When I was in Israel, my new friend Jenny and I were walking with the group to get some pizza. Haha...I know Pizza in Israel!?!?! But it was kind of a treat to us from our guide cause I teased him in the beginning of the second week about how I wanted some pizza. So he surprised us on one of our last days. (PS It was yummy!...but anything was better then chicken and a pita again!) Anyway....so we passed this Hebrew Scribe place that said they can wrtie any verse on some parchment paper. So we ran in quick to see the cost and how it worked. See, I thought I would get my life verse written out or whatever....but the way he did it....was to find YOUR verse in the Torah. Meaning....he looks up the verse for your name. The cost was too much for me (Jenny got hers done) but he offered to tell us the verse anyway. I LOVED my verse....and it so spoke to me as soon as he read it aloud. It is where I am right now in life.

Psalm 130:5
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.

I feel like there are quite a few things I am waiting for in life. BUT in the meantime....I PUT MY HOPE IN HIS WORD. It never fails....and always brings an answer.

Praise you Lord that you always know what to say to me to calm me and set my feet back on the solid rock. You are my rock....you are my sheperd. Thank you for the new meanings of those things since I came home from your Promised Land. Thank you for teaching me over and over again. I will wait for you and put my hope in you. I love you Abba.

Where is June? It has flown by for me! Dare I say it....but summer will be over in a minute and GOC will be back! haha! It has been a wild month for me. Well, maybe actually before that. :) I had the privilege to go to Israel in May...and spent 2 weeks there. Went to places where Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, Jesus, disciples, John the Baptist, Mary, Mary Magdalen, Joseph, Elijah and many many more placed their feet. What an amazing privilege that will continue to alter the way I read the Bible the rest of my life. I had a great time...learned alot....saw amazing things...made some great relationships....grew in relationships....and truly felt blessed by God. His favor on my life and blessing on my life is undeserved. But when I got home from this trip....I was dealing with some issues on my legs. Half way through my trip I got some bumps on my legs that turned out to be blocked hair folicles. VERY painful as I walked....in 90-plus degree weather...in the SUN....up mountains. :) But I made it through...came home and basically stayed in shorts, sitting in the air conditioning, in the bed for a few days. Went back to work on a Friday and by the next Tuesday....I was experiencing stomach pain like never before. I was bascially in the fetal position on Tuesday night and moaning and crying in pain. It hurt to breathe. Well, long story short ended up in the hospital for like 4 days (first hospital stay) with minor pancreatitus. Drugs were great ;) and helped me with the pain....had a bunch of tests and they will basically keep and eye on it. Needless to say....it feels good to be outta bed and back to the real world. Wish I didnt have to work EVERYDAY and could hang out, but even when I was off....I was actually a little bored. Weird how that is. My birthday is 2 weeks from tomorrow. Excited to turn 29. Not gonna lie....I am gonna relish this last year of my 20's. To be 20-something for just a bit longer. haha! Cant wait to see all that God has for me this year! He has been amazing me the last 2 with all that I have had the privilege to experience. I take none of it for granted. Even the hard things I feel like I am still pressing into. But for now...I am just gonna focus on today. One step at a time. That is something I learned in Israel. The climbs we were making (and man there was a LOT of them...and HARD ones), you had to keep your head down and pay attention to one step at a time....if you looked up you could loose your balance and slip. You literally had to focus on one step at a time. God really spoke in those moments to me. One step Kristi...one step. You can do this. Keep you head down and heart up. I will help you. Man, did I need that help. Still do.

Love you Lord.