Wait... your wings aren't grown yet!

Title: Wait! Your Wings Are Not Grown

The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him, to
the soul that seeketh Him.
LAMENTATIONS 3:25

BE patient till your wings are grown. I fear very
much that you are too vehement and headlong in
your wishes and attempts to fly. You see the
beauty of spiritual light and good resolutions;
you fancy that you have almost attained, and your
ardor is redoubled; you rush forward, but in
vain, for your Master has chained you to your
perch, or else it is that your wings are not
grown; and this constant excitement exhausts your
strength. You must indeed strive to fly, but
gently, without growing eager or restless. You
resign yourself, but it is always with a BUT; you
want this and that, and you struggle to get it. A
simple wish is no hindrance to resignation; but a
palpitating heart, a flapping of wings, an
agitated will, and endless, quick, restless
movements are unquestionably caused by deficient
resignation. Do you know what you must do? You
must be willing not to fly, since your wings are
not yet grown. Do not be so eager with your vain
desires, do not even be eager in avoiding
eagerness; go on quietly in your path--it is a
good path.
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES

Wait... your wings aren't grown yet!

Title: Wait! Your Wings Are Not Grown

The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him, to
the soul that seeketh Him.
LAMENTATIONS 3:25

BE patient till your wings are grown. I fear very
much that you are too vehement and headlong in
your wishes and attempts to fly. You see the
beauty of spiritual light and good resolutions;
you fancy that you have almost attained, and your
ardor is redoubled; you rush forward, but in
vain, for your Master has chained you to your
perch, or else it is that your wings are not
grown; and this constant excitement exhausts your
strength. You must indeed strive to fly, but
gently, without growing eager or restless. You
resign yourself, but it is always with a BUT; you
want this and that, and you struggle to get it. A
simple wish is no hindrance to resignation; but a
palpitating heart, a flapping of wings, an
agitated will, and endless, quick, restless
movements are unquestionably caused by deficient
resignation. Do you know what you must do? You
must be willing not to fly, since your wings are
not yet grown. Do not be so eager with your vain
desires, do not even be eager in avoiding
eagerness; go on quietly in your path--it is a
good path.
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES

A Couple of more Pics...

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And the legend lives on... on my last day at the orphanage for this time around I hung out all around the mission, taking photos, cleaning up, and mostly hanging out with the kids in the Cuna... Lorena doesn't look too happy in the photo but I have some sweet videos of her smiling and giggling away... she laughed up a storm and sat on my lap having a half english and half spanish conversation about small books we were reading about elephants and King Solomon (not all in one book!
Oh... and this is me and Matt in his element- the all too famous warehouse where it all happens... good times!Q

Some words from the front

So we are back in San Diego for some days of relaxing and touristy type things after a week in Mexico where it is nice and sunny and hot (but not all the time, at night it gets pretty cold down there by the ocean and so we had to wear sweats, etc) but I had a blast... I just loved the freedom to play with the kids, to meet great new staff members (like Noame, Mike, Dan and hook up with old Peeps like Matt Street and the ever-famous biking pair, Brent and Mary GB! I love it down here and wish that I could stay a lot longer... this past week I have gotten to do garbage runs to the dump, help in the "cuna" ( the nursery), spend a couple of days taking care of the newborn babies, celebrate New Years el Mexican style (complete with a beach house firework party with pop-up confetti streamers), go on an aventurous bikeride, do the morning devotional talk for the mission, participate in child-evangelism, go to church in Spanish a few times, and get to know some awesome people... tommorow, it's Seaworld! More to come...