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katie

like the sparrows..

About Me

my name is katie. i live in a grass hut in a village in northern zambia and work as a health teacher. i'm in love with many things, but especially:
+my most wonderful teacher and father, God
+my beautiful brothers and sisters in africa
+my most loving fiance, marcus
+my amazing, most wonderful family my friends
of these loves i am not worthy, but God, please give me the ability to love as You do.

My Interests

"As long as you realize that God is holding onto you by your will and resolution to serve Him, go on boldly and do not be upset by your little set backs and falls. There is no need to be put out by this provided you throw yourself into His arms from time to time and kiss Him with the kiss of charity."-St. Francis of Assisi

My Blog

I will open rivers on the bare heights

" When the poor and needy seek water,   and there is none, and their tongue is parched with thirst, I the LORD will answer them;    I the God of Israel will not forsake them. I will ope...
Posted by katie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

He confounds the wise through simplicity

i sit atop a mountain in the early morning on a thursday with my best friend, holding hands and praying. the birds, two sold for a penny, fly in the open sky singing over us  because they ...
Posted by katie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

the division between love and love

i touched your cheek. i kissed it. departing porcelin amidst a loud beautiful ebony"you better keep that smile on your face all the timebecause you're too pretty to frown," i said to carolyn."can i ke...
Posted by katie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

love is a sacrifice

id like to share with you all a lesson that the Lord showed me today. it touched me, and think it will touch you too. i was driving to my apartment yesterday afternoon when i saw a woman sittin...
Posted by katie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

on refinement

refinement is the uncomfortable grace of God. He desires to give us peace, and knows that our own self destructive ways need to be re-taught. God couldnt love us and leave us unrefined, knowing that ...
Posted by katie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

quaker friends peace meeting/folk dancing

so last sunday i had the amazing opportunity to visit an artist village in arden, delaware. this little village is a village composed of houses made out of mostly stones and wood, with sometimes dirt ...
Posted by katie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

wonder

i love when the children i babysit kiss me on the cheek and tell me that they love me before i leave i love being self controlled and staying in on a friday night while all my friends are out in beau...
Posted by katie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

my life- update

my life currently consists of.. .. --I have been taking my last year of social work classes mondays and wednesdays from 1-7 for school. --I am volunteering at Ten Thousand Villages, fair trad...
Posted by katie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

my vision has caught fire once again

i'm inspired by the lives of others. the people who go out and do something completely wild and different with their lives. the people who live on fishing boats in oregon, move to the phillipines to d...
Posted by katie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

things gone beautifully

i went to a wedding of two beautiful beautiful friends on saturday. these two friends are amazing social justice advocates and their relationship is an amazing example of the type of marriage i want t...
Posted by katie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST