Wisdom.

I love wisdom.

My younger sister, Steph, might pose the argument that I love wisdom because I always like to be ‘in the know.’ She would not be incorrect.

Surface-level, nosy-rosy, pleasure-seeking Christine hates to be the last one to hear the latest news, detests being left out of the loop, and delights in knowing information (before you) for the shear fact of knowing (before you). 

Holy Spirit-living, genuinely-loving, humbly-serving Christine desires wisdom because she has learned that wisdom brings PEACE, unveils TRUTH, calls forth Purity, is Considerate, full of MERCY, and full of good, luscious, yummy FRUIT.

I want to be the later described Christine more often than the version first described. We’re still working on it.

Living by the Spirit is easy once I give up and let the battles be fought for me. It’s the ‘giving up’ that I have the hardest time with…

Demasiado Goodness

Demasiado Goodness (noun): when your love for someone or someones is so intense that it feels like your heart is trying to burst out of your chest; when you get a year long ab workout after laughing for 10 minutes; when silence isn't awkward; when you cry so hard you can't distinguish tears from snot; when your walls are shaken but you know at your core that your Foundation is sure; when you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the seemingly 'tough' conversation that just happened really had Jesus spilled all over it; when you realize the desires of your heart were given to you instead of created by you.

How to Make a 1st Grader Stop Whining

What you will need:

1. One excessively whiny 1st grader
2. A camera (digital optional but preferred)

Step 1:
Give all of your students a water drinking break. Be sure to encourage the ones who brought water to share with those who didn't.

Step 2:
Wait for the kid who no-one-wants-to-share-with-because-he's-mean-to-them to come up to you and whine about no one sharing with him.

Step 3:
Whip out your camera and take pictures of him whining until he laughs and walks away happy.

See pictures below for a demonstration.

Kisses from Katie

If you want a better glimpse of my heart for here, go out and get this book. Home girl, Katie Davis, is living it out and loving hard in Uganda. Many many many of the things she writes parallel the way I think and feel about things in the Dominican.