joy in a charter bus with 50 people...

Joy has not been easily found in the past few weeks... or months.  It has not been constant. It has been a struggle to find enough to fake it. But I have found, that joy is not something you find or lose. Joy never left me. God brings joy to His children, He desires to give them the fullest life imaginable. For me, a full life is one overflowing with joy. Deeper than any desire. Because joy is contagious. 

Digging in drawers as I prepare for Mission Trip '09 with the church, I found an old journal. A lose piece of paper fell out. It was a verse that I wrote back in the fall. The verse from Psalm 4 jumped from the page....

So what does mission trip 09 hold? I have no idea...:) But I can't wait....for that "greater joy"!

• Let the light of your face shine upon us, O Lord.

• You have filled my heart with greater joy than when their grain and new wine abound.

• I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.