mes amis.

before the throne, part 2.

today i:

cleaned my house

did my laundry

recorded before the throne and posted it on pv

enjoyed a cozy saturday in a warm, clean house.

the end.

bits of this and that.

doing a lot of thinking and praying lately.

been doing a lot of writing this semester, just little bits here and there, but plenty in general.

put together a little song tonight.. it's just where i'm at. you can hear it at my purevolume [called so see]. rough recording, but i'm willing to share.

looking forward to speaker's week, beginning tomorrow. ready to hear the things the Lord wants to speak.

enjoyed a lovely wedding yesterday, of two very dear friends. such a good day celebrating their marriage.

i boiled some pretty tasty carrots tonight for dinner, along with my basmati rice. just sayin'.

almost in the mood for christmas music, and definitely into wool socks season.

found an old copy of Hinds Feet on High Places in the bookstore this week! been loving it, and savoring every word. so encouraging.

better head on to bed- or maybe just a few more quiet minutes on my couch with the cozy silence.

xo.

before the throne..

Before the throne of God above, I have a strong and perfect plea

A great High Priest whose name is love, Who ever lives and pleads for me

My name is graven on His hands! My name is written on His heart!

I know that while in heaven He stands, No tongue can bid me thus depart

No tongue can bid me thus depart

When Satan tempts me to despair, And tells me of the guilt within

Upward I look and see Him there, Who made an end to all my sin

Because the sinless Savior died, My sinful soul is counted free

For God the just is satisfied, To look on Him and pardon me

To look on Him and pardon me

Behold Him there, the risen Lamb, My perfect spotless righteousness

The great unchanging all I Am, The King of glory and of grace

One with Himself, I cannot die, My soul is purchased by His blood

My life is hid with Christ on high, With Christ my Savior and my God

With Christ my Savior and my God

short, yet necessary.

1.i'm still alive!!

2. bristol and london were fantastic.

3. my brother Tyler is visiting! we went to austria last weekend. we've got 4 full days left to hang out.

4. in the next 10 days: 2 worship classes to study for and teach, 2 sundays at other calvarys [düsseldorf and heidelberg], my friends' wedding, enjoying the rest of my time with ty, and approximately 200 other things. it's crazy! but so good.

5. main goal: remain sane. i need to be daily filled with the Spirit to be able to keep a right perspective and have the grace to enjoy all these things while accomplishing them. if you think of me, please pray for that. :)

lots of love! lots of pictures that need to be uploaded too....... maybe next week. here's one of london, just cause.

ja klar.

last weekend i was at the CC Herborn women's retreat- what a blessing! here are some photos.

we had some great times of fellowship together. our theme was The Joy of the Lord is My Strength!

the retreat took place in the beautiful Westerwald, about 40 minutes from Siegen.

this is my new friend Caro! we led worship together, and were roommates for the weekend.

plus i got to jam for a while one afternoon on an amazing old-school piano!! i so dearly miss playing on a real piano. i was tremendously blessed by such a simple thing.

fall has begun here in germany! the leaves are changing colors, and the hillside is about to erupt in flaming radiance. makes me happy.

plus, it means that it's outreach week time! on sunday morning at 6am we depart in the big blue van for england. 

our team is called the "BLTs"- the Bristol/London team.. and we have already had so many good times of fellowship and prayer together!

in Bristol, we'll be praying over the city, as several people are considering moving out there to plant a church!

in London, we'll be serving alongside Calvary Chapel Docklands, and doing street evangelism and other things.

please keep us in your prayers as we go out. i'll update as soon as i can afterwards.

danke schön!

xo,a.

sverige.

is one of my favorite places ever.

göteborg was amazing this weekend! so relaxing and fun.

stories may come sometime soon.... but it was the first of 6 consecutive weekends away from home...... lots coming up. it was lovely, and i took pictures. here's one.

xoxoxo!

craaaazy!

yesterday i bought a ticket to go to sweden this friday through monday. yay! i'm going with my friend aan-sofie to hang out in göthenborg for the weekend. we'll stay at her grandparents' house, see some sights, and paint the town red! 

