Happy Lunar New Year

Well Happy Lunar New Year to you all!!!


Yep it's today :D didnt know that well now you do :D
funny things happen on Lunar New Year. 1. In Korean age, Eveyone is 1 year older. they still celebrate your birthday on ur birthday buuuuut you are automatically one year older. Here's where it get confusing, if your Birthday isnt till say April like mine is well you may still be 23 but by Korean yrs you are actually 25 :P *they also count the time in ur mother's womb. so when you pop out you are 1 year old :D* so basically i aged 2 yrs in the last 6 days and still heavnt done much ha. 2. Everyone goes home. it's kinda like Thanksgiving for the states but eveyone travels to their nearest or oldest relatives. So Cheonan is Empty! 3. Eveyone eats rice soup. See Link at Bottom of page for a classic recipt :)


So what do most americans do on Lunar/Chinese New year?  Travel!! most everyone does haha most eveyone is gone buuuut i just got here and so that makes traveling minus to my appartment if u wanna nearly impossible. SO what Did I do on this Lunar New Year? weeeeeeell......I watched the Blind Side, Mem. of a Gaisha, showered, told myself 60 times I neeeeeed to clean my dorm room, layed in bed, played DAOC, and Finally got up and went for a wonderful walk. Found a park a good friend had told me about and worshiped God like there is no tomorrow. Then I came back to the dorms and made Korean Fajitas :D it was amazing I must say and now I'm on here chit chatting with you all amazing people. *see pics at the bottom* :)


But well all of you know me. I'm not one to just sit here and leave it at this breif summary of today. I want to challenge you. I want you to stop and look at your life. What does it mean. what does it matter? What impact are you having on those around you and the community that you live in? If you say idk or if you say nothing i want you to reallythink about it. God has placed us upon this beautiful planet to make an impact and if we are not making that impact then what is the purpous of our lives. we are called into a community with others. There should be a disire to help one another. WHY ISNT IT THERE? is it there in your life? Sure it's easy to say yes of course it's there i'd help an old lady whos' things feel on the bus or I'd help out a crippled man who is strugging across the street when then light is about to change. but that is just words. words are wonderful and powerful and can change lives but unless words are put into action all they are are whispers dancing upon the wind. I want you all to really think and pray about this. i know I am. What does my life mean if not I'm impacting those around me? 


Pictures from my walk :)

My dorm: 

View from my room:

Korean CHICKEN Fajias!!!!!!

Rice Soup ----> http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/chinese-style-rice-soup-with-chicken-and-ginger-recipe2/index.html

So this is what Korea's been like :)

Hey eveyone :D 

I hope and pray that God is blessing you abundently :D I have been reading my bible a ton and these verses stuck out :D

Psalm 50:14-15

"Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving,and perform your vows to the Most High, and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.”

 it's been a huge blessing to me because so many times we bargin with God when things get bad or when we want someting or whatever but God is saying just BE THANKFUL for what I am doing and have done in ur life and keep the promises you've made to me and I will be with you and I will delieve you :) So awesome

Ok So to cont. Day 2

I got up and ate and did devos and got ready and was ready like 15 mins before we said we'd meet and Brandon was late but we went down got like a sushi roll with tuna for breakfast *awesome* haha and went to a coffee shop to meet the other two teachers. we met Joshua and Lauren there and took a taxi to work *they switch off who pays it's cool :D* and i meet a few students on the way into the building and then i met everyone haha i dont remember names but I met everyone haha. I went to a few classes and watch and saw how Brandon taught and it was cool. i'm diffeately goign to have to practice my Teacher's Voice. then I went and met the Princapal and the Vp :) Vp was awesome was very loving she was the first asain to touch me :) it was nice. she even gave Brandon a hug because he's leaving but she's kinda the one that really runs everything. but when i met the Princapal I jsut bowed and kept quiet and smiled and was very poilet. it was veryquick but we met :) and then I took a taxi to KNU *Korean Nazarene University* and found my friend, Sujin. we went t lunch and had this AWESOME meal. and then we went and got my few bags, saw her appartment, and then went shopping. I got a few things and then we went back to My dorm room and unpacked. we ordered some food for liek 6 bucks I got awesom chicken, coldslaw, rice, a little cup of soup and of course kimchi haha.it was good and then we crashed. I slept form 7/8ish till 6 am haha and I was still sleepy

It was a mushroom soup wiht those green roots and we boiled it down and then when it got down enough we added the noodles and then at more and when it got down futher they added the eggs, rice and green peppers and made like friend rice it was YUMMY!!!

