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Alton New Hampshire in January it's a tough place to live for me. The cold dark days wear me down a bit. Praise God for the days the sun comes out and the snow glistens. I should start praying for more of those days. It seems that if I look back in journals I find that this month has been rough for awhile. Many people have told me that sun has nothing to do with how my body functions, but lack of sun really does effect my emotions directly and I just plain out don't appreciate it. Alright I am done talking about the cold. Not going to lie it has been a bit tough getting back to the way things were considering nothing is how is was. I have found it is easier going to a new place with no expectations than going back to one where you and others have expectations only things change and now you have to figure out how to move forward positively with the change. A new adventure a new beginning that's what this year has the potential to unfold. This is a time for me to leave things of the past in the past and push forward to new beginnings. I'm still not sure what new beginnings (Nuevos Principos) is going to mean exactly, but I am excited to find out. It's hard being patient and not rushing things. All good things come all great things come after some waiting.

Once again I blog later than I had hoped. I never did get a chance to blog about Art for the Nations the weekly outreach that I helped lead during school. It is a non profit organization run by a woman named Lisa. She has a small shop in Denver that allows people to get involved with share the love of Jesus through arts and crafts. A room is set up to paint bags and then fill them with the needed supplies, paper, glue, glitter, and more. Her goal is to equip mission teams with supplies that they can leave behind with the children that they meet in other counties. Lisa has an amazing heart for others and provides a unique opportunity for many to go beyond language barriers and connect on a personal level with children all over the world. I had this unique opportunity in 2007 when I went to India and watched as a small school of ten students light up as they saw things like paper crayons and glitter. Then in Nepal I became friends with a young girl Kabita in a orphanage as we both drew each others names. This ministry has blessed my heart and the hearts of many others young and old. If you would like to know more you can take a look at the website http://artforthenations.org/ . It has pictures and stories as well as ways to help and how to contact Lisa if you would like to recive these bags to take with you on a missions trip. Enjoy