SURPRISE!!

exactly a year ago, i celebrated my birthday in irvine, ca. it was an amazing surprise bday potty that almost made me pee in my pants. if history has a way of repeating itself, it sure did for me again this year. in the most unsuspecting way, i was invited to a party, that turned out to be mine. upon reflection, i realized that two years ago, i had the biggest surprise party in ilula, kenya - at a orphantage where the children paraded into the hut to sing me a song. while each surprise was very special in its own way, all of them had one thing in common; LOVE. i felt the love of Christ through the kids, my family and friends. if God made us "fearfully and wonderfully," He sure wanted you to know it.

so here i am, exactly one year after having left all of my family and friends into the great unknown, i felt just as loved and celebrated. God is infinitely faithful and full of wonderful surprises. those "God surprise moments" are His way of saying... "p.s., i love you"