Day 3

I got up hungry *i've become REALLY hungry since i've been here it's like 445am and i've been up since 3am just munching because i'm so hungry!! yay bananas and organges* and so i ate some cereal or went to the common room to eat and actually ended up cleaning it and then ate and then was able to meet a really aweosme Ameican couple from Tenn. here and they let me barrow their converter box so I could get on the itnernet and charge everythign and then I skyped with my mom and Jenny and Ryon and Dad and Josie and Wayne :) it was really nice. then we went and got Kimbop whcih is the Sushi rolls it was good well the beef ones were haha the cheese one :P not so much it was American Cheese it's like the only cheese they have here except at CostCo. And then we went everywhere haha we ended up going back to my appartment and I found out that Brandon is leaving Monday so the appartment is offically MINE and I have my dorm. awesomeness :D and then we came back closer to the dorms and went shopping for more food and stuff because since Monday is new years here, eveyone will be visisting family and going on vacation and we werent sure if the stores would be open buuut I know where the store is and i feel comfortable enough to go there by myself. I'm stil not sure how I feel about taxis or the bus but I can try...maybe or i will be hidding out in my dorm hahahaha we shall see :D but we came home and I made sticky rice but then realized i couldnt work the stove so I had ramen and went to bed :) and now I'ts like almost 5am On Sat. the 21st and i have been up for 2 hrs cuz i was hungry and jet lag haha. But I wanted to let u all know I love you and I miss you :) AND I AM PRAYING FOR YOU!!!!!

Traveling and First day In Korea ;)

Hey all!!!

First, I hope that you all are doing well :D I want you all to know that I miss you SO VERY VERY VERY VERY much!!!

Ok so what's been going on??
Flying:
I flew from Colorado Springs, Co to San Francisco, Ca and from San Fran to Incheon International Airport in Seoul. *korea*  The short flight i didnt have anyone sitting next to me which was nice  leg room ^_^ and I was able to talk to the lady across the way from me and her kids. they were nice. then when I got on the flight to Seoul there were three seat and I had the window seat. there was an america man who sat in the isle seat but that was it :D again noone sat right next to me :D LEG ROOM :D we chatted he was from Boulder Co haha go figure but he is going to be in Korea till Monday on business. I slept some on the plan off and on it was hard to sleep for whatever reason but i tried and I took pictures a pic or two *see at bottom of blog* and it was fine. i creid so hard leaving Colorado but i was ok when we took off for Korea...haha ok so funny thing. we were a little late for boarding because they were changing the tires haha and then we were taxiing FOREVER because there was something wrong with the engin haha go figure but they fixed it and we took off I actually prayed a ton over the plane and i know that there were some of you wonderful ppl praying over me too so I THANK YOU!! We landed about 4:57pm in Seoul *12:57am Mountain time* about 30 mins after we were supposed to.

First day:
I got off the plane and followed the crowd to immigration no problems there and then to the tram and then to the luggage. I had to get a cart which YAY was free!!! and i finally got all my baggage somehow i got it all stacked so it stayed haha and then I went through customs no issues I walked into the lobby and found my amazing friend Brandon who had an awesome Megan Jarrell welcome to Korea sign haha My name was in English and Korea ^_^ He helped me push the cart across the street to the busses. Taxi drivers kept honking and yelling asking me if i wanted a ride ha I kept saying no no no but they are pushy haha. we finally got across the street and to the ticket place. Brandon picked out what we needed nd got it and we only lost all the luggage once. it tipped over but we got to the bus finally and just sat for a while which was nice i was tired and almost fell asleep but we were trying to figure out what we were going to do and i have like a billion questions. And Brandon had stories. haha so we finally decied that since I will be replacing Brandon and His apparment will be mine and since it was closer, we would go there and I could leave stuff there. So we will and he headed out for a birthday and told me the place was mine and that he would crash at his friends. So i went through and set up two bags i could take to the dorms i'll be living in for the first month and left the rest there. I was able to facetime with mom and dad a little which was really nice and then i decied to shower. haha Ok soooo Korean showers are very different from america showers. American showers have a curreten. Korean showers are in the bathroom. buuuut there is tile everyone around so no paint on the walls just tile and it's just a hand held nossel haha well needless to say water got EVERWHERE haha but i was clean. Brandon and I had stopped at a bread store one the way home and got some bread so I went to bed with a 1/2 or the cheesey apple bread w/jelly on it in my mouth and my water bottle. Brandon and I had talked about me going and meeting eveyone i would work with and the school i would be working at so I knew i needed to be up dresed and ready by 815am. It was about 11-12 when I crashed...haha weeeeeeell Jet Lag is real i woke up every hr on the hr almost finally gave up at 7am and just sayed up go figure haha

