Back to the Basics....

It is the first day back with all of the girls.  I come back looking forward to what this semester has in store.  I want to be aware of the opportunities that the Lord provides; I don't want to lose sight of girls that need someone to invest in them.  There is so much on my mind, rather than being focused here.  My mind feels cluttered and distracted, which is not how I want to feel as I enter this new stage of relationships with my girls.  I just ask for your prayer.  

But yesterday was probably the longest day of the year....I woke up to join all my fellow staff members at a breakfast.  Before that ended I was taken back to my dorm to receive girls that were already arriving.  I sat in our dorm office from about 11am till, literally, 4 pm, went on a walk with one of my girls, and then went back into the office/kitchen to do a little food prep.  Lets just say it was a long day.  And then even once we had all the girls in bed, we stayed up waiting for two more girls to arrive.  YES, it was a draining day, in a very non-physical way, yet it was sooooo blessed.  These girls just add so much to life here!!!