My never ending expedition.

God is gracious. Many times people said to me and Im sure it has been said to you too, that God has bigger and better plans than I could even think of for myself. And it is true. Gods grace in my life is so precious and I am so very thankful to Jesus for saying in the garden of gethsemane, "..nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will." For His sacrifice has paid it all. Growing up all I wanted to be was a teacher and to go to Africa and build an orphanage and teach there. Funnily enough that didnt really change much as time went by. When I finished secondary school here in Ireland I was 18 and had to decide whether to go back and tae my exams again in order to get what I needed to do teaching or to do something else. I was such a nervous wreck when it came to exams. so much fear in me that I would fail, no belief but fear and so over time thinking and many tears I decided to do something else. I can not tell you how hard it was to let go of teaching, inside of me ...

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.    -Proverbs3:5&6 Thank you Lord for bible studies and talking with others about you. Last night at our weekly bible study here in Cork we were looking at Hebrews 12 and God, who as Our Father chastens us. It was very thought provoking and enjoyable to talk about God who is so big and beyond our understanding but so enjoyable to get to know. The author of Hebrews in Hebrews12:5&6 quotes Proverbs3:11&12 which says, " My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor detest His correction; For whom the Lord loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights. I know myself I can get overwhelmed with one aspect of God, even within that one aspect one characteristic, ie the disciplining father. God is so big and I am not able to grasp the extravigance of His mighty brilliance but what I l...