Ok mom is skype calling me I will finish later :D

Rambligs from a plane*cos-San Fran*

So I'm flying over salt lake right now I think it's 740am mountain time :) I cried when we left from Colorado when we were taking off I really kinda fell apart. But there is no going back and I'm so glad that God did not change his mind. Because u know if we r freakin of God will wait till we are ready but I told Him that I knew that this was what He wants for me and so I asked him I was like even if I'm a balling mess of snot and tears please do not change your mind. If you God say that I can do this then I know that I can and I will. It's not easy though I miss my Family and friends so much so so so so much. But u know what I've  learned? If we are meant to do some thigh something so awesome and life changing it will never be easy if it were easy then it wouldn't be life changing and somethings God choose people that He knows can handle life changing over and over again in that persons life so he calls them to something well life changing. I think that's me. I've gone through so much and God has blessed me with so many families all over the world and I know that I know that I know that He is the one who is holding me and pulling. E through each and very hard moment. Because there will be more. But you know what? God works from where we're at and gently moves us into His plan. He gives us baby steps most of the time and I know for me that has helped sooooo much!  I think most of us would head for the hills of God showed us what His calling really is or where we fit into His plan 10 or 5 or even 2 years from where we are now. A calling, which everyone has be it to be a stay at home mom or a missionary, but a calling is not an easy thing. But God will never ever leave us or make us do more the He knows we can handle. Now at times it will feel like it is more but that would be because we are trying to do it ourselves or not God's way and it's like ramming ur head against a concrete wall. All that will happen is frustration and a headache.  I'm really beginning to understand what it means to surrender fully too. It means holding nothing back. Not ur family,family, future, past or anything.  Seriously ANYTHING. if we have an area of our lives that is just causing us pain there is a good chance that it's because we have not fully surrender that to God. We keep trying to take it back. Or something that I did for the longest time was I walked both sides of the fence. I could play Christian at church or when ppl where looking by then I could go and do whatever it was that I wanted but in all honesty, I wasn't surging God really. I was putting on a show and I was the one who believed the lies the most. See if satan can convince us that truth isn't truth its lies and that lies are truth then he's already won half the battle. It's very easy to slip and fall if you are already walking on ice in flats. So it comes down to what do we choose? Do we choose to REALLY Surrender it all or do we choose to believe the lies? I've also been noticing how when we are in the depth of sorrow or disparity  we tend to believe the worst about ourselves and think that everyone else thinks the same. Which IS NOT TRUE!!! God has given each of us such hope and value within our lives and who we are but do we listen to His truth or the lies?? We MUST listen to he truth otherwise we will fail and fall and become so wrapped up in despair that it will consume us. Each and everyone person on this earth is created to reach people and to love and to be who people need to see God but some of us and at times all of us choose not to answer the phone when God is calling. We make it so that we are too busy or distracted by the very divides that we're meant to make our lives easier. We being to answer the call of electronics and not the loving whisper of the one who is so passionate and in love with us. Yes we screw up but who puts the space between u and God?? It sure isn't God because He isn't mount away from u ever!!! Idk food for thought I guess :) landing in about 1 hr and 20 mins going to try and sleep know I love u and miss u so very much!!!!!

Waiting and crying

Hey all!! I'm sitting in the airport at Colorado Springs waiting for my flight kinda hungry but crying haha odd but yeah *sigh* I can't believe that I'm here already that God really meant I want u as a missionary, that it would be this hard.....but I guess that's a good thing it means that there are so many amazing people and relationships that have changed my life and I am deeply connected to you! I just keep telling myself you can do this you can do this. And with God I know I can but it's will hard to not know the future or where I'll b u know?? But God is good alway good

Korea 12 Days away!!!

Hey all!!!

So here's a little up date for you....um last u knew i had gotten my ticket. there is one last thing i need to do before i head over....i mean aside from packing haha Which for the record i have 1 and a half suitcases packed *thanks mom! <3 *

 I have to get the Korean Consulate to stamp my passport. This requires an interview which *praise God!!!* i found out I can do over the phone. they also needed money, othe documents, a copy of my ID and my passport. I sent this *overnight FedEx* yesterday the 4th and I am hoping to get an email or something letting me know about the interview and I'm hoping and PRAYING that the interview is on Monday :D and that i can get my passport back like Tue or Wed!! Please be praying for this.well it's about 12 days away now :P almost 11 Ahhhhh! it's so crazy and honestly unreal still. 

it's going to be so hard to leave everyone that I've become so connected to and YOU are a huge reason for that. God has blessed my life so emensly with so many and I've become so attached to all of you that ....ugh that's going to be hard. i've already had to say goodbye to a close army friend and my sister. good byes are hard but it really isnt goodbye it's more like i'll see you when God brings us back together. in God's timing not our own :) Because His timing may not be our Timing but His timing is Perfect <3 I love you all and I'm praying for you :)

ps Ryon wants to come with me :)
Pps I've been having health issues...just sick all the time i'm taking an immune system helped please pray my body keeps up with what God is doing :D