Singing in 2016.

what a beautiful way to start a new year.

singing praises to our Father.
giving Him the glory for 2015.
and opening up our hearts to 2016. 

worshiping His name.
His love.
His heart. 
His goodness. 

all the while fireworks going off in the background. 
smoke seeping in through the doors. 
a cough here & there.




and just hours before the clock turned into the new year.
the poor of the poor.
the blind.
the deaf.
the exhausted.
were served. 
loved.
and celebrated.

they sat in cloth covered chairs.
sat at tables all decorated.
had a warm meal served right before them.
drank coke that was ice cold. 

 { their smiles.}
ones you can never erase.
 { their laughs.}
music to ears.

the children. 
maybe eating their first real dinner. 
or first meal of the day. 

Oh Jesus. 
thank you for showing me how to love. 
in the exact same way you did. 
thank you for giving my heart this moment.
this memory. 
the ability to serve along side my brothers & sisters. 

"No, this is the kind of fasting I want : 
       Free those who are wrongly imprisoned; lighten the burden of those who work for you. 
Let the oppressed go free, & remove the chains that bind people.
           Share your food with the hungry,
           and give shelter to the homeless. 
           Give clothes to those who need them, 
           and do not hide from relatives who need your help. " > Isaiah fifty eight verses six & seven. 




It was the first NYE that I even stayed up past midnight in a while. 

I got to spend it with my cousin. 
with other hearts so radiant. 
a servitude so contagious. 







all of our guests left with a box full of yummies. 
full tummies.
and the ability to sit down. 
rest.
be served. 
celebrated.
loved. 
and to just be. 


" You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with all your heart. " 
> One Peter one verse twenty-two

This was the best new years that I have had in a while.
the best thing for my heart.
which it so badly needed. 

Oh I pray for those beautiful people.
for their hearts to hold onto that feeling I hope they felt that night. 
and I am thankful I could be apart of it.
and they could be forever apart of my 2016. 

Jesus is moving. 

Revival is coming.

things are changing before our eyes.

people are loving. 

those who are deemed unlovable. 

because that is what we are told to do.

Love.

because HE loved us first. 

before we were even born.

He loved us. 

to save us. redeem us. bring us to life. 

and everyone. everyone. ALL of us. 

should be loving each other no matter what this world defines us as.

or where we were born. live. work. 

how often we eat. shower. wash our clothes. 

we are HIS. && HE is ours. 

He looks at our hearts. 

and loves them purely.

"God decided in advance to adopt us into His own family by bringing us to Himself through Jesus Christ. This is what He wanted to do, and it gave Him great pleasure. So we praise God for the glorious grace He has poured out on us who belong to His dear Son. He is so rich in kindness and grace that He purchased our freedom with the blood of His Son and forgave our sins. He has showered His kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding." 
> Ephesians one verses five through seven.






I have 3 weeks left. 
so many emotions. I don't even know what to be feeling. 
maybe its a good thing. 
>>> I will explain in my next post why I am leaving and where I am going. dont worry I am still going to be a midwife : ) 

Prayer request for my Grandma Elsie as she is in her last few weeks or days here on this earth. My mom and dad are by her side which I am so thankful for. I am so grateful that I was able to be with her last July to celebrate her life. She is a fighter. and I hold this close to my heart. Her life is one that was lived with color. She loved those all around her. She laughed. gardened. inspected bombs. always desired to be a secretary for some politician. She is an amazing mother, wife, grandmother, sister, aunt, great grandmother. I love her desire to bring people together, throwing parties full of games. Who can churn milk into ice cream or milk a fake cow the fastest. This world will miss her but Heaven is gaining one sassy angel : ) 



Thank you.
In Christ's Love, 
a love so pure & flawless.
Emily Elizabeth.