
that sweeps across my face
reminding me that I am called
to always sing your praise.

So I find you on the sidewalks
in the grit of city air
I search in people's glances
creation reflected in the stares.

I hear your voice
begging mercy for the poor
as your children sleep on sidewalks
hoping to live one day more.

I sense your grace in gardens
in smiling beautiful hearts
in my brothers and sisters
who bring light into the dark.

In church we praise in harmony
a blessed human rainbow
we all reflect your lovely face
glimpse of heaven on earth below.

At first I did not find you
I saw suffering and only pain
then I saw you would use me
sunshine through the rain.

So I thank you for the city
and I thank you for the grime
I thank you for the subways
and I thank you for this time

I will thank you for the children
and I thank you for this place
I thank you for showing me
the city side of grace.

Philly grabbed my heart and won't freakin let go!

I love it here. It's so wonderfully overwhelming and beautiful. The people here (MC campus at least) are fabulous, my profs are brilliant, and there is so much to do all the time. ALL the time. Fanflippintastic. I can't wait for friends to come visit. I can't wait to see my beloved Tam. I can't wait to understand the subway system. I can't wait for springtime in the city. I can't wait to make deeper friendship with these people. I can't wait for my urban field experience. I can't wait for late nights and all-too-early mornings.

Most of all, I can't WAIT to see what God has for me here.

Headed to Boston

I am so excited I finally get to go to Boston and see Kirsten's apartment and everything! So excited. In one week... I'll be in Philly. It's so surreal! I am excited and nervous all at once. I seriously cannot wait.
My last entry was a bit dramatic so I deleted it. I had a good New Years. New Years Eve is always a disappointment, isn't it? It's like, no matter what you're doing, you're still not doing something else. Someone I know, or, thought I knew, really shocked me with his insensitivity. And not just towards me, which I've almost come to expect, but to his very best friends. It broke my heart to find that they spent New Years Eve crying over it. It's hard to believe someone so nice could be such a jackass. Oh yeah, and the boys just went to Messiah... and didn't invite me to come along even though I would've gone in a heartbeat. Jerks.
I had coffee with my CT girls the other night, and I really had a good time. I wish Sarah could've been there, but she's already back at school. I miss my Messiah girls... omg I miss them so much. I don't think I'll be able to make it down there before Philly and it sucks. I think I overestimated how much longer of a break I have.
Well, I am not sure what else to update on... love yas.