next weekend i'm leading worship at the herborn women's retreat, which should be another great time. i was there last year too, for their first one ever.

the weekend after that we leave to go to bristol and london for outreach! our first team meeting is tonight. and we're road-tripping it there, which definitely includes driving on the wrong side of the road! and...... we already booked our passage through the Chunnel. 

i am super excited that my brother tyler is coming... and we just booked tickets to go to Klagenfurt, Austria for a weekend while he's here! it's in the Alps, and right next to Slovenia and Italy. um, yes?

tomorrow i get to sort apples so they can make applesauce, mmmm.

love.a

la di da.

well, i can't really remember what's been keeping me so busy, but it's been a lot!

friday all day was spent organizing, gathering things, and going on a lovely barbeque picnic in the german hillside.

saturday i had a wonderfully relaxing day in my home, and then came over to the villa for dinner and games and fun.

sunday i took two groups of students and staff down to calvary chapel Herborn. i led worship with a couple other guys, and the rest came along for the ride. i've been doing  a lot of driving lately, which is fun and good for me- i feel really quite confident at driving stick. the drive home sunday night was crazy, it was raining so hard.. but the Lord got us safely home at last.

monday i had the morning off so i could go to devotions without responsibilities! :) it's always great to have a break and be able to just receive for a while. worked coffeebar afterwards, which i always enjoy, and led worship with ludwig and a couple others at monday night class.

yesterday got some organizational things done pertaining to the worship ministry here, there, and everywhere, followed by staff meeting and a lovely evening at sabine's house.

today i've been studying for my class- first class is on friday!! i am really looking forward to it. there are 7 students signed up for it so far. need to study some more... after i finish blogging. also had a fun lunch with aan-sofie at ikea today. and tonight is women's discipleship class at miri's house.

tomorrow [thursday] night i'll be playing music and leading worship at the Straßencafé that CC Siegen does once a week downtown. i haven't been there yet, so i'm looking forward to it.

friday is my class in the afternoon, and then i'm working coffeebar all night.

this saturday we're going on the annual Koblenz trip, which includes 7am departure, 2-hour bus ride, boat ride up the Rhein River, hike up a mountain to the Marksburg castle, then come back down the hill and river to Koblenz for a leisurely afternoon in the city. i like this trip, despite having been on it about 3 times already. it's a great way to get to know the students. we're praying for good weather!

and i'm really excited to announce that Pastor Nick is back!!!!!! i missed all 3 services sunday because i was in herborn, but i'm super glad that he's back and feeling better. got to say hi to him yesterday real quick. currently trying to find the podcast from sunday, because i heard it was great.

i'm pretty sure i'm going to london and bristol for outreach...... more to follow.

also looking ahead to the CC Herborn women's retreat, October 2-4. should be good!

ok off i go! lots of love from germany. 

p.s. here is a picture of the cute church across the street from my house. the church bells ring every 15 minutes. one ring for quarter after, 2 rings for half past, 3 rings for quarter-to, 4 rings at the hour, followed by a different sound of bell that says what o'clock it is. :) it's quite handy indeed. i'll try to take better pictures of my apartment soon too!

AND my brother Tyler comes to visit in less than 5 weeks :)

tschüüüüüüüüüüß!

blog neglect: guilty.

today's the first day of classes. we've had a really busy weekend, full of orientation, introductions to the church.. plus i've been cooking, working coffeebar a couple times, and leading worship.. tonight will be my 4th time leading worship in 3 days- twice saturday, twice today.

please keep us in prayer- everything has been so busy and pretty stressful so far. and a lot of the staff are getting sick too. :( pray for our physical health, and also that we'll have adequate time to rest and spend time with the Lord.

my class starts next week [this friday is the all-school bbq].. haven't had much time to work on it since i've been here, but that'll come after today! i would post pictures of my cute little apartment.. but i can't find my camera cord. i know it's in my house, and i searched everywhere.. but found it not.

the sun is shining today, and it's mahhhhvelous. i'm so tired. i think i'll take a nap in the grass.