Thoughts with Kristin - Goodbyes Aren't Always Easy

Okay so I have written a blog post before about saying goodbye and things like that.  And the main reason for this post is just for me to get a little bit of my thoughts out of my head.  Now, today, I said goodbye to an awesome friend of mine.  This young lady was like a big sister/best friend/MK.  WE connected because she was one of the only people I had ever met that really understood how I felt.  How it felt to come to a foreign country and not have any friends.  How to be a MK and become and teenager for the Lord.  How to handle things that would come and go.  She was really awesome.  I posted this on FB this morning and I got a comment that really encouraged me.   In short she said to “Remember”.  Of course, I am going to miss her, and wish she was here.  But don’t spend all my time just sitting around going into depression while wishing she was here, but remember the good times we had together.  Now something this friend always told me was that it is ok to cry.  Crying is just one of the ways to express our emotions.  SO yeah, I just remember all those good times we had together, starting from the first time we met.  All the way up to the day I hugged her neck and said goodbye.  See there is one good thing about this entire story.  I found a real and true friend.  There are not many friends like that in this world.  But I am happy to say that I have a few of these.  Anyway, thanks for reading my rambling.  This is just my thoughts so yeah kind of scattered.  But keep an eye out pretty soon for a blog post about my life and what has been going on with us here recently.  I may even do a video on it, who knows?  But until next time, TTYL!!!  And remember to remember!!!

Being Thankful!!

Okay so we all have at least one thing to be thankful for.  I could make a list that could go to the moon and back for all the things that I want to thank God for.  But here are some of my top ones.
1.  A good home church/family.  Sometimes, we take things like this for granted.  My family is the best in the whole world in my opinion.  They love me and I love them.  Then there is my church family in America.  A church family like that is something that I am very thankful for.  I know just about all of them pray for our family daily.  And we love and miss all of them.
2.  Friends on the mission field.  You know it was really hard for me to accept Thailand at first.  One reason was because I had no friends.  Everyone at church spoke Thai, and so did everybody else around me.  I had no desire to do anything.  I never realized how much I enjoyed having friends around until they were gone.  And I had them no more.  I finally came to my senses and started making friends one day, and it did me a world of good.  I have also said goodbye to many of them.  A friend is one thing that most people take for granted.  You have a friend, and you do things together, and you think it can never end.   In about two weeks, I am going to say goodbye to a very good friend of mine.  I know it is not going to be easy.  She has been one of the best friends I could ever have.  But one thing about a real friend is that, you never really forget each other, and you never REALLY say goodbye.  I know I'll see her again, but that does not make it any easier to say goodbye.  
3.  A home in Heaven.  This is one thing I will always be thankful for.  Jesus Christ died on the cross to save me in my sins.  I never can get over that.  Then he rose again on the third day.  Hallelujah!!!!!  I am so happy I am saved.  I have peace that I did not have when I came to Thailand.  I now serve HIM here in Thailand teaching young kids Bible stories in Thai, and telling them the way to Heaven.
4.  I am thankful that God allows me to serve Him here in Thailand.  Since I got saved, it was like a spark was lit inside me.  I enjoy helping and doing things at church, whereas when we first came I did not wanna do anything that had to do with Thailand. I wanted to get out of this place.  It took Thailand to bring me to God.  I thought one day, if I had not come to Thailand, I might not have gotten saved.  You know sometimes we don't know why things happen.  We get confused and think it will all turn out wrong, but God knows.  And God knows what is best for each and every one of us.  He puts things in out paths accordingly.  I never thought I would be in Thailand.  If you had asked me 6 or 7 years ago if we would be missionaries to Thailand, I would have said no.  I did not know.  And at first I was sad about being here, but then my friend told me this,
"Not all girls your age get the chance to live in a foreign country, you should embrace the unique experience."  And look where embracing the unique experience got me, I am serving the Lord!!
Thanks for reading my LONG post!  Here is a little bonus video.  TTYL!!

I Have Been Blessed!!

I am just going to take a little time and blog about how much I have been blessed.
Reasons:
1.  I was born in a Christian family.
2.  I was homeschooled and never had to go to public school.
3.  I have a loving mother, father, and brother.
4.  Jesus died on the cross to save me from sins!!!!
5.  I got saved on September 26, 2012.
6.  I am in Thailand serving the Lord.
You know I have been blessed my entire life.  Both my parents are Christians.  I was never allowed to do the sinful things that the world does, and now I know why.  I was homeschooled right from the beginning.  I never had to go to public school.  I have a wonderful family that loves me.  Jesus died on the cross to save me from my sins, and I accepted this gift as of September 26, 2012.  I am now serving the Lord in Thailand. I never thought about it this way, but if we had not come to Thailand, I might not have gotten saved.  The one thing that stuck out in my mind was "How can I tell these Thai people about the Lord Jesus Christ, if I am not saved myself?"  Thailand caused me to take a look at my own life.  I love that song, "I have been blessed".  Here are the lyrics to that song.  It is the perfect description of how much I have been blessed.
1st Verse 
When He walks among us, all that He does, All of His mercy and all of His love.  If the pen of a writer could write every day even this world could never contain just how I've been blessed / The warmth in the winter, the flowers in spring, the laughter of summer, and the changing of leaves.  Food on my table, a good place to sleep, clothes on my back and shoes on my feet.  Oh, I have been blessed. 

Chorus 
I have been blessed, God's so good to me, precious are His thoughts of you and me.  No way I could count them there's not enough time, so I'll just thank Him for being so kind.  God has been good, so good.  I have been blessed. 

2nd Verse 
Arms that will raise, a voice that can talk, hands that can touch and legs that can walk.  Ears that can listen and eyes that can see, oh, I've got to praise Him as long as I breathe.  Cause I have been blessed / Father and mother, nurtured and raised, my sisters and brothers, memories made.  Our pastor to lead us, this altar to pray, Stripes that can heal and a Blood that can save.  Oh, I have been blessed. 

3rd Verse 
We live in a country, the greatest on earth, our flag stands for freedom and what it is worth.  She stands in the harbor, Ms. Liberty calls, all have gave some, but some gave it all for me to be blessed / A shoulde to lean on when I am down, a rock where He leads me when I'm overwhelmed.  The place where He hides me under His wings.  He's not just a song, He's the reason I sing, Oh, and I have been blessed.
This is the story of my life right here!!  There is also a bonus video at the end of this song.
Hope you enjoyed this little praise of mine!!  Until next time, TTYL!!