day 7:

"Write a blog to encourage another beautiful woman."


dear adrianne,

hi, friend. so i wish words could do justice in expressing all of this. they most likely won't, but since it's day 7 (and really like day 186 because i haven't kept up with this challenge), i'm gonna try anyway since this is the prompt and you are the beautiful woman i want to encourage.

i said this last night in the car, but i'll say it again... look at how much you've grown. seriously. the outward expression of your faith has stretched and grown so much in the last year that we've been friends in ways that simply astound me. A, you are bold, and determined, and willing to serve, and you feel for people so openly. and there are a thousand other beautiful things about you that could never all be named because a) there's too many to count, and b) i don't even know all of them yet, which is so exciting!

what's to come in the months ahead is exciting as well as sort of scary for both of us, simply because of not knowing. but i have no doubt that God is going to use you in the best of ways for His kingdom. the things you're going to face, both internally and externally, might be challenging... but you have a God whose power resides within you. the very power that raised Christ from the dead is ALIVE in you, working and active so that you can be fruitful, joyful, and at peace. cling to that power when you're overwhelmed by demands and frustrations and anger and confusion. (and remind me to do the same!! :) )

i am so thankful for you, and for the journey God has you on. and i'm thankful that we get to serve Him together in a ministry we're so passionate about!

i hope this encourages you at least a little. even if it doesn't, you still know that i love you, so i guess it's alright. :)

love,